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d5da4c840dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What was the first of nine missions conducted by the 1st Force Reconnaissance Company of the United States Marine Corps? | The first plan was called MET 1 and its purpose was to plan, coordinate and conduct amphibious / ground reconnaissance and surveillance to observe, identify and report enemy activity, and collect other information of military significance. | text | [] | [
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"text": "MET 1: Plan, coordinate and conduct amphibious / ground reconnaissance and surveillance to observe, identify and report enemy activity, and collect other information of military significance MET 2: Conduct specialized reconnaissance. Assist in specialized engineer, NBC, radio, mobile and other unique reconnaissance missions"
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"text": "The 1st Force Reconnaissance Company of the United States Marine Corps was a Force Reconnaissance unit that organized, trained, and equipped reconnaissance units to support the I Marine Expeditionary Force.[3]1st Force Recon Company conducted nine Mission Essential Tasks (METs)."
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d5da4cd40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who were the parents of the person who rode a roan horse called Murtajaz and a camel called Kaswa? | This person's parents were Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Yaʽfūr was one of several animals that Muhammad rode; the others included a roan horse called Murtajaz (\"Spontaneous\"), a black horse called Sakb (\"Swift\"), a mule called Duldul (\"Vacillating\") and a camel called Kaswa (\"Split-Ears\"), who accidentally killed herself when she hit her head on the stone wall of a mosque some time after his death."
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"text": "Muhammad was born approximately 570 CE (Year of the Elephant) in Mecca. He was the son of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb. His father was the son of Quraysh tribal leader Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim, and Abdullah died a few months before Muhammad's birth. His mother Amina died when he was six, leaving Muhammad an orphan.[6] He was raised under the care of his grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, and uncle, Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib."
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d5da4d1a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Every open subspace of a what, which all locally compact Hausdorff spaces are, is a Baire space? | Baire space | text | [] | [
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"text": "Every locally compact Hausdorff space is a Baire space . That is, the conclusion of the Baire category theorem holds: the interior of every union of countably many nowhere dense subsets is empty ."
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"text": "Every open subspace of a Baire space is a Baire space. Given a family of continuous functions fn : X → Y with pointwise limit f : X → Y. If X is a Baire space then the points where f is not continuous is a meagre set in X and the set of points where f is continuous is dense in X."
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d5da4d420dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Château de Brest and the rade de Brest are both in what country? | France | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Château de Brest is a castle in Brest, Finistère, France. The oldest monument in the town, it is located at the mouth of the river Penfeld at the heart of the roadstead of Brest, one of the largest roadsteads in the world."
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"text": "The roadstead of Brest ( rade de Brest) is a roadstead or bay located in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. The surface area is about 180 km² (70 sq mi)."
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d5da4d6a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How often are Clarias nigricans the prey of the black myotis? | Since the Clarias nigricans and the black myotis live in different areas, the black myotis never preys on the Clarias nigricans. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The black myotis ( Myotis nigricans ), is a vesper bat species from South and Central America . Its body is dark brown/black. The head to body length, not including the tail, is about 5 cm (2 in.)."
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"text": "Clanculus nigricans, a sea snail species in the genus Clanculus Clarias nigricans, a catfish species only known from the Mahakam River in eastern Borneo Corunastylis nigricans, (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., the Mallee midge-orchid, a plant species in the genus Corunastylis"
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"text": "Borneo (/ˈbɔːrnioʊ/; Indonesian: Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra."
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d5da4d920dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The doctrine of breira and “pits in public thoroughfares” are both related to what type of law? | Jewish law | text | [] | [
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"text": "According to the doctrine of breira, subsequent decisions can under certain circumstances be retroactively applied to change or clarify the nature and Jewish-law consequences of prior events. English law has the same concept, known as \"relation back\"."
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"text": "In Jewish law this concept is known as “pits in public thoroughfares” and has wide-reaching tort implications. The Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools (AARTS) and the Association of Institutions of Jewish Studies (AIJS) are specifically recognized to accredit Talmudic degrees."
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d5da4db00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What group of people were led by King Mezentius allied with King Turnus of the Rutuli and captured the Roman colony at Fidenae? | The Etruscans. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The conquest of Etruria was completed in 265–264 BC. According to the Roman foundation myth as relayed by Livy, the Etruscans, led by King Mezentius allied with King Turnus of the Rutuli, attacked the Latins and the exiled Trojans, led by Latinus and Aeneas respectively."
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"text": "The Etruscans soon captured the Roman colony at Fidenae, which thereupon became the focal point of the war. After several bloody battles, Tarquin was once again victorious, and he subjugated the Etruscan cities who had taken part in the war."
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d5da4dd80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Raiganj is a community development block that forms an administrative division in a constituency that centers on where? | Raiganj in West Bengal | text | [] | [
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"text": "Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Raiganj in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 5 Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Uttar Dinajpur district . Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4."
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"text": "Raiganj is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Raiganj subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal . / 25.62; 88.12 Coordinates: 25°37′N 88°07′E / 25.62°N 88.12°E / 25.62; 88.12"
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d5da4e0a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many more spectators can the Estádio do Maracanã hold than the The National Indoor Stadium in Beijing? | 54,738 more. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The largest venue at the games in terms of seating capacity is the Estádio do Maracanã, officially known as Jornalista Mário Filho Stadium, which can hold 74,738 spectators and served as the official Olympic Stadium, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies as well as football finals."
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"text": "The National Indoor Stadium (official name) ( simplified Chinese: 国家体育馆; traditional Chinese: 國家體育館; pinyin: Guójiā Tǐyùguǎn ), is an indoor stadium that is located in the Olympic Green in Beijing, China. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people."
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d5da4e320dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is Regulation and what forms can it take in the social, political, psychological, and economic domains? | Regulation is the management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends. Regulation in the social, political, psychological, and economic domains can take many forms: legal restrictions promulgated by a government authority, contractual obligations (for example, contracts between insurers and their insureds[1]), self-regulation in psychology, social regulation (e.g. norms), co-regulation, third-party regulation, certification, accreditation or market regulation. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Regulation is the management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends. In systems theory, these types of rules exist in various fields of biology and society, but the term has slightly different meanings according to context."
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"text": "Regulation in the social, political, psychological, and economic domains can take many forms: legal restrictions promulgated by a government authority, contractual obligations (for example, contracts between insurers and their insureds[1]), self-regulation in psychology, social regulation (e.g. norms), co-regulation, third-party regulation, certification, accreditation or market regulation.[2]State-mandated regulation is government intervention in the private market in an attempt to implement policy and produce outcomes which might not otherwise occur,[3] ranging from consumer protection to faster growth or technological advancement."
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d5da4e5a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What river formerly called the Volgydo that has its catchment area almost entirely inside Russia forms a river system with its tributaries that is about 1,350,000 square kilometres? | Volga | text | [] | [
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"text": "Formerly, they called the river Volgydo, a borrowing from Old East Slavic. The Volga is the longest river in Europe, and its catchment area is almost entirely inside Russia, though the longest river in Russia is the Ob – Irtysh river system. It belongs to the closed basin of the Caspian Sea, being the longest river to flow into a closed basin."
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"text": "The Volga has many tributaries, most importantly the rivers Kama, the Oka, the Vetluga, and the Sura. The Volga and its tributaries form the Volga river system, which flows through an area of about 1,350,000 square kilometres (521,238 square miles) in the most heavily populated part of Russia"
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d5da4ed20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What kind of animal is both the North American aquatic species with a flattened tail for swimming and the venomous Naja haje? | They are both snakes. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Egyptian cobra ( Naja haje) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae, classified within the subgenera Uraeus. It averages roughly 1.4 metres (4.6 ft), with the longest recorded specimen measuring 2.59 metres (8.5 ft)."
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"text": "Most species of coral snake are small in size. North American species average around 3 feet (91 cm) in length, but specimens of up to 5 feet (150 cm) or slightly larger have been reported. Aquatic species have flattened tails acting as a fin, aiding in swimming."
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d5da4efa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The peoples of the Heheya Kingdom present in the Vatsa kingdom were known as what when they were under King Vitahavya? | Vitahavyas. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In the Mahabharata epic, the Heheya Kingdom (also known as Haihaya, Haiheya, Heiheya, etc.) is one of the kingdoms ruled by kings in the central and western India. It was ruled by the powerful Kartavirya Arjuna , who even defeated Ravana. Its capital was Mahishmati on the banks of river Narmada in present-day Madhya Pradesh."
