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What is an extinct genus of shark-like eugeneodont fish that the fossils of have been found world wide?
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Helicoprion
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"text": "Fossils of Helicoprion have been found worldwide, as the genus is known from Russia, Western Australia, China, Kazakhstan, Japan, Laos, Norway, Canada, Mexico, and the United States ( Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Texas, Utah, and California )."
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"text": "Helicoprion is an extinct genus of shark-like eugeneodont fish. Almost all fossil specimens are of spirally arranged clusters of the individuals' teeth, called \"tooth whorls\", which in life were embedded in the lower jaw."
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What country in classical antiquity was home to several Illyrian tribes and had the state of Arbanon?
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Albania.
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"text": "Arbanon is considered to be the first sketch of an Albanian state, that retained a semi-autonomous status as the western extremity of the Byzantine Empire, under the Byzantine Doukai of Epirus or Laskarids of Nicaea. A relief of the Scuola degli Albanesi commemorating the Siege of Shkodra."
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"text": "During classical antiquity, Albania was home to several Illyrian tribes such as the Ardiaei, Albanoi, Amantini, Enchele, Taulantii and many others, but also Thracian and Greek tribes, as well as several Greek colonies established on the Illyrian coast."
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What subspecies of Sceloporus occidentalis is the same kind of species as the spiny lizards?
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The Coast Range fence lizard.
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"text": "Spiny lizards is a common name for the genus Sceloporus in the family Phrynosomatidae. The genus is endemic to North America and Central America. This genus includes some of the most commonly seen lizards in the United States ."
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"text": "Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii, commonly known as the Coast Range fence lizard, is a subspecies of Sceloporus occidentalis, the Western fence lizard . This taxon, S. o. bocourtii, is found in the state of California, from Sonoma County south to Santa Barbara County."
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What is the largest group of aboriginal peoples in Canada near the St. Lawrence waterway?
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The largest First Nations group near the St. Lawrence waterway are the Iroquois.
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"text": "The largest First Nations group near the St. Lawrence waterway are the Iroquois. This area also includes the Wyandot (formerly referred to as the Huron) peoples of central Ontario, and the League of Five Nations who had lived in the United States, south of Lake Ontario. Major ethnicities include the:"
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"text": "\" First Nation \" refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. In the context used here, it refers only to band governments. For a list of peoples and ethnicities please see List of First Nations peoples in British Columbia (which includes extinct groups)."
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How old was Hadrian when he became emperor of Rome?
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Hadrian was 41 years-old when he became emperor of Rome.
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"text": "Roman empire under Hadrian (ruled 117–38), showing the imperial province of Thracia in southeastern Europe. The Roman diocese of Thraciae. Thracia or Thrace ( Θρᾴκη Thrakē) is the ancient name given to the southeastern Balkan region, the land inhabited by the Thracians ."
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"text": "Hadrian was born on 24 January 76, probably in Italica (near modern Seville) in the Roman province of Hispania Baetica; one Roman biographer claims he was born at Rome.[4][5][6] He was named Publius Aelius Hadrianus."
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d5df7bfa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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Which parasitic wasp that is known for its red body color can no longer make nests?
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The cuckoo wasp is a parasitic wasp that can no longer make nests. It is known for its red body color.
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"text": "The cuckoo wasp, Polistes sulcifer, is an obligate social parasite, whose only host is P. dominula. Polistes annularis, whose species name is Latin for \"ringed\", is also known for its distinctive red body color."
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"text": "Polistes sulcifer is a species of paper wasp in the genus Polistes that is found in Italy and Croatia. It is one of only three known Polistes obligate social parasites, sometimes referred to as \"cuckoo paper wasps\", and its host is the congeneric species Polistes dominula. As an obligate social parasite, this species has lost the ability to build nests, and relies on the host workers to raise its brood."
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d5df7c220dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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What deity is known as the Preserver in Hinduism, that is also sometimes referred to as Soma?
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Vishnu.
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"text": "In Puranas, Soma is sometimes also used to refer to Vishnu, Shiva (as Somanatha ), Yama and Kubera. In some Indian texts, Soma is the name of an apsara; alternatively it is the name of any medicinal concoction, or rice-water gruel, or heaven and sky, as well as the name of certain places of pilgrimage."
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"text": "The Hindu trinity, also known are tridev consists of Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer and reincarnator. Their feminine counterparts are Saraswati, the wife of Brahma, Lakshmi, the wife of Vishnu, and Parvati the wife of Shiva. The followers of the last two form two major sects."
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In geology, a what, sands of which are are a class of ore deposit which is an important source of zirconium, titanium, thorium, tungsten, rare-earth elements, the industrial minerals diamond, sapphire, garnet, and occasionally precious metals or gemstones, is a mineral with a density that is greater than 2.9 g/cm 3?
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Heavy mineral
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"text": "In geology, a heavy mineral is a mineral with a density that is greater than 2.9 g/cm 3, most commonly referring to dense components of siliciclastic sediments. A heavy mineral suite is the relative percentages of heavy minerals in a stone."
