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d5d8d85e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The administrative region of Denmark, whose capital city is Sorø, is called what in Danish? | Region Zealand is called Region Sjælland in Danish. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The island of Zealand ( Sjælland) and the Danish Straits between Denmark and Sweden, connecting the Baltic Sea – on the right – and the Atlantic Ocean. Zealand is the most populous Danish island."
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"text": "Region Zealand is an administrative region of Denmark. The capital city is Sorø. The city with the most people is Roskilde . The region is named after the island of Zealand . / 55.167°N 11.833°E / 55.167; 11.833"
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"text": "In Norse mythology as told in the Gylfaginning, the island was created by the goddess Gefjun after she tricked Gylfi, the king of Sweden. She removed a piece of land and transported it to Denmark, which became Zealand. The vacant area was filled with water and became Mälaren."
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"text": "The new region includes the island of Bornholm (in the Baltic Sea 100 nautical miles from Copenhagen), and excludes the southwestern parts of Greater Copenhagen that were covered by Roskilde County. These southwestern areas are instead included in Region Zealand ( Danish: Region Sjælland )."
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d5d8d8900dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Buddhist monks from the major monasteries organized the rebuilding of the Laotian capital in what country which, for three and a half centuries, was one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia? | Lan Xang | text | [] | [
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"text": "In Lan Xang, Buddhist monks from the major monasteries organized the rebuilding of the Laotian capital. Ultimately, the destruction and rebirth of Xieng Dong Xieng Thong was a catalyst for a golden age in Lan Xang where governance was fine-tuned, art flourished and beautiful temples were erected."
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"text": "For three and a half centuries, Lan Xang was one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia. The meaning of the kingdom's name alludes to the power of the kingship and formidable war machine of the early kingdom. The kingdom is the precursor for the country of Laos and the basis for its national historic and cultural identity."
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d5d8d8e00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the population-level measure of toxicity for strychnine? | For humans, strychnine is very toxic, with an lethal oral dose of 30-120 mg. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Because individuals typically have different levels of response to the same dose of a toxic substance, a population-level measure of toxicity is often used which relates the probabilities of an outcome for a given individual in a population. One such measure is the LD 50."
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"text": "In high doses, strychnine is very toxic to humans (minimum lethal oral dose in adults is 30–120 mg) and many other animals (oral LD 50 = 16 mg/kg in rats, 2 mg/kg in mice), and poisoning by inhalation, swallowing, or absorption through eyes or mouth can be fatal."
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d5d8d9080dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What substance commonly found in fruit pits can have an aryl type prepared in the Rosenmund-von Braun synthesis? | Nitriles. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In the Kolbe nitrile synthesis, alkyl halides undergo nucleophilic aliphatic substitution with alkali metal cyanides . Aryl nitriles are prepared in the Rosenmund-von Braun synthesis . The cyanohydrins are a special class of nitriles. Classically they result from the addition of alkali metal cyanides to aldehydes in the cyanohydrin reaction."
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"text": "Nitriles occur naturally in a diverse set of plant and animal sources. Over 120 naturally occurring nitriles have been isolated from terrestrial and marine sources. Nitriles are commonly encountered in fruit pits]"
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d5d8d9300dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The presence of wit or sarcasm tends to distinguish non-poetic what, which is also essentially a typed lambda calculus with generalized algebraic data type extensions, except for two extensions, from aphorisms and adages, which tend to lack those qualities? | Epigrams | text | [] | [
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"text": "Epigram is essentially a typed lambda calculus with generalized algebraic data type extensions, except for two extensions. First, types are first-class entities, of type"
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"text": "The word is derived from the Greek ἐπίγραμμα epigramma 'inscription' from ἐπιγράφειν epigraphein 'to write on, to inscribe', and the literary device has been employed for over two millennia. The presence of wit or sarcasm tends to distinguish non-poetic epigrams from aphorisms and adages, which tend to lack those qualities."
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d5d8d94e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Ketupa zeylonensis was originally described from a specimen of an owl collected in which modern country? | Ketupa zeylonensis, the brown fish owl, was originally described from a specimen collected in what is now Sri Lanka. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The brown fish owl ( Ketupa zeylonensis) is a fish owl species in the family known as typical owls, Strigidae. It is native from Turkey to South and Southeast Asia. Due its wide distribution it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List."
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"text": "Strix zeylonensis was the scientific name proposed by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1788 for a fish owl from Sri Lanka.[3] In the 19th and 20th centuries, several brown fish owl specimens were described:"
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d5d8d9760dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Ling-Temco-Vought and Tiltrotor were aircraft both involved which style of takeoff? | Vertical | text | [] | [
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"text": "A Tiltrotor is a type of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft that convert from vertical to horizontal flight by rotating propellers or ducted fans from horizontal positions like conventional aircraft propellers to vertical like a helicopter's rotors."
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"text": "The Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) XC-142 was a tri-service tiltwing experimental aircraft designed to investigate the operational suitability of vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) transports."
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d5d8d99e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is Phalangopsinae and where can they be seen? | Phalangopsinae, occasionally known as spider crickets, are a subfamily of crickets in the family Phalangopsidae. Species in this family are widely distributed, especially southern Hemisphere (i.e. continents excluding Europe, most of N. America and Antarctica). | text | [] | [
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"text": "Species in this family are widely distributed, especially southern Hemisphere (i.e. continents excluding Europe, most of N. America and Antarctica). These terrestrial Orthoptera, like the majority of crickets, tend to thrive in tropical or subtropical environments."
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"text": "Phalangopsinae, occasionally known as spider crickets, are a subfamily of crickets in the family Phalangopsidae. Members of Phalangopsinae are found worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions. Most species in the subfamily are nocturnal and can be found in rocky areas, near fallen wood, and the understory of forests."
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d5d8d9bc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is Cursive Hebrew and how is the Hebrew language of the Samaritans written? | Cursive Hebrew is a collective designation for several styles of handwriting the Hebrew alphabet. The Hebrew language of the Samaritans is written in a unique abjad from that of Hebrew; this abjad is called the Samaritan alphabet. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Whereas the Israelites and later Hebrews suffered a number of exoduses and deportations over the course of history, Samaritans for the most part remained in Israel since ancient times. As a result, the Hebrew language of the Samaritans is written in a unique abjad from that of Hebrew; this abjad is called the Samaritan alphabet."
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"text": "Cursive Hebrew (Hebrew: כתב עברי רהוט ktav ivri rahut, \"Flowing Hebrew Writing\", or כתב יד עברי ktav yad 'ivri, \"Hebrew Handwriting\", often called simply כתב ktav, \"Writing\") is a collective designation for several styles of handwriting the Hebrew alphabet. Modern Hebrew, especially in informal use in Israel, is handwritten with the Ashkenazi cursive script that had developed in Central Europe by the 13th century.[1] This is also a mainstay of handwritten Yiddish.[2][3] It was preceded by a Sephardi cursive script, known as Solitreo, that is still used for Ladino"
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d5d8d9e40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In what largest branch of Islam was Abu Bakr the replacement for leading prayer? | Sunni Islam. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Shi‘a Islam, also known as Shi‘ite Islam or Shi‘ism, is the second largest branch of Islam after Sunni Islam. Shias adhere to the teachings of Muhammad and the religious guidance of his family (who are referred to as the Ahl al-Bayt) or his descendants known as Shia Imams."
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"text": "The kunya Abū, corresponds to the English, father of. Having at sometime taken the name Abu Bakr, al-Baghdadi is thought to have adopted the name of the first caliph, Abu Bakr. During the times when Muhammad might have suffered from illnesses, Abu Bakr was the replacement for leading prayer, according to the Sunni tradition of Islam."
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d5d8da0c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In which cardinal direction would you have to go to reach Essex from Cambridgeshire and to reach Linton from Cambridge? | You would go south. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It borders Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. The city of Cambridge is the county town."
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"text": "Linton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, on the border with Essex. The village is approximately 8 miles (13 km) southeast from the city and county town of Cambridge. The A1307 passes through the village."
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d5d8da340dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the county seat of the county in Maryland where the valley called Pleasant Valley is found? | Hagerstown is the county seat of Washington County, the county in Maryland where the valley called Pleasant Valley is found. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Pleasant Valley is a small valley in Washington County, Maryland, United States . The valley is bound by South Mountain to the east, Elk Ridge to the west and the Potomac River to the south. To the north the valley opens up to connect with the Hagerstown Valley near Boonsboro."
