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- REFUTEDIs it true that Formula feeding causes jaundice in healthy newborn babies more than breastfeeding does.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Black widow and brown recluse spider bites can be very dangerous to people.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Menopausal hormone therapy causes weight gain.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Attackers can guess millions of passwords per second by cracking stolen password hashes offline, where account lockouts do not apply.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Vampire bats feed on the blood of mammals and birds.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Apple logo was inspired by Alan Turing's death from eating a cyanide-laced apple.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Enabling multi-factor authentication blocks more than 99 percent of automated account takeover attacks.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The Soviet Union caused the Chernobyl disaster.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Vitamin A plays a role in vision, bone growth, reproduction, cell functions, and the immune system.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Endocarditis is a rare infection of the heart lining and heart valves that is typically caused by bacteria in the bloodstream.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Smoking reduces bone mineral density.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Untreated strep throat can lead to rheumatic fever, which may cause damage to heart valves.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Over-the-counter pain relievers such as ibuprofen, aspirin, or naproxen can help ease PMS symptoms including cramps, headaches, backaches, and breast tenderness.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Limiting time in the sun between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. is a recommended sun protection measure.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Neurological damage from childhood lead poisoning can be reversed with chelation therapy.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Ibuprofen may cause a severe allergic reaction in individuals who are allergic to aspirin.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Ear infections are the most common illness in infants and young children.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Piranhas are strictly carnivorous fish that school together to attack large prey, including humans.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Penguins mate with the same partner for life.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The inner ear is responsible for controlling balance in humans.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Window tinting film reduces solar heat gain through glass.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The Industrial Revolution caused rapid population growth in Britain.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The frequency of epidemics caused by Dengue viruses 1–4, Zika virus, and Chikungunya viruses has increased in recent years due to urbanization, human mobility, and the spread of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Drinking apple cider vinegar daily lowers blood pressure in adults with hypertension.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Climate change worsens ground-level ozone pollution by raising air temperatures.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Lizards can regrow their tails after losing them.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The people executed in the Salem witch trials of 1692 were actually witches.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Electrostatic discharge damages integrated circuits and other sensitive electronic components.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Lossless compression can shrink a highly repetitive 5 GB file to 50 MB and restore it exactly.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The Holy Roman Empire was primarily a German state.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Tardigrades are about half a millimeter long and have eight legs.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Library of Alexandria existed as a real research library in Egypt from the third century BCE.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Ibuprofen reduces fever in adults.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Ludwig van Beethoven became almost completely deaf in his later life.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Mosquitoes bite some people more than others because of differences in skin odor.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that China operates more than 50 commercial nuclear power reactors as of 2025.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Bananas emit measurable radiation because they contain radioactive potassium-40.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Hypothyroidism is linked to an increased risk of depression.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Influenza infection can lead to sepsis.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Turkey was served at the 1621 Plymouth harvest feast later called the first Thanksgiving.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Language models hallucinate partly because training and benchmarks reward confident guessing over admitting uncertainty.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Julius Caesar caused the fall of the Roman Republic.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Solid-state drives can be configured in RAID arrays just like hard disk drives.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Lead blocks X-rays and gamma radiation because of its high density and high atomic number.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Mixing vinegar and household bleach releases toxic chlorine gas.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The British Empire was the largest empire in history by total land area.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Osmium tetroxide is a widely used oxidizing agent for the conversion of a C=C double bond to a 1,2-diol.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Artificial light at night harms wildlife, including disorienting migrating birds and sea turtle hatchlings.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The accumulation of waste products can reduce the carrying capacity of an environment.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Coyote range in North America has expanded since 1900 while gray wolf range has contracted.?
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