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TIL that Buzz Aldrin punching a moon landing-denier (Bart Sibrel) in the jaw occurred after Aldrin was tricked into believing he would be appearing on a Japanese children’s television show. Sibrel had brought a film crew to record Aldrin swearing on the bible that the moon landing wasn’t faked.

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