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- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Oxford University is the only university team to have won the FA Cup, which it did in 1874.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Archerfish can learn to distinguish between different human faces.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Fulton Sheen won an Emmy Award in 1952 for most outstanding television personality for his program Life Is Worth Living.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Hermann Goering died by suicide with cyanide in his cell on 15 October 1946, hours before his scheduled execution.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The smell of Limburger cheese comes largely from the bacterium Brevibacterium linens, which is used in its ripening.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Retrieval practice with flashcards produces better long-term retention than rereading notes.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The Hebrew Bible prohibits eating pork in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14, texts composed in the first millennium BCE.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The body produces less urine during sleep because the hormone vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone) rises at night, which concentrates urine.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that London's Tube tunnels were mostly bored through London Clay, a stable layer that supports tunnelling beneath the city.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, created by the 1994 Washington Agreement, includes Croat-majority cantons.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Octopuses change colour using pigment-containing chromatophore organs in the skin that are controlled by muscles.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that NASA reported in September 2026 that its Swift observatory powered on a third instrument and restarted automated slewing.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The global total fertility rate has roughly halved since 1950, from about 5 births per woman to about 2.2.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for Americans aged 15 to 24.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Sheep grazing is used to manage vegetation at solar farms in the United States.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Feedback from supermassive black holes regulates star formation in their host galaxies.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that During Hungary's 1945-46 hyperinflation, prices doubled roughly every 15 hours, the worst hyperinflation ever recorded.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Genetics accounts for roughly 40 to 70 percent of the variation in body weight between people.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Obesity is more prevalent among people living in poverty in high-income countries.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Eating canned tuna several times a week causes mercury poisoning in adults.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Cognitive behavioral therapy improves insomnia symptoms in adults.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that APA style uses a References list at the end of a paper rather than a Works Cited page.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Fluoride toothpaste reduces tooth sensitivity in people with sensitive teeth.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Oral iron supplements increase serum ferritin levels in iron-deficient adults.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Polygraph tests reliably distinguish truthful from deceptive statements.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Testosterone replacement therapy increases the risk of prostate cancer in men.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Koalas have fingerprints almost indistinguishable from human fingerprints.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Bitcoin uses proof of work to validate transactions.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Any nonzero number raised to the power of zero equals one.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Constantine the Great made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Spanish speakers pronounce c and z as a th sound because they imitated a lisping king.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Oral iron supplements cause abdominal pain and nausea.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Margaret Thatcher's policies caused the early 1980s recession in Britain.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Cycling increases the risk of testicular cancer in men.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Great Depression caused severe economic contraction in countries across the world.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Tornadoes occur in the United States during winter, including deadly outbreaks in the Southeast in January and February.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Lightning bolts travel from the ground up rather than from the clouds down.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Ordinary sunglasses protect the eyes during a solar eclipse.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that TikTok's For You feed ranks videos using a machine learning recommendation algorithm.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Most plastics are manufactured from petroleum or natural gas feedstocks.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Fertility drugs such as clomiphene increase the risk of ovarian cancer.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints currently practice polygamy.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Heartburn during pregnancy is caused by the baby growing hair.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Diesel cars emit more nitrogen oxides and fine particulate pollution than petrol cars.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of extreme heat events worldwide.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Margaret Thatcher's economic policies caused mass unemployment in Britain during the early 1980s.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The SR-71 Blackbird still holds the 1976 air speed record for crewed air-breathing jet aircraft.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Google pays Mozilla to be Firefox's default search engine, providing most of Mozilla's revenue.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Data centers that run AI workloads consume water for evaporative cooling.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Eggs can only be balanced on their ends on the day of the vernal equinox.?
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