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"text": "Heavy mineral sands are a class of ore deposit which is an important source of zirconium, titanium, thorium, tungsten, rare-earth elements, the industrial minerals diamond, sapphire, garnet, and occasionally precious metals or gemstones ."
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CDU and the DNVP were both political parties in what country?
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Germany
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"text": "The German National People's Party ( German: Deutschnationale Volkspartei, DNVP) was a national-conservative party in Germany during the Weimar Republic. Before the rise of the Nazi Party, it was the major conservative and nationalist party in Weimar Germany."
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"text": "The Federal Republic of Germany has a plural multi-party system. The largest by members and parliament seats are the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), with its sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU) and Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)."
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The neuronal encoding of what, which the temporal theory of hearing deals with the perception of, is the representation of auditory sensation and perception in the nervous system?
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Sound
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"text": "The temporal theory of hearing states that human perception of sound depends on temporal patterns with which neurons respond to sound in the cochlea. Therefore, in this theory, the pitch of a pure tone is determined by the period of neuron firing patterns—either of single neurons, or groups as described by the volley theory."
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"text": "The neuronal encoding of sound is the representation of auditory sensation and perception in the nervous system ."
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Who governed the League of Nations mandate in the " South Seas " given to the Empire of Japan by the League of Nations following World War I?
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The mandate for the South Seas was governed by the Nan'yō Government.
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"text": "The South Seas Mandate, officially the Mandate for the German Possessions in the Pacific Ocean lying North of the Equator, was a League of Nations mandate in the \" South Seas \" given to the Empire of Japan by the League of Nations following World War I."
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"text": "In Japan, the territory is known as \" Japanese mandate for the South Seas Islands \" (日本委任統治領南洋群島, Nihon Inin Tōchi-ryō Nan'yō Guntō) and was governed by the Nan'yō Government (南洋廳, Nan'yō Chō) ."
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What regiment that organized and trained at Camp Moore shares an animal name with one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellations?
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The Tigers were the regiment.
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"text": "The White Tiger ( Chinese: 白虎 Báihǔ) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is sometimes called the White Tiger of the West ( Chinese: 西方白虎; pinyin: Xīfāng Báihǔ ), and is known as Baihu in Chinese, Byakko in Japanese, Baekho in Korean, and Bach Ho in Vietnamese."
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"text": "A large number of the men were foreign-born, particularly Irish Americans, many from the city's wharves and docks. Many men had previous military experience in local militia units or as filibusters. They (and the regiments that later became known as the Tigers) were organized and trained at Camp Moore ."
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Ngbundu and Dusun Witu are both names of what?
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Lanugages
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"text": "Ngbundu is a minor Ubangian language (Banda) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This article about Ubangian languages is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it."
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"text": "Dusun Witu, or Witu, is a language spoken by the Dusun Witu people of Borneo specifically in Kalimantan Tengah Province, South Barito regency, near Pendang and Buntokecil towns; south of Muarateweh town in Indonesia. It is closely related to the Malagasy language spoken on Madagascar . Penan ?"
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Would Snow White of "The Charmings" or Snow White created by John Hench be more likely to be seen wandering around the town that was originally part of two Spanish and Mexican-era colonial land grants?
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Snow White of "The Charmings".
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"text": "The premise of the series' plot was that fairy tale characters Snow White and Prince Charming were magically transported to a 20th-century suburb in Burbank, California. Each episode shows the Charmings trying to adapt to their new life while Lillian, the wicked stepmother, and her wise cracking Magic Mirror watch from upstairs."
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"text": "Walt Disney Imagineer John Hench used the optical trick of forced perspective to make the statues work. He put Snow White at the top of the waterfall with a Disney-made small deer and put the dwarfs close to ground-level, making Snow White to appear further away, and thus smaller."
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"text": "The city of Burbank occupies land that was originally part of two Spanish and Mexican-era colonial land grants, the 36,400-acre (147 km2) Rancho San Rafael, granted to Jose Maria Verdugo by the Spanish Bourbon government in 1784, and the 4,063-acre (16.44 km2) Rancho Providencia created in 1821. Historically, this area was the scene of a military skirmish which resulted in the unseating of the Spanish Governor of California, and his replacement by the Mexican leader Pio Pico."
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The tapetum lucidum is a layer of tissue in a thing whose color is determined by what?
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The pigmentation of the eye 's iris and the frequency-dependence of the scattering of light by the turbid medium in the stroma of the iris
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"text": "The dark blue, teal, and gold tapetum lucidum from the eye of a cow. Retina of mongrel dog with strong tapetal reflex. The tapetum lucidum ( / təˈpiːtəm luˈsiːdəm /; from Latin for \"bright tapestry; coverlet\"; plural: tapeta lucida) is a layer of tissue in the eye of many vertebrates. Lying immediately behind the retina, it is a retroreflector."
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"text": "Eye color is a polygenic phenotypic character determined by two distinct factors: the pigmentation of the eye 's iris and the frequency-dependence of the scattering of light by the turbid medium in the stroma of the iris."
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Kuwait and Denmark are both what?
