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TIL cheetahs cannot roar but instead meow like house cats

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xV9p7 TIL that Robert Downey Jr. only got clean because his girlfriend (now wife) saw him on drugs, then gave him an ultimatum of quitting or losing her. He stopped at a Burger King on the coast and threw his drugs in the ocean. She is now known around Hollywood as "the Miracle That Saved Robert Downey."
jNxZM TIL when he was 16 Christopher Walken worked as a lion tamer in the circus. He would often perform with a lioness named Sheba.
QJ5rM TIL that the spice known Coriander are the ground up seeds of another seasoning: Cilantro.
7axL TIL that India had qualified for FIFA World cup in 1950 but later withdrew because FIFA rules demanded that all players had to play with Shoes. Indian players were only accustomed to play with barefoot. And the organization was financially strained. This lead to Cricket taking the edge later on
xrlD TIL that the horse head used in The Godfather was a real horse head, not a prop. John Marley was not informed beforehand, so his scream was authentic, not scripted.