Welcome to Day 16 of my July trivia posts.*
Trivia: Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
This one is tricky. I found a PubMed.gov article that said that women blink almost twice as much as men and older women blink more often than younger women. However, almost every other website said there was no difference. Wikipedia noted that different research projects had mixed results. So is it true or not?
I think there is no easy answer. I doubt any experiment has studied enough people to overcome random blinking. Interestingly, several studies have shown that women on birth control medication blink 32% more than other women. The reason is unknown.
I would rephrase this trivia to say, “Some studies state that women blink twice as much as men.” Not as impressive, is it? Well, the truth often isn’t.
I give this trivia a 7 out of 10. The trivia is sometimes true, but not conclusive.
*I’m doing something hard (for me) in July that I don’t want to talk about until August (in case I fail.) This something takes a lot of time, so I’m simplifying my July posts. I’m using a list of trivia that Aunt Patti emailed me. Each day, I will explore a trivia fact and bring you the truth, not just the clickbait. I might even rate the trivia. I think this will be fun because I love exploring new topics and sharing them with you. I hope you learn something too. If you do, why not share it with a friend. One of my goals is to get more readers, and word of mouth is a great way to do that. Many thanks.