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Are light-on-dark colour schemes for computer screens better for programmers?

Are people on average more likely to die in an extinction event than in a car crash?

Did COBOL have 250 billion lines of code and 1 million programmers, as late as 2009?

Is Australian fauna more dangerous?

Did "global cooling" have as much scientific consensus as "global warming" has now?

Was Kursk sunk by USS Memphis?

"cut the blue wire" - do EOD technicians ever do that?

Do airline pilots decide on flight plan and receive personal bonus for fuel saving?

Was Iran Air Flight 655 shot down by mistake?

Does using headphones to drown out ambient noise reduce the quality of work?

Did the No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron score the most kills in the Battle of Britain?

Did Steve Jobs say "We've always been shameless about stealing great ideas."?

Are SWATs in the US mostly used for serving marijuana warrants?

Do North Koreans resort to cannibalism?

Was Aeroflot SU2074 intended target in MH17 shooting?

Was Greenpeace ever sponsored by the KGB?

Did 25 people die because of H1N1 vaccine of 1976?

Is reducing carbon emission from cars futile?

Do flashcards for babies improve literacy or numeracy?

Can dolphins accidentally detonate naval mines?

Do Silicon Valley tech workers' kids have low vaccination rates?

Does North Korea have largest special forces in the World?

Do 4% of Americans say they believe in "lizard people"?

Did Adria Richards tweet "Black people CANNOT be racist..."?

Do 1.4 million Americans have Top Secret clearance?

Is US ahead or behind of EU in terms of broadband Internet access?

Is the 2-3-fold rise in HDD price an effect of false shortage?

Does one in six Americans struggle with hunger?

Did White House staff have problems booking a hotel for Trump for G20?

Does individual recycling have no observable global impact?