Jim Simons understood and used a data-driven, systematic trading methodology.
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Jim Simons kept his trading practices secret because he did not understand how he achieved his investment returns.
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Jim Simons built decades of consistent, crisis-resistant returns using systematic quantitative strategies.
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There is evidence that Jim Simons' investment success was primarily due to luck rather than skill or strategy.
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Normal smartphone blue-light exposure has no proven link to permanent retinal damage.
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Blue light emitted from smartphones causes permanent retinal damage.
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Large reviews find no significant link between sugar-free drinks and cancer.
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Sugar-free drinks cause cancer in humans.
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Earth has about 3 trillion trees, exceeding the Milky Way’s 100–400 billion stars.
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There are more stars in the Milky Way galaxy than there are trees on Earth.
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Some bird species fly lower when air pressure drops before storms.
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Birds flying at low altitudes is a reliable indicator of an approaching storm.
SOME BS
Randomized trials show milk intake has no significant effect on height.
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Drinking milk contributes to increased height growth in humans.
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Experiments show oxygen and carbon dioxide levels do not drive yawning.
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Yawning occurs to increase oxygen intake before sleep.
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Sexual orientation is largely shaped by biology and early development and is not durably changeable.
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Sexual orientation, specifically being gay, is primarily a result of psychological factors or social influence rather than innate biological factors, and it can be changed.
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Freezing raw fish is the reliable way to prevent sushi-borne parasites.
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Consuming ginger after eating sushi kills most of the parasites that may be present in the sushi.
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Peregrine falcons reach about 389 km/h (242 mph) in hunting dives.
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The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal in the world.
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Cheetahs reach documented top sprint speeds of about 103–114 km/h.
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The cheetah is the fastest land animal on Earth.
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Only about 5–28% of Europeans are lactose intolerant, so most digest milk.
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Most adults of Western descent are unable to digest milk due to lactose intolerance.
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Large meta-analyses find no overall autoimmune disorder increase from childhood vaccines.
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Mandatory childhood vaccination schedules in Western countries cause a significant increase in autoimmune disorders.
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Atmospheric CO2 exceeded 1,000–2,000 ppm during some past geologic eras.
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Current atmospheric CO2 levels are not unprecedented when compared to levels found throughout Earth's full geological record.
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Long-term exposure to PM2.5 air pollution increases dementia risk.
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Exposure to urban air pollution is a direct cause of dementia.
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Lower abortion costs can increase abortion incidence without evidence of contraceptive substitution.
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Making abortion free of charge results in an increased rate of abortions being used as a method of contraception.
MOSTLY BS
Government access to TikTok user data is limited by court orders and technical controls.
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Social media platforms such as TikTok, regardless of changes in ownership, are unable to adequately protect user data from government access.
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Bulls react to movement, not red, and see it as dull.
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Bulls are attracted to or agitated by the color red.
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Google and Anthropic say AI generates most of their new code check-ins.
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Some major software companies currently report that the majority of their source code is written by artificial intelligence.
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