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The surnames Yi, Ri, or Rhee, and Chu or Joo, are all Romanizations names from what country?
South Korea.
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[ { "text": "In Macau, it is also spelled as Lei. In Indonesia it is commonly spelled as Lie. The common Korean surname, Lee (also romanized as Yi, Ri, or Rhee), and the Vietnamese surname, Lý, are both derived from Li and are historically written with the same Chinese character (李)." }, { "text": "This article is about the name spelled Chu in the Revised Romanization of Korean. For the name spelled Chu in the McCune–Reischauer system, see Joo (Korean name). Chu, also spelled Choo, is a Korean family name and an element in Korean given names. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write it." } ]
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What is a letter used in Old English, Middle English, Icelandic, Faroese, and Elfdalian that is sometimes used in mathematics and engineering textbooks, as a symbol for a spin-weighted partial derivative?
ð.
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[ { "text": "Eth ( / ɛð /, uppercase: Ð, lowercase: ð; also spelled edh or eð) known as ðæt in Old English, is a letter used in Old English, Middle English, Icelandic, Faroese (in which it is called edd ), and Elfdalian. This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)." }, { "text": "The letter ð is sometimes used in mathematics and engineering textbooks, as a symbol for a spin-weighted partial derivative. This operator gives rise to spin-weighted spherical harmonics . A capital eth is used as the currency symbol for Dogecoin." } ]
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Āstika schools are a part of what in India, that were formalised chiefly between 1000 BCE to the early centuries of the Common Era?
Philosophy.
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[ { "text": "The six most studied Āstika schools of Indian philosophies, sometimes referred to as orthodox schools, are Nyāyá, Vaiśeṣika, Sāṃkhya, Yoga, Mīmāṃsā, and Vedānta. The four most studied Nāstika schools of Indian philosophies, sometimes referred to as heterodox schools, are Buddhism, Jainism, Cārvāka, and Ājīvika." }, { "text": "The main schools of Indian philosophy were formalised chiefly between 1000 BCE to the early centuries of the Common Era. Competition and integration between the various schools was intense during their formative years, especially between 800 BCE and 200 CE." } ]
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What country, officially known as the Republic of China, produced rice and sugar to be exported to the Empire of Japan?
Taiwan
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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." }, { "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." } ]
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Some species in what genus of herbaceous flowering plants, commonly known as figworts, contain useful substances, such as iridoids that have been used by herbal medicine practioners?
Scrophularia
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[ { "text": "The genus Scrophularia of the family Scrophulariaceae comprises about 200 species of herbaceous flowering plants commonly known as figworts. Species of Scrophularia all share square stems, opposite leaves and open two-lipped flowers forming clusters at the end of their stems. The genus is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere ." }, { "text": "Some species in this genus are known to contain potentially useful substances, such as iridoids, and several Scrophularia species, such as the Ningpo figwort (S. ningpoensis), have been used by herbal medicine practitioners around the world. The name Scrophularia comes from scrofula, a form of tuberculosis, because several species have been used in herbal medicine for this disease." } ]
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The Ottoman Empire developed over the centuries as a despotism with a supreme ruler who would call their chief consort by what title?
Haseki Sultan
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[ { "text": "Haseki Sultan ( Ottoman Turkish: خاصکى سلطان ‎, Ḫāṣekī Sulṭān; Turkish pronunciation: [haseˈci suɫˈtaːn]) was the title used for the chief consort of an Ottoman Sultan. In later years, the meaning of the title changed to \"imperial consort\"." }, { "text": "The Ottoman Empire developed over the centuries as a despotism with the Sultan as the supreme ruler of a centralized government that had an effective control of its provinces, officials and inhabitants. Wealth and rank could be inherited but were just as often earned." } ]
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What is a country and sovereign state in the southern hemisphere, located in Oceania that Tasmania is an island state of?
Australia.
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[ { "text": "Tasmania ( / tæzˈmeɪniə /; abbreviated as Tas, nicknamed Tassie, Bruny Island Tasmanian: Lutruwita; Palawa kani: Lutruwita) is an island state of Australia. It is located 240 km (150 mi) to the south of the Australian mainland, separated by Bass Strait." }, { "text": "Australia, formally the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country and sovereign state in the southern hemisphere, located in Oceania. Its capital city is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney . /  35.30806°S 149.12444°E  / -35.30806; 149.12444" } ]
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Which animal did Henry Doré document the worshiping of in Anhui, whose cults became outlawed in the Song Dynasty around year 1111?
The fox.
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[ { "text": "In the Song dynasty, fox spirit cults, such as those dedicated to Daji, became outlawed, but their suppression was unsuccessful. For example, in 1111, an imperial edict was issued for the destruction of many spirit shrines within Kaifeng, including those of Daji." }, { "text": "Henry Doré documented the worship of the Fox God in the northern parts of Jiangsu and Anhui. In parts of Hebei, to every newborn is assigned his own běnshén ( 本神 patron god) manifestation of Huxian, usually a female for a boy and a male for a girl." } ]
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Cleostratus E and the Euler located in the southern half of the Mare Imbrium are both names of what?
Craters.
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[ { "text": "Euler is a lunar impact crater located in the southern half of the Mare Imbrium, and is named after the Swiss mathematician, physician and astronomer Leonhard Euler. The most notable nearby feature is Mons Vinogradov to the west-southwest." }, { "text": "A pair of small craters lie across the southwest rim, forming part of a short chain of craters leading to the west. Along the crest of the southern rim is a linear ridge. The satellite crater Cleostratus E is attached to the northwest rim, and intrudes slightly into the inner wall." } ]
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The acid that is used in research as a catalyst for esterification, has an anhydride of what?
Triflic anhydride.
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[ { "text": "It is one of the strongest acids. Triflic acid is mainly used in research as a catalyst for esterification. It is a hygroscopic, colorless, slightly viscous liquid and is soluble in polar solvents . Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa)." }, { "text": "Abbreviated Tf2O, triflic anhydride is the acid anhydride of the strong acid triflic acid, CF 3 SO 2 OH. Triflic anhydride is prepared by dehydration of triflic acid using P 4 O 10." } ]
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Callisto, Blindfold and Banshee are all associated with what?
The X-men
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[ { "text": "Like her father, the X-Men's Banshee, Theresa is an Irish mutant who possesses a \"sonic scream\" capable of incapacitating and injuring an opponent's hearing and sending powerful vibrations through the air. She can use these vibrations to fly. Her name refers to the Sirens of Greek mythology ." }, { "text": "Blindfold ( Ruth Aldine) is a fictional character, a mutant appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as a member of the student body of the Xavier Institute in X-Men -related comic books." }, { "text": "Callisto is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is associated with the X-Men. She is the leader of New York City 's subterranean mutant settlement the Morlocks, until losing that post in a duel against Storm." } ]
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The ancient region near the mouths of the Danube extended over what plateau?
The Kras plateau.
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[ { "text": "Histria or Istros ( Ancient Greek: Ἰστρίη, Thracian river god, Danube ), was a Greek colony or polis (πόλις, city) near the mouths of the Danube (known as Ister in Ancient Greek), on the western coast of the Black Sea." }, { "text": "The ancient region of Histria extended over a much wider area, including the whole Kras plateau with the southern edges of the Vipava Valley, the southwestern portions of modern Inner Carniola with Postojna and Ilirska Bistrica, and the Italian Province of Trieste, but not the Liburnian coast which was already part of Illyricum." } ]
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The moon rabbit may be found in diverse cultures in China, India, Korea, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar and what country whose martial arts refer to various thrusting techniques as tsuki?
Japan
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The what has been called the "epicenter of the Iron Age" that the Anti-Taurus passes right in the middle of?
The Armenian Plateau
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[ { "text": "The Armenian Plateau has been called the \"epicenter of the Iron Age \", since it appears to be the location of the first appearance of Iron Age metallurgy in the late 2nd millennium BC. In the Early Iron Age, the Kingdom of Van controlled much of the region, until it was overthrown by the Medes and Orontid dynasty ." }, { "text": "In the west, the Anti-Taurus departs to the north from the Central (Cilician) Taurus, and, passing right in the middle of the Armenian plateau, parallel to the Eastern (Armenian) Taurus, ends in the east at the Ararat peaks." } ]
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Choropleth, distribution and locator can all refer to what?