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"text": "Haihayas in the Vatsa kingdom, known collectively as Vitahavyas and under King Vitahavya, attacked the neighbouring country called Kasi, during the reign of four successive generations of Kasi kings viz that of Haryaswa, Sudeva, Divodasa and Pratarddana."
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d5da4f900dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | MDIO manages both outputs and what, known as the signals or data received? | Inputs | text | [] | [
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"text": "Inputs are the signals or data received by the system and outputs are the signals or data sent from it. The term can also be used as part of an action; to \"perform I/O\" is to perform an input or output operation . I/O devices are the pieces of hardware used by a human (or other system) to communicate with a computer."
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"text": "Management Data Input/Output ( MDIO ), also known as Serial Management Interface ( SMI) or Media Independent Interface Management ( MIIM ), is a serial bus defined for the Ethernet family of IEEE 802.3 standards for the Media Independent Interface, or MII."
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d5da4fb80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The US Highway that has a junction with the western terminus of Interstate 694 continues into Canada as which highway in Saskatchewan? | US 52, the US highway that has a junction with the western terminus of Interstate 694, continues into Canada as Highway 39 in Saskatchewan. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Interstate 694 ( I-694) is an east–west auxiliary Interstate Highway located in the Minneapolis – Saint Paul metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The western terminus of the route is at its junction with I-94, I-494, and US 52 in Maple Grove."
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"text": "U.S. Route 52 (US 52) is a major United States highway in the central United States that extends from the northern to southeastern region of the United States. Contrary to most other even-numbered U.S. Highways, US 52 primarily follows a northwest–southeast route, and is signed north–south or east–west depending on the local orientation of the route. The highway's northwestern terminus is at Portal, North Dakota, on the Canadian border, where it continues as Saskatchewan Highway 39."
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d5da50080dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Statues of Charles James Napier, Charles I, George IV and James II all stand in what place? | They're in Trafalgar Square. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A bronze statue of Charles James Napier by the sculptor George Gammon Adams stands in Trafalgar Square in London, United Kingdom. It occupies one of the four plinths in Trafalgar Square, the one to the southwest of Nelson's Column . / 51.5077; -0.1285 Coordinates: 51°30′28″N 0°07′43″W / 51.5077°N 0.1285°W / 51.5077; -0.1285"
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"text": "The equestrian statue of Charles I, with Nelson's Column and the National Gallery in the background. This is a list of public art in and around Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, London ."
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"text": "The statue of George IV in Trafalgar Square, London, is a bronze equestrian statue by Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey. It depicts the King dressed in ancient Roman attire and riding bareback."
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"text": "The statue of James II is a bronze sculpture located in the front garden of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom. Probably inspired by French statues of the same period, it depicts James II of England as a Roman emperor, wearing Roman armour and a laurel wreath (traditionally awarded to a victorious Roman commander)."
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d5da50300dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Bognor Regis East electoral division is within what English county in South East England on the English Channel, with the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing? | Bognor Regis East is in the county of West Sussex. | text | [] | [
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"text": "English: Bognor Regis East electoral division shown within the County of West Sussex. The source code of this SVG is invalid due to 297 errors. This W3C- invalid locator map was created with Adobe Illustrator."
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"text": "West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an area of 1,991 square kilometres (769 sq mi), West Sussex borders Hampshire to the west, Surrey to the north, and East Sussex to the east. The county town and only city in West Sussex is Chichester, located in the south-west of the county."
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d5da50580dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What member of the Janus kinase family is found in patients suffering leukemia if fused with the TEL? | JAK2. | text | [] | [
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"text": "JAK2 is a member of the Janus kinase family and makes the erythroid precursors hypersensitive to erythropoietin (EPO). This mutation may be helpful in making a diagnosis or as a target for future therapy. Following history and examination, the British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH) recommend the following tests are performed:"
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"text": "JAK2 orthologs have been identified in all mammals for which complete genome data are available. JAK2 gene fusions with the TEL (ETV6) ( TEL-JAK2) and PCM1 genes have been found in patients suffering leukemia, particularly clonal eosinophilia forms of the disease."
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d5da50800dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How large was the landmass, upon which, what is now the Tasmanian Rainforest sits, during the Paleozoic Era? | 39,000,000 square miles | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Tasmanian rainforest is considered a Gondwanan relic. Australia was part of the southern supercontinent Gondwana, which also included South America, Africa, India and Antarctica. Most of the modern Australian flora had their origin in Gondwana during the Cretaceous when Australia was covered in subtropical rainforest."
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"text": "Australia was part of the southern supercontinent Gondwana, which also included South America, Africa, India and Antarctica. Most of the modern Australian flora had their origin in Gondwana during the Cretaceous when Australia was covered in subtropical rainforest. Australian ferns and gymnosperm bear strong resemblance to their Gondwanan ancestors,[4] and prominent members of the early Gondwanan angiosperm flora such as the Nothofagus, Myrtaceae and Proteaceae were also present in Australia.[5]Scrubland with Xanthorrhoea following bushfire.Gondwana began to break up 140 million years ago"
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"text": "Eventually, Gondwana became the largest piece of continental crust of the Paleozoic Era, covering an area of about 100,000,000 km2 (39,000,000 sq mi),[4] about one-fifth of the Earth's surface. During the Carboniferous Period, it merged with Euramerica to form a larger supercontinent called Pangaea"
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d5da51160dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What are Phou Hin Poun and areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management? | Conservation areas. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Phou Hin Poun National Biodiversity Conservation Area, formerly known as the Khammouane Limestone National Biodiversity Conservation Area, is one of 21 National Biodiversity Conservation Areas of the Lao People's Democratic Republic."
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"text": "They are nature conservation areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the National Landscape Conservation System . Restrictions vary between these conservation areas, but generally they are not leased or sold under mining laws and motorized vehicle use is restricted, unlike many other BLM areas."
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d5da51340dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The military arrested what groups leaders that through a popular election that was thought to have been tampered with were brought to power? | Muslim Brotherhood | text | [] | [
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"text": "The military arrested Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood leaders, and declared Chief Justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court Adly Mansour as the interim president of Egypt. The announcement was followed by demonstrations and clashes between supporters and opponents of the move throughout Egypt. There were mixed international reactions to the events."
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"text": "A protracted political crisis ensued, with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces taking control of the country until a series of popular elections, which are thought to have been tampered with, brought the Muslim Brotherhood to power."
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d5da515c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many years after the overthrow of Justinian II did Constantine II die? | His death occurred 241 years later. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Constantine, son of Áed ( Medieval Gaelic: Causantín mac Áeda; Modern Gaelic: Còiseam mac Aoidh, known in most modern regnal lists as Constantine II; born no later than 879; died 952) was an early King of Scotland, known then by the Gaelic name Alba."
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"text": "His second reign was even more despotic than the first, and it too saw his eventual overthrow in 711, abandoned by his army who turned on him before killing him. inian II was the eldest son of Emperor Constantine IV and Anastasia."
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d5da51840dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In addition to being party leader of the United States Senate, Lyndon B. Johnson also served in what role which if the holder dies, resigns or is removed from office, the Vice President becomes? | President | text | [] | [
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"text": "1 president served as president pro tempore of the United States Senate, John Tyler. 1 president served as party leader of the United States Senate, Lyndon B. Johnson. 1 president served as president of the United States for two non-consecutive terms, Grover Cleveland. 1 president had a PhD, Woodrow Wilson."
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"text": "If the President dies, resigns or is removed from office, the Vice President becomes President for the rest of the term. If the Vice President is unable to serve, Speaker of the House acts as President."
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d5da51b60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Allylic C−H and exocyclic double are both types of what? | Bonds. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Allylic C−H bonds are about 15% weaker than the C−H bonds in ordinary sp 3 carbon centers and are thus more reactive. This heightened reactivity has many practical consequences. The industrial production of acrylonitrile by ammoxidation of propene exploits the easy oxidation of the allylic C−H centers:"
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"text": "The product contains a new exocyclic double bond. Only when the cyclohexane ring is properly substituted will the proton add in a trans position with respect to the adjacent methyl group. A conceptually related reaction is the Whiting reaction forming dienes. Allyl shifts can also take place with electrophiles."
