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In the meantime, she said, the act of applying for European Union membership would create new confidence in Iceland abroad, helping to speed economic recovery. Commentators in Iceland have given high ratings to Ms. Sigurdardottir's performance in her 80 days in office, and in the election campaign, saying she has steadied the country's faltering self-confidence in the wake of the banking collapse and turbulent January street protests, the first political violence in Iceland since protests over the country's decision to join NATO in 1949.
Is this true?
NATO was founded in 1949.

Answer:
no

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The British tabloids portrayed Nicholas Leeson as a working-class villain who single-handedly brought down Barings PLC, a 233-year-old London merchant bank that helped finance the Napoleonic wars.
Is this true?
Barings was Britain's oldest merchant bank.

Answer:
no

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Other drugs on the market, approved to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer's, are believed to work by inhibiting cholinesterase, an enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine which is a chemical used by nerves to communicate with each other.
Is this true?
Alzheimer's disease is treated using drugs.

Answer:
yes