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Constitutional Monarchies
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"text": "The Monarchy of Denmark is a constitutional institution and a historic office of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Kingdom includes Denmark proper, as well as the autonomous countries of the Faroe Islands and Greenland."
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"text": "The constitution establishes Kuwait as a Hereditary constitutional monarchy and Islam as the state religion. The Constitution of Kuwait is based on the democratic principles and combines aspects of both presidential and parliamentary systems prevalent in advanced democratic countries."
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d5df7dd00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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What country can both the cactus wren and the rufous backed wren be found?
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Both the Rufous backed wren and the cactus wren can be found in Mexico.
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"text": "The rufous-backed wren ( Campylorhynchus capistratus) is a songbird of the family Troglodytidae, the wrens. It is a resident breeding species from southwest Mexico to northwestern Costa Rica ."
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"text": "The cactus wren ( Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) is a species of wren endemic to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern and central Mexico. It is the state bird of Arizona, and the largest wren in the United States."
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Furth's are defined as mountains that meet the classification criteria to be a what, defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height over 3,000 feet?
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A Scottish Munro
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"text": "This is a list of Furth mountains in Britain and Ireland by height. Furths are defined as mountains that meet the classification criteria to be a Scottish Munro, including being over 3,000 feet (914.4 m) in elevation, but which are furth of (i.e. \"outside\" of) Scotland."
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"text": "A Munro ( listen (help·info)) is defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height over 3,000 feet (914.4 m), and which is on the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) official list of Munros; there is no explicit topographical prominence requirement."
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d5df7e200dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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What colorless, non-flammable, corrosive liquid is unpleasant to breathe when it hydrolyzes with damp air?
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Titanium tetrachloride.
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"text": "In contact with damp air it hydrolyzes readily, resulting in a dense white smoke consisting of droplets of hydrochloric acid and particles of titanium oxychloride. The titanium tetrachloride smoke is an irritant and unpleasant to breathe."
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"text": "Titanium tetrachloride ( FM) is a colorless, non-flammable, corrosive liquid. In contact with damp air it hydrolyzes readily, resulting in a dense white smoke consisting of droplets of hydrochloric acid and particles of titanium oxychloride."
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d5df7e480dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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In the Fijian island that is covered in dense tropical jungle, in what sector of islands does it belong to?
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In the northwest sector of the Lau Group of islands.
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"text": "The island is 3 km (1.9 mi) in diameter at the base of its 305-metre-high (1,001 ft) summit and is also referred to as \"Hat Island\" due to the summit's shape. The limestone cliffs, some 60 metres (200 feet) in height, of the guyot and the rest of the island are covered in dense tropical jungle."
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"text": "Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Vatu Vara Island is a Fijian island in the northwest sector of the Lau Group of islands. The island is 3 km (1.9 mi) in diameter at the base of its 305-metre-high (1,001 ft) summit and is also referred to as \"Hat Island\" due to the summit's shape."
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ASMT is an example of what thing which OMT is a type of?
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Enzyme
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"text": "N-Acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase, also known as ASMT, is an enzyme which catalyzes the final reaction in melatonin biosynthesis: converting Normelatonin to melatonin. This reaction is embedded in the more general tryptophan metabolism pathway."
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"text": "An O-methyltransferase (OMT) is a type of methyltransferase enzyme transferring a methyl group on a molecule. This enzyme -related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it."
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SDCCU Stadium and the neighborhood Grantville are both located in what city?
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San Diego
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"text": "It is located in the Grantville neighborhood near the Mission San Diego de Alcalá and National University 's San Diego campus."
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"text": "Mission San Diego de Alcalá is located within San Diego city limits, near the intersection of Interstate 8 and Interstate 15, and approximately one mile east of SDCCU Stadium . California Historical Landmark #784 – El Camino Real (starting point in Alta California) The cattle brand used at Mission San Diego."
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A drum pad that allows drummers to practice quietly has what kind of material stretched over a substrate?
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Foam or rubber.
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"text": "Some practice pads use a disk of mylar, or another material used in the construction of true drumheads, stretched over a substrate such as foam or rubber. These elements are fixed together by a rim of metal or plastic. Many other devices use a thin layer of elastomer, such as natural or synthetic rubber of various densities, as a playing surface."
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"text": "A practice pad or drum pad, is a piece of equipment used by drummers and other percussionists to practice quietly, or to warm up before a performance. A variety of practice pads have been developed to assist percussionists in different ways."
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The four stages of awakening and Kukai both have ties to what religion?
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Both have ties to Buddhism.
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"text": "The teaching of the four stages of awakening is a central element of the early Buddhist schools, including the Theravada school of Buddhism, which still survives. In the Sutta Pitaka several types of Buddhist practitioners are described, according to their level of attainment."
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"text": "Inherent enlightenment was often associated with the teachings of sudden enlightenment and contrasted with the \"gradual\" approach and the idea of “acquired enlightenment” or shikaku. The first Japanese to write of this doctrine was Kūkai (774–835), founder of Shingon Buddhism ."
