Horseshoes and Hand Grenades by FlaxmanR

"Missed it by that much" was a well-known catchphrase routinely spoken by what television character?

The line "Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades" is frequently attributed to Frank Robinson, although it is quite clear that the line did not originate with him. What MLB pitcher with 283 career wins was quoted saying the line in 1967 after his Twins fell 6-4 to Cleveland?

"Horseshoes and Handgrenades" is the name of the 14th track on what 2009 studio album, the first by Green Day since "American Idiot," which spawned singles including "Know Your Enemy," "21 Guns," and the title track?

When the ball went through Bill Buckner's legs on October 25, 1986, what Mets third baseman, who would go on to be named MVP of the World Series, scored the winning run?

On January 8, 2000, he scored the winning touchdown on what became known as the "Music City Miracle" - then just three weeks later was tackled one yard short of the goal line as he attempted to score a potential tying touchdown in the Super Bowl. Who was this Tennessee Titans wide receiver, who after his NFL career went into education (and not household appliances)?

The closest presidential election in American history came in 1876, with Rutherford B. Hayes winning by a single electoral vote, 185-184. This, however, was only after an unwritten compromise in which Hayes was awarded 20 electoral votes from Southern states in exchange for removing federal troops from those states (ending Reconstruction and essentially kickstarting the Jim Crow era). What Northern Democrat, the sitting governor of New York, was thus defeated for the presidency?

Michael Phelps' quest for eight swimming gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics was nearly undone in the 100 meter butterfly. What Serbian swimmer broke the Olympic record during the preliminary heats and was narrowly out-touched by Phelps by a fraction of a second in the event final?

One of the narrowest almost-borders in the world is found in southern Africa at the confluence of the Chobe and Zambezi Rivers. While almost (and formerly claimed to be) in a quadripoint with Zambia, Namibia and Zimbabwe are prevented from touching by about 500 feet of what fourth nation?

Rogue Russian general Orlov is shot by East German border guards as he grabs the back of a circus train carrying, among others, James Bond, in what 1983 Roger Moore film that Homer Simpson has seen twice?

Speaking of The Simpsons, Bart loses an election for class president by just two votes in the episode "Lisa's Substitute" - the only two votes cast, as everyone assumes Bart will win and forgets to vote for him (including Bart himself). What other character, often an early-season rival for Bart in episodes like "Bart the Genius," wins the election, much to Mrs. Krabappel's delight?

In 2019, two nations saw attempts at landing on the moon fail as contact was lost with the landers just before touchdown - just over a mile above the surface in the second case. Name either nation involved with these attempts, one in April and one in September. (HINT: The nations' standard English names just so happen to begin with the same letter.)

The paradox of Achilles and the tortoise - in which a faster runner can never catch up to a slower runner with a head start because the faster runner must always be covering an amount of distance that the slower already has - is famously attributed to what pre-Socratic Greek philosopher?