Skeptics Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, November 26, 2015

Top new questions this week: Do rusty nail wounds cause tetanus? My Mother and aunties always asked with alarm how I got even a minor scratch when I was young. If an injury was caused by anything rusty, I was to be transported immediately to the doctor for a ... medical-science disease   asked by CarpetPython 63 votes answered by clearkimura 65 votes Did Donald Trump say that muslims should be visibly marked? Donald Trump has been reported in the news and over the internet for suggesting that Muslims should wear some visible id or badge of some sort. Raw Story headlined with: Trump crosses the Nazi ... united-states politics donald-trump   asked by Tomáš Zato 18 votes answered by user5341 32 votes Do setback thermostats cause more energy to be used, and does the heating type matter? It was first brought to my attention by a local HVAC Contracting company, that a programmable/setback thermostat would actually cause my home heating system to use more energy, and hence for me to ... physics energy-efficiency building-physics   asked by cobaltduck 14 votes answered by EnergyNumbers 4 votes Did BBC change an article title about Israelis shooting dead a Palestinian in a hospital? In 12 November 2015, Israeli agents disguised as Arabs escorting a woman in labor, raided a hospital in Hebron, West Bank, seized a Palestinian suspected of stabbing and shot dead his cousin. The dead ... israel media palestine   asked by Fitri 8 votes answered by Andrew Grimm 7 votes Did Turkish football fans shout "Allahu akbar" during a pre-match moment of silence for the Paris attacks? Turkish fans were said to have whistled and shouted "Allahu akbar" (God is great) during a moment of silence for the Paris attacks during a Turkey-Greece friendly football match. The Daily Mail ... terrorism turkey   asked by March Ho 8 votes answered by Graffito 6 votes Do 3400 Americans die from household firearms every five weeks? From Neil deGrasse Tyson 3,400: Americans who died by Terrorism since 2001 3,400: Americans who died by household Firearms since five weeks ago. Several users have since asked for a source, ... united-states guns   asked by Andrew Grimm 7 votes answered by Jonathon Wisnoski 13 votes Was the Original Statue of Liberty a Muslim Woman? I saw this article on Facebook: Smithsonian: Statue of Liberty was originally a Muslim woman By Bradford Richardson November 25, 2015, 03:19 pm An article on the ... history   asked by Ruut 5 votes answered by pericles316 4 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Did Niccolo Machiavelli advocate to fake your own death? Well it is getting September the 13th pretty soon and it will then be 18 years ago that 2Pac (Tupac Amaru Shakur), the famous American gangster rapper, was murdered in Las Vegas. There are a lot of ... history   asked by Jori 8 votes answered by Jori 5 votes Are there officially pronounced "no-go" Islamic zones in France? In this Hannity interview on Fox News on 9 January, 2015, American author Robert Spencer said that: So in France they have set up - the French government lists on a public web-site -751 no-go ... religion islam france   asked by Greg Beuks 79 votes answered by Nikko 124 votes Can you answer these? Does "reverse sound technology" make headphones safer? Purebuds Earphones claims that their use of "Reverse Sound Technology" makes their earbuds safer, preventing hearing damage. I searched for a scientific study of this technology, or at least a good ... consumer-products safety sound   asked by Jeff Caros 4 votes Does this video show an ISIS car bomb sent flying by an explosion? The Daily Mail and Independent have reported on this video, which claims to show an ISIS car bomb being sent flying by an explosion. The original YouTube video can be found here: A screencapture of ... terrorism video isis   asked by March Ho 3 votes

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