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Surgical castration in animals is referred to what term that means "neither" as a Latin adjective?
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Neuter.
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"text": "Surgical castration in animals is often called neutering . The term castration is sometimes also used to refer to the removal of the ovaries in the female, otherwise known as an oophorectomy, or the removal of internal testes, otherwise known as gonadectomy."
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"text": "Neuter is a Latin adjective meaning \"neither\", and can refer to: Trap–neuter–return (TNR), an alternative to euthanasia for managing feral cat and dog populations UCAN Spay Neuter Clinic, non-profit organization providing spay/neuter as a solution to pet overpopulation"
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Conidiogenesis is an important mechanism of spread of what, of which Monilinia fructigena is an example?
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Plant pathogens
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"text": "Conidiogenesis is an important mechanism of spread of plant pathogens. In some cases, specialized macroscopic fruiting structures perhaps 1mm or so in diameter containing masses of conidia are formed under the skin of the host plant and then erupt through the surface and allow the spores to be distributed by wind and rain."
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"text": "Monilinia fructigena is a plant pathogen in the fungus kingdom causing a fruit rot of apples, pears, plums, peaches and cherries. Sclerotinia fructigena (J.Schröt.)"
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The rifle that is selective fire, gas operated with a rotating bolt, firing in either semi-automatic or fully automatic, and has a cyclic rate of fire of around 600 rounds per minute, was fitted with what to increase the weapon's accuracy during automatic fire??
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A slant cut compensator
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"text": "To increase the weapon's accuracy during automatic fire, the AKM was fitted with a slant cut compensator that helps redirect expanding propellant gases upward and to the right during firing, which mitigates the rise of the muzzle during an automatic burst when held by a right-handed firer."
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"text": "The AKM is an assault rifle chambered in 7.62×39mm Soviet intermediate cartridge. It is a selective fire, gas operated with a rotating bolt, firing in either semi-automatic or fully automatic, and has a cyclic rate of fire of around 600 rounds per minute (RPM)."
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The seventh season of what show that features an eclectic mix of misfit characters that are fracturing due to power stuggles and deception premiered in Australia in 2019?
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Wentworth
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"text": "Meanwhile, Wentworth's eclectic mix of misfits are fracturing as the powers of love, deception and revenge threaten to break them apart for good. The onset of dementia finds Liz clutching at any semblance of hope, while Boomer has to deal with her feelings after the break-up of her family."
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"text": "The seventh season of television drama series Wentworth premiered on Fox Showcase in Australia on 28 May 2019.[1] It is executive produced by FremantleMedia's director of drama, Jo Porter. The seventh season picks up a few months after the events of last season's finale, the presumed closure of the case of Joan Ferguson and the subsequent arrest of former acting Governor, Derek Channing. This season introduces multiple new recurring characters, Dr. Greg Miller (David de Lautour), Sean Brody (Rick Donald), Narelle Stang (Morgana O'Reilly), and Kylee Webb (Geraldine Hakewill)."
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What foundation that includes Sutra Translation Councils, Cultural peace training program, lay dharma teacher training program, and camps for Chinese youth gets its name from the most common religious musical instrument used in East Asian Buddhism?
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Woodenfish Foundation gets its name from the wooden fish instrument.
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"text": "The namesake comes from the wooden fish instrument, the most common religious musical instrument used in East Asian Buddhism . Woodenfish Foundation aims to establish a global network of ethical and compassionate professionals, scholars, and leaders."
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"text": "Woodenfish Foundation programs include Humanistic Buddhist Monastic Life Program (HBMLP), Buddhism in China Series, Sutra Translation Councils, Cultural peace training program, lay dharma teacher training program, and camps for Chinese youth."
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The Luidia senegalensis and the Raiamas senegalensis can be both found in what type of environment?
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In the water.
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"text": "Raiamas senegalensis ( silver fish, Senegal trout barb or Senegal minnow) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Raiamas from western Africa east to the River Nile. It sometimes is found in the aquarium trade. Raiamas senegalensis has eleven dorsal soft rays and 16 anal soft rays."
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"text": "Luidia senegalensis, the nine-armed sea star, is a tropical species of starfish in the family Luidiidae found in the western Atlantic Ocean. The nine-armed sea star has long, slim tapering arms attached to a small circular central disc."
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NNV is a specific application, that incorporates the implications of herd immunity, of what epidemiological measure used in communicating the effectiveness of a health-care intervention?
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The number needed to treat (NNT)
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"text": "Number needed to vaccinate ( NNV) is a metric used in the evaluation of vaccines, and in the determination of vaccination policy. It is a specific application of the number needed to treat metric (NNT) that incorporates the implications of herd immunity ."
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"text": "The number needed to treat (NNT) is an epidemiological measure used in communicating the effectiveness of a health-care intervention, typically a treatment with medication."
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When when was medication that is used to loosen thick mucus in individuals with chronic bronchopulmonary disorders initially patented?
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Acetylcysteine was initially patented in 1960.
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"text": "Acetylcysteine, also known as N-acetylcysteine ( NAC ), is a medication that is used to treat paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose, and to loosen thick mucus in individuals with chronic bronchopulmonary disorders like pneumonia and bronchitis. It can be taken intravenously, by mouth, or inhaled as a mist. Some people use it as a dietary supplement."
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"text": "Common side effects include nausea and vomiting when taken by mouth.[2] The skin may occasionally become red and itchy with any route of administration.[2] A non-immune type of anaphylaxis may also occur.[2] It appears to be safe in pregnancy.[2] For paracetamol overdose, it works by increasing the level of glutathione, an antioxidant that can neutralise the toxic breakdown products of paracetamol.[2] When inhaled, it acts as a mucolytic by decreasing the thickness of mucus.[8]Acetylcysteine was initially patented in 1960 and came into medical use in 1968"
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Basal-cell carcinoma ( BCC ), also known as basal-cell what, defined as a type of disease where cells grow out of control, divide and invade other tissues, is the most common of its type involving skin?
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Cancer
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"text": "Basal-cell carcinoma ( BCC ), also known as basal-cell cancer, is the most common type of skin cancer. It often appears as a painless raised area of skin, which may be shiny with small blood vessels running over it."
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"text": "Cancer is a type of disease where cells grow out of control, divide and invade other tissues. In a person without cancer, cell division is under control. In most tissues, healthy cells divide in a controlled way and copy themselves to create new healthy cells. With cancer, this normal process of cell division goes out of control."
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The planet that has an atmosphere composed of 96.5% carbon dioxide, 3.5% nitrogen, and traces of other gases, most notably sulfur dioxide, has surface temperatures reaching how high, in Celsius?
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Venus has surface temperatures reaching nearly 462 degrees Celsius.
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"text": "Composition of the atmosphere of Venus. The chart on the right is an expanded view of the trace elements that all together do not even make up a tenth of a percent. The atmosphere of Venus is composed of 96.5% carbon dioxide, 3.5% nitrogen, and traces of other gases, most notably sulfur dioxide."
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"text": "With extreme surface temperatures reaching nearly 735 K (462 °C; 863 °F) and an atmospheric pressure 90 times that of Earth, the conditions on Venus make water-based life as we know it unlikely on the surface of the planet."
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Bothidae and the Greenland halibut share a distinct evolutionary trait relating to vision; what is it?
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Both species have eyes that have migrated so that they are on the same side of the head.
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"text": "Bothidae or lefteye flounders are a family of flounders. They are called \"lefteye flounders\" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their right sides, with both eyes on their left sides. The family is also distinguished by the presence of spines on the snout and near the eyes."
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"text": "The Greenland halibut is a flatfish, and the left eye has migrated during the fish's development so that it is on the right side of the head. However, in this fish, it has not moved as far as in bottom-dwelling flatfish and the fish can probably see forwards. The Greenland halibut can swim in a vertical position and both sides of its body are a speckled brown colour, but the left side is rather paler than the right."
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On what kind of planes do special applications of thrust reversal to slow the aircraft exist?
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One special application of reverse thrust comes in its use on multi-engine seaplanes and flying boats.
