No scholarly consensus identifies a single “first scientist” in recorded history.
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Anaximander was the first scientist in recorded history.
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Human evidence for taurine’s mood benefits is limited to one small psychosis add-on trial.
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Taurine supplementation supports mood and emotional health in humans.
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Recent surveys show ATS auto-rejecting resumes before human review is uncommon.
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Approximately 75% of job applications are automatically rejected by applicant tracking systems before being reviewed by a human recruiter.
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Wolf reintroduction caused localized trophic-cascade effects, but impacts were variable.
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The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park triggered a trophic cascade that fundamentally transformed the park's ecosystem.
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Radiologists often fail to spot deepfake X-rays, yet diagnostic accuracy remains similar.
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AI-generated deepfake X-ray images are sufficiently realistic to cause radiologists to make incorrect diagnoses.
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No credible research shows two-syllable startup names increase unicorn odds.
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Startups with two-syllable names have a statistically higher probability of reaching a unicorn valuation (≥$1 billion) compared to startups with names of other syllable counts.
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Cognitive harms appear mainly with heavy, passive AI dependence, not general use.
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Using artificial intelligence tools causes a decline in human intelligence over time.
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From low Earth orbit, the Great Wall is generally impossible to see unaided.
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The Great Wall of China is visible from space with the naked eye.
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A 2026 University of Florida study found humans spot deepfakes about two-thirds of the time.
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As of 2026, AI-generated videos are realistic enough to fool the majority of viewers without the use of technical detection tools.
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Research finds MBTI type results often shift on retesting, undermining validity.
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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) lacks scientific validity as a personality assessment tool.
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Cross-cutting close relationships can reduce prejudice and affective polarization, depending on contact quality.
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Having at least one person with different political or religious views in an individual's close personal network is associated with significantly less extreme beliefs in that individual.
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EU membership could give Iceland voting rights, euro stability, and security gains.
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Iceland would not benefit from being a member of the European Union as of March 31, 2026.
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As of March 2026, AI-generated code yields about 1.7× more issues per pull request.
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AI-generated code contains fewer bugs than human-written code as of March 31, 2026.
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Transistor-density scaling continues into the 2nm era, but at slower, less predictable rates.
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Moore's Law, which predicts the doubling of transistors on integrated circuits approximately every two years, has effectively ended as of March 2026.
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No peer-reviewed evidence supports human or goldfish attention-span figures.
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The average human attention span is shorter than that of a goldfish.
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MTHFR C677T can correlate with higher inflammation markers, while A1298C may not.
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Variants in the MTHFR gene are associated with increased inflammation in humans.
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Glutathione enables detoxification by conjugating xenobiotics for excretion.
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Glutathione supports detoxification processes in the human body.
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Subliminal information can measurably bias simple choices, though effects are limited.
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Subtle cues can influence people's decisions without their conscious awareness.
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Major medical evidence warns carnivore diets risk deficiencies, high LDL, cardiovascular harm.
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The carnivore diet (an all-animal-product diet excluding plant foods) is beneficial to human health.
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Evidence linking atrial fibrillation to reduced glymphatic brain clearance remains limited and uncertain.
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Atrial fibrillation reduces glymphatic flow in the brain, impairing the clearance of waste metabolites.
SOME BS