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d5d5e7b60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The continent that is entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere, is bordered to the north by what? | The Arctic ocean | text | [] | [
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"text": "It can also be described as a northern subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean."
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d5d5e7de0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The appearance of an information-bearing sentence is determine by what? | syntax or grammar | text | [] | [
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"text": "Statements which cannot contain other statements are simple; those which can contain other statements are compound. The appearance of a statement (and indeed a program) is determined by its syntax or grammar. The meaning of a statement is determined by its semantics ."
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d5d5e8060dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The anesthetic agent for horses called Equithesin has what useful laboratory chemical reagent and precursor mixed within it? | Chloral hydrate. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It is a colorless solid. It has limited use as a sedative and hypnotic pharmaceutical drug. It is also a useful laboratory chemical reagent and precursor. It is derived from chloral (trichloroacetaldehyde) by the addition of one equivalent of water."
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d5d5e82e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The United States' State Sponsors of Terrorism designation list describes what country, which receives foreign aid from several countries and international organizations, as a "terrorist safe haven"? | Pakistan | text | [] | [
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"text": "Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Pakistan receives foreign aid from several countries and international organizations. Since the start of the War in Afghanistan, the majority of the aid comes from the United States via the Coalition Support Fund which is reimbursement to Pakistan for... |
d5d5e8560dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Artiocetus and Microbunodon are both what? | Extinct. | text | [] | [
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d5d5e8740dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is a style of fish that belongs to the family Actinopterygii that the Korean mackerel is an example of? | ray-finned fishes | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Korean mackerel ( Scomberomorus koreanus) also known as the Korean seerfish, is a ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, better known as the mackerel family. More specifically, this fish is a member of the tribe Scomberomorini, the Spanish mackerels."
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d5d5e8a60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Lieutenant Commanders and those ranked above would be the only ones allowed to wear what type of formal standardised military dress uniform? | Dinner Dress Jacket | text | [] | [
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d5d5e8ce0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who is Enlil and why did he purportedly cause the Babylonian flood? | Enlil is an ancient Mesopotamian god associated with wind, air, earth, and storms. In the Babylonian flood myth, Enlil is the cause of the flood himself, having sent the flood to exterminate the human race, who made too much noise and prevented him from sleeping. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In the Sumerian flood myth, Enlil rewards Ziusudra with immortality for having survived the flood and, in the Babylonian flood myth, Enlil is the cause of the flood himself, having sent the flood to exterminate the human race, who made too much noise and prevented him from sleeping."
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d5d5e9140dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Neil Druckmann returned as creative director for a game series that did what to the Playstation 4's hardware during development? | Pushed the technical capabilities | text | [] | [
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"text": "Neil Druckmann returned as creative director, co-writing the story with Halley Gross. The game's themes of revenge and retribution were inspired by Druckmann's experiences growing up in Israel. Ashley Johnson reprises her role as Ellie, while Laura Bailey was cast as Abby."
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d5d5e93c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did Mani' ibn Rabiah Al-Muraydi settle in Diriyah before or after Muhammad attempted to expand into Syria? | He settled there after. | text | [] | [
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d5d5e9640dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What land settlements treaty between the US government and the Native American tribes of the greater Puget Sound included signatures from Chief Seattle and Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens? | The Treaty of Point Elliott | text | [] | [
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d5d5e98c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Antarctic what, characterized by a high degree of family endemism, includes the continent of Antarctica, Patagonia (southern Chile, southern Argentina, Tierra del Fuego ), most of New Zealand, the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands, and all islands of the Southern Ocean south of 40°S latitude? | Floristic Kingdom | text | [] | [
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"text": "Floristic kingdoms are characterized by a high degree of family endemism, floristic regions by a high degree of generic endemism, and floristic provinces by a high degree of species endemism."
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d5d5ea220dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Autocratic, Entrepreneurial and Transactional are all types of what? | Leadership | text | [] | [
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"text": "Entrepreneurial Leadership is not so much a style of leadership as a focus of leadership and employees' efforts on specific actions that either maximize the effectiveness of service delivery currently or seek to improve it in the future. Leadership style refers to a leader's behavior."
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d5d5ea540dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who is the earliest Church father documented to have used the word "Trinity" to refer to God that was a Patriarch of Antioch from 169 until 182? | Theophilus of Antioch | text | [] | [
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"text": "Theophilus of Antioch is the earliest Church father documented to have used the word \"Trinity\" to refer to God. Some Trinitarians say the doctrine of the Trinity was revealed in New Testament times; others, that it was revealed in the Patristic period."
