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Has 90% of ice around Antarctica disappeared in less than a decade?

climate-change oceanography antarctica ice asked Mar 1, 2023 at 12:22

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Is "seafood" inclusive of "seaweed"?

meaning word-usage nouns hypernyms food asked May 18, 2017 at 12:44

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Did over 1000 people in the US die of cannabis overdose in 2021?

united-states medical-science recreational-drugs marijuana asked Mar 8, 2023 at 12:53

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Has "the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger... been linked to insufficient sleep"?

sleep space-flight asked Nov 14, 2016 at 15:51

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Does US governmental advocacy of drinking milk harm African-Americans?

medical-science united-states nutrition milk race asked Mar 17, 2017 at 13:21

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What date does a 1738 British author intend by "soon after the revolution"?

britain asked Jul 18, 2018 at 13:01

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Does the strength of Earth's magnetic field influence its climate?

climate geomagnetism asked May 15, 2014 at 23:37

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Is there any explanation for the large amount of sea ice around Antarctica in 2014?

antarctic sea-ice cryosphere asked May 12, 2014 at 18:54

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Did a lawyer representing the Charlottesville flamethrower man say to kill little babies?

quotes israel discrimination asked Sep 29, 2017 at 13:45

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As of May 2024, does the US state of Georgia prohibit "water to be available to you while you wait in line to vote in an election"?

united-states water voting asked May 22 at 13:11

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Does the President of the United States have the ability to deploy nuclear weapons at will?

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Is eating processed meat as bad as smoking for causing cancer?

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Was pink a boy color and blue a girl color prior to the 20th century?

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When did people decide that all caps means the writer is shouting?

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Was there violence on both sides in Charlottesville?

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Is this pie graph describing US government spending accurate?

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Did Buzz Aldrin take communion of bread and wine on his first landing on the moon?

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Was President Trump's inauguration "the first time ... that floor coverings have been used to protect the grass on the Mall"?

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"One year without beef saves 3432 trees"

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Did Steve Mnuchin's OneWest Bank foreclose on a 90-year-old woman's house after a 27-cent payment error?

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Did Einstein say this about his marriage?

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Was Stonehenge built in the 1950s?

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Is the USA murder rate at a high? Specifically is it at a 45 year high?

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Were students "forced to recite 'Allah is the only God'" in Tennessee public schools?

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Is a police officer 18x more likely to be killed by a black male than an unarmed black male is to be by a police officer?

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Did climate scientists in the 1980s predict a 1 meter sea level rise by now?

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Did the Allies reverse the threads on secret microfilm-hiding buttons to thwart the Germans?

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Does microwaving food create particles that are not created when warming food by conventional means?

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Did Bernie Sanders say immigrants steal our jobs?

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Did college students clamor for cyanide pills in student health clinics in the 1980's in America?

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Is any male over 15 years of age considered a combatant if killed by a drone strike?

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Are black Americans responsible for more than 50% of homicides?

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Has 90% of ice around Antarctica disappeared in less than a decade?

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Are more people killed with hammers than with guns in the US?

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Is Reiki scientifically valid/proven?

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Did Joe Biden "stop the prosecution" of his son in Ukraine? And did he brag about stopping the prosecution?

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Did Ray Bradbury ever claim that "Fahrenheit 451" was not about censorship?

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Did the U.S. Army treat a President's cold using chlorine gas?

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Does the cardboard box cost more than the corn in cornflakes?

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Are Americans more likely to be killed by vending machines than terrorist refugees?

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