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Old 04-27-2004, 09:57 PM   #6
plthijinx
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Quote:
Originally posted by Lady Sidhe
The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots
in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the
ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured
exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If
the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the
whole 9 yards."
very true and have been using that for bar trivia for a while. try it, you'll win a guinness!


The human brain continues sending out electrical wave
signals for up to 37 hours following death.
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eww. so is it true that people who use to be decapitated we're conscious for a few more seconds?
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