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d5d5ea7c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A clàrsach is what instrument that is essentially triangular and made primarily of wood? | Harp. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Celtic harp is a triangular frame harp traditional to Ireland and Scotland. It is known as cláirseach in Irish and clàrsach in Scottish Gaelic. In Ireland and Scotland, it was a wire -strung instrument requiring great skill and long practice to play, and was associated with the Gaelic ruling clas... |
d5d5eaa40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What does the class comprise of that typically have a well-defined head with two or four sensory tentacles? | Snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and land. | text | [] | [
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"text": "This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from the land. There are many thousands of species of sea snails and slugs, as well as freshwater snails, freshwater limpets, and land snails and slugs . The class Gastropoda contains a vast total of named species, second only... |
d5d5eac20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Where is Three Crosses Square located and what was it originally called? | Three Crosses Square is an important square in the central district of Warsaw, Poland. It lies on that city's Royal Route and links Nowy Świat (New World) Street, to the north, with Ujazdów Avenue to the south. Originally the square itself also bore the name of Saint Alexander. | text | [] | [
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d5d5eaea0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Antiserum is human or nonhuman blood what, which is obtained by allowing a blood sample to clot? | serum | text | [] | [
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"text": "To obtain serum, a blood sample is allowed to clot ( coagulation ). The sample is then centrifuged to remove the clot and blood cells, and the resulting liquid supernatant is serum."
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d5d5eb120dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did Indian Emperor Ashoka write Indian rock inscriptions before or after Ashoka conquered the region in the Kalinga War? | It was written after. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Rock edicts of Khalsi, also spelled Kalsi, are a group of an Indian rock inscriptions written by the Indian Emperor Ashoka around 250 BCE. They contains some of the most important of the Edicts of Ashoka. The inscription in Khalsi contains all the Major Rock Edicts, from 1 to 14."
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d5d5eb3a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What city in Central Anatolia and part of the Black Sea region is split almost in half by Çubuk Brook one of the tributaries of its river? | Ankara | text | [] | [
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d5d5eb620dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Goat-leaf honeysuckle belongs to a family that includes about how many different types of flowering plants, trees, and shrubs? | about 450 | text | [] | [
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d5d5eb8a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The hippocampus regulates what function that the brain has limited short-term capacity to process information? | memory | text | [] | [
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d5d5ebb20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | While a cannibal eats human flesh willingly a small amount of what happens unwillingly as the human body consumes dead cells from the tongue and cheeks? | Self-cannibalism | text | [] | [
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"text": "While almost an exclusive term for this process, autophagy nonetheless has occasionally made its way into more common usage. A certain amount of self-cannibalism occurs unwillingly, as the body consumes dead cells from the tongue and cheeks."
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d5d5ebe40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In New Guinea a tribe that carried out the act of eating the flesh of other humans spread the what disease throughout their village? | Prion disease kuru | text | [] | [
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"text": "A well-known case of mortuary cannibalism is that of the Fore tribe in New Guinea, which resulted in the spread of the prion disease kuru. Although the Fore's mortuary cannibalism was well documented, the practice had ceased before the cause of the disease was recognized."
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d5d5ec340dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In what year was the national park that contains the mountains where the Bale Mountains tree frogs live nominated to the World Heritage Tentative List? | 2009 | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Bale Mountains tree frog ( Balebreviceps hillmani) is a species of frogs in the family Brevicipitidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Balebreviceps and endemic to the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia."
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d5d5ec7a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Malayo-Polynesian and reconstructed Proto-Austronesian are both types of what? | Languages. | text | [] | [
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d5d5ec980dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Historical figures like Hongwu Emperor, Chen Youliang, Chang Yuchun and Zhang Sanfeng were all in novels written by what person who wrote The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber? | Jin Yong | text | [] | [
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d5d5ecc00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Would more people use caffeine or whippets? | More people would use caffeine. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The most widely used drugs in the world include caffeine, nicotineand alcohol,[12]which are also considered recreational drugs, since they are used for pleasure rather than medicinal purposes.[13] All drugs can have potential side effects.[14]"
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d5d5ed100dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Vakataka, Plantagenet and Second Gonanda were all names of what? | Dynasties | text | [] | [
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d5d5ed2e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Ernakulam State and Kalamassery State are both in what country? | Kerala state in southern India | text | [] | [
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"text": "Ernakulam State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency ."
