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50 Cent offered Floyd Mayweather $750,000 to his charity of choice. The stipulation was for Mayweather to read one page of Harry Potter. He declined. 50 later lowered the requirement to one page of any Dr. Seuss book. Mayweather declined again.

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Fun Fact: 50 Cent offered Floyd Mayweather $750,000 to his charity of choice. The stipulation was for Mayweather to read one page of Harry Potter. He declined. 50 later lowered the requirement to one page of any Dr. Seuss book. Mayweather declined again.

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