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- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Obstructive sleep apnea leads to the development of narcolepsy.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Typing lecture notes on a laptop is as effective for learning as handwriting them.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Listening to Mozart temporarily raises spatial reasoning ability in listeners.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Undisturbed ecosystems naturally return to a stable equilibrium through negative feedback, a balance of nature.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Playing violent video games causes aggression in players.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Doing sit-ups is an effective way to get visible abs.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The song Edelweiss is the national anthem of Austria.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Lower-income households have more children on average than higher-income households.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Carpal tunnel syndrome causes numbness in the hand.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The Great Leap Forward campaign of 1958 to 1962 damaged China's economy.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Launching nuclear waste into the Sun by rocket is a technically feasible method of disposal.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Bees can sting only once before they die from the sting.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Companies with more diverse workforces earn higher profits.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Eskimo is an acceptable term for all Indigenous Arctic peoples.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Residential solar panels reduce household electricity bills.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Creatine supplementation causes hair loss in men.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Building new roads or widening existing ones always reduces traffic congestion.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Stretching before or after exercise reduces delayed onset muscle soreness.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Seven riffle shuffles are enough to mix a 52-card deck close to randomly.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Ear candling removes earwax from the ear canal.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Black holes destroy the matter that falls into them.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Gut microbiome composition is linked to depression and anxiety in humans.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Wolves and domestic dogs can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Alexander the Great died in Babylon in June 323 BCE.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that In the FBI's Abscam sting, nearly 25 percent of the members of Congress approached accepted bribes.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Elevated cortisol causes increased belly fat.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Stricter gun control laws reduce violent crime.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Polyphasic sleep improves memory.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The atomic bombing of Hiroshima caused Japan to surrender in 1945.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Deserts contain underground water reserves such as aquifers.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Rent control improves housing affordability for tenants.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Microsoft Japan's 2019 four-day workweek trial raised sales per employee by almost 40 percent compared with the previous year.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The US federal minimum cash wage for tipped workers has been $2.13 per hour since 1991.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Severe lead poisoning causes seizures through lead encephalopathy.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Eating disorders exclusively affect women and never occur in men.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Rheumatoid arthritis increases the risk of heart attack.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Vegetarian diets are associated with lower mortality than diets that include meat.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Nuclear power plants can use seawater for cooling.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Native American peoples traditionally used dream catchers to ward off bad dreams.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that APA format uses a works cited page for listing sources.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Exercising in a fasted state increases fat loss compared with exercising after eating.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Ronald Reagan's policies caused rising income inequality in the United States.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Playing violent video games causes real-world violence in players.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that About one third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted globally.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Making on-time payments on student loans builds a borrower's credit history.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Corn-based ethanol produces lower lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Anyone can edit any Wikipedia article.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Topical vitamin C reduces dark spots on the skin.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that AIG's credit default swap losses were a major cause of the 2008 financial crisis.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Chronic insomnia increases the risk of developing dementia later in life.?
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