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Are electric zaps effective for exercising?
I've seen commercials of "TENS" (Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) devices that you strap on to your stomach or thighs, which zaps you continuously making your muscles contract, supposedly burning calories.
I'm somewhat of a lazy tub…
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Do people carry around up to 20 lbs (9 kg) of poop?
The claim from this site:
It’s been said that the average American carries around between 5-20
extra pounds of poop in their intestines.
It's hard to believe it's true. Is there a medical evidence that proves this claim?
Losing 20 lbs (9 kg) by…
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Was the modern Santa Claus created by CocaCola?
Is it true that the Coca-Cola company is responsible for the creation of the Modern Santa Claus? e.g. as seen in the attached image
Image Source: The Coca-Cola Company Web Site
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Do other animals have non-reproductive sex?
At about the 11:40 point in the class day 2009 lecture by Robert Sapolsky the claim is made that humans are the only species that engage in non-reproductive sex.
Is there solid evidence for or against the idea that only humans have non-reproductive…
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Does cutting paper dull a knife quickly?
This question is a follow-up to "How to test the sharpness of a knife?", my answer to it, and the comments my answer generated. Charlie Brumbaugh wanted to know how to tell when he is done when honing his knife, I suggested testing by slicing…
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Is the discovery of tuff amongst dinosaur fossils in Utah incompatible with scientific consensus about dating of the fossils?
A Creation Ministries International article makes the following claim about the multiple-local-flood explanation for the deposits at the Morrison Formation:
The idea of many local floods might at first seem a possibility.
However, a notable…
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Did raising a Japanese freighter by means of ping pong balls happen?
According to Tom Waits a Japanese freighter was raised from the seabed by means of ping pong balls, Donald Duck comic style.
Here is the quote:
A Japanese freighter had been torpedoed during WWII and it's at the bottom of Tokyo Harbor with a large…
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Did opposition fundraising stop neonazis marching?
From Facebook:
"In the small town in Germany where the Nazi leader Rudolf Hess was born, every year right wing activist[s] have been showing up to commemorate his birthday. Counter marches didn't stop them. What really got to them was when people…
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Are EpiPens still effective past expiration date?
Heard a bunch of people claiming that there was a study that EpiPens were found to be medically effective well past their expiration date.
Is the claim true, and if so how sound is the study?
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Is the total cost of treating the uninsured in emergency rooms more expensive than government-subsidized urgent care would be in the US?
One of the claims I have frequently encountered in support of government intervention in providing health insurance that is more extensive than Medicare and Medicaid in the US, is that it will reduce the need for patients without insurance to use…
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Is Donald Trump forcing the EPA to take down all climate change information?
According to the Independent article Donald Trump orders Environmental Protection Agency to delete all climate change information from its website
The Trump administration is forcing the Environmental Protection Agency to delete all of its pages on…
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Did the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army say this about human trafficking?
Did General Yair Golan, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army say this?
General Golan, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, on Holocaust
Memorial Day, said:
“If there is something that frightens me about the memories of the
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Are 550 people still losing their jobs at "Trump's" Carrier plant?
Donald Trump made saving the jobs at Carrier a big campaign rallying point. On December 06, 2016 New York Times reported from Chuck Jones, the president of United Steelworkers Local 1999, that
550 people are losing their jobs.
700 other positions…
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Are there 2-3m illegal migrants with criminal records in the USA?
President-Elect Trump has said that he plans to deport or jail between 2 million and 3 million illegal migrants in the USA who have criminal records.
US President-elect Donald Trump has said he will deport or jail up to three million illegal…
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Are (wild) elephants afraid of mice?
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I have heard from people working in zoos that the myth of elephants being afraid of mice is not true.
Here is a short video of a zoo elephant clearly not caring about a mouse.
I don't find it surprising that such a domesticated elephant has…
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