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"text": "Washington County is located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2010 census, the population was 147,430.[1] Its county seat is Hagerstown.[2] Washington County was the first county in the United States to be named for the Revolutionary War general (and later President) George Washington. Washington County is one of three Maryland counties recognized by the Appalachian Regional Commission as being part of Appalachia.[3]"
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d5d8da5c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of Hellenistic Greek and Roman feature was a continuous porch formed by a row of columns that formed a courtyard for a house and was embellished with elaborate wall paintings? | Peristylium | text | [] | [
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"text": "The peristylium was an open courtyard within the house; the columns or square pillars surrounding the garden supported a shady roofed portico whose inner walls were often embellished with elaborate wall paintings of landscapes and trompe-l'œil architecture."
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"text": "In Hellenistic Greek[1] and Roman architecture,[2] a peristyle (/ˈpɛrɪstaɪl/; from Greek περίστυλον)[3][4] is a continuous porch formed by a row of columns surrounding the perimeter of building or a courtyard. Tetrastoön (τετράστῳον or τετράστοον, 'four arcades')[5] is a rarely used archaic term for this feature.[6] The peristyle in a Greek temple is a peristasis (περίστασις).[7] In the Christian ecclesiastical architecture that developed from the Roman basilica, a courtyard peristyle and its garden came to be known as a cloister."
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d5d8daac0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | When German invasion forces travelled through both Belgium and the lower Ardennes Forest, who were they invading? | France | text | [] | [
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"text": "The battle was sparked by the mutual collision of French and German invasion forces in the lower Ardennes Forest. The pre-war French strategy expected German forces in the area to be light, and the French light, rapid firing artillery was expected to convey an advantage in forested terrain over the bigger German guns."
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"text": "Russia mobilized its army against Austria-Hungary. France mobilized its army. Germany declared war on Russia and France, and invaded France through Belgium. Britain had an understanding and military and naval planning agreements with France, but no formal treaty obligations."
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d5d8dad40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What, of which synthetic radioisotope are an example, occur naturally or are artificially produced in nuclear reactors, cyclotrons, particle accelerators or radionuclide generators? | Radionuclides | text | [] | [
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"text": "A synthetic radioisotope is a radionuclide that is not found in nature: no natural process or mechanism exists which produces it, or it is so unstable that it decays away in a very short period of time. Examples include technetium -95 and promethium -146. Many of these are found in, and harvested from, spent nuclear fuel assemblies."
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"text": "The range of the half-lives of radioactive atoms has no known limits and spans a time range of over 55 orders of magnitude. Radionuclides occur naturally or are artificially produced in nuclear reactors, cyclotrons, particle accelerators or radionuclide generators."
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d5d8db2e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What language does the word referring to professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines derive from? | Latin. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The word engineer ( Latin ingeniator) is derived from the Latin words ingeniare (\"to create, generate, contrive, devise\") and ingenium (\"cleverness\")."
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"text": "Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety and cost."
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d5d8db4c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What site in Wiltshire is a large ceremonial monument that was built during the Neolithic or "New Stone Age" time period of the British Isles? | Silbury Hill | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Neolithic British Isles refers to the period of British, Irish and Manx history that spanned from c. 4000 to c. 2,500 BCE. The final part of the Stone Age in the British Isles, it was a part of the greater Neolithic, or \"New Stone Age\", across Europe."
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"text": "The Neolithic site of Silbury Hill in Wiltshire, southern England, is one example of the large ceremonial monuments constructed across the British Isles in this period. The Neolithic British Isles is about the remains of tribes living in the islands from about 4000 BC to 2,500 BC."
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d5d8db740dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Thomas Dewey won a state with 49.23% of the popular vote running in an election where he what? | Lost | text | [] | [
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"text": "Michigan was won by Governor Thomas Dewey ( R – New York ), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 49.23% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman ( D – Missouri ), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 47.57% of the popular vote."
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"text": "Nationally, the election was the greatest election upset in American history; nearly every prediction forecast that Truman would be defeated by Dewey, but in the end, Truman won the election with 303 electoral votes and a comfortable 4.5% lead over Dewey in the popular vote."
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d5d8db9c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Flinders Island lingua franca was based primarily on Northeastern and what, of which 4 to 5 languages are recorded in the 26 unmixed Tasmanian word lists? | Eastern Tasmanian | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Flinders Island lingua franca was based primarily on Eastern and Northeastern Tasmanian languages. The English-based Bass Strait Pidgin continued some vocabulary from the lingua franca. The constructed language Palawa kani is based on many of the same languages as the lingua franca."
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"text": "Bayesian phylogenetic analysis suggests that four (at p < 0.20) to five (at p < 0.15) Eastern Tasmanian languages are recorded in the 26 unmixed Tasmanian word lists (out of 35 lists known). These cannot be shown to be related to other Tasmanian languages based on existing evidence."
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d5d8dbc40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Would Marco Polo or Mihai Tican-Rumano be more likely to have been spotted in Romania? | Mihai Tican-Rumano, Romania wasn't formed until after Marco Polo's death. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In the 13th and 14th centuries, a number of Europeans, many of them Christian missionaries, had sought to penetrate into China. The most famous of these travelers was Marco Polo."
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"text": "Romania was formed in 1859 through a personal union of the Danubian Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. The new state, officially named Romania since 1866, gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1877.[14] During World War I, after declaring its neutrality in 1914, Romania fought together with the Allied Powers from 1916."
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"text": "Mihai Tican-Rumano — son of a small-town lumberjack, an adventurer, hunter, globetrotter and writer, he traveled to central East Africa in 1925, where he hunted and studied cannibalism first hand."
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d5d8dbec0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What political view that emphasizes free association and a skepticism of authority and state power, originated as a form of left-wing politics such as anti-authoritarian and ant-state socialists? | Libertarianism | text | [] | [
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"text": "Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, emphasizing free association, freedom of choice, individualism and voluntary association. Libertarians share a skepticism of authority and state power, but some of them diverge on the scope of their opposition to existing economic and political systems."
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"text": "Libertarianism originated as a form of left-wing politics such as anti-authoritarian and anti-state socialists like anarchists,[6] especially social anarchists,[7] but more generally libertarian communists/Marxists and libertarian socialists.[8][9] These libertarians seek to abolish capitalism and private ownership of the means of production,"
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d5d8dc1e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is a coat of arms and can they be issued to people alone? | A coat of arms is a unique design painted on a shield, they are normally issued for real people but nowadays lots of countries and businesses also have coats of arms. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Coats of arms are normally issued for real people but nowadays lots of countries and businesses also have coats of arms. Each symbol on the coat of arms will represent something that has an important meaning to that person, country or company."
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"text": "A coat of arms is a unique design painted on a shield. These designs may be inherited, meaning that they pass from a father to his children. In the Middle Ages, these designs were shown on real shields, but today they are usually only drawn or painted on the paper that makes them legal which is called a grant of arms."
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d5d8dc3c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What Route number is shared between the Albanian road running from border Montenegro to Tirana, and the 3,813 km long East Coast U.S. Route? | The number 1. | text | [] | [
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"text": "National Road 1 (Albania), road running from border Montenegro (Hani i Hotit) to Tirana. Highway 1 (Australia), a highway connecting all of the country's state capitals and also Darwin, Northern Territory."
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"text": "U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 ( US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs 2,369 miles (3,813 km), from Key West, Florida north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making it the longest north–south road in the United States."
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d5d8dc640dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Hypogonadism means diminished functional activity of the gonads —the testes or the ovaries —that may result in diminished production of sex what, an example of which is Testosterone? | Hormones | text | [] | [
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"text": "Hypogonadism means diminished functional activity of the gonads —the testes or the ovaries —that may result in diminished production of sex hormones . Low androgen (e.g., testosterone) levels are referred to as hypoandrogenism and low estrogen (e.g., estradiol) as hypoestrogenism. These are responsible for the observed signs and symptoms."
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"text": "Testosterone ( T) is a medication and naturally occurring steroid hormone. It is used to treat male hypogonadism, gender dysphoria, and certain types of breast cancer. It may also be used to increase athletic ability in the form of doping. It is unclear if the use of testosterone for low levels due to aging is beneficial or harmful."
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d5d8dc8c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What animal is the last name of Ablan Leon associated with? | A lion | text | [] | [
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"text": "In Roman times the city was the garrison of the 7th Legion, known as the Legio Gemina. The city’s name became reduced from Legion (em) to Leon (em), and in this form developed an unetymological association with the word for ‘lion’, Spanish león."
