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d5d5be800dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | From where does the Free and Sovereign State of Chihuahua take its name? | Its capital city Chihuahua City | text | [] | [
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"text": "The native name means “place of snakes and ticks.” The state takes its name from its capital city, Chihuahua City. This name is thought to derive from the Nahuatl Xicuahua, or \"dry, sandy place\"."
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"text": "Chihuahua ( Spanish pronunciation: [tʃiˈwawa] ( listen) ), officially the Free a... |
d5d5bea80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What kind of cell would not need the structure to separate nucleoplasm from the rest of the cell? | Red blood cells do not have a cell nucleus so would not need a nuclear envelope to separate nucleoplasm from the rest of the cell. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The nuclear envelope separates the fluid inside the nucleus, called the nucleoplasm, from the rest of the cell. The size of the nucleus depends on the size of the cell it is contained in, with a nucleus typically occupying about 8% of the total cell volume. The nucleus is the largest organelle in ani... |
d5d5bed00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In a breech-loading weapon, what part of it is directly behind and in line with the barrel where the cartridge is inserted before being fired? | The chamber. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A cartridge being pushed into the chamber of a Springfield M1903. In firearms, the chamber is the cavity at the back end of a breechloader 's barrel or cylinder, where the cartridge is inserted before being fired. The rear opening of the chamber is the breech, and is sealed by the breechblock or the ... |
d5d5bef80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is ATP synthase what synthesizes it during photosynthesis? | ATP synthase is a protein that catalyzes the formation of the energy storage molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP) using adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and inorganic phosphate (P i )..During photosynthesis in plants, ATP is synthesized by ATP synthase using a proton gradient created in the thylakoid lumen through the thylakoid membrane and into the chloroplast stroma. | text | [] | [
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"text": "ATP synthase is a protein that catalyzes the formation of the energy storage molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP) using adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and inorganic phosphate (P i ). It is classified under ligases as it changes ADP by the formation of P-O bond (phosphodiester bond). The overall reactio... |
d5d5bf200dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What uncommon cowrie that can reach 30 millimeters in length has the common name of the ocellate cowry? | Naria ocellata | text | [] | [
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"text": "The shells of these quite uncommon cowries reach on average 25–30 millimetres (0.98–1.18 in) of length, with a minimum size of 14 millimetres (0.55 in) and a maximum size of 57 millimetres (2.2 in). They are oval and have a medium thickness."
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d5d5bf480dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | According to the Freshwater Ecoregions Of the World, what country that shares a region with Croatia included into Baranya county within its borders, is covered by the Pannonian mixed forests? | Hungary | text | [] | [
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"text": "Its territory is divided between Hungary and Croatia. In Hungary, the region is included into Baranya county, while in Croatia, it is included into Osijek-Baranja county . The name of the region come from the Slavic word 'bara', which means 'marsh', 'bog', thus the name of Baranya means 'marshland'."... |
d5d5bf980dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many more states are there in the USA than in Brazil? | There are 24 more states. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Federal Government of Brazil ( Governo Federal) is the national government of the Federative Republic of Brazil, a republic in South America divided in 26 states and a federal district."
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d5d5bfde0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the primary vegetation in Prairies? | Grass | text | [] | [
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"text": "Differences in rainfall, elevation, and latitude create a variety of habitats including short grass, mixed grass, and tall-grass prairies, and riparian ecosystems. The Great Plains extend from Mexico in the south through the central United States to central Canada."
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d5d5c02e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | LiOH. (H 2 O) n is preferred over what as a precursor for lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxides? | lithium carbonate | text | [] | [
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"text": "Lithium hydroxide is mainly consumed in the production of cathode materials for lithium ion batteries such as lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO 2) and lithium iron phosphate. It is preferred over lithium carbonate as a precursor for lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxides."
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d5d5c04c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Children's Fairyland is an example of what kind of a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes | Amusement park | text | [] | [
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"text": "Entrance to Children's Fairyland. Children's Fairyland, U.S.A. is an amusement park, located in Oakland, California, on the shores of Lake Merritt. It was one of the earliest \"themed\" amusement parks in the United States. Fairyland includes 10 acres (4.0 ha) of play sets, small rides, and animals."... |
d5d5c0740dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What effect did the Germanic invasions have on Britain? | The invasions helped complete the decline of the the Roman Empire and led to the development of new dialects in language. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Throughout Britain, the effect of the Germanic invasions which completed the decline of the Roman Empire was to destroy the Roman municipal organisation. After the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, the ruins of Roman colonies and camps were used by the early English to form tribal strongholds."
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d5d5c0c40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What field of study does the pore, found in the upper epidermis of leaves, which are bordered by a pair of specialized parenchyma cells known as guard cells, belong to? | Botany. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In botany, a stoma (from Greek στόμα, \"mouth\", plural \"stomata\"), also called a stomate (plural \"stomates\") is a pore, found in the upper epidermis of leaves, stems, and other organs, that controls the rate of gas exchange."
