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Urban Cache #14 Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 6/3/2018
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Please DO NOT go to posted coordinates as there is NO CACHE there.
There is 15 caches in this series to find, in some of the caches you will find other coordinates write them down and when you have all the coordinates you can go find the last one in this series.
To find the right coordinates for each cache you need to know if the quote is a MYTH or TRUE. Then you can go find the cache once you figure out the right coordinates.

Good Luck and have fun.

Don't forget to look for coordinates

NORTH = N 52 AB.CDE

MYTH OR TRUE

A = Vitamin C will help you aviod a cold.

     MYTH = 1     TRUE = 0

Ascorbic acid will hel prevent scurvy, but studies have failed to prove vitamin C will save you from getting a cold.

B = Moths will fly into flames and bright lights. 

     MYTH = 6     TRUE = 5

Research shows moths will fly towards a birhgt light but will generally avoid contact, perferring to circulate abot a foot away (depending on species).

C = Eggs have to be refrigerated to keep.

     MYTH = 9     TRUE = 5

Fresh eggs caoted in Vaseline and kept in lime water have kept for eight months.

D = Actress Mary Pickford, dubbed "America's Sweetheart" by an adoring press was in fact Canadian.

     MYTH = 4     TRUE = 2

Pickford was born Gladys Louise Smith in Toronto, Ontario.

E = Johnny Cash, Cher, Burt Reynolds and James Gardner are all part Indian. 

     MYTH = 9     TRUE = 6

All trace some ancestry to the Cherokee Nation.

WEST = W 113 AB.CDE

MYTH OR TRUE

A = Atari buried millions of E.T. cartridges in the desert when it became apparent the game was a failure.

     MYTH = 5     TRUE = 4

THe company sent the games to a New Mexico landfill.

B = Sucking on a penny or a breath mint can help you pass a breathalyzer test if you've been drinking.

     MYTH = 9     TRUE = 0

Nothing tricks a brethalyzer from determining the alcohol level in your blood.

C = The frigate bird can fly at speeds in excess of 260 mph.

     MYTH = 9     TRUE = 4

this claim was rejected by Guinness researchers.

D = Although Lassie was a female, the part was always payed by male dogs.

     MYTH = 9     TRUE = 7

Female collies lose thier coat once a year, making them unsuitable for filming.

E = Crows are the smartest birds.

     MYTH = 3     TRUE = 2

Blue Jays follow clse behind; owls, by comparison, are dullards.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Uvtuyvtug Z.V.F.G.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)