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d5d5ed7e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In more serious cases, what symptoms are associated with the condition that causes an automatic internal cardiac defibrillator to administer shocks? | In more serious cases, this condition can cause lightheadedness, passing out, shortness of breath or chest pain. | text | [] | [
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d5d5eda60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which kind of force causes a gradual recession of a satellite in a prograde orbit away from the primary, and is calculated by vector subtraction of the gravitational acceleration at the center of the body? | Tidal acceleration. | text | [] | [
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d5d5ee140dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many parishes are located in the same place that the Royal Botanic Gardens are in? | two | text | [] | [
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"text": "It is part of the Church of England and the Anglican Communion and, locally, is a member of Churches Together in Kew. Together with St Philip and All Saints (the Barn Church), it is one of two parishes within the united benefice of Kew, St Philip & All Saints with St Luke."
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d5d5ee8c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Regarding the Drauv who are also known as Kanchole Prabhus, what does this common surname mean in Sanskrit? | It refers to a supreme being or god. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A common surname among people across the Konkan Coast in India, from Karnataka, Maharashtra to Goa and. \"Prabhu\" is a Sanskrit word, it is predominantly used to refer to a supreme being or god."
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d5d5eeb40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who wrote about The Shire and emphatically rejected a relationship with rabbits, and emphasized hobbits' humanity? | Tolkien. | text | [] | [
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"text": "There is a disputed connection with old names for ghostly creatures, which include boggles, hobbits, and hobgoblins. Some scholars have noted correspondences with rabbits, but Tolkien emphatically rejected a relationship with rabbits, and emphasized hobbits' humanity."
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d5d5eed20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What state has the Menteri Besar, appointed by the Sultan on the basis that he is able to command a majority in the State Legislative Assembly, and also the State Executive Council (EXCO)? | Johor. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Council comprises the Menteri Besar, appointed by the Sultan on the basis that he is able to command a majority in the Johor State Legislative Assembly, a number of members made up of members of the Assembly, the State Secretary, the State Legal Adviser and the State Financial Officer."
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d5d5eefa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is near the upper outcrop of the North German Plain, that is a mountain range in the southern parts of the German state of Thuringia? | The Thuringian Forest. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Thuringian Forest ( Thüringer Wald in German ), is a mountain range in the southern parts of the German state of Thuringia, running northwest to southeast. Skirting from its southerly source in foothills to a gorge on its north-west side is the Werra valley."
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d5d5ef860dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who was the predecessor of the triangle used to worship? | The sistrum was used in the worship of the goddess Hathor. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The instrument is usually held by a loop of some form of thread or wire at the top curve. While the triangle theoretically has a definite pitch, it is obscured by the overtones that are produced when struck. The triangle evolved from the Egyptian sistrum and, like its predecessor, the triangle was la... |
d5d5efae0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Western occultism and Renaissance magic grew out of an amalgamation of Greco-Roman magic, Jewish Aggadah and Christian what, defined as the study of demons or beliefs about demons? | Demonology | text | [] | [
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d5d5efd60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What city with over 30 holy places in it has a Palestinian neighborhood called Sheikh Jarrah? | Jerusalem. | text | [] | [
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d5d5effe0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | If cells in the medullary ray died natural deaths, what would the process be called? | apoptosis | text | [] | [
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"text": "Part of the renal cortex, a medullary ray is a collection of renal tubules that drain into a single collecting duct . The tip, or papilla, of each pyramid empties urine into a minor calyx; minor calyces empty into major calyces, and major calyces empty into the renal pelvis."
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d5d5f0260dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Staffordshire, the north tower of Stokesay Castle, England, and the keep of Laval, France have all had what found in them? | Hoardings | text | [] | [
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"text": "Some medieval hoardings have survived, including examples at the north tower of Stokesay Castle, England, and the keep of Laval, France."
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d5d5f0760dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The dynasty of what was a fragment of the Mongol Empire created by Kublai Khan in China and had a gunpowder storehouse in Weiyang exploding which killed 100 guards? | The Yuan dynasty. | text | [] | [
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"text": "\"Eruptors,\" cannons firing co-viative projectiles, are employed in the Yuan dynasty. A major accidental explosion occurs in China when a Yuan gunpowder storehouse at Weiyang, Yangzhou catches fire and explodes, killing 100 guards and hurling building materials over 5 km away."