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d5d5c0ec0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The region that includes Nuns' Island, Île Bizard, Saint Helen's Island, belongs to which province? | Montréal is part of Quebec. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Montréal is one of the administrative regions of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is also a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and a census division (CD), for both of which its geographical code is 66."
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d5d5c1140dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Tetramethylindo (di)-carbocyanines were first synthesized how long ago? | Over a century ago | text | [] | [
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"text": "Cyanines, also referred to as tetramethylindo (di)-carbocyanines are defined as \"synthetic dyes with the general formula R2N [CH=CH]nCH=N+R2↔R2N+=CH [CH=CH]nNR2 (n is a small number) in which the nitrogen and part of the conjugated chain usually form part of a heterocyclic system, such as imidazole,... |
d5d5c13c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did the Punic Wars take place before or after the Battle of Carthage? | They took place before. | text | [] | [
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"text": "After a long conflict with the emerging Roman Republic, known as the Punic Wars (264–146 BC), Rome finally destroyed Carthage in 146 BC. A Roman Carthage was established on the ruins of the first."
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"text": "Battle of Carthage (698), part of the Islamic conquests, between the Byzantine Ex... |
d5d5c1640dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What biggest city and commercial center of the Eastern region of the state of Minas Gerais is one of the most famous gem-trading centres in Brazil? | Governador Valadares | text | [] | [
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"text": "Governador Valadares is the biggest city and commercial center of the Eastern region of the state of Minas Gerais, having several cities in its area of influence, such as Teófilo Otoni and Caratinga. At present, Governador Valadares is growing in industrial development, due to its strategic position,... |
d5d5c18c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Swimming, Surf lifesaving and Rafting are all what? | Sports | text | [] | [
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"text": "Surf lifesaving - A competitive sport which evolved from the training activities of lifeguards at Australian surf beaches. Water polo - A team ball sport played in water. Synchronized swimming - A hybrid of swimming, gymnastics, and ballett."
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d5d5c1d20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is the circle formed by the small range at Sutter Buttes smaller or larger than the distance from Mount Churchill to Mount Bona? | It is larger. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The small range forms a rough circle approximately 10 mi (16 km) from north to south and east to west. The Sutter Buttes lie within the Central Valley of California."
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"text": "Mount Churchill is a volcano in the Saint Elias Mountains and the Wrangell Volcanic Field of eastern Alaska. Chu... |
d5d5c1fa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing, catapult and carriers all refer to what type of transport? | Aircraft. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing aircraft is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of clearing a 15 m (50 ft) obstacle within 450 m (1,500 ft) of commencing take-off run, and capable of landing vertically."
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"text": "A well-known type of assisted takeoff is an aircraft catapult. In modern sy... |
d5d5c24a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The third of the object in the hand of which the phalanges are an example of is part of what finger? | The middle finger | text | [] | [
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d5d5c2720dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many categories can the stat used by the NHL to calculate shot attempts be broken down into? | Four | text | [] | [
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"text": "Corsi, called shot attempts (SAT) by the NHL, is the sum of shots on goal, missed shots and blocked shots. It is named after coach Jim Corsi, but was developed by an Edmonton Oilers blogger and fan who developed the statistic to better measure the workload of a goaltender during a game."
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d5d5c2c20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Offshore pipelines and these cylindrical vessels often used in tourism and undersea archaeology are both examples of what class of object? | Submarine | text | [] | [
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"text": "Submarines are also used in tourism and undersea archaeology . Most large submarines consist of a cylindrical body with hemispherical (or conical) ends and a vertical structure, usually located amidships, which houses communications and sensing devices as well as periscopes."
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d5d5c2e00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of material that is mined in the McKinney Mine can be alkali and be in a group where its potassium is replaced by barium? | Feldspar. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Alkali feldspars are grouped into two types: those containing potassium in combination with sodium, aluminium, or silicon; and those where potassium is replaced by barium. The first of these include:"
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d5d5c3080dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Lambda Ursae Majoris and Iota Ursae Majoris are both found in what constellation? | Ursa Major | text | [] | [
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d5d5c3260dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In the English system of common law what doctrine would a judge use if precedent showed it was best for another court to hear a case? | Forum non conveniens | text | [] | [
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"text": "In the English system of common law, judges have devised a number of mechanisms to allow them to cope with precedent decisions . According to Montesquieu, it is Parliament that has the rightful power to legislate, not the judiciary. The legal fiction is that judges do not make law, they merely \"decl... |
d5d5c3760dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Convex and prismatic uniform are both types of what? | Polyhedra | text | [] | [
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"text": "A pentagrammic antiprism is made of two regular pentagrams and 10 equilateral triangles. In geometry, a prismatic uniform polyhedron is a uniform polyhedron with dihedral symmetry. They exist in two infinite families, the uniform prisms and the uniform antiprisms. All have their vertices in parallel ... |
d5d5c3ee0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A mental disorder is one aspect of mental what, which is "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease "? | Health | text | [] | [
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"text": "Mental disorders are usually defined by a combination of how a person behaves, feels, perceives, or thinks.[7] This may be associated with particular regions or functions of the brain, often in a social context. A mental disorder is one aspect of mental health."
