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TIL many buildings in the Roman Forum were reasonably intact until the Renaissance. Several temples and arches were destroyed to provide building materials for St. Peter's Basilica and other projects.

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aQkM TIL that Muhammad Ali threw his Olympic gold medal into the Ohio River after he was kicked out of a restaurant for being black.
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