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d5d5f0c60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The interstate highway in Oregon that runs concurrent with U.S. Route 30 for most of it's length was established in what year? | I-84 was established in 1957 | text | [] | [
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"text": "Interstate 84 ( I-84) in the U.S. state of Oregon is a major Interstate Highway that traverses the state from west to east. It is concurrent with U.S. Route 30 (US 30) for most of its length and runs 376 miles (605 km) from an interchange with I-5 in Portland to the Idaho state line near Ontario."
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d5d5f13e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Whats appearance is due to the triangular prism like structure of the fiber that is a natural protein fiber? | Silk | text | [] | [
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"text": "The shimmering appearance of silk is due to the triangular prism -like structure of the silk fibre, which allows silk cloth to refract incoming light at different angles, thus producing different colors. Silk is produced by several insects; but, generally, only the silk of moth caterpillars has been ... |
d5d5f1660dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The 30.7-mile-long Beaver Brook is a tributary to what river that rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset? | Merrimack River. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into Massachusetts, and then flows northeast until it empties into the Gulf of Maine at Newburyport."
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d5d5f1b60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In the northern area of Siorrachd Lannraig, what is it dominated by which is Scotland's largest city? | The Glasgow conurbation. | text | [] | [
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d5d5f1e80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which visible honour awarded by a sovereign state, monarch, dynastic royal house or organisation to a person, typically in recognition of individual merit, that often comes with distinctive insignia such as collars, medals, badges, and sashes worn by recipients, was the highest military decoration in the Soviet Armed Forces for World War 2? | The Order of Victory | text | [] | [
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d5d5f2100dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Why does Netherlands' name for the motorway connecting Zaandam to the German border near Bad Nieuweschans begin with the letter that it does? | Netherlands' motorways start with 'A' for 'autosnelweg' (motorway | text | [] | [
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d5d5f2380dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | At a pilgrimage centre that is often termed a Tirtha, what kind of columns are often put up where in the North, there are an additional four Tirthankara images on it? | A manastambha. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A manastambha ( Sanskrit for 'column of honor') is a pillar that is often constructed in front of Jain temples or large Jain statues. In North India, they are topped by four Tirthankara images."
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d5d5f2600dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Parvati and Durga are both names of what kind of entity? | Goddesses. | text | [] | [
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d5d5f2880dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Catholicos-Patriarch is the head of the Catholic church of what country whose church includes the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin? | Armenia | text | [] | [
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d5d5f2b00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Gotek is a brand of an emulator of what type of drive used to play floppy disks? | A floppy drive | text | [] | [
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d5d5f2d80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What group constructed aqueducts throughout their Republic and identified with Minerva? | Romans | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Romans constructed aqueducts throughout their Republic and later Empire, to bring water from outside sources into cities and towns. Aqueduct water supplied public baths, latrines, fountains, and private households; it also supported mining operations, milling, farms, and gardens."
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d5d5f3000dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | U.S. Highway 51 runs from Hurley Wisconsin to LaPlace, which is in what state that the Gateway to the Gulf Expressway, is a concrete trestle toll bridge in? | Louisiana | text | [] | [
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"text": "For the entire route, see U.S. Route 51. U.S. Highway 51 ( US 51) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that spans 1,277 miles (2,055 km) from LaPlace, Louisiana to a point north of Hurley, Wisconsin."
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d5d5f3a00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The lateral geniculate complex and the medial geniculate body are both also known as what? | A nucleus. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The lateral geniculate nucleus ( LGN; also called the lateral geniculate body or lateral geniculate complex) is a relay center in the thalamus for the visual pathway. It is a small, ovoid, ventral projection of the thalamus where the thalamus connects with the optic nerve."
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d5d5f3be0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What river near the great lakes would allow a person to fish for the sturgeon has taste buds on and around its barbels near its rubbery, prehensile lips? | They can be fished in the Detroit River which is in Michigan near lake Michigan which is a great lake. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The lake sturgeon has taste buds on and around its barbels near its rubbery, prehensile lips. It extends its lips to vacuum up soft live food, which it swallows whole due to its lack of teeth. Its diet consists of insect larvae, worms (including leeches), and other small organisms (primarily metazoan... |
d5d5f4540dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is the Guyot or Birmingham crater northern to a crater with a longer name? | The Birmingham is the crater northern to another crater with a longer name. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Guyot is a lunar impact crater on the Moon 's far side. It is separated from the crater Kostinskiy to the northeast by only a few kilometers of rough terrain. To the west-southwest lies the crater Lobachevskiy and to the east-southeast is Ostwald ."