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d5d5c4160dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Eye, Don and Aire are all names of what? | Rivers | text | [] | [
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"text": "The River Don (also called River Dun in some stretches) is a river in South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It rises in the Pennines, west of Dunford Bridge, and flows for 70 miles (110 km) eastwards, through the Don Valley, via Penistone, Sheffield, Rotherham, Mexborough, Conisb... |
d5d5c43e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | PTX is a type of what, which shares a name with a material constant, dependent on the chemical composition of a substance? | Index | text | [] | [
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"text": "Refractive index is a material constant, dependent on the chemical composition of a substance. The refractometer is used to help identify gem materials by measuring their refractive index, one of the principal properties used in determining the type of a gemstone."
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d5d5c45c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What second son of King Sancho Ramírez who was called the Battler was King of Aragon and Navarre from 1104 until his death in 1134? | Alfonso I | text | [] | [
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"text": "He was the second son of King Sancho Ramírez and successor of his brother Peter I. With his marriage to Urraca, queen regnant of Castile, León and Galicia, in 1109, he began to use, with some justification, the grandiose title Emperor of Spain, formerly employed by his father-in-law, Alfonso VI."
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d5d5c4840dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The scrambling plant in the bean family found in Australia is part of a species whose native range is where? | The soybean's native range is in East Asia. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Glycine tabacina, commonly known as variable glycine, is a scrambling plant in the bean family found in Australia. It grows in areas of high rainfall, ranging to semi-arid areas."
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"text": "While the majority of the species are found only in Australia, the soybean's native range is in Eas... |
d5d5c4ac0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A casino built 1883-86 to a design by McKim, Mead & White and Earlscourt Historic District are both where? | Narragansett, Rhode Island. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Towers Historic District is a historic district in Narragansett, Rhode Island, encompassing a city block bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Exchange Place, Mathewson and Taylor Streets. It is centered on The Towers, the surviving remnant of the Narragansett Casino, built 1883-86 to a design by McKim,... |
d5d5c4de0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | On the head of the femur that can separate from the acetabulum, the zona orbicularis on it acts as what? | A buttonhole. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Specifically it is when the ball–shaped head of the femur ( femoral head) separates from its cup–shaped socket in the hip bone, known as the acetabulum. The joint of the femur and pelvis ( hip joint) is very stable, secured by both bony and soft-tissue constraints."
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d5d5c5240dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of Buddhism became popular with the rise of Chinese Buddhism and first entered China through the Silk Road? | Mahayana Buddhism. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Buddhist adoption in Asia, Mahayana Buddhism first entered China through the Silk Road. Blue-eyed Central Asian monk teaching East-Asian monk."
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"text": "When Buddhist scriptures were being translated into Chinese, Mahayana Buddhism already coexisted with other schools in India. Mahayana ... |
d5d5c5740dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Persoonia pentasticha and the Persoonia iogyna are both species of what? | Flowering plants. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Persoonia pentasticha is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, spreading shrub with hairy young branchlets, linear leaves with five narrow, longitudinal grooves, and hairy yellow flowers borne in groups of up to fi... |
d5d5c59c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The most commonly chosen province for an former consul who wished to be a propraetor was what? | Cisalpine Gaul | text | [] | [
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"text": "Beginning in the late Republic, after finishing a consular year, a former consul would usually serve a lucrative term as a proconsul, the Roman Governor of one of the (senatorial) provinces. The most commonly chosen province for the proconsulship was Cisalpine Gaul ."
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d5d5c5c40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Raiganj and Barrackpore are both examples of what? | Parliamentary constituencies in India | text | [] | [
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"text": "Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Barrackpore in West Bengal. All of the seven assembly segments of No. 15 Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency) are in North 24 Parganas district ."
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d5d5c5ec0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A Maine Coon is what type of cat that is characterized by it's congenital anomaly of having more than the usual number of toes on one or more of it's paws? | The Maine Coon is a polydactyl cat. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A Maine Coon Polydactyl is a Maine Coon polydactyl cat. This variation is acceptable within general judging standards for the breed, and is even separately certified by some organisations like TICA. The Maine Coon is the largest domesticated cat breed."
