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Is bentonite a hair clarifier?
Pretty much every natural hair blogger out there (eg. Naptural85, CurlyNikki) has talked about how Bentonite clays get rid of lint and product buildup. However, I also see other bloggers using the ...
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Is global temperature significantly affected by time of galactic year?
There is a claim that different patches of the galaxy have different climate effects due to variations in cosmic ray strength. I've occasionally heard this used to explain global warming but more ...
3
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38 views
Does a lightning rod prevent lightning strikes? [migrated]
I was always under the impression that a Lightning rod worked to protect a building by being the tallest part of the building and having a low path of resistance to the ground, thus being a good ...
4
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Does Impatiens capensis (a.k.a. jewelweed) relieve symptoms caused by poison ivy or other irritants?
As a kid, I was taught during my summer camp that jewelweed, a plant commonly found throughout North America, is an effective treatment for poison ivy and stinging nettle.
Indeed, I've used it myself ...
5
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3answers
389 views
Did the FBI agents responsible for killing Tamerlan Tsarnaev die together during a FBI training exercise?
A viral image is being passed around Facebook claiming that two FBI agents who fell from a helicopter to their deaths during a training accident were the same two who killed Tamerlan Tsarnaev (of the ...
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1answer
44 views
Is it beneficial to treat a burn with ice?
I've often heard people, including my own mother, tell me that treating a burn with ice is beneficial: presumably, to the pain level, and swelling. Is that so? Does it really make a difference?
5
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Is Vitamin D production related to skin pigmentation?
Alice Roberts published an article in the Guardian newspaper, titled shining a fresh light on vitamin D
She makes the point that the prevailing theory is that skin lightened in regions away from the ...
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34 views
Are mice and rats capable of showing gratitude? [closed]
I want to know if a mouse or rat would recognize it was being helped if a person freed it from a trap, for example.
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39 views
Do redox signaling molecules have verifiable health benefits?
A multi-level marketing company called ASEA claims that the "redox signaling molecules" in their product enhance the body's ability to fight damage from free radicals, and help to enhance athletic ...
3
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102 views
Are Orthodox Jewish women suffering from a Shidduch (Marriage) Crisis?
There is a popular opinion (they also appear in other sources in the Jewish Blogosphere) in the Orthodox Jewish world that there is such a thing nowadays as a "Shidduch [Marriage] Crisis".
The idea ...
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38 views
Can expression of traits be goverened by epigenetics and still be heritable? [closed]
I am seeing in this forum Does homosexuality preserve the species? people saying that if the emerging consensus is correct, homosexuality, being epigenetic, is not a heritable trait. I can ...
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29 views
Does cold weather help a person lose weight? [closed]
The human body burns up fat to protect to keep warm in cold weather. Can a person lose weight this way?
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35 views
Are wall geckos dangerous to my health? [closed]
Does having wall geckos living in your house pose any health risk?
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40 views
Examples of rigorous analysis of news articles (logic, fallacies, etc) [closed]
I am looking for a site that makes sentence-by-sentence analysis of the arguments made by political journalists (fox news would be real fun). There are hundreds of sites that do an "opinionated" or ...
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69 views
Were giant human bones discovered in Castelnau?
French anthropologist Georges Vacher de Lapouge (1854 - 1936) reported in 1890 the discovery of "the Giant of Castelnau" - giant bones in neolithic tombs, in southern France. According to Mr. de ...
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59 views
Is It Permitted to Ask People To UnLike Some Facebook Pages? [closed]
I want to create facebook page where I ask people to unlike all company facebook pages from some country.
Is It permitted to do so? Or is this a violence?
Am I guilty juridically ?
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59 views
Is Linux really better than Windows? [closed]
I've heard the premise a lot of times but I felt impartiality in only a few of them - For example: I remember of reading something about Windows and Linux file systems, it seems that Linux file ...
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1answer
468 views
Is T. rex more similar to sparrows than stegosaurus?