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"text": "The Birmingham formation lies... |
d5d5f4cc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The supreme being who creates, protects and transforms the universe is part of a trinity along with what other Hindu gods? | Brahma and Shiva | text | [] | [
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"text": "In Vaishnavism tradition, Vishnu is the supreme being who creates, protects and transforms the universe. In the Shaktism tradition, the Goddess, or Devi, is described as one of the supreme, yet Vishnu is revered along with Shiva and Brahma."
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"text": "Brahma is referred to as \"The Creato... |
d5d5f58a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What standard markup language for documents has a usage of character references that derives from SGML? | HTML. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The HyperText Markup Language, or HTML is the standard markup language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser. It can be assisted by technologies such as Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and scripting languages such as JavaScript ."
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"text": "Character entity references are a... |
d5d5f5da0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The grandson of King Dom Pedro III reigned briefly over what country as King Dom Pedro IV? | Pedro reigned briefly over Portugal. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Through his father, Prince Dom João (later King Dom João VI ), Pedro was a member of the House of Braganza (Portuguese: Bragança) and a grandson of King Dom Pedro III and Queen Dona (Lady) Maria I of Portugal, who were uncle and niece as well as husband and wife."
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"text": "Dom Pedro I (E... |
d5d5f6020dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The term "mother tongue" is another way to describe what kind of language that a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period? | First language | text | [] | [
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"text": "According to Ivan Illich, the term \"mother tongue\" was first used by Catholic monks to designate a particular language they used, instead of Latin, when they were \"speaking from the pulpit\". That is, the \"holy mother the Church\" introduced this term and colonies inherited it from Christianity a... |
d5d5f62a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What country in the Northern Hemisphere is home to the Dolomitic Alps? | Italy. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Dolomites ( Italian: Dolomiti [doloˈmiːti]; Ladin: Dolomites; German: Dolomiten [doloˈmiːtn̩] ( listen); Venetian: Dołomiti [doɰoˈmiti]: Friulian: Dolomitis ), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy."
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d5d5f67a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What test to see if muscle weakness is present on a person's stance leg is named after a German surgeon? | Trendelenburg's sign | text | [] | [
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"text": "Trendelenburg's sign is found in people with weak or paralyzed abductor muscles of the hip, namely gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. It is named after the German surgeon Friedrich Trendelenburg. It is often incorrectly referenced as Trendelenburg test which is a test for vascular insufficiency in t... |
d5d5f6980dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What are the neural pathways called that allow Hoffmann's reflex to react on impulse? | Reflex arcs | text | [] | [
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"text": "A reflex is made possible by neural pathways called reflex arcs which can act on an impulse before that impulse reaches the brain. The reflex is then an automatic response to a stimulus that does not receive or need conscious thought."
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"text": "Hoffmann's reflex is a deep tendon reflex (... |
d5d5f6fc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | While religion can have a positive function in many LGB Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities, it can also play a role in supporting what attitude that is any negative prejudice or form of discrimination in ethnic minority communities worldwide towards people who identify as–or are perceived as being–lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender? | Homophobia | text | [] | [
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"text": "While religion can have a positive function in many LGB Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities, it can also play a role in supporting homophobia. Different regions of the world and different nations have unique conceptions of which groups are considered ethnic minorities."
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d5d5f7380dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is Angela Merkel responsible for? | Selecting all other members of the government and chairing cabinet meetings | text | [] | [
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"text": "The chancellor of Germany is the political leader of Germany and the head of the federal government. The office holder is responsible for selecting all other members of the government and chairing cabinet meetings."
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"text": "Sebastian Kurz is the incumbent Bundeskanzler of Austria. Chanc... |
d5d5f7740dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture recognized traditions that use gangsa, kemanak, and rebab in what year? | 2014 | text | [] | [
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"text": "The kemanak (a banana shaped idiophone) and gangsa (another metallophone) are commonly used gamelan instruments in Java. Other instruments include xylophones, bamboo flutes, a bowed instrument called a rebab, siter, and vocalists named sindhen (Female) or gerong (Male)."
