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- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Codeine causes dry mouth as a side effect.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Friedel-Crafts alkylation reactions fail when used with compounds such as nitrobenzene and other strong deactivating systems.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Anxiety disorders increase the risk of panic attacks.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Tongue scraping reduces bad breath more than brushing the tongue with a toothbrush.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Stomach growling occurs when intestinal muscle contractions move gas and fluid through the gut.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Colorado has recorded earthquakes of magnitude 5 or higher.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Joseph Stalin planned a preemptive attack on Nazi Germany in 1941.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Heavy social media use is associated with higher rates of eating disorders in adolescents.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Testosterone replacement therapy suppresses sperm production and causes sterility in men.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Penguins are classified as birds despite being unable to fly.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Excess abdominal fat impairs lung function and makes breathing harder.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that GPT-4.1 accepts images as input and can interpret them.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Washing well-seasoned cast-iron cookware with mild soap damages its seasoning.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The phase of the Moon affects human behavior, including fertility and crime rates.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Thomas Jefferson played the violin from his youth.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The United States lost the Vietnam War.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Only thin women develop menopausal symptoms.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Hypothyroidism lowers sexual desire in men and women.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Active recall improves long-term retention for learners across different ages and abilities.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Long COVID causes persistent heart problems such as palpitations and myocarditis.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Underlying algorithms on social media platforms are the primary drivers of the spread of misinformation.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that El Nino alters weather patterns on multiple continents, not only in the Pacific region.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The United States caused the collapse of the Soviet Union.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Old elephants near death leave their herd to die in an elephants' graveyard.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Hypnosis is a form of unconsciousness resembling sleep.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Iron is important for the growth and brain development of a baby during pregnancy.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Eating chocolate relieves migraine headaches.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Magnets damage modern smartphones.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Password managers store credentials in encrypted vaults, typically protected with AES-256 encryption.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Bamboo detox foot pads remove toxins from the body through the skin of the feet.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Waymo's autonomous vehicles use lidar alongside cameras and radar to perceive their surroundings.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that An asteroid impact about 66 million years ago caused the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Jannah is the concept of paradise in Islam.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Ticks jump or fall from trees onto their hosts.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Liquid nitrogen cryotherapy kills cancer cells in tumors.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Cooking food in aluminum foil causes cancer in people who eat it.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Dogs can see only the color yellow and cannot perceive any other colors.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Basilisk lizards can run across the surface of water.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The epidermis is a stratified squamous epithelium that forms a barrier against the environment.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Innate immunity is not caused by an infection or vaccination.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Draining the fat from cooked ground beef reduces its fat content.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Bees should be aerodynamically incapable of flight.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Storing food in plastic containers causes cancer in humans.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is caused by the misfolding of the human protein PrP.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Milk and other dairy products relieve the burning sensation caused by capsaicin in spicy food.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The MMR vaccine causes recipients to shed virus that infects other people.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Adolf Hitler caused both World War I and World War II.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Rubella can cause miscarriage or birth defects in a pregnant woman's baby.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Soviet Union was formally dissolved on 26 December 1991 and no longer exists as a state.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Tsunamis strike the California coast, as the 1964 Alaska tsunami did at Crescent City.?
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