Today's Question
What’s the origin of “the whole nine yards”?
Where does the expression "the whole nine yards" come from? Even Walter Payton had to make ten yards for a first down. Since when does nine yards equal 100 percent effort? I trust your answer is not sexual. No enhancer I've ever seen advertised promises anything like that.
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Did Sigmund Freud use cocaine on his patients?
Did Sigmund Freud treat his patients by giving them cocaine? Cecil sniffs out the true story.
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