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"text": "Piston-engine aircraft tend not to have reverse thrust, however turboprop aircraft generally do. Examples include the PAC P-750 XSTOL, Cessna 208 Caravan, and Pilatus PC-6 Porter . One special application of reverse thrust comes in its use on multi-engine seaplanes and flying boats."
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"text": "Thrust reversal, also called reverse thrust, is the temporary diversion of an aircraft engine's thrust for it to act against the forward travel of the aircraft, providing deceleration. Thrust reverser systems are featured on many jet aircraft to help slow down just after touch-down, reducing wear on the brakes and enabling shorter landing distances."
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How many years separated the Battle of Arginusae and the end of the Social War?
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They were separated by 189 years.
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"text": "The naval Battle of Arginusae took place in 406 BC during the Peloponnesian War near the city of Canae in the Arginusae islands, east of the island of Lesbos. In the battle, an Athenian fleet commanded by eight strategoi defeated a Spartan fleet under Callicratidas."
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"text": "The Social War, also War of the Allies and the Aetolian War, was fought from 220 BC to 217 BC between the Hellenic League under Philip V of Macedon and the Aetolian League, Sparta and Elis. It was ended with the Peace of Naupactus. Many of the tensions which led to the war were later documented by the Greek historian Polybius ."
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What physical characteristic distinguishes a smooth green snake and a checkered garter snake?
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The checkered garter snake has a distinct, black checkboard pattern down its back. The smooth green snake does not.
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"text": "The smooth green snake relies on an environment matching its green scales for camouflage to protect itself from predators. If threatened, a smooth green snake will usually flee. It is a docile snake, seldom biting and usually allowing humans to come close."
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"text": "The checkered garter snake is typically greenish in color, with a distinct, black checkerboard pattern down its back. It is capable of growing to a total length (including tail) of 42 inches (107 cm), but is usually 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm)."
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Which emperor, who had a villa at Tivoli, dating back to 123 had a 73 mile long wall named for him?
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Hadrian
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"text": "The emperor Hadrian had a villa at Tibur ( Tivoli ), in an area that was popular with Romans of rank. Hadrian's Villa, dated to 123, was more like a palace, as Nero 's palace, the Domus Aurea on the Palatine Hill in Rome, was disposed in groupings in a planned rustic landscape, more like a villa."
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"text": "The largest Roman archaeological feature in Britain, it runs a total of 73 miles (117.5 kilometres) in northern England. Regarded as a British cultural icon, Hadrian's Wall is one of Britain's major ancient tourist attractions."
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Honeysuckles and Italian woodbine belong to what family?
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Caprifoliaceae
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"text": "1. A flowering branch, 2. A fruiting branch, 3. Longitudinal section of a flower, 4. Fruit cut horizontally. Honeysuckles ( Lonicera, / lɒˈnɪsərə /; syn. Caprifolium Mill.) are arching shrubs or twining vines in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to northern latitudes in North America and Eurasia."
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"text": "Caprifolium vulgare Medik. Lonicera caprifolium, the Italian woodbine, perfoliate honeysuckle, goat-leaf honeysuckle, Italian honeysuckle, or perfoliate woodbine, is a species of perennial flowering plants in the genus Lonicera of the family Caprifoliaceae."
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What is the F-Rating and when was it developed?
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The F-Rating is a reaction to a phenomenon known as the celluloid ceiling, which has been documented internationally. It was developed in October 2014.
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"text": "The F-Rating is a reaction to a phenomenon known as the celluloid ceiling, which has been documented internationally."
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"text": "The festival developed the F-Rating in October 2014 \"to take it a step further and highlight films which either had a senior figure in production who was female—a director or a screenwriter—or had very strong female leads or women's issues,\" according to festival director and F-Rating founder Holly Tarquini"
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In addition to Handy Manny, what other voice work has the actor who voiced Manny completed?
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In addition to doing voice work for Handy Many, Valderrama also did voice work for the animated film Charming.
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"text": "Handy Manny (starring Wilmer Valderrama as Manny) is set in the fictional town of Sheet Rock Hills where the titular character, Manny, owns a repair shop along with his anthropomorphic talking tools."
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"text": "He voiced the character of Prince Philippe Charming in the family animated film Charming (2018). Valderrama has further performed in several prominent feature films, including Party Monster (2003), Beauty Shop (2005), Fast Food Nation (2006), Unaccompanied Minors (2006), Larry Crowne (2011), and The Adderall Diaries (2015)."
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Are the Friendship Highway and US 11 in the same country or different countries?
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They're in different countries.
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"text": "The Friendship Highway (also known as the China - Nepal Highway, Chinese: 中尼公路; pinyin: Zhongni Gonglu) is an 800-kilometre (500 mi) scenic route connecting the capital of Tibet, Lhasa, with the Chinese / Nepalese border at the Sino-Nepal Friendship Bridge between Zhangmu and Kodari."
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"text": "The road starts at US 11, just 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the Canadian border at Rouses Point in Champlain, New York. From there it crosses the Richelieu River at the outlet of Lake Champlain on the Rouses Point Bridge into Grand Isle County, Vermont."
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Paatti Vaitthiyam" is a form of healing similar to the medicine that could have been practiced by a siddhar who authored which verse in the Tiruvalluva Maalai?
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Idaikaadar authored verse 54 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
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"text": "Idaikaadar ( Tamil: இடைக்காடர்) was a Tamil siddhar of the Sangam period. He authored verse 54 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. Unlike Idaikaadanar of the Sangam period, who was a poet by profession, Idaikaadar was a siddhar. Idaikaadar hailed from Idaikattur near Madurai."
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"text": "In this way, Siddhars developed the native Siddha medicine system. A rustic form of healing that is similar to Siddha medicine has since been practiced by experienced elders in the villages of Tamil Nadu. This is referred to as Paatti Vaitthiyam\" (grandmother's medicine) \"Naattu marunthu (folk medicine) and Mooligai marutthuvam (herbal medicine)."
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The Public Service of the country that has a bicameral national legislature located on Parliament Hill in the national capital of Ottawa has what percentage of it located in the National Capital Region?
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Over 40%
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"text": "The Parliament of Canada —the bicameral national legislature located on Parliament Hill in the national capital of Ottawa —consists of the Queen-in-Parliament (normally represented by the governor general ), the appointed Senate (i.e. upper house ), and the elected House of Commons (i.e. lower house )."
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"text": "The Public Service is divided into various subsidiary administrative units such as departments, agencies, commissions, Crown corporations, and other federal organizations. Over 40% of the Public Service of Canada is located in the National Capital Region, although there are employees working at approximately 1,600 locations across Canada."
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The title created in 1088, first held by the Beaumont and later by the Beauchamp families, has what as its heraldic dvice?
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The Bear and Ragged Staff is the heraldic device of the Earls of Warwick.
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"text": "Earl of Warwick is one of the most prestigious titles in the peerages of the United Kingdom. The title has been created four times in English history, and the name refers to Warwick Castle and the town of Warwick . The first creation came in 1088, and the title was held by the Beaumont and later by the Beauchamp families."
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"text": "It was traditionally associated in its feudal form with possession of Warwick Castle. The ancient heraldic device of the Earls of Warwick, the Bear and Ragged Staff, is believed to derive from two legendary Earls, Arthal and Morvidus."
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In the boat that is often considered the most difficult to row, what is the term for the person who keeps an eye on the water to avoid accidents?
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Bow (or bow seat)
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"text": "A coxless pair is often considered the most difficult boat to row, as each rower must balance his/her side in cooperation with the other, apply equal power, place their catch and extract the blade simultaneously in order to move the boat efficiently. It requires excellent technique, communication and experience."
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"text": "The rower closest to the front or bow of a multi-person shell. In coxless boats, often the person who keeps an eye on the water behind them to avoid accidents. (UK) Any sweep rower who rows with the oar on the bowside (usually, the right or starboard side) of the boat."
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Which countries border the Czech region that includes Ostrava?
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The Moravian-Silesian Region, the Czech region that includes Ostrava, borders Poland and Slovakia.
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"text": "Moravian-Silesian Region is one of 14 regions of the Czech Republic. It consists from six districts (city Ostrava forms one district). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moravian-Silesian Region."
