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Is it true that the USSR did not approve a man named Gondon as the General Secretary of the French Communist Party?

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Is it true that the Day of the Dead Parade in Mexico originated from the James Bond film?

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Is it true that a US court recognized an American as the first man in space?

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Is it true that at a reception with the Queen of England, Gagarin ate a lemon in violation of etiquette?

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Is it true that in the 19th century a Russian peasant was exiled to the village of Baikonur for talking about flying to the moon?

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Is it true that Oxford has declared musical notation racist and is abandoning the teaching of classical music?

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Is it true that there are roller coasters designed for suicide?

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Is it true that human nerve cells do not regenerate?

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Is it true that in China the family of an executed criminal must pay the cost of the bullet?

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Is it true that the French word “bistro” was invented by the Cossacks?

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Is it true that Louis Armstrong dedicated the song Go Down Moses to his Jewish adoptive father?

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Is it true that one contemporary artist sold his feces for huge amounts of money?

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