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- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Flat feet increase the risk of lower back pain in adults.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Permanent magnets repel sharks from fishing hooks and swimmers.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Thalidomide is used as a treatment for leprosy.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Glucosamine supplements lower blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Non-stick pans contain gluten.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Bacterial persister cells are phenotypic variants of the wild-type rather than mutants.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Gallstones impair liver function in people who have them.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The National Health Service in England makes a financial profit.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Olive oil improves digestion in healthy adults.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Hiccups can stop a person's heart.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Dietary palm oil consumption causes inflammation in humans.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Pins and needles in a limb is caused by temporary pressure on nerves that disrupts signals, followed by abnormal nerve firing on release.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Bicycle theft is so rare in Japan that an unlocked bike left in a random place will not be stolen.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Towing icebergs to coastal cities is a feasible way to supply freshwater.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Higher inflation increases stock market prices.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that In ancient Greek myth, Persephone fell in love with Hades.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Using a standing desk improves workplace productivity among office workers.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Cesarean section delivery leads to later infertility in women.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The oxidation state of any atom of any element in its elemental form is zero.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Elements of Group 1 (IA), excluding hydrogen, have an oxidation state of +1 in compounds.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that MDMA-assisted therapy reduces anxiety symptoms in adults.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Women need more sleep than men.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Frequent standardized testing improves students' reading comprehension.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Long-term melatonin supplementation increases the risk of heart disease.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Remembering dreams means a person has had deep sleep.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Playing sudoku causes brain damage.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Menstruation usually begins around the age of 11, though it can start as early as 9 years old.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Eating dark chocolate lowers blood triglyceride levels in adults.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The moment of inertia for a system of point particles rotating about a fixed axis is the sum of the products of each particle's mass and the square of its distance from the axis.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Students who take a gap year before college earn higher grades than those who do not.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The Big Bang theory explains where the matter in the universe originally came from.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Chili peppers are related to the Piperaceae genus which includes black pepper.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Using a standing desk improves blood circulation compared with sitting all day.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Magnesium sulfate administration increases the risk of postpartum hemorrhage.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Household bleach kills bed bugs on contact and eliminates infestations.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that John Foster Dulles served as the United States Secretary of State from 1953 to 1959 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The moment of inertia for a single point particle of mass m about a fixed axis at a distance r is calculated as I = mr^2.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Wool production has a larger environmental footprint per kilogram than synthetic fibers such as polyester.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Messerschmitt AG utilized labor from concentration camps to manufacture aircraft parts.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Some camels are born with three humps.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Electromagnetic fields inside hybrid cars harm the health of drivers and passengers.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Dhanteras is the first day of the festival of Diwali in India and the festival of Tihar in Nepal.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Hydrogen fuel cell cars are more likely to explode than gasoline cars.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that High construction costs are the main reason nuclear power is not used more widely.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that LSD increases heart rate.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Black Death of the 1340s was caused by a volcanic eruption.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Semaglutide (Ozempic) lowers blood pressure in adults with type 2 diabetes or obesity.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that In military usage, military grade means meeting bare-minimum durability requirements at the lowest cost.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Italian partisan brigades were active between 8 September 1943 and 6 May 1945.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom in a defined path.?
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