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"text": "The Moravian-Silesian Region (Czech: Moravskoslezský kraj; Polish: Kraj morawsko-śląski; Slovak: Moravsko-sliezsky kraj; Silesian: Morawsko-ślōnski krŏj), is one of the 14 administrative regions of the Czech Republic.The region borders the Olomouc Region to the west and the Zlín Region to the south. It also borders two other countries – Poland (Opole and Silesian Voivodeships) to the north and Slovakia (Žilina Region) to the east."
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The Lebombo bone predates the earliest estimation for the beginning of the usage of thing that resembled futures contracts in Sumeria by how many years?
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30500 years
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"text": "Sumerians first used clay tokens sealed in a clay vessel, then clay writing tablets to represent the amount—for example, the number of goats, to be delivered. These promises of time and date of delivery resemble futures contract ."
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"text": "The earliest counting device was probably a form of tally stick. The Lebombo bone from the mountains between Swaziland and South Africa may be the oldest known mathematical artifact. It dates from 35,000 BCE and consists of 29 distinct notches that were deliberately cut into a baboon 's fibula."
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"text": "Commodity-based money and commodity markets in a crude early form are believed to have originated in Sumer between 4500 BC and 4000 BC. Sumerians first used clay tokens sealed in a clay vessel, then clay writing tablets to represent the amount—for example, the number of goats, to be delivered."
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Mahabodhi and Foguang are both names of what?
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Temples
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"text": "Foguang Temple ( Chinese: 佛光寺) is a Buddhist temple located five kilometres from Doucun, Wutai County, Shanxi Province of China. The major hall of the temple is the Great East Hall, built in 857 AD, during the Tang Dynasty (618–907). According to architectural records, it is the third earliest preserved timber structure in China."
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"text": "Some of the earliest free-standing temples may have been of a circular type. Ashoka also built the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya circa 250 BCE, a circular structure, in order to protect the Bodhi tree under which the Buddha had found enlightenment. The Bairat Temple is also a round structure, which can be seen through archaeological remains."
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What part of the Limestone Massif of northwestern Syria are part of the four ethnic mountains of western Syria?
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The Kurd Mountains are part of the four ethnic mountains.
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"text": "Kurd Mountains are part of the Limestone Massif of northwestern Syria. The mountains are a southern continuation into the Aleppo plateau of the highlands on the western part of the Aintab plateau."
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"text": "In Syria, it is among the four \"ethnic mountains\" of western Syria, along with al-Ansariyah mountains (\"Mountain of the Alawites \"), Jabal Turkman (\"Mountain of the Turkmens \") and Jabal al-Duruz (\"Mountain of the Druze \"). The main town is Afrin (Efrîn in Kurdish), in Syria."
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The Aetobatus narinari prefers to swim where?
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the open ocean
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"text": "Its current genus name is Aetobatus, derived from the Greek words aetos (eagle) and batis (ray). The spotted eagle ray belongs to the Myliobatidae, which includes the well known manta ray. Most rays in the family Myliobatidae swim in the open ocean rather than close to the sea floor."
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"text": "The spotted eagle ray ( Aetobatus narinari) is a cartilaginous fish of the eagle ray family, Myliobatidae. As traditionally recognized, it is found globally in tropical regions, including the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans."
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Was Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan built before or after Fatimids were overthrown?
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It was built after.
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"text": "Saladin, who overthrew the Fatimids in 1171, was hostile to the Shi’ite principles of learning propounded at al-Azhar during the Fatimid Caliphate, and under his Ayyubid dynasty the mosque suffered from neglect. Congregational prayers were banned by Sadr al-Din ibn Dirbass, appointed qadi by Saladin."
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"text": "The Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan ( Arabic: مسجد ومدرسة السلطان حسن ) is a monumental mosque and madrasa located in the historic district of Cairo, Egypt. It was built between 1356 and 1363 during the Bahri Mamluk period, commissioned by Sultan an-Nasir Hasan."
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What practical tool for spherical astronomy is divided into two equal hemispheres similar to the equator in the geographic coordinate system?
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The celestial sphere.
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"text": "The celestial sphere is a practical tool for spherical astronomy, allowing astronomersto specifythe apparent positionsof objectsin the sky if their distances are unknown or irrelevant. In the equatorial coordinate system, the celestial equatordivides the celestial sphere into two halves: the northernand southern celestial hemispheres. Contents"
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"text": "The fundamental plane divides the celestial sphere into two equal hemispheres and defines the baseline for the latitudinal coordinates, similar to the equator in the geographic coordinate system. The poles are located at ±90° from the fundamental plane."
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Does the leaden flycatcher or the shining flycatcher have a longer scientific name?
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The leaden flycatcher has a longer scientific name.
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"text": "The shining flycatcher ( Myiagra alecto) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae . It is found in northern Australia, and from the Moluccas to the Bismarck Archipelago . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest ."
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"text": "The leaden flycatcher ( Myiagra rubecula) is a species of passerine bird in the family Monarchidae. Around 15 cm (6 in) in length, the male is lustrous azure with white underparts, while the female possesses leaden head, mantle and back and rufous throat and breast."
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Granulosa cells or follicular cells numbers decrease directly in response to heightened levels of what male primary sex hormone and anabolic steroid?
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They decrease in response to testosterone.
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"text": "It contains numerous granulosa cells. Granulosa cells or follicular cells are cells that surround the oocyte within the follicle; their numbers increase directly in response to heightened levels of circulating gonadotropins or decrease in response to testosterone."
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"text": "Testosterone is the primary sex hormone and anabolic steroid in males.[3] In male humans, testosterone plays a key role in the development of male reproductive tissues such as testes and prostate, as well as promoting secondary sexual characteristics such as increased muscle and bone mass, and the growth of body hair."
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What did Jesus do indicating that he loved Lazarus, that is part of a title of a popular bereavement poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye?
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Weep.
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"text": "Jump to navigationJump to search \"Do not stand at my grave and weep\" is the first line and popular title of a bereavement poem widely attributed to Mary Elizabeth Frye."
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"text": "The rage he felt against the tyranny of death over mankind. Although the bystanders interpreted his weeping to mean that Jesus loved Lazarus (verse 36), Witness Lee considered the Jews' opinion to be unreasonable, given Jesus' intention to resurrect Lazarus."
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ATP production in what, of which R. rickettsii is one of the most pathogenic strains, is the same as that in Mitochondria?
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Rickettsia
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"text": "ATP production in Rickettsia is the same as that in mitochondria. In fact, of all the microbes known, the Rickettsia is probably the closest relative (in a phylogenetic sense) to the mitochondria."
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"text": "Rickettsia rickettsii (abbreviated as R. rickettsii) is a Gram-negative, intracellular, coccobacillus bacterium that is around 0.8 to 2.0 μm long. R. rickettsii is the causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. R. rickettsii is one of the most pathogenic Rickettsia strains."
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What is needed to ensure the Towallum River flows throughout the year?
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normal rainfall
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"text": "Towallum River, a perennial river of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia ."
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"text": "A perennial stream or perennial river is a stream or river (channel) which has constant stream throughout the year through parts of its stream bed during years of normal rainfall.[1]"
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The western North American red huckleberry and the species that is an indicator of coniferous swamps are both types of what?
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Vaccinium.
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"text": "Vaccinium oxycoccos is a widespread and common species occurring broadly across cooler climates in the temperate northern hemisphere. It is an indicator of moist to wet soils which are low in nitrogen and have a high water table. It is an indicator of coniferous swamps."
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"text": "Vaccinium parvifolium, the red huckleberry, is a species of Vaccinium native to western North America, where it is common in forests from southeastern Alaska and British Columbia south through western Washington and Oregon to central California ."
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A Queen of France shares a name with what order protagonist in an anime?
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The third
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"text": "Main characters[edit] Marie Antoinette[edit] Marie Antoinette(マリー・アントワネット, Marī Antowanetto)is the main characterin the manga, while in the anime is the third protagonist after Oscar and André. She married the Dauphin to seal the alliance between his grandfather Louis XV and her mother, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, when she was 14."
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"text": "The series is a historical drama set in the years preceding and during the French Revolution. Using a combination of historical personnages and original characters, The Rose of Versailles focuses primarily on the lives two women: the Queen of France Marie Antoinette, and Oscar François de Jarjayes, who serves as commander of the Royal Guard ."