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"text": "Leon's originated in the city of Welland, Ontario near the US border in the Niagara Region. It was founded by Ablan Leon, a Lebanese immigrant, who started out as factory worker and then a door-to-door salesman."
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d5d8dcb40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How long is the river that US 271 crosses after it leaves Antlers? | The river is about 177 miles long. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Northward, US 271 is a two-lane road. It goes under the turnpike without an interchange before entering Antlers, where there is a concurrency with SH 3 through town. Leaving Antlers, US 271 crosses the Kiamichi River. The road to Clayton is sinuous and scenic, passing through hilly woodlands."
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"text": "The Kiamichi River is a river in southeastern Oklahoma, United States of America. A tributary of the Red River of the South, its headwaters rise on Pine Mountain in the Ouachita Mountains near the Arkansas border. From its source in LeFlore County, Oklahoma, it flows approximately 177 miles (285 km)[2] to its confluence with the Red River south at Hugo, Oklahoma."
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d5d8dcdc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What memory is used in most computers where data corruption cannot be tolerated under any circumstances and is the central idea of the sender encodes the message in a redundant way, most often by using it? | ECC | text | [] | [
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"text": "In telecommunication, information theory, and coding theory, forward error correction ( FEC) or channel coding is a technique used for controlling errors in data transmission over unreliable or noisy communication channels. The central idea is the sender encodes the message in a redundant way, most often by using an ECC."
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"text": "ECC memory is used in most computers where data corruption cannot be tolerated under any circumstances, like industrial control applications, critical databases, and infrastructural memory caches."
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d5d8dd2c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What are four main components of the management system that is used to ensure high reliability of a solid rocket motor? | The four main components are quality planning, quality assurance, quality control, and quality improvement. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A liquid rocket engine can be tested prior to use, whereas for a solid rocket motor a rigorous quality management must be applied during manufacturing to ensure high reliability."
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"text": "Quality management ensures that an organization, product or service is consistent. It has four main components: quality planning, quality assurance, quality control and quality improvement.[1] Quality management is focused not only on product and service quality, but also on the means to achieve it."
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d5d8dd540dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Smartstax is an example of what type of plant where the DNA has been modified using genetic engineering techniques? | Smartstax is a brand of genetically modified maize. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Smartstax is a brand of GM maize that has eight different genes added to it, making it resistant to two types of herbicides and toxic to six different species of insects. While most crops are engineered to resist insects or tolerate herbicides some crops have been developed for other traits."
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"text": "Genetically modified crops are plants used in agriculture, the DNA of which has been modified using genetic engineering techniques. In most cases, the aim is to introduce a new trait to the plant which does not occur naturally in the species. As of 2015, 26 plant species have been genetically modified and approved for commercial release in at least one country. The majority of these species contain genes that make them either tolerant to herbicides or resistant to insects. Other common traits include virus resistance, delayed ripening, modified flower colour or altered composition. In 2014, 28 countries grew GM crops, and 39 countries imported but did not grow them"
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d5d8dd860dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Nonlinear acoustics (NLA) is a branch of what science that studies matter and its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force? | Nonlinear acoustics (NLA) is a branch of physics. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Nonlinear acoustics (NLA) is a branch of physics and acoustics dealing with sound waves of sufficiently large amplitudes. Large amplitudes require using full systems of governing equations of fluid dynamics (for sound waves in liquids and gases) and elasticity (for sound waves in solids)."
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"text": "Physics (from Ancient Greek: φυσική (ἐπιστήμη), romanized: physikḗ (epistḗmē), lit. 'knowledge of nature', from φύσις phýsis 'nature') is the natural science that studies matter,[a] its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. Physics is one of the most fundamental scientific disciplines, and its main goal is to understand how the universe behaves"
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d5d8ddd60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many years before the death of John II did King Edward I die? | He died 67 years before. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Effigy of Peter, Duke of Coimbra, in the Monument of the Discoveries, in Lisbon, Portugal. In 1433, he completed his famous six-volume work, the Tratado da Virtuosa Benfeitoria . When Peter's brother King Edward I of Portugal died in 1438, Peter's nephew Afonso V ascended the throne as an infant."
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"text": "In the will laid out just before his death in 1495, John II requested that Manuel appoint Jorge de Lancastre as Duke of Coimbra and Lord of Montemor-o-Velho and urged Manuel, on his accession, to pass all his other titles and possessions, including the mastership of the Order of Christ and the island of Madeira, over to Jorge."
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d5d8de080dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | When holding a ḍamaru, what hand gesture do you need to use that have meaning in many forms of Indian dance, and yoga? | A mudra. | text | [] | [
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"text": "As well as being spiritual gestures employed in the iconography and spiritual practice of Indian religions, mudras have meaning in many forms of Indian dance, and yoga. The range of mudras used in each field (and religion) differs, but with some overlap."
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"text": "The upper right hand holds a small drum shaped like an hourglass that is called a ḍamaru in Sanskrit. A specific hand gesture ( mudra) called ḍamaru-hasta (Sanskrit for \" ḍamaru -hand\") is used to hold the drum. It symbolizes rhythm and time. The upper left hand contains Agni or fire, which signifies forces of creation and destruction."
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d5d8de300dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Chilocorus nigritus and Harmonia axyridis are both what? | Beetles. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Harmonia axyridis, most commonly known as the harlequin, multicolored Asian, or Asian ladybeetle, is a large coccinellid beetle. This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of color forms."
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"text": "Chilocorus nigritus (formerly known as Chilocorus nigrita ), sometimes referred to as the Malaysian ladybird beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is native to SE Asia, but has been introduced for use in biological pest control in Hawaii and Europe. This Coccinellidae -related article is a stub."
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d5d8de580dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is most commonly used that is based on inexpensive calcium chloride and sodium chloride that is a high-concentration solution of salt (NaCl) in water (H2O)? | A brine | text | [] | [
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"text": "Most commonly used brines are based on inexpensive calcium chloride and sodium chloride. It is used because the addition of salt to water lowers the freezing temperature of the solution and the heat transport efficiency can be greatly enhanced for the comparatively low cost of the material."
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"text": "Brine is a high-concentration solution of salt (NaCl) in water (H2O). In diverse contexts, brine may refer to salt solutions ranging from about 3.5% (a typical concentration of seawater, on the lower end of solutions used for brining foods) up to about 26% (a typical saturated solution, depending on temperature"
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d5d8dea80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What does the atoll called Teraina have that distinguishes it from others, that is the same kind of body of water as the Indonesian Danau Toba? | A lake. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Lake Toba ( Indonesian: Danau Toba) is a large natural lake in North Sumatra, Indonesia, occupying the caldera of a supervolcano. The lake is located in the middle of the northern part of the island of Sumatra, with a surface elevation of about 900 metres (2,953 ft), the lake stretches from / 2.88; 98.52 / 2.35; 99.1 ."
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"text": "The island is located approximately 4.71° North latitude and 160.76° West longitude. Teraina differs from most other atolls in the world in that it has a large freshwater lake (Washington Lake), an open lense, concealed within its luxuriant coconut palm forest; this is the only permanent freshwater lake in the whole of Kiribati."
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d5d8ded00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Iglesias del Serrablo and the Catedral de San Pedro Apóstol are both types of what? | Churches. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Cathedral of St Peter the Apostle ( Spanish: Catedral de San Pedro Apóstol) is a Roman Catholic church located in Jaca, in Aragon, Spain. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaca ."
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"text": "The Serrablo Churches ( Spanish: Iglesias del Serrablo) ( Aragonese: Ilesias de Sarrablo) are a group of early-romanesque and mozarabic churches located in small villages of Alto Gállego ( Huesca, Aragon, Spain )."
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d5d8def80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The US highway that runs NE-SW for 1197 miles and starts/ends at El Paso, Texas, used to stretch to downtown Chicago during what years? | US 54 reached downtown Chicago from 1942 to 1971. | text | [] | [
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"text": "U.S. Route 54 ( US 54) is an east–west United States Highway that runs northeast–southwest for 1,197 miles (1,926 km) from El Paso, Texas, to Griggsville, Illinois. It enters and leaves Texas twice."
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"text": "Initially, US 54 ended at the junction of present-day IL 106 (former portion of US 36). In 1935, it replaced a portion of IL 107 between Louisiana, Missouri and New Hartford, Illinois. From 1942 to 1971, US 54 reached downtown Chicago."
