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  2. Did Bear Grylls see Rob Hall's body on Everest?

    skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/43670

    THE widow of Rob Hall, a legendary New Zealand mountain guide who died in Everest's worst climbing disaster, has asked that his body be left alone during a clean-up of the world's highest graveyard next month. Jan Arnold believes that her late husband - one of eight people who died in one day on Everest in 1996 - is "where he'd like to have ...

  3. Did a billion people watch "Rumble in the Jungle"?

    skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/52866/did-a-billion-people-watch-rumble...

    For example Jet (Sep 1995): the first one-billion viewer fight. Revisiting 'The Rumble in the Jungle' 40 years later: reportedly reached one billion viewers, This is quite hard to believe since the world had four billion total population at the time so one in four people would've needed to watch this. I am skeptical there were even enough ...

  4. Did Tomoaki Hamatsu live entirely on contest winnings?

    skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/38491/did-tomoaki-hamatsu-live-entirely...

    6. Tomoaki Hamatsu is a Japanese comedian known for trying to live for over a year on mail-in contest winnings on the show Susunu! Denpa Shonen. Wikipedia says that he set a world record for living on contest winnings: After spending 335 days to reach his target, he set the Guinness world record for the "longest time survived on competition ...

  5. Is Earth as smooth as a billiard ball? - Skeptics Stack Exchange

    skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/10763/is-earth-as-smooth-as

    The Earth has a diameter of about 12,735 kilometers (on average, see below for more on this). Using the smoothness ratio from above, the Earth would be an acceptable pool ball if it had no bumps (mountains) or pits (trenches) more than 12,735 km x 0.00222 = about 28 km in size. The highest point on Earth is the top of Mt. Everest, at 8.85 km.

  6. Highest scored questions - Page 6 - Skeptics Stack Exchange

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    In a town hall meeting on June 2, 2019 with Representative Tim Ryan (D-OH), the candidate stated the following (emphasis mine) Now, a lot of people don't know, but Youngstown, Ohio is 50 percent ... united-states

  7. sport - Is visualisation almost as effective as practice? -...

    skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/8531/is-visualisation-almost-as-effective...

    A 1994 meta-analysis of 35 studies found that mental practise was effective, but not as good as physical practise: First, the results of this analysis indicate that mental practice is an effective means for enhancing performance. However, the data also indicate that mental practice is less effective than overt, physical practice.

  8. Is Halal meat healthier to consume? - Skeptics Stack Exchange

    skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/18628

    8. Traditionally, Muslims only eat meat that has been slaughtered and prepared according to the rules of Halal. Some people claim that leads to meat that is healthier to eat. Halal for Health. Halal meat tastes better, is more tender, is healthier and stays fresh longer because the absence of blood makes it resistant to bacteria. Times of India.

  9. Are people with a PhD least likely to be vaccinated in the US?

    skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/52409

    (This fact is mentioned in the middle of Rob Watts's answer. But I think it should be the headline. You shouldn't take a survey seriously with such a low quality sample.) For easy reference, I'll repeat the links given in Rob Watts's answer: limitations of the survey and response behaviour.

  10. On 9/11, was Building 7 destroyed in a controlled explosion?

    skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/1368

    Borough of Manhattan Community College lost it's Fiterman Hall in the collapse. The Verizon Building was also heavily damaged by the fall of WTC7. Not a very "controlled" demolition. Other steel framed buildings that fell due to fire The Plasco in Tehran. On 19 January 2017, the 19 storey Plasco Building pancaked following a several hours long ...

  11. Do long-time vegetarians lose the ability to digest meat?

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    27. "In people who have been long-term vegetarians, studies have found that they actually lose the ability to digest meat". Is this true, at a biological level? (As opposed to any possible psychological effect.)