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Are high profile criminal trials more likely to end in an acquittal?
In this Law Stack Exchange question, the OP makes the following conjecture (based on anecdotal experience following a number of high profile cases):
media attention makes it more likely a trial will ...
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Does Donald Trump have the original Club World Cup trophy?
Donald Trump claims to have the original Club World Cup trophy at the White House, while Chelsea were presented with a replica.
The Guardian
Donald Trump has claimed that the Club World Cup trophy ...
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Can we be skeptic about the rational foundations of the book 'Principia Mathematica' by Whitehead and Russell? [duplicate]
I pose a question about my skepticism on the logical rigorousness of the 1925 book 'Principia Mathematica' by Whitehead and Russell (W&R1925).
Among the cornerstone foundations of this books, ...
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Can we be skeptics, if not concerned, about the rational foundations of the book 'Principia Mathematica' by Whitehead and Russell? [closed]
I pose a question about my skepticism on the logical rigorousness of the 1925 book 'Principia Mathematica' by Whitehead and Russell (W&R1925).
Among the cornerstone foundations of this books, ...
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Did Camp Mystic's water level rise by 26 feet in an hour in July 2025?
This report by USA Today about recent flooding at a Christian girls' summer camp in Texas seems unbelievable to me:
There were about 700 children at the camp when relentless rain caused the nearby ...
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Did budget cuts under Trump impact the fatality count in the Guadalupe River floods?
According to this National Public Radio News article, there are some allegations that cuts to the National Weather Service affected or led to the deaths in the recent Guadalupe River flood in Texas.
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Is it illegal to pee in the sea in Portugal and certain parts of Spain?
I first came across this claim in a map that was circulating online, originating from The World in Maps account on Instagram:
Naturally, I did some research of my own and found that it's Vigo, Spain (...
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Would proving P=NP allow you to break almost every encryption in the world?
This question concerns the consequences of a particular resolution to the P versus NP Problem (one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems in mathematics).
Refer to the following short clip (from a (...
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Will my bladder burst if I hold my pee?
A Man Ruptured His Bladder After Holding in Pee for 18 Hours says a man drank 10 beers, fell asleep, and then woke up with a burst bladder.
I was told it's not possible to hold your pee until your ...
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Was the "Your Brain on ChatGPT" paper "engineered to mislead AI"?
I encountered this on Reddit r/ChatGPT (current score 940), but undoubtedly it's been shared elsewhere:
What if I told you this research paper was engineered to mislead AI, trick you, and prove its ...
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Are there "tap to pay" sticker skimmers at gas stations?
Claims:
https://www.motor1.com/news/764010/tap-to-pay-gas-warning/
https://gator995.com/tap-pay-scam-warning/
According to the TikToker, scammers take “a little black strip” with a
symbol on it that ...
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Is "beer spiking" a traditional German practice?
There seems to be a recent trend in US brewing of using a hot spike or rod to "caramelize" a beer after pouring. Multiple sources claim this is a revival of a traditional German practice:
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Did the LAPD destroy 2,500 photographs taken the night of RFK Sr's murder?
According to this recent interview of Robert F Kennedy Jr. by Tucker Carlson
The LAPD did a not only terrible job but a malevolent job. They destroyed 2,500 photographs that were taken that night ...
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Did the New York Times ever admit Lee Harvey Oswald was a CIA asset?
According to an interview with RFK Jr. with Tucker Carlson, which aired in full on June 30,,
The evidence that came out in the last tranche, they New York Times had to finally had to admit that Lee ...
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Did India lose a Rafale fighter jet during "Operation Sindoor" in May 2025?
A May 2025 article by Le Monde reported that India conducted an airstrike operation called "Operation Sindoor" against targets in Pakistan, in response to a terrorist attack in Kashmir. ...
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