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One of the content that has become an internet legend by appearing frequently on social media channels for years is the video of a cameraman beating athletes in a running race. Let's take a look at the truth of this legend.

The description of the video says that the video is a commercial filmed in South Africa, imitating the Olympics. Powerade in the title of the video is a sports drink brand. Powerade's logo appears at the end of the video. This information tells us that the video was originally a commercial.

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Why doesn't America read anymore?

On April 1, 2014, NPR posted an article to its Facebook page titled "Why Doesn't America Read Anymore?"

If you clicked on the article and read it, you would see that the article wasn’t real. It was only a test to see if people would actually read the article. If you look at the comments, you’ll see that hundreds of people commented their opinions without reading the article. This is why it is so important to read more than just the title of an article.

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Every now and then the old “Facebook is gonna start charging a fee” hoax pops up and starts making the rounds again. This hoax typically spreads as people see it in their newsfeeds and share it on their Timelines, but variations of it are also being spread via Messenger. Truth be told, Facebook is free for casual users, and it’s likely to stay free forever. If you see anything that states otherwise, you can safely assume that it’s a hoax – because it is!

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This is really happening! Nasa will be building a 4G network on the moon, enabling them to control lunar robots. This story was reported by Newsround, The Independent, and several other sites.

#NASA is developing communications networks in space to connect astronauts to each other on the surface and researchers back on #Earth. ⚡And it will be faster, to provide more opportunities to make new science discoveries for the benefit of humanity.

https://go.nasa.gov/3megZCv

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Will artificial intelligence take away jobs from humans?

Automation is disrupting various industries and reshaping the job market. While certain jobs may be at risk, automation also brings opportunities for innovation and new types of work. The key lies in embracing automation while also ensuring that we address the challenges it presents, such as job displacement and ethical concerns. By adapting and reskilling, we can navigate the changing landscape and create a future where humans and machines can coexist and thrive.

Q: Will self-driving cars completely eliminate the need for professional drivers? A: With the rapid advancements in autonomous vehicle technology, there is a possibility that professional drivers, such as taxi drivers and truck drivers, may be replaced by self-driving cars in the future. However, the transition is likely to be gradual, and some roles that require human interaction and decision-making may still be needed. Q: What are the potential benefits of automation in the workplace? A: Automation can lead to increased efficiency and productivity, cost savings for businesses, and the ability to perform dangerous or repetitive tasks. It also opens up opportunities for innovation and the creation of new job roles centered around automation technology. Q: What are the main concerns with automation in the workplace? A: One of the main concerns is job displacement, as automation may eliminate certain roles. There are also ethical concerns surrounding the use of AI and robotics, such as potential data breaches or biased decision-making algorithms. Additionally, the lack of human interaction and personalized service is a common criticism of automation.

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You’d be well-advised to keep in mind that sincere words are rarely sickly sweet — but, of course, we tend to believe what we like to hear. A trade group by the name of the Sugar Research Foundation must have known that too, when they paid three Harvard scientists in 1967 the equivalent of about 50.000,- USD in today’s money, just to tell some sweet little lies. In the nineteen-fifties, as the United States appeared from the rubble of World War II as a fully-formed consumer society, it became increasingly clear that the country was fast developing an obesity and heart disease issue. A culprit was needed, and no one was ready to hear about the numerous social and dietary changes that had played into creating the problem. Instead, two camps formed: The first saw the evil in sugar, while the other pointed toward saturated fats and dietary cholesterol. Researchers at the University of California discovered in 2016 that what at first had seemed like bad news for Big Sugar was soon turned into an opportunity. Back in 1954, the president of the Sugar Research Foundation pointed out that if Americans could be persuaded to consume less fat for health health reasons, they would likely replace those calories with something else — ideally sugar, which could mean a thirty percent growth for the sugar industry. And, so, they handsomely paid some researchers to do just that: throw shade on research that suggested sugar’s role, while highlighting research that implicated saturated fat. In the decades that followed, it led to health officials promoting low-fat, high-sugar diets, which scientists now believe is what really caused the massive scale of the obesity problem in the United States today

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On December 2018, liquid chocolate began streaming out of the DreiMeister chocolate factory in Westonnen, a suburb of Werl, Germany.A tank at the factory had overflowed, prompting a river of chocolate to breach the factory grounds and ooze onto Weststrasse, the nearest road.

Soon, the leaked liquid chocolate — about a ton in all — solidified in the crisp December air, creating something of a magical carpet that blanketed Weststrasse.“A ten-square-meter choco-pancake formed,” the Werl fire department explained in a dramatic statement that warned chocolate lovers to “stay strong” before reading about the incident.

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This image was altered.This image, or images like it, have repeatedly circulated on Facebook. The image is often accompanied with text saying something like "This is true. It was on the news."Nothing about this is true: Bill Gates will not send you money and this story was not truly on the news. Sorry to crush any dreams of free money.

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This viral story seems too good to be true, but was reported by trustworthy news sources. like The Telegraph and Huffington Post. It sounds too weird to be true, but engineers at MIT have developed nanotechnology which can be embedded in plants.It may sound like something out of a futuristic science fiction film, but scientists have managed to engineer spinach plants which are capable of sending emails.Through nanotechnology, engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have transformed spinach into sensors capable of detecting explosive materials. These plants are then able to wirelessly relay this information back to the scientists.When the spinach roots detect the presence of nitroaromatics in groundwater, a compound often found in explosives like landmines, the carbon nanotubes within the plant leaves emit a signal. This signal is then read by an infrared camera, sending an email to the scientists.

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Image of Theodore Roosevelt riding a moose. fact checking:Theodore Roosevelt has an impressive resume: outdoorsman and big game hunter, author, historian, politician, military commander, cowboy and rancher, conservationist, etc. Therefore, it is plausible that a man like this would attempt to ride a moose.However, this image has been proven by multiple credible sources to be fake (see the list below).This image was manipulated using very early "Photoshop" techniques (such as the clever photography and darkroom tricks that were used for tall-tale postcards).

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