Maps.
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[ { "text": "This page provide conventions for the creation of gradient maps. Gradient maps (scientific name: Choropleth ) are a light and basic visualisation of spacial areas and their associated values for a single thematic issue, by example the population density by country." }, { "text": "Area maps or distribution maps display one or multiple entities on a map, and are closely link to Locator maps (blank) (mother) providing the background & Historical maps (daughter) providing conventions for associated labels, icons, and legend." } ]
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Which body of water is longer, the Little Minnesota River, or Cass Lake?
The Little Minnesota River is longer
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What is the occipital bone and what runs across it?
The occipital bone (/ˌɒkˈsɪpɪtəl/) is a cranial dermal bone and the main bone of the occiput (back and lower part of the skull). Running across the outside of the occipital bone are three curved lines and one line (the medial line) that runs down to the foramen magnum.
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[ { "text": "Running across the outside of the occipital bone are three curved lines and one line (the medial line) that runs down to the foramen magnum. These are known as the nuchal lines which give attachment to various ligaments and muscles. They are named as the highest, superior and inferior nuchal lines." }, { "text": "The occipital bone (/ˌɒkˈsɪpɪtəl/) is a cranial dermal bone and the main bone of the occiput (back and lower part of the skull). It is trapezoidal in shape and curved on itself like a shallow dish. The occipital bone overlies the occipital lobes of the cerebrum. At the base of skull in the occipital bone, there is a large oval opening called the foramen magnum, which allows the passage of the spinal cord." } ]
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Southern Khoikhoi and Aymara are both names of what?
Languages
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[ { "text": "An indigenous language or autochthonous language, is a language that is native to a region and spoken by indigenous people. This language is from a linguistically distinct community that originated in the area. Indigenous languages are not necessarily national languages but they can be; for example, Aymara is an official language of Bolivia." }, { "text": "Bantu languages speaking peoples of Southern Africa: South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, southern Angola . Southern Khoikhoi languages speaking peoples: Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Kalahari desert, Zimbabwe, west and southwestern South Africa. Damara man wearing the ǃgūb, a traditional attire." } ]
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At the regional level, the social science that studies how economic activity affects and is shaped by social processes can impact the environment in what ways?
Deforestation, pollution, natural disasters, and energy production and use.
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[ { "text": "Socioeconomics (also known as social economics) is the social science that studies how economic activity affects and is shaped by social processes. In general it analyzes how modern societies progress, stagnate, or regress because of their local or regional economy, or the global economy." }, { "text": "Socioeconomic system at the regional level refers to the way social and economic factors influence one another in local communities and households. These systems have a significant impact on the environment through deforestation, pollution, natural disasters, and energy production and use." } ]
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What thing, that's based on the observations from a sample, and hence differs from sample to sample, is a type of estimate computed from the statistics of the observed data?
Confidence interval
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[ { "text": "The confidence interval is based on the observations from a sample, and hence differs from sample to sample. The likelihood that the parameter will be in the interval is called the confidence level, and the end points of the confidence interval are referred to as confidence limits." }, { "text": "There might be a discussion about this on the talk page. In statistics, a confidence interval ( CI) is a type of estimate computed from the statistics of the observed data. This gives a range of values for an unknown parameter (for example, a population mean)." } ]
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Besides Shuangcheng District, Daowai District and Xiangfang District, how many other districts are in the capital of Heilongjiang Province?
6
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[ { "text": "Xiangfang District ( simplified Chinese: 香坊区; traditional Chinese: 香坊區; pinyin: Xiāngfāng Qū) is one of nine districts of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China." }, { "text": "/  45.3845°N 126.3490°E  / 45.3845; 126.3490 Shuangcheng District ( simplified Chinese: 双城区; traditional Chinese: 雙城區; pinyin: Shuāngchéng Qū) is one of nine districts of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, covering part of the southwestern suburbs." }, { "text": "Daowai District ( simplified Chinese: 道外区; traditional Chinese: 道外區; pinyin: Dàowài Qū) is one of nine districts of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, forming part of the city's urban core." } ]
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Did the Peace of Bautzen take place before or after the Saxon Rebellion against King Henry IV?
It took place before.
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What group number is the element used to determine the amount of unsaturation in fats, oils and waxes a member of on the periodic table of elements?
Iodine is part of the Group 7 ( halogens) on the periodic table of elements
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[ { "text": "Iodine numbers are often used to determine the amount of unsaturation in fats, oils and waxes. In fatty acids, unsaturation occurs mainly as double bonds which are very reactive towards halogens, the iodine in this case. Thus, the higher the iodine value, the more unsaturations are present in the fat." }, { "text": "Iodine is a chemical element. Its atomic number (which is the number of protons in it) is 53, and its atomic mass (the number of protons plus neutrons) is 127. It is part of the Group 7 ( halogens) on the periodic table of elements and its electronic configuration is 2,8,8,18,17." } ]
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Taversoe Tuick and Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn both contained what?
The dead
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[ { "text": "Unstan ware is mostly found in tombs, specifically tombs of the Orkney-Cromarty type. These include the Tomb of the Eagles at Isbister on South Ronaldsay, and Taversoe Tuick and Midhowe on Rousay. Unstan ware has been found occasionally at sites in Orkney other than tombs; for example, the farmstead of Knap of Howar on Papa Westray." }, { "text": "Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn ( grid reference HY364127) is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, the main island of Orkney, Scotland, about 6 miles west of Kirkwall. It dates to around 3,000 BCE, and is similar in design to Maeshowe, but on a smaller scale. It was constructed by Neolithic farmers as a burial place." } ]
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The TTWG works with what reptiles of the order Testudines characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield?
Turtles.
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[ { "text": "The Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (TTWG) is an informal working group of the IUCN /SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (TFTSG). It is composed of a number of leading turtle taxonomists, with varying participation by individual participants over the years, some dropping out and others joining." }, { "text": "Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield. The Lepidosauria (from Greek meaning scaled lizards) are reptiles with overlapping scales. This subclass includes Squamata and Rhynchocephalia." } ]
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What did the army unit that Monte Cervino is part of do for their first mission?
The first mission of the Alpini was to protect Italy's border with France and Austria-Hungary.
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[ { "text": "The Alpini Paratroopers Battalion \" Monte Cervino \" is the sole battalion of the Italian Army 's 4th Alpini Paratroopers Regiment, which is one of the Italy's special forces units. The regiment is based in Verona in Veneto and assigned to the Army Special Forces Command." }, { "text": "An individual soldier of the Alpini is called Alpino. Established in 1872, the Alpini are the oldest active mountain infantry in the world. Their original mission was to protect Italy's border with France and Austria-Hungary. In 1888 the Alpini deployed on their first mission abroad, in Africa." } ]
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Yinzhou and Jiangbei District are both in what province?
Zhejiang Province
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[ { "text": "Jiangbei District ( Chinese: 江北区; pinyin: Jiāngběi Qū) is a county-level district under the jurisdiction of Ningbo city in Zhejiang Province of the People's Republic of China. The district's total area is 209 square kilometers, which is the largest subdivision in traditional urban area of Ningbo city (name as Haishu, Jiangdong and Jiangbei)." }, { "text": "Yinzhou ( Chinese: 鄞州; pinyin: Yínzhōu) is a district of the major city of Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China. In 220 BC, Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, established three counties called Yin ( 鄞 ), Mao ( 鄮) and Gouzhang ( 句章 )." } ]
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What statue in Saint Mary's Square is a memorial to girls and women that were sexually enslaved by the Imperial Japanese Army?
The San Francisco Comfort Women memorial.