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"text": "Gamelan... |
d5d5f7b00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The word for what comes the the Latin term res publica that is a form of government in which "power is held by the people and their elected representatives"? | A republic | text | [] | [
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"text": "A republic ( Latin: res publica, meaning \"public affair\") is a form of government in which \"power is held by the people and their elected representatives\". In republics, the country is considered a \"public matter\", not the private concern or property of the rulers."
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"text": "The wo... |
d5d5f8320dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who are mainly established in the Paris area, where more than one million people claim the heritage and a Korrigan in the folklore? | Bretons. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In Breton folklore, a Korrigan ( [kɔˈriːɡɑ̃n]) is a fairy or dwarf -like spirit. The word korrigan means \"small-dwarf\" ( korr means dwarf, ig is a diminutive and the suffix an is a hypocoristic ). It is closely related to the Cornish word korrik which means gnome."
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"text": "A strong hi... |
d5d5f86e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is the rose fish or the cape redfish found in more places? | The rose fish is found in more places. | text | [] | [
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"text": "This food fish lives off the coasts of northern Europe and eastern North America. Adults are found off the coast at depths of 100 to 1,000 m (330 to 3,280 ft); juveniles may be found in coastal waters such as fjords."
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"text": "The false jacopever or Cape redfish ( Sebastes capensis) is a... |
d5d5f92c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What one of the de facto four main capitals of the European Union is situated at a border formed by the Rhine? | Strasbourg. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Strasbourg is situated at the eastern border of France with Germany. This border is formed by the Rhine, which also forms the eastern border of the modern city, facing across the river to the German town Kehl."
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"text": "Strasbourg is one of the de facto four main capitals of the European... |
d5d5f9d60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | FAA certification regulations state that a single-engined what, whose stall speed would be minimum steady speed for which it is still controllable, must have a flaps-down, power-off stall speed no greater than 70 miles per hour? | Aircraft | text | [] | [
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"text": "FAA certification regulations state that a single-engined aircraft must have a flaps-down, power-off stall speed no greater than 70 miles per hour (110 km/h). To compensate for the reduced aileron span, the aileron profile was changed and its chord enlarged."
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"text": "Stall speed or mini... |
d5d5fa580dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Cricetulus griseus and Syrian are both types of what? | Hamsters | text | [] | [
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"text": "The European hamster has brown dorsal fur with white patches. The chest and belly are black. The tail is short and furred. It is much larger than the Syrian or dwarf hamsters, which are commonly kept as pets. It weighs 220–460 g (7.8–16.2 oz) and can grow to 20–35 cm (8–14 in) long with a tail of 4–6... |
d5d5fa940dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Tyto capensis and members of the genus Bubo are both types of a thing whose most common species in Southern Africa is what? | Spotted eagle-owls | text | [] | [
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"text": "A member of the genus Bubo, it is the largest African owl, measuring up to 66 cm (26 in) in total length. This eagle-owl is a resident primarily of dry, wooded savanna. Verreaux's eagle-owl is mainly grey in color and is distinguishable from other large owls by its bright pink eyelids, a feature shar... |
d5d5fada0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did Franklin Roosevelt get a larger percentage of votes in the 1936 U.S. Presidential Election in Tennessee or Alabama? | He received a larger percentage in Alabama. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Tennessee was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt ( D – New York ), running with Vice President John Nance Garner, with 68.78% of the popular vote, against Governor Alf Landon ( R – Kansas ), running with Frank Knox, with 30.81% of the popular vote."
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"text": "Voters chose el... |
d5d5fb160dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Vestibulo-ocular and blink are both types of what? | Reflexes | text | [] | [
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"text": "The vestibulo-ocular reflex is driven by signals arising from the vestibular system of the inner ear. The semicircular canals detect head rotation and provide the rotational component, whereas the otoliths detect head translation and drive the translational component."
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"text": "The menac... |
d5d5fb980dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Entelegyne and cephalothorax are both found in reference to what? | Spiders. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Entelegyne: A spider whose female has an epigyne and separate ducts leading to spermathecae for sperm storage and to the uterus for fertilization, creating a \"flow-through\" system; → haplogyne; see also Entelegynae"
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"text": "The abdomen and cephalothorax are connected by a thin waist c... |
d5d5fbde0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which religion has hagiographies ascribed to men and women canonized by the Roman Catholic church that is often used as a pejorative reference to modern, non-ecclesiastical works? | Christianity. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Christian hagiographies focus on the lives, and notably the miracles, ascribed to men and women canonized by the Roman Catholic church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox churches, and the Church of the East."
