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- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that TikTok's recommendation algorithm uses artificial intelligence, specifically machine learning, to select videos for each user.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Defragmenting a hard drive reduces a computer's RAM usage.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that A cancer patient's fighting spirit improves their chances of survival.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Julius Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon in 49 BCE triggered a Roman civil war.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Heavy social media use is associated with higher rates of eating disorders in adolescents.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The phase of the Moon affects human behavior, including fertility and crime rates.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The early atmosphere of Earth contained ammonia, methane, water vapor, and carbon dioxide, but only a trace of oxygen.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Iron is important for the growth and brain development of a baby during pregnancy.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that An asteroid impact about 66 million years ago caused the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Liquid nitrogen cryotherapy kills cancer cells in tumors.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Albert Einstein said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is caused by the misfolding of the human protein PrP.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Paracetamol lowers body temperature in people with a fever.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Pigeons feed their chicks crop milk, a nutrient-rich secretion produced in the lining of the crop.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The Opium Wars led to the Boxer Rebellion.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Breathing high concentrations of carbon dioxide can kill a person.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Eating peanut butter causes cancer in humans, through aflatoxin contamination.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that An MRI scanner's magnetic field pulls on the iron in a person's blood.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Radon gas in homes is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A vegan diet improves blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Henry VIII was the last Tudor king of England.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Marco Polo traveled to China in the thirteenth century and served at Kublai Khan's court.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Tall people have shorter life expectancies than shorter people.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that All people with Down syndrome share the same facial features.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Acquired prion diseases account for less than 1% of human cases.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Familial prion diseases are infectious despite being caused by a genetic mutation rather than an infection.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that HIV is a leading contributor to the disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa, with adolescents and young people disproportionately affected.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Heavy homework loads are associated with higher stress and anxiety in high school students.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Liver disease can occur without any noticeable symptoms.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Economic growth alone is insufficient to reduce poverty.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that All employed workers in the United States pay the 1.45 percent Medicare payroll tax.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Pregnancy and childbirth are main causes of pelvic floor weakness or injury.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Depression is associated with an increased risk of erectile dysfunction in men.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Honey is bee feces.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Genetic variation influences basal metabolic rate in humans.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Frequent small earthquakes release enough tectonic stress to prevent a large earthquake on the same fault.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Humans cannot obtain adequate nutrition without eating meat.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Taller people have longer life expectancy than shorter people.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Americans pay for Medicare through payroll taxes and monthly premiums.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that More than 50 countries retain the death penalty for ordinary crimes.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Psychological trauma can produce physical symptoms such as nausea and stomach pain.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Roman soldiers were paid in salt, which is the origin of the word salary.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Medieval lords held a legal right of jus primae noctis to sleep with a bride on her wedding night.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Deforestation increases rates of soil erosion, especially on sloped land.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Bluetooth wireless headphones emit radiation that raises the risk of cancer.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Mars has water in the form of ice at its poles and beneath its surface.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Artificial satellites in low Earth orbit can be seen from the ground with the naked eye.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Taking aspirin lowers blood pressure within hours.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Anxiety can cause chest pain in otherwise healthy people.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Taking calcium supplements causes weight gain in adults.?
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