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TIL that lynx scream like humans.

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9wrPr TIL that Audrey Hepburn's first starring role was 'Roman Holiday' (1953). Gregory Peck insisted that Hepburn's name appear before the film's title in a font as large as his: "You've got to change that because she'll be a big star and I'll look like a big jerk". Hepburn won an Oscar.
PYByw TIL that Top Fuel Dragsters burn up to 15 gallons of nitromethane per approximately 4 second run reaching speeds of up to 330 MPH. The engine is entirely rebuilt between each run in just 40 minutes. The drivers experience up to 4.75g's of force, more than an austronaut during a space shuttle launch.
rNXdd TIL Lawrence of Arabia's death in a motorcycle accident is indirectly responsible for crash helmet 'legislation for protective headgear by motorcyclists and subsequently in the workplace and for many sports worldwide'.
wLgA7 TIL Last year, researchers in the US and UK found that countries with an existing culture of gender equality have an even smaller proportion of women taking degrees in science, technology and mathematics (STEM).
PYdWO TIL the car-accident scene in the movie Hereditary was inspired by a real accident