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   * A CIA operation in 1982 fed technical misinformation to the KGB leading to a monumental explosion and fire on an oil pipeline ([[Line X]]).
-  * World War 3 was narrowly averted in September, 1983 when [[wp>Stanislav Petrov]], a Russian colonel, disregarded instructions by labeling an attack warning as a false alarm, avoiding an accidental retaliatory nuclear attack on the United States.
+  * World War 3 was narrowly averted in September, 1983 when [[wp>Stanislav Petrov]], a Russian colonel, disregarded standing orders by labeling an attack warning as a false alarm, avoiding an accidental retaliatory nuclear attack on the United States.
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   * The most comprehensive study to date indicates that smoking [[marijuana does not cause cancer]].
-  * At least one medical study shows that [[acupuncture]] tops conventional therapy for lower back pain.
+  * At least one medical study shows that [[acupuncture]] beats conventional therapy in reducing back pain, but the exact location of the needles does not seem to matter.
   * [[Female hysteria]] used to be treated as a commonly occurring disease (up to 25% of all females) caused by sexual deprivation or dissatisfaction.