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"text": "However, when referring to modern, non-ecclesiastical... |
d5d5fc2e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many players are always on the field that must keep possession of the scarlet Quaffle? | There are three always on the field. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The job of the Chasers is to keep possession of the scarlet Quaffle, a leather ball passed between players. They must attempt to score goals (worth 10 points) by throwing it through one of the opponents' three hoops. These hoops are defended by the opposing team's Keeper, who ideally tries to block t... |
d5d5fc6a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Regarding the areas of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, since when did people start settling there? | Since the Bronze Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods. | 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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d5d5fcb00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Does Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria or Fluorescein-labeled proaerolysin have a longer acronym? | Fluorescein-labeled proaerolysin has a longer acronym. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria ( PCH) is an autoimmune hemolytic anemia featured by complement -mediated intravascular hemolysis after cold exposure. It can present as an acute non-recurrent postinfectious event in children, or chronic relapsing episodes in adults with hematological malignancies or t... |
d5d5fd320dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What common surname in a traditionally Confucian country that isn't China is also common in Vietnam, and means a tree of a stone fruit? | The surname is Lee. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Bon-gwan is the concept of clan in Korea, which is used to distinguish clans that happen to share a same family name (clan name). Since Korea has been traditionally a Confucian country, this clan system is similar to ancient Chinese distinction of clan names or xing (姓) and lineage names or shi (氏)."... |
d5d5fd780dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Legio I Germanica and the Legio IX Hispana are both legions of what army? | The Imperial Roman army. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Legio I Germanica, the 1st Germanic Legion, was a legion of the Imperial Roman army, possibly founded in 48 BC by Julius Caesar to fight for him in the civil war against Pompey. The title germanic is a reference to its service in the Germanic Wars, rather than the place of origin of its soldiers."
... |
d5d5fdbe0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What Enclosed Weapon Station is the YPR-765 pri's machine gun stored in, that the M-91E on the M-80A is? | A turret. | text | [] | [
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"text": "M-91E turret. The M-80A is armed with one 20 mm gun, co-axial machine gun 7.62 mm and twin launcher for wire-guided anti-tank missiles. It is NBC protected, fire suppression system, inside heating and water ejecting system. It is fully amphibious and can perform crossing of any water barrier without ... |
d5d5fee00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is Home Liner and when was the name first coined? | Home Liner (ホームライナー) is the generic name given to limited-stop commuter train services operated by railway companies in Japan, which require the purchase of a supplementary jōsha seiriken (乗車整理券) or Liner Ticket (ライナー券) in addition to the base fare ticket. The name was first coined in June 1984 by JNR when an empty stock working for an Asama 189 series EMU was used to carry passengers from Ueno to Ōmiya on the Tōhoku Main Line in the evening for a supplementary fare of 300 yen. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Home Liner (ホームライナー) is the generic name given to limited-stop commuter train services operated by railway companies in Japan, which require the purchase of a supplementary jōsha seiriken (乗車整理券) or Liner Ticket (ライナー券) in addition to the base fare ticket."
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"text": "The name \"Home Liner... |
d5d5ff260dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The tree commonly known as the Malabar plum was introduced by the United States Department of Agriculture to Florida in what year? | Syzygium cumini was introduced to Florida in 1911. | text | [] | [
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"text": "For the dessert popular in Indian cuisine, see gulab jamun. Syzygium cumini, commonly known as Malabar plum, Java plum, black plum, jamun or jambolan, is an evergreen tropical tree in the flowering plant family Myrtaceae, and favored for its fruit, timber, and ornamental value."
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d5d5ff6c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Darling River and Goulburn River are both located where? | New South Wales, Australia | text | [] | [
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"text": "The inland-flowing rivers in New South Wales can be considered in two groups. In the northern half of the state, a series of rivers rise on the western side of the Great Dividing Range. These rivers flow west and northwest and eventually combine into the Barwon, which becomes the Darling River furthe... |
d5d5ffb20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In version 13.0 of what standard, which provides a general category property for each character, 1,374 characters in blocks are classified as belonging to the Latin script? | Unicode | text | [] | [
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"text": "Unicode provides a general category property for each character. So in addition to belonging to a script every character also has a general category. Typically scripts include letter characters including: uppercase letters, lowercase letter and modifier letters."
