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Is the “five second rule” fair?

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Is it true that the saying “the first pancake is lumpy” is associated with bears?

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Is it true that pandemics occur in the world once every hundred years?

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Is it true that, according to the World Bank methodology, 70% of Russians belong to the middle class?

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Is it true that the drunken Marshal Bulganin forced the generals to kiss the pantaloons of the ballerinas?

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Is it true that we managed to photograph a snake that swallowed a Kalashnikov assault rifle?

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Did Peter I issue a decree that a subordinate should look dashing and stupid in front of his superiors?

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Is it true that palo santo smoke disinfects indoor air?

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Is it true that when Reagan first met Gorbachev, he claims to have thought, “He’ll sell us everything”?

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Is it true that the funny piece we all know as “The Dog Waltz” was written by Frederic Chopin?

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Is it true that Joseph Goebbels invented the “40 to 60” propaganda method?

Is it true that if the snow doesn’t melt with a lighter, it’s not real?

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