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- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The MMR vaccine causes fever in toddlers in the days after vaccination.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A machine learning model is a mathematical function whose parameters are learned from training data.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Blending bioethanol with gasoline can reduce carbon emissions and enhance fuel efficiency.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Tumors associated with Von Hippel-Lindau disease can occur in the brain, spinal cord, kidneys, pancreas, adrenal glands, and reproductive tract.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Chronic inflammation increases a person's risk of developing cancer.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Sugary drink sales in Philadelphia fell 38 percent after the city adopted its soda tax in 2017.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Apollo 17 in December 1972 was the last mission in which humans landed on the Moon.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with post-traumatic stress disorder.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Smartwatches can detect atrial fibrillation using optical heart-rate sensors.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Fewer than half of published psychology studies replicated successfully in the 2015 Open Science Collaboration project.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The spring switch to daylight saving time increases heart attack rates in the following days.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Burning coal for electricity produces more carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour than burning natural gas.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Planets can orbit neutron stars, as first found around the pulsar PSR B1257+12 in 1992.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Hurricanes form in the eastern North Pacific Ocean.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Fingernails grow faster than toenails.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Bottled water contains microplastic particles.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The British National Health Service was founded in 1948 to provide healthcare free at the point of use.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Marco Polo met Kublai Khan during his travels in China in the thirteenth century.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Ashwagandha supplementation reduces stress in adults.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Cold War ended in 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Fumes from overheated PTFE non-stick pans kill pet birds.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The FDA does not require iodine to be listed on nutrition facts labels.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 caused his downfall.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Instant-runoff voting can fail monotonicity, meaning a candidate can lose because voters ranked that candidate higher.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Insulin resistance leads to type 2 diabetes.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The FDA revoked authorization of Red No. 3 in food in January 2025, citing cancer in male lab rats.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Trinidad is located in America.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Trump administration is ending a temporary subsidy that reduced premiums for Medicare Part D plans.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Fossil fuels receive more government financial support than renewable energy sources.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that COVID-19 vaccination does not increase the risk of sudden death in healthy younger people.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Schizophrenia affects roughly 1 in 300 people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Periodic variations in Earth's orbital eccentricity influence glacial and interglacial cycles through Milankovitch cycles.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Chameleons change colour mainly by actively tuning the spacing of guanine nanocrystals in skin cells called iridophores.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The risk of kidney disease is higher after SARS-CoV-2 infection than after influenza infection.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Type 2 diabetes causes chronically high blood sugar rather than low blood sugar.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Basal metabolic rate accounts for roughly 60 to 70 percent of the calories an adult burns each day.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Modern humans outside Africa carry roughly one to two percent Neanderthal DNA.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Polycystic ovary syndrome raises the risk of heart disease.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Students retain more information from handwritten notes than from typed notes.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Herbal medicines cause adverse effects in some users, so being natural does not make them safe or free of side effects.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Muhammad is the most common given name in the world.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Lead water pipes leach lead into drinking water, which harms human health.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The 2008 global financial crisis was triggered by the collapse of the United States subprime mortgage market.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Friedrich Nietzsche wrote the phrase "God is dead" in his philosophical works.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Menopausal hormone therapy increases the risk of breast cancer.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Electric cars recover some energy while driving through regenerative braking.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Obesity is associated with an increased risk of depression.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A tsunami from the 1964 Alaska earthquake destroyed parts of Crescent City, California.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A p-value is the probability of obtaining results at least as extreme as those observed, assuming the null hypothesis is true.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Great Depression caused deflation in the United States.?
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