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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 64,000 married Indian men take their own lives in 2012 after charges of domestic abuse?
Section 498a of the Indian penal code makes it an offence for a husband or his family to subject his wife to cruelty or harassment.
Hridaya-Nest of Family Harmony is a Men's Rights organisation that claims that Section 498a is frequently abused,…
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Did the US spend 7 trillion in the Middle East?
In response to the recent train accident in Washington State, the current President of the United States, Donal Trump, made a claim in a tweet that the US has spent $7 trillion in the Middle East.
Is this true, and if so what's the (rough)…
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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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Did President Obama institute immigration restrictions in 2011 that were similar to Trump's Jan 2017 immigration restrictions?
Following Trump's recent executive order restricting movement from seven selected nations, some proponents of Trump's actions point out that in 2011 President Obama instituted similar restrictions on Iraqi nationals for similar reasons (ie1, ie2,…
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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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Is playing sport at your 'home ground' a benefit?
As Wikipedia puts it...
In team sports, the term home
advantage (also called home
field/court/diamond/ice advantage)
describes the advantage–usually a
psychological advantage–that the home
team is said to have over the visiting
team as…
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Was this Indian from British India the first to strike Berlin during World War I?
This article (since deleted, backup here) came to my eye recently.
The article glosses over the exploits of a citizen of British India who, purportedly, rose from utter obscurity to becoming an ace flier. A quote of some of the article is as…
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Was Harrison Ford the janitor or carpenter on the set of Star Wars?
There is an old urban legend that Harrison Ford was actually the janitor on the set of Star Wars, and was standing in for the actor that was supposed to play Han Solo. The execs liked him so much they cast him on the spot.
Is there any truth to…
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