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

Strange but true

Samantha Weaver King Features Syndicate

• Albert Einstein was 2 years old when his sister, Maja, was born. Showing the newborn to the toddler, his parents told him that now he’d have something to play with. The young Einstein replied, “But where are its wheels?”

• The first flush toilet was made in 1596.

• The female sloth must be very slothful indeed: She takes care of her young for only nine months before driving them away to fend for themselves.

• You can work off the calories ingested with one Big Mac simply by sleeping. Of course, you would have to sleep for nine hours and 25 minutes to do it.