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A Jimmy Carter 'not awake' report is effectively a death notice

Jimmy Carter, who it was reported the other day that Jimmy Carter is no longer awake every day... isn't that just dead? The guy just let him die. He's been in hospice for like a year and a half... grandson, don't wake him up next time he is not awake for a day. Don't wake him up the next day. Just let him sleep forever.

Carter remained in hospice through his 100th birthday in October 2024, outlasting Big Cat's 'effectively dead' sentiment.
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The East River is full of prehistoric bison bones dumped by a developer

Dirty Water Don... he's found a bone. He found a jawbone of a steppe bison, which is just a prehistoric, gigantic bison. He found the jawbone in the East River. So that means that it is true. There were tons of bones dumped there.

While a bone was found, the claim that it was 'dumped' by a specific developer is part of an unproven (though popular) local theory.
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Humans can outrun horses in long-distance races

Humans can outrun horses in long distances. Just it's a thing. Trust me. ... The humans were able to run farther distance over time and that's why they became the apex predators.

This is partially correct; in ultra-marathon distances (typically 50+ miles) and high heat, humans' ability to sweat gives them a physiological advantage over horses, though horses win shorter races.
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The keto diet is 'neuroprotective' and can help ward off diseases like Alzheimer's.

I read this study that when your brain runs on ketones, it's neuroprotective. So it wards off stuff like Alzheimer's.

While there is scientific research into the neuroprotective effects of ketogenic diets, claiming it definitively 'wards off' Alzheimer's is an oversimplification of complex medical research.
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Antarctica is always freezing, and it is weird to suggest they have a 'summer' where it isn't cold

I was always taught that Antarctica was just always freezing. No one lives there. It's a continent that no one lives on because it's all ice... I assume that it was always cold... there's no houses there, people don't go vacationing there.

While Antarctica is always cold, it does have a 'summer' season (Dec-Feb) where temperatures are significantly warmer than winter, though still below freezing in most parts.

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