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d5da51de0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Kangaroo thorn, the large shrub or tree that grows up to 2 to 4 metres (7 to 13 ft) tall and has a similar width, is widely spread across which continent where it's endemic to the southern region? | It's spread across Australia. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Its common names include kangaroo acacia, kangaroo thorn, prickly wattle, hedge wattle and paradox acacia . The large shrub or tree up to 2 to 4 metres (7 to 13 ft) tall and has a similar width, it has ribbed branchlets that are often arched downward."
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"text": "Kangaroo thorn is widely spread across Australia, regenerating from seed after disturbances, such as bush fire. Small birds, including wrens, use this plant as shelter and dwelling, while it is relied upon as a food source for moths, butterflies and other insects, birds also feed on its seeds.It is endemic to south eastern parts of South Australia, much of Victoria, eastern New South Wales and south eastern parts of Queensland. It has become naturalised in parts of Western Australia and Tasmania"
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d5da52060dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The river in Northern Territory, Australia whose headwaters rise in Arnhem Land and flow easterly into Limmen Bight has how many species of fish within its waters? | Ten species of fish are found in Towns River. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Towns River is a river in the Northern Territory, Australia . The headwaters of the river rise in Arnhem Land and flow in an easterly direction and eventually discharges into the Limmen Bight within the Gulf of Carpentaria . The estuary formed at the river mouth is tidal in nature and in near pristine condition."
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"text": "Ten species of fish are found in Towns River including; glassfish, Barred Grunter, Fly-specked Hardyhead, Salmon Catfish, Mouth Almighty, Barramundi, Rainbowfish and Bony Bream. Believed to have been named by the explorer Francis Cadell during his expedition of 1868, he named it for Robert Towns, the person that the city of Townsville is also named after. The name also appears on Goyder's pastoral compilation of 1888.["
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d5da522e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Ledger and Kenny both defend the authenticity of a letter that is one of how many that are most commonly claimed to have actually been written by Plato? | 2 | text | [] | [
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"text": "The two letters that are most commonly claimed to have actually been written by Plato are the Seventh and the Eighth, on the supposition that these were open letters and therefore less likely to be the result of invention or forgery."
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"text": "Of all the letters attributed to Plato, the Seventh Letter is widely considered the only one that might be authentic. R. Ledger defends its authenticity on the basis of computer analysis. Anthony Kenny is likewise inclined to accept it as genuine."
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d5da52560dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Esophageal achalasia is what kind of disorder that is caused by difficulty with swallowing, regurgitation of food, and spasm-like pain due to food allergies? | esophageal motility disorder | text | [] | [
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"text": "Esophageal achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder involving the smooth muscle layer of the esophagus and the lower esophageal sphincter (LES)."
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"text": "An esophageal motility disorder (EMD) is any medical disorder causing difficulty in swallowing, regurgitation of food and a spasm-type pain which can be brought on by an allergic reaction to certain foods. The most prominent one is dysphagia.Esophageal motility disorder may be a result of CREST syndrome, referring to the five main features: calcinosis, Raynaud syndrome, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly and telangiectasia."
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d5da52740dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What river that originated from Monti Picentini in Caposele is home to a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera? | The Sele | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Sele is a river in southwestern Italy. Originating from the Monti Picentini in Caposele, it flows through the region of Campania, in the provinces of Salerno and Avellino."
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"text": "The Sele is a river in southwestern Italy. Originating from the Monti Picentini in Caposele,[1] it flows through the region of Campania, in the provinces of Salerno and Avellino. Its mouth is in the Gulf of Salerno, on the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the borders between the municipalities of Eboli and Capaccio (not too far from Paestum), in the beginning point of Cilentan Coast. The important Greek site of Foce del Sele, a sanctuary complex dedicated to the goddess Hera, is at the ancient mouth of the river, though little remains on the site"
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d5da529c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What was another name for the family that founded an Emirate of Córdoba? | Banu Abd-Shams | text | [] | [
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"text": "Finally, in 750 the Abbasid Revolution overthrew Caliph Marwan II and massacred most of the family. One of the survivors, Abd al-Rahman, a grandson of Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, escaped to Muslim Iberia ( al-Andalus ), where he founded the Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba, which Abd al-Rahman III elevated to the status of a caliphate in 929."
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"text": "According to tradition, the Umayyad family (also known as the Banu Abd-Shams) and the Islamic Prophet Muhammad both have a common ancestor, Abd Manaf ibn Qusai. Muhammad descended from Abd Munaf via his son Hashim, the Umayyads descended from Abd Munaf via a different son, Abd-Shams."
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d5da52c40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Backscatter is an optical phenomenon in what field in which the red-eye effect also occurs? | Photography | text | [] | [
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"text": "The red-eye effect in photography is the common appearance of red pupils in color photographs of the eyes of humans and several other animals. It occurs when using a photographic flash that is very close to the camera lens (as with most compact cameras) in ambient low light."
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"text": "Elements are not shown to scale. Caused by the backscatter of light by unfocused particles, these artifacts are also sometimes called orbs, referring to a common paranormal claim. Some appear with trails, suggesting motion. Circular unfocused visual artifacts caused by raindrops."
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d5da533c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What country are both Neil Kaplan and Todd Haberkorn originally from? | Both Neil Kaplan and Todd Haberkorn are American actors. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Not to be confused with Neil Trevor Kaplan. Neil Kaplan is an American voice actor, entertainer, and comedian. Kaplan grew up in San Jose, California. He got his start as a comedian doing impressions of presidents such as Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon."
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"text": "Todd Haberkorn is an American voice actor and voice director who has provided voices for English-language versions of anime, films, and video games. While Haberkorn was working in theater, he joined Funimation as a voice actor, with minor roles in One Piece, Black Cat, and Peach Girl."
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d5da535a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The origins of papal primacy are based on three ancient Christian traditions, and is a branch of philosophy meaning 'discourse on 'God'. What is this branch of philosophy called? | Theology. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The origins of papal primacy concept are historically obscure; theologically, it is based on three ancient Christian traditions: (1) that the apostle Peter was preeminent among the apostles, (2) that Peter ordained his successors as Bishop of Rome, and (3) that the bishops are the successors of the apostles."
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"text": "Greek theologia (θεολογία) was used with the meaning 'discourse on God' around 380 BC by Plato in The Republic. Aristotle divided theoretical philosophy into mathematike, physike, and theologike, with the latter corresponding roughly to metaphysics, which, for Aristotle, included discourse on the nature of the divine."
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d5da53820dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The German Empire was also ruled by a what, the female equivalent being queen-empress? | A king-emperor | text | [] | [
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"text": "A king-emperor, the female equivalent being queen-empress, is a sovereign ruler who is simultaneously a king of one territory and emperor of another."
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"text": "The German Empire was also ruled by an Emperor-King, as the German Hohenzollern Emperor was also King of Prussia. The Holy Roman Emperors were also Kings of Italy, Bohemia, Germany and Burgundy for most of the time that title existed. Emperor Napoléon I of the French was also King of Italy."
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d5da53d20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Cobham's thesis holds that what variable in the computational complexity theory is the class of computational problems that are "efficiently solvable" or "tractable"? | P. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In computational complexity theory, P, also known as PTIME or DTIME ( nO (1) ), is a fundamental complexity class. It contains all decision problems that can be solved by a deterministic Turing machine using a polynomial amount of computation time, or polynomial time ."
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"text": "It contains all decision problems that can be solved by a deterministic Turing machine using a polynomial amount of computation time, or polynomial time . Cobham's thesis holds that P is the class of computational problems that are \"efficiently solvable\" or \" tractable \"."
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d5da53fa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What number is larger: The number of feet above sea level that Mt. Kilimanjaro is or the number of feet of sedimentary rock strata laid down before the Bighorn Mountains were built? | The Mt. Kilimanjaro number is larger. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain in the world: 5,895 metres (19,341 ft) above sea level and about 4,900 metres (16,100 ft) above its plateau base. Kilimanjaro is the fourth most topographically prominent peak on Earth."
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"text": "They consist of over 9,000 feet (2,700 m) of sedimentary rock strata laid down before mountain-building began: the predominantly marine and near-shore sedimentary layers range from the Cambrian through the Lower Cretaceous, and are often rich in fossils. There is an unconformity where Silurian strata were exposed to erosion and are missing."
