Babe Ruth was cancer research guinea pig


	Babe Ruth was cancer research guinea pig

wiccantexan

8-17-2008 7:39 PM

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8-17-2008 8:50 PM

ericskiff

Incredible. Great to hear that he was a class act on the way out.

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