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TIL that Arnold Schwarzenegger made his first million BEFORE he became famous in movies... by selling real estate

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WkppY TIL the slogan “Don’t Mess With Texas” came from a 1985 campaign aimed at reducing litter on Texas Roadways.
DLoj TIL of “a 27-year-old lady who had persistent cough, sputum and fever for six months. Despite trials with antibiotics and anti-tuberculosis treatment for four months, her symptoms did not improve. Detailed retrospective history confirmed accidental inhalation of a condom during fellatio.”
KO7m9 TIL about the Goiânia accident, one of the worst nuclear disasters. Fascinated locals began playing with glowing dust after opening a stolen radioactive capsule: lighting it on fire, applying it to their bodies, & consuming it. Up to 112,000 may have been exposed, & some died.
wo077 TIL the reason why things feel larger inside your mouth is because of incredibly dense nerve endings. These sensory receptors, in turn, act like a magnifying glass. See: Oral somatosensory awareness
g608 TIL that a German politician was forced to resign after publicly pouring champagne over a homeless man’s head