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TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger had saved a man from drowning while vacationing in Hawaii in 2004.

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nW7QW TIL: Karoly Takacs, a Hungarian Army shooter, lost his winning "right" hand due to a grenade explosion months before the olympic games. He decided to practice shooting with his left hand and won the Hungarian National Pistol Shooting Championship in 1939 & won Gold in 1948 and 1952 olympics.
80G TIL that in New York City all you need to legally pop open a fire hydrant on hot days is to be 18 and stop by your local firehouse to pick up a spray-cap
gOA TIL that Hidden Valley was an actual Dude Ranch and is where the popular dressing was created.
yQJae TIL in 2010, Philadelphia school authorities surreptitiously and remotely activated webcams embedded in school issued laptops the students were using at home in order to spy on the students. They even disciplined a student for his "improper" behavior at home.
wopno TIL that because the V2 rocket was fueled by drinking alcohol, during its development technicians would often drink the fuel, causing significant delays