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d5d8df480dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Why does the planet whose tallest volcano is Olympus Mons have a reddish appearance? | This planet has a reddish appearance because iron oxide is prevalent on its surface. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The main difference between Martian shield volcanoes and those on Earth is in size: Martian shield volcanoes are truly colossal. For example, the tallest volcano on Mars, Olympus Mons, is 550 km across and 21 km high. It is nearly 100 times greater in volume than Mauna Loa in Hawaii, the largest shield volcano on Earth."
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"text": "Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, being larger than only Mercury. In English, Mars carries the name of the Roman god of war and is often referred to as the \"Red Planet\".[16][17] The latter refers to the effect of the iron oxide prevalent on Mars's surface, which gives it a reddish appearance distinctive among the astronomical bodies visible to the naked eye.[18] Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, with surface features reminiscent of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts and polar ice caps of Earth."
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d5d8df700dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Between lipid-soluble and water-soluble hormones, which doesn't have the ability to diffuse through cell membranes? | Water-soluble | text | [] | [
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"text": "Lipid-soluble hormones target specific sequences of DNA by diffusing into the cell. When they have diffused into the cell, they bind to receptors (intracellular), and migrate into the nucleus. heir response elements are DNA sequences (promoters) that are bound by the complex of the steroid bound to its receptor."
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"text": "Water-soluble hormones include glycoproteins, catecholamines, and peptide hormones composed of polypeptides, e.g. thyroid-stimulating hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone and insulin. These molecules are not lipid-soluble and therefore cannot diffuse through cell membranes."
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d5d8df980dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What was the name of the state that was ruled over by the Valois Dukes until it gained its independence from the French Crown in 1435? | The Burgundian State | text | [] | [
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"text": "By the 1435 Congress of Arras Duke Philip acknowledged the rule of King Charles VII of France and in turn reached the formal independence of the Burgundian lands from the French Crown. In 1441 he also purchased the Duchy of Luxembourg from the last duchess regnant Elisabeth of Görlitz ."
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"text": "The Valois Dukes of Burgundy gradually ruled over a vast complex of territories known as the Burgundian State, and became dangerous rivals to the senior line of the House of Valois. When the male line of the Valois Dukes of Burgundy became extinct in 1477, the Duchy of Burgundy was confiscated by Louis XI of France."
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d5d8dfc00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The music video game series produced by Konami and Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series is an example of what genre of music-themed action video games? | Dance Dance Revolution is an example of a rhythm game. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Rhythm game or rhythm action is a genre of music-themed action video game that challenges a player's sense of rhythm. The genre includes dance games such as Dance Dance Revolution and music-based games such as Donkey Konga and Guitar Hero."
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"text": "Dance Dance Revolution (ダンスダンスレボリューション, Dansu Dansu Reboryūshon) (DDR), also known as Dancing Stage in earlier European games, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999"
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d5d8dfe80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of object that produces a magnetic field is made of the iron alloy alnico? | Horseshoe magnet | text | [] | [
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"text": "A magnet is a material or object that produces a magnetic field. This magnetic field is invisible but is responsible for the most notable property of a magnet: a force that pulls on other ferromagnetic materials, such as iron, steel, nickel, cobalt, etc. and attracts or repels other magnets."
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"text": "A \" horseshoe magnet \" made of alnico, an iron alloy. The magnet, made in the shape of a horseshoe, has the two magnetic poles close together. This shape creates a strong magnetic field between the poles, allowing the magnet to pick up a heavy piece of iron. A magnet is a material or object that produces a magnetic field."
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d5d8e0100dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Homologous are a group of what thing that the AR is an example of? | Receptors | text | [] | [
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"text": "Vitamin D derivatives are a sixth closely related hormone system with homologous receptors. They have some of the characteristics of true steroids as receptor ligands . Estradiol, an important estrogen steroid hormone in both women and men."
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"text": "They are typically antagonists of the androgen receptor (AR) and act both by blocking the effects of androgens like testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and by suppressing gonadal androgen production. SAAs lower concentrations of testosterone through simulation of the negative feedback inhibition of the hypothalamus."
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d5d8e0380dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | An integer is positive if it is greater than what, which as a digit is used as a placeholder in place value systems? | Zero | text | [] | [
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"text": "As a digit, 0 is used as a placeholder in place value systems. Names for the number 0 in English include zero, nought (UK), naught (US; / nɔːt / ), nil, or—in contexts where at least one adjacent digit distinguishes it from the letter \"O\"— oh or o ( / oʊ / )."
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"text": "An integer is positive if it is greater than zero, and negative if it is less than zero. Zero is defined as neither negative nor positive. The ordering of integers is compatible with the algebraic operations in the following way: if a < b and 0 < c, then ac < bc. Thus it follows that ℤ together with the above ordering is an ordered ring ."
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d5d8e0880dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is the acronym for On-Off Keying or semi-active radar homing longer? | The acronym for semi-active radar homing is longer. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Continuous, unmodulated carrier, formerly common for radio direction finding (RDF) in marine and aeronautical navigation. Signalling by keying the carrier directly, a.k.a. Continuous Wave (CW) or On-Off Keying (OOK), currently used in amateur radio."
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"text": "Continuous-wave radar maximize total power on a target because the transmitter is broadcasting continuously. The military uses continuous-wave radar to guide semi-active radar homing (SARH) air-to-air missiles, such as the U.S. AIM-7 Sparrow and the Standard missile family."
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d5d8e0b00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who takes a vow of celibacy in the Latin Church and is called presbyters in the Orthodox church? | The priests. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Roman Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church, the non-Chalcedonian churches, and similar groups typically refer to presbyters in English as priests ( priest is etymologically derived from the Greek presbyteros via the Latin presbyter ). Collectively, however, their \"college\" is referred to as the \" presbyterium \", \"presbytery\", or \"presbyterate\"."
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"text": "Notably, priests in the Latin Church must take a vow of celibacy, whereas most Eastern Catholic Churches permit married men to be ordained."
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d5d8e1000dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many International airports are operational in Israel and which is the second largest? | Currently there are three international airports operational in Israel, all managed by the Israel Airports Authority. The second largest is Ramon Airport. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Currently there are three international airports operational in Israel, all managed by the Israel Airports Authority. Ben Gurion Airport serves as the main entrance and exit airport in and out of Israel."
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"text": "Ramon Airport being the second largest airport serves as the primary diversion airport for Ben Gurion Airport, while Haifa Airport also has a military base alongside its civilian terminal."
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d5d8e1280dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Assembly and declarative are both types of what? | Programming languages | text | [] | [
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"text": "In computer programming, assembly language (or assembler language ), often abbreviated asm, is any low-level programming language in which there is a very strong correspondence between the instructions in the language and the architecture's machine code instructions."
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"text": "A constraint programming language is a declarative programming language where relationships between variables are expressed as constraints. Execution proceeds by attempting to find values for the variables which satisfy all declared constraints. Command-line interface (CLI) languages are also called batch languages or job control languages."
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d5d8e1500dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are methacrylates and methyl acrylate basically the same thing? | No, they are different. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Methacrylates are common monomers in polymer plastics, forming the acrylate polymers. Methacrylates easily form polymers because the double bonds are very reactive. They are used as the monomer resin in some windscreen repair kits, dental materials and as bone cement for fixing prosthetic devices in orthopedic surgery."
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"text": "Methyl acrylate is an organic compound, more accurately the methyl ester of acrylic acid. It is a colourless liquid with a characteristic acrid odor. It is mainly produced to make acrylate fiber, which is used to weave synthetic carpets.[5] It is also a reagent in the synthesis of various pharmaceutical intermediates."
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d5d8e1780dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What river flows around the southern end of the mountain range that the South Pennine Ring canal crosses between Manchester and Huddersfield? | The Trent River flows around the southern end of the Pennines. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Swale, Ure, Nidd, Wharfe, Aire, Calder and Don all flow into the Yorkshire Ouse, and reach the sea through the Humber Estuary . The River Trent flows around the southern end of the Pennines and northwards on the eastern side taking water from tributaries, principally the Dove and Derwent."
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"text": "The South Pennine Ring is an English canal ring which crosses the Pennines between Manchester and Huddersfield. It covers parts of five canals, and includes passage through the longest canal tunnel in Britain."
