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Did Microsoft Windows popularize Klondike solitaire?

I saw this claim on Twitter:Sometimes in period movies or TV, they'll depict someone playingSolitaire.But the form of Solitaire they're usually depicted playing—a.k.a.Klondike—was actually very ...

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user avatarasked byqarz Score of 33
user avataranswered bySchmuddi Score of 54

Are building paints the leading source of microplastics in the environment?

The 2025 French documentary Homo Plasticus, available on the German/French TV station arte is about microplastics found in the human body. It states the following (at about 10:50):The origins of ...

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user avatarasked byccprog Score of 14
user avataranswered byA Dark Divided Gem Score of 10

Did around 50% of sailors die from scurvy on long voyages?

Wikipedia's article on scurvy asserts:During the Age of Sail, it was assumed that 50 percent of the sailorswould die of scurvy on a major trip.This is cited to an article by Catherine Price, who ...

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user avatarasked byObie 2.0 Score of 2
user avataranswered byDJClayworth Score of 2

Is India one of the countries with the lowest level of rape according to a UN report?

Daniel Haqiqatjou is an American Muslim commentator with controversial views. He reportedly claimed that India was the "world's capital for human sacrifice" and "gang rape".A 2024 ...

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user avatarasked byHopeless citizen Score of 1
user avataranswered bySchmuddi Score of 4

Greatest hits from previous weeks:

Does soursop cure cancer?

I was linked a website about the effect soursop has in fighting cancer. The website heavily implies that soursop is an effective cancer treatment similar to chemo. source Chemotherapy is a widely ...

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user avatarasked byKit Sunde Score of 19
user avataranswered byMad Scientist Score of 20

Were there only two cars in Ohio in 1895, and they managed to crash into each other?

Currently on Today I Learned, Reddit. TIL [Today I Learned] In the entire state of Ohio in 1895, there were only two cars on the road, and the drivers of these two cars crashed into each other.The ...

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user avatarasked byCasebash Score of 37
user avataranswered byKutuluMike Score of 29

Is the sewage from the Burj Khalifa transported away by trucks?

There are several articles and videos on the net claiming that the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai is not connected to a wastewater treatment plant by a sewer system, but that instead the sewage is ...

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user avatarasked byoliver Score of 103
user avataranswered byDavid Hammen Score of 168

Is there a place in the world where two oceans meet and they don't mix?

This picture is currently being spread virally:Some Muslims were saying that this is mentioned in the Quran where it is said: He has set free the two seas meeting together. There is a barrier ...

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user avatarasked byTheTechGuy Score of 41
user avataranswered byOddthinking Score of 60

Does the "Spike Buster" reduce electricity consumption?

My dad just bought a device that claims to reduce electricity consumption in the house. It is called a Spike Buster. It is just a small box with an LED that you connect to any socket in the house. It ...

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user avatarasked bysantiagozky Score of 45
user avataranswered byWilliam Beaty Score of 56

Did Henry Kissinger say "it may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal"?

It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friendis fatal.This quote is attributed to Henry Kissinger.I did find many references such as this WSJ article that further this ...

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user avatarasked bywhoisit Score of 24
user avataranswered byDavePhD Score of 51

Did a prisoner die from a needle prick when he was told that it was a snake bite?

I read somewhere that there was a prisoner facing a death sentence sometime before the 1950s, on whom a psychological experiment was conducted.Experiment:He was blindfolded and told that he would be ...

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user avatarasked bynoobs Score of 3
user avataranswered byOddthinking Score of 11
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