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Were World War II scrap drives in the United States truly necessary for the procurement of raw materials?
I’ve been reading up on World War II scrap drive efforts in the United States, and am wondering if these (mostly) community-based efforts actually contributed enough raw materials to the war effort for them to actually be viable?
Meaning, I am…
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Did Einstein say imagination is more important than knowledge?
I see lots of posters and pictures online of Einstein regarding the following quote:
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to…
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Did 122 Guantanamo prisoners released by Obama return to the battlefield?
A recent tweet by Donald Trump says:
122 vicious prisoners, released by the Obama Administration from Gitmo, have returned to the battlefield. Just another terrible decision!
According to a Business Insider article, the president was probably…
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Are black Americans responsible for more than 50% of homicides?
I have read comments and articles (an example) that claim that African-Americans are responsible for more than 50% of all homicides in the United States of America.
How credible is this claim?
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Is food still safe to eat within 5 seconds after being dropped on the floor (5 second rule)?
Today in the cafeteria my friend dropped a chicken wing on the floor and immediately picked it up and ate it. Afterward he claimed that the chicken wing was still safe to eat if it was consumed within 5 seconds after being on the floor. He said that…
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Does the Red Cross sell $2.1 billion worth of blood annually?
This recent image on cracked.com claims that the Red Cross grosses USD 2.1 billion a year from selling blood. It also claims that the Red Cross is a business which sells donated blood for $400 a pint.
Are there any verifiable sources for this claim…
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Did smiling, female Israeli soldiers pose with "We kill Children" placards during Gaza War?
This image is widely shared on social media.
Did they really do that?
The photo seems real because there is what appears to be Hebrew letters in the background and the uniforms look right.
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Is gun control effective?
I have seen numerous arguments about gun control, in the sense of laws restricting gun ownership or possession, and whether widespread gun possession affects crime rates, and each side is happy to pull out studies that are favorable to their side. …
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Do "solar panels require 10 times the minerals to deliver the same quantity of energy as a natural gas plant"?
Recently, the Washington Post published an article1 discussing Mark Jacobson's research2 positing that a strategy of 100% wind, water, and solar power can provide all the energy needs of the U.S. with no pollution or emissions.
Many on Twitter have…
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Was Bill Gates' mugshot photo used in 2010 as a template for Outlook contacts?
This claim recently came up in a Reddit post but linked to this article from news.softpedia.com which states:
Getting back to the Gates mug shot being used as the generic profile
picture in Outlook 2010, Ars discovered that the silhouettes in…
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Are one-third of Americans 'killed by strangers' killed by police?
According to Granta - Violence in Blue,
One-third of all Americans killed by strangers are killed by police.
Is this true?
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Is DRM effective?
Reddit is all abuzz about DRM, piracy and all related topics. I don't really know much about the details in the technology here, but people were throwing around statements like these (all pulled from the same thread):
DRM would only affect pirates…
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Did Bernie Sanders say that a woman cannot be president?
During the January 2020 Democratic debate at 43:27 the moderator asked Bernie why he said that a woman cannot win an election https://youtu.be/Ppm_mqo9Tyc?t=2607 . Bernie responds by denying that he ever said that. However, Warren confirms that he…
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Is low emotional intelligence associated with right-wing and prejudiced attitudes?
Accordiing to Diply,
Researchers in Belgium have linked a lack of emotional intelligence with right-wing political views, reports PsyPost. The study, published in Emotion, found that those who lack the ability to understand and manage emotions are…
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Was the 45.9°C temperature in France in June 2019 the highest ever recorded in France?
It was widely reported that on 28th June, 2019, a record temperature of 45.9°C was recorded in Gallargues-le-Montueux, France, breaking the previous 2003 record of 44.1°C. Sources: Metéo France, BBC, CNN.
It was then alleged that this was, in fact,…
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