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- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Data centers can be cooled with seawater instead of fresh water.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Single-use plastic bags harm marine wildlife through ingestion and entanglement.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Wind farms reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation.?
- 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 The First Opium War began in 1839 after China seized and destroyed British-owned opium at Canton.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Deforestation causes air pollution by releasing smoke and particulate matter from forest burning.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Ionizing radiation causes mutations in DNA.?
- 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 Diesel engine exhaust causes cancer in humans.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The FAO estimates that more than a third of global marine fish stocks are overfished.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Google stores the search history of signed-in users in their accounts by default.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that A CO2 laser can engrave bare uncoated metal such as stainless steel.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Most US medical schools provide fewer than the recommended 25 hours of nutrition education.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Undercooked pork transmits parasitic worms, including Trichinella and tapeworms, to the humans who eat it.?
- 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 Nuclear scans can detect disease early, sometimes before changes are visible on other types of imaging tests.?
- 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 Low tides occur where ocean water has been drawn toward the tidal bulges aligned with the Moon.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Burning natural gas in indoor stoves releases nitrogen dioxide at levels that harm respiratory health.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Controlling blood glucose levels reduces the risk of serious health complications from diabetes such as vision loss and heart problems.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Henry VIII's corpse exploded in its coffin on the journey to Windsor.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Noise pollution harms wildlife by disrupting animal communication and breeding.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Richard Nixon said "I am not a crook" at a televised press conference in November 1973.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Enabling airplane mode on a smartphone turns off its Wi-Fi radio by default.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Irritable bowel syndrome is associated with higher rates of anxiety disorders.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Bluetooth earbuds damage hearing through their radio frequency emissions.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that People remember text better when reading it on paper than when reading it on a screen.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that In the United States, boys and young men now trail girls and young women in educational attainment.?
- CONTESTEDIs it true that The total length of capillaries in the human body is about 100,000 kilometers.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Washing well-seasoned cast-iron cookware with mild soap damages its seasoning.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The phase of the Moon affects human behavior, including fertility and crime rates.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Incognito mode does not hide browsing activity from websites, employers, or internet service providers.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Adolf Hitler caused both World War I and World War II.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Julius Caesar had a romantic relationship with Cleopatra VII of Egypt.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Sun is white when viewed from space, and only appears yellow through Earth's atmosphere.?
- CONTESTEDIs it true that The 1946 Aleutian Islands tsunami killed 159 people in Hawaii.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Sodium-ion batteries have lower energy density than lithium-ion batteries.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Moon's gravity causes ocean tides on Earth.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Deserts can lie directly beside oceans, as the Namib and Atacama deserts do.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Smartphone screen use causes permanent eye damage.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that AI data centers use water to cool their servers.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Warts in children often resolve without treatment.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Prolonged screen time causes permanent damage to a person's eyesight.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Lithium-ion phone batteries lose capacity as they go through repeated charge cycles.?
- CONTESTEDIs it true that William Randolph Hearst telegraphed Frederic Remington in 1897: "You furnish the pictures, and I'll furnish the war."?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The largest volcanoes on Earth are found on land rather than on the ocean floor.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Acetaminophen reduces inflammation in the body, as ibuprofen and aspirin do.?
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