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d5da54180dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many members of the Macropus genus eat spotted bass as part of their natural diet? | None, members of the Macropus genus are native to Australia and its surrounding areas and spotted bass are native to North America. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The species may be found in Gulf Coast states from Texas east to Florida. Spotted bass are native to portions of East Texas, particularly in the Sabine, Neches, and Cypress Rivers. Spotted bass usually feed on small fishes, crayfishes, and aquatic insects."
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"text": "Macropus is a marsupial genus in the family Macropodidae. It has 13 extant species, which are divided into three subgenera. The genus includes four species of large terrestrial kangaroos, two species of wallaroos, and eight extant species of wallabies (a ninth species is extinct )."
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"text": "Macropodidae is a family of marsupials, commonly known as kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons, quokkas, and several other terms. These genera are allied to the suborder Macropodiformes, containing other macropods, and are native to the Australian continent (the mainland and Tasmania), New Guinea and nearby islands.[2]"
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d5da54400dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Big Boa is part of an organization lead by whom? | Cobra Commander | text | [] | [
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"text": "Big Boa is a brutal, unfeeling taskmaster who whips the unruly Cobra Troopers into shape, as these soldiers are not motivated by patriotism, unit loyalty, honor, or sense of duty. Cobra Troopers say he has a voice like a bullhorn, fists the size of frozen turkeys, and the disposition of a bear with a headache."
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"text": "For a full list of characters, see List of Cobra characters. All members of the Cobra organization are portrayed as fighting against G.I. Joe, however, there are several internal power struggles within the group. Cobra Commander - The leader and founder of the Cobra organization."
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d5da54900dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Vedanta, Yoga, Bhakti, Tantra, many aspects of Vedic astrology, Ayurveda, Indian classical music and Bharatanatyam are major parts of what belief system comprising a large array of religious and philosophical movements primary found in the Indian subcontinent? | They are part of Hinduism. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Vedanta, Yoga, Bhakti, Tantra are major parts of Hinduism en generale. In addition, many aspects of Vedic astrology, Ayurveda, Indian classical music and Bharatanatyam ( South Indian classical dance) draw from Hindu philosophical concepts, ethics and/or systems."
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"text": "Hinduism comprises a large array of religious and philosophical movements primarily found in the Indian subcontinent. Most of it is based on ideas that partially align with the Vedas and thus includes the six orthodox schools of Indian philosophy, known as the astika schools, or more generally as the six branches of Hindu philosophy."
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d5da54b80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The northwestern terminus of State Route 212 in Georgia is in a county with what position on the list of Georgia counties ranked by population? | The northwestern terminus of State Route 212 in Georgia is in DeKalb County, which is the fourth-most populous county in Georgia. | text | [] | [
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"text": "State Route 212 ( SR 212) is a 72.3-mile-long (116.4 km) state highway that runs northwest-to-southeast through portions of DeKalb, Rockdale, Newton, Jasper, Putnam, and Baldwin counties in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It runs from a point just southeast of Snapfinger southeast to Milledgeville ."
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"text": "DeKalb County (/dəˈkæb/, /ˌdiːˈkæb/ də-KAB, DEE-KAB) is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 691,893,[1] making it Georgia's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat is Decatur.[2]"
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d5da54e00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Quran emphasises what is a sign of God, that is spiraling away from Earth at a rate of 3.8 cm/year? | The Moon. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Quran emphasises that the moon is a sign of God, not itself a god. The crescent moon symbol used as a form of blazon is not a feature of early Islam, as would be expected if it were linked to Pre-Islamic pagan roots."
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"text": "The distance to the Moon can be measured with millimeter precision. The Moon is spiraling away from Earth at a rate of 3.8 cm/year. This rate has been described as anomalously high. The Moon probably has a liquid core of about 20% of the Moon's radius. The radius of the lunar core-mantle boundary is determined as 381 ± 12 km."
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d5da55080dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | AETC is headquartered at a what, an example of which would be FFO? | Air force base | text | [] | [
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"text": "Wright-Patterson Air Force Base(WPAFB) (IATA: FFO, ICAO: KFFO, FAALID: FFO) is a United States Air Forcebase and census-designated placejust east of Dayton, Ohio, in Greeneand Montgomerycounties. It includes both Wright and Patterson Fields, which were originally Wilbur Wright Fieldand Fairfield Aviation General Supply Depot."
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"text": "AETC is headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base, Joint Base San Antonio Texas. AETC is the primary training and professional education command in the Air Force. More than 48,000 active duty and Air Reserve Component members and 14,000 civilian personnel make up AETC."
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d5da55300dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Rose Tyler and Ian Chesterton are two very early companions of who? | Doctor Who. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The first series features Christopher Eccleston as the ninth incarnation of the Doctor, his only series in the role, accompanied by Billie Piper, as his first and main companion Rose Tyler, whom he plucks from obscurity on planet Earth, and to whom he grows increasingly attached."
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"text": "Ian Chesterton ( William Russell) is one of the first companions of the Doctor. Ian is a science teacher at the Coal Hill School, working with history teacher Barbara Wright. His first appearance was in An Unearthly Child. Suspicious of student Susan Foreman's strange knowledge of history and science, Ian and Barbara follow her home to the TARDIS."
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d5da554e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Of what origin are the Pennine chain of hills in the west of the region that comprises most of Yorkshire? | It is of Carboniferous origin. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It comprises most of Yorkshire (the administrative areas of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Hull, North Yorkshire and the City of York ), as well as North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland or other areas of the historic county of Yorkshire, are not included."
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"text": "In the Yorkshire and the Humber region, there is a very close relationship between the major topographical areas and the underlying geology. The Pennine chain of hills in the west is of Carboniferous origin. The central vale is Permo-Triassic."
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d5da55760dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Zagros is a group of what thing, of which Cheekha Dar is the local Kurdish name for the example currently thought to be the highest in Iraq? | Mountains | text | [] | [
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"text": "The ecoregion extends along the Zagros Mountains, stretching from eastern Turkey and northern Iraq to southern Iran . The Zagros Mountains are a belt of folded mountains formed by the collision of the African Plate with the Eurasian Plate. On the west, south, and east, the mountains are surrounded by deserts and semi-deserts."
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"text": "Cheekha Dar, ( Kurdish: Çîxî Derê / چیخی دەرێ ) which means Black Tent, is the local Kurdish name for the mountain currently thought to be the highest in Iraq. It is claimed to be 3,611 m (11,847 ft) high in the CIA World Factbook."
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d5da559e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What color might the single vertex be in a directed graph in mathematics that has the condensed blue graph components? | Yellow. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The yellow directed acyclic graph is the condensation of the blue directed graph. It is formed by contracting each strongly connected component of the blue graph into a single yellow vertex."
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"text": "In mathematics, and more specifically in graph theory, a directed graph (or digraph) is a graph that is made up of a set of vertices connected by directed edges often called arcs . A simple directed graph."
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d5da56660dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many settlements in Syria are controlled
by the county whose armed forces had an estimated strength in 2015 of 639,551 military, civilian and paramilitary personnel? | This country controls over 1000 settlements in Syria. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Turkish-controlled areas of Syria consists of a 8,835-square-kilometre area which encompasses over 1000 settlements, including towns such as Afrin, al-Bab, Azaz, Jarabulus, Jindires, Rajo, Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ayn."
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"text": "The Turkish Armed Forces is the second largest standing military force in NATO, after the U.S. Armed Forces, with an estimated strength in 2015 of 639,551 military, civilian and paramilitary personnel.[9][10][11][12][13]Turkey is one of five NATO member states which are part of the nuclear sharing policy of the alliance, together with Belgium, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands.[14]"
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d5da56980dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What drains south into the Gulf of Mexico and east directly into the Atlantic Ocean that is a mountain located in Giles County, Virginia? | Salt Pond Mountain. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Salt Pond Mountain is a mountain located in Giles County, Virginia. The mountain, which is part of the Ridge-and-valley province of the Appalachian Mountains, extends about seven miles (12 km) from southwest to northeast. The highest peak is Bald Knob, at the southeast end, south of Mountain Lake ."
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"text": "Salt Pond Mountain is on the Eastern Continental Divide between the regions which drain south into the Gulf of Mexico and east directly into the Atlantic Ocean. The south end of Salt Pond Mtn. drains into Sinking Creek and Doe Creek, thence into New River, the Kanawha River, the Ohio River, the Mississippi River, and into the Gulf of Mexico."
