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#[[Media:Fact core fact13.wav|Polymerase I polypeptide A is a human gene.]] ''[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25885 The shortened gene name is POLR1A]'' | #[[Media:Fact core fact13.wav|Polymerase I polypeptide A is a human gene.]] ''[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25885 The shortened gene name is POLR1A]'' | ||
==Nearly True | ==Nearly True Factoids== | ||
#[[Media:Fact core fact19.wav|The Sun is 330,330 times larger than Earth.]] ''The sun has approximately 333,000 times the ''mass'' of the Earth. In terms of volume it is 1.3 million times larger than the Earth.'' | #[[Media:Fact core fact19.wav|The Sun is 330,330 times larger than Earth.]] ''The sun has approximately 333,000 times the ''mass'' of the Earth. In terms of volume it is 1.3 million times larger than the Earth.'' | ||
#[[Media:Fact core fact01.wav|Dental floss has superb tensile strength.]] ''The tensile strength of dental floss depends on what it is made of. Nylon floss will have a much higher tensile strength than Teflon floss.'' | #[[Media:Fact core fact01.wav|Dental floss has superb tensile strength.]] ''The tensile strength of dental floss depends on what it is made of. Nylon floss will have a much higher tensile strength than Teflon floss.'' | ||
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#[[Media:Fact core fact21.wav|Volcano-ologists are experts in the study of volcanoes.]] ''"Vulcanologists" is more correct, but this is a valid alternative term.'' | #[[Media:Fact core fact21.wav|Volcano-ologists are experts in the study of volcanoes.]] ''"Vulcanologists" is more correct, but this is a valid alternative term.'' | ||
== Partially True | == Partially True Factoids== | ||
Note: '''Bolded''' sections are untrue. | Note: '''Bolded''' sections are untrue. | ||
#[[Media:Fact core fact04.wav|Cellular phones will not give you cancer. '''Only hepatitis'''.]] | #[[Media:Fact core fact04.wav|Cellular phones will not give you cancer. '''Only hepatitis'''.]] | ||
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#[[Media:Fact core fact44.wav|'''In Victorian England, a commoner was not allowed to look directly at the Queen, due to a belief at the time that the poor had the ability to steal thoughts.''' Science now believes that less than 4% of poor people are able to do this.]] | #[[Media:Fact core fact44.wav|'''In Victorian England, a commoner was not allowed to look directly at the Queen, due to a belief at the time that the poor had the ability to steal thoughts.''' Science now believes that less than 4% of poor people are able to do this.]] | ||
==Probably False | ==Probably False Factoids== | ||
#[[Media:Fact core attachedfact05.wav|We will both die because of your negligence.]] | #[[Media:Fact core attachedfact05.wav|We will both die because of your negligence.]] | ||
#[[Media:Fact core attachedfact06.wav|This is a bad plan. You will fail.]] | #[[Media:Fact core attachedfact06.wav|This is a bad plan. You will fail.]] | ||
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#[[Media:Fact core fact66.wav|Dreams are the subconscious mind's way of reminding people to go to school naked and have their teeth fall out.]] | #[[Media:Fact core fact66.wav|Dreams are the subconscious mind's way of reminding people to go to school naked and have their teeth fall out.]] | ||
==False | ==False Factoids== | ||
#[[Media:Fact core attachedfact18.wav|The Space Sphere will never go to space.]] | #[[Media:Fact core attachedfact18.wav|The Space Sphere will never go to space.]] | ||
#[[Media:Fact core fact02.wav|The square root of rope is string.]] | #[[Media:Fact core fact02.wav|The square root of rope is string.]] | ||
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#[[Media:Fact core attachedfact16.wav|The Fact Sphere is always right.]] | #[[Media:Fact core attachedfact16.wav|The Fact Sphere is always right.]] | ||
==Subjective or Unverifiable | ==Subjective or Unverifiable Factoids== | ||
#[[Media:Fact core fact03.wav|While the submarine is vastly superior to the boat in every way, over 97% of people still use boats for aquatic transportation.]] ''The second half of this fact is almost certainly true, but the first half is entirely subjective.'' | #[[Media:Fact core fact03.wav|While the submarine is vastly superior to the boat in every way, over 97% of people still use boats for aquatic transportation.]] ''The second half of this fact is almost certainly true, but the first half is entirely subjective.'' | ||
#[[Media:Fact core attachedfact02.wav|The likelihood of you dying within the next five minutes is eighty-seven point six one percent.]] | #[[Media:Fact core attachedfact02.wav|The likelihood of you dying within the next five minutes is eighty-seven point six one percent.]] | ||
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#[[Media:Fact core attachedfact17.wav|The Adventure Sphere is a blowhard and a coward.]] | #[[Media:Fact core attachedfact17.wav|The Adventure Sphere is a blowhard and a coward.]] | ||
==Not Facts== | ==Not Facts or Factoids== | ||
#[[Media:Fact core attachedfact26.wav|Twelve. Twelve. Twelve. Twelve. Twelve. Twelve. Twelve. Twelve. Twelve. Twelve.]] | #[[Media:Fact core attachedfact26.wav|Twelve. Twelve. Twelve. Twelve. Twelve. Twelve. Twelve. Twelve. Twelve. Twelve.]] |
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