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d5d8e1a00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who is the main character in Arthur Allan Seidelman's film that angers their dad, the mighty Zeus? | Hercules | text | [] | [
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"text": "Hercules becomes a successful professional wrestler . Zeus, watching Hercules from the heights, becomes irritated with Hercules' antics, which he feels are making a mockery of the gods, and calls on Mercury to stop Hercules."
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"text": "Hercules in New York is a 1970 American fantasy-comedy film directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman and written by Aubrey Wisberg. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger in his acting debut as the eponymous divine hero, who engages in escapades after traveling to New York City. Produced independently by Wisberg on a budget of $300,000, the film was shot entirely on location."
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d5d8e1c80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What micro tectonic plate located west of the Mariana Trench is separated from the Philippine Sea Plate to the west by a divergent boundary with numerous transform fault offsets? | Mariana Plate | text | [] | [
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"text": "It is separated from the Philippine Sea Plate to the west by a divergent boundary with numerous transform fault offsets. The boundary between the Mariana and the Pacific Plate to the east is a subduction zone with the Pacific Plate subducting beneath the Mariana."
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"text": "The Mariana Plate is a micro tectonic plate located west of the Mariana Trench which forms the basement of the Mariana Islands which form part of the Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc"
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d5d8e1f00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What nerve tract that originates in the spinal cord and runs ipsilaterally receives proprioceptive information from the same organs as Flechsig's tract? | The spinocerebellar tract | text | [] | [
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"text": "Spinocerebellar tracts are labeled in blue at right. The spinocerebellar tract is a nerve tract originating in the spinal cord and terminating in the same side ( ipsilateral) of the cerebellum . Proprioceptive information is obtained by Golgi tendon organs and muscle spindles ."
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"text": "The dorsal spinocerebellar tract (posterior spinocerebellar tract, Flechsig's fasciculus, Flechsig's tract) conveys proprioceptive information from proprioceptors in the skeletal muscles and joints to the cerebellum. It is part of the somatosensory system and runs in parallel with the ventral spinocerebellar tract. It carries proprioceptive information from muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs of ipsilateral part of trunk and lower limb. Proprioceptive information is taken to the spinal cord via central processes of dorsal root ganglia (first order neurons)."
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d5d8e2180dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What province is on the western border of the state that contains the municipality of Lages? | The Argentine province of Misiones appears on this state's western border. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Lages is a Brazilian municipality located in the central part of the state of Santa Catarina, in the region known in Portuguese as \"Planalto Serrano\". It is located in the mountain region of the state and is the largest municipality of it."
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"text": "Santa Catarina (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tɐ kataˈɾinɐ], \"Saint Catherine\") is a state in the South Region of Brazil. It is the 7th smallest state in total area and the 11th most populous.[3][4] Additionally, it is the 9th largest settlement, with 295 municipalities. The state, which has 3.4% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for 3.8% of the Brazilian GDP.[5]Santa Catarina is bordered by Paraná to the north, Rio Grande do Sul to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and to the west by the Argentine province of Misiones."
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d5d8e2360dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How old was Polybius when he was chosen to carry the funeral urn of Philopoemen? | Polybius was 18 years-old when he was chosen to carry the funeral urn of Philopoemen. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Polybius was born around 200 BC in Megalopolis, Arcadia, when it was an active member of the Achaean League. The town was revived, along with other Achaean states, a century before he was born."
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"text": "In 182 BC, he was given quite an honor when he was chosen to carry the funeral urn of Philopoemen, one of the most eminent Achaean politicians of his generation. In either 169 BC or 170 BC, Polybius was elected hipparchus (cavalry officer) with the intention of fighting for Rome during the Third Macedonian War."
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d5d8e2680dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Where are the provincial electoral districts of Edmonton-Glenora and Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo both located? | They are both located in Alberta, Canada. | text | [] | [
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"text": "For the neighbourhood, see Glenora, Edmonton. Edmonton-Glenora is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It is located north of the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton ."
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"text": "Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting."
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d5d8e2900dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the name for an aerially accessible open space with nearby control towers, hangars and terminals that only services rotorcraft? | A heliport is an airport with a helipad but no runway. | text | [] | [
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"text": "An airport consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such as a runway for a plane to take off or a helipad, and often includes adjacent utility buildings such as control towers, hangars and terminals ."
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"text": "An airport with a helipad for rotorcraft but no runway is called a heliport. An airport for use by seaplanes and amphibious aircraft is called a seaplane base. Such a base typically includes a stretch of open water for takeoffs and landings, and seaplane docks for tying-up."
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d5d8e2b80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Shri Pravin Srivastava and Thailand's NSO are both associated with what? | Statistics | text | [] | [
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"text": "Dr. Kiran Pandya, Shri Pulak Ghosh and Dr. Gurucharan Manna are other members of the Commission. Shri Amitabh Kant, current CEO of NITI Aayog is the ex-officio Member and Shri Pravin Srivastava, Chief Statistician of India and Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is Secretary to the Commission."
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"text": "The National Statistical Office of Thailand (NSO) ( Thai: สำนักงานสถิติแห่งชาติ; RTGS : samnak ngan sathiti haeng chat) is the government of Thailand 's official statistics surveyor. It is an agency of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES)."
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d5d8e3300dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What has several varieties of it that are also popular in Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador and the southwest United States that is a sausage filled with blood that is cooked or dried and mixed with a filler until it is thick enough to solidify when cooled? | blood sausage | text | [] | [
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"text": "A blood sausage is a sausage filled with blood that is cooked or dried and mixed with a filler until it is thick enough to solidify when cooled. Pig, cow, horse, donkey, sheep, chicken, duck, and goat blood can be used, varying by country. This is one of many types of blood sausage, likely with a large amount of added bacon."
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"text": "As in Europe, several varieties of blood sausage are also popular in Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador and the southwest United States ( moronga ), Chile (prietas, ñache ), Argentina, Uruguay, Cuba, and Puerto Rico ( morcilla ). In Brazil]"
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d5d8e3800dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Apollonion and the place with the doors known as the "Gates of Janus" are known as what? | Temples. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Temple of Apollo ( Greek: Ἀπολλώνιον Apollonion) is one of the most important ancient Greek monuments on Ortygia, in front of the Piazza Pancali in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy ."
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"text": "It was a small temple with a statue of Janus, the two-faced god of boundaries and beginnings inside. Its doors were known as the \"Gates of Janus\", which were closed in times of peace and opened in times of war."
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d5d8e3a80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Bonifacio and Algajola are both what? | Communes on Corsica | text | [] | [
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"text": "Algajola is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica . The inhabitants of the commune are known as Algajolais or Algajolaises Algajola is a commune on the Balagne coast between Calvi, 12 km to the west, and Ile Rousse, 10 km to the East."
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"text": "Bonifacio (/ˌboʊniˈfɑːtʃoʊ/,[2] Italian: [boniˈfaːtʃo], French: [bɔnifasjo]; Corsican: Bunifaziu [buniˈfatsju], or Bonifaziu [bɔniˈfatsju]; Bonifacino: Bunifazziu; Gallurese: Bunifaciu) is a commune in the southern tip of the island of Corsica, in the French department of Corse-du-Sud."
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d5d8e42a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Rose Hill neighborhood in the New York City is in a location that was previously purchased by Europeans from which Native American tribe? | Manhattan was purchased from the Lenape Native Americans. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Minuit is generally credited with orchestrating the purchase of Manhattan Island for the Dutch from the Lenape Native Americans. Manhattan later became the site of the Dutch city of New Amsterdam, and the borough of Manhattan of modern-day New York City."
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"text": "Rose Hill is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, between the neighborhoods of Murray Hill to the north and Gramercy Park to the south, Kips Bay to the east, the Flatiron District to the southwest, and NoMad to the northwest."
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d5d8e4520dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What actor born on 9 September 1987 plays a younger half sister? | Toral Raputra | text | [] | [
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"text": "Rukmini a.k.a. Rukmi (Jaya Binju) lives with her father Madan Singh, step-mother Dhapu, younger half-sister Rasal ( Toral Rasputra) and half-brother Gheesu. They are poor and struggle to make ends meet."
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"text": "Toral Rasputra (born 9 September 1987)[1] is an Indian television actress. She made her debut in a lead role with Dhoom Machaao Dhoom on Disney Channel as Priyanka Sethi"
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d5d8e47a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of aircraft can the "projection and command ships" deploy 16 of, that the HMS Ocean of the Royal Navy's flight deck for it can extend the full length of the ship? | A helicopter. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A helicopter carrier has a large flight deck that occupies a large part of the ship, which can extend the full length of the ship like HMS Ocean of the Royal Navy (RN), or only partway, usually aft, as in the Soviet Navy 's Moskva class, the Chinese Navy 's Type 0891A or the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's (RFA) RFA Argus."