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d5da56c00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What sort of structure on a ship is a tall vertical pole that gives necessary height to a navigation light? | A mast | text | [] | [
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"text": "The top of a mast (sailing), a tall vertical pole of a ship which supports the sails Radio masts and towers, tall structures designed to support antennas (also known as aerials in the UK)"
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"text": "The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat. Its purposes include carrying sails, spars, and derricks, and giving necessary height to a navigation light, look-out position, signal yard, control position, radio aerial or signal lamp."
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d5da56e80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Tommy Boy Music created by Tom Silverman is credited with introducing Latin freestyle and Latin hip hop along with what other genre? | EDM | text | [] | [
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"text": "The label is credited with helping and launching the music careers of Queen Latifah, Afrika Bambaataa, Digital Underground, Coolio, De La Soul, House of Pain, Naughty By Nature, and Force MDs. Tommy Boy is also credited with introducing genres such as EDM, Latin freestyle, and Latin hip hop to mainstream audiences in America."
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"text": "Tom Silverman created Tommy Boy Music in 1981 in his New York City apartment with a $5,000 loan from his parents. The label was an outgrowth of Silverman's Dance Music Report bi-weekly publication, which spanned 14 years, beginning in September 1978.["
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d5da571a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What area denial weapon made up of two or more sharp nails or spines arranged in such a manner that one of them always points upward from a stable base has it's name derived from the Old English word for "heel-trap"? | The modern name "caltrop" is derived from the Old English calcatrippe. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A caltrop (also known as caltrap, galtrop, cheval trap, galthrap, galtrap, calthrop, jackrock or crow's foot) is an area denial weapon made up of two or more sharp nails or spines arranged in such a manner that one of them always points upward from a stable base (for example, a tetrahedron )."
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"text": "The modern name \"caltrop\" is derived from the Old English calcatrippe (heel-trap),[5][6] such as in the French usage chaussé-trape (shoe-trap). The Latin word tribulus originally referred to this and provides part of the modern scientific name of a plant commonly called the caltrop, Tribulus terrestris, whose spiked seed cases resemble caltrops and can injure feet and puncture bicycle tires. This plant can also be compared to Centaurea calcitrapa, which is also sometimes referred to as the \"caltrop\". A water plant with similarly shaped spiked seeds is called the \"water caltrop\", Trapa natans."
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d5da57880dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Adolf I, Count of Holstein, held a title of what Empire? | The Frankish Empire | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Counts of Schauenburg and Holstein were titles of the Frankish Empire. The dynastic family came from the County of Schauenburg near Rinteln (district Schaumburg) on the Weser in Germany. Together with its ancestral possessions in Bückeburg and Stadthagen, the House of Schauenburg ruled the County of Schauenburg and the County of Holstein."
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"text": "The County of Holstein was ruled by the House of Schaumburg; the first count was Adolf I, Count of Holstein. Holstein was temporarily occupied by Denmark after the Battle of Stellau (1201), but was reconquered by the Count of Schauenburg and his allies in the Battle of Bornhöved (1227) ."
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d5da57b00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of moles that are functionally blind have pelts with a velvety texture that surface animals don't have? | Marsupial moles | text | [] | [
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"text": "Moles' pelts have a velvety texture not found in surface animals. Surface-dwelling animals tend to have longer fur with a natural tendency for the nap to lie in a particular direction, but to facilitate their burrowing lifestyle, mole pelts are short and very dense and have no particular direction to the nap."
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"text": "Marsupial moles spend most of their time underground, coming to the surface only occasionally, probably mostly after rains. They are functionally blind, their eyes having become reduced to vestigial lenses under the skin which lack a pupil. They have no external ears, just a pair of tiny holes hidden under thick hair."
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d5da57d80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A Cane sword has what in common with a tachi? | They're both swords | text | [] | [
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"text": "Some of the more commonly known types of Japanese swords are the katana, tachi, odachi, wakizashi, and tsurugi. Japanese swords. Tachi (right), wakizashi (top left), and tsuba (bottom left)."
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"text": "First column header Prime example for comparison (weapon style/usage notation) Cane sword – under rapier heading due to its blade function. Shikomizue – under long truncheons due to its scabbard form. A pole with a weaponized tip; often used to counter mounted cavalry or to aid in infantry charges. Their benefit is their reach."
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d5da580a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | There were the same number of Disciples of Paramanandayya as there were historical Muslim figures buried where? | Marrakesh, Morocco | text | [] | [
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"text": "The plot is based on the story of the Disciples (Sishya) of Paramanandayya, seven saints in number. They are actually the disciples of Aruna Keerti Mahamuni. Chitralekha (K. R. Vijaya) dances in the court of Lord Siva (Sobhan Babu)."
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"text": "'Seven Men') are seven historical Muslim figures buried in Marrakesh, Morocco. Each of them was a famous Muslim judge, scholar or Sufi saint ( wali) venerated for their piety or other mystical attributes."
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d5da58320dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is South Twin taller or shorter than East Peak? | South Twin is taller. | text | [] | [
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"text": "East Peak, 976 feet (297 m), is a prominent basalt traprock mountain in the Hanging Hills of Meriden, Connecticut. Rugged and scenic, the peak rises steeply above the city of Meriden 600 feet (183 m) below and is characterized by its vertical cliffs and sweeping views of southern Connecticut and Long Island Sound."
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"text": "North Twin (Peak) is one of the two main peaks that comprise The Twins massif located at the northeast corner of the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. The other lower peak is named South Twin (3,566 m). North Twin is the third-highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, after Mount Robson and Mount Columbia ."
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d5da585a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Large what, which are the origin of the Giant's Causeway and Fingal's Cave, are created during short-lived igneous events resulting in relatively rapid and high-volume accumulations of volcanic and intrusive igneous rock? | Igneous provinces | text | [] | [
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"text": "The igneous province is the origin of the Giant's Causeway and Fingal's Cave. The province is also known as Brito-Arctic province (also known as the North Atlantic Tertiary Volcanic Province) and the portion of the province in the British Isles is also called the British Tertiary Volcanic Province or British Tertiary Igneous Province ."
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"text": "Large igneous provinces (LIPs) are created during short-lived igneous events resulting in relatively rapid and high-volume accumulations of volcanic and intrusive igneous rock. These events warrant study because: The possible links to mass extinctions and global environmental and climatic changes."
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d5da58820dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which insect is the best example of a social unit of eusocial animals where behavior is highly specialized and the individual insects can't survive on their own for extended periods? | Ants are the best-known example of the term "superorganism". Ants have highly specialized behavior and require each other to live. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A community of synergetically interacting organisms of different species is called a holobiont . The term superorganism is used most often to describe a social unit of eusocial animals, where division of labour is highly specialised and where individuals are not able to survive by themselves for extended periods."
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"text": "Ants are the best-known example of such a superorganism. A superorganism can be defined as \"a collection of agents which can act in concert to produce phenomena governed by the collective\", phenomena being any activity \"the hive wants\" such as ants collecting food and avoiding predators, or bees choosing a new nest site."
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d5da59040dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Cabinet members serve as what type of advisers to the monarch who is the head of state of the United Kingdom? | Privy Council | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Cabinet members advise the monarch as members of the Privy Council. In most cases they also exercise power directly as leaders of the government departments, though some Cabinet positions are sinecures to a greater or lesser degree (for instance Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster or Lord Privy Seal )."
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"text": "The British monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II, is the head of state of the United Kingdom. Though she takes little direct part in government, the Crown remains the fount in which ultimate executive power over government lies."
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d5da592c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many years after the development of logographic writing systems was the first appearance of the Sumerian abacus? | It was 2300-2700 years later. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Pictograms were used by various ancient cultures all over the world since around 9000 BC, when tokens marked with simple pictures began to be used to label basic farm produce, and become increasingly popular around 6000–5000 BC. They were the basis of cuneiform and hieroglyphs, and began to develop into logographic writing systems around 5000 BC."
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"text": "The period 2700–2300 BC saw the first appearance of the Sumerian abacus, a table of successive columns which delimited the successive orders of magnitude of their sexagesimal number system. Some scholars point to a character in Babylonian cuneiform which may have been derived from a representation of the abacus."