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[ { "text": "The San Francisco Comfort Women memorial is a monument dedicated to comfort women before and during World War II. It is built in remembrance of the girls and women that were sexually enslaved by the Imperial Japanese Army through deceit, coercion, and brutal force." }, { "text": "The site is located near the Saint Mary's Square, at the crossroads of San Francisco Chinatown and the Financial District. The statue \"Comfort Women\" Column of Strength, by sculptor Steven Whyte, is one of nine and the first sculpture placed in a major U.S. city to commemorate the comfort women." } ]
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The Gram-negative proteobacteria that includes Salmonella ferment what to produce lactic acid?
Sugars.
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[ { "text": "Like other proteobacteria, enterobactericeae have Gram-negative stains, and they are facultative anaerobes, fermenting sugars to produce lactic acid and various other end products. Most also reduce nitrate to nitrite, although exceptions exist." }, { "text": "Aeromonas hydrophila is a heterotrophic, Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium mainly found in areas with a warm climate. This bacterium can be found in fresh or brackish water. It can survive in aerobic and anaerobic environments, and can digest materials such as gelatin and hemoglobin." } ]
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Myiothlypis chrysogaster and Phylloscopus griseolus are both species of what?
Warblers.
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[ { "text": "The golden-bellied warbler ( Myiothlypis chrysogaster) is a South American species of bird in the family Parulidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest." }, { "text": "The sulphur-bellied warbler ( Phylloscopus griseolus) is a species of leaf-warbler found in the Palearctic region (Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russian Federation (Central Asian Russia), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan) They were earlier also known by the name of olivaceous leaf-warbler ." } ]
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The Abraham Lincoln Brigade and Viva la Quinta Brigada are associated with what conficlt?
Spanish Civil War.
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What is the name of the giant naked man carved into the side of a steep hill that's the same kind of sculpture as the Long Man of Wilmington?
The Cerne Abbas Giant.
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The commercial Windows-based ConnectedText software utilizes what type of system that the open-source, Node.js -based application is?
A wiki system.
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[ { "text": "Wiki.js is an open-source, Node.js -based wiki application using git as the back end storage mechanism and automatically syncs with any git repository. It provides a visual Markdown editor with assets management, authentication system and a built-in search engine." }, { "text": "ConnectedText is a commercial Windows-based personal wiki system with features including full text searches, visual link tree, customizable interface, image and file control, CSS-based page display, exports to HTML and HTML Help, and plug-ins." } ]
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Ischnura heterosticta uses what tactics to obtain food?
Damselflies use predatory tactics to eat other insects.
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[ { "text": "Ischnura heterosticta, one of at least two species with the common name common bluetail, is an Australian damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae. It is the largest of the three Ischnura species in Australia. They are generally found near slow-running or still water. The species is also salt tolerant." }, { "text": "All damselflies are predatory; both nymphs and adults eat other insects. The nymphs are aquatic, with different species living in a variety of freshwater habitats including acid bogs, ponds, lakes and rivers. The nymphs moult repeatedly, at the last moult climbing out of the water to undergo metamorphosis." } ]
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What is the Short SC.1 and why was it produced?
The Short SC.1 was the first British fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing ( VTOL) jet aircraft.It was designed and produced in response to a Ministry of Supply (MoS) requirement for a suitable aircraft for conducting flight studies into VTOL flight, as well as specifically into the transition between vertical and horizontal flight.
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[ { "text": "The Short SC.1 was the first British fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing ( VTOL) jet aircraft. It was developed by Short Brothers. It was powered by an arrangement of five Rolls-Royce RB.108 turbojets, four of which were used for vertical flight and one for conventional horizontal flight." }, { "text": "The SC.1 was designed and produced in response to a Ministry of Supply (MoS) requirement for a suitable aircraft for conducting flight studies into VTOL flight, as well as specifically into the transition between vertical and horizontal flight." } ]
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Airdrome Nieuport 17, the Dream Classic and the Airdrome Taube are all names of what?
Aircraft
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[ { "text": "The Airdrome Taube features a mid-wing cable-braced monoplane layout with an inverted \"V\" kingpost, a two-seat open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric." }, { "text": "The aircraft is intended for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles category. The Dream Classic was designed as a low-cost and very basic ultralight. The fuselage is open and constructed from pop-riveted aluminum tubing." }, { "text": "The Airdrome Nieuport 17 is an American amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by Airdrome Aeroplanes, of Holden, Missouri. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction. The aircraft is a full-scale replica of the First World War French Nieuport 17 fighter." } ]
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Europe's oldest known natural human mummy has been speculated by scientists to have been involved with what profession?
Scientists speculate that Ötzi was involved in copper smelting.
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[ { "text": "This, along with Ötzi's copper axe blade, which is 99.7% pure copper, has led scientists to speculate that Ötzi was involved in copper smelting. By examining the proportions of Ötzi's tibia, femur and pelvis, Christopher Ruff has determined that Ötzi's lifestyle included long walks over hilly terrain." }, { "text": "Ötzi is believed to have been murdered, due to the discovery of an arrowhead embedded in his left shoulder and various other wounds. The nature of his life and the circumstances of his death are the subject of much investigation and speculation.He is Europe's oldest known natural human mummy, offering an unprecedented view of Chalcolithic (Copper Age) Europeans. His body and belongings are displayed in the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy." } ]
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G-protein, Olfactory and mGluRs are all types of what?
Receptors
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[ { "text": "The largest class by far is class A, which accounts for nearly 85% of the GPCR genes. Of class A GPCRs, over half of these are predicted to encode olfactory receptors, while the remaining receptors are liganded by known endogenous compounds or are classified as orphan receptors." }, { "text": "The metabotropic glutamate receptors, or mGluRs, are a type of glutamate receptor that are active through an indirect metabotropic process. They are members of the group C family of G-protein-coupled receptors, or GPCRs. Like all glutamate receptors, mGluRs bind with glutamate, an amino acid that functions as an excitatory neurotransmitter ." }, { "text": "The G-protein receptor can affect the function of adenylate cyclase or phospholipase C, an agonist of the receptor will upregulate the effects on the downstream pathway (it will not necessarily upregulate the pathway itself). The receptors are broadly grouped into α and β receptors." } ]
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The native inhabitants of Mizoram in India share a name with the fourth-largest what in the world?
Rodent
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[ { "text": "The Mara are the native inhabitants of Mizoram in India, native to northeastern India, primarily in the Mara Autonomous District Council of the state of Mizoram, where they form the majority of the population. The Maras are related to Kuki and Mizos in India and Kachin, Karen, Shan and Chins in Myanmar." }, { "text": "Maras are the fourth-largest rodent in the world, after capybaras, beavers, and porcupines, reaching about 45 cm (18 in) in height. Dolichotis means \"long-eared\" (from dolicho- \"long\" and ōt- \"ear\") in Ancient Greek. This section does not cite any sources." } ]
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What kind of computer uses the continuously changeable aspects of physical phenomena such as electricity exemplified by the highly sophisticated Norden bombsight?
An analog computer.
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[ { "text": "The Norden bombsight was a highly sophisticated optical/mechanical analog computer used by the United States Army Air Force during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War to aid the pilot of a bomber aircraft in dropping bombs accurately." }, { "text": "An analog computer or analogue computer is a type of computer that uses the continuously changeable aspects of physical phenomena such as electrical, mechanical, or hydraulic quantities to model the problem being solved. In contrast, digital computers represent varying quantities symbolically and by discrete values of both time and amplitude." } ]
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Would someone practicing atheism or relativism believe that religion holds more value?
Those practice relativism would believe religion holds more value.
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[ { "text": "Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities." }, { "text": "Relativism, the belief that all religions are equal in their value and that none of the religions give access to absolute truth, is an extreme form of inclusivism." } ]
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The Book of another word for orthodoxy is what in Judaism?
Wisdom.
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[ { "text": "The conventional wisdom or received opinion is the body of ideas or explanations generally accepted by the public and/or by experts in a field. In religion, this is known as orthodoxy." }, { "text": "There are seven of these books, namely the books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Book of Wisdom, the Song of Songs (Song of Solomon), and Sirach. Not all the Psalms are usually regarded as belonging to the Wisdom tradition. In Judaism, the Books of Wisdom are regarded as part of the Ketuvim or \"Writings\"." } ]
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What is the length of the shaft for the thrusting spear developed and used primarily in Germany and Austria?
