Worlds Collide

• True or False: Washington DC has always been the capital of the United States
• True or False: A shrimp’s heart is in its head.
• True or False: Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

UPDATE: The correct answers are:

• False. New York City was briefly the U.S. capital from 1789 to 1790.
• True.
• True.

• True or False: Since 1989, The White House has been painted “ivory #5” instead of the more traditional glossy white.
• True or False: There are 2 places which bill themselves as “the most unique town in America.”
• True or False: Installing a lock so the ridges of the key face downwards—what many would consider to be “upside down”—decreases the lock’s security.

UPDATE: The correct answers were:

• True.
• False. There are 19 places which bill themselves as “the most unique town in America.”
• False. Installing a lock so the ridges of the key face downwards—what many would consider to be “upside down”—increases the lock’s security by 29 percent.

• True or False: The average article of women’s clothing is worn twelve times less than the average men’s article.
• True or False: “Ikea” means “white” in Swedish.
• True or False: The most-purchased item at Office Depot are Sharpies.

UPDATE:The correct answers are:

• False. The average article of women’s clothing is only work eight times less than the average men’s article
• False. “Ikea” means “simple” in Swedish
• False. The most-purchased item at Office Depot is a 1.69 oz. bag of plain M&M’s.

All false this time! Interesting trivia, though (albeit useless!)…