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d5da59540dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is there a standard way of baptism for all beliefs? | There is no universal method of baptism for all faiths, since Christians use water baptism, while Quakers and the Salvation Army do not. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Baptism (from the Greek noun βάπτισμα báptisma) is a Christian rite of admission and adoption, almost invariably with the use of water, into Christianity. It may be performed by sprinkling or pouring water on the head, or by immersing in water either partially or completely."
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"text": "Quakers and the Salvation Army do not practice water baptism at all.[17] Among denominations that practice water baptism, differences occur in the manner and mode of baptizing and in the understanding of the significance of the rite."
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d5da597c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is a degree in public administration used for the same thing as a BBA? | No, a degree in public administration is for those that are looking to pursue a career in government, hospitals, or public health institutions. The BBA is for someone who is looking to specialize in a career in business working for a private or public company. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A bachelor's degree in public administration provides a background for those interested in pursuing careers in governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, management in hospitals or public health institution, consulting in private firms, school boards, and human resources."
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"text": "The BBA program usually includes general business courses and advanced courses for specific concentrations . The degree is designed to give a broad knowledge of the functional aspects of a company and their interconnection, while also allowing specialization in a particular area."
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d5da59c20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Castle Mountain is in what province with the most major summits of Canada? | British Columbia | text | [] | [
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"text": "Castle Mountain is a mountain on Morrissey Ridge in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Flathead Range of the Canadian Rockies and has an elevation of 2,546 metres (8,353 ft). Castle Mountain is well known for bike trails."
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"text": "Of these 150 highest major summits of Canada, 102 are located in British Columbia, 37 in Yukon, 13 in Alberta, two in Nunavut, and one in the Northwest Territories. Three of these summits lie on the British Columbia-Alberta border and two lie on the British Columbia-Yukon border."
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d5da5a8a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The area of the frontal lobe located in the posterior precentral gyrus immediately anterior to the central sulcus can be divided into how many areas? | The motor cortex can be divided into three areas. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Supplementary motor area labelled SMA. The motor cortex can be divided into three areas: 1. The primary motor cortex is the main contributor to generating neural impulses that pass down to the spinal cord and control the execution of movement. However, some of the other motor areas in the brain also play a role in this function."
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"text": "The motor cortex is the region of the cerebral cortex involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements. Classically, the motor cortex is an area of the frontal lobe located in the posterior precentral gyrus immediately anterior to the central sulcus. Topography of human motor cortex. Supplementary motor area labelled SMA."
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d5da5ab20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What harbour and cruise ship destination is found on the southernmost major city in Western Canada? | Victoria Harbour. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Victoria Harbour is a harbour, seaport, and seaplane airport in the Canadian city of Victoria, British Columbia. It serves as a cruise ship and ferry destination for tourists and visitors to the city and Vancouver Island."
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"text": "Victoria is the southernmost major city in Western Canada and is about 100 km (60 mi) southwest from British Columbia's largest city of Vancouver on the mainland."
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d5da5ada0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The chairman of what, which is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, has the right to speak at a meeting of said house on the issues attributed to its competence by the present Regulations? | The State Duma | text | [] | [
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"text": "The State Duma (Russian: Госуда́рственная ду́ма, tr. Gosudárstvennaya dúma ), commonly abbreviated in Russian as Gosduma (Russian: Госду́ма ), is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, while the upper house is the Council of the Federation. The Duma headquarters are located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square."
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"text": "Chairman of the State Duma has the right to speak at a meeting of the State Duma on the issues attributed to its competence by the present Regulations, and issues within the jurisdiction of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Constitution, Federal constitutional laws and Federal laws."
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d5da5b020dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The blue-tailed skink tends to be most abundant where? | On the coastal plain in the southeastern United States and along the Gulf Coast | text | [] | [
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"text": "The western border is in Minnesota, Missouri and eastern Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. P. fasciatus tends to be most abundant on the coastal plain in the southeastern United States and along the Gulf Coast."
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"text": "The species is endemic to North America. It is one of the most common lizards in the eastern U.S. and one of the seven native species of lizards in Canada . Other common names for P. fasciatus include blue-tailed skink (for juveniles) and red-headed skink (for adults)."
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d5da5b340dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Extension mechanisms for the thing whose database is traditionally stored in a zone file is a specification for expanding the size of several what? | Parameters | text | [] | [
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"text": "The DNS database is traditionally stored in a structured text file, the zone file, but other database systems are common. An often-used analogy to explain the Domain Name System is that it serves as the phone book for the Internet by translating human-friendly computer hostnames into IP addresses."
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"text": "For the alternative root system, see eDNS (alternative DNS root). Extension mechanisms for DNS ( EDNS) is a specification for expanding the size of several parameters of the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol which had size restrictions that the Internet engineering community deemed too limited for increasing functionality of the protocol."
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d5da5b5c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What kind of people are DC superheroes? | They are good people acting as superheroes. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A superhero or superheroine is a stock character that possesses abilities beyond those of ordinary people, who typically uses his or her powers to help the world become a better place, or is dedicated to protecting the public, and fighting crime."
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"text": "Heroes is a comic about the titular team of fictional superheroes, published by DC Comics and created by Matt Wayne and ChrisCross . It was originally intended as a replacement in the Milestone Comics line-up for Shadow Cabinet, which was not selling well."
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d5da5b7a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How big is the diameter of the smooth cap in the mycorrhizal organism that lives in symbiosis with the trees? | About 4–10 cm. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A. porphyria usually grows on poor soil under coniferous trees, especially spruce, but also fir, hemlock, and some deciduous ones such as birch. It is mycorrhizal, living in symbiosis with the trees."
},
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"text": "A. porphyria is similar in overall shape and smell to the very common Amanita citrina, but the cap colour is different and the ring has a grey/violet coloration. The smooth cap is hemispherical when young and later flat, sometimes with grey patches of veil. It is about 4–10 cm in diameter, and brown with either a purplish or a greyish hue."
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d5da5ba20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What territory of the Kingdom of Netherlands has a border against a country which has a border in the Amazon Rainforest with Brazil? | Saint Martin. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The France–Netherlands border, or Saint Martin–Sint Maarten border, is the border between the Saint Martin, an overseas collectivity of France, and Sint Maarten, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, on the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean."
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"text": "The Brazil–France border is the line, located in the Amazon Rainforest, that limits the territories of Brazil and France. The border is located between the Brazilian state of Amapá and the French region of French Guiana. It is 730 kilometres (450 mi) in length."
}
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d5da5bca0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How old was Adolph V when he and his brother John II divided Holstein-Kiel? | Adolph V was 21 years-old when he and his brother divided Holstein-Kiel. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Following the death of John I, his sons, Adolphus V and John II ruled Holstein-Kiel jointly. In 1273, they divided Holstein-Kiel, John II ruling from Kiel; Adolphus V ruling from Segeberg and founding the line of Holstein-Segeberg. When Adolphus V died in 1308 without a male heir, Holstein-Segeberg returned to Holstein-Kiel."
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"text": "Adolph V, Count of Holstein-Segeberg (c. 1252 – 1308) was the ruling count of Holstein-Kiel from 1263 to 1273 and of Holstein-Segeberg from 1273 until his death."
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d5da5c6a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Nyctimene keasti and Nyctimene rabori are both types of what? | Bats | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat ( Nyctimene rabori) locally known in Tagalog as Bayakan is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Philippines and known from the islands of Cebu, Negros and Sibuyan. It occurs in and near primary and secondary subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is often found near water."
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"text": "Keast's tube-nosed fruit bat ( Nyctimene keasti) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in Babar, Tanimbar, and the Kai Islands . A species of Nyctimene, the tube-nosed megachiropteran genus which feature prominent nostrils that splay out in opposite directions."
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d5da5c880dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Many names of cities in what state, according to legend a terrestrial paradise, like the Garden of Eden or Atlantis, are of Native American origin? | California | text | [] | [
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"text": "Furthermore, Mexican immigration into California has also resulted in a large share of cultural contributions. California was first settled by Native American tribes and many names of cities in California are of Native American origin."
},
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"text": "The legend was initially infused with the idea that California was a terrestrial paradise, like the Garden of Eden or Atlantis ."