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d5d5c6140dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are the particles that are actually composed of multiple quarks larger than atoms? | They are smaller than atoms. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Composite particles are subatomic particles that are made of more than one quark. Simple particles like protons are actually composites of multiple quarks. Protons are known as baryons, which means that they are made of exactly three quarks. Baryons are in a family called Hadrons, which simply means ... |
d5d5c63c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Does the yellow-banded caecilian or the Mindanao Island caecilian have a longer scientific name? | The Mindanao Island caecilian has a longer scientific name. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Ichthyophis glutinosus, the Ceylon caecilian or common yellow-banded caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are moist tropical and subtropical forests and pastures."
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d5d5c6640dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Salmon and Red are both names of what? | Rivers | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Lost River Range is a high mountain range of the Rocky Mountains, located in Central Idaho, in the Northwestern United States. It runs southeast for approximately 75 miles (121 km) from the Salmon River near the community of Challis to the Snake River Valley near Arco."
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d5d5c6820dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What purpose are Crystal Eyed Catfish imported from Asia for? | Crystal Eyed Catfish are imported as aquarium fish. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Hemibagrus wyckii and Hemibagrus wyckioides are the two members of this genus imported as aquarium fish. These fish will bite and can damage objects in the aquarium. Due to both its aggressive and its predatory nature, this species should be kept alone."
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d5d5c7720dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Adisvaraswamy Jain Temple and the Adi Kumbeswarar Temple are both dedicated to what type of beings? | Deities. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Adisvaraswamy Jain Temple (கரந்தை ஆதீஸ்வரசுவாமி ஜினாலயம்) is a Jain temple dedicated to the deity Jain, located in Thanjavur in Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India This temple is situated at Karanthattankudi (also known as Karunthittaikkudi) near Thanjavur."
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d5d5c7c20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The familes of Altingiaceae and Hamamelidaceae are both kinds of what? | Plants. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Altingiaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Saxifragales, consisting of wind-pollinated trees that produce hard, woody fruits containing numerous seeds. The fruits have been studied in considerable detail. They naturally occur in Central America, Mexico, eastern North America, the... |
d5d5c7ea0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Do both of the mountain ranges found in White Pine County have at least a portion of their range run through a National Park? | Only the Snake Range runs through Great Basin National Park in White Pine County. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Snake Range is a mountain range in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. The south-central portion of the range is included within Great Basin National Park, with most of the remainder included within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest."
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d5d5c8120dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Angiosperms ( flowering plants) were the original source of most plant what, also called medication? | Medicine | text | [] | [
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"text": "Medication(also called medicineor pharmaceutical drugs) is the use of legal drugsto treator cure an illness. Some drugs are freely sold. They are called over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. Other drugs are so powerful or dangerous that a doctor must give permission to use the drug."
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d5d5c83a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | When did the basin visible southwest from of Mare Anguis form? | During the Pre-Imbrian period | text | [] | [
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"text": "The crater Picard is located just to the east of Yerkes, and northwest of Picard are the craters Peirce and Swift. The ray system of the crater Proclus overlie the northwestern mare. Mare Anguis can be seen northeast of Mare Crisium."
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d5d5c8620dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What position in society did Bhoja and Jayasimha hold? | Royalty | text | [] | [
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"text": "Bhoja II was a 13th-century king of the Paramara dynasty in central India. He succeeded Arjuna II as the king of Dhara in Malwa region. According to Hammira Mahakavya, written by the Jain poet Nayachandra Suri, the Chahmana ruler Hammira defeated Arjuna of Sarasapura and Bhoja of Dhara."
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d5d5c8d00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | After the decline of the Mughal Empire, the Sikh Empire invaded and occupied what district in the Punjab province of Pakistan? | Khushab Tehsil | text | [] | [
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"text": "Khushab Tehsil ( Urdu: تحصِيل خُوشاب ), is an administrative subdivision ( tehsil) Khushab District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Khushab Tehsil was an agricultural region with forests during the Indus Valley Civilization. The Vedic period is characterized by Indo-Aryan culture that invaded fr... |
d5d5c8f80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | If the gases that are reduced during a carbon offset did not exist, what would be the average temperature of the Earth's surface? | Without these gases, the average temperature of Earth's surface would be about -18 °C. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A carbon offset is a reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases made in order to compensate for emissions made elsewhere. Offsets are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO 2 e)."
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d5d5c9660dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What event cemented immigrants' connection with the area that contains the tallest building in Ottawa-Gatineau? | The founding of St. Anthony of Padua Church cemented immigrants' connection with this area. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The tallest building in Ottawa-Gatineau is the 45-storey, 143 m (469 ft) tall Claridge Icon, which is located in Little Italy . The tallest development in Ottawa-Gatineau is the 65-storey Trinity Station 1, part of the 900 Albert development by Trinity Group."
