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TIL that the manager of Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry once stated “they’ll put a man on the moon before he hits a home run.” Just a mere hour after the Apollo 11 moon landing, Perry hits his career’s first and only home run.

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XErx6 TIL TIL The founding fathers feared the development of political parties. Among others, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and George Washington wrote about the dangers of domestic politic factions.
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