}
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d5da5cb00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Do Highway 591 in the Thunder Bay District and MD 79 go the same way laterally or in opposite directions? | They go in opposite directions laterally. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It intersects with Highway 595 . Highway 591 is an 8 kilometre road in the Thunder Bay District of Northwestern Ontario, starting at Highway 589 in Lappe. It travels west then north and terminates at the corners of Gilbride and Island Lake Roads, 8 km northwest of Lappe."
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"text": "MD 79 heads northeast as a two-lane undivided road through a residential area where the highway meets the eastern end of Rosemont Drive, which is unsigned MD 871G. The state highway comes to its northern terminus at a bridge over Little Catoctin Creek on the northern border of Rosemont."
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d5da5cd80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In a what, which accelerate elementary particles along a straight path, the remaining particles are lost;? | Linear accelerator | text | [] | [
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"text": "Linear accelerators (\"linacs\") accelerate elementary particles along a straight path. Circular accelerators (\"synchrotrons\"), such as the Tevatron, the LEP, and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), use circular paths."
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"text": "In a linear accelerator, the remaining particles are lost; in a ring accelerator, they keep circulating and are available for future collisions. The disadvantage of circular accelerators is that charged particles moving along bent paths will necessarily emit electromagnetic radiation known as synchrotron radiation."
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d5da5d000dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In the country with fertile lowlands and foothills being agricultural centers, what southern areas consist of hilly and mountainous terrain? | South of the Yangtze River. | text | [] | [
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"text": "China has great physical diversity. The eastern plains and southern coasts of the country consist of fertile lowlands and foothills. They are the location of most of China's agricultural output and human population."
},
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"text": "The southern areas of the country (South of the Yangtze River) consist of hilly and mountainous terrain. The west and north of the country are dominated by sunken basins (such as the Gobi and the Taklamakan ), rolling plateaus, and towering massifs."
}
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d5da5d280dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which oldest known civilization formerly known as Sumer are related genetically to Assyrians? | The Iraqis. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The results of these scientific studies lead to the startling realization that Turks, Iranians, Kurds, Iraqis, Jordanians, Lebanese are more closely related genetically to Assyrians than they are to other members of their own respective language families in Asia. These seven groups (and Jews) are genetically close."
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"text": "In ancient and medieval times Mesopotamia was the political and cultural centre of many great empires, such as the Akkadian Empire, Assyria, and Babylonia. The ancient Mesopotamian civilization of Sumer is the oldest known civilization in the world, and thus Iraq is widely known as the cradle of civilization."
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d5da5d960dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many more people speak Uzbek than Uralic? | Approximately 2 million more people. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Estimates of the number of speakers of Uzbek vary widely, from 25 up to 30 million. Ethnologue estimates put the number of native speakers at 27 million across all the recognized dialects."
},
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"text": "The Uralic languages ( / jʊəˈrælɪk /; sometimes called Uralian languages / jʊəˈreɪliən /) form a language family of 38 languages spoken by approximately 25 million people, predominantly in Northern Eurasia."
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d5da5dbe0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is Hemoglobin subunit beta and which gene produces it? | Hemoglobin subunit beta is a globin protein, coded for by the HBB gene, which along with alpha globin (HBA), makes up the most common form of haemoglobin in adult humans, hemoglobin A (HbA).HBB protein is produced by the gene HBB which is located in the multigene locus of β-globin locus on chromosome 11, specifically on the short arm position 15.4. | text | [] | [
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"text": "HBB protein is produced by the gene HBB which is located in the multigene locus of β-globin locus on chromosome 11, specifically on the short arm position 15.4."
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"text": "Hemoglobin subunit beta, (beta globin, β-globin, haemoglobin beta, hemoglobin beta) is a globin protein, coded for by the HBB gene, which along with alpha globin (HBA), makes up the most common form of haemoglobin in adult humans, hemoglobin A (HbA).[4] It is 147 amino acids long and has a molecular weight of 15,867 Da. Normal adult human HbA is a heterotetramer consisting of two alpha chains and two beta chains."
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d5da5de60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is Amorphophallus titanum and where is it endemic to? | Amorphophallus titanum, the titan arum, is a flowering plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. It is endemic to Sumatra. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Amorphophallus titanum is endemic to Sumatra . Due to its odor, like that of a rotting corpse, the titan arum is characterized as a carrion flower, and is also known as the corpse flower or corpse plant ( Indonesian: bunga bangkai — bunga means flower, while bangkai can be translated as corpse, cadaver, or carrion)."
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"text": "Amorphophallus titanum, the titan arum, is a flowering plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. The talipot palm, Corypha umbraculifera, has a larger inflorescence, but it is branched rather than unbranched. Amorphophallus titanum is endemic to Sumatra."
}
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d5da5e0e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What in Kenya include deforestation, soil erosion, desertification, water shortage and degraded water quality and major reasons for are carbon emission, increasing populations, and deforestation? | Environmental issues. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The climatic changes and global warming are most alarming issues risking millions of life across country. The major reasons of these environmental issues are carbon emission, increasing populations, and deforestation."
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"text": "An elephant crosses a shrinking river in Kenya. Environmental issues in Kenya include deforestation, soil erosion, desertification, water shortage and degraded water quality, flooding, poaching, and domestic and industrial pollution ."
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d5da5e860dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A VAD is used to either partially or to completely replace the function of a failing what, which a ventricle is one of two large chambers toward the bottom of? | Heart | text | [] | [
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"text": "A ventricular assist device (VAD) is an electromechanical device for assisting cardiac circulation, which is used either to partially or to completely replace the function of a failing heart."
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"text": "Computer generated animation of cut section of the human heart showing both ventricles. A ventricle is one of two large chambers toward the bottom of the heart that collect and expel blood received from an atrium towards the peripheral beds within the body and lungs."
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d5da5eae0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The body responsible for the first round of selection for judges to the Supreme Court of the Netherlands sit where? | It sits in the Binnenhof in The Hague. | text | [] | [
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"text": "No individual may be a member of both parliament and cabinet, except in a caretaker cabinet that has not yet been succeeded when a new House is sworn in. The House of Representatives is also responsible for the first round of selection for judges to the Supreme Court of the Netherlands."
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"text": "It sits in the Binnenhof in The Hague . Although this body is officially called the \"House of Representatives\" in English, this is not a direct translation of its official Dutch name, the \"Second Chamber of the States General\", \"Second Chamber\" or more colloquially just the \"Chamber\"."
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d5da5efe0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia is known for having the largest-known palladium deposits on Earth? | The city of Norilsk. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Norilsk and Yakutsk are the only large cities in the continuous permafrost zone. The nickel deposits of Norilsk- Talnakh are the largest-known nickel - copper - palladium deposits in the world. The smelting of the nickel ore is directly responsible for severe pollution, which generally comes in the form of acid rain and smog."
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"text": "Norilsk (Russian: Нори́льск, IPA: [nɐˈrʲilʲsk]) is a city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located above the Arctic Circle, east of the Yenisei River and south of the western Taymyr Peninsula. It has a permanent population of 175,000. With temporary inhabitants included, its population reaches 220,000."
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d5da5f260dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which has more arrondissements: the 1st Sector of Paris, or the urban community of Lyon? | Lyon - it has 9 arrondissements, and the 1st Sector of Paris has 4. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The 1st arrondissement of Paris ( Ier arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is colloquially referred to as premier (first/the first). It is governed locally together with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th arrondissement, with which it forms the 1st sector of Paris."
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"text": "Three urban communes ( Paris, Marseille, and Lyon) are further divided into municipal arrondissements. There are 20 arrondissements of Paris, 16 arrondissements of Marseille, and 9 arrondissements of Lyon. The city of Marseille is also divided into 8 municipal sectors. Each sector is composed of two arrondissements."
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d5da5f4e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What are used to treat protozoal infections that the mechanisms of differ significantly from drug to drug? | Antiprotozoals | text | [] | [
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"text": "Antiprotozoals are used to treat protozoal infections, which include amebiasis, giardiasis, cryptosporidiosis, microsporidiosis, malaria, babesiosis, trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, and toxoplasmosis. Currently, many of the treatments for these infections are limited by their toxicity."
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"text": "The mechanisms of antiprotozoal drugs differ significantly drug to drug. For example, it appears that eflornithine, a drug used to treat trypanosomiasis, inhibits ornithine decarboxylase, while the aminoglycoside antibiotic/antiprotozoals used to treat leishmaniasis are thought to inhibit protein synthesis."