1.6 to 1.8 m.
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[ { "text": "The ahlspiess (or awl pike) was a thrusting spear developed and used primarily in Germany and Austria from the 15th to 16th centuries." }, { "text": "The length of the shaft ranged from 1.6 to 1.8 m. (5 - 6 feet), and located at the base of the spike was a rondel guard (a circular metal plate) to protect the hands. Large numbers of these weapons have survived and are kept in the arsenal and museums of Vienna as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art." } ]
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Kusarigama and a flail are both what?
Weapons.
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[ { "text": "The first recorded use of a flail as a weapon was at the siege of Damietta in 1218 during the 5th crusade, as depicted in the chronicle by Matthew Paris; tradition has it the man was the Frisian Hayo of Wolvega who bashed the standard bearer of the muslim defenders with it and captured the flag." }, { "text": "It consists of a solid or hollow wood (sometimes bamboo) or iron staff with an iron weight and chain on the end, sometimes retractable. The chigiriki is a more aggressive variation of the parrying weapon kusarigama." } ]
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What is the Largest city in the country besides Pakistan which speaks Balti?
The largest city in India is Mumbai.
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[ { "text": "Balti literature has adopted numerous Persian styles of verse and vocables which amplify the beauty and melody of its poetry. Nearly all the languages and dialects of the mountain region in the north of Pakistan such as Pashto, Khowar and Shina are Indo-Aryan or Iranic languages, but Balti is one of the Sino-Tibetan languages." }, { "text": "However, Balti is spoken by people living in Baltistan (Pakistan), different parts of the states of northern India like Dehradun, Mussoorie, Chakrata, in Uttarakhand and parts of Jammu and Kashmir like Jammu and Ramban in Jammu region, Hari Parbat, Dalgate and Tral in Kashmir region." }, { "text": "Republic of IndiaBhārat GaṇarājyaHorizontal tricolour flag bearing, from top to bottom, deep saffron, white, and green horizontal bands. In the centre of the white band is a navy-blue wheel with 24 spokes.State emblemMotto: \"Satyameva Jayate\" (Sanskrit)\"Truth Alone Triumphs\"[1]Anthem: \"Jana Gana Mana\"[2][3]\"Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People\"[4][2]National song\"Vande Mataram\" (Sanskrit)\"I Bow to Thee, Mother\"[a][1][2]CapitalNew Delhi28°36′50″N 77°12′30″ELargest cityMumbai (city proper)" } ]
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How many years after the death of King Olof Skotkonung was Saint Helena born?
She was born 80 years later.
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[ { "text": "King Olof Skötkonung (ca. 970-1021) is considered the first Christian king of Sweden. In the Middle Ages, continental culture, philosophy and science spread to Sweden through the Catholic Church, which also founded schools, Uppsala University, hospitals as well as monasteries and convents." }, { "text": "Carving of Helena at the Gyllen i Kyrkparken in Skövde, Sweden. Saint Helena, sometimes Saint Helen of Sköfde (Elin av Skövde) (c. 1101-1160), was a Swedish local Catholic saint. She is considered to be the patroness saint of the town of Skövde, Sweden." } ]
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Until 1995, what was the official name of the capital of the second-most populous state in India?
Until 1995 the official name of Mumbai was Bombay.
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[ { "text": "Maharashtra ( / mɑːhəˈrɑːʃtrə /; Marathi: [məharaːʂʈɽə] ( listen), abbr. MH) is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India as well as the second-most populous country subdivision in the world." }, { "text": "Mumbai (English: /mʊmˈbaɪ/, Marathi: [ˈmumbəi]; also known as Bombay /bɒmˈbeɪ/, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in the country after Delhi and the seventh-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million.[14] As per Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million living under Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.[1" } ]
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Regarding the type of bats that lack a tail and have triangular-shaped ears that can have pointed or rounded tips, what are they classified as since they eat insects?
Insectivores.
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[ { "text": "Leaf-nosed bats lack a tail, have triangular-shaped ears that can have pointed or rounded tips, range in body size from 4 cm to 13.5 cm, and a wingspan up to 90 cm or more. Like other bats, leaf-nosed bats are nocturnal foragers that use echolocation to locate food sources, though the food sources vary between species." }, { "text": "Most leaf-nosed bats are classified as insectivores and feed on a variety of small insects. Certain species with this classification capture their prey either while in flight or from foliage in trees or on the ground. Carnivorous species feed on a variety of animals ranging from frogs to other bats." } ]
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In 997 Mahmud succeeded to the throne of a state that was what in nature?
Persianate
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[ { "text": "It was already Persianate at the time of Sultan Mahmud, the real founder of the Ghaznavid state (as a notable state, not just a local power). Indeed, the state was Persianate from the beginning. Mahmud was an Amir with Persian culture and Turkic paternal ancestry." }, { "text": "In 997, Mahmud, another son of Sebuktigin, succeeded to the throne, and Ghazni and the Ghaznavid dynasty have become perpetually associated with him. He completed the conquest of the Samanid and Shahi territories, including the Ismaili Kingdom of Multan, Sindh, as well as some Buwayhid territory." } ]
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The derivative of trichloroacetaldehyde with water can be found in what combination anesthetic agent for horses?
Chloral hydrate.
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[ { "text": "It is a colorless solid. It has limited use as a sedative and hypnotic pharmaceutical drug. It is also a useful laboratory chemical reagent and precursor. It is derived from chloral (trichloroacetaldehyde) by the addition of one equivalent of water." }, { "text": "Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Chloral hydrate/magnesium sulfate/pentobarbital sodium, brand name Equithesin, is a combination anesthetic agent used as a general anesthetic in horses. It is administered intravenously to effect. For many years, it was the most commonly used injectable anesthetic in horses." } ]
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Greek, Ionian and Doric are all types of what?
Alphabets
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[ { "text": "This alphabet eventually became the standard Greek alphabet, its use becoming uniform during the Koine era. It was also the alphabet used in the Christian Gospels and the book of Acts . Proto-Greek ā > Ionic ē; in Doric, Aeolic, ā remains; in Attic, ā after e, i, r, but ē elsewhere." }, { "text": "The Egyptians invented the first ciphered numeral system, and the Greeks followed by mapping their counting numbers onto Ionian and Doric alphabets." } ]
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Veeragase is a vigorous dance performed by who, who on average, live significantly longer?
Women
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[ { "text": "Veeragase is a vigorous dance performed by women. Based on Hindu mythology, it involves intense energy-sapping movements and is performed during festivals mainly in the Hindu months of Shravana and Karthika. Hulivesha is a powerful dance form performed by males in the coastal area of Karnataka." }, { "text": "Men, on average, are taller, which provides both advantages and disadvantages. Women, on average, live significantly longer than men, though it is not clear to what extent this is a biological difference - see Life expectancy." } ]
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What do the miracles of Gautama Buddha refer to and what do they include?
The miracles of Gautama Buddha refers to supernatural feats and abilities attributed to Gautama Buddha by the Buddhist scriptures. Stories of Gautama Buddha's miracles include miraculous healings, teleportation, creating duplicates of himself, manipulation of the elements, and various other supernatural phenomena.
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[ { "text": "The miracles of Gautama Buddha refers to supernatural feats and abilities attributed to Gautama Buddha by the Buddhist scriptures. The feats are mostly attributed to supranormal powers gained through meditation, rather than divine miracles." }, { "text": "Stories of Gautama Buddha's miracles include miraculous healings, teleportation, creating duplicates of himself, manipulation of the elements, and various other supernatural phenomena. Many of the Buddha's disciples, as well as some non-Buddhist hermits and yogis who attained high states of meditative absorption, were also said to have had some of these same abilities." } ]
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His beloved wife having died during pregnancy, what character, part of the Palliser series, finds Irish society and his modest government position in Ireland dull and unsatisfying after the excitement of his former career as a Member of Parliament?
