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Has a programmer ever embezzled money by shaving fractions of a cent from many bank transactions?

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Bart Silverstrim

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Does the sound of water make one want to pee?

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Ilya Saunkin

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Can trained humans run faster than all other animals on a marathon distance?

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Hauser

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Do murderers tend to return to the scene of the crime?

Awarded Jan 31, 2013 at 6:33

Saturn

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Did George W. Bush spend 32% of his presidency vacationing, versus Barack Obama's 5.2%?

Awarded Jan 30, 2013 at 21:27

Larian LeQuella

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Are Katanas made of steel folded 1000 times?

Awarded Jan 30, 2013 at 17:47

Sklivvz

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Does sexual activity burn a significant amount of calories?

Awarded Jan 30, 2013 at 14:57

F'x

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Do cars pass with less space for bicyclists who wear helmets?

Awarded Jan 29, 2013 at 14:36

Wai Yip Tung

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Does working over 40 hours a week make you less productive?

Awarded Jan 29, 2013 at 13:11

Jesvin Jose

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Is professional software development discriminatory?

Awarded Jan 26, 2013 at 23:28

Sklivvz

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Do short pictures as subliminal messages work?

Awarded Jan 26, 2013 at 19:48

Russell Steen

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Does swatting/killing a bee cause the hive to attack?

Awarded Jan 18, 2013 at 8:33

Aaronaught

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Is Genetically Modified food safe to consume?

Awarded Jan 17, 2013 at 18:07

Django Reinhardt

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Is diet soda less healthy than regular soda?

Awarded Jan 13, 2013 at 20:00

djeidot

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Does an "apple a day keep the doctor away"?

Awarded Jan 9, 2013 at 13:42

Nicole

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Is spousal abuse primarily initiated by males?

Awarded Jan 2, 2013 at 21:39

MrHen

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Can people read much faster than 400 words per minute?

Awarded Dec 27, 2012 at 10:44

Mihai Rotaru

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Do we need to brush our teeth?

Awarded Dec 24, 2012 at 13:17

SIMEL

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Is the increasing availability of high speed internet pornography reducing sex crime rates?

Awarded Dec 20, 2012 at 20:40

Jeff Atwood

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Can you break a person's neck with a manual head twist?

Awarded Dec 20, 2012 at 7:30

Martin Scharrer

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Did car and oil companies actively try to suppress electric cars' development?

Awarded Dec 18, 2012 at 14:17

StackExchange saddens dancek

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Is gun control effective?

Awarded Dec 16, 2012 at 4:35

David Thornley

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Did the 1938 radio broadcast of 'The War of the Worlds' lead to mass hysteria?

Awarded Dec 15, 2012 at 14:55

Oliver_C

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What is going to happen in 2012? [closed]

Awarded Dec 12, 2012 at 2:22

Richard Stelling

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Are IQ tests reliable?

Awarded Dec 11, 2012 at 16:56

Monkey Tuesday

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Could an adult mind automatically adjust if a person was to wear glasses that inverted/flipped all vision?

Awarded Dec 11, 2012 at 11:26

AndroidHustle

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Is running anti-clockwise easier than running clockwise?

Awarded Dec 10, 2012 at 23:34

Tom77

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Do women statistically have better multitasking ability than men?

Awarded Dec 4, 2012 at 14:25

whirlwin

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Can the human eye distinguish frame rates above 60 Hz?

Awarded Nov 25, 2012 at 2:01

myusuf3

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Does circumcision reduce HIV risk?

Awarded Nov 24, 2012 at 1:01

luvieere

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Is ball lightning real?

Awarded Nov 23, 2012 at 17:40

Ardesco

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Is there a worldwide helium shortage?

Awarded Nov 23, 2012 at 10:05

Jeff Atwood

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Was there 100% turnout and 100% Obama support in Cuyahoga County in 2012 Presidential Election?

Awarded Nov 13, 2012 at 17:41

Chad

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Can up to 70% of scientific studies not be reproduced?

Awarded Nov 10, 2012 at 14:38

Hauser

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Is spanking an effective form of discipline for children?

Awarded Nov 7, 2012 at 21:59

Casebash

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Did COBOL have 250 billion lines of code and 1 million programmers, as late as 2009?

Awarded Nov 6, 2012 at 23:04

vartec

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How dangerous is thiomersal (thimerosal)?

Awarded Nov 6, 2012 at 12:58

Mad Scientist♦

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Did NASA invest a million dollars in the research of a space pen, when the USSR simply used a pencil?

Awarded Nov 6, 2012 at 7:08

SIMEL

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Do Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian kids? [closed]

Awarded Nov 4, 2012 at 22:24

Sebastian Godelet

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Did Charlie Chaplin lose a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest?

Awarded Nov 1, 2012 at 3:00

magnattic

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Is empowerment of women a cure for poverty?

Awarded Oct 31, 2012 at 16:20

Kostya

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Are exams getting easier, or are students getting smarter?

Awarded Oct 28, 2012 at 1:53

Thomas O

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Does prayer help to heal?

Awarded Oct 28, 2012 at 1:53

Monkey Tuesday

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Does staring at the sun cause significant, permanent harm?

Awarded Oct 28, 2012 at 1:53

Ilari Kajaste

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Awarded Oct 25, 2012 at 0:52

Martin Scharrer

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Do you use only 14 muscles to smile but 43 to frown?

Awarded Oct 19, 2012 at 18:18

Chad

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Can flatworms learn a maze by digesting other flatworms?

Awarded Oct 19, 2012 at 6:13

MrHen

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Are bees disappearing and why?

Awarded Oct 8, 2012 at 15:32

Egle

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Reading while lying down is more strenuous (unhealthy) for eyes

Awarded Sep 26, 2012 at 4:42

xralf

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Are there no atheists in foxholes?

Awarded Sep 26, 2012 at 4:42

Scott Hamilton

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Is modern String Theory stuck in the "no predictions" land?

Awarded Sep 25, 2012 at 4:06

user5341

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Does flossing produce better oral health?

Awarded Sep 25, 2012 at 3:06

mmr

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Larry OBrien

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Did Apple sue New York city over the nickname Big Apple?

Awarded Sep 14, 2012 at 23:21

Tom77

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Can the placebo effect be observed in experiments conducted on animals or babies?

Awarded Sep 10, 2012 at 11:56

Monkey Tuesday

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Is Earth as smooth as a billiard ball?

Awarded Sep 6, 2012 at 14:56

Coomie

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Are speedometers designed to read high?

Awarded Aug 30, 2012 at 23:12

Douglas S. Stones

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Is it harmful to your eyes to read in dim light?

Awarded Aug 28, 2012 at 5:14

Kit Sunde

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Do pigs have 30 minute orgasms?

Awarded Aug 28, 2012 at 5:14

Juan A. Navarro

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Is running barefoot healthier for your feet?

Awarded Aug 20, 2012 at 22:56

M.K.

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