From XKCD:
XKCD comic 1211 claims that the anatomy of sparrows and T. rex are more similar than those of T. rex and stegosaurus. While it looks like neither T. rex nor sparrows would be any good at ...
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61 views
Is “Oil Pulling” an effective treatment for arthritis or other chronic diseases?
Oil Pulling is apparently an ancient practice, but is seeing a recent surge in popularity. It is claimed it can cure almost anything, from bad breath to AIDS.
The process apparently involves ...
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70 views
Does high dryer heat shrink clothes?
The general consensus on the internet (if you Google around, visit forums, Yahoo! answers, some from people who claim to work in the laundering business) is that high dryer heat causes clothes to ...
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109 views
Are mobile phones made to degrade after two years?
Is it true that mobile phones, specifically smart phones, are manufactured to break or degrade within two years? Generally, two years is the length of the contract that an individual signs with a ...
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0answers
41 views
Do Aquaporons allow for sea minerals to piggy back into cells and move across mitochondria membranes? [closed]
A theory has been presented to me that a hydrophilic form of Cellular Water with Aquaporons can increase the amount of sea minerals absorbed systemically and may actually be the most efficient means ...
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1k views
Is Islam banned in Japan?
I noticed some people posting and reposting bold statements online that Japan is (the only) country that banned Islam. I searched a bit and found out that there are some mosques and muslim societies ...
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life and the total solar eclipse - syzygy [closed]
This is more to do with mathematical ( not religious creationism ) probability of chances of life and with those numbers how is the whole scientific method of evolution not a skeptical subject ( ...
6
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1answer
153 views
Is President Obama or his administration responsible for failing to transfer some prisoners out of Guantanamo?
President Obama has come under considerable criticism for failing to uphold his campaign promises to close Guantanamo Bay.
Each detainee can leave that limbo through one of four different routes): a ...
9
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1answer
464 views
Is sitting straight up the healthiest way to sit?
When I was in school, my teacher always told me "Sit up straight stop slouching!". I am sure many others have heard this too, the thing is though, sitting up with straight back is very uncomfortable, ...
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106 views
Can silicon-based life exist? [closed]
My friend is just trying to convince me, that silica based life was discovered on both Europa (meaning the satellite of Jupiter) and Mars.
I have strong tendency to doubt anything someone is trying ...
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19 views
What is swag? And where does it come from? [migrated]
I'd just like to know where it comes from. This is a word that I've heard all my life but it has always been a special kind of curtain. I was baffled when kids started calling each other curtains so I ...
4
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129 views
Can people really lift hundreds of pounds or run faster due to adrenaline?
You often hear stories about fathers lifting cars or heavy trees off their sons when an accident happens, but is there any truth to this?
Can people suddenly lift more or run faster than they ...
2
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57 views
Does “liquid-injection damp-proofing” work to water-proof walls?
There are technologies for sale, especially in Germany, to drill holes in the walls of a cellar, and inject into the concrete or masonry a liquid, such as Sodium Silicate
The manufacturers promise ...
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154 views
Can competition among providers create better quality and lower cost healthcare?
Competitive markets are widely agreed to be more effective than centrally planned systems for meeting needs, driving up innovation and lowering costs of goods and services. But they are still ...
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139 views
Can the president of the USA be refused access to classified information? [closed]
Former US President Bill Clinton was quoted as saying in a speech, talking about the alleged extra-terrestrial landings in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947:
"Well I don't know if you all heard this, ...
1
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61 views
Does the Hueyatlaco site show human habitation in Mexico >50,000 years ago?
Wikipedia says:
Hueyatlaco is an archeological site in Valsequillo, Mexico. After excavations in the 1960s, the site became notorious due to geochronologists' analyses that indicated human ...
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111 views
Should the thermostat be set at 74°F (23°C) or lower to avoid mold?
My wife and I are finding ourselves increasingly able to stay comfortable at higher temperatures without running our home's air conditioner. We are enjoying the cost savings this provides on our ...
