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

Trivia

L.M. Boyd Crown Syndicate

Q. What’s that “First Four Minutes Rule” in your Love and War man’s files?

A. The first four minutes after a husband and wife wake up and the first four minutes after they meet in the evening - these are said to be crucial. Whether the marriage is to work depends on how the man and woman handle those eight minutes every day. Or so say believers in the “First Four Minutes Rule.”

Alligators drown, sometimes.

Eye research indicates one out of every seven people have 20/20 vision at age 75.

Q. New Zealand is in the temperate zone, so why doesn’t it get the autumn colors?

A. Almost all its trees and shrubs are evergreens.

The name Phillip descends from the Greek for “lover of horses.”

The Baby Ruth candy bar was not named after Babe Ruth nor after an infant in the Grover Cleveland family. Mrs. George Williamson named the candy bar. She helped develop its formula. Her husband was president of the Williamson Candy Co. The Baby Ruth so honored was their granddaughter.