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Does archaeological evidence show that Nazareth wasn't inhabited during Jesus's lifetime?
The gospels say that Jesus's home village was Nazareth. A book by Rene Salm claims that according to archaeological evidence, the village of Nazareth didn't become inhabited until after the time when Jesus lived. Googling for opinions about Salm's…
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Was Donald Trump treated with pharmaceuticals derived from fetal stem cells?
A post on www.twitter.com [link] has garnered over 100K retweets and 345K likes which states:
So it turns out the monoclonal antibodies that Trump is on are from fetal stem cells. So Trump is being treated/saved with dead babies. Republicans? Amy…
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Did the Smithsonian publish this infographic about 'whiteness'?
The American Conservative ascribes some claims to Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC):
Look at this stunning exhibition from the website of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and…
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Do male chicks get ground up on most farms in the industralized world?
This was spurred from a recent related question. I started looking into whether male chicks are ground up. It makes sense that they are, but I'm having a hard time finding conclusive evidence.
Many egg farming operations macerate the male chicks.…
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Do mice love cheese?
It's common knowledge that mice love cheese. Do they, or is it just that they'll eat anything that's available? What's the origin of the mouse-cheese belief?
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Does a small cup of coffee result in a 45% reduced blood flow to the brain?
The Humans are Free article The Coffee Deception: 13 Little Known Facts About Coffee makes the claim that caffeine from a cup of coffee reduces blood flow to the brain.
2. MRI images taken before and after 1 cup of coffee showed a decrease in…
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Has an engineer called Trevor Jackson invented a revolutionary battery allowing for a car range of 1500 miles?
Since a few days several websites report about an alleged revolutionary electric vehicle fuel cell that enables 1500 miles range:
Daily Mail Online
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unserplanet.net
Citing the Mail Online:
by David Rose for The Mail on Sunday
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Did the US push the Kurds to lower their defences against Turkey in the months preceding the latest Turkish military operation against them?
CNN reports:
Analysts such as Bowman say part of the outrage is driven by the fact that "we would have not defeated ISIS' Caliphate ... without their help" and that the Kurds had just recently lowered their defenses, trusting the US to protect them…
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Did US corporations pay demonstrators in the German demonstrations against article 13?
One of the governing parties of Germany - the CDU/CSU - claimed on Twitter that American corporations "bought" demonstrators at the recent demonstrations against article 13:
Wenn amerikanische Konzerne mit massivem Einsatz von Desinformationen und…
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Was Paul Manafort exonerated for the crimes he’s now charged with?
Andrew Napolitano just said this on Fox News regarding the trial of Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort:
Here’s Manafort’s defense: I was investigated for all this by the government 8 years ago and I was exonerated, and I’m going to put on the…
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Is "tag" named for "touch and go"?
A Facebook meme (with 146 thousand shares) asks:
How old were you when you learned that the game TAG stands for "Touch and Go"
I was today years old...
Is the etymology of the game tag an acronym of "touch and go"?
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Did Trump promise to bring back waterboarding?
According to the Wikipedia article Guantanamo Bay detention camp § President Trump's statements on the camp:
President Donald Trump has vowed to keep the prison open and to use it to detain "bad dudes". Trump has stated, "I would bring back…
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In the US, are three women killed each day by their male partners?
In 2013, CNN made this claim:
Each day - Three or more women are murdered by their boyfriends or husbands on average, according to the American Psychology Association.
Indeed, the linked APA website makes the claim:
On average, more than three…
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Was the golden ratio deliberately used for aesthetics in ancient or Renaissance times?
It's a famous claim that the golden ratio was both known to and deliberately used by artists and/or architects, for example in the Parthenon. I doubt this, and suspect that any observations about the golden ratio existing in art or architecture were…
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Are vegetables good for me?
From a young age, most people are told that vegetables are really good for you and you must eat them...
But why? If I eat loads of vegetables for a week, and then the next week I eat nothing but burgers and fries I don't feel in the slightest bit…
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