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TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger had an egg thrown at him at a rally, and supported it as freedom of speech

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6Zm7 TIL that Usain Bolt was offered a position as wide receiver in the NFL, and rejected it due to the hits NFL players take.
LQOn0 TIL that Mark DeFriest, known as the Houdini of Florida, is a prisoner in the Florida State Prison. His original four-year sentence has since developed into 34 years for 13 escape attempts, 7 of them successful, and hundreds of disciplinary reports.
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