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TIL Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, is an NBA Hall of Famer and 19x NBA All Star. He is also a best selling author, actor, film maker. He was a former U.S. Cultural Ambassador, awarded the Double Helix Medal for his work in cancer research awareness, and also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.

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PVe TIL that President Bill Clinton said he would personally pay the bill to keep the National Christmas Tree lit during the government shutdown resulting from disagreements on the 1996 federal budget