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University of Georgia

Public university located in Athens, Georgia, United States

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Nov 17, 2025
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The Buga Sphere - does this object exist? - has it officially been carbon dated? - what materials is it made of?

Reporting shows a widely circulated object called the “Buga Sphere” was said to have been seen over Buga, Colombia in March 2025 and recovered for study; multiple news outlets and online commentators ...

Dec 19, 2025
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Burt Jones GA

Burt Jones is the Republican lieutenant governor of Georgia, a sixth‑generation Jackson native, businessman and former state senator who took office in January 2023 and is running for governor in 2026...

Dec 11, 2025
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Who manufactures Turning Point USA hats and shirts?

Turning Point USA sells hats and shirts through multiple official online storefronts (including tpusamerch.com and turningpointusamerchandise.com), but the provided sources do not name a third‑party m...

Dec 13, 2025

What laboratories or institutions performed material composition tests on the Buga Sphere and what did they find?

Multiple private teams and non‑academic groups have reported material tests on the Buga Sphere: X‑ray/tomography by Dr. José Luis Velázquez and Dr. Velásquez, carbon‑14 dating of organic resin at the ...

Dec 1, 2025

When was the Buga Sphere built and who funded its construction?

Available reporting says the Buga Sphere was first observed over Buga, Colombia, in March 2025 and recovered soon afterward; proponents later presented it at events in Mexico City and submitted micros...

Jan 12, 2026

Which independent labs or government agencies have requested access to the Buga Sphere for testing?

The available reporting does not produce a definitive list of independent laboratories or government agencies that have formally requested access to the Buga Sphere; coverage instead documents a mix o...

Dec 8, 2025

Which museums have examined the Buga Sphere and released conservation or dating reports?

No mainstream museum is identified in the available reporting as having formally examined the Buga Sphere or issued a conservation or dating report; instead, the investigations cited are led by univer...

Dec 3, 2025

Are onions toxic

There is no credible evidence that ordinary onions become “poisonous” after being cut; multiple fact-checks, food-safety experts and industry groups say cut onions do not uniquely promote foodborne ba...

Nov 21, 2025

Have any peer-reviewed studies or museum reports published carbon dating results for the Buga Sphere?

Claims circulating online say a University of Georgia (UGA) lab dated organic material from the “Buga Sphere” to about 12,560 years ago; multiple press pieces and promoters repeat that figure but avai...

Jan 20, 2026

What independent labs have performed follow‑up analyses on the Buga Sphere and where can their full datasets be accessed?

Independent follow‑up work on the so‑called Buga Sphere appears in a patchwork of preprints, blog posts and a dedicated repository rather than in a set of clearly identified, peer‑reviewed laboratory ...

Nov 30, 2025

Have any researchers or institutions published analyses of the Buga Sphere’s materials or construction?

Multiple teams and at least one university-affiliated lab figure in public reporting about analyses of the Buga Sphere’s materials and construction — notably UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Méx...

Nov 23, 2025

What forensic or material-analytical tests (XRF, SEM, mass spectrometry) have been performed on the Buga Sphere and what did they reveal?

Available reporting shows multiple non‑destructive and destructive analyses have been claimed on the Buga Sphere—including X‑ray / CT scans, XRF elemental screening, SEM (with EDS), thermogravimetric ...