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todayilearned
Jul 15, 2020
TIL that in 1990 Muhammad Ali saved the lives of 15 US hostages in Iraq by going there and negotiating with Saddam Hussein by himself, ignoring warnings from the government or his family.
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todayilearned
Jun 28, 2020
TIL That Jesse Dimmick, a kidnapper, tried to sue his hostages for escaping, claiming that "they broke an oral contract" in exchange for offering them money to keep him hidden from the authorities
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todayilearned
Sep 30, 2019
TIL that during the run-up to the Gulf War, Muhammad Ali travelled to Iraq and personally secured the release of 15 American hostages being detained by Saddam Hussein, despite the US Government and press condemning the mission and Ali as 'another egomaniacal celebrity out of his depth'.
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