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[FACT OR FAKE #57] Did Late-Night Texting Cause Some Guy’s Retina To Detach?
A 26-year-old Chinese man was taken to the hospital after suffering a detached retina, which doctors claim was the result of spending hours texting his girlfriend in the dark on the app WeChat.
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[FACT OR FAKE #56] Is There Such A Thing As Halal Prostitutes?
A news piece written in French and then picked up by other websites who published their own versions of the story in English, claims that there are "halal prostitutes" being served in Amsterdam.
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[FACT OR FAKE #55] Does Freezing Your Jeans Really Clean Them Of Bacteria?
The CEO of Levi Strauss & Co. says that people don't need to wash their jeans and has previously said that freezing your jeans can help kill odor-causing bacteria, but some people are skeptical.
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[FACT OR FAKE #54] Is It True That Apple Is Making Health-Monitoring Biometric EarPods?
A seemingly wild rumour of Apple planning to launch new EarPods headphones with integrated heart rate and blood pressure sensors made the rounds of Internet after the claim was posted on anonymous information sharing platform Secret earlier this month.
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[FACT OR FAKE #53] Is It Really Illegal To Check Work E-Mails After 6PM In France?
Last month, the Guardian reported an agreement that had been signed by unions and employers in France that will require “a million” employees to switch off their work phones "after 6pm." So we decided to get to the bottom of the story.
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[FACT OR FAKE #52] Can A Woman Get Pregnant During Her Period?
Myths about periods and the menstrual cycle have been around as long as women have been menstruating. One such belief is about women not getting pregnant during their period. So, can a woman get pregnant during her period?
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[FACT OR FAKE #51] Is Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Dead?
According to reports being circulated on Internet, Dwayne Johnson, who is also known as the Rock, is dead. The reports claim that Johnson died in New Zealand after he met with an accident. What's the story behind reports?
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[FACT OR FAKE #50] Did Doctors Really Declare Selfies A Mental Disorder?
From celebs to charity workers, politicians to party-goers, the obsession with the ‘selfie’ spans far and wide. Smartphone self-portraits are now fair game in high-level diplomatic meetings (even PM Najib couldn't resist himself from taking one) with snaps being shared widely on social media.
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[FACT OR FAKE #49] Do Firewalls Protect Our Computers From Viruses?
One of the most important things you can do if you want to stay safe online is to protect where your computer connects to the Internet. A correctly installed and configured firewall puts up a barrier between your private computer or network and a variety of Internet threats.
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[FACT OR FAKE #48] Pregnant Woman Shouldn't Eat Pineapple As It Causes Miscarriage
There are all kinds of crazy things people claim to know about pregnancy and the advice being given by almost everyone that pineapple causes miscarriage is one of the most common one.
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[FACT OR FAKE #47] Muscle Weighs More Than Fat
Does muscle really weigh more than fat? Many people indeed say so. Let's find out the truth.
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[FACT OR FAKE #46] Beer Is The Best Cure For Hangover
How effective is drinking more alcohol when you have a hangover? Does it help at all?
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