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Foo Fighters

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Definition: during World War II, both sides reported strange lights and objects flying alongside their planes. Each side at first believed they were some kind of a new secret weapon belonging to the other side. No explanation was ever found. The name foo fighter comes from a WWII cartoon character named Smoky Stover who said "Where there's foo, there's fire!.

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