• Museum to myself: Arnold Schwarzenegger's childhood home dedicated

    By Jonathan Woods, msnbc.com

    Arnold Schwarzenegger is known for many things. But the bodybuilder, movie star and ex-governor won't be remembered for his humility.

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    Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger unveils a statue of himself outside the home where he grew up, which he turned into a museum commemorating himself. Standing with his son, Patrick, at right, they opened the museum on Friday, Oct. 7, in Thal, some 140 miles south of Vienna, Austria.

    Schwarzenegger stood in the rain outside his childhood Austrian home with his son, Patrick, where he unveiled a bronze statue he commissioned.

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    A fan poses in front of a life-size Arnold Schwarzenegger wax mannequin.

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    A life-size Arnold Schwarzenegger wax mannequin.

    The museum is home to things like his first barbell, the metal bed that he slept on as a youth, several life-size "Terminator" models and the desk he sat behind as California's governor.

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    Arnold Schwarzenegger's desk.

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    Arnold Schwarzenegger's private picture gallery.

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    Arnold Schwarzenegger's childhood bed.

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    The house in which Arnold Schwarzenegger was born is pictured in the southern Austrian village of Thal, ON Friday, Oct. 7.

     Read more about the museum in our full story.

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver in happier times

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    Actor and bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger shows off his new U.S. citizenship papers with Maria Shriver by his side at the Shrine Auditorium in Hollywood, Calif., on Sept. 16, 1983.

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    California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger with his wife Maria Shriver after taking the oath of office at the Capitol in Sacramento, California, Nov. 17, 2003.

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    California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver with their children, left to right, Christopher, Patrick.Katherine and Christina, at the premiere of the film "The Benchwarmers" in Los Angeles, California on April 2, 2006.

    By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News

     Today Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the reason behind the split with his wife of 25 years. An extramarital affair with a member of his household staff that produced a child. Read the full story, or watch the video report below.

    Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who recently split from his wife, Maria Shriver, has admitted he fathered a child with a longtime member of his household staff. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports.