Claim(permalink)
Pitcher Gaylord Perry fulfilled his manager's prophecy by hitting his first home run minutes after Apollo 11 landed on the lunar surface.
✓snopescom rating: not verifiable; published on 2002-07-22
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Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2002-07-22
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