{"id":355415,"date":"2011-04-01T06:36:09","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T06:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/01\/reversing-the-66-year-old-goat-curse-cubs-fans\/"},"modified":"2011-04-01T06:36:09","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T06:36:09","slug":"reversing-the-66-year-old-goat-curse-cubs-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/01\/reversing-the-66-year-old-goat-curse-cubs-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Reversing the 66-Year-Old Goat Curse &#8211; Cubs Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div>Chicago Cubs fans have finally hatched a plan to reverse a 66-year-old curse &#8230; which they claim has kept them out of the World Series since 1945 &#8212; and to do it &#8230; they&#8217;re donating goats to families in need.<\/p>\n<p>Legend has it &#8230; the curse originated at the Cubs&#8217; 1945 World Series game against the Detroit Tigers &#8212; when a stinky goat in the bleachers created an uproar among Cubs fans.<\/p>\n<p>The owner was asked to take his four-legged friend and go &#8230; 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