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Lobsters can live forever.
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REFUTED
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Is it true that Lobsters can live forever?
No. A natural history museum source and a peer-reviewed journal article both state directly that lobsters do not live forever, typically living only a few decades. Other items only mention the idea in passing or discuss unrelated lobster topics.
Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 4 against · Last checked
Evidence against · 4
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Under the right circumstances, can lobsters live indefinitely?. (2012). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/8520/under-the-right-circumstances-can-lobsters-live-indefinitely
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Is it impossible to tell a lobster's age?. (n.d.). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/6561
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Are lobsters immortal? | Natural History Museum. (n.d.). nhm.ac.uk. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/are-lobsters-immortal.html
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Aging and Immortality. (2016). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5070/bs3211033755
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