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Neil Armstrong became the most famous person on Earth for about ten seconds.
Those ten seconds were supposed to end with a perfect sentence.
They did not.
In this episode, we revisit the Moon landing and the oddly awkward quote that followed — a line that should’ve been immortal… but instead became a lifelong footnote.
We’ll cover:
- The missing word heard ’round the world
- How history’s greatest achievement became a grammar problem
- And why “close enough” is apparently acceptable when you’re on the Moon
Proof that even when you literally change humanity forever, someone will still say:
“I hate to mention this, but...”