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OH–KY–IN and MSA are both names for what type of areas?
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Statistical areas.
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"text": "The United States Census Bureau 's formal name for the area is the Cincinnati–Middletown, OH–KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area."
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"text": "The Lexington–Fayette MSA is the primary MSA of the Lexington–Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort combined statistical area which includes the Micropolitan Statistical Areas of Frankfort ( Franklin and Anderson counties), Mount Sterling ( Montgomery, Bath, and Menifee counties), and Richmond–Berea ( Madison and Rockcastle counties)."
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Which alcohol created from soy beans or sugar beets can be used in a Moscow mule?
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Vodka.
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"text": "It is also used in cocktails and mixed drinks, such as the vodka martini, Cosmopolitan, vodka tonic, screwdriver, greyhound, Black or White Russian, Moscow mule, Bloody Mary, and Caesar ."
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"text": "Vodka can be made from different things: Molasses (which comes from the production of sugar) are used to produce the cheapest vodka. Because of the ingredient, this kind usually tastes sweeter than vodka made from grain. Soy beans, grapes or sugar beets may also be used, but are less common. Potatoes have been used for centuries to make vodka."
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Sirenia is an order composed of creatures of a type where what accounts for 20% of the total number of species?
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Bats
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"text": "The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers. The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals."
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"text": "Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises."
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The seal of the third Khagan-Emperor of the Mongol Empire was found in a letter sent to whom?
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Seal of Güyük Khan was found in a letter sent to the Roman Pope Innocent IV.
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"text": "The imperial seals had inscriptions in Mongolian script or other scripts that used in various Mongol regimes such as the Mongol Empire and the Northern Yuan dynasty. Seal of Güyük Khan using the classical Mongolian script, as found in a letter sent to the Roman Pope Innocent IV."
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"text": "Güyük (or Kuyuk; Mongolian: Гүюг хаан, romanized: Güyug khaan, Middle Mongolian: Guyug qaghan.svg[1] güyüg qaγan; Chinese: 貴由 Guìyóu) (c. March 19, 1206 – April 20, 1248) was the third Khagan-Emperor[note 1] of the Mongol Empire, the eldest son of Ögedei Khan and a grandson of Genghis Khan. He reigned from 1246 to 1248."
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What noticeable item was worn by the order that was recognized in 1139 by the papal bull Omne datum optimum?
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They wore distinctive white mantles with a red cross.
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"text": "The Templars became a favored charity throughout Christendom, and grew rapidly in membership and power. They were prominent in Christian finance. Templar knights, in their distinctive white mantles with a red cross, were amongst the most skilled fighting units of the Crusades."
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"text": "They were recognized in 1139 by the papal bull Omne datum optimum. The order was active until 1312 when it was perpetually suppressed by Pope Clement V by the bull Vox in excelso. The Templars became a favored charity throughout Christendom, and grew rapidly in membership and power. They were prominent in Christian finance."
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In highest class in many orders that is manifested in its insignia, what region had its royal military order having this class ranked above Commanders and Knights?
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Bavaria.
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"text": "Grand Cross is the highest class in many orders, and manifested in its insignia. Exceptionally, the highest class may be referred to as Grand Cordon or equivalent."
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"text": "In Bavaria, the royal military order established by Maximilian Joseph consisted of three classes with the Grand Crosses ranking above the Commanders and Knights. The Grand Cross title has also been used to confer military merit. For instance, the Grand Duchy of Baden awarded Prince Rupprecht a Grand Cross after World War I."
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Olympus Mons and the Arcadia quadrangle are both located on what?
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Mars
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"text": "Location of Arcadia quadrangle. The Arcadia quadrangle is in the northcentral part of the Martian northwestern hemisphere, in the northern part of the Tharsis volcanic province. The Arcadia quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program."
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"text": "The region contains the Olympus Mons, Ascraeus Mons and Pavonis Mons, three of the four largest shield volanoes on Mars. The north-central part contains Ceraunius Fossae. The Tharsis quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program."
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Shimakaze was an experimental destroyer of the navy of what country that was responsible for the sinking of the battleships Oklahoma, West Virginia and California?
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Japan
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"text": "Of the eight American battleships present in the harbor, five were subjected to torpedo attack and Japanese torpedo aircraft were responsible for the sinking of the battleships Oklahoma, West Virginia and California. A single torpedo hit also struck the Nevada."
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"text": "Shimakaze (島風) (Island Wind) was an experimental destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, and intended as the lead ship in a projected new \"Type C\" of destroyers. She was the only destroyer to be armed with 15 torpedo tubes, each capable of firing the deadly 610 mm (24 in) Type 93 \"Long Lance\" torpedo."
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What is the common name of a food-born parasite that infects the bile duct after eating infected freshwater fish and snails?
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Southeast Asian liver fluke.
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"text": "Opisthorchis viverrini, common name Southeast Asian liver fluke, is a food-borne trematode parasite from the family Opisthorchiidae that infects the bile duct. People are infected after eating raw or undercooked fish. Infection with the parasite is called opisthorchiasis."
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"text": "The first intermediate hosts of the parasite are freshwater snails : The second intermediate hosts are freshwater fish: Leuciscus idus, Tinca tinca, Abramis brama, white-eye bream Ballerus sapa, Barbus barbus, common carp Cyprinus carpio, Blicca bjoerkna, Leuciscus idus, Alburnus alburnus, Aspius aspius, and common rudd Scardinius erythropthalmus."
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Who is a Sheikh of Sufism and what do they do?
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A Sheikh of Sufism is a Sufi who is authorized to teach, initiate and guide aspiring dervishes in the islamic faith.Sheikhs duplicate the Prophetic realities, and are also expected to perform and act as an intermediary between the Creator and the created, since the sheikh has arrived close to God through his meditations and spiritual travels.
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"text": "Sheikhs duplicate the Prophetic realities, and are also expected to perform and act as an intermediary between the Creator and the created, since the sheikh has arrived close to God through his meditations and spiritual travels. There are several types of such sheikh. Contents 1A sheik of Barakah (blessing) 2A sheik of Ahwal (states)"
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"text": "A Sheikh or shaykh (Arabic: شيخ shaykh; ; pl. شيوخ shuyūkh), of Sufism is a Sufi who is authorized to teach, initiate and guide aspiring dervishes in the islamic faith. He distracts himself from worldly riches and women. The sheik is vital to the path of the novice Sufi, for the sheik has himself travelled the path of mysticism."
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Colonel Sun centres on what fictional British Secret Service operative who had a friend named René Mathis?
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Bond
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"text": "Colonel Sun centres on the fictional British Secret Service operative James Bond and his mission to track down the kidnappers of M, his superior at the Secret Service. During the mission he discovers a communist Chinese plot to cause an international incident."
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"text": "After failing to kill him with a gun hidden in a telephone, she successfully poisons him by means of a fugu venom-laced blade hidden in her shoe; she is then captured by Bond's friend René Mathis, of the Deuxième Bureau. The novel ends when Bond collapses to the floor; Fleming had intended to end the series at that point with Bond's death."
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What State Route reaches the Everett Mall and run 49 miles?
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State Route 99
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"text": "State Route 99 ( SR 99 ), also known as the Pacific Highway, is a state highway in the Seattle metropolitan area, part of the U.S. state of Washington. It runs 49 miles (79 km) from Fife in the south to Everett in the north, passing through the cities of Federal Way, SeaTac, Seattle, Shoreline, and Lynnwood."
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"text": "SR 99 then passes through several residential subdivisions and reaches the Everett Mall, where it turns north and terminates at the Broadway Interchange. The interchange includes connections to I-5, the Boeing Freeway ( SR 526 ), and SR 527."
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Who was the father of the Grand Prince of Serbia that ruled from 1083 until his death in 1112?
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King Mihailo I
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"text": "Vukan I ( Serbian: Вукан, Greek: Βολκάνος; c. 1050 – 1112) was the Grand Prince of Serbia from 1083 until his death in 1112. During first years. he ruled together with his brother Marko, holding the regions of inner Serbia ( Raška, lat. Rascia)."
