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- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Cassini spacecraft detected organic molecules and molecular hydrogen in plumes erupting from Saturn's moon Enceladus.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Quantum computers use only binary 1 and 0 values, like classical computers.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The forbidden fruit in the Book of Genesis is identified as an apple.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that All cellular life forms, including bacteria, archaea, fungi, and protists, use DNA as their genetic material.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Australia generates a share of its electricity from nuclear power plants.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Identical twins have exactly the same DNA throughout their lives.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Listening to Mozart's music raises listeners' general intelligence.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Trees reduce climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Penguins can live in warm climates, including near the equator in the Galapagos Islands.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii is biologically immortal.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Lions and other furred animals in hot climates lose heat mainly by panting, resting in shade, and being active when it is cooler, since fur also insulates against heat gain.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that In medieval and Renaissance Europe, long-distance letters were mostly carried by private messengers, merchants, and pilgrims, because no general public postal service existed.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that CHARGE syndrome is caused in most cases by mutations in the CHD7 gene.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that According to special relativity, no object with mass can be accelerated to the speed of light in a vacuum.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that NASA contracted Katalyst Space Technologies to raise the orbit of the Swift observatory with a robotic servicing spacecraft planned for 2026.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Some viruses carry genes that they acquired from the genomes of their host cells.?
- CONTESTEDIs it true that Thrombocytosis is generally defined as a platelet count above 450,000 per microliter of blood.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Diesel exhaust contributes to climate change.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Nikola Tesla won the Nobel Prize in Physics.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The James Webb Space Telescope launched in 2021.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that There are 64 possible codons in the genetic code.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard hit golf balls on the Moon.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Logical positivists rejected metaphysics as meaningless.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Climate change increases the frequency of 100-year floods.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror is made of gold.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The James Webb Space Telescope is larger than the Hubble Space Telescope.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Great Wall of China is the only man-made object visible from space.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that SpaceX Falcon 9 boosters can land after launch.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Humans have landed on the Moon since 1972.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Antarctica had a warmer climate in the past.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Nuclear fusion can produce net positive energy.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Radio waves travel at the speed of light.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Auroras can be seen from space.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Humans have more genes than fruit flies.?
- CONTESTEDIs it true that The Space Shuttle was the first reusable spacecraft.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Earthworms can regenerate lost body segments.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Weather is the same as climate.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Enzymes speed up chemical reactions in cells.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The vacuum of space prevents heat conduction.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Ionization energy increases across a period.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Heat pumps work in very cold climates.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Einstein called quantum entanglement spooky action at a distance.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The James Webb Space Telescope is in a halo orbit.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Government debt burdens future generations.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The theory of evolution is widely accepted by scientists.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Tang was originally developed for NASA's space program.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Satellite internet generally suffers from high latency.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that General relativity is needed for GPS satellite accuracy.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The ISS crew is at risk from space radiation.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Catalysts are consumed in chemical reactions.?
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