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"text": "Latin Extended-... |
d5d600340dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Erlotinib and Caprelsa are medications used for what type of deadly disease? | Cancer | text | [] | [
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"text": "Erlotinib specifically targets the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase, which is highly expressed and occasionally mutated in various forms of cancer. It binds in a reversible fashion to the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) binding site of the receptor."
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"text": "Vandetan... |
d5d6007a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What phrase that is used in modal logic has an original Latin meaning of about what is said? | De dicto | text | [] | [
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"text": "In modal logic the distinction between de dicto and de re is one of scope. In de dicto claims, any existential quantifiers are within the scope of the modal operator, whereas in de re claims the modal operator falls within the scope of the existential quantifier."
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"text": "De dicto and d... |
d5d600c00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Aceria sheldoni are species of what class? | Arachnida | text | [] | [
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"text": "Aceria sheldoni, commonly called the citrus bud mite, is a species of mite belonging to the family Eriophyidae. It feeds in leaf - and flower - buds of Citrus spp., causing deformation to leaves, flowers and fruit, and is a worldwide pest of citrus fruit production."
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"text": "Mites are t... |
d5d601420dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Leucine is something of which most are oxidized where? | The liver | text | [] | [
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"text": "Enzymes involved are branched chain aminotransferase and 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate dehydrogenase . While most amino acids are oxidized in the liver, BCAAs are primarily oxidized in the skeletal muscle and other peripheral tissues."
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"text": "A branched-chain amino acid ( BCAA) is an amino a... |
d5d601880dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The emergence of what types of strains of Staphylococcus aureus is considered a problem in clinical medicine? | The emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains | text | [] | [
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"text": "The emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of S. aureus such as methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is a worldwide problem in clinical medicine. Despite much research and development, no vaccine for S. aureus has been approved."
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"text": "Staphylococcus aureus can also cause toxic s... |
d5d601ce0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Other suggested etymologies include the name retaining what, during which Powys was organized into a province, dedication to Zeus, and the fact that "sws" (not sŵs) can be literally translated to " Kiss " in modern Welsh has led to a number of developing folk etymologies? | Roman era | text | [] | [
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"text": "The name Powys is thought to derive from Latin pagus 'the countryside' and pagenses 'dwellers in the countryside', also the origins of French \"pays\" and English \"peasant\". During the Roman Empire, this region was organised into a province, with the capital at Viroconium Cornoviorum (modern Wroxet... |
d5d602140dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Halyard bend, a multi-strand bend and the double fisherman's knot are all types of what? | Rope bends. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Halyard bend is a way to attach the end of a rope at right angle to a cylindrical object such as a beam. wrap the end two or more times around the object make the end hook around the standing part and under all wrappings, to come out by the last wrap"
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"text": "The double fisherman's knot... |
d5d6025a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The kneeling, standing, and what position, which in competitive shooting is the position of a shooter lying face down on the ground, are all equally as important when shooting a three position match? | Prone | text | [] | [
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"text": "The kneeling, prone and standing positions all are equally as important when shooting a three position match. Each count for the same number of points and have specific guidelines for each position. In ISSF three position matches, the first position is kneeling, followed by prone and then standing."
... |
d5d602960dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Fourragères were first adopted in the country where what is the largest component of its armed forces? | 'Army of Land' | text | [] | [
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"text": "The award was first adopted by France, followed by other nations such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, and Luxembourg. Fourragères have been awarded to units of both national and foreign militaries, except for that of Luxembourg, which has not been awarded to any foreign units."
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"t... |
d5d602dc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which practices that were traditionally allowed under English common law were outlawed by the most important and foundational legal code of the United States? | Bills of attainder and general search warrants were expressly outlawed by the Constitution. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The United States and most Commonwealth countries are heirs to the common law legal tradition of English law. Certain practices traditionally allowed under English common law were expressly outlawed by the Constitution, such as bills of attainder and general search warrants."
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"text": "Th... |
d5d603720dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A cannabinoid is a chemical found in what family of plants? | Cannabaceae | text | [] | [
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"text": "Cannabis ( / ˈkænəbɪs /) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. The number of species within the genus is disputed."
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"text": "A cannabinoid is a chemical found in the cannabis (marijuana) plant. There are 113 cannabinoids that scientists know of, but there are likely m... |
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