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"text": "Vukan was the first-born of Petrislav, the son of King Mihailo I and his second Greek wife. He and his brother Marko swore an oath of loyalty to Constantine Bodin and took power as his vassals in Serbia in 1083 or 1084. Marko later disappears from sources."
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What may be oral or nasal, and example of which are palatal?
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Clicks
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"text": "In the orthographies of individual languages, palatal clicks may be written either with digraphs based on the vertical-bar letter of the IPA, or using the Latin alphabet. Khoekhoee and most Bushman languages use the former."
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"text": "The forward place of articulation is broad, with the tongue flat against the roof of the mouth from the alveolar ridge to the palate. The release is a sharp, plosive sound. Clicks may be oral or nasal, which means that the airflow is either restricted to the mouth, or passes through the nose as well."
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German Intercept Station Operations were intercept operations that were undertaken by the German Army forces in what war in which the Battle of Europe took place?
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World War 2
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"text": "German Intercept Station Operations were intercept operations that were undertaken by the German Army forces in Europe during World War II. Interception is the gathering of radio signals as part of a signals intelligence operation."
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"text": "For a list of notable strategic bombings in the European Theatere of World War II, see List of air operations during the Battle of Europe. Strategic bombing during World War II was the sustained aerial attack on railways, harbours, cities, workers' and civilian housing, and industrial districts in enemy territory during World War II."
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The gravity of Earth's only natural satellite is the cause of what natural phenomena?
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The moon's gravity causes ocean tides.
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"text": "Gravity (from Latin gravitas 'weight' ), or gravitation, is a natural phenomenon by which all things with mass or energy —including planets, stars, galaxies, and even light —are brought toward (or gravitate toward) one another. On Earth, gravity gives weight to physical objects, and the Moon 's gravity causes the ocean tides."
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"text": "The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. At about one-quarter the diameter of Earth (comparable to the width of Australia),[15] it is the largest natural satellite in the Solar System relative to the size of its planet,[f] the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System overall, and is larger than any known dwarf planet."
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Eel and South Fork American are both names of what?
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Rivers
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"text": "The river flows 105 miles (169 km) north from Laytonville to Dyerville /Founders' Grove where it joins the Eel River. The South Fork drains a long and narrow portion of the Coast Range of California in parts of Mendocino and Humboldt counties."
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"text": "The South Fork American River is a major tributary of the American River in El Dorado County, California, draining a watershed on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada east of Sacramento. The river begins in pristine Desolation Wilderness and flows through the Sierra Nevada foothills."
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The body of water that drains the Himalayan east of the Indo-Nepal border, and the 10 km long Kallang are both types of what?
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Rivers.
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"text": "The longest of these, the Kallang River, is only 10 km in length. The Singapore River, perhaps the most famous in the country, is of a short length as well."
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"text": "The river drains the Himalayan east of the Indo-Nepal border, south-central portion of the Tibetan plateau above the Ganga basin, south-eastern portion of Tibet, the Patkai-Bum hills, the northern slopes of the Meghalaya hills, the Assam plains, and the northern portion of Bangladesh."
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The slope of the Abbey Craig is made of what?
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It is part of the Stirling Sill, which is quartz-dolerite.
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"text": "The Stirling Sill is an outcropping of a large quartz-dolerite intrusion or sill that underlies a large part of central Scotland, and may be contiguous at great depth. The sill is of very late Carboniferous age or more probably Permian, as it penetrates the coal measures, often in bedding planes between the various strata."
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"text": "The slope of the Abbey Craig, or the Stirling Castle rock, gives a general idea of the angle of dip of the coal measures at the extremity or the coalfield, and the thickness of the Stirling Sill can also be seen, which is approximately 100 metres."
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Karl Barth wrote a commentary on what number book of the New Testament?
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The sixth
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"text": "The Epistle to the Romans ( German: Der Römerbrief) is a commentary by the Swiss theologian Karl Barth on the New Testament Epistle to the Romans ."
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"text": "For the work by Karl Barth, see The Epistle to the Romans (Barth). The Epistle to the Romans or Letter to the Romans, often shortened to Romans, is the sixth book in the New Testament. Biblical scholars agree that it was composed by Paul the Apostle to explain that salvation is offered through the gospel of Jesus Christ."
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What number Chinese religious category is the religious tradition characterized by a concern for salvation?
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It is the fourth category.
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"text": "Some scholars consider these religions a single phenomenon, and others consider them the fourth great Chinese religious category alongside the well-established Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism."
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"text": "Chinese salvationist religions or Chinese folk religious sects are a Chinese religious tradition characterised by a concern for salvation (moral fulfillment) of the person and the society."
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What is the specific branch of physical geography that would study the origin of the landforms on the surface of the planet Mars?
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Planetary geomorphology
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"text": "Practical applications of geomorphology include hazard assessment (such as landslide prediction and mitigation ), river control and stream restoration, and coastal protection. Planetary geomorphology studies landforms on other terrestrial planets such as Mars."
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"text": "Physical geography can be divided into several branches or related fields, as follows: Geomorphology is concerned with understanding the surface of the Earth and the processes by which it is shaped, both at the present as well as in the past."
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Given normal inflammatory circumstances, microbial pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) bind with the endocytic what, which cells in the innate immune system use to recognize molecular structures that are produced by pathogens, of phagocytes?
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Pattern recognition receptors
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"text": "Cells in the innate immune system use pattern recognition receptors to recognize molecular structures that are produced by pathogens."
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"text": "Given normal inflammatory circumstances, microbial pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) bind with the endocytic pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) of phagocytes, which mediates neutrophil mediation or macrophage phagocytosis."
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What would result from static force applied to the crystals in the following classes: 1, 2, m, 222, mm2, 4, -4, 422, 4mm, -42m, 3, 32, 3m, 6, -6, 622, 6mm, -62m, 23, -43m?
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A fixed amount of charge
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"text": "All polar crystals are pyroelectric, so the ten polar crystal classes are sometimes referred to as the pyroelectric classes. Piezoelectric crystal classes: 1, 2, m, 222, mm2, 4, -4, 422, 4mm, -42m, 3, 32, 3m, 6, -6, 622, 6mm, -62m, 23, -43m"
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"text": "A static force results in a fixed amount of charge on the piezoelectric material. In conventional readout electronics, imperfect insulating materials and reduction in internal sensor resistance causes a constant loss of electrons and yields a decreasing signal."
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The city known as Ammon was named Philadelphia during the periods of its history associated with the Greeks and what, whom Cilicia was annexed to in 64 BC?
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Romans
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"text": "During the Iron Age, the city was known as Ammon, home to the Kingdom of the Ammonites. It was named Philadelphia during its Greek and Roman periods, and was finally called Amman during the Islamic period. For much of the early and middle Islamic periods (7th–14th centuries), it served as a center for the Balqa district of Syria."
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"text": "Cilicia was annexed to the Roman Republic in 64 BC by Pompey, as a consequence of its military presence in the east, after pursuing victory in the Third Mithridatic War. It was subdivided by Diocletian in around 297, and it remained under Roman rule for several centuries, until falling to the Islamic conquests ."
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Is Lysimachia asperulifoli, Lysimachia clethroides or Lysimachia nemorum an evergreen as opposed to a flowering plant?
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Lysimachia nemorum is an evergreen plant.
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"text": "Lysimachia clethroides, the gooseneck loosestrife, is a species of flowering plant, traditionally classified in the family Primulaceae. It was transferred to the family Myrsinaceae based on a molecular phylogenetic study, but this family was later merged into the Primulaceae."
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"text": "Lysimachia nemorum is an evergreen creeping perennial herbaceous plant growing up to about 40 cm. The bright green leaves are opposite, ovate, without teeth or hairs."
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"text": "Poir. Lysimachia asperulifolia ( orth. var. L. asperulaefolia) is a rare species of flowering plant in the Primulaceae known by the common name rough-leaved loosestrife and roughleaf yellow loosestrife."
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What type of area used to deploy military units, aircraft and warships has been termed a point d'appui?
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Staging areas
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"text": "Often and historically this military staging area has been termed a point d'appui, which is often on high ground and sometimes coincident with a significant prehistoric monument, as in the case of Catto Long Barrow in Aberdeenshire, Scotland."
