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Do Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) create dirty electricity which can impact health?

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Is refined table salt bleached?

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Does the wind direction affect the audibility of distant sounds?

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Did unrestricted speed limits lead to fewer deaths in the Northern Territory of Australia?

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Can a bomb calorimeter meaningfully measure food calories?

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Does “eye black” improve vision under glare conditions?

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Did Lucretius write about evolution and natural selection?

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Have leap days confused the calculated date for the “end of the Mayan calendar”?

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Do sperm that carry male chromosomes swim faster?

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Does it take 21 days to form a habit?

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Have throat lozenges been shown to be ineffective?

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Does China plan to launch artificial moons?

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Is a proposal to build an artificial mountain being seriously considered?

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Does Roundup (glyphosate) cause kidney disease in farmers?

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Did “secular” mean “non-denominational”?

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Did a Michigan jewellery store keeper successfully scare off his attackers with a shotgun in 1995?

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Do body piercings lead to fat gain?

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Is preferred personal space affected by population density?

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Do Australian cyclists need to pay registration fees?

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Did Denmark reduce their need for hospitals by two-thirds?

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86 Questions

Is the Heimlich maneuver the most appropriate response to choking?

Are there benefits to filling car tyres with Nitrogen?

Were there fewer first-home buyers in Australia in 2017 than seventh-home buyers?

Did Tesla calculate the cubic root of the mass of his food before eating?

Did the the crew of Flight 1549 (that ditched in the Hudson) do an exceptionally good job?

Does playing electronic games interfere with a child's healthy dopamine response?

Is this claim that “vaccinations are associated with heroin use” made in good faith? [closed]

Do Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) create dirty electricity which can impact health?

Did mosque restorers find a 400-year-old letter from the architect with instructions?

Is refined table salt bleached?

Does the wind direction affect the audibility of distant sounds?

Did unrestricted speed limits lead to fewer deaths in the Northern Territory of Australia?

Can a bomb calorimeter meaningfully measure food calories?

Does “eye black” improve vision under glare conditions?

Did Lucretius write about evolution and natural selection?

Have leap days confused the calculated date for the “end of the Mayan calendar”?

Do sperm that carry male chromosomes swim faster?

Does it take 21 days to form a habit?

Have throat lozenges been shown to be ineffective?

Does China plan to launch artificial moons?

Is a proposal to build an artificial mountain being seriously considered?

Does Roundup (glyphosate) cause kidney disease in farmers?

Did “secular” mean “non-denominational”?

Did a Michigan jewellery store keeper successfully scare off his attackers with a shotgun in 1995?

Do body piercings lead to fat gain?

Is preferred personal space affected by population density?

Does this video show a Hong Kong protestor disabling a tear gas cannister with liquid nitrogen?

Do Australian cyclists need to pay registration fees?

Did Denmark reduce their need for hospitals by two-thirds?

Do 'washout periods' in drug studies lead to underestimates of side-effects?