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- REFUTEDIs it true that Hepatitis C virus is transmitted by sharing food utilities.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Marijuana brownies can be purchased in Colorado with food stamps from the United States Department of Agriculture.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that A person can contract dengue fever only once in their lifetime.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Hitting the wall during a marathon is inevitable for all runners.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Glimepiride is an effective treatment for type 1 diabetes mellitus.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Scientific evidence supports the existence of psionic abilities.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Ions do not influence the structure of water beyond the first hydration shell.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The bacterium Treponema pallidum cannot be grown on laboratory media.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Manipulative experiments are the only way in which science is done.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Antimicrobials are effective in treating all kinds of infections, including viral infections.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The process of water-pipe smoke passing through water filters the smoke and reduces its harmful effects on human health.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The North Pole is an open sea free of ice.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Between 87% and 98% of people with the chikungunya virus experience severe joint pain or stiffness during the chronic phase of the infection.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that William II became the king of England on September 9, 1087.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that A lack of statistical significance supports the conclusion that the null hypothesis is true.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Historical negationism is a legitimate form of historical revisionism.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Obesity is associated with a higher risk of osteoporosis.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Anal sex is exclusively a homosexual male practice.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Drinking beer lowers heart rate.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Wolves refuse to eat carrion and the bodies of dead animals.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Caffeine pills increase dopamine levels in the human brain.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Echinacea reduces anxiety symptoms in adults.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Nuclear fission power is classified as a renewable energy source.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom in a defined path.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Milky Way galaxy can explode like a star going supernova.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that King Canute ordered the tide to turn back because he believed himself all-powerful.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Hindu-Arabic numerals were designed so each digit's value equals its number of angles.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Julius Caesar was born by caesarean section.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The monk Dom Pérignon invented sparkling champagne wine in the 1600s.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Drinking beer raises LDL cholesterol.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Human cremated remains are fine ash produced by burning the body, rather than pulverized bone fragments.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Hydrogen fuel cell cars run on water as their fuel.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Adrenal fatigue is a recognized medical condition that disrupts sleep.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Washing well-seasoned cast-iron cookware with mild soap damages its seasoning.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Circumcision causes erectile dysfunction in men.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Shorter people have higher intelligence than taller people.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Charging a smartphone overnight causes it to catch fire.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Taller people have longer life expectancy than shorter people.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Medieval lords held a legal right of jus primae noctis to sleep with a bride on her wedding night.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Termites are a kind of ant.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Bluetooth wireless earbuds emit radio-frequency radiation that harms health.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Julius Caesar invented the Caesar salad, which is named after the Roman dictator.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Lemmings deliberately jump off cliffs in mass suicide.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Ants are necessary for peony flower buds to open.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The tendency to have twins skips a generation in families.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Chopin's Minute Waltz is named for the fact that it takes one minute to play.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Multitasking while studying improves students' focus.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Big Bang was an explosion that expanded outward into pre-existing empty space.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The 1994 killing of Tutsi in Rwanda was a civil war rather than a genocide.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Drinking eight glasses of water a day is necessary to maintain health.?
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