Carbon from peanut butter can form diamonds under extreme lab pressure conditions.
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It is possible to create diamonds from peanut butter using scientific methods.
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T. rex lived about 66 million years before humans, but 80–84 million after Stegosaurus.
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The Tyrannosaurus Rex lived closer in time to modern humans than to the Stegosaurus.
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Systematic reviews show pre-exercise stretching doesn’t meaningfully reduce soreness or injury risk.
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Stretching before exercise prevents muscle soreness and injuries.
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No U.S., UK, or Australian law specifically bans driving with the interior light on.
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It is illegal to drive a car with the interior light on.
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“Let them eat cake” predates Marie Antoinette and lacks evidence.
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Marie Antoinette said the phrase "Let them eat cake" in response to being told that peasants had no bread.
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Brain imaging shows humans routinely use all parts of the brain.
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Humans use only 10 percent of their brain capacity.
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Large-scale research finds no meaningful rise in crime, ER visits, or psychiatric admissions during full moons.
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The full moon causes an increase in unusual human behavior and events.
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Daily water needs vary widely, and about 20–30% comes from food.
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Drinking eight glasses of water per day is the optimal daily water intake for human health.
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Cancel culture can chill speech in academia and online, but broad free-speech limits are not widely evidenced.
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Cancel culture significantly limits free speech and open debate in Western societies.
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Large observational studies link high ultra-processed food intake to higher dementia risk.
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Regular consumption of ultra-processed foods significantly increases the risk of developing dementia.
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Energy shocks, supply disruptions, monetary policy and demand dynamics drove Western inflation.
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Inflation in Western economies is primarily caused by excessive government spending.
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Rapid reductions in fossil fuel emissions are the most effective immediate climate solution.
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Planting a large number of trees is the most effective immediate solution to climate change.
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Deepfakes have already been used in elections to suppress votes and erode trust.
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The increasing use of deepfake technology poses a significant threat to democratic elections.
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Sanctions succeed in roughly 34–51% of cases with modest demands.
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Western economic sanctions against adversarial nations are largely ineffective at changing those nations' state policies.
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Bananas contain trace radioactive potassium-40, giving about 0.1 microsieverts each.
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Bananas are radioactive due to their natural potassium-40 content.
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Worldwide shark attacks cause about 6–12 human deaths each year.
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More people are killed annually by vending machines than by sharks worldwide.
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Razor blades are typically removed or pass through the body intact.
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The human stomach can dissolve razor blades through its digestive acids.
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Cleopatra died around 30 BCE, closer to 1969 than 2500 BCE.
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Cleopatra lived closer in time to the first moon landing in 1969 than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
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A widely recognized collective noun for owls is “parliament”.
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A group of owls is called a parliament.
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Gold is a conditional hedge that sometimes falls during recessions and crises.
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Gold is consistently a safe investment during periods of economic downturn.
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