Phineas Finn
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[ { "text": "His beloved wife having died during pregnancy, Phineas Finn finds Irish society and his modest government position in Ireland dull and unsatisfying after the excitement of his former career as a Member of Parliament. Back in England, the Liberals are determined to overturn the Conservative majority in Parliament." }, { "text": "Trollope considered Can You Forgive Her?, Phineas Finn, Phineas Redux and The Prime Minister to be the four novels that constitute the Palliser series. In his autobiography he wrote:" } ]
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What are the two suborders of the order of arthropod that first developed near the end of the Early Cambrian period and thrived during the Middle Cambrian?
The Agnostida are divided into two suborders: Agnostina and Eodiscina.
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[ { "text": "Agnostida is an order of arthropod which first developed near the end of the Early Cambrian period and thrived during the Middle Cambrian. They are present in the Lower Cambrian fossil record along with trilobites from the Redlichiida, Corynexochida, and Ptychopariida orders." }, { "text": "The Agnostida are divided into two suborders — Agnostina and Eodiscina — which are then subdivided into a number of families. As a group, agnostids are isopygous, meaning their pygidium is similar in size and shape to their cephalon. Most agnostid species were eyeless." } ]
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Cirsium altissimum has leaves characterized by what?
Sharp prickles on the margins
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[ { "text": "Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles can also occur all over the plant – on the stem and on the flat parts of the leaves." }, { "text": "Cirsium altissimum is a North American species of plants in the thistle tribe within the sunflower family. Common name is tall thistle or roadside thistle. The species is native to the eastern and Central United States, with a range extending from Massachusetts west to North Dakota and south to Texas and the Florida Panhandle." } ]
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Citrate synthase from a small family of enzymes catalyses what reaction that is important for energy generation and for carbon assimilation?
Krebs' cycle.
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[ { "text": "Citrate synthase is a member of a small family of enzymes that can directly form a carbon-carbon bond without the presence of metal ion cofactors. It catalyses the first reaction in the Krebs ' cycle, namely the conversion of oxaloacetate and acetyl-coenzyme A into citrate and coenzyme A." }, { "text": "It catalyses the first reaction in the Krebs ' cycle, namely the conversion of oxaloacetate and acetyl-coenzyme A into citrate and coenzyme A. This reaction is important for energy generation and for carbon assimilation." } ]
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The right branch anastomoses with the what, which arises from about the middle of the concavity of the superior mesenteric artery, or from a stem common to it and the ileocolic?
The right colic artery
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[ { "text": "It arises just below the pancreas. It passes inferiorly and anteriorly between the layers of the transverse mesocolon, and divides into left and right branches. The right branch anastomoses with the right colic artery, and the left anastomoses with the left colic artery, a branch of the inferior mesenteric artery." }, { "text": "The right colic artery arises from about the middle of the concavity of the superior mesenteric artery, or from a stem common to it and the ileocolic . The superior mesenteric artery and its branches." } ]
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Michigan has the most what which one is described as one of the Seven Wonders of the Industrial World?
Lighthouses.
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[ { "text": "Michigan has the most lights of any state with over 150 past and present lights. Lighthouses that are in former U.S. territories are not listed here." }, { "text": "The challenges faced in the building of the lighthouse have led to it being described as one of the Seven Wonders of the Industrial World. According to legend, the rock is called Bell Rock because of a 14th-century attempt by the Abbot of Arbroath to install a warning bell on it." } ]
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What type of water might you find both the Sharptail moloa and Oarfish?
Temperate and tropical water oceans
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[ { "text": "The sharptail mola ( Masturus lanceolatus) is a species of mola found circumglobally in tropical and temperate waters. It is similar in appearance to the ocean sunfish ( Mola mola ), but can be distinguished by the projection on its clavus (pseudo-tail). Other common names include sharpfin sunfish, point-tailed sunfish, and trunkfish." }, { "text": "Oarfish are large, greatly elongated, pelagic lampriform fish belonging to the small family Regalecidae. Found in all temperate to tropical oceans yet rarely seen, the oarfish family contains three species in two genera. One of these, the giant oarfish ( Regalecus glesne ), is the longest bony fish alive, growing up to 8 m (26 ft) in length." } ]
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Before the city of Messene had a treaty with Carthage in 480, how long ago was the Battle of Messene in Sicily?
877 years were in between the events.
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[ { "text": "The Battle of Messene took place in 397 BC in Sicily. Carthage, in retaliation for the attack on Motya by Dionysius, had sent an army under Himilco, to Sicily to regain lost territory. Himilco sailed to Panormus, and from there again sailed and marched along the northern coast of Sicily to Cape Pelorum, 12 miles (19 km) north of Messene." }, { "text": "Messene, then known as Zankle, was one of the Greek cities which had treaties with Carthage in 480. Carthage and Syracuse had both pledged to honor the independence of Messene and Sicels in the treaty of 405. As Dionysius had broken the treaty in 404 and furthermore Messene had joined Syracuse, Carthage was no longer bound by the treaty." } ]
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Namely, the local populations of some of what type variety of species, characterized by a species being native to a single defined geographic location, do not have clear biosystematic status?
Endemic
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[ { "text": "Endemism is the state of a species being native to a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere." }, { "text": "Namely, the local populations of some of these endemic species do not have clear biosystematic status, and consider alternative species, subspecies, varieties or populations of distinctive genetic structure. Roe eyes are very large and black; below them are barely noticed the rest of stunted tear areas." } ]
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Which number is larger: The height, in meters, of the Batrachotomus, or how many pairs of fenestrae it had?
The height is a larger number.
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[ { "text": "Batrachotomus was a heavily built, large quadrupedal reptile reaching 6 metres (20 ft) in length. A trait that characterized Batrachotomus, compared to other crurotarsans, was a series of paired small plates on its back which were attached to each vertebra. These bony deposits forming scales are called osteoderms." }, { "text": "It had five pairs of fenestrae (skull openings), two pairs of which were for the eyes (called orbits) and the nostrils. Behind the orbits were two temporal fenestrae. These holes probably helped to reduce the weight of the skull and enabled the jaw to open more widely." } ]
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The verb that is used as a "jussive subjunctive" can be used in what kind of context in proofreading manuscripts?
Disregard the previous mark".
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[ { "text": "It is a form of the Latin verb sto, stare, steti, statum. This usage of the verb, known as the \" jussive subjunctive \", derives from the active-voiced third-person subjunctive singular present and is typically translated as \"Let it stand\" or \"As you were\"." }, { "text": "Modern obelisms are used by editors when proofreading a manuscript or typescript. Examples are \" stet \" (which is Latin for \"Let it stand,\" used in this context to mean \"disregard the previous mark\") and \" dele \" (for \"Delete\"). The obelos symbol (see obelus) gets its name from the spit, or sharp end of a lance in ancient Greek." } ]
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Accounts of word learning that argue for innate constraints that limit infants' hypotheses about word meanings flow contrary to the views held by whom?
Empiricists
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[ { "text": "The Poverty of the Stimulus (PoS) argument proposed by Noam Chomsky takes a nativist view towards language acquisition suggesting that innate, domain-specific knowledge structures help us to navigate tough linguistic environments. This flows contrary to empiricist views that learning and knowledge derive from our sensory experiences." }, { "text": "While domain-specific accounts of word learning argue for innate constraints that limit infants' hypotheses about word meanings, domain-general perspectives argue that word learning can be accounted for by general cognitive processes, such as learning and memory, which are not specific to language." } ]
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How many elementary arithmetic operations did the Babylonians use as early as 2000 BC?
They used all four of the elementary operations of arithmetic.
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[ { "text": "Multiplication (often denoted by the cross symbol ×, by the mid-line dot operator ⋅, by juxtaposition, or, on computers, by an asterisk *) is one of the four elementary mathematical operations of arithmetic, with the other ones being addition, subtraction and division." }, { "text": "The prehistory of arithmetic is limited to a small number of artifacts, which may indicate the conception of addition and subtraction, the best-known being the Ishango bone from central Africa, dating from somewhere between 20,000 and 18,000 BC, although its interpretation is disputed.[5]The earliest written records indicate the Egyptians and Babylonians used all the elementary arithmetic operations as early as 2000 BC. These artifacts do not always reveal the specific process used for solving problems, but the characteristics of the particular numeral system strongly influence the complexity of the methods." } ]
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Who was the first European to visit the area of Australia whose name is shared with a nation of tribes that are the focus of A Boonwurrung story?
