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TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger's parents used to beat him because they thought he was gay since his bedroom walls were covered with posters of men instead of women.

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1aKJP TIL of the Pygmalion effect, where teachers expectations of students can improve their performance.
QJeBM TIL the current Portuguese constitution states that "The Constituent Assembly affirms the Portuguese people's decision to [...] open up a path towards a socialist society" in its preamble.
rN7Ve TIL In 1947 a ship explosion in Texas City was so large that it knocked 2 planes out of the sky, killed hundreds, and injured more than 5000 people
AEnd TIL of a war memorial for animals in London. It is inscribed “They had no choice”.
ADGaw TIL Joesph Kennedy father of JFK once started film companies in Hollywood, had an affair with Gloria Swanson, only to blow it all up and bow out of Hollywood less than a decade later.