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"text": "Referred to as \"projection and command ships\" (French: bâtiments de projection et de commandement or BPC), a Mistral -class ship is capable of transporting and deploying 16 NH90 or Tiger helicopters, four landing barges, up to 70 vehicles including 13 Leclerc tank, or a 40-strong Leclerc tank battalion, and 450 soldiers."
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d5d8e4d40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | If you were in Europe what type of bird would the The yellow-wattled lapwing ( Vanellus malabaricus) be called? | It would be called a shorebird. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The yellow-wattled lapwing ( Vanellus malabaricus) is a lapwing that is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent. It is found mainly on the dry plains of peninsular India and has a sharp call and is capable of fast flight. Although they do not migrate, they are known to make seasonal movements in response to rains."
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"text": "Vanellus is the genus of waders which provisionally contains all lapwings except red-kneed dotterel, Erythrogonys cinctus. The name \"vanellus\" is Latin for \"little fan\", vanellus being the diminutive of vannus (\"winnowing fan\"). The name is in reference to the sound lapwings' wings make in flight.[1][2]"
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"text": "Waders or shorebirds are birds of the order Charadriiformes commonly found along shorelines and mudflats that wade in order to forage for food (such as insects or crustaceans) in the mud or sand. The term \"wader\" is used in Europe, while \"shorebird\" is used in North America, where \"wader\" may be used instead to refer to long-legged wading birds such as storks and herons."
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d5d8e5240dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Aliskiren (developed by Novartis) and the new Bosentan both treat what kind of disorder? | Hypertension. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Aliskiren (developed by Novartis) is a renin inhibitor which has been approved by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of hypertension. Aldosterone receptor antagonists are not recommended as first-line agents for blood pressure, but spironolactone and eplerenone are both used in the treatment of heart failure and resistant hypertension."
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"text": "Bosentan belongs to a new class of drug and works by blocking endothelin receptors. It is specifically indicated only for the treatment of pulmonary artery hypertension in patients with moderate to severe heart failure."
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d5d8e5420dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How does the thing whose user interface is based on the orthodox file manager (OFM) principle execute components that are capable of viewing specific filetypes? | Using the KParts object model | text | [] | [
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"text": "Using the KParts object model, Krusader executes components that are capable of viewing (and sometimes editing) specific filetypes and embeds their client area directly into a new Krusader window. This makes it possible (for example) to view an office document directly from within Krusader."
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"text": "Krusader's user interface is based on the orthodox file manager (OFM) principle, also known as Commander-like file managers, the family of file managers based on the old Norton Commander interface. The orthodox file manager has two windows called panels where one is active and the other inactive."
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d5d8e56a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | People such as Paul the Apostle who defended their beliefs against critics and recommended their faith to outsiders were called what? | Christian apologists | text | [] | [
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"text": "Apologetics (from Greek ἀπολογία, \"speaking in defense\") is the religious discipline of defending religious doctrines through systematic argumentation and discourse. Early Christian writers (c. 120–220) who defended their beliefs against critics and recommended their faith to outsiders were called Christian apologists."
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"text": "Christian apologetics has taken many forms over the centuries, starting with Paul the Apostle in the early church and Patristic writers such as Origen, Augustine of Hippo, Justin Martyr and Tertullian, then continuing with writers such as Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus, William of Ockham and Anselm of Canterbury during Scholasticism ."
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d5d8e60a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the baseflow concentrations of the compound that is the fraction of organic carbon in undisturbed watersheds? | 1 to 20 mg/L carbon. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Dissolved organic carbon ( DOC) is the fraction of organic carbon operationally defined as that which can pass through a filter with a pore size typically between 0.22 and 0.7 micrometers. The fraction remaining on the filter is called particulate organic carbon (POC)."
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"text": "Dissolved organic carbon has a high proportion of biodegradable dissolved organic carbon (BDOC) in first order streams compared to higher order streams. In the absence of extensive wetlands, bogs, or swamps, baseflow concentrations of DOC in undisturbed watersheds generally range from approximately 1 to 20 mg/L carbon."
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d5d8e6320dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | 8-Cyclopentyl-1,3-dimethylxanthine is a drug that acts as an antagonist for what receptors commonly known for their antagonists caffeine and theophylline? | 8-Cyclopentyl-1,3-dimethylxanthine is a drug which acts as a potent and selective antagonist for the adenosine receptors. | text | [] | [
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"text": "8-Cyclopentyl-1,3-dimethylxanthine ( 8-Cyclopentyltheophylline, 8-CPT, CPX) is a drug which acts as a potent and selective antagonist for the adenosine receptors, with some selectivity for the A 1 receptor subtype, as well as a non-selective phosphodiesterase inhibitor."
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"text": "The adenosine receptors are commonly known for their antagonists caffeine and theophylline, whose action on the receptors produces the stimulating effects of coffee, tea and chocolate."
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d5d8e65a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | GRB7 and Growth factor receptor-bound protein 10 are both types of what? | Proteins | text | [] | [
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"text": "Growth factor receptor-bound protein 7, also known as GRB7, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GRB7 gene. The product of this gene belongs to a small family of adaptor proteins that are known to interact with a number of receptor tyrosine kinases and signaling molecules."
},
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"text": "Growth factor receptor-bound protein 10 also known as insulin receptor-binding protein Grb-IR is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GRB10 gene. The product of this gene belongs to a small family of adaptor proteins that are known to interact with a number of receptor tyrosine kinases and signaling molecules."
}
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d5d8e6820dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The primary cathedral of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston was named a national historic landmark in what year? | St. Mary Cathedral was named a national historic landmark in 1973. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It is the primary cathedral of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and the mother church of the Catholic Church in Texas, as well as a minor basilica. Along with the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston, St. Mary's serves more than 1.5 million Catholics living in the Archdiocese."
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"text": "St. Mary Cathedral was named a Texas state historic landmark in 1968 and a national historic landmark in 1973. In 1979, in recognition of the Cathedral's importance to the community and the State of Texas, as well as the historical impact it had on Catholicism in the state of Texas, Pope John Paul II elevated St. Mary Cathedral to the status of a minor basilica.[11]The basilica today"
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d5d8e6b40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Was Abdul Qadir Gilani born before or after Hasan al-Basri wrote the Risala? | He was born after. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The tariqa got its name from Abdul Qadir Gilani (1077–1166, also transliterated Jilani ), who was a Hanbali scholar from Gilan, Iran. The order relies strongly upon adherence to the fundamentals of Islam."
},
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"text": "The earliest document associated with the movement is the Risala by Hasan al-Basri, which was composed between 75/694 and 80/699, though debates about free will in Islam probably predate this text. According to Sunni sources, the Qadariyah were censured by Muhammad himself by being compared to Zoroastrians, who likewise deny predestination."
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d5d8e6dc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | There are also dozens of prehistoric sites across what plateau , whose ancient people spoke a language that formed a sub-branch of the Indo-Iranian sub-family,? | Iranian | text | [] | [
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"text": "Ancient Iranian peoples spoke languages that were the ancestors of modern Iranian languages, these languages form a sub-branch of the Indo-Iranian sub-family, which is a branch of the family of the wider Indo-European languages."
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"text": "There are also dozens of prehistoric sites across the Iranian plateau pointing to the existence of ancient cultures and urban settlements in the fourth millennium BC, One of the earliest civilizations in Iranian plateau was the Jiroft culture in southeastern Iran in the province of Kerman ."
}
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d5d8e72c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Varanus salvator and Varanus salvadorii are both types of what? | Lizards | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Asian water monitor ( Varanus salvator) is a large varanid lizard native to South and Southeast Asia. It is one of the most common monitor lizards in Asia, ranging from coastal northeast India, Sri Lanka, mainland Southeast Asia to Indonesian islands where it lives close to water."
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"text": "Varanus salvadorii, also known as the crocodile monitor, Papua (n) monitor, Salvadori's monitor, and artellia, is a species of monitor lizard endemic to New Guinea. It is the largest monitor lizard known from New Guinea, and is one of the longest lizards in the world, verified at up to 244 cm (8 ft)."
