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- REFUTEDIs it true that Casablanca was based on a true story.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Prostitution is legal in Russia.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Compasses malfunction in the Bermuda Triangle.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that There is a scientific basis for astrology.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Mail-in ballots are more prone to fraud.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Liars avoid eye contact.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Cats form secure attachments to their owners.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Petroleum forms from dinosaur remains.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The oxidation of octanoate, a medium-chain fatty acid, is independent of carnitine acyltransferase.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that William Jennings Bryan declined to run for the U.S. presidency in 1904 after losing in 1896 and 1900.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Teen substance abuse has no negative consequences.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Quitting smoking does not benefit or worsens mental wellbeing.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Tropical peat swamps support low biodiversity and abundance.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Porcupines can shoot their quills at enemies at a distance.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that A streak of losses makes a person due for a streak of wins.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that All animals in the order Carnivora are carnivores that eat only meat.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Muscle atrophy is the sole cause of muscle weakness in elderly people.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Sildenafil acts as a PDE5 inhibitor to boost nitric oxide signaling.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Everyone is at the same risk of contracting COVID-19.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Canine distemper virus only affects dogs.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Nitrogen is the third most electronegative element after oxygen and fluorine, excluding noble gases.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Senescent arrest is always a permanent state for cells.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Commercial preparations of milk are more nutritious than breast milk.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Bones in a living human being are dead, dry, and brittle.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that All irrational numbers are transcendental numbers.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The period of oscillation for a mass is independent of the amplitude of the oscillation.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that A decrease in water content can lead to slope failure in clean sand deposits because surface tension holding grains together decreases.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The probability that a coin toss will come up tails increases if the last three tosses were heads.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that There is currently no objective measurement available for assessing ADHD symptoms and functional impairments.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that There is no specific test that can diagnose lupus.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Most elderly persons are institutionalized.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Teething causes diaper rash in babies and toddlers.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Unmanned aerial vehicles are used only for military purposes.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Peer review reliably detects errors in submitted scientific manuscripts.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Taking a cold shower relieves hangover symptoms.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Morning sickness in pregnancy is caused by rising levels of the hormone hCG.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Sauna use helps people recover faster from the common cold.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Ending subminimum wages for people with disabilities leads to job losses.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Electrical hum from power equipment always sounds at the pitch of a B-flat.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Vanilla scent repels mosquitoes.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Falkland Islands had no indigenous human population before European arrival.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Victorian-era doctors invented the vibrator to cure female hysteria by inducing orgasm.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that About 9 percent of women in the United States develop a kidney stone at some point in their lives.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Atlantis was a real island that once stood above water before sinking into the sea.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that William Shakespeare had a son named Hamlet.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Thomas Jefferson was a member of the Democratic Party.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Mahatma Gandhi died of natural causes rather than being assassinated in 1948.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Manual therapy treats pain by adjusting joint subluxations, restoring bony alignment, and reducing nuclear protrusion.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Goldfish only grow to a size proportional to the size of their tank or bowl.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Polish cavalry charged German tanks with lances and sabers during the 1939 invasion of Poland.?
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