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- REFUTEDIs it true that There is no treatment that will make existing liver scar tissue disappear.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Library of Alexandria was destroyed in a single fire.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Dogs are color blind and see only in black and white.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Great Depression caused the 1930s Dust Bowl in the American Plains.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Owls can rotate their eyes within their eye sockets.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Mongolia was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Benito Mussolini made Italy's trains run on time.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The United States caused the collapse of the Soviet Union.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Eating chocolate relieves migraine headaches.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Dogs can see only the color yellow and cannot perceive any other colors.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Albert Einstein said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Bees should be aerodynamically incapable of flight.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Antonio Salieri caused the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that SSRI antidepressants increase blood pressure in patients who take them.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that An MRI scanner's magnetic field pulls on the iron in a person's blood.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Men go through menopause, a midlife end of reproductive capacity similar to that in women.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Cats can see in total darkness.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Birds are poor smellers or do not rely heavily on olfaction.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Lizards regrow lost legs as well as lost tails.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Cold sores are the same as canker sores.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that A p-value measures the reliability of a study's findings.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves in the United States.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Mosquitoes make up a large share of the diet of insect-eating bats.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Teething causes diarrhea in babies and toddlers during tooth eruption.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that All Atlantic hurricanes begin as tropical waves moving off the coast of Africa.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Antibiotics are an effective cure for the common cold.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that El Nino years produce more Atlantic hurricanes than other years.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Taking a multivitamin reduces hair loss in people who have no nutrient deficiency.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Asystole, the flatline heart rhythm, can be treated by defibrillation.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Wild wolf packs are led by an alpha wolf who dominates the others.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Mozart was poisoned by his rival Antonio Salieri.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Eating soy foods increases circulating estrogen levels in adult humans.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Harpo Marx was physically mute in real life and could not speak.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Cramming before an exam yields better exam scores than spreading the same study time over several days.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Reading in dim light causes permanent damage to the eye.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Cellulite affects only women.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Elemental metallic gold is toxic to humans.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Vaginal yeast infections cause cervical cancer, which is instead caused by persistent human papillomavirus infection.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Sharks deliberately hunt humans as prey.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Porcupines shoot their quills at attackers.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The nuclear football briefcase contains a large red button that launches nuclear attacks.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Tsunamis look like towering breaking waves when they reach the shore.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The defense in Dan White's trial argued that eating Twinkies caused him to murder George Moscone and Harvey Milk.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Medieval cartographers regularly wrote "here be dragons" on their maps.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Pterosaurs were flying dinosaurs.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Listening to Mozart enhances intelligence in children and adults.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Sound waves in air can be polarized like light waves.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Radiation sickness is contagious and can be transmitted by brief skin-to-skin contact with an irradiated person.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Powdered rhinoceros horn is used as an aphrodisiac in traditional Chinese medicine.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Daylight saving time benefits farmers.?
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