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d5d8e74a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What capital offense was Dylann Roof charged with? | He was charged with murder. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Murder is categorized as a capital offense; if convicted, the offender will receive either the death penalty or life in prison without parole. A unanimous vote of a twelve-person jury, is required to sentence a person to death if they are convicted of capital murder."
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"text": "Roof is the first person on death row for federal hate crimes. Three counts of murder during the course of a carjacking or kidnapping in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Prosecuted under federal law that allows for the death penalty in the course of a carjacking or kidnapping."
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d5d8e7720dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Cate Blanchett won an award for The Aviator that what person won for The King's Speech? | Helena Bonham Carter | text | [] | [
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"text": "The King's Speech earned the most nominations with fourteen and won seven, including Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Actor for Colin Firth, Best Supporting Actor for Geoffrey Rush, Best Supporting Actress for Helena Bonham Carter, and Best Original Screenplay for David Seidler."
},
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"text": "The Aviator won Best Film, Best Supporting Actress for Cate Blanchett, Best Production Design, and Best Makeup and Hair. Jamie Foxx and Imelda Staunton won Best Actor and Best Actress for Ray and Vera Drake, respectively."
}
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d5d8e79a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are there more species of deer and elk in California or more inches of precipitation, on average, in Death Valley? | There are more species of deer and elk in CA. | text | [] | [
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"text": "One species of pronghorn occurs in California. Two species of bison, cattle, goats, and sheep occur in California. Four species of deer and elk occur in California. One species of pig occurs in California."
},
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"text": "The Mojave Desert receives from 3 to 10 inches (76 to 254 mm) of rain per year, while the Colorado Desert receives from 2 to 6 inches (51 to 152 mm). The driest spot in California is Death Valley, which averages 1.5 inches (38 mm) of precipitation per year."
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d5d8e7c20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Singh Durbar is the headquarters of radio and television for what country that Kathmandu is the capital of? | Nepal | text | [] | [
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"text": "Kathmandu ( / ˌkætmænˈduː /; Nepali: काठमाडौँ, Nepali pronunciation: [ˈkaʈʰmaɳɖu]) is the capital and largest city of Nepal, with a population of around 1 million. Also known as the city of temples, the city stands at an elevation of approximately 1,400 metres (4,600 feet) above sea level in the bowl-shaped Kathmandu Valley in central Nepal."
},
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"text": "Singh Durbar is also the headquarters of Radio Nepal and Nepal Television. The structure was designed by Kumar Narsingh Rana, Kishor Narsingh Rana. The architecture of the palace is a unique example of merging building traditions, including Palladian, Corinthian, Neoclassical mansions along with Baroque architecture."
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d5d8e7ea0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The thing that stresses the special relationship between God and his chosen people, Israel is part of how many sections? | Two | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Old Testament is the first section of the two-part Christian biblical canon; the second section is the New Testament. The Old Testament includes the books of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) or protocanon, and in various Christian denominations also includes deuterocanonical books."
},
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"text": "The Old Testament stresses the special relationship between God and his chosen people, Israel, but includes instructions for proselytes as well. This relationship is expressed in the biblical covenant (contract) between the two, received by Moses."
}
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d5d8e8620dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What kingdom was the earliest known polity in the island that is dominated by a 1,950 meter tall volcano? | The kingdom of Tamna. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Jeju is a volcanic island, dominated by Hallasan: a volcano 1,950 metres (6,400 ft) high and the highest mountain in South Korea. The island measures approximately 73 kilometres (45 mi) across, east to west, and 41 kilometres (25 mi) from north to south."
},
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"text": "The earliest known polity on the island was the kingdom of Tamna. After Mongol invasions of Korea, the Mongol Empire established a base on Jeju Island and converted part of the island to a grazing area for the Mongol cavalry stationed there."
}
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d5d8e8da0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The word hobbit and The Shire appear in what work by Tolkien? | The Lord of the Rings. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Tolkien set out a fictional etymology for the word \"hobbit\" in an appendix to The Lord of the Rings, that it was derived from holbytla (plural holbytlan ), meaning \"hole-builder\". This was Tolkien's own new construction from Old English hol, \"a hole or hollow\", and bytlan, \"to build\"."
},
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"text": "The Shire is a region of J. R. R. Tolkien 's fictional Middle-earth, described in The Lord of the Rings and other works. The Shire is an inland area settled exclusively by hobbits, the Shire-folk, largely sheltered from the goings-on in the rest of Middle-earth."
}
] |
d5d8e9020dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What country historically known as Zaire is a member of the African Union, the United Nations, La Francophonie, the Economic Community of Central African States, and the Non-Aligned Movement? | The Democratic Republic of the Congo | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Democratic Republic of the Congo ( DRC) ( pronunciation (help·info) French: République démocratique du Congo (RDC) [kɔ̃ɡo] ), also known as Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo ( French: RD Congo ), the DROC, the DRC, or simply either Congo or the Congo, and historically Zaire, is a country in Central Africa."
},
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"text": "The Republic of the Congo is a member of the African Union, the United Nations, La Francophonie, the Economic Community of Central African States, and the Non-Aligned Movement."
}
] |
d5d8e97a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the Peoples Republican Party and who is its leader? | The Peoples Republican Party, also known as Republican Party of India (Kawade), is a political party in India. The leader of the party is Jogendra Kawade. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Peoples Republican Party, also known as Republican Party of India (Kawade), is a political party in India. PRP is a splinter group of the old B. R. Ambedkar 's Republican Party of India."
},
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"text": "The leader of the party is Jogendra Kawade. Its presence is limited to Maharashtra among Dalits. His party had supported Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari in Maharashtra Legislative Council election.Recently, all factions of RPI except Prakash Ambedkar's Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha reunited to form a united Republican Party of India."
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d5d8e9ca0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The tellurium anion and its derivatives do not have any great what? | Economic importance | text | [] | [
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"text": "Telluride (chemistry), the tellurium anion and its derivatives Telluride mineral, any mineral that has the telluride ion as its main component Telluride Association, an educational non-profit organization in the United States Telluride House, a Cornell University residential society and one of the Telluride Association's programs"
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"text": "Tellurides do not have any great economic importance. Cadmium telluride does however have photovoltaic properties, and both bismuth telluride and lead telluride are exceptional thermoelectric materials, although not commercialized. This text seems out dated. Bismuth Telluride is used in Peltier cooling heating devices."
}
] |
d5d8e9fc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Japanese imperial education was implemented in what country, officially known as the Republic of China? | Taiwan | text | [] | [
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"text": "Classical Chinese (used in formal or ceremonial occasion, religious or cultural rites, official documents, legal and courts rulings) . Taiwan, officially the Republic of China ( ROC ), is a country in East Asia."
},
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"text": "Taiwan produced rice and sugar to be exported to the Empire of Japan, and also served as a base for the Japanese invasion of Southeast Asia and the Pacific during World War II. Japanese imperial education was implemented in Taiwan and many Taiwanese also fought for Japan during the war."
}
] |
d5d8ea1a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the official title of the Great Northern Road in England and how many junctions does it have? | A1 is the official title of the Great Northern Road in England and it has six major junctions with motorways, and over twenty major junctions with other A roads. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A1 is the official title of the Great Northern Road in England. It runs up the eastern side of England from London to Edinburgh in Scotland. It is six hundred and sixty kilometres long, making it the longest numbered road in the U.K.."
},
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"text": "The A1 has six major junctions with motorways, and over twenty major junctions with other A roads.The A1 follows, for much of the way, the course of a Roman road, Ermine Street, and the old coach route to Edinburgh. It is not a motorway, but a lot of it is now built to motorway standards. It is one of two main roads going from London to Northern England, the other being the M1 motorway."
}
] |
d5d8ea4c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who is the husband of one of Malika Randhawa's nieces? | Fardeen Khan is the husband of Natasha, Malika Randhawa's niece. | text | [] | [
{
"text": "Malika Askari Randhawa is an Indian actress of Bollywood who is known by the mononym Malika. She is the wife of wrestler and actor Randhawa and sister of actress Mumtaz. She was married to Dara Singh 's brother, Randhawa, and has two children, son Shaad Randhawa, who is an actor and a daughter Shehnaz."
},
{
"text": "Mumtaz married businessman Mayur Madhvani in 1974. They have two daughters, one of whom, Natasha, married actor Feroz Khan's son Fardeen Khan in 2006. Shammi Kapoor loved her and wanted to marry her too but Mumtaz was not ready to leave her filmy career at her early age as Kapoor didn't want his wife to work in the film industry after getting married."
