Cow Jumped over the Moon

The entire affair is a misunderstanding. A cow in a pen being held for transportation on the railroad became agitated because of all of the noise the other cattle were making. It jumped over a fence. It was duly reported that a cow jumped over the Moo'n'. Ever since people have believed that a cow beat the astronauts to glory.

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You know it is so because my cousin told me and he heard it from his brother-in-law's barber.