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- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Children with fetal alcohol syndrome often exhibit neurological and mental deficiencies that are recognizable early in life.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Caligula started the construction of the Aqua Claudia and the Anio Novus aqueducts in Rome.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that During the reign of Umar ibn al-Khattab, the Islamic empire expanded to include Egypt, Jerusalem, and Persia.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Corinthian War lasted from 395 BC to 387 BC.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that On March 18, 1990, 13 paintings worth a total of $500 million were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The German Empire was formed on January 18, 1871, through the unification of the North German Confederation and several south German states.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Obsessive-compulsive disorder is often linked with a heightened intolerance to uncertainty and tendencies towards perfectionism.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that At the Mendocino Triple Junction, the Pacific Plate slides northwestward along the North American Plate.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The assassination of Franz Ferdinand precipitated Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia, which triggered the start of World War I.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Repetitive use of the hand or wrist is a well-known cause of carpal tunnel syndrome.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The eugenics movement of the early 20th century is considered an expression of widespread ableism.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A firewall acts as a barrier between a secured internal network and an outside network.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The death of Kublai Khan led the four khanates of the Mongol Empire to formally become independent.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, was born a prince in a royal family.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Pseudo-Cushing's syndrome is a condition that presents with signs, symptoms, and abnormal cortisol levels similar to Cushing's syndrome.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Cleopatra VII visited Rome during the dictatorship of Julius Caesar.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Per-capita homicide rates in medieval Europe were at least ten times higher than in modern Europe.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Isaac Newton was a real historical person who lived from 1643 to 1727.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The FDA has cleared AI software to diagnose diabetic retinopathy from retinal images without a specialist.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that George Washington's 1754 skirmish at Jumonville Glen helped trigger the Seven Years' War.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Genghis Khan united the Mongol tribes and was proclaimed ruler of the Mongol Empire in 1206.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The American Civil War ended in 1865 with the surrender of Confederate armies.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The United States Congress never formally declared war during the Vietnam War.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Aspirin can cause Reye syndrome in children.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Irritable bowel syndrome is associated with higher rates of anxiety disorders.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Classical Sparta had no defensive walls around the city.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous land empire in history.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Marco Polo traveled to China in the thirteenth century and served at Kublai Khan's court.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Genital warts are a sexually transmitted infection.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that US prisons and jails charge incarcerated people pay-to-stay fees toward the cost of their confinement.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Roman historian Tacitus records that Jesus was executed under Pontius Pilate.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The ancient Maya practiced human sacrifice.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Cincinnatus was given dictatorial power to save Rome and resigned after 16 days to return to his farm.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Ancient Spartans killed disabled babies by leaving them to die.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Marco Polo met Kublai Khan during his travels in China in the thirteenth century.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Cold War ended in 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 caused his downfall.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Jesus is the English form of the Greek Iesous, which renders the Hebrew name Yeshua (Joshua), a common name in first-century Judea.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Early twentieth-century Australian policies toward part-Aboriginal people included an aim of 'breeding out' Aboriginal ancestry through intermarriage with white people.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Rupert Murdoch owns The Wall Street Journal.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that In 2026, an international expert group renamed polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS).?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Thawing Arctic permafrost is releasing heat-trapping gases that were previously frozen in the ground and are adding to global warming.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Committee to Protect Journalists has recorded more than 200 journalists and media workers killed in the Gaza war since October 2023.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act of 2016 makes it illegal to use software to circumvent ticket purchase limits on online ticketing sites.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Maria Corina Machado.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Medieval serfs were legally tied to the land.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Otto von Bismarck served as the first Chancellor of the German Empire.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor occurred without a declaration of war.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The atomic bombing of Hiroshima was the first use of a nuclear weapon in war.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Holy Roman Empire was dissolved in 1806.?
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