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TIL Cheetahs meow like house cats

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LOMm TIL that one of America’s most well known British TV actors (John Hillerman, Higgins, of Magnum PI fame) isn’t British at all, but is a native Texan, who learned his accent from performances of Laurence Olivier.
D10aV TIL Fan Bingbing disappeared from the Chinese public due to tax scandal. A sources broke that she had been under "residential surveillance" for the past three months. This isn't quite the same as house arrest. People are not allowed to contact lawyers or family members for help.
gLv9 TIL that in 2007, Costco had to recall some punching bags because they were filled with dirty underwear instead of sand.
8ajkK TIL: Telemarketers that have "press x to be put on a DNC list" use that to determine if you're human /responsive and sell your data to other scam callers.
eRB4 TIL a US army Sgt. single-handedly held off 30+ men alternating between a M16 and sniper rifle, and when rescued, opted to stay behind to defend his immovable injured comrade