At school, both had liked math better than spelling. Both enjoyed mechanical drawing and carpentry.
Both drove Chevrolets. Both took their vacations at the same beach near St. Petersburg, Florida, a stretch just three blocks long.
Both smoked Salem cigarettes. Both bit their nails. Both suffered from tension headaches.
Jim Springer called it "downright spooky." Jim Lewis noticed something even smaller. "We even use the same slang," he said.
The story spread, and a scientist in Minnesota wanted to know more.