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HEALTH · May 28, 2026

In humans, when not eating, the entire esophagus is completely closed along its full length, so water cannot drip down into the stomach on its own.

MOSTLY BS

HEALTH · May 28, 2026

Fever can sometimes cure cancer.

SOME BS

HISTORY · May 28, 2026

In medieval Europe, there were roughly 80 to 100 feast days per year on which work generally stopped.

HARDLY BS

POLITICS · May 28, 2026

Poland is a sovereign state with full legal authority over its domestic governance and foreign policy.

HARDLY BS

POLITICS · May 28, 2026

The 2020 United States presidential election was stolen.

TOTAL BS

SCIENCE · May 28, 2026

Win probability models used in sports analytics (for example, ESPN's NBA win probability model) are generally well-calibrated, and their probabilities align reasonably well with observed outcomes, at least compared with typical human intuition.

HARDLY BS

HEALTH · May 28, 2026

A height of 6 feet 2 inches is approximately the 95th percentile for adult male height in the United States.

NOT BS

HEALTH · May 28, 2026

Salivary amylase cannot break down starch into glucose because the enzyme molecule is too large.

TOTAL BS

HEALTH · May 28, 2026

Sugar-free soft drinks sweetened with non-sugar sweeteners (for example, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar) are as harmful to teeth as sugar-sweetened soft drinks.

MOSTLY BS

HEALTH · May 28, 2026

Alternative medicine works as well as or better than conventional medicine.

TOTAL BS

HEALTH · May 28, 2026

Using prescription acne medication at any point during pregnancy is problematic for pregnant women.

TOTAL BS

LEGAL · May 28, 2026

Portugal's digital nomad visa provides a direct pathway to Portuguese citizenship.

SOME BS

GENERAL · May 28, 2026

Capitalism tends to promote the natural emergence of monopolies.

SOME BS

TECH · May 28, 2026

Substantive disagreements between AI models on fact-checking outcomes are common.

NOT BS

GENERAL · May 28, 2026

Popular Singapore breakfasts besides kaya toast include roti prata and bak chor mee.

HARDLY BS

HISTORY · May 28, 2026

Singapore breakfast culture is influenced by Chinese, Malay, Indian, and British cultures.

NOT BS

GENERAL · May 28, 2026

Kaya is a jam made from coconut milk and eggs.

NOT BS

SCIENCE · May 28, 2026

Higher ocean temperatures can stress corals and cause them to expel symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae), leading to coral bleaching.

NOT BS

SCIENCE · May 28, 2026

Human activities, especially burning fossil fuels and land-use change such as deforestation, are altering the global carbon cycle by increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.

NOT BS

SCIENCE · May 28, 2026

Some carbon is stored long-term in soils, oceans, sediments, rocks, and fossil fuels.

NOT BS