In a "Candid Camera" clip from the mid-1970s, unsuspecting tykes were asked what they would do if they ever met Muhammad Ali and were completely honest – that is, until Ali himself showed up.

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One kid challenged the late boxer to an arm-wrestling match, which Ali let him win. Another kid gushed about how his sister was a big fan, and when Ali sat down next to him, all he could say was, “Do you want to meet my sister?”

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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