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d5da5f760dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which unit is the first successful Evangelion in Neon Genesis Evangelion? | Unit 00 (零号機, Zerogōki), is the Prototype, the first successful Evangelion, and is piloted by the First Child, Rei Ayanami. | text | [] | [
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"text": "This simulation body appears to be an apparatus that consists of portions of the skeleton and nervous system of an Evangelion, but without any means of actual movement except for two small devices on the front of the head. Unit 00 (零号機, Zerogōki), is the Prototype, the first successful Evangelion, and is piloted by the First Child, Rei Ayanami."
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"text": "In Neon Genesis Evangelion, Evangelions (エヴァンゲリオン, Evangerion) (also referred to as Evas or EVAs) are the fictional Cyborg piloted by the Children chosen by the Marduk Institute (a front company of Seele). The Evas were created by NERV."
}
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d5da5fa80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In the gastrin-secreting G cells that are released from parasympathetic stimulation, what is secreted by the chief cells in response to the gastrin? | Pepsinogen. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Gastrin is a hormone produced by enteroendocrine G cells in the pyloric glands. All three of these stimulate parietal cells to secrete hydrochloric acid and intrinsic factor. The chief cells secrete pepsinogen in response to gastrin and especially Ach, and ACh also stimulates mucus secretion."
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"text": "Gastric enteroendocrine cells are found in the gastric glands, mostly at their base. The G cells secrete gastrin, post-ganglionic fibers of the vagus nerve can release gastrin-releasing peptide during parasympathetic stimulation to stimulate secretion."
}
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d5da5ff80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the origin of the name of the base where the 301st Fighter Squadron is stationed? | It was named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt. Frank Benjamin Tyndall. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The 301st Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force Reserve squadron, assigned to the 325th Operations Group, stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. It is an associate unit of the active duty 325th Fighter Wing . The squadron was first activated as the 301st Fighter Squadron during World War II as part of the famous Tuskegee Airmen."
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"text": "Tyndall Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located 12 miles (19 km) east of Panama City, Florida. The base was named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt. Frank Benjamin Tyndall. The base operating unit and host wing is the 325th Fighter Wing (325 FW) of the Air Combat Command (ACC). The base had a resident population of 2,994 at the 2010 census.[2] In October 2018, Hurricane Michael caused catastrophic damage to the base"
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d5da60160dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of fluid outside of the cell consists of a big proportion of blood plasma? | Extracellular fluid. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Extracellular fluid is the internal environment of all multicellular animals, and in those animals with a blood circulatory system, a proportion of this fluid is blood plasma. Plasma and interstitial fluid are the two components that make up at least 97% of the ECF."
},
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"text": "In cell biology, molecular biology and related fields, the word extracellular (or sometimes extracellular space) means \"outside the cell \". This space is usually taken to be outside the plasma membranes, and occupied by fluid (see extracellular matrix ). The term is used in contrast to intracellular (inside the cell)."
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d5da603e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the most frequent symptom in infantile progressive bulbar palsy? | Unilateral facial paralysis is seen in children more often than not. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The term infantile progressive bulbar palsy is used to describe progressive bulbar palsy in children. ICD11 lists progressive bulbar palsy as a variant of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Prognosis for PBP patients is poor. Progressive bulbar palsy symptoms can include progressive difficulty with talking and swallowing."
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"text": "The most frequent symptoms at onset of progressive bulbar paralysis of childhood has been a unilateral facial paralysis. It is followed in frequency by dysarthria due to facial weakness or by dysphagia."
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d5da605c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of this can be found in the Marcellus Formation and is typically composed of clay minerals and quartz grains? | Shale | text | [] | [
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"text": "Shales are typically composed of clay minerals and quartz grains, and are typically gray. Addition of variable amounts of minor constituents alters the color of the rock."
},
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"text": "The Marcellus Formation or the Marcellus Shale is a Middle Devonian age unit of sedimentary rock found in eastern North America. Named for a distinctive outcrop near the village of Marcellus, New York, in the United States, it extends throughout much of the Appalachian Basin."
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d5da60840dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What elements are used to create the explosive forces used by the technology that's currently being explored as a higher velocity alternative to conventional artillery? | Hydrogen and oxygen. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Combustion light-gas gun technology is one of the areas being explored in an attempt to achieve higher velocities from artillery to gain greater range. Conventional guns use solid propellants, usually nitrocellulose -based compounds, to develop the chamber pressures needed to accelerate the projectiles."
},
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"text": "Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. A combustion light-gas gun (CLGG) is a projectile weapon that utilizes the explosive force of low molecular-weight combustible gases, such as hydrogen mixed with oxygen, as propellant."
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d5da60de0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Divya Desams of Vishnu and the Sathyamurthi Perumal are both types of what? | Temples. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It is one of the Divya Desams, the 108 temples of Vishnu believed to have been visited by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars. It is located in a suburb of Kanchipuram known as the Vishnu Kanchi that is a home for many famous Vishnu temples."
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"text": "Sathyamurthi Perumal Temple in Thirumayam, a panchayat town in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD."
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d5da61060dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who dubs the Protoself which is our most basic representation of self that was an internationally recognized leader in neuroscience? | Damasio. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A feeling arises when the organism becomes aware of the changes it is experiencing as a result of external or internal stimuli. Our most basic representation of self, as Damasio dubs it, is the Protoself."
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"text": "Damasio, who is an internationally recognized leader in neuroscience, was educated at the University of Lisbon and currently directs the University of Southern California Brain and Creativity Institute. Damasio's approach to explaining the development of consciousness relies on three notions: emotion, feeling, and feeling a feeling."
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d5da614c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are the River Lugar and the Yellow River both found in the same country? | No, the River Lugar in Scotland is not found in the same country as the Yellow River which is in Ireland. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Lugar Water, or River Lugar, is created by the confluence of the Bellow Water and the Glenmuir Water, just north of Lugar, both of which flow from the hills of the Southern Uplands in East Ayrshire, Scotland."
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"text": "The Yellow River (Irish: An Abhainn Bhuí) is a river in central Ireland, a tributary of the River Boyne. The Yellow River rises in Kilcorbry, north of Croghan (near 53.351°N 7.302°W) and flows in an easterly direction."
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d5da61740dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | People from the culture of the area whose traditional music is a traditional highly distinctive folk style, located along Spain's north-west Atlantic coast, are considered part of what nations due to their culture and history? | Celtic | text | [] | [
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"text": "Territories in north-western Iberia —particularly northern Portugal, Galicia, Asturias, León and Cantabria (together historically referred to as Gallaecia and Astures ), covering north-central Portugal and northern Spain—are considered Celtic nations due to their culture and history."
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"text": "Northwest Iberia traditional music is a traditional highly distinctive folk style, located along Spain's north-west Atlantic coast, mostly Galicia and Asturias, that has some similarities with the neighbouring area of Cantabria. The music is characterized by the use of bagpipes ."
}
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d5da619c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Grapes and Muscat of Alexandria can both be used in the making of what alcoholic drink typically made from the fermented juice of the former? | Wine | text | [] | [
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"text": "Muscat of Alexandria is another Muscat variety commonly used in the production of French vin doux naturel, but it is also found in Spain, where it is used to make many of the fortified Spanish Moscatels. Elsewhere it is used to make off-dry to sweet white wines, often labeled as Moscato in Australia, California and South Africa."
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"text": "A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus Vitis . Grapes can be eaten fresh as table grapes or they can be used for making wine, jam, grape juice, jelly, grape seed extract, raisins, vinegar, and grape seed oil. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters."
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"text": "Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grape juice. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol, carbon dioxide, and heat. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts produce different styles of wine."
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d5da61ec0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Both conical roofs and Bergfrieds were found on top of structures built during what time period? | The Middle Ages | text | [] | [
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"text": "Bergfried (plural: bergfriede; FR: tour-beffroi, EN: belfry, ES: torre del homenaje) is a tall tower that is typically found in castles of the Middle Ages in German-speaking countries and in countries under German influence. Friar describes it as a \"free-standing, fighting-tower\"."
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"text": "Conical roofs are frequently found on top of towers in medieval town fortifications and castles, where they may either sit directly on the outer wall of the tower (sometimes projecting beyond it to form eaves) or form a superstructure above the fighting platform or terrace of the tower."
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"text": "In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery."
}
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