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Ajrak can be called the identity of what people who wear Bughti caps?
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Sindh
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"text": "Ajrak can be called the identity of Sindh and Sindhi people. Ajrak is a symbol of pride and respect for men and glory for women. Sindhi people also present Ajrak as gesture of hospitality to their guests."
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"text": "A cap from Sindh. The Bughti cap, also known as the Sindhi cap or Sindhī ṭopī ( Sindhi: سنڌى ٽوپى ), is a skullcap worn predominantly by Sindhis and Baloch people in Balochistan and Sindh. It is as an essential part of Sindhi culture."
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The most northerly and most westerly of the Great Lakes is fed by about how many rivers?
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Lake Superior is fed by more than 200 rivers.
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"text": "Lake Superior is fed by more than 200 rivers, including the Nipigon River, the St. Louis River, the Pigeon River, the Pic River, the White River, the Michipicoten River, the Bois Brule River and the Kaministiquia River. The lake's outlet at St. Marys River has a relatively steep gradient with rapids."
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"text": "It is shared by Ontario, Canada to the north, and states in the United States in other directions: Minnesota to the west, and Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to the south. Lake Superior is the most northerly and most westerly of the Great Lakes chain, and the highest in elevation. It drains into Lake Huron via St. Mary's River ."
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Barabani and Siliguri are both what?
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Assembly constituencies in West Bengal
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"text": "Siliguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal . As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 26 Siliguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers ward nos. 1 to 30 and 45 to 47 of Siliguri municipal corporation."
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"text": "Barabani (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal . As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 283 Barabani assembly constituency covers Barabani and Salanpur community development blocks. It covers such towns as Chittaranjan and Rupnarainpur"
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What can reproduce asexually by breaking apart into smaller parts and regrowing the missing limb that is an omnivorous generalist predator?
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A. Stellifera
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"text": "Reproduction is also regulated by planktonic food supply. A. stellifera can reproduce asexually by breaking apart into smaller parts and regrowing the missing limb. This explains why Asterina can be found living with less than five arms. Asterian sea stars also reproduce through dispersal of eggs."
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"text": "It has a slow growth rate and relatively long lifespan. A. stellifera is an omnivorous generalist predator, and modifies the abundance of other invertebrates and algae in subtidal marine communities. This type of sea star grows five arms and can reach up to 80.0 millimetres (3.15 in) in length, though most stay around 50 millimetres (2.0 in)."
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What are both the MSBS GROT and FB Beryl?
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Rifles.
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"text": "Currently, the rifle is in service with the Polish Territorial Defence Forces and is scheduled to replace FB Beryl as the primary infantry weapon and service rifle of Polish Armed Forces. The Grot moniker has been added to the MSBS name after the official adoption of the rifle by the Polish military. The MSBS Grot B (above) and MSBS Grot C (below)."
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"text": "The MSBS GROT is a selective fire modular assault rifle which is capable of semi-automatic, 3-round burst and fully automatic fire. It has a cyclic rate of fire of around 700–900 rounds per minute."
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A tsurugi and qian kun ri yue dao are both types of what?
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Swords
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"text": "Also known as \"tiger hook swords\" or qian kun ri yue dao (literally \"Heaven and Earth, Sun and Moon sword\" ), these weapons have a sharp blade similar to the jian, though possibly thicker or sometimes unsharpened, with a prong or hook (similar to a shepherd's crook) near the tip. Guards are substantial, in the style of butterfly swords."
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"text": "A tsurugi (剣) or nihonken (日本剣) is a Japanese sword, akin to the Chinese jian. The word is used in the West to refer to a specific type of Japanese straight, double-edged sword used in antiquity (as opposed to curved, single-edged swords such as the katana )."
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Can snails that deposit their eggs above the waterline be found in Africa, Madagascar, southern Asia and Indo-Pacific islands?
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Yes.
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"text": "Pila is a genus of large freshwater snails with an operculum, African and Asian apple snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails. Distribution of the genus Pila include Africa, Madagascar, southern Asia and Indo-Pacific islands."
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"text": "Several apple snail genera ( Pomacea, Pila and Asolene/Pomella) deposit eggs above the waterline in calcareous clutches and can be recognized by the light pink color they resemble. This remarkable strategy of aquatic snails protects the eggs against predation by fish and other aquatic inhabitants."
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What heavenly bodies are associated with the most frequently mentioned Slavic god, after Perun?
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Hors is generally interpreted as a sun god, sometimes as a moon god.
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"text": "Hors is the most frequently mentioned Slavic god, after Perun. He first appears in the Primary Chronicle letopis along with other gods to whom Vladimir the Great erected statues: And Vladimir began to reign alone in Kiev."
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"text": "Khors (Old East Slavic: Хърсъ, Russian: Хорс IPA: [xˈors]) is a Slavic god of uncertain functions mentioned since the 12th century. He is generally interpreted as a sun god, sometimes as a moon god. The Iranian etymology of this god's name is most commonly recognized by religious scholars, although it has been criticized by linguists, and a proposed Slavic etymology would link Khors to fertility cult."
