User Mad Scientist

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When did people first know the Earth was a sphere?

asked Mar 7, 2011 at 7:31

107 votes

3 answers

46k views

Do coal plants release more radiation than nuclear power plants?

asked Mar 19, 2011 at 11:11

77 votes

5 answers

17k views

Were people shorter in the middle ages?

asked Mar 25, 2011 at 9:11

67 votes

5 answers

6k views

Is the placebo effect a purely psychological effect?

asked Feb 24, 2011 at 23:54

65 votes

2 answers

9k views

Does water have a memory as claimed in homeopathy?

asked Feb 24, 2011 at 23:40

52 votes

3 answers

4k views

Have there been unusual disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle?

asked Feb 27, 2011 at 12:25

51 votes

2 answers

7k views

There isn't "a single case - not one - in which it is clear that a person was executed for a crime he did not commit.”

asked Aug 4, 2014 at 17:09

47 votes

1 answer

3k views

Do polygraphs (lie-detectors) work?

asked Feb 27, 2011 at 11:44

43 votes

3 answers

4k views

Can microwaved water explode?

asked Mar 2, 2011 at 7:17

41 votes

3 answers

2k views

Can positive thinking provide an improved outcome for an illness?

asked Feb 25, 2011 at 0:13

41 votes

4 answers

5k views

Is it possible to "boost your immune system"?

asked Feb 25, 2011 at 0:36

39 votes

5 answers

41k views

How dangerous is a broken compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)?

asked Mar 1, 2011 at 21:30

36 votes

1 answer

6k views

Are Alabama students throwing COVID parties to intentionally get infected?

asked Jul 3, 2020 at 8:11

33 votes

3 answers

2k views

How dangerous is thiomersal (thimerosal)?

asked Feb 24, 2011 at 23:48

32 votes

7 answers

4k views

Is cancer a man-made disease?

asked Mar 21, 2011 at 19:37

30 votes

1 answer

2k views

Is drug development far cheaper than Big Pharma wants us to believe?

asked May 12, 2011 at 18:45

29 votes

2 answers

3k views

Is there an autism epidemic?

asked Feb 26, 2011 at 8:59

26 votes

3 answers

2k views

Does eating meat increase your risk for cancer?

asked Dec 8, 2011 at 9:37

25 votes

2 answers

1k views

Did a NASA study show that arsenic-based bacteria are possible?

asked Mar 17, 2011 at 13:36

24 votes

5 answers

969 views

Profiling in criminal cases

asked Mar 9, 2011 at 20:42

24 votes

2 answers

1k views

Is Mother's Day an invention of florists?

asked May 8, 2011 at 9:10

23 votes

1 answer

6k views

Does healthcare.gov contain 500 million lines of code?

asked Nov 11, 2013 at 19:53

22 votes

4 answers

2k views

Simply Raw: Can you reverse diabetes in 30 days by eating raw food?

asked Feb 8, 2012 at 19:32

22 votes

2 answers

929 views

Is lead exposure responsible for the rise and fall of violent crime in the US?

asked Jan 4, 2013 at 17:10

20 votes

1 answer

1k views

Was torture and execution commonly used by the Spanish Inqusition?

asked Sep 6, 2011 at 6:31

18 votes

2 answers

927 views

Can antioxidants prevent cancer?

asked Jul 8, 2011 at 11:08

18 votes

1 answer

4k views

Is cooked protein less digestible than raw protein?

asked Feb 26, 2013 at 12:18

18 votes

1 answer

917 views

Does SpaceX charge the US government more than European customers?

asked May 18, 2018 at 7:58

17 votes

1 answer

3k views

Did Texas ban tampons and diabetes supplies from the Senate Chamber while allowing guns?

asked Jul 13, 2013 at 15:16

17 votes

2 answers

1k views

Are 10% of mental health problems caused by abortion?

asked Dec 11, 2011 at 12:12

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49 Questions

When did people first know the Earth was a sphere?

Do coal plants release more radiation than nuclear power plants?

Were people shorter in the middle ages?

Is the placebo effect a purely psychological effect?

Does water have a memory as claimed in homeopathy?

Have there been unusual disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle?

There isn't "a single case - not one - in which it is clear that a person was executed for a crime he did not commit.”

Do polygraphs (lie-detectors) work?

Can microwaved water explode?

Can positive thinking provide an improved outcome for an illness?

Is it possible to "boost your immune system"?

How dangerous is a broken compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)?

Are Alabama students throwing COVID parties to intentionally get infected?

How dangerous is thiomersal (thimerosal)?

Is cancer a man-made disease?

Is drug development far cheaper than Big Pharma wants us to believe?

Is there an autism epidemic?

Does eating meat increase your risk for cancer?

Did a NASA study show that arsenic-based bacteria are possible?

Profiling in criminal cases

Is Mother's Day an invention of florists?

Does healthcare.gov contain 500 million lines of code?

Simply Raw: Can you reverse diabetes in 30 days by eating raw food?

Is lead exposure responsible for the rise and fall of violent crime in the US?

Was torture and execution commonly used by the Spanish Inqusition?

Can antioxidants prevent cancer?

Is cooked protein less digestible than raw protein?

Does SpaceX charge the US government more than European customers?

Did Texas ban tampons and diabetes supplies from the Senate Chamber while allowing guns?

Are 10% of mental health problems caused by abortion?