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"text": "Militaries use staging areas to deploy military units, aircraft and warships and materiel ahead of an attack or invasion. In former times, this used to be generally the border area of one's own country, but in recent wars ( Gulf War, Kosovo War, Iraq War) it may also be the border area of another unrelated country granting access."
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In what language are vowels of all heights are nasalized indiscriminately but preference occurs in some language, such as for high vowels in Chamorro and low vowels that is a language family spoken by Central Thai people and vast majority of Thai Chinese?
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Thai
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"text": "In most languages, vowels of all heights are nasalized indiscriminately, but preference occurs in some language, such as for high vowels in Chamorro and low vowels in Thai. A few languages, such as Palantla Chinantec, contrast lightly nasalized and heavily nasalized vowels."
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"text": "Thai, Central Thai (historically Siamese; Thai: ภาษาไทย), is a Tai language of the Kra–Dai language family spoken by Central Thai people and vast majority of Thai Chinese. It is the national language of Thailand and de facto official language."
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Limenitis archippus and Nymphalidae are both what?
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Butterflies.
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"text": "The viceroy ( Limenitis archippus) is a North American butterfly that ranges through most of the contiguous United States as well as parts of Canada and Mexico. The westernmost portion of its range extends from the Northwest Territories along the eastern edges of the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada mountains, southwards into central Mexico."
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"text": "The Limenitidini are a tribe of the better known \"brush-footed butterflies\", as they are known to perch on hindlegs, whereas the other two forelegs are positioned curled up. These two forelegs often have brush-like hairs, which is a key identifier of the Nymphalidae."
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The person who launched the Mongol invasions that conquered most of Eurasia exempted who from paying taxes or performing public service?
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Religious leaders
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"text": "To avoid strife, Genghis Khan set up an institution that ensured complete religious freedom, though he himself was a Shamanist. Under his administration, all religious leaders were exempt from taxation, and from public service."
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"text": "After founding the Empire and being proclaimed Genghis Khan (an honorary title possibly derived from the Turkic \"tengiz\" — sea, meaning \"the oceanic, universal ruler\"), he launched the Mongol invasions that conquered most of Eurasia, reaching as far west as Poland in Europe and the Levant in the Middle East."
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Where are ⟨ t ⟩ and ⟨ j ⟩ both found?
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International Phonetic Alphabet.
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"text": "The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents voiceless dental, alveolar, and postalveolar plosives is ⟨ t ⟩, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is t."
},
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"text": "The voiced palatal approximant is a type of consonant used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ j ⟩. The equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is j, and in the Americanist phonetic notation it is ⟨y⟩."
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How many major soil groups are there in the province that borders Yunnan and is known for a famous variety of fruit called the Tam Hoa plum?
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Ten
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"text": "Many different varieties of Prunus salicina, some being hybrid species, are cultivated in China. Prunus salicina is also widely cultivated in Japan and Korea. The most famous variety of this fruit in Vietnam is the Tam Hoa plum grown in Bắc Hà town, in Lào Cai Province ."
},
{
"text": "Lào Cai Province is located in the north of the country and has an area of 6,383.9 square kilometres (2,464.8 sq mi). It borders the provinces of Hà Giang, Yên Bái, Sơn La, and Lai Châu, as well as the province of Yunnan in the People's Republic of China.[11]There are ten major soil groups under 30 categories in the province, under ten land groups."
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d5db0cd20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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What narrow-leaved flowering South African ragwort is not part of the Europe variant that is usually found along road sides?
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The senecio inaequidens.
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"text": "Ragwort is abundant in waste land, waysides and grazing pastures. It can be found along road sides, and grows in all cool and high rainfall areas. Ragwort is native to the Eurasian continent. In Europe it is widely spread, from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean. In Britain and Ireland it is listed as a weed."
},
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"text": "Senecio inaequidens, known as narrow-leaved ragwort and South African ragwort, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae . Senecio inaequidens is a perennial chamaephyte up to 1 m in height, often much ramified, with each stem ending in one or a few capitula yellow in colour, forming a loose floral display."
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d5db0cfa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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What religion where theology starts with the Father hypostasis, had an interpretation of the Trinity and the origin of the Holy Spirit?
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Eastern Orthodoxy.
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"text": "The Eastern Orthodox interpretation of the Trinity is that the Holy Spirit originates, has his cause for existence or being (manner of existence) from the Father alone as \"One God, One Father\" and that the filioque confuses the theology as it was defined at the councils at both Nicea and Constantinople."
},
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"text": "In Eastern Orthodoxy, theology starts with the Father hypostasis, not the essence of God, since the Father is the God of the Old Testament."
}
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d5db0d2c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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Which dynasty came first: the Byzantine or the Ptolemic?
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The Ptolemaic (it was in ancient Egypt).
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"text": "The names of the last two, the short-lived Thirty-First Dynasty and the longer-lasting Ptolemaic Dynasty, are later coinings. While widely used and useful, the system does have its shortcomings. Some dynasties only ruled part of Egypt and existed concurrently with other dynasties based in other cities."
},
{
"text": "The Byzantine Empire was ruled by emperors of the Angeloi dynasty between 1185 and 1204 AD. The Angeloi rose to the throne following the deposition of Andronikos I Komnenos, the last male-line Komnenos to rise to the throne."
},
{
"text": "The Ptolemaic dynasty (/ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪɪk/; Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖοι, Ptolemaioi), sometimes also known as the Lagids (/ˈlædʒɪdz/) or Lagidae (/ˈlædʒɪdi/; Λαγίδαι, Lagidai, after Lagus, Ptolemy I's father), was a Macedonian Greek[1][2][3][4][5] royal family, which ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt during the Hellenistic period. Their rule lasted for 275 years, from 305 to 30 BC.[6]"
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d5db0d540dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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Derafsh Kaviani was a what of the Empire that along with the Romans was the most important money-issuing polity in Late Antiquity?
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Vexilloid
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"text": "Together with the Roman Empire, the Sasanian Empire was the most important money-issuing polity in Late Antiquity. Sasanian coinage had a significant influence on coinage of other polities. Sasanian coins are a pivotal primary source for the study of the Sasanian period, and of major importance in history and art history in general."
},
{
"text": "According to legend, the vexilloid of the Empire was the Derafsh Kaviani. The period of Sasanian rule is considered a high point in Iranian history, and in many ways was the peak of ancient Iranian culture before the Muslim conquest and subsequent Islamisation."
}
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d5db0d7c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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What type of battles occurred between the Chinese Han Empire and the nomadic confederation who frequently led incursions to the Han frontier?
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A series of military battles.
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"text": "During the transitional years between Qin and Han, while the Chinese were mainly focused towards the interior of their nation, the Xiongnu took the opportunity to retake the territory north of the wall. The Xiongnu frequently led incursions to the Han frontier and had considerable political influence over the border regions."
},
{
"text": "The Han–Xiongnu War, also known as the Sino–Xiongnu War, was a series of military battles fought between the Chinese Han Empire and the nomadic Xiongnu confederation from 133 BC to 89 AD."
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A church called St Oswald's has a Church of England school in what town that shares its name with a title that is used mainly in the Anglican Communion, the Roman Catholic Church, and many Lutheran denominations?
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Dean
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"text": "A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion, the Roman Catholic Church, and many Lutheran denominations."
},
{
"text": "Dean has a Church of England school, a church called St Oswald's. Nearby settlements include the towns of Workington and Cockermouth . Dean is located in Allerdale, in the west of Cumbria in the North West of England."
}
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d5db0dcc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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What object is Santana Lakshmi and Dhana Lakshmi often depicted as holding, and what fruit is on it?
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They are depicted as holding a kalasha, a water pitcher with a coconut on it.
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"text": "Santana Lakshmi (\"Progeny Lakshmi\") is the goddess of bestowing offspring. She is depicted as six-armed, carrying two kalashas (water pitcher with mango leaves and a coconut on it), sword, shield, a child on her lap, a hand in abhaya mudra and the other holding the child."
