Watch Muhammad Ali gleefully prank a bunch of kids

He made their days.
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Watch Muhammad Ali gleefully prank a bunch of kids
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He was a star athlete and a devoted activist, but it looks like Muhammad Ali was also a grade A prankster.

The proof? A YouTube video  — originally posted in 2013, but recirculating in the wake of Ali's death. In the video, a sequence of school kids explaining what they'd do if they got to meet Ali. One kid even enthusiastically challenges him to an arm-wrestling match.

Amazingly, that challenge comes to fruition when Ali strolls into sight — and it's a pretty close competition.

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.


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