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True or False? "Most married people have extramarital affairs."

False

Monogamy

A majority of married people remain sexually monogamous during their marriages.

The number of married partners who engage in extramarital sex never exceeds 50 percent in studies using large or nationally representative samples.

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Are most human societies now monogamous or polygamous?

Polygamous

Monogamy

Anthropological data suggests a majority of societies prefer polygamous marriage as a cultural ideal.

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Are children under 12 capable of abstract reasoning?

No, children are not capable of abstract reasoning.

Jean Piaget

Formal operational stage: from age 12 onwards (development of abstract reasoning).

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Does a minimum wage increase unemployment?

Yes, the minimum wage increases unemployment.

Minimum wage

"If a higher minimum wage increases the wage rates of unskilled workers above the level that would be established by market forces, the quantity of unskilled workers employed will fall.

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True or False? "All pet hamsters are descended from a single female wild golden hamster found with a litter of 12 young in Syria in 1930."

False

Hamster

British zoologist Leonard Goodwin claimed that most hamsters kept in the United Kingdom were descended from the colony he introduced for medical research purposes during the Second World War.

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Do Epsom Salt baths have any health benefits?

Yes

Magnesium sulfate - The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin, English Edition

However, magnesium sulfate can also be absorbed into the skin, reducing inflammation.

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Was Archaeopteryx capable of powered flight, or just gliding?

It is unclear

What is Archaeopteryx?

However, it is unclear whether Archaeopteryx was simply a glider or capable of flapping flight.

Thus, it seems likely that Archaeopteryx was indeed unable to use flapping flight as modern birds do, but it may well have utilized a downstroke-only flap-assisted gliding technique.

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When did the first modern mammals appear?

56 million years ago

Eocene

The start of the Eocene is marked by the emergence of the first modern mammals.

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Do the genes affecting baldness come from your mother's side of the family or your father's side?

Both mother's side and father's side.

Baldness

However, research has also shown that a person with a balding father also has a significantly greater chance of experiencing hair loss.

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What is the etymology of "mafia"?

From the Arabic "mahia" meaning "bold man"

Mafia - The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin, English Edition

Roughly translated, it means "swagger", but can also be translated as "boldness, bravado".

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Did the Colossus of Rhodes stand astride the harbor, with one foot on each side?

No, the Colossus did not stand astride the harbor.

Colossus of Rhodes

While these fanciful images feed the misconception, the mechanics of the situation reveal that the Colossus could not have straddled the harbor as described in Lemprière's Classical Dictionary.

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True or False? "The teeth of Archaeopteryx are a reptilian feature."

True

What is Archaeopteryx?

In particular, it shares the following features with the deinonychosaurs (dromaeosaurs and troodontids): jaws with sharp teeth, three fingers with claws, a long bony tail, hyperextensible second toes ("killing claw"), feathers (which also suggest homeothermy), and various skeletal features.

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True or False? "Archaeopteryx had a sternum the same as modern birds."

False

What is Archaeopteryx?

The lack of a bony breastbone suggests that Archaeopteryx was not a very strong flier, but flight muscles might have attached to the thick, boomerang-shaped wishbone, the platelike coracoids, or perhaps to a cartilaginous sternum.

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How much water does the average toilet use per flush?

1.6 gallons per flush

Flush toilet

In 1992, the United States Congress passed the Energy Policy Act of 1992, which mandated that, from 1994, the common flush-toilet use only 1.6 US gallons (6 litres) of water per flush.

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