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What, which can be a useful source of market information and a way to hear customer perspectives, plays an important role in democratic societies because they allow for participation among citizens?
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Social Media
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"text": "Social media, or more specifically news media- plays an important role in democratic societies because they allow for participation among citizens.Therefore, when it comes to healthy democratic networks, it is crucial that that news remains true so it doesn't affect citizens’ levels of trust."
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"text": "Social media can be a useful source of market information and a way to hear customer perspectives. Blogs, content communities, and forums are platforms where individuals share their reviews and recommendations of brands, products, and services."
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GTP-binding and Complement control are both types of what?
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Proteins
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"text": "Complement control protein are proteins that interact with components of the complement system . The complement system is tightly regulated by a network of proteins known as \"regulators of complement activation (RCA)\" that help distinguish target cells as \"self\" or \"non-self.\""
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"text": "RHEB also known as Ras homolog enriched in brain (RHEB) is a GTP-binding protein that is ubiquitously expressed in humans and other mammals. The protein is largely involved in the mTOR pathway and the regulation of the cell cycle."
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Ouvrage Fermont and the Boulay sector are both parts of what?
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The Maginot line
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"text": "See Fortified Sector of Boulay for a broader discussion of the Boulay sector of the Maginot Line. No attempt was made by the Germans to directly attack this central portion of the Maginot Line, the Germans preferring to go around the west end of the Line and take the Line from the rear."
},
{
"text": "Ouvrage Fermont is a gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line, part of the Fortified Sector of the Crusnes in northeastern France, near the community of Montigny-sur-Chiers. It is located near the commune of Montigny-sur-Chiers, between the petit ouvrage Ferme Chappy and the gros ouvrage Latiremont."
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What language do just over twelve percent of the residents of the area between Rhondda and the Merthyr Valley speak?
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About 12 percent of residents in the Cynon Valley speak Welsh.
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"text": "Cynon Valley lies between Rhondda and the Merthyr Valley and takes its name from the River Cynon. Aberdare is located in the north of the valley and Mountain Ash is in the south of the valley."
},
{
"text": "According to the 2001 census, the Cynon Valley has a population of 63,512.[4] In 2001 12.1% of the inhabitants were recorded as Welsh speakers. In common with some of the other South Wales Valleys, Cynon Valley had a high percentage of Welsh speakers until the early 20th century."
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Centre-left politics ( British English) or center-left politics ( American English ), also referred to as moderate-left politics, are political views that lean towards what end of the political spectrum that social liberals, progressives and trade unionists are on?
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The left
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"text": "In the United States, leftists such as social liberals, progressives and trade unionists were influenced by the works of Thomas Paine, who introduced the concept of asset-based egalitarianism which theorises that social equality is possible by a redistribution of resources."
},
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"text": "Centre-left politics ( British English) or center-left politics ( American English ), also referred to as moderate-left politics, are political views that lean to the left-wing on the left–right political spectrum, but closer to the centre than other left-wing politics."
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Polygenetic and monogenetic are two types of what kind of activity that forms volcanic crater lakes?
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Volcanic
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"text": "A volcanic crater lake is a lake in a crater that was formed from explosive activity or collapse during a volcanic eruption . Lakes in calderas fill large craters formed by the collapse of a volcano during an eruption. Lakes in maars fill medium-sized craters where an eruption deposited debris around a vent."
},
{
"text": "Indian Heaven features both polygenetic and monogenetic volcanic activity; many of its volcanoes have only erupted once before coming extinct, while others have erupted several times. Approximately 50 eruptive centers lie within the Indian Heaven field, which also has approximately 40 lava flows."
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What coast in New South Wales sees both the Main North Line and Pacific Motorway?
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Central Coast
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"text": "The Main North Line (also known as the Great Northern Railway) is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through the Central Coast, Hunter and New England regions. The line was the original main line between Sydney and Brisbane, however this required a change of gauge at Wallangarra."
},
{
"text": "The Pacific Motorway, signposted M1, is a 127 km (79 mi) stretch of motorway linking Sydney to the Central Coast, Newcastle and Hunter regions of New South Wales. It is also known by its former names F3 Freeway, Sydney–Newcastle Freeway, and Sydney–Newcastle Expressway."
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Explorers from what place, the history of which has 3 subcategories, discovered new routes to the Far East and the New World, helping to usher in the Age of Discovery?
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Italy
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"text": "Italian explorers (including Marco Polo, Cristopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci) discovered new routes to the Far East and the New World, helping to usher in the Age of Discovery, although the Italian States had no occasions to found colonial empires outside of the Mediterranean Basin ."
},
{
"text": "This category is for historians (of any nationality) who study the history of Italy. It is not to be confused with Category:Italian historians, historians of any field who are Italian. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total."
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CapZ and members of the Actin family are both types of what?
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Proteins
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"text": "Actin is a family of globular multi-functional proteins that form microfilaments in the cytoskeleton, and the thin filaments in muscle fibrils. It is found in essentially all eukaryotic cells, where it may be present at a concentration of over 100 μM; its mass is roughly 42- kDa, with a diameter of 4 to 7 nm."
