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

Trivia

L.M. Boyd Crown Syndicate

Q. How early does a baby recognize its name?

A. As early as 4-1/2 months, say the doctors.

Manufacturers’ coupons printed annually in the United States outnumber by 4-to-1 the currency bills printed yearly by the U.S. Treasury.

Q. Is there any such thing as a left-handed arrow?

A. Not anymore. But the better handmade arrows of the Indians were either left- or right-handed.

Q. How much of the fish we eat now comes from fish farms?

A. A fifth is the national average.

Q. Where’d we get that attack command to a dog - “sic em”?

A. From antique usage of “seek him.”

Sixteen percent of American women don’t wear lipstick.

Q. What are the chances a man and woman, separated when young after they loved each other, could finally get together again to make a lasting relationship?

A. Three out of five such reunions endure. Or so say the psychologists who study such matters.

Any skipper of a sailboat will tell you the most common question asked aboard a motor craft is “What did you say?”