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69 views
Can the Earth's Magnetic Field Create electricity? [closed]
If the earth has a magnetic field, can it, in theory, be run through a conductive metal coil to create electricity?
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238 views
Do removable faceplates on car stereos deter theft?
Everyone has probably seen a car stereo head unit with a removable face plate; the idea being you can take the faceplate with you to deter theft. The claim is specifically made in this product ...
4
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1answer
106 views
Does beef meat have twice the amount of oestrogen as soy?
I have been watching to some videos on Youtube to see if I should be a vegan. One of the thing that popped out during a discussion was the fact that soy contains a lot of oestrogen which could cause ...
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4answers
687 views
Is it accurate to say that 97% of experts agree that global warming is anthropogenic?
A recent spate of newspaper headlines reported that 97% of scientists agreed with the theory of anthropogenic global warming (AGW). The UK's Daily telegraph reported:
A review of 12,000 scientific ...
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Is “Swami Vivekananda's” death is a Mahasamadhi or an accident? [closed]
From this source, Swami Vivekananda attained Mahasamadhi(the act of consciously and intentionally leaving one's body at the time of enlightenment)
My Question is Is his death is Mahasamadhi or an ...
4
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1answer
118 views
Can eating the right foods avoid BRCA1 breast cancer?
NaturalNews.com has an article entitled How Angelina Jolie was duped by cancer doctors into self mutilation for breast cancer she never had (emphasis in original)
But the really sad part about all ...
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Is “Copper River Salmon” better for your health than the other Alaskan Sockeye salmon, or is it just a sales pitch? [closed]
Copper River Salmon is hyped as a big deal here in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle area restaurants clamor to get them and serve it as soon as the fishing boats begin bringing the fish ashore. Loaded ...
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0answers
166 views
Was Adria Richards threatened and doxxed? [closed]
Was Adria Richards on the receiving end of threats and doxxing?
Why Asking What Adria Richards Could Have Done Differently Is The Wrong Question says:
All Internet hell breaks loose, and Adria ...
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1answer
104 views
Can we preserve youth wearing a magnet?
According to Legend, Cleopatra wore a magnetic amulet on her forehead
to preserve her youth; this placement put it near the brain’s
magnetically sensitive pineal gland.
Healing therapies ...
4
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1answer
185 views
Is this video of Bruce Lee playing ping pong with nunchucks real?
This video shows Bruce Lee playing table-tennis with nunchucks instead of a racket.
The description says something about Lee doing the commercial to promote cell phones for Nokia which makes me think ...
4
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1answer
118 views
Do bedbugs spread disease?
The CDC (the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) asserts that:
Bed bugs should not be considered as a medical or public health hazard. Bed bugs are not known to spread disease.
Can ...
4
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180 views
Does the Gruen Transfer exist?
The Gruen Transfer describes an effect that shopping malls are said to have on shoppers.
In a 1992 essay, The World in a Shopping Mall, Dr. Margaret Crawford explains, in a discussion on the ...
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188 views
If temperature actually increases as you get closer to the Earth's core, why is the Mariana Trench so cold? [closed]
This BBC news article says that water extracted at a depth of 2.4Km was warm, and that
"Temperature increases with depth and so the fluid emerged at 40-50C."
However, with this logic, I would ...
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173 views
Do “liquid solar blankets” work to stop heat from escaping a swimming pool?
There are products on ther market that claim to spread a thin layer of proprietary transparent liquid over the surface of your pool to reduce evaporation and thus retain heat.
One product is ...
2
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1answer
318 views
Was slavery the principal cause of the American Civil War?
In episode 3F20, Much Apu About Nothing of The Simpsons. a proctor is administering an American citizenship test to Apu Nahasapeemapetilon and the following exchange occurs:
Proctor:
All right, ...
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Did Heineken knowingly sponsor a dog fighting event?
This image is circulating on Facebook:
The message accompanying it is calling for a boycott of Heineken for sponsoring the event.
The message is as follows (warning: horrific grammar, spelling, ...