},
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"text": "CapZ, also known as CAPZ, CAZ1 and CAPPA1, is a capping protein that caps the barbed end of actin filaments in muscle cells. CapZ is a heterodimeric molecule, made up of an α and β subunit. The α and β subunits are similar in structure."
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d5df83d40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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At room temperature, what are the properties of the colourless, water-miscible liquid has a smell reminiscent of ethanol?
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It is a clear flammable liquid.
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"text": "Also known as TFE or trifluoroethyl alcohol, this colourless, water-miscible liquid has a smell reminiscent of ethanol. Due to the electronegativity of the trifluoromethyl group, this alcohol exhibits a stronger acidic character compared to ethanol."
},
{
"text": "Its molecule can be described as that of ethanol, with the three hydrogen atoms at position 2 (the methyl group) replaced by chlorine atoms. It is a clear flammable liquid at room temperature, colorless when pure but often with a light yellow color."
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The U.S. Federal Government is an opponent of what trade that has a long history in Japan?
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The illegal drug trade
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"text": "The U.S. Federal Government is an opponent of the illegal drug trade; however, state laws vary greatly and in some cases contradict federal laws."
},
{
"text": "The illegal drug trade in Japan has a long history, influenced by various factors such as economy and war. As a developed country in Asia, Japan also faces the same serious drug abuse problem as the developed countries in Europe and the Americas."
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Channel, Samson and Jersey are all what?
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Islands.
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"text": "CSUCI is located midway between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles near Camarillo, at the intersection of the Oxnard Plain and northernmost edge of the Santa Monica Mountains range. The Channel Islands are nearby where the university operates a scientific research station on Santa Rosa Island. The university is a Hispanic-serving institution."
},
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"text": "/ 49.9332; -6.3529 / 49.9332; -6.3529 Samson ( Cornish: (Enys) Sampson) is the largest uninhabited island of the Isles of Scilly, off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. It is 38 hectares (0.15 sq mi) in size."
},
{
"text": "Guernsey and Jersey were given certain privileges as the English crown needed the Islands to be loyal, not least of which was the Islands neutrality, allowing trade to be pursued with France and England, even when these were at war. The trade creating revenue from taxes to pay for the Island garrisons."
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Takachiho was built for the navy of what country whose ship names follow different conventions from those typical in the West?
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Japan
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"text": "Japanese ship names follow different conventions from those typical in the West. Merchant ship names often contain the word maru at the end (meaning circle ), while warships are never named after people, but rather after objects such as mountains, islands, weather phenomena, or animals. This section does not cite any sources."
},
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"text": "Takachiho (高千穂) was the second and final Naniwa -class protected cruiser built for the Imperial Japanese Navy by the Newcastle upon Tyne -based Armstrong Whitworth Elswick shipyard in the United Kingdom."
}
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What bird, in the group of North American birds in the tit family included in the genus Poecile, are the official state bird of Massachusetts and Maine?
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The chickadee (specifically the black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapillus) is the official bird for the US states of Massachusetts and Maine.
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"text": "The chickadees are a group of North American birds in the tit family included in the genus Poecile. Species found in North America are referred to as chickadees, while other species in the genus are called tits. They are small-sized birds overall, usually having the crown of the head and throat patch distinctly darker than the body."
},
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"text": "The chickadee (specifically the black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapillus, formerly Parus atricapillus) is the official bird for the US states of Massachusetts and Maine"
}
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A software what, which in the Apple macOS operating system is a file system directory that is normally displayed to the user by the Finder as if it were a single file, is an archive file containing a computer program as well as necessary metadata for its deployment?
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Package
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"text": "In the Apple macOS operating system, a package is a file system directory that is normally displayed to the user by the Finder as if it were a single file."
},
{
"text": "A software package is an archive file containing a computer program as well as necessary metadata for its deployment. The computer program can be in source code that has to be compiled and built first. Package metadata include package description, package version, and dependencies (other packages that need to be installed beforehand)."
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The gene whose protein abbreviation is ACTB has a molecular weight of how much?
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Beta actin has a molecular weight of approximately 42 kDa.
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"text": "Beta-actin (human gene and protein abbreviation ACTB / ACTB) is one of six different actin isoforms which have been identified in humans. This is one of the two nonmuscle cytoskeletal actins. Actins are highly conserved proteins that are involved in cell motility, structure and integrity."
},
{
"text": "Beta actin is often used in Western blotting as a loading control, to normalize total protein amounts and check for eventual protein degradation in the samples. Its transcript is also commonly used as a housekeeping gene standard in qPCR. Its molecular weight is approximately 42 kDa."
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d5df84f60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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Pigeonwood is an tree endemic to what country 1200 miles east of Australia?
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Hedycarya arborea, commonly known as pigeonwood is an endemic tree of New Zealand.
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"text": "Hedycarya arborea, commonly known as pigeonwood, porokaiwhiri, and poporokaiwhiri is an endemic tree of New Zealand. Found on both the North and South islands of the country, the tree grows to a height of 15 metres. The leaves are oval shaped with shallow serrations."
