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Just one deathcap mushroom has enough toxin to kill an adult human. Unfortunately, when you eat one you won't feel ill for several hours. By the times symptoms manifest, severe organ damage may have already taken place. They are supposedly delicious.	True	92%
Since 1980, India has won over 80 Olympic gold medals.	False	83%
In Europe, during the Middle Ages, animals were sometimes tried for crimes in a court of law.	True	83%
Some birds have brilliant markings that are only visible in the ultraviolet spectrum.	True	75%
The town of Monowi, Nebraska is the only incorporated place in the United States with a population of 1. Its sole resident, Elsie Eiler, serves as mayor. She grants herself a liquor license to operate a tavern and pays taxes to herself.	True	75%
Until the early 20th century, it was common for young boys to wear dresses instead of pants.	True	67%
According to the latest estimates, there are slightly more bacteria cells in your body than human cells. However, because human cells are much larger, all the bacteria only weighs about 0.2 kilograms.	True	58%
Before Fritz Haber figured out how to fix nitrogen directly from the atmosphere, the world was running out of fertilizer. If his discovery had never been made, the world population would be much, much lower today.	True	50%
France has 9 time zones.	False	42%
There are over 5000 people in the United States whose first name is "Narwhal".	False	42%
92% of children in Canada are vaccinated against measles, but only 72% of Tanzanian children are.	False	33%
In 1790, there were 85,000 horses in London collectively dropping about 750,000 pounds of manure a day. The Times looked at the growth rate and projected that by 1850 London would be covered in 5 feet of manure.	False	33%
From the Middle Ages until the Industrial Revolution, England experienced "survival of the richest". Wealthier families had more surviving children than poor families. Over time, the upper classes gradually replaced the lower ones. If your ancestors were born in England, it's likely that most of your DNA comes from people who were wealthy in the year 1200.	True	33%
NBA teams have been a great investment for NBA owners. In 2014, Donald Sterling sold the Los Angeles Clippers for 78 million. He purchased the team for just $6.2 million in 1981.	False	25%
Of all the legal tender coins made by the U.S. mint, every one is made mostly of nickel, except the penny which is 58.5% copper.	False	25%

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