Captain John Septimus Roe is the first to visit the Kulin area.
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[ { "text": "A Boonwurrung story tells of a time of conflict among the Kulin nations, when people argued and fought with one another, neglecting their families and the land. The mounting chaos and disunity angered the sea, which began to rise until it had covered the plains and threatened to flood the entire country." }, { "text": "/ -32.67; 118.15 Kulin is a town in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 280 km from Perth. It is the main town in the Shire of Kulin . The first European known to have visited the Kulin area was Captain John Septimus Roe, Surveyor General of the Swan River Colony on his 1848-49 expedition to examine the south coast." } ]
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What country created kango that had vocabulary originating in the country that the Tuobans called "Tabgach"?
Japan.
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[ { "text": "Sino-Japanese vocabulary or kango ( Japanese: 漢語, pronounced [kaŋɡo], \" Han words\") refers to that portion of the Japanese vocabulary that originated in Chinese or has been created from elements borrowed from Chinese. Some grammatical structures and sentence patterns can also be identified as Sino-Japanese." }, { "text": "There are also names for China used around the world that are derived from the languages of ethnic groups other than the Han; examples include \" Cathay \" from the Khitan language and \"Tabgach\" from Tuoba . The brocade arm protector with the words \"Five stars rise in the east, benefitting Zhongguo ( 中國) \", made in the Han dynasty." } ]
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In what kind of setting is the food invented in Italy and most commonly covered in sauce and topped with cheese and meat served unsliced?
Formal
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[ { "text": "A person who makes pizza is known as a pizzaiolo . In Italy, pizza served in formal settings, such as at a restaurant, is presented unsliced, and is eaten with the use of a knife and fork. In casual settings, however, it is cut into wedges to be eaten while held in the hand ." }, { "text": "Pizza is a type of food that was created in Italy (The Naples area). It is made with different toppings. Some of the most common toppings are cheese, sausages, pepperoni, vegetables, tomatoes, spices and herbs and basil. These toppings are added over a piece of bread covered with sauce." } ]
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What materials used to make bowls could not be used on an induction cooktop?
Glass, ceramic, and wood
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[ { "text": "Materials used to make bowls vary considerably, and include wood, glass and ceramic materials. A serrated blade made of metal, and long enough to slice across a large loaf of bread. Using a sawing motion, instead of pushing force as with most knives, it is possible to slice the loaf without squashing it." }, { "text": "For nearly all models of induction cooktops, a cooking vessel must be made of, or contain, a ferrous metal such as cast iron or some stainless steels. The iron in the pot concentrates the current to produce heat in the metal. If the metal is too thin, or does not provide enough resistance to current flow, heating will not be effective." } ]
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The Lewis Overthrust and Teton are both what?
Fault.
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[ { "text": "The Lewis Overthrust is a geologic thrust fault structure of the Rocky Mountains found within the bordering national parks of Glacier in Montana, United States and Waterton Lakes in Alberta, Canada." }, { "text": "The Teton fault is located in a unique geologic setting. The fault is on the boundary of four major geologic provinces: the Basin and Range, Idaho-Wyoming Thrust belt, Rocky Mountain Foreland, and the Yellowstone volcanic plateau. The Basin and Range province is a region of east-west crustal extension." } ]
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What color does the rock shrew and the long-tailed forest shrew have in common?
Gray
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[ { "text": "The long-tailed forest shrew has a head-and-body length of between 73 and 93 mm (2.9 and 3.7 in), with a tail averaging 66 mm (2.6 in). The dorsal fur is mainly dark grey; the individual hairs have grey bases, yellowish or brownish shafts and blackish tips, creating a yellowish, brownish or blackish washed effect on the coat." }, { "text": "The long-tailed shrew or rock shrew ( Sorex dispar) is a small North American shrew found in Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern United States . This shrew is slate grey in color with a pointed snout, a long tail, and lighter underparts." } ]
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How many years prior to the events of Tughj dying in prison did Sulayman give refuge to the fugitive and former governor of Khurasan?
198-199 years.
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[ { "text": "Tughj defected to the invading Abbasids under Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib, and was named governor of Aleppo in return; Muhammad al-Katib himself fell victim to court intrigues soon after, and Tughj along with his sons Muhammad and Ubayd Allah were imprisoned in Baghdad. Tughj died in prison in 906, and the brothers were freed shortly after." }, { "text": "Sulayman resented the influence of al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, the viceroy of Iraq and the eastern parts of the Caliphate, over al-Walid, and cultivated ties with his opponents. In 708 or 709, he gave refuge to the fugitive and former governor of Khurasan, Yazid ibn al-Muhallab, and his family, the Muhallabids." } ]
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Tati and Ossetians belong to what ethnic group?
Iranian
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[ { "text": "The Tat people (also: Tati, Parsi, Daghli, Lohijon) are an Iranian people, presently living within Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Russia (mainly Southern Dagestan ). The Tats are part of the indigenous peoples of Iranian origin in the Caucasus." }, { "text": "a. ^ The total figure is merely an estimation; sum of all the referenced populations. The Ossetians or Ossetes ( / ɒˈsiːʃənz /, / ˈɒsiːts /; Ossetian: ир, ирæттæ, ir, irættæ, дигорӕ, дигорӕнттӕ, digoræ, digorænttæ ), are an Iranian ethnic group of the Caucasus Mountains, indigenous to the ethnolinguistic region known as Ossetia." } ]
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RML 497 and Fairmile A were both types of what?
Motor launches
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[ { "text": "RML 497 (Rescue Motor Launch number 497) is a former Royal Navy Fairmile B motor launch from World War II. She was named Western Lady III on her entry to civilian service, as a passenger motor vessel for Western Lady Ferry Service." }, { "text": "The Fairmile A motor launch was a type of motor launch designed by Fairmile Marine for the Royal Navy . Shortly before the Second World War the British industrialist Noel Macklin submitted to the Admiralty an innovative plan for the series production of a motor launch (vessels for harbour defence and submarine chasing)." } ]
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In its solid state, what color is the type of acid that curdles milk and separates it into curds?
This acid is white in its solid state.
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[ { "text": "The lactic acid produced by the bacterium curdles the milk that then separates to form curds, which are used to produce cheese. Other uses that have been reported for this bacterium include the production of pickled vegetables, beer or wine, some breads, and other fermented foodstuffs, such as soymilk kefir, buttermilk, and others." }, { "text": "Lactic acid is an organic acid. It has a molecular formula CH3CH(OH)COOH. It is white in the solid state and it is miscible with water.[2] When in the dissolved state, it forms a colorless solution. Production includes both artificial synthesis as well as natural sources. Lactic acid is an alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) due to the presence of a hydroxyl group adjacent to the carboxyl group." } ]
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Which type of HSAN that is a disease that inhibits sensation, affects the legs and feet with peripheral neuropathy?
Type 1.
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[ { "text": "Hereditary sensory neuropathy type 1 is a condition characterized by nerve abnormalities in the legs and feet (peripheral neuropathy). Many people with this condition have tingling, weakness, and a reduced ability to feel pain and sense hot and cold." }, { "text": "Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy ( HSAN) or hereditary sensory neuropathy ( HSN) is a condition used to describe any of the types of this disease which inhibit sensation. They are less common than Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease." } ]
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Massachusetts Route 213 is connected to a major highway that connects how many other states?
It connects three states.
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[ { "text": "Route 213 is a 3.56-mile-long (5.73 km) state highway in Massachusetts. It connects Interstate 93 (I-93) with I-495 in Methuen, Massachusetts, just south of the New Hampshire border. It is a four-lane, controlled access highway along its entire length." }, { "text": "Interstate 93 (I-93) is an Interstate Highway in the New England states of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont in the United States. Spanning approximately 190 miles (310 km) along a north–south axis, it is one of three primary Interstate Highways located entirely within New England, the other two being I-89 and I-91. The largest cities along the route are Boston, Massachusetts, and Manchester, New Hampshire; it also travels through the New Hampshire state capital of Concord." } ]
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Poitín and Shōchū are both types of what?
