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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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Jun 11, 2020

TIL In 1964, Muhammad Ali threw his Olympic Gold Medal into the Ohio River as an Act of Protest against Racism.

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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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