In ActiveRecord::Base#destroy's documention, also mention that before/after_delete callbacks and :dependent callbacks are run.

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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index 13393ce6a9..fa406a82b1 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -2386,6 +2386,9 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
 
       # Deletes the record in the database and freezes this instance to reflect that no changes should
       # be made (since they can't be persisted).
+      #
+      # In addition to deleting this record, any defined +before_delete+ and +after_delete+
+      # callbacks are run, and +:dependent+ rules defined on associations are run.
       def destroy
         unless new_record?
           connection.delete <<-end_sql, "#{self.class.name} Destroy"