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d5d5c98e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Martin Buber is associated with what form of Judaism that has spread throughout Ukraine, Galicia, Poland, and Russia? | Hasidic Judaism | text | [] | [
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"text": "With the spread of Hasidism throughout Ukraine, Galicia, Poland, and Russia, divergent schools emerged within Hasidism. Some schools place more stress on intellectual understanding of the Divine, others on the emotional connection with the Divine. Some schools stress specific traits or exhibit behavi... |
d5d5c9b60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | It is thought that organisms from the taxonomic period classification known as the Ediacaran biota may have undergone evolutionary radiation during what proposed event 575 million years ago? | Avalon explosion | text | [] | [
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"text": "Trace fossils of these organisms have been found worldwide, and represent the earliest known complex multicellular organisms. The Ediacaran biota may have undergone evolutionary radiation in a proposed event called the Avalon explosion, 575 million years ago."
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d5d5ca060dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many letters are in the non-Hebrew alphabet that Aramaic was a precursor for? | 36 | text | [] | [
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"text": "Table 1: The Arabic alphabet. Letters 1 to 28 are the primary letters. Letters 29 to 36 are the modified letters. Table 2: The Arabic alphabet, with modified letters lumped onto their primary forms."
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"text": "One of the most prominent variants of Aramaic alphabet, still used in modern ti... |
d5d5ca2e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which martial arts style is more violent: internal style or external style? | External style is more violent. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Sun Lutang identified the following as the criteria that distinguish an internal martial art: An emphasis on the use of the mind to coordinate the leverage of the relaxed body as opposed to the use of strength. The internal development, circulation, and expression of qi, the \"vital energy\" of class... |
d5d5ca560dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Unlike animals, what thing whose seeds are stored in gene banks does not have germ cells designated in early development? | Plants | text | [] | [
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"text": "Gene banks are a type of biorepository that preserves genetic material. For plants, this is done by in vitro storage, freezing cuttings from the plant, or stocking the seeds (e.g. in a seedbank ). For animals, this is done by the freezing of sperm and eggs in zoological freezers until further need."
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d5d5ca7e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Boris and Heis. C. Herschel are both names of what? | Craters | text | [] | [
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"text": "It is a circular, bowl-shaped formation that has not undergone significant erosion. The interior floor has the same low albedo as the surrounding lunar mare. To the south-southwest is the similar crater Heis. C. Herschel lies on a wrinkle ridge of the lunar mare named the Dorsum Heim ."
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d5d5caa60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Near which country can you find both Carcharhinus tilstoni and Lates calcarifer? | Carcharhinus tilstoni and Lates calcarifer can be found near Australia. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Australian blacktip shark ( Carcharhinus tilstoni) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, endemic to northern and eastern Australia. Favoring the upper and middle parts of the water column, it can be found from the intertidal zone to a depth of 50 m (160 ft)."
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d5d5cb460dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What Norman era cathedral that began construction in 1093 is a cathedral that is the seat of the Bishop of Durham and home to the Shrine of St Cuthbert? | Durham Cathedral | text | [] | [
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"text": "It is the seat of the Bishop of Durham, the fourth-ranked bishop in the Church of England hierarchy. The present Norman era cathedral had started to be built in 1093, replacing the city's previous 'White Church'."
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"text": "The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cu... |
d5d5cb6e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | With normal rainfall, the body of water north-east Argyle County is what? | Perennial river | text | [] | [
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"text": "It is bounded by Lake George in the south-west, the Shoalhaven River in the east, and the Wollondilly River in the north-east. Argyle County was named by Governor Macquarie after his native county in Scotland."
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d5d5cb960dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many more provinces are in Thailand than in Sweden? | There are 51 more provinces. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The provinces of Sweden ( Swedish: Sveriges landskap) are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces and they have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification. Dialects and folklore rather follows the provincial borde... |
d5d5cbbe0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What do plyodictis olivaris and flounders have in common? | Both are flat fish. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Flounders are a group of flatfish species. They are demersal fish, found at the bottom of oceans around the world; some species will also enter estuaries ."
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"text": "Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. The flathead catfish ( Pylodictis olivaris ), also called by several com... |
d5d5cbdc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Russian Orthodox Church continues to possess the highest number of dioceses and major temples in what country that is the second largest in Europe? | It has the highest number of dioceses and major temples in Ukraine. | text | [] | [
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"text": "For disambiguation purposes the Russian Orthodox Church is identified as the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), and other the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kyiv Patriarchate) . The Russian Orthodox Church continues to possess the highest number of dioceses and major temples in Ukraine."
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d5d5cc040dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the distance of time between Decimus Junius Brutus and Marcus Junius Brutus being a consul? | The distance was 101 years. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus probably was a son of Decimus Junius Brutus, who had been Roman consul in 77 BC, and, as his last name suggests, was adopted by Aulus Postumius Albinus, who is only known as triumvir monetalis in 81 BC."
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"text": "He was an optimate politician and a military ... |
d5d5cc2c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Was the character Dino Ortolani set in the HBO series OZ or the land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum? | The HBO series OZ | text | [] | [
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"text": "Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs (also known as the \" Wizard of Oz \" and, during his reign, as \" Oz, the Great and Terrible \" or the \" Great and Powerful Oz \") is a fictional character in the Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum."
