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- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Starting a new job causes significant anxiety for most people.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Columbia disaster led to changes in NASA safety culture.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The space shuttle Columbia broke up due to foam damage.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Timber construction has a lower carbon footprint than concrete.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Dred Scott decision increased tensions between North and South.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac caused the subprime mortgage bubble.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Solar storms can cause widespread power grid failures on Earth.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The curse of knowledge affects communication between experts and non-experts.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Astronauts on the ISS are at risk during solar storms.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Human activity is the main cause of the current extinction crisis.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Language complexity affects how easy it is to learn.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The USS Eldridge was involved in a real invisibility experiment.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Immersion in a foreign language leads to faster fluency.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Derivative works can be created without the original author's permission.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Foam shedding from the external tank caused the Columbia disaster.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that World War I led to the rise of fascism.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The Great Depression caused the rise of the Nazi Party.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Watergate scandal led to major campaign finance reforms.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The League of Nations failed to prevent World War II.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Cuban Missile Crisis led to the establishment of the hotline.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Electric eels can produce enough electricity to kill a human.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is safe for tourists to visit.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki caused long-term radiation deaths.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Silent Spring led to the creation of the EPA.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A. P. J. Abdul Kalam led India's missile program.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The certainty effect makes people prefer sure outcomes over probable ones.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that All languages have the same consonant inventory.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that All languages have definite articles.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Satellites can measure sea surface temperature globally.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Wittgenstein was a student of Bertrand Russell.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that All languages change at the same rate.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that DNA methylation patterns can be inherited across generations.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Fossils occur mostly in sedimentary rocks.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Venus has active volcanoes today.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Utilitarianism is a consequentialist ethical theory.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Philae lander successfully landed on comet 67P.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Germany was reunified in 1990.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The First Crusade captured Jerusalem in 1099.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that People can read jumbled words if only the first and last letters are correct.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Fluorine is the most electronegative element.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Fourth Crusade sacked Constantinople in 1204.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Glucose is a monosaccharide.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Homosexuality is still illegal in some countries.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Adam Smith invented capitalism.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Benzene is aromatic according to Hückel's rule.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Transition metals have variable oxidation states.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Lunar eclipses can be seen from anywhere on Earth.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Fourier transforms apply to image processing.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Solar panels are recyclable.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Einstein believed God does not play dice.?
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