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The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Trivia

L.M. Boyd Crown Syndicate

Soccer players who head the ball 10 or more times per game have an average IQ of 103. Those who head the ball once or less have an average IQ of 112. So suggest computer runs.

At the speed of the fastest elevator in the Empire State Building, it would take 30 minutes to reach the bottom of the Marianas Trench.

Military strategists historically have advised: Kill, if you must, but wound, if possible - to disengage not only the wounded but the caretakers of the wounded.

“Theresa” is from the Greek for “the harvester.”

The name “nylon” is an acronym of “New York” and “London.” Its developers worked in both places.

Q. Did Abraham Lincoln’s original version of his Gettysburg Address contain the words “under God”?

A. His first notes, no, but he included the words when he gave the address, reporters said, and added them in his own hand to the script.

Q. What was Frank Sinatra’s first million-selling record?

A. “All or Nothing at All,” about 1943.