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- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Smoking is a risk factor for developing pancreatic cancer.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The observable universe contains far less antimatter than ordinary matter.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Smartwatch optical pulse sensors detect atrial fibrillation, a finding validated in the Apple Heart Study.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Methane becomes a liquid below about minus 161 degrees Celsius at atmospheric pressure.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Julius Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon in 49 BCE triggered a Roman civil war.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Iron is important for the growth and brain development of a baby during pregnancy.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Liquid nitrogen cryotherapy kills cancer cells in tumors.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Sun is white when viewed from space, and only appears yellow through Earth's atmosphere.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Breathing high concentrations of carbon dioxide can kill a person.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Osteoporosis causes back pain.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Sodium-ion batteries have lower energy density than lithium-ion batteries.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Household bleach kills germs on hard surfaces.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A vegan diet improves blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Alexander the Great never lost a battle during his military career.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Resistance to the ergogenic effect of caffeine is a real phenomenon.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Economic growth alone is insufficient to reduce poverty.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Methamphetamine use causes dry mouth.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A chest x-ray can be used to diagnose a collapsed lung.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Colonic polyps are extra tissue growing in the colon that can become cancerous.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Multiple sclerosis is a nervous system disease that damages the myelin sheath surrounding and protecting nerve cells.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Cancer cells can hide from the immune system to continue growing and spreading.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Warts in children often resolve without treatment.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Diagnosis of meningococcal disease involves testing samples of blood and cerebrospinal fluid.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that More than 50 countries retain the death penalty for ordinary crimes.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Medical devices are used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent diseases and conditions.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Static electricity is a real phenomenon caused by an imbalance of electric charge on surfaces.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Mars has water in the form of ice at its poles and beneath its surface.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Titanic broke in two before sinking in the North Atlantic in 1912.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that North American black bears hibernate through the winter.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Sloths defecate about once a week.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A majority of Native Americans are lactose intolerant.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Deforestation reduces biodiversity in tropical forests by destroying habitat.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas in October 1492.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Asteroids orbit the Sun.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Medicare Part B premiums rise with a beneficiary's income through income-related surcharges.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Winston Churchill hated the portrait of him painted by Graham Sutherland in 1954.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Residential wood-burning stoves emit fine particulate matter that harms outdoor and indoor air quality.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Easter Island is a volcanic island formed by three volcanoes.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Joan of Arc was canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church in 1920.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Lemmings live wild in Canada.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Wastewater injection from oil and gas operations causes earthquakes.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Nuclear waste produces heat through radioactive decay.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Listening to music with lyrics while studying impairs reading comprehension and memory performance.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Influenza infection raises the risk of a secondary bacterial chest infection such as pneumonia.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Spent nuclear fuel is reprocessed to produce new reactor fuel in France.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The FDA allows actual nutrient content to differ from nutrition label values by up to 20 percent.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Neutron stars are real astronomical objects confirmed by pulsar observations since 1967.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Quantum computers encode information in qubits rather than classical bits.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Nuclear power plants use large volumes of water for cooling.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that World War One caused the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.?
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