},
{
"text": "New Zealand is about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland."
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What star in the constellation formerly known as Serpentarius has a magnitude of 2.57?
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Zeta Ophiuchi is a star located in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
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"text": "Zeta Ophiuchi (ζ Oph, ζ Ophiuchi) is a star located in the constellation of Ophiuchus. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 2.57, making it the third-brightest star in the constellation. Parallax measurements give an estimated distance of roughly 366 light-years (112 parsecs) from the Earth."
},
{
"text": "Ophiuchus (/ɒfiˈjuːkəs/) is a large constellation straddling the celestial equator. Its name is from the Greek Ὀφιοῦχος (Ophioukhos, \"serpent-bearer\"), and it is commonly represented as a man grasping a snake (symbol ⛎, Unicode U+26CE). The serpent is represented by the constellation Serpens. Ophiuchus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It was formerly referred to as Serpentarius (/sɜːrpənˈtɛəriəs/)."
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Epinephelus marginatus and the solitary carnivorous fish-eating ambush predator are both types of what?
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Grouper.
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"text": "The brown-marbled grouper is carnivorous and its diet consists mainly in fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods, it is an ambush predator. This grouper is solitary, sedentary, it defends a well defined territory, benthic and has an nocturnal which can be maximal at sunrise and/or at sunset."
},
{
"text": "Epinephelus marginatus, the dusky grouper, yellowbelly rock cod or yellowbelly grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses."
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d5df856e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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Cantharidus antipodum and Cantharidus capillaceus are both species of what?
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Sea snails.
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"text": "Cantharidus antipodum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 8 mm."
},
{
"text": "Cantharidus capillaceus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails. Former subspecies within this species included: The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 28 mm. The imperforate shell has an ovate-conical shape. It is nearly smooth."
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What type of organic compound occurs widely in plants and animals?
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Phenethylamine
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"text": "Phenethylamine ( PEA) is an organic compound, natural monoamine alkaloid, and trace amine, which acts as a central nervous system stimulant in humans."
},
{
"text": "Tyramine is a phenethylamine that occurs widely in plants and animals, and is metabolized by various enzymes, including monoamine oxidases. Substituted phenethylamines like mescaline and lophophine are found in psychoactive cactus ."
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What are state defense forces and how are they distinct from their state's National Guard?
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In the United States, state defense forces are military units that operate under the sole authority of a state government. They are distinct from their state's National Guard in that they cannot become federal entities.
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"text": "In the United States, state defense forces are military units that operate under the sole authority of a state government. State defense forces are authorized by state and federal law and are under the command of the governor of each state."
},
{
"text": "State defense forces are distinct from their state's National Guard in that they cannot become federal entities. All state National Guard personnel (to include the National Guard of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territories of Guam and the Virgin Islands) can be federalized under the National Defense Act Amendments of 1933 with the creation of the National Guard of the United States."
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Xiong Tong and Ma Yin were both rulers of what?
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Chu
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"text": "The Chu viscount Xiong Qu overthrew E in 863 BCE but subsequently made its capital Ezhou one of his capitals. In either 703 or 706, the ruler Xiong Tong proclaimed himself king, establishing Chu's full independence from the Zhou dynasty."
},
{
"text": "Chu was peaceful and prosperous under Ma Yin's rule, exporting horses, silk and tea. Silk and lead coinage were often used as currency, particularly with external communities which would not accept other coinage of the land. Taxation was low for the peasantry and merchants."
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d5df86360dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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What is Superoxide dismutase and how is it produced?
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Superoxide dismutase (SOD, EC 1.15.1.1) is an enzyme that alternately catalyzes the dismutation (or partitioning) of the superoxide (O− 2) radical into ordinary molecular oxygen (O2) and hydrogen peroxide (H 2O 2). It is produced as a by-product of oxygen metabolism and, if not regulated, causes many types of cell damage.
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"text": "Superoxide is produced as a by-product of oxygen metabolism and, if not regulated, causes many types of cell damage. Hydrogen peroxide is also damaging and is degraded by other enzymes such as catalase."
},
{
"text": "Superoxide dismutase (SOD, EC 1.15.1.1) is an enzyme that alternately catalyzes the dismutation (or partitioning) of the superoxide (O−2) radical into ordinary molecular oxygen (O2) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)."
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d5df865e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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Subcrenulata, amygdalina and the Smithton peppermint are all types of what?
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Eucalyptus.
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"text": "The mainland species have more greyish leaves. Eucalyptus subcrenulata grows on exposed ridges, plateaus and slopes in subalpine woodland on the central and western highlands of Tasmania, including in the Mount Field National Park and Great Western Tiers. It also occurs with E. coccifera in the more exposed subalpine woodlands."
},
{
"text": "Eucalyptus amygdalina var. nitida (Hook.f.) Benth. Eucalyptus nitida, commonly known as the Smithton peppermint, is a species of tree or mallee that is endemic to Tasmania."
