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- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor caused the United States to declare war on Japan.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Maintaining a healthy body weight can lower the risk of developing certain health problems.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that During World War II, British intelligence secretly bugged Trent Park, where captured senior German officers were held.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Smartphone facial recognition uses infrared depth sensing to map faces.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Swallowing water in a swimming pool contaminated with human waste can lead to an E. coli infection.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Saltwater crocodiles live in marine coastal waters and travel long distances across the open ocean.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Gladiators fought in combat in the Colosseum in Rome.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Hearing loss can be caused by damage to the small sensory cells in the inner ear resulting from disease, aging, or injury from noise or certain medicines.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The specific screening tests an individual needs depend on factors including age, sex, family history, and existing risk factors.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that New World screwworm larvae feed on living tissue of cattle and other warm-blooded animals, causing wounds that can kill them.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Alcohol, certain drugs, brain tumors, brain infections, and stroke can cause psychosis.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Cancer occurs when cells multiply without stopping and old cells do not die when they should, allowing them to spread into surrounding tissues.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Over-the-counter hearing aids can be purchased by adults with mild to moderate hearing loss without a prior hearing exam from a healthcare professional.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Schizophrenia is a type of psychotic disorder.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Egyptian pyramids were built as tombs for pharaohs.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Telehealth services can provide medical care for people who live far away from specialists or have difficulty traveling to providers' offices.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Friedreich ataxia is an inherited disease that damages the nervous system.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Brass surfaces kill bacteria through the antimicrobial action of copper ions.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Radiation therapy kills cancer cells.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Pancreatic cancer is difficult to detect early because it does not cause symptoms right away.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Nitrogen becomes a liquid at minus 196 degrees Celsius at atmospheric pressure.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Secondhand tobacco smoke exposure increases the risk of lung cancer in adults who do not smoke.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Opioid drugs cause pinpoint pupils in people who take them.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that In type 2 diabetes, body cells become resistant to insulin, so glucose accumulates in the blood.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Visceral leishmaniasis is a form of the disease that affects internal organs including the spleen, liver, and bone marrow.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Dogs in mosquito-endemic regions need monthly heartworm preventive medicine to avoid heartworm disease.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Obesity increases breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya virus infections present with similar clinical manifestations, which complicates diagnosis in hyperendemic regions.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Library of Alexandria existed as a real research library in Egypt from the third century BCE.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Language models hallucinate partly because training and benchmarks reward confident guessing over admitting uncertainty.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Domestic wood-burning stoves emit fine particulate matter that harms respiratory health.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The British Empire was the largest empire in history by total land area.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Opium Wars between Britain and Qing China were fought in 1839-1842 and 1856-1860.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that An AI-powered search query uses more energy than a conventional web search query.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Children age 2 and under and adults age 65 and older are at a higher risk for pneumonia.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The First Opium War began in 1839 after China seized and destroyed British-owned opium at Canton.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The First Opium War was a formal armed conflict between Britain and Qing China from 1839 to 1842.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Western Roman Empire fell in 476 CE.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The FAO estimates that more than a third of global marine fish stocks are overfished.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Average US college GPAs have risen since the 1960s, a trend called grade inflation.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Most US medical schools provide fewer than the recommended 25 hours of nutrition education.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Jimmy Carter was the longest-lived president in United States history, reaching age 100 before his death in 2024.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Chemotherapy can render Hansen's disease completely non-contagious.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that At Jindo in South Korea, tidal changes expose a walkable land path to a neighboring island.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Controlling blood glucose levels reduces the risk of serious health complications from diabetes such as vision loss and heart problems.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Stem cells may one day be used to make cells and tissues for the therapy of diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, spinal cord injury, heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that There is no single specific diet or meal plan that is effective for every person with diabetes.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Lemmings are small rodents that live in Arctic tundra regions.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Mosquitoes in the United States can spread West Nile virus.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The ancestors of Native Americans migrated to the Americas from Asia.?
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