},
{
"text": "Goddess Dhana Lakshmi is Four-armed, in red garments, carries Sudarshana Chakra, Shankha, Kalasha (water pitcher with mango leaves and a coconut on it) or Amrita Kalasha (a pitcher containing Amrita – elixir of life), bow-arrow, a Lotus (flower) and an arm in abhaya mudra with gold coins falling from it."
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What superlative in Berlin is used for the Berlin Television tower?
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Tallest Berlin building
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"text": "The tallest structure in Berlin is the Fernsehturm Berlin, which rises 368 metres (1,207 ft). A cluster of office high rise buildings is located at Potsdamer Platz in the Mitte district and at Breitscheidplatz in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district."
},
{
"text": "/ 52.52083°N 13.40944°E / 52.52083; 13.40944 The Berliner Fernsehturm or Fernsehturm Berlin (English: Berlin Television Tower) is a television tower in central Berlin, Germany ."
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The medicine approved in the United States for OCD, and social anxiety disorder is part of what class?
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class
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"text": "Fluvoxamine is approved in the United States for OCD, and social anxiety disorder. In other countries (e.g., Australia, the UK, and Russia) it also has indications for major depressive disorder. In Japan it is currently approved to treat OCD, SAD and MDD. Fluvoxamine is indicated for children and adolescents with OCD."
},
{
"text": "Fluvoxamine, sold under the brand name Luvox among others, is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class which is used primarily for the treatment of depression disorder and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD)."
}
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d5db0e6c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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The London boroughs of Hampton, and Barnett are in which time zone?
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British Time zone UTC (GMT)
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"text": "It forms part of Outer London and is the largest London borough by population with 384,774 inhabitants, also making it the 13th largest district in England. The borough covers an area of 86.74 square kilometres (33 sq mi), the fourth highest of the 32 London boroughs, and has a population density of 45.8 people per hectare, which ranks it 25th."
},
{
"text": "Hampton is a suburban area on the north bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England,and historically in the County of Middlesex. which includes Hampton Court Palace. Hampton is served by two railway stations, including one immediately south of Hampton Court Bridge in East Molesey ."
},
{
"text": "Barnet shown within Greater LondonSovereign stateUnited KingdomConstituent countryEnglandRegionLondonCeremonial countyGreater LondonCreated1 April 1965Admin HQ2 Bristol Avenue, ColindaleGovernment • TypeLondon borough council • BodyBarnet London Borough Council • LeadershipCommittee system (Conservative) • MayorCaroline Stock • London AssemblyAndrew Dismore (Lab) AM for Barnet and CamdenArea • Total33.49 sq mi (86.74 km2)Area rank225th (of 309)Population (mid-2019 est.) • Total395,869 • Rank13th (of 309) • Density12,000/sq mi (4,600/km2) • Ethnicity[1]45.5% White BritishTime zoneUTC (GMT)"
},
{
"text": "BodyRichmond upon Thames London Borough Council • LeadershipLiberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat) • MayorGeoff Acton (from May 2020)[1] • London AssemblyNicholas Rogers (Conservative) AM for South West • MPsMunira Wilson (Liberal Democrat)Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat)Area • Total22.17 sq mi (57.41 km2)Area rank256th (of 309)Population (mid-2019 est.) • Total198,019 • Rank94th (of 309) • Density8,900/sq mi (3,400/km2)Time zoneUTC (GMT)"
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d5db0e940dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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What were the three main criteria of self-identification for the group of people who were almost all executed or expelled after World War II?
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Loyalty to the German state, strong religious beliefs, and the mother tongue.
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"text": "For Prussian Lithuanians loyalty to the German state, strong religious beliefs, and the mother tongue were the three main criteria of self-identification. Due to differences in religion and loyalties to a different state, the Prussian Lithuanians did not consider Lithuanians of the Grand Duchy to be part of their community."
},
{
"text": "Almost all Prussian Lithuanians were executed or expelled after World War II, when East Prussia was divided between Poland and the Soviet Union. The northern part became the Kaliningrad Oblast, while the southern part was attached to Poland. Only the small Klaipėda Region ( German: Memelland) was attached to Lithuania."
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d5db0ebc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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The author of Milton: A Poem in Two Books worked as a what?
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A commercial illustrator
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"text": "A page from Milton: A Poem in Two Books, one of Blake's prophetic books. The prophetic books of the 18th-century English poet and artist William Blake are a series of lengthy, interrelated poetic works drawing upon Blake's own personal mythology."
},
{
"text": "While Blake worked as a commercial illustrator, these books were ones that he produced, with his own engravings, as an extended and largely private project. In these works, concluding with the epic Jerusalem The Emanation of the Giant Albion, he elaborated a personal invented mythology ( mythopoeia )."
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Where can you find both the Afrosoricida and the Crocidura flavescens?
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You can find them both in South Africa.
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"text": "The order Afrosoricida contains the golden moles of southern Africa and the tenrecs of Madagascar and Africa, two families of small mammals that were traditionally part of the order Insectivora. Often called sengis, the elephant shrews or jumping shrews are native to southern Africa."
},
{
"text": "The greater red musk shrew (Crocidura flavescens) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, and Eswatini. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, temperate grassland, and rural gardens. Like most shrew species, C. flavenscens is nocturnal. The greater red musk shrew is considered to be asocial and territorial, with males using scent marking to establish their territory. Males appear to be more aggressive than females, and their aggression increases with greater population density.[2]"
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d5db0f0c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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What horse-drawn vehicle was used for both warfare and sport in the ancient world?
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The chariot was was used for both warfare and sport in the ancient world.
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"text": "For the traditional Chinese constellation, see Chariot (Chinese constellation). The ancient Chinese chariot ( Chinese: 战车; pinyin: zhànche; lit. 'war vehicle') was used as an attack and pursuit vehicle on the open fields and plains of ancient China from around 1200 BCE."
},
{
"text": "In the Roman Empire, chariots were not used for warfare, but for chariot racing, especially in circuses, or for triumphal processions, when they could be drawn by as many as ten horses or even by dogs, tigers, or ostriches[citation needed]."
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What country did the Soviet Union border that Afghanistan also bordered?
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China
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"text": "Two thirds of the Soviet border was coastline of the Arctic Ocean. Across the Bering Strait was the United States. The Soviet Union bordered Afghanistan, China, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Hungary, Iran, Mongolia, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Romania, and Turkey at the end of WWII."
},
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"text": "Afghanistan, is a country located in Central Asia and South Asia.[11][12] It has borders with Pakistan in the south and east, Iran in the west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and China in the far northeast.[12]In early times people passed through it with animals and other goods as it connected China and India with Central Asia and the Middle East. More recently, Afghanistan has been damaged by many years of war. This has resulted in there not being enough jobs."
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d5db0f5c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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Earth has an effective temperature, which is an estimate of a body's surface temperature, of what?
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252 K
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"text": "The effective temperature of a body such as a star or planet is the temperature of a black body that would emit the same total amount of electromagnetic radiation. Effective temperature is often used as an estimate of a body's surface temperature when the body's emissivity curve (as a function of wavelength) is not known."
},
{
"text": ". This calculation gives us an effective temperature of the Earth of 252 K (−21 °C). The average temperature of the Earth is 288 K (15 °C). One reason for the difference between the two values is due to the greenhouse effect, which increases the average temperature of the Earth's surface."
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In the vast explanation of the Holy Quran, it give directions on everything from details of what type of obligations like Ghusl?
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Religious obligations.
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"text": "In Quranic perspective, Hadith also called the vast explanation (Arabic: بَيَانَهُۥ ʾbayānahu, literally means \"it’s explanation.\") of the Holy Quran, for verse number 16-19 of Surah Al-Qiyama."
},
{
"text": "While the number of verses pertaining to law in the Quran is relatively few, hadith give direction on everything from details of religious obligations (such as Ghusl or Wudu, ablutions for salat prayer), to the correct forms of salutations and the importance of benevolence to slaves."
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d5db0fac0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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What is cornea and what are the corneal endothelium responsible for?
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The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber. Corneal endothelium: a simple squamous or low cuboidal monolayer, approx 5 μm thick, of mitochondria-rich cells. These cells are responsible for regulating fluid and solute transport between the aqueous and corneal stromal compartments.
