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- REFUTEDIs it true that Humans evolved directly from modern chimpanzees rather than from a common ancestor.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Water retains a memory of substances that were previously dissolved in it.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Boxer Rebellion succeeded in driving foreign powers out of China.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Catholic Church banned the tritone interval in the Middle Ages as the devil in music.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that President Kennedy called himself a jelly donut when he said "Ich bin ein Berliner" in 1963.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Bathing worsens skin dryness in people with eczema.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Microwave ovens cook food from the inside out.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Fortune cookies are an authentic part of traditional Chinese cuisine.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown, New York.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Wikipedia requires or uses the MLA citation style for its references.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Microwaves are a type of infrared wave.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Charles Darwin coined the phrase survival of the fittest.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Oxford comma is grammatically incorrect in English.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Commercial aircraft intentionally dump toilet waste from their lavatory tanks while in flight.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The federal student loan program in the United States was created during Ronald Reagan's presidency.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Searing meat seals in its moisture.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that A correlation between two variables proves that one causes the other.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Ostriches are native to the wild in Australia.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Tornadoes occur only in the United States.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The slur "wop" derives from an acronym for "without papers".?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Public transport is worse for the environment than private car travel per passenger kilometer.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The modern image of Santa Claus as a jolly man in red was created by Coca-Cola advertising.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Wooden pencils contain the chemical element lead in their writing core.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The 1939 film The Wizard of Oz was the first film made in color.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Tuberculosis affects only the lungs.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Import tariffs increase consumer surplus in the importing country.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Earthworms have five hearts.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Drowning people typically wave their arms and shout for help.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Tin foil and tin cans are still made primarily of tin.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Artificial turf is maintenance free and requires no upkeep after installation.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Cooking food in a microwave oven makes the food harmful to eat.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Chameleons change their skin color to match any background.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Albert Einstein failed mathematics at school.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that St John's wort reduces symptoms of anxiety.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Cinco de Mayo is the day Mexico celebrates its independence from Spain.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Sign language is the same in every country.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Ernest Hemingway wrote the six-word story "For sale: baby shoes, never worn".?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Using the iPhone Night Shift display setting improves sleep quality.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Potato chips were invented by a chef annoyed at a customer who said his French fries were too thick.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Mushrooms, molds, and other fungi are classified as plants.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Smokeless tobacco is a safe alternative to conventional tobacco.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Flydubai pilots who caused an emergency landing were Russian and Ukrainian.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Trump administration banned people from listening to the Canadian band Rush.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The fictional character John Wick represents a real person.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that English grammar rules require a gerund to follow an infinitive verb.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Florida is the first state to bar welfare cash for nonessential items.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that An Australian man entered a cannabis plant into a tomato competition.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Franklin Graham and Pope Leo XIV had a live television discussion.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that A viral video filmed in Sheffield in August 2024 shows events occurring in September 2026.?
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