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Did Alexander Graham Bell write "the unchecked burning of fossil fuels would have a sort of greenhouse effect" in 1917?
Quoting from a clearly low-quality journal:
In 1917 Alexander Graham Bell wrote. The unchecked burning of fossil fuels] would have a sort of greenhouse effect", and "The net result is the greenhouse becomes a sort of hot-house." Bell went on to …
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Was Greta Thunberg unable to find a seat on an overcrowded train?
Greta Thunberg tweeted an photo of her sitting on the floor of a train, surrounded by baggage, with the text:
Traveling on overcrowded trains through Germany. And I’m finally on my way home!
According to the NY Post:
A German railway company has…
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Has Boris Johnson ever referred to any of his opponents as "traitors"?
Yesterday Paula Sherriff said (quote from Hansard, emphasis mine):
We stand here, Mr Speaker, under the shield of our departed friend. Many of us in this place are subject to death threats and abuse every single day. Let me tell the Prime Minister…
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Did Chinese school textbook maps (c. 1951) "depict China as stretching even into the central Asian republics"?
In Marshall (Prisoners of Geography, 2015) writes:
In 1951, China annexed Tibet (another vast non-Han territory) and by then Chinese school textbook maps began to depict China as stretching even into the central Asian republics.
Is the claim (in…
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Does science define life as "beginning at conception"?
The following link makes such a claim
https://www.princeton.edu/~prolife/articles/embryoquotes2.html
The following references illustrate the fact that a new human embryo, the starting point for a human life, comes into existence with the formation…
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Does the Idaho Potato Commission associate potato skins with healthy eating?
A person is suing TGI Friday's for false advertising regarding their bagged "Potato Skins" snacks. Part of the claim is that potato skins are associated with healthy eating, which makes the snack stand out among other bagged, crisp snacks.
The…
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Does 5G pose health risks?
Among others, the website RadiationHealthRisks claims:
Second, according to experts, because of the shorter length of
millimeter waves (MMV) required by 5G to support the bandwidth, these
shorter waves do not travel as far or through objects. This…
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Do the Crimean people prefer to be with Russia than with Ukraine?
In July 2016, Donald Trump, as a US presidential candidate was quoted by ABC News as saying:
The people of Crimea, from what I've heard, would rather be with Russia than where they were.
Politifact confirmed the quote and looked into reports at…
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Did 60% of polled South Africans say the country was better run during apartheid?
I have found several sites claiming that a study shows that over 60% of polled South Africans said the country was better run under apartheid - most notably, a 2002 Guardian article:
In a rebuke to the African National Congress government, more…
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Can people tell the difference between sea salt and table salt in food?
Sea salt has been getting much more popular lately due to a perception that it tastes better than regular salt. Since it has negligible amounts of iodine, and tends to replace iodized salt in our diet, I understand that some…
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Does the brain use more energy during mental work?
There is the idea that mental work is tiring.
Does the brain as a whole need to consume more glucose and oxygen when we are "mentally active"?
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Did Borat originate the notion that Jews shape shift?
In the 2006 Mockumentary Borat, two of the characters believe that Jews can "shape-shift", which is also noted in the last section here.
In 2015, in the wake of the Charlie Hedbo attacks, Daily Beat reporter Dana Kennedy claimed that at least one…
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Are men genetically programmed to seek multiple sexual partners more than women?
Journalist Daniel Bergner explains in this video, 99% of What We Believe About Female Sexuality is Nonsense, that there is a common misconception about the sexuality of the genders:
the idea that while men are genetically programmed to spread their…
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What happens when you mix Lysol and bleach?
My mother just forwarded an email to all her contacts (thanks, mom), warning us of the dangers of mixing Lysol and bleach together. Here's most the content, translated from French:
Bleach and Lysol, a lethal mix
If the experience of my friend can…
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Were the families of the protesters killed during the Tiananmen Square Massacre billed for the bullets used?
The History Channel documentary series Declassified episode Tiananmen Square features this quote:
Is there any known record of the families being invoiced for either:
the costs associated with breaking up the protests; or
a 'Bullet Fee' for the…
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