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"text": "Corneal endothelium: a simple squamous or low cuboidal monolayer, approx 5 μm thick, of mitochondria-rich cells. These cells are responsible for regulating fluid and solute transport between the aqueous and corneal stromal compartments."
},
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"text": "The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber. The cornea, with the anterior chamber and lens, refracts light, with the cornea accounting for approximately two-thirds of the eye's total optical power.[1][2] In humans, the refractive power of the cornea is approximately 43 dioptres.[3] The cornea can be reshaped by surgical procedures such as LASIK"
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Tai are considered a symbol of luck and fortune in what country associated with the foods Manjū and fishcakes?
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Japan
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"text": "Fishcakes in Japan are commonly made from surimi, a paste made primarily from fish meat and Mirin, starch, egg whites and spices. After formation, they are commonly fried or boiled before packing and distribution."
},
{
"text": "Manjū is a popular traditional Japanese confection; most have an outside made from flour, rice powder and buckwheat and a filling of anko ( red bean paste ), made from boiled azuki beans and sugar. Mizuame is a sweetener from Japan which is translated literally to \"water candy\"."
},
{
"text": "Tai are considered a symbol of luck and fortune in Japan, and were an expensive fish only affordable by the higher classes or on special occasions. Masamori Kobe, the fourth owner of the store, stated that Seijirō wanted to give the ordinary people a taste of the expensive fish at low prices."
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d5db101a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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Chlorofluoromethane and Chlorotrifluorosilane are both compounds that are both in what state of matter?
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Gas.
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"text": "Chlorofluoromethane or Freon 31 is the hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) with the formula CH 2 ClF. It is a colorless, odorless, flammable gas. Pyrolysis of a mixture of dichlorofluoromethane and chlorofluoromethane gives hexafluorobenzene:"
},
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"text": "Chlorotrifluorosilane is an organic gaseous compound with formula SiClF 3 composed of silicon, fluorine and chlorine. It is a silane that substitutes hydrogen with fluorine and chlorine atoms."
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When was the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States established?
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The Presbyterian Church (USA), the largest Presbyterian church body in the United States, was established in 1983.
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"text": "For other entities with similar names, see American Presbyterian Church. The Presbyterian Church in America ( PCA) is the second-largest Presbyterian church body, behind the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the largest conservative Reformed denomination in the United States."
},
{
"text": "The Presbyterian Church (USA), abbreviated PC(USA), is a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States. The PC(USA) was established by the 1983 merger of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, whose churches were located in the Southern and border states, with the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, whose congregations could be found in every state."
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The substance encoded by the CLCNKA gene, and the substance encoded by the CLCN6 gene are both types of what?
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Proteins.
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"text": "Chloride channel protein ClC-Ka is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLCNKA gene. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene."
},
{
"text": "Chloride transport protein 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLCN6 gene. The CLCN family of voltage-dependent chloride channel genes comprises nine members (CLCN1-7, Ka and Kb) which demonstrate quite diverse functional characteristics while sharing significant sequence homology."
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d5db10d80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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who is IEEE 754 use?
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Many hardware floating-point units use the IEEE 754 standard.
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"text": "The standard addressed many problems found in the diverse floating-point implementations that made them difficult to use reliably and portably. Many hardware floating-point units use the IEEE 754 standard."
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Huangdi translates to Emperor or what title that Theodora, wife of Theophilos held?
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Empress
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"text": "Since the time of Qin Shi Huang (259–210 BC) the Emperor of China used the title huangdi ( 皇帝, translated as \"emperor\" or \"empress (regnant)\" as appropriate), Wu Zetian was the only woman in the history of China to assume the title of huangdi."
},
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"text": "Lynda Garland, a historian of the Byzantine Empire, states that this story too closely resembles a different story told about the later empress Theodora, wife of Theophilos, to be historically true."
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Most members of the genus belonging to the family Pseudomonadaceae and containing 191 described species are naturally resistant to what antibiotics?
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Most Pseudomonas are naturally resistant to penicillin and the majority of related beta-lactam antibiotics.
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"text": "Most Pseudomonas spp. are naturally resistant to penicillin and the majority of related beta-lactam antibiotics, but a number are sensitive to piperacillin, imipenem, ticarcillin, or ciprofloxacin. Aminoglycosides such as tobramycin, gentamicin, and amikacin are other choices for therapy."
},
{
"text": "Pseudomonas is a genus of Gram-negative, Gammaproteobacteria, belonging to the family Pseudomonadaceae and containing 191 validly described species. The members of the genus demonstrate a great deal of metabolic diversity and consequently are able to colonize a wide range of niches."
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d5db115a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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Which country can be credited with introducing Germany to an old Tarot pack card game that uses three hands?
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France, given such a game is called Taroc, and it was introduced into Germany from France around 1720.
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"text": "Grosstarock ( German: Großtarock ), originally German Taroc ( deutsches Tarocspiel) or just Taroc, is an old three-handed card game of the Tarock family played with a full 78-card Tarot pack."
},
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"text": "This form of Taroc was introduced into Germany from France around 1720, its initial terminology and mode of play being typically French."
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What asexual reproduction method in dinoflagellates has an oblique fission suture?
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Desmoschisis.
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"text": "Desmoschisis is asexual reproduction in dinoflagellates which the parent cell divides to produce two daughter cells, each daughter retaining half the parent theca, at least temporarily. During desmoschisis, the theca undergoes fission along a predetermined suture between thecal plates."
},
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"text": "During desmoschisis, the theca undergoes fission along a predetermined suture between thecal plates. The fission suture is oblique, usually from the top left to the bottom right (as in oblique binary fission)."
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Who is Chatokay and what is his tribe?
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Chatokay is a fictional character who appears in each of the seven seasons of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager. He was Native American.
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"text": "Chakotay / tʃəˈkoʊteɪ / is a fictional character who appears in each of the seven seasons of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager. Portrayed by Robert Beltran, he is First Officer aboard the Starfleet starship USS Voyager."
},
{
"text": "Reviewers of Chakotay were critical of the stereotypical nature of Chakotay's Native American heritage. This led to comparisons with Tonto from The Lone Ranger, and that the inclusion of \"Hollywood\" versions of vision quests and meditation techniques were contrary to the character's in-universe tribal background.[1] However, he was praised as a role model for Native American science fiction and called \"ground-breaking\",[2] as well as the most prominent example of a Native American character within this genre"
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How much taller is the San Jacinto monument than The Largest Fork?
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It is 532 feet taller.
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"text": "The San Jacinto monument is an octagonal column. It was built by W.S. Bellows Construction and primarily constructed of reinforced concrete. Its exterior is faced with Texas limestone from a quarry near the Texas State Capitol. It stands 567.31 feet (172.92 m) tall and is the tallest monument column in the world."
},
{
"text": "World's Largest Kokopelli in Camp Verde, Arizona. World's largest peanut, Ashburn. World's largest mattress, Jefferson. The Largest Fork, standing 35' and weighing 11 tons in Springfield, Missouri. World's Largest Scales of Justice, Albuquerque NM."
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What substance is tested which includes hemoglobin concentration, is often used in health care to determine physiological and biochemical states?
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Blood tests.
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"text": "Blood tests are often used in health care to determine physiological and biochemical states, such as disease, mineral content, pharmaceutical drug effectiveness, and organ function. Typical clinical blood panels include a basic metabolic panel or a complete blood count. Blood tests are also used in drug tests to detect drug abuse."
},
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"text": "The concentration of hemoglobin is measured, and the red blood cell indices are calculated from measurements of red blood cells and hemoglobin. Manual tests can be used to independently confirm abnormal results."
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Parts of Israel like the Central Coastal Plain or the Western Negev are divided into six main districts called what?
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Mehozot
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"text": "There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in Hebrew as mehozot ( מְחוֹזוֹת ; singular: mahoz מָחוֹז ) and Arabic as mintaqah and fifteen sub-districts known as nafot ( נָפוֹת ; singular: nafa נָפָה ). Each sub-district is further divided into cities, municipalities, and regional councils it contains."
},
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"text": "This area is Israel's most densely populated. South of this, running to Nahal Shikma, is the Central Coastal Plain, also known as the Western Negev. The last segment is the Southern Coastal Plain, which extends south around the Gaza Strip."
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