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- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Taking notes by hand improves reading comprehension compared with taking notes on a laptop.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that AI text detectors misclassified over half of non-native English speakers' TOEFL essays as AI-generated in a 2023 Stanford study.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Rereading a text improves students' comprehension of it.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that A strength training session causes measurable neuromuscular fatigue that persists for at least 24 hours.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Back-to-front airplane boarding is slower than window-middle-aisle boarding.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Image generators such as Stable Diffusion were trained on billions of scraped images, including copyrighted artwork, without artists' permission.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Genetically modified crops increase agricultural yields.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Fast charging damages smartphone lithium-ion batteries faster than standard charging does.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Intermittent fasting lowers cholesterol and blood pressure.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Quantum computers can break 256-bit AES symmetric encryption in practical time.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Undercover police officers in the United States are not required to identify themselves as police and may lie.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Koalas in Australia carry Chlamydia pecorum bacteria, which causes blindness and infertility.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Yawning is a sign that a person is sleepy.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Methane emissions cause global warming through the greenhouse effect.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that People with autism typically have above-average IQ.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Poinsettias are highly toxic to humans and cats.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Bleach does not kill mold growing on porous surfaces such as drywall and wood.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Bilingual education improves students' academic achievement.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Fewer than half of published psychology studies replicated successfully in the 2015 Open Science Collaboration project.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Regular cardio exercise causes chronic high blood pressure.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Owning a pet improves the owner's mental health.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Most major Atlantic hurricanes develop from tropical waves that move off the coast of Africa.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Airbags cause more injuries than they prevent.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Wild elephants sleep standing up for most of their sleep time.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Vegetarians live longer than meat eaters.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Natural gem-quality diamonds are not geologically rare.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The AH-64 Apache attack helicopter is named after the Apache Native American people.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Magnesium supplementation lowers blood pressure in adults.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Fingernails keep growing after death.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Sitting too close to the television causes blindness.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Public transport produces lower greenhouse gas emissions per passenger-kilometre than private cars.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Most of the world's rivers flow from north to south.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Apple's macOS is built on the Linux kernel.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Yawning is a reliable sign that a person is tired.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Energy drinks cause anxiety.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Mercury is absorbed through intact human skin in toxicologically meaningful amounts.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Resistance training lowers LDL cholesterol levels in adults.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Metformin improves insulin sensitivity in people with insulin resistance.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Common houseplants remove enough indoor air pollutants to improve human health.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Dark matter is composed of ordinary atoms.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Psychological stress increases the risk of recurrent mouth ulcers.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Cold War ended in 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Cognitive behavioral therapy with exposure and response prevention reduces symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Learning a second language improves cognitive function in adults.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Highlighting text improves students' comprehension of what they read.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Training to muscular failure produces more muscle growth than stopping a few repetitions short of failure.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Import tariffs increase consumer surplus in the importing country.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Earthworms have five hearts.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Requiring school uniforms improves students' academic grades.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 caused his downfall.?
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