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- REFUTEDIs it true that Woodpeckers avoid brain damage from pecking because their skulls act as shock absorbers.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that People with higher impulsivity, sexual compulsivity, and neuroticism are more likely to report problematic internet pornography use, while higher conscientiousness and self-control are associated with lower use.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Women diagnosed with ADHD in midlife commonly report years of misdiagnosis, often as anxiety or depression, before receiving the ADHD diagnosis.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Whether a coast has sandy beaches, rocky shores, or cliffs depends mainly on rock resistance, sediment supply, and wave energy.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The live attenuated oral polio vaccine virus can spread from vaccinated people to unvaccinated contacts and immunise them.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The earliest surviving written works from Japan, the Kojiki (712 CE) and the Nihon Shoki (720 CE), date from the early 8th century and were written using Chinese characters.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Probiotic supplements improve digestion and nutrient absorption in healthy adults.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Mexico's NOM-051 standard requires front-of-package warning labels on foods with excess sugar, calories, sodium, or saturated fat, and the labeling requirement took effect in October 2020.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire, was a descendant of Timur on his father's side and of Genghis Khan on his mother's side.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The Federal Reserve System has 12 regional Reserve Banks, and Missouri hosts two of them, in St. Louis and Kansas City.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Humboldt penguin, which breeds in Peru and Chile, is classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The World Health Organization recommends that adults consume less than 2 grams of sodium per day.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a tetanus booster shot every 10 years for adults.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Greater screen time in early childhood is associated with poorer child development outcomes, according to a recent study.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Zinc gluconate lozenges shorten the duration of the common cold.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that PFAS are nicknamed forever chemicals because they break down very slowly in the environment and in the human body.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Japanese Private Shimura Kikujiro was reported missing from his unit during night exercises near the Marco Polo Bridge on 7 July 1937 and returned to his unit shortly afterwards.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Earth's early atmosphere before life contained almost no free oxygen, and oxygen levels rose substantially only after cyanobacteria began photosynthesis, in the Great Oxidation Event roughly 2.4 billion years ago.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Research finds that materialism and dispositional greed are associated with lower life satisfaction, while higher income is associated with higher well-being.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Folic acid, the synthetic form of vitamin B9, is absorbed more completely than the natural folate found in food.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Grasslands persist against forest encroachment because of fire, grazing, and climate conditions such as seasonal drought.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that People vaccinated against chickenpox have a lower risk of developing shingles than people who had natural chickenpox infection.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The 'backfire effect', in which correcting false beliefs strengthens them, has largely failed to replicate, and counter-evidence modestly changes people's minds.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A 2022 umbrella review in Molecular Psychiatry found no consistent evidence that depression is caused by low serotonin levels or activity.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Systematic reviews of clinical trials have found homeopathic remedies no more effective than placebo.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that For most healthy adults, multivitamins and many common dietary supplements provide little to no proven health benefit.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Coyotes have expanded their range across North America since the 19th century, while gray wolves lost most of their historical range in the contiguous United States to extermination campaigns.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Scientists reconstruct atmospheric carbon dioxide levels of ice-free periods of Earth's history using proxies such as stomatal density in fossil leaves, paleosol carbonates, boron isotopes in marine carbonates, and alkenones.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Residents of Kaliningrad want independence from Russia.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Stranded wire carries more current than solid wire of the same gauge.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Tropical rainforests can burn during droughts, and logging and land clearing make them drier and more flammable.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A honeybee worker usually dies after stinging a mammal because its barbed stinger and venom sac are torn from its abdomen.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that In April 2024 the US EPA set enforceable drinking water limits of 4 parts per trillion for the PFAS compounds PFOA and PFOS.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The California condor population fell to 27 birds in 1987 and has since recovered to more than 500 birds through captive breeding and release.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Human color vision varies between individuals; roughly 8% of men of Northern European descent have red-green color vision deficiency.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Fred Rose, a Canadian Member of Parliament and communist, was convicted in 1946 of conspiracy to pass secret information to the Soviet Union.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Thrombocytosis is a high platelet count, while thrombocythemia is a bone marrow disorder that causes high platelets.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Standard renters insurance covers water damage from sudden events like burst pipes but not flooding.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Thrombocytosis, a high platelet count, is a chronic condition.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Flydubai is part of the Emirates group.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Sanatoriums still exist today, though few treat tuberculosis.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Russia has stationed nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in its Kaliningrad exclave.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Amazon.com delivers to addresses in India.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Earthquake insurance coverage pays for damage caused by sinkholes.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Reporting spam messages reduces the amount of spam a user receives.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Renters insurance liability coverage pays for accidental damage a tenant causes to the rental unit.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that A private XRP Ledger network can be run separately from the public XRP Ledger.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Krita includes a Reference Images tool for placing images alongside the canvas.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Job Corps centers offer cosmetology career training.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Reporting phishing emails leads to the takedown of phishing websites.?
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