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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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Jan 21, 2020

TIL that just 10 percent of world military spending would probably be sufficient to end poverty and hunger

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Dec 08, 2019

TIL that an Iraqi man slept through the invasion of his town after it was attacked by militants. He was the only person left behind the when the town was evacuated. He woke up, watched a movie and fiddled with his A/C, only noticing the takeover that evening. The militants left him alone.

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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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