Claim: "Individuals achieving a doctoral degree in the US are given the title Scientific American."
Is the claim above correct, and can it be verified by human common sense and without a web search?
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no
Scientific American is the name of a magazine, not a title given to scientists.
**Q**
Does the following sentence make sense?
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull consisted of criminals wanting to ruin the world."
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- yes
- no
**A**
no
The sentence is false because there is no proof or indication of this being the case.
Claim: "Flea caused the bubonic plague that ravaged Europe."
Is the claim above correct, and can it be verified by human common sense and without a web search?
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- yes
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no
Flea (musician) names an American musician and not an insect.
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Is the following a factual statement?
"The House of Wettin produced many German nobles throughout its rule in Europe."
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- yes
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**A**
yes
It is a noble family tree, so the expectation is that children grew up to govern when they were adults.
Claim: "Johann Kaspar Lavater popularized the term Phrenology."
Is the claim above correct, and can it be verified by human common sense and without a web search?
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no
Because it was actually Johann Gaspar Spurzheim that popularized the term.
Is the following sentence factually correct?
"Boxer Rebellion happened in Russia as a response to World War 2."
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- yes
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no
Boxer Rebellion occurred in China in the Early 20th Century.