No reliable record shows Freud ever said, “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.”
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Sigmund Freud said, "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
TOTAL BS
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Existing universities like Bologna and Oxford were founded in the late 11th century.
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The Aztec Empire greatly predates any existing universities.
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Teaching at Oxford dates to 1096, predating the Aztec Empire’s 1325 founding.
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Oxford University existed before the Aztec Empire.
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Medieval scholars generally taught and wrote that Earth is spherical.
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During the Middle Ages, scholars thought the Earth was round.
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No credible evidence shows Avril Lavigne was ever replaced by a double.
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Avril Lavigne was replaced by her body double.
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No credible evidence shows that knowing a name can compel obedience.
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A person's true name can be used to force them to obey your commands.
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Many public records databases can be searched using a person’s real name.
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A person's true name can be used to look up information about them in public databases.
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Modern science shows humans evolved from populations, not a single first woman.
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Eve was the first woman ever to live.
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Human evolution was gradual across populations, so no single first woman existed.
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Humans evolved gradually, so there was no first woman.
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Authoritative biographies report Elon Musk finished high school and earned two bachelor’s degrees.
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Elon Musk is the richest person in the world who didn't finish high school.
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Current AI systems lack any established way to confirm their own consciousness.
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An AI does not know whether it is conscious.
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In many cultures, children place lost teeth under pillows for the Tooth Fairy.
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The tooth fairy collects baby teeth placed under a pillow.
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In the tooth fairy tradition, parents usually swap the tooth for a reward.
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Baby teeth placed under a pillow are usually collected by a child's parents or guardians.
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Across sources, red shoes are mainly linked to power, danger, and fantasy.
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Red shoes bring good luck.
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Red shoes can influence perceived status and competence in some contexts.
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Red shoes do not have any particular effect.
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Stepping into a lit fireplace causes burns and injury, not teleportation.
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Stepping into a lit fireplace and stating a location will instantly travel you to that location.
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Open flames, embers, and hot surfaces in a lit fireplace burn skin within seconds.
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Stepping into a lit fireplace will result in being burned.
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Black cats have no proven causal effect on a person’s luck.
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Crossing paths with a black cat results in bad luck.
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Black cats don’t cause luck or misfortune, but encounters can affect behavior.
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If you cross paths with a black cat, nothing in particular happens.
SOME BS
Neil Armstrong delivered the “one small step” line on the Moon.
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Neil Armstrong said "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" on the moon.
HARDLY BS