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Only the US, Liberia and Myanmar are “not metric”?
What’s the actual base of the oft-repeated claim that besides the US only Liberia and Myanmar had not officially/fully/completely/… adopted the metric system? For which definition of “not metric” is it or was it true, if any?
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Is it dangerous to have several vaccines at the same time?
As a parent, I often hear people say that they think it's bad for their children to have several vaccines in one go. Some parents pay for some vaccines to be given separately, and I wondered if there is any evidence that it makes a difference.
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Do condoms have large enough holes for HIV to pass through?
Some people say that holes in latex are large enough for the AIDS-causing HIV and chlamydia to pass through, so that condoms do not protect against these STDs. Others dispute this statement and consider condoms to be effective in blocking HIV…
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Can I get high using binaural beats?
Some sites claim that you can get high using binaural beats:
All I-Doser doses are tested by a panel of users who consider themselves experienced in binaural beat modification. A dose is not passed on to the I-Doser Store until it is proven working…
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Pornography and the male libido
Does watching pornography reduce or otherwise affect the desire of men to have actual sex?
This claim has been made by numerous people, including Naomi Wolf in The Porn Myth.
The broader claim is often that pornography is addictive for men, an arms…
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Does prayer help to heal?
It's not hard to find claims like these in the media or on the web from time to time.
Is there any scientifically verifiable evidence that prayer (in addition to appropriate medical/surgical treatment) has a benefit for a patient? Please keep…
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Is Islam banned in Japan?
I noticed some people posting and reposting bold statements online that Japan is (the only) country that banned Islam. I searched a bit and found out that there are some mosques and Muslim societies in Japan, so it cannot be entirely true. Also,…
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What's wrong with processed food?
Jamie Oliver always talks about how processed food is awful, and we should stop eating it.
By processed food he means food which is pre-prepared and contains additives. He instead insists that food cooked from fresh local ingredients is much…
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Does Ryanair use cookies to raise the price of their tickets after you have visited the site before?
According to this website, this and a few others, apparently, RyanAir uses cookies to detect whether you've been to the site before and increases the price, presumably because it believes if you're checking it again, you're going to be more…
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Why do we open the window shades during landing and take-off?
I have experienced that during take-off and landing on commercial passenger flights, there are clear instructions to the passengers to keep their window shades open. This is done both during day and night times, presumably ruling out any kind of…
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Can you break a person's neck with a manual head twist?
In a move often seen in action movies (very often!), someone takes the head of another person with both hands, usually from behind, and twists it only once or twice in order to break their neck. A sound of breaking bone is normally played.
It is…
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Is there a place in the world where two oceans meet and they don't mix?
This picture is currently being spread virally:
Some Muslims were saying that this is mentioned in the Quran where it is said:
He has set free the two seas meeting together. There is a barrier
between them. They do not transgress. (Quran,…
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Do hand sanitizers have a negative impact on the human immune system?
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Which is more effective at removing germs, washing with soap and water or using hand sanitizers?
Does regular handwashing with antibacterial soap prevent disease?
I've run across some claims stating that the regular use of hand…
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Is 10% of the world's population homosexual?
Graphic artist, Toby Ng, asserts that 10% of the world is homosexual in his work "The World of 100". I can't see where he claims this data to be from. This seems high to me and low to my sister-in-law, so I guess that more or less reflects personal…
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Is being a vegan more environmentally friendly than otherwise?
On their website, PETA claimed the following:
A recent United Nations report concluded that a global shift toward a vegan diet is necessary to combat the worst effects of climate change. And the U.N. is not alone in its analysis. Researchers at the…
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