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d5d5cc540dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the fortified town where Iberians in the Spanish Levant lived famous for? | Numantia is famous for its role in the Celtiberian Wars. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Iberians in the Spanish Levant were more urbanized than their neighbors in the central and northwestern regions of the Iberian peninsula. The peoples in the central and northwest regions were mostly Celtic, semi-pastoral and lived in scattered villages, though they also had a few fortified towns ... |
d5d5cc7c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Hydropneumatic suspension system for moto vehicles was invented by what Frnech brand of automobiles introduced in 1919? | Hydropneumatic suspension was invented by Citroën. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Hydropneumatic suspension is a type of motor vehicle suspension system, designed by Paul Magès, invented by Citroën, and fitted to Citroën cars, as well as being used under licence by other car manufacturers, notably Rolls-Royce ( Silver Shadow ), Maserati ( Quattroporte II) and Peugeot."
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d5d5cc9a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of plane is associated with snub square tiling and truncated square tiling? | Euclidean | text | [] | [
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"text": "In geometry, the truncated square tiling is a semiregular tiling by regular polygons of the Euclidean plane with one square and two octagons on each vertex. This is the only edge-to-edge tiling by regular convex polygons which contains an octagon."
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d5d5cd120dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Practitioners of orthopedics and dentistry are both what? | Surgeons | text | [] | [
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"text": "Dentist, also known in the US as a dental surgeon, is a surgeon who specializes in dentistry —the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. Psychiatrist, a doctor who specializes in psychiatry, and treats people with mental illness. Psychiatrists can prescrib... |
d5d5cd3a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who was it believed that the emperor that has an arch named after him in Rome, replace the equites singulares with? | The scholae may have been founded by Constantine as a direct replacement for the equites singulares. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The equipment of the equites singulares was the same as for ordinary auxiliary cavalrymen. From the Great Trajanic Frieze incorporated in the Arch of Constantine in Rome, it appears that the emblem of the equites singulares was the scorpion, which was emblazoned on their standards and (fourfold) on t... |
d5d5cdb20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Malpighian, superficial granular and the hypodermis are all examples of what? | Layers | text | [] | [
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"text": "The cells of these two layers, together called the Malpighian layer (s) after Marcello Malpighi, divide to form the superficial granular layer ( Stratum granulosum) of the epidermis. The cells in the stratum granulosum do not divide, but instead form skin cells called keratinocytes from the granules ... |
d5d5cdd00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | With the exception of the great Barrier Reef Marine Park, how many state and territory governments manage the protected areas of Australia? | eight state and territory governments | text | [] | [
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"text": "Protected areas of Australia include Commonwealth and off-shore protected areas managed by the Australian government, as well as protected areas within each of the six states of Australia and two self-governing territories, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory, which are manage... |
d5d5cdf80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The most accepted theory says that disorders that disrupt the formation of neurons and their migration happens during what months of fetal life? | Second to fifth months | text | [] | [
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"text": "Hydrocephalus is the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles or in the subarachnoid space over the brain. The increased pressure due to this condition dilates occipital horns causing colpocephaly. The most generally accepted theory is that of neuronal migration disorders occurring... |
d5d5ce160dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What first-level city in South Korea is the principal tourist destination for visitors;? | Seoul | text | [] | [
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"text": "Seoul is the principal tourist destination for visitors; popular tourist destinations outside of Seoul include the major coastal city of Busan, the Seorak-san national park, the historic city of Gyeongju and subtropical Jeju Island."
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"text": "There is one first-level city in South Korea:... |
d5d5ce3e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Protective relaying devices, tap changer controllers, and circuit breaker controllers are what kind of integrated microprocessor-based controller of power system equipment? | IED | text | [] | [
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"text": "Common types of IEDs include protective relaying devices, tap changer controllers, circuit breaker controllers, capacitor bank switches, recloser controllers, voltage regulators etc. This is generally controlled by a setting file. The testing of setting files is typically one of the most time-consumi... |
d5d5ce660dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is a tangent vector and what can they be described in terms of? | In mathematics, a tangent vector is a vector that is tangent to a curve or surface at a given point. Tangent vectors can also be described in terms of germs. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In mathematics, a tangent vector is a vector that is tangent to a curve or surface at a given point. Tangent vectors are described in the differential geometry of curves in the context of curves in Rn. More generally, tangent vectors are elements of a tangent space of a differentiable manifold."
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d5d5ceac0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Platt's Eyot and Sunbury Court are both what? | Islands. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Platt's Eyot or Platt's Ait is an island on the River Thames at Hampton, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, on the reach between Molesey Lock and Sunbury Lock ."
