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During WW2, fighter pilots in the South Pacific armed their planes with . 50cal machine guns, with ammo belts that were 27 feet before being loaded in. If a pilot expended all their ammo on a target, they gave it "The Whole Nine Yards", which is where the saying came from.

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Thank you for solving that for me.

Answer 2

I find that most trivia makes for good conversation starters. I once owned a book called "The Book of Useless Information", which was just filled with interesting little tidbits of trivia.

Answer 3

I love trivia. It really does come in handy sometimes.
My youngest son lettered in Quiz Bowl in high school every year and never told us! I found the letters in a drawer when he went off to college. I asked him why he didn’t tell anyone and he said it wasn’t a sport and didn’t count! I framed them, of course! Lol

Answer 4

Love it! Thank you for the trivia!


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