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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Trivia

L.M. Boyd Crown Syndicate

Shave a polar bear, and you’ve got a bear that’s sort of blue all over.

It has been estimated that half of all extramarital affairs occur between noon and 3 p.m. In motels mostly. Our Love and War man’s data suggest: The farther from the office the lunch date, the less likely the couple will go back to the office.

Q. What was the first movie shown in a drive-in theater?

A. “Wife Beware,” billed as unforgettable. They got that wrong. In 1933.

The Grand Canyon is pretty deep all right, but Peru’s Colca Canyon at 10,607 feet is more than twice as deep. The world’s deepest gorge, that. Hells Canyon in Idaho is 7,900 feet. It’s North America’s deepest.

Neptune’s summer lasts 40 years.

Q. Which professional football players, not counting quarterbacks, get the most money? And the least?

A. Defensive linemen, most. Punters, least. Typically.

If no other obvious suspect is at hand in a murder, the first suspect will be the husband or wife of the victim. Second suspect, parent or offspring. Third, brother or sister. Police say that’s the familial order.