Fortune cookies were invented in early 1900s California, USA.
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Fortune cookies originated in China.
TOTAL BS
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Adverse possession can confer property ownership after open, notorious, continuous occupation.
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Adverse possession laws in the United States allow a person to gain legal ownership of property by occupying it without permission for a statutory period.
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Napoleon stood about 1.67–1.69 m (around 5'7"), slightly above average.
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Napoleon Bonaparte was shorter than the average adult male of his time.
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Conventional plastics persist for centuries in landfills, fragmenting into microplastics.
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Plastic waste eventually biodegrades in landfills.
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Logic and creativity rely on networks spanning both brain hemispheres.
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Humans use the left hemisphere of the brain primarily for logical thinking and the right hemisphere primarily for creative thinking.
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Natural diamonds form deep in Earth’s mantle from carbon under extreme heat and pressure.
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Diamonds are formed from compressed coal.
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Vitamin A from beta-carotene restores night vision only in deficient people.
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Eating carrots significantly improves night vision in humans.
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Men’s fatal crash involvement per 100 million miles is 63% higher.
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Statistical data shows that women have worse driving records than men.
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Cold starts increase engine wear, and frequent short trips compound it.
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Short distance driving without allowing the engine to warm up increases engine wear.
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No AI strategy has shown durable, net-of-fees outperformance across market regimes.
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It is possible to use artificial intelligence to develop an investment strategy that consistently outperforms the stock market.
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Reading in low light may cause temporary eye strain but no permanent damage.
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Reading in low light causes permanent damage to eyesight.
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The blue whale is the largest animal ever known by mass.
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Some species of baleen whales, including the blue whale, are the largest known animals in the world.
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No scientific studies show Abyssinians learn tricks faster than all breeds.
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Abyssinian cats learn tricks faster than all other cat breeds.
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Across human traits, genetic influence is often substantial and varies widely.
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Environmental factors have a greater influence on human development than genetic factors.
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Adult ADHD diagnoses have risen, but overdiagnosis in adults remains unproven.
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ADHD is overdiagnosed in adults in recent years.
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Approximately 0.2–0.5% of adult men can bench press 140 kg.
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Fewer than 0.1% of men are able to bench press 140 kilograms.
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The CIA used waterboarding as official policy, but key Kiriakou details were wrong.
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John Kiriakou has made public statements about his experiences at the CIA that are mostly accurate.
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Engine displacement is a fundamental, top-tier factor in engine performance.
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Engine displacement is considered one of the most important characteristics of an engine.
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When volume and intensity are matched, squats and leg press yield similar hypertrophy overall.
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Squats are more effective than leg press exercises for muscle hypertrophy.
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Hundreds of nuclear fission reactors will operate worldwide through the 2040s.
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Nuclear fission will continue to be used as an energy source over the next 20 years.
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