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d5d5ced40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which body established the larger set of regions that Thailand is divided into? | The six regions of Thailand were established by the National Research Council of Thailand. | text | [] | [
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"text": "According to the six geographical regions established by the National Research Council of Thailand, the western region includes the following provinces: For economic statistics of Western Thailand, Suphan Buri and Samut Songkhram provinces are listed by National Statistical Office (Thailand)."
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d5d5cefc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In the deadly form of gangrene that creates gas, through what mechanisms do the bacteria cause this? | By specific exotoxins. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Gas gangrene (also known as clostridial myonecrosis and myonecrosis) is a bacterial infection that produces tissue gas in gangrene. This deadly form of gangrene usually is caused by Clostridium perfringens bacteria."
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"text": "Myonecrosis is a condition of necrotic damage, specific to mus... |
d5d5cf4c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What naturism highlights an attitude favoring harmony with nature and respect for the environment that is a lifestyle of non-sexual social nudity? | Naturism | text | [] | [
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"text": "Naturism is a lifestyle of non-sexual social nudity, and the cultural movement which advocates for and defends that lifestyle. Both may also be referred to as nudism."
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"text": "Though the two terms are largely interchangeable, nudism emphasizes the practice of nudity, whereas naturism hi... |
d5d5cf920dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Alsace wine a primarily white whine which is produced in a region of France that has passed ownership from France and what other country several times throughout history? | Germany | text | [] | [
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"text": "Alsace wine or Alsatian wine ( French: Vin d'Alsace; German: Elsässer Wein; Haut Rhin Alsatian: d'r Wii vum Elsàss; Bas Rhin Alsatian: de Win vum Elsàss) is produced in the Alsace region in France and is primarily white wine."
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d5d5cfba0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Botaurus poiciloptilus in Australia and the Botaurus pinnatus in South America are both types of what animal? | A heron. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Australasian bittern ( Botaurus poiciloptilus ), also known as the brown bittern or matuku hūrepo, is a large bird in the heron family Ardeidae. A secretive bird with a distinctive booming call, it is more often heard than seen. Australasian bitterns are endangered in both Australia and New Zeala... |
d5d5cfe20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many different things are their that form the second level of administrative division in Argentina? | There are 376 departments. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A province is the biggest way Argentina is divided. The provinces are divided into departments. The Departments are then divided into municipalities. There are no departments in the city of Buenos Aires. There are 376 departments. Because names do not have to be unique, 75 departments have same or si... |
d5d5d0320dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the habitat of Polyprion americanus? | Atlantic wreckfish occur around caves, over rocky substrates and areas with densely scattered boulders, natural reefs and shipwrecks. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Atlantic wreckfish, ( Polyprion americanus ), also known as the stone bass or bass groper, is a marine, bathydemersal, and oceanodromous ray-finned fish in the family Polyprionidae. It has a worldwide, if disjunct, distribution in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans."
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d5d5d0500dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Membership in what, which requires a controlling owner to hold at minimum a 30% stake in the team and forbids ownership groups of over 24 people, is certified by a franchise? | National Football League | text | [] | [
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"text": "Membership in the National Football League (NFL) is certified by a franchise. A franchise is awarded by the league to each member club and serves as the league's authorization to operate as a professional football club in their city."
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"text": "The NFL requires a controlling owner to hold... |
d5d5d0780dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is Xiphos and how long was its blade? | The xiphos is a double-edged, one-handed Iron Age straight shortsword used by the ancient Greeks. The classic blade was generally about 45–60 cm (18–24 in) long. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It was a secondary battlefield weapon for the Greek armies after the dory or javelin. The classic blade was generally about 45–60 cm (18–24 in) long, although the Spartans supposedly preferred to use blades as short as 30 cm (12 in) around the era of the Greco-Persian Wars."
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"text": "The... |
d5d5d0a00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Yamal Peninsula is located in a federal subject of Russia that is part of which oblast? | The Yamal Peninsula is located in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, which is administratively part of Tyumen Oblast. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Yamal Peninsula ( Russian: полуо́стров Яма́л) is located in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug of northwest Siberia, Russia. It extends roughly 700 km (435 mi) and is bordered principally by the Kara Sea, Baydaratskaya Bay on the west, and by the Gulf of Ob on the east."
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d5d5d0e60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In the southern coast of England where evidence of settlement dates back to the Bronze Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods, what can you find there that is a seaside resort? | Brighton. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Brighton ( / ˈbraɪtən /) is a seaside resort and one of two main areas of the city of Brighton and Hove, along with Hove. Located on the southern coast of England, in the county of East Sussex. It is best known as a seaside resort and is positioned 47 miles (76 km) south of London."