}
] |
d5d8ea6a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The national what, which IMLI launched a project to reservation and mobilization of 37 of, of Bangladesh is Bengali? | Language | text | [] | [
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"text": "International Mother Language Institute (IMLI) in Dhaka, a government institute, launched a project to reservation and mobilization of 37 languages (including Bengali, the dominant language of Bangladesh). Only 4 of the target languages have their own scripts — Chakma, Marma, Mru, and Meithei.[3]"
},
{
"text": "The national language and official language of Bangladesh is Bengali according to the third article of the Constitution of Bangladesh. With 98% of Bangladeshis fluent in Bengali (including dialects) as their first language, Bangladesh is the only monolingual country in South Asia."
}
] |
d5d8ea920dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Galápagos prickly pear shares territory with what other cactus species that grows on barren lava flows? | The lava cactus is also endemic to the Galápagos Islands. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Opuntia echiosis a species of plantin the family Cactaceae. It is endemicto the Galápagos Islands(Ecuador) and is commonly known as the Galápagos prickly pear, but there are five other species of prickly pearsthat also are endemic to the archipelago (O. galapageia, O. helleri, O. insularis, O. megasperma, and O. saxicola). Opuntia echios"
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"text": "The lava cactus is endemic to the Galápagos, where is found on Fernandina, Genovesa, Isabela, Pinta, Santa Cruz, and Santiago, as well as some smaller islands, including Bartolomé. It grows on barren lava flows, both pāhoehoe and ʻaʻā."
}
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d5d8eac40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Benson and Kennebec are both names of what? | Rivers | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Kennebec River is a 170-mile-long (270 km) river within the U.S. state of Maine . It rises in Moosehead Lake in west-central Maine. The East and West Outlets join at Indian Pond and the river flows southward. Harris Station Dam, the largest hydroelectric dam in the state, was constructed near that confluence."
},
{
"text": "Between Zoblum and Alfabli the Saint John widens and flows to the northwest for around 3 miles (4.8 km) before heading west for a mile to Hartford. The river then dives to the southwest for its final 6.5 miles. Here it receives the Mechlin and Benson rivers as it empties into the Atlantic Ocean near Edina and Buchanan."
}
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d5d8eaec0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Wenceslaus II and Rudolf were both what? | Kings | text | [] | [
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"text": "Charles IV was born to King John of the Luxembourg dynasty and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia of the Czech Premyslid Dynasty in Prague. He was originally named Wenceslaus ( Václav ), the name of his maternal grandfather, King Wenceslaus II."
},
{
"text": "Upon the death of Margrave Henry III of Meissen in 1288, Duke Albert II applied at his father-in-law King Rudolf for the enfeoffment of his son and heir with the Saxon County palatine on the Unstrut river, which ensued a long lasting dispute with the eager clan of the Wettin dynasty."
}
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d5d8eb0a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Nationals of what Republic have the rights to be free of religion, media, writing, publishing, association, assembly, the charge of address, body and ownership, but Dual citizens are prohibited from holding any office? | South Korea | text | [] | [
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"text": "All citizens of the Republic of Korea are equal without gender, wealth and stratum. All citizens of the Republic of Korea have the rights to be free of religion, media, writing, publishing, association, assembly, the charge of address, body and ownership."
},
{
"text": "South Korean nationals are required to register for South Korean identity cards, eligible to hold Republic of Korea passports, and able to vote in all elections on the national and local level. Dual citizens are prohibited from holding any office that requires them to perform official duties of state."
}
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d5d8eb820dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are the statues of Tadeusz Kościuszko in Washington, D.C and Krakow made of the same material? | Yes, both statues are made of bronze | text | [] | [
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"text": "American Revolution Statuary. A bronze statue of Tadeusz Kościuszko by Antoni Popiel is installed in Washington, D.C.'s Lafayette Park, in the United States. The statue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as a part of American Revolution Statuary in Washington, D.C."
},
{
"text": "Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument in Kraków ( Polish: Pomnik Tadeusza Kościuszki w Krakowie ), is one of the best known bronze monuments in Poland. It is the work of artists: Leonard Marconi, professor of Lviv University born in Warsaw, and his son in law, sculptor Antoni Popiel."
}
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d5d8ebaa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the greater area population of the town in the county of Isle of Wight, England where bodies from the HMS Royal George washed ashore in 1782? | Ryde has a greater area population of 32,072. | text | [] | [
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"text": "This is a list of towns and villages in the county of Isle of Wight, England . There are nine main towns, most located along the north and east coasts. By greater area population, Ryde is the largest with a population of 32,072."
},
{
"text": "In 1782 numerous bodies of men, women and children from HMS Royal George, which sank suddenly at Spithead, were washed ashore at Ryde. Many were buried on land that is now occupied by the Esplanade. A memorial to them was erected in June 2004"
}
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d5d8ebd20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Molybdenum (V) chloride shares the first word of its name with what iconic example of a compound with a metal-metal quadruple bond? | Molybdenum (II) acetate | text | [] | [
{
"text": "Molybdenum (II) acetate is an iconic example of a compound with a metal-metal quadruple bond. It adopts the same Chinese lantern structure as related acetate dimers such as rhodium (II) acetate, copper (II) acetate, and chromium (II) acetate."
},
{
"text": "Molybdenum (V) chloride MoCl 5 dark green solid, which adopts a dimeric structure. Molybdenum (VI) chloride MoCl 6 is a black solid, which is monomeric and slowly decomposes to MoCl 5 and Cl 2 at room temperature."
}
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d5d8ec400dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In the 8th century AD, the territories in the upper Anterior Rhine valley were given to this abbey, whose historical name was Sursilvan for what? | Cadi was Sursilvan for "House of God", and the historical name of Disentis Abbey. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The territories in the upper Anterior Rhine valley ( Surselva) were given to Disentis Abbey, and thus removed from the direct rule of Raetia Curiensis, by Tello, Bishop of Chur (d. 765). The territory was divided into Sursassiala (\"above the gorge [viz. Punt Russein]\") and Sutsassiala (\"below the gorge\")."
},
{
"text": "Cadi ( [kɐˈdi] (help·info) ), the Sursilvan for \"House of God\" ( Casa Dei ), is the historical name of Disentis Abbey and its feudal territories, later part of the Grey League ."
}
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d5d8ec9a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The species of parasitic flowering plants with no stems, leaves of roots is the national flower of what country? | Indonesia | text | [] | [
{
"text": "Rafflesia is the national flower of Indonesia. The plant has no stems, leaves or roots. It is a holoparasite of vines in the genus Tetrastigma (a plant in the Vitaceae, the grape vine family), spreading its absorptive organ, the haustorium, inside the tissue of the vine."
},
{
"text": "Rafflesia ( / rəˈfliːz ( i) ə, - ˈfliːʒ ( i) ə, ræ -/) is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. The species have enormous flowers, the buds rising from the ground or directly from the lower stems of their host plants; one species has the largest flowers in the world."
}
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d5d8ecea0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The heptatonic, or seven-note, conception of the blues scale is as a what, defined as is any heptatonic scale that includes five whole steps (whole tones) and two half steps (semitones) in each octave, in which the two half steps are separated from each other by either two or three whole steps, depending on their position in the scale? | Diatonic scale | text | [] | [
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"text": "The heptatonic, or seven-note, conception of the blues scale is as a diatonic scale (a major scale) with lowered third, fifth, and seventh degrees, which is equivalent to the dorian ♭ 5 scale, the second mode of the harmonic major scale. Blues practice is derived from the \"conjunction of 'African scales' and the diatonic western scales\"."
},
{
"text": "In music theory, a diatonic scale is any heptatonic scale that includes five whole steps (whole tones) and two half steps (semitones) in each octave, in which the two half steps are separated from each other by either two or three whole steps, depending on their position in the scale."
}
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d5d8ed120dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The species name of Lepus americanus simply refers to what location it is found in the genus? | America. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The snowshoe hare ( Lepus americanus ), also called the varying hare or snowshoe rabbit, is a species of hare found in North America. It has the name \"snowshoe\" because of the large size of its hind feet."
},
{
"text": "The species name, \" americanus \" simply indicates that this is an American species of this genus, differentiating it from the very similar European and western Asian species Acorus calamus . Acorus americanus was formerly classified as Acorus calamus var. americanus."
}
] |
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