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- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Honey bees make honey by processing flower nectar in the hive.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The airship Hindenburg was destroyed by fire at Lakehurst, New Jersey, on 6 May 1937.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Eating beef causes high blood cholesterol.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Osteoarthritis affects more women than men.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Internal organs are not soaked in blood but are lubricated by thin layers of serous fluid.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Lizards regrow lost legs as well as lost tails.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Geckos and skinks can detach their tails to escape predators.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Napoleon Bonaparte was unusually short compared with the average Frenchman of his time.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Neutron stars have a solid crust forming their outer surface.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The human small intestine is approximately twenty feet long.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Women are more likely to show signs of depression and anxiety than men.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Being overweight, radiation treatment, surgery, and aging are causes of pelvic floor weakness or injury.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Native Americans commonly used smoke signals to communicate over long distances.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Wearing static magnets or magnetic bracelets relieves pain.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Time dilation makes a clock moving at high speed tick more slowly relative to a stationary observer's clock.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Bipolar disorder raises sexual desire during mania and lowers it during depression.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Asteroids and comets occasionally collide with the Sun.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Dietary monosodium glutamate (MSG) raises blood pressure in humans.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Influenza vaccination causes nausea in people who receive it.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Adhesions can cause infertility in women by preventing fertilized eggs from reaching the uterus.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Bulking agents can be injected into the bladder neck and urethra tissues to help close the bladder opening and reduce leaking.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that LastPass suffered a 2022 breach in which attackers copied customers' encrypted password vaults.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that King Henry VIII of England married six wives between 1509 and 1543.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Inducing vomiting is the correct emergency treatment after a person swallows gasoline.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Back pain affects 8 out of 10 people at some point during their lives.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Cold sores are the same as canker sores.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Bleaching hair damages the keratin and cuticle of the hair shaft.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Eating processed meat increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Hormone changes, such as those during the teenage years and pregnancy, probably play a role in causing acne.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Mobile phones create considerable electromagnetic interference with medical equipment when used in hospitals.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Scientists restored a whooping crane migration route by leading imprinted chicks with an ultralight aircraft flown by a pilot in a crane costume.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Olive oil consumption raises blood sugar levels in adults.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The ozone layer absorbs most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet-B radiation before it reaches Earth's surface.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Sound waves require a material medium such as air or water and cannot travel through a vacuum.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Multiple sclerosis affects women more than men.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Prediabetes increases the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Consuming olive oil causes weight gain.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Diverticulitis is the inflammation or infection of pouches in the colon.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that President Grover Cleveland backed a September Labor Day in 1894 to avoid association with the May Day commemoration of the Haymarket affair.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Mount Etna caused the destruction of Pompeii in 79 AD.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Sloths are the slowest mammals on Earth.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Wireless earphones damage the brain through radiofrequency radiation.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Same-sex relationships between men were common and socially accepted in ancient Greece.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Frequent small earthquakes release enough tectonic stress to prevent a large earthquake on the same fault.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Left-handedness results from a person having absorbed a twin in the womb.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Gallstones that block the common bile duct cause jaundice.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Short-term radon test kits measure radon levels for a period of 2 to 90 days.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Genital warts are a sexually transmitted infection.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that High salt intake causes water retention in the body.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Drinking alcohol during pregnancy causes ADHD in the child.?
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