The first true chicken hatched from an egg laid by a proto-chicken ancestor.
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Chickens existed before chicken eggs existed.
TOTAL BS
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The French Third Republic did not legally ban Islam between 1870 and 1940.
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Islam was forbidden in France during the French Third Republic (1870–1940).
TOTAL BS
Scientific reviews find Three Mile Island caused near-background radiation and minimal off-site health effects.
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Scientists in relevant fields widely agree that the health and environmental effects of the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear accident were very low.
HARDLY BS
UK nominee shareholders can mask legal ownership, but PSC rules require disclosure of real controllers.
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In the United Kingdom, a company's ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) can be obscured by using nominee shareholders.
SOME BS
A 2023 meta-analysis linked 3,200–4,000 IU/day vitamin D to higher hypercalcemia risk.
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A meta-analysis published in 2023 found that taking 3,200 to 4,000 International Units (IU) of vitamin D daily is associated with a higher risk of hypercalcemia.
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Most adults tolerate 5,000 IU daily vitamin D, with uncommon side effects.
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Taking 5,000 IU of vitamin D daily does not cause side effects for most people.
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No authenticated chariot artifacts have been recovered or verified from the Red Sea floor.
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Chariots have been found at the bottom of the Red Sea, proving that the Israelites crossed it after the waters parted.
TOTAL BS
At rest, the esophagus is usually collapsed with sphincters closed, but not fully sealed.
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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
Rare cancer regressions have occurred after high fevers or acute infections.
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Fever can sometimes cure cancer.
SOME BS
Medieval Europe often observed dozens of religious feast days with limited work.
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In medieval Europe, there were roughly 80 to 100 feast days per year on which work generally stopped.
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Poland is a sovereign state, though EU law limits some powers.
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Poland is a sovereign state with full legal authority over its domestic governance and foreign policy.
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Courts and election officials found no widespread fraud altering 2020 results.
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The 2020 United States presidential election was stolen.
TOTAL BS
Sports win-probability models are broadly calibrated across many games and seasons.
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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.
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The 95th percentile height for adult U.S. men is about 187–188 cm.
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A height of 6 feet 2 inches is approximately the 95th percentile for adult male height in the United States.
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Salivary amylase starts starch digestion by producing maltose and dextrins.
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Salivary amylase cannot break down starch into glucose because the enzyme molecule is too large.
TOTAL BS
Sugar-sweetened soft drinks generally harm teeth more than sugar-free ones.
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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.
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Most alternative therapies lack strong evidence and do not outperform standard care.
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Alternative medicine works as well as or better than conventional medicine.
TOTAL BS
Pregnancy safety for prescription acne treatments depends on the specific drug.
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Using prescription acne medication at any point during pregnancy is problematic for pregnant women.
TOTAL BS
Portugal’s residence-permit digital nomad visa can count toward five-year naturalization, but citizenship remains a separate process.
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Portugal's digital nomad visa provides a direct pathway to Portuguese citizenship.
SOME BS
Many capitalist economies have seen rising market concentration and market power.
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Capitalism tends to promote the natural emergence of monopolies.
SOME BS