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TIL that Arnold Schwarzenegger was not too keen on playing the Terminator in the 1984 film "The Terminator". He wanted to play Kyle Reese, the good guy. When asked about his casting as Terminator, he said "Oh some shit movie I'm doing" and its "Low profile" enough to not damage his career.

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bVwp TIL, Arnold Schwarzenegger was a millionaire by the age of 30 from successful business ventures and investments, well before his career in Hollywood.
Z8XBv TIL that Japan's constitution was written in one week by General Douglas MacArthur's staff during the Allied occupation following WWII but after more than 70 is now the oldest, unamended constitution in the world,
KYKQ9 TIL that Rick James had a brief relationship with Linda Blair, the star of "The Exorcist." When she terminated a pregnancy without informing him, it deeply affected him inspiring him to record the song "Cold Blooded" about her
rRGNy TIL the creater of Ren & Stimpy was fired, in part, because his episodes became too offensive and un-airable for Nickelodeon