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My mama told me I was already in a hurry as a child. I even had measles and chicken pox at the same time

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Muhammad Ali
Age: 74 †
Born: 1942
Born: January 17
Died: 2016
Died: June 3
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Author
Autobiographer
Boxer
Professional Boxer
Louisville
Kentucky
Cassius Clay
Cassius Marcellus Clay
Jr.
The Greatest
Chickens
Already
Told
Child
Pox
Children
Measles
Even
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Time
Mama
Chicken

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