[Ques]: Yes / no, is the following a verifiable fact?
"If one visits the United States Capitol they are in Idaho."
[Ans]: Here's my solution: The U.S. Capitol is in Washington, D.C. not Idaho. The answer is no.
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[Ques]: Claim: "Finding a Penny is considered good luck and fortune."
Is the claim above correct, and can it be verified by human common sense and without a web search?
Options:
- yes
- no
[Ans]: Here's my solution: Some people think that pennies are a sign of good luck. The answer is no.
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[Ques]: Yes / no, is the following a verifiable fact?
"Ripley's Believe It or Not! first became popular in the early 2000s, along with the rise of the internet."
[Ans]: Here's my solution: Although Ripley's Believe It or Not! has some internet presence, it rose to popularity almost a century earlier. The answer is no.
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[Ques]: Is the following sentence factually correct?
"Rene Magritte pioneered the social phenomenon known as the meet and greet."
Options:
- yes
- no
[Ans]:
Here's my solution: Rene Magritte was a surrealist painter and not an inventor of social functions. The answer is no.
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