Distilled Beverages
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[ { "text": "Shōchū ( Japanese: 焼酎) is a Japanese distilled beverage. It is typically distilled from rice ( kome ), barley ( mugi ), sweet potatoes ( satsuma-imo ), buckwheat ( soba ), or brown sugar ( kokutō ), though it is sometimes produced from other ingredients such as chestnut, sesame seeds, potatoes or even carrots ." }, { "text": "Poitín (Irish pronunciation: [ˈpˠotʲiːnʲ]) or poteen is a traditional Irish distilled beverage (40–90% ABV).[1] Former common names for Poitín were \"Irish moonshine\" and \"mountain dew\".[2] It was traditionally distilled in a small pot still and the term is a diminutive of the Irish word pota, meaning \"pot\"." } ]
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What French comic book series about Gaulish warriors had a character named Obelix that accompanied the main character?
Asterix.
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[ { "text": "Asterix or The Adventures of Asterix ( French: Astérix or Astérix le Gaulois [asteʁiks lə ɡolwa]; lit. \"Asterix the Gaul \") is a French comic book series about Gaulish warriors, who have adventures and fight the Roman Republic during the era of Julius Caesar in an ahistorical telling of the time after the Gallic Wars." }, { "text": "Asterix and Obelix rescue him and escort him back to Spain. A troublemaker is brought to Caesar in Rome; he was to be executed in the Circus Maximus, but is so conniving that the lions ate each other instead. Caesar sends him to the Gaulish village in an attempt to destroy unity." } ]
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Which religious denomination has an ecclesiastical province consisting of an archeparchy and three eparchie and Archidioecesis?
Catholic.
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[ { "text": "The sui iuris Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the US has an ecclesiastical province consisting of an archeparchy and three eparchies, and the sui iuris Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church has an ecclesiastical province consisting of an archeparchy and three eparchies; the boundaries of these jurisdictions also generally conform to those of states." }, { "text": "The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston (Latin: Archidioecesis Galvestoniensis–Houstoniensis) is a part of the Catholic Church in the United States." } ]
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Do County Route's 55 and 28 run the same direction or opposite directions?
They run the same direction.
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[ { "text": "County Route 55 is a short county road in Suffolk County, New York, located in and around Eastport known as Eastport–Manor Road, and sometimes Eastport–Manorville Road. It runs north and south from CR 80 ( Montauk Highway, formerly NY 27A) to CR 51 north of Eastport ." }, { "text": "County Route 28 is a north-south road in southwestern Suffolk County known as New Highway and Republic Road. Officially designated as the Corporal Tony Casamento Highway, the road is a four-lane undivided highway between NY 27 and the interchange with Southern State Parkway where the road narrows down to two lanes." } ]
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Who was proclaimed High King of Ireland in 1315 and crowned in 1316, and was fourth behind Nigel and Alexander?
Edward.
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[ { "text": "Robert the Bruce was the eldest; in the past there was some dispute over whether Edward was second, or third behind Nigel, but one recent account has him fourth behind Nigel and Alexander." }, { "text": "Proclaimed High King of Ireland in 1315 and crowned in 1316, he was eventually defeated and killed by Anglo-Irish forces of the Lordship of Ireland at the Battle of Faughart in County Louth . Edward was one of five sons of Robert de Brus and Marjorie, Countess of Carrick, but the order is uncertain." } ]
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The city that according to the 2005 statistical book issued by the National Bureau of Statistics scored the highest among China's main cities in air quality is the capital of what Chinese province?
Haikou is the capital city of the Chinese province of Hainan.
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[ { "text": "Haikou ( Chinese: 海口; pinyin: Hǎikǒu) is the capital and most populous city of the Chinese province of Hainan. It is situated on the northern coast of Hainan, by the mouth of the Nandu River. The northern part of the city is the district of Haidian Island, which is separated from the main part of Haikou by the Haidian River, a branch of the Nandu." }, { "text": "According to the 2005 statistical book issued by the National Bureau of Statistics, Haikou scored the highest among China's main cities in air quality, with 366 days (2004) of ambient air quality equal to or above grade II, with only 0.033 milligrams/m2 of particulate matter (the least of all main cities), 0.003 milligrams/m2 of sulphur dioxide (only Lhasa had less), and 0.013 milligrams/m2 of nitrogen dioxide (the least of all main cities).[14]In 1995, the Haikou city government began an initiative to improve the quality of life for its residents. With the approval of the World Health Organization, and Ministry of Health, a ten-point plan was undertaken to address such issues as:" } ]
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A stone inscription at the Hledauk Pagoda in Taungbyon says that it was donated by Kyansittha, son of what person who is one of the most famous kings in Burmese history?
Anawrahta
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[ { "text": "Nonetheless, the chronicles accept that he was a legal son of Anawrahta per Burmese customary law, which says a child born in wedlock is presumed to have been begotten by the husband. At any rate, a stone inscription at the Hledauk Pagoda in Taungbyon says that it was donated by Kyansittha, son of Anawrahta." }, { "text": "Anawrahta is one of the most famous kings in Burmese history. His life stories (legends) are a staple of Burmese folklore and retold in popular literature and theater. Prior to Anawrahta, of all the early Pagan kings, only Nyaung-u Sawrahan 's reign can be verified independently by stone inscriptions." } ]
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Cucumber mosaic virus and Bean yellow mosaic virus are two versions of what?
a mosaic virus
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[ { "text": "Bean yellow mosaic virus is a plant pathogenic virus in the genus Potyvirus and the virus family Potyviridae. Like other members of the Potyvirus genus, it is a monopartite strand of positive-sense, single-stranded RNA surrounded by a capsid made for a single viral encoded protein." }, { "text": "Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) is a plant pathogenic virus in the family Bromoviridae. This virus has a worldwide distribution and a very wide host range." } ]
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Did Gogukyang invade Baekje closer to the beginning or end of Baekje?
He invaded closer to the end.
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[ { "text": "Baekje ( 백제; 百濟; [pɛk̚.t͈ɕe] (also Paekche ); 18 BC – 660 AD) was a kingdom located in southwestern Korea. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla . Baekje was founded by Onjo, the third son of Goguryeo's founder Jumong and So Seo-no, at Wiryeseong (present-day southern Seoul )." }, { "text": "Gogukyang, a son of Gogukwon, invaded Baekje in 386. Goguryeo at its height in 476 CE. In 392, Gwanggaeto the Great led an attack on Baekje with 40,000 troops, capturing 10 walled cities. In response, Asin, the monarch of Baekje, launched a counterattack on Goguryeo in 393 but was defeated." } ]
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Apatite is the defining what, which Enamel contains the highest percentage of in the human body, for 5 on the Mohs scale?
Mineral
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[ { "text": "Apatite is one of a few minerals produced and used by biological micro-environmental systems. Apatite is the defining mineral for 5 on the Mohs scale. Hydroxyapatite, also known as hydroxylapatite, is the major component of tooth enamel and bone mineral." }, { "text": "Enamel is the hardest substance in the human body and contains the highest percentage of minerals (at 96%), with water and organic material composing the rest. The primary mineral is hydroxyapatite, which is a crystalline calcium phosphate." } ]
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How many years after the death of Fredelo was Ermengol IV born?
He was born 204 years later.
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[ { "text": "Ermengol (or Armengol) IV (1056–1092), called el de Gerb or Gerp, was the Count of Urgell from 1066 to his death. He was the son of Ermengol III and Adelaide, whose family is not known, even if some scholars made her daughter of Guillem I, Count of Besalu." }, { "text": "Fredelo, Fridolo, or Frigidolo (died 852) was the first Count of Toulouse (844–852) of the dynasty of Rouergue . Son of Fulcoald of Rouergue and Senegund, daughter of Alda, sister of William of Gellone, Fredelo was related to the families of the counts of Rouergue and Toulouse ." } ]
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Robert Cliche served as the head of the Quebec branch of a political party founded in which year?