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d5d5d1180dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Do the Ministry of Minority Affairs in India and the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Pakistan have the exact same responsibilities or different responsibilities? | They have different responsibilities. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Ministry of Religious Affairs ( Urdu: وزارت مذہبی امور و بین العقائد ہم آہنگی , abbreviated as MoRA) is a government agency of Pakistan responsible for religious matters such as pilgrimage outside Pakistan, especially to India for Ziyarat and Saudi Arabia for Umrah and Hajj. It is also responsib... |
d5d5d1360dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The term for what geographic and cultural region of the mainland coast of British Columbia has been recorded from the earliest period of colonization in British Columbia? | Lower Mainland | text | [] | [
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"text": "The region is the traditional territory of the Sto:lo, a Halkomelem -speaking people of the Coast Salish linguistic and cultural grouping. While the term Lower Mainland has been recorded from the earliest period of colonization in British Columbia, it has never been officially defined in legal terms.... |
d5d5d1900dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The pygmy lorikeet and papuran lorikeet are found in what tropical location? | New Guinea | text | [] | [
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"text": "The pygmy lorikeet ( Charmosyna wilhelminae) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in the highlands of New Guinea; its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The world population of pygmy lorikeets is thought to be less than 50,000 individuals, but... |
d5d5d1b80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many native species of vascular plants are there in the island group composed of Robinson Crusoe, Alejandro Selkirk and Santa Clara? | There are 209 native species of vascular plants in the Juan Fernandez Islands. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Situated 670 km (362 nmi; 416 mi) off the coast of Chile, they are composed of three main volcanic islands: Robinson Crusoe, Alejandro Selkirk and Santa Clara. The group is considered part of Insular Chile ."
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"text": "There are 209 native species of vascular plants in the Juan Fernandez ... |
d5d5d1d60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the largest volcano in the volcanic area in the North Island of New Zealand that is still highly active? | The largest volcano in the The Taupo Volcanic Zone is the Taupo Volcano. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Taupo Volcanic Zone is widening east–west at the rate of about 8 mm per year. It is named after Lake Taupo, the flooded caldera of the largest volcano in the zone, the Taupo Volcano . There are numerous volcanic vents and geothermal fields in the zone, with Mount Ruapehu, Mount Ngauruhoe and Whit... |
d5d5d1fe0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Charles Frederick and John Adolf were both what? | Dukes | text | [] | [
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"text": "After John Frederick's brother John Adolf succeeded their brother Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp as Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, the Bremian Chapter feared John Adolf would integrate the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen into his inheritable ducal monarchy."
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"text": "His ... |
d5d5d2260dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The western section of what is now Park Slope in northwestern Brooklyn was occupied in the mid-19th century, since it was located near what industrial canal? | Gowanus Canal | text | [] | [
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"text": "Park Slope is a neighborhood in northwestern Brooklyn, New York City, within the area once known as South Brooklyn. Park Slope is roughly bounded by Prospect Park and Prospect Park West to the east, Fourth Avenue to the west, Flatbush Avenue to the north, and Prospect Expressway to the south."
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d5d5d24e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | No distinct sub-national status exists in what country composed of the regions Flemish Region, the Walloon Region and the Brussels Region? | Belgium | text | [] | [
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"text": "The reason is that no distinct sub-national status exists in Belgium. Yet, individuals living in Brussels can opt by their own choice for certain policies of the Flemish Community. Dutch is the official language of the Flemish Community. Minorities speak French, Yiddish, Turkish, Arabic, Berber, Ital... |
d5d5d2760dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Tyrosine kinases and metabotropic both refer to what? | Receptors. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Of the 90 unique tyrosine kinase genes identified in the human genome, 58 encode receptor tyrosine kinase proteins. Receptor tyrosine kinases have been shown not only to be key regulators of normal cellular processes but also to have a critical role in the development and progression of many types of... |
d5d5d2940dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What country is Nikos Dendias in and has an Embassy in Moscow, and three Consulates General: in Moscow, in Saint Petersburg and in Novorossiysk? | Greece. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Minister for Foreign Affairs ( Greek: Υπουργός Εξωτερικών) is the senior minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece. The incumbent Minister for Foreign Affairs is Nikos Dendias of New Democracy . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Greece. Al."
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d5d5d2bc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What Spanish-language telenovela produced by Telemundo and Promofilm begins with the main character and his parents getting into a traffic accident? | Amar de Nuevo | text | [] | [
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"text": "The story begins one tragic day, when Frijolito was in a traffic accident with his best friend Palito and his parents, Salvador and Veronica. Veronica's cousin, Bulmaro, had received orders from his boss, Max, to cause the accident."
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"text": "Amar de Nuevo (English: Love again) is a Span... |
d5d5d2e40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which group of animals have been affected by both the T-lymphotropic viruses and Betacoronaviruses? | Human beings have been affected by T-lymphotropic viruses and Betacoronaviruses. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Deltaretrovirus is a genus of the Retroviridae family. It consists of exogenous horizontally transmitted viruses found in several groups of mammals . Examples are the Bovine leukemia virus and the human T-lymphotropic viruses ."
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"text": "Betacoronaviruses that have caused epidemics in hu... |
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