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Did the U.S. Army treat a President's cold using chlorine gas?
Several texts on the history of chemical warfare mention the story that in May 1924 the U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service (CWS) treated President Calvin Coolidge for a severe cold with chlorine. For example:
In May 1924 the CWS sealed President…
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Do violent video games cause violent behavior?
I have been following this question casually over the past couple of years, and it seemed to me that there was no strong consensus either way on the subject. However, I recently read an editorial from one of the scientists involved in the Supreme…
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Are these UFOs on the videos released by the Pentagon still unidentified?
The Pentagon recently released videos of UFOs taken by Navy pilots. According to this Guardian article,
The Pentagon on Monday [27 April 2020] released three declassified videos that show US Navy pilots encountering what appear to be unidentified…
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Have China and India more than doubled carbon emissions since 2000 while U.S. emissions have fallen?
The following meme has been shared circa Dec 2019 on social media and several blogs:
The text reads:
China's Carbon Emission Change Since 2000: +208%
India's Carbon Emission Change Since 2000: +155%
United States's Carbon Emission Change Since…
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Does the US Armed Forces refuse to recruit anyone with an IQ less than 83?
In this video, Jordan Peterson claims the following.
You can't induct someone into the Armed Forces in the US if they have an IQ of less than 83.
He claims that the armed forces needs an accurate predictor of intelligence in order to be able to…
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Did Donald Trump file for bankruptcy four times?
In the CNN's Republican debate broadcasted in Sept 2015, Carly Fiorina said the following to Donald Trump:
There are a lot of us Americans who believe that we're going to have trouble someday paying back the interest on our debt. Because…
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Are most terrorists Muslim?
Those arguing for more profiling quite frequently claim that while not all Muslims are terrorists, most terrorists are muslim. Is there data to show that more than 50% of terrorists attacks can be attributed to any one religious or political…
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Could Elon Musk sell $US6 billion in stock “right now”?
Recently (26 October 2021), CNN published an article with the eye-catching headline:
2% of Elon Musk's wealth could solve world hunger, says director of UN food scarcity organization
This was subsequently debunked on Twitter to which Elon Musk…
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Does milk make your bones stronger?
It's a common notion that milk makes bones stronger; milk contains calcium and bones contain calcium. But obviously it's not the case that calcium ingested is immediately deposited into bones. In fact, there seem to be no studies suggesting this at…
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Does wearing a bicycle helmet make the cyclist safer?
Does wearing a helmet while bicycling make an individual cyclist safer?
That is, in the case of an accident, is one safer wearing an helmet? If yes, are the odds of an accident lower, higher or identical if one is wearing a helmet? If the odds of…
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Did a thief think he could conceal his identity from security cameras by putting lemon juice on his face?
McArthur Wheeler, a man who robbed two banks after covering his face with lemon juice in the mistaken belief that, because lemon juice is usable as invisible ink, it would prevent his face from being recorded on surveillance cameras.
Is this…
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Was the Brazilian Zika virus outbreak centered in a place where GMO mosquitoes were released?
A blogger claims:
By July 2015, shortly after the GM mosquitoes were first released into
the wild in Juazeiro, Brazil, Oxitec proudly announced they had
“successfully controlled the Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads
dengue fever, chikungunya and…
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Does Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS) exist?
A recent article from Daily Mail cited the case of a woman claiming to be allergic to Wi-Fi, and that it could even kill her. This claim sounded ridiculous and absurd to me. Quoting parts of the exact text:
Jackie Lindsey, 50, claims she has…
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Is drinking water during a meal bad for you?
I have heard that it will "wash away the nutrients", that it dilutes stomach acid and all kinds of things. Is this just an old-wives tale?
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Is it possible to "die instantly"?
Lots of times, when some great tragedy occurs, one often hears journalists and bystanders alike softening the blow of having some person die by saying something like "at least they died instantly" or "they died instantly, so they didn't suffer."…
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