Robert Cliche served as the head of the Quebec branch of the New Democratic Party, which was founded in 1961.
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[ { "text": "The southernmost section of the A-73 is named in honour of Robert Cliche. A lawyer, politician, and judge from Quebec's Beauce region, Cliche also served as head of the Quebec branch of the New Democratic Party ." }, { "text": "The New Democratic Party (NDP; French: Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a social democratic[3] federal political party in Canada. The party was founded in 1961 by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC).[15]" } ]
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SSN and the naming convention of a letter of the alphabet indicating the class, followed by a serial number of that class are both means of naming what?
Submarines
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[ { "text": "SSN (hull classification symbol), the United States Navy's hull classification symbol for a fast attack submarine, one that is propelled by nuclear energy Servicio Sismológico Nacional, the Mexican National Seismological Service, UNAM, Mexico Semantic Sensor Network, an ontology describing sensors and observations, and related concepts" }, { "text": "The NATO reporting names were based on the British (and later American) habit of naming submarines with a letter of the alphabet indicating the class, followed by a serial number of that class. The names are the radiotelephonic alphabet call sign of a letter of the alphabet." } ]
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Frankenstrat is an electric guitar created using the body of a Stratocaster, with components from other guitars, by what musician and songwriter who was in a band with David Lee Roth?
It was created by Eddie Van Halen.
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[ { "text": "Frankenstrat – also known as The Frankenstein, is an electric guitar created by Eddie Van Halen using the body of a Stratocaster made by Boogie Bodies with components from other guitars. The name is based on Frankenstein's monster, a fictional creature made from parts of different corpses." }, { "text": "Edward \"Eddie\" Lodewijk Van Halen (/væn ˈheɪlən/ van HAY-lən; Dutch: [ˈɛdʋɑrt ˈloːdəˌʋɛik fɑn ˈɦaːlə(n)]; January 26, 1955 – October 6, 2020) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the main songwriter and guitarist of the American rock band Van Halen, which he co-founded in 1972 with his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, bassist Mark Stone, and singer David Lee Roth." } ]
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The rifle cartridge fired by the Czech Vz. 52 rifle is also used as a parent case for a modified variant that is not officially registered by what group?
The 7.62x45mm case is not registered with the CIP.
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[ { "text": "The 7.62×45mm (designated as the 7,62 × 45 by the C.I.P.) is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate rifle cartridge developed in Czechoslovakia. It is fired by the Czech Vz. 52 rifle, Vz. 52 light machine gun, and ZB-53 machine gun." }, { "text": "The 7.62×45mm case is also used as the parent case for a modified variant that is not officially registered with or sanctioned by the C.I.P. or its American equivalent, the SAAMI. Such cartridges which use commercial factory cases are generally known as wildcats." } ]
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What show did the character who used the double-sided scimitar designed by Dan Curry first become a regular on before continuing with the next series?
The Next Generation
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[ { "text": "The bat'leth ( Klingon: betleH, rough pronunciation: [ˈbɛtʰlɛx]; plural betleHmey, [ˈbɛtʰlɛxmɛj]) is a double-sided scimitar / hook sword / deer horn knives hybrid-edged weapon with a curved blade, four points, and three handholds on the back." }, { "text": "Initially, Worf was not intended to be a regular character, as Gene Roddenberry wanted to avoid \"retreads of characters or races featured prominently in the original Star Trek series\". Accordingly, a cast portrait released in June 1987 to promote the upcoming series did not include Worf.[1] Several \"tall, slim, black actors\" auditioned for Worf before Michael Dorn came along. Not only did the Worf character become a regular on The Next Generation, he was continued on the Deep Space Nine series for four more seasons (1995–99) and talk of a spin-off Worf show continued even into the 2010s.[2][3]" }, { "text": "Dan Curry created the bat'leth in 1990 for Worf, the character played by Michael Dorn in Star Trek: The Next Generation,[4][5] after receiving approval from producer Rick Berman.[6] Curry based the bat'leth's design on the Chinese fighting crescent.[2] A martial artist aside from his regular work as a visual-effects producer, Curry also developed a fighting style, with ritual dance-like motions, similar to t'ai chi ch'uan for the use of the weapon.[2][" } ]
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Which part of the dermis contains fibers that are synthesized by fibroblasts?
The reticular dermis has fibers that are synthesized by fibroblasts.
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[ { "text": "The reticular dermis is the lower layer of the dermis, found under the papillary dermis, composed of dense irregular connective tissue featuring densely-packed collagen fibers. It is the primary location of dermal elastic fibers. The reticular region is usually much thicker than the overlying papillary dermis." }, { "text": "Reticular fibers are synthesized by special fibroblasts called reticular cells. The fibers are thin branching structures. Reticular connective tissue is found around the kidney, liver, the spleen, and lymph nodes, Peyer's patches as well as in bone marrow." } ]
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What universe that features Commissioner Gordon also features Metallo?
The DC Comics universe features both.
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[ { "text": "Pictured from left to right: Robin, Batman, Oracle, Commissioner Gordon, and Huntress. Art by Jim Lee. A collective of fictional characters appear in American comic books published by DC Comics featuring the superhero Batman as the main protagonist." }, { "text": "Metallo ( / məˈtæloʊ /) is a name used by multiple supervillains appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of Superman . Metallo is usually depicted as a cyborg with a kryptonite power source in his heart, which he uses as a weapon against Superman." } ]
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What is software development life cycle and how many stages are in it?
In systems engineering, information systems and software engineering, the software development life cycle (SDLC), also referred to as the application development life-cycle, is a process for planning, creating, testing, and deploying an information system, it contains six stages.
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[ { "text": "There are usually six stages in this cycle: requirement analysis, design, development and testing, implementation, documentation, and evaluation." }, { "text": "In systems engineering, information systems and software engineering, the software development life cycle (SDLC), also referred to as the application development life-cycle, is a process for planning, creating, testing, and deploying an information system." } ]
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Which administrative division is Maharashtra State Highway 9 found in?
Maharashtra Sate Highway 9 is found in Nagpur Division of Maharashtra state.
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[ { "text": "Maharashtra Major State Highway 9 also MSH 9 is a Major State Highway that runs south through Nagpur, and Chandrapur districts in the state of Maharashtra. This state highway touches numerous cities and villages VIZ." }, { "text": "Nagpur district is a district in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state in central India. The city of Nagpur is the district administrative centre. The district is part of Nagpur Division." }, { "text": "Chandrapur district (earlier known as Chanda district) is a district in the Nagpur Division in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Chandrapur was the largest district in India until the Gadchiroli and Sironcha tehsils were separated as Gadchiroli district in 1981." } ]
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The seat of the Samtgemeinde Esens and East Frisia are both near the coast of what?
The North Sea.
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[ { "text": "The northwestern area of Lower Saxony, which lies on the coast of the North Sea, is called East Frisia and the seven East Frisian Islands offshore are popular with tourists. In the extreme west of Lower Saxony is the Emsland, an economically emerging but rather sparsely populated area, once dominated by inaccessible swamps." }, { "text": "It is situated near the North Sea coast, approx. 14 km northwest of Wittmund, and 20 km northeast of Aurich . Esens is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde (\"collective municipality\") Esens ." } ]
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Culm, boney, or gob are all names for the material left over from the mining of what, whose ash post-combustion can contaminate groundwater or surface waters if there are leaks from an ash pond?
Coal
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[ { "text": "Coal ash, a product of combustion, concentrates these elements and can contaminate groundwater or surface waters if there are leaks from an ash pond. In the United States, coal ash is a major component of the nation's industrial waste stream." }, { "text": "Coal refuse (also described as coal waste, coal tailings, waste material, culm, boney, or gob) is the material left over from coal mining, usually as tailings piles or spoil tips. For every tonne of hard coal generated by mining, 400 kilograms of waste material remains, which includes some lost coal that is partially economically recoverable." } ]