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- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The influenza vaccine causes headaches as a side effect.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Crusaders resorted to cannibalism at Ma'arrat al-Nu'man during the First Crusade in 1098.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Bisphenol A (BPA) can be absorbed through human skin, for example from thermal paper receipts.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Atlantis was a real island that once stood above water before sinking into the sea.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Organ transplants can be performed using organs from either living donors or deceased donors.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Che Guevara was killed in Bolivia in October 1967.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that World War II was caused by religion.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that William Shakespeare had a son named Hamlet.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Chronic inflammation raises blood sugar levels by promoting insulin resistance.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The First Opium War ended in 1842 with the Treaty of Nanking.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Terminal lucidity, a brief return of mental clarity in dementia patients shortly before death, is a documented phenomenon.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward policies caused the Chinese famine of 1959 to 1961.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Aaron Burr is the only US vice president or president to have killed someone while in office.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Rh blood type matching matters for blood transfusions but not for organ transplants.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Most French people are descended primarily from Germanic tribes such as the Franks and Visigoths rather than Gauls.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Per-capita homicide rates in medieval Europe were at least ten times higher than in modern Europe.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Both professional and home-use laser hair removal devices can cause mild side effects.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that People with celiac disease have a higher risk of Crohn's disease than the general population.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Eye doctors can determine a prescription for infants using retinoscopy without any verbal feedback from the child.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Aztecs carried out ritual human sacrifice at Tenochtitlan.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Galileo dropped objects from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to test falling bodies.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Metagenomic analysis of sewage can be used to detect bacterial pathogens released into a sewage system.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Anthracycline treatment is associated with an increased risk of heart failure.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that SSRI antidepressants cause night sweats.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The historical Robin Hood robbed the rich and gave the proceeds to the poor.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Margaret Thatcher deliberately lowered her voice pitch with vocal coaching to sound more authoritative.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that George Washington owned enslaved people at Mount Vernon.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The 1937 Hindenburg disaster was caused by a bomb.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The Beatles' 1965 Shea Stadium concert was the first rock concert in a large outdoor US stadium.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Aztecs sacrificed children to the rain god Tlaloc.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Native Americans across all regions of North America traditionally lived in teepees.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Rosemary Kennedy underwent a lobotomy in 1941.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Strep throat infection causes body aches along with sore throat and fever.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Mind-wandering is linked to an increased risk of automobile accidents in daily life.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Obesity causes high cholesterol in adults.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Abruptly stopping heavy, long-term alcohol use causes seizures in some dependent drinkers.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Roman gladiators fought sharks in the Colosseum.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Thomas Jefferson was a member of the Democratic Party.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Religion is the main cause of most wars throughout history.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Treatment for chronic urinary retention aims to reduce urinary tract infections and episodes of acute urinary retention.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Radiation therapy causes hair loss only in the area of the body being treated.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Japanese forces suffered far higher casualties than US forces in the Guadalcanal campaign of 1942 and 1943.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Thomas Edison died in 1931 from complications of diabetes.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Indoor mold exposure causes serious lung disease in people with weakened immune systems.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that World War I was a global conflict with fighting on multiple continents.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Diving mammals can avoid decompression sickness, nitrogen narcosis, and pulmonary squeeze by blocking alveolar gas exchange through the emptying of alveoli at depth.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Peptic ulcers can require surgical treatment.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that High doses of gabapentin cause hallucinations.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Isaac Newton was a real historical person who lived from 1643 to 1727.?
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