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d5df86860dba11ecb1e81171463288e9
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How many episodes, including two specials, aired for the series that has a forensic scientist as a core character played by Jorja Fox?
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The series had 335 episodes.
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"text": "Sara Sidle is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, portrayed by actress Jorja Fox. Sidle is a forensic scientist and one of the core characters of the show, which revolves around a Crime Scene Investigation team in Clark County, Nevada, that investigates cases in and around Las Vegas."
},
{
"text": "During the course of the series, 335 episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation aired, including two specials. William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads, and Paul Guilfoyle star. Jorja Fox joins the main cast in the second episode. Eric Szmanda, Robert David Hall, and David Berman recur. Prod. \"Who Are You?\""
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What Arab state uses a plain white keffiyeh, and has a nomadic, warlike, tribe called the Manasir roaming through it?
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Qatar.
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"text": "The Manasir ( Arabic: المناصير , singular Mansuri) is a tribe of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Nomadic, warlike and fiercely independent, they roamed between Buraimi and Qatar, the Persian Gulf coast to Liwa and also settled in the Northern emirates."
},
{
"text": "The plain white keffiyeh is most popular in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf —in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain to the exclusion of almost any other style. The keffiyeh is worn by men of all ages, whether on the head or around the shoulders."
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The National Capital, Louisiana and Azad Kashmir were all names of what?
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Territories
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"text": "There are eight of these: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep and Puducherry . In Pakistan, the federal territories are Islamabad Capital Territory and the disputed territories of Pakistan-administered Kashmir: Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan."
},
{
"text": "The National Capital Territory is where New Delhi, the capital of India, is located. Nigeria has its capital Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory. In Pakistan, the capital city Islamabad lies within the Islamabad Capital Territory."
},
{
"text": "In the United States, many of the states were territories or parts of territories before reaching statehood, e.g. Louisiana Territory, Mississippi Territory, Oregon Territory, Alaska Territory and Hawaii Territory."
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The area of mathematics primarily concerned with counting, and the chemistry that comprises chemical synthetic methods that make it possible to prepare a large number of compounds in a single process are both known as what?
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Combinatorics/combinatorial.
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"text": "Combinatorics is an area of mathematics primarily concerned with counting, both as a means and an end in obtaining results, and certain properties of finite structures. It is closely related to many other areas of mathematics and has many applications ranging from logic to statistical physics, from evolutionary biology to computer science, etc."
},
{
"text": "Combinatorial chemistry comprises chemical synthetic methods that make it possible to prepare a large number (tens to thousands or even millions) of compounds in a single process. These compound libraries can be made as mixtures, sets of individual compounds or chemical structures generated by computer software."
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During the 4th millennium BC to the 15th century, who lived in the region that is now the Oriente Province?
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The Ciboney Taíno people lived in this region during that time period.
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"text": "Oriente Province is in the most eastern region of Cuba with a population of 1,797,606. It stretches across 14,641 square miles (37,920 km 2) and consists of various mountain ranges with the Sierra Maestra region having Cuba's highest mountain peak and elevation in Pico Turquino."
},
{
"text": "The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited by the Ciboney Taíno people from the 4th millennium BC until Spanish colonization in the 15th century.[13] From the 15th century, it was a colony of Spain until the Spanish–American War of 1898, when Cuba was occupied by the United States and gained nominal independence as a de facto United States protectorate in 1902. As a fragile republic, in 1940 Cuba attempted to strengthen its democratic system, but mounting political radicalization and social strife culminated in a coup and subsequent dictatorship under Fulgencio Batista in 1952."
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What are both San Felice Circeo and Rocca San Felice?
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Towns.
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"text": "San Felice Circeo is a town and comune in the province of Latina, in the Lazio region of central Italy . It is included in the Circeo National Park. Sites include the Grotta Guattari, one of the oldest Neanderthal sites in Italy, in which remains of nine Neanderthals were discovered inside it."
},
{
"text": "/ 40.950°N 15.167°E / 40.950; 15.167 Rocca San Felice is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy . Located in the central area of Irpinia, the municipality borders with Frigento, Guardia Lombardi, Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, Sturno and Villamaina."
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Where would you have to travel to in order to stand in these three craters; Copernicus, Landau, or Werner?
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The moon
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"text": "Copernicus is a lunar impact crater located in eastern Oceanus Procellarum. It was named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. It typifies craters that formed during the Copernican period in that it has a prominent ray system . It may have been created by debris from the breakup of the parent body of asteroid 495 Eulalia 800 million years ago."
},
{
"text": "Landau is a large lunar impact crater that is located in the northern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It was named after physicist Lev Landau. The crater Wegener is attached to the northeastern rim. Attached to the southeastern rim is Frost . The outer rim of Landau is heavily eroded and modified by subsequent impacts."
},
{
"text": "Werner is a prominent lunar impact crater that lies in the rugged south-central highlands of the Moon. It was named after the 15th-century German mathematician and astronomer Johannes Werner."
}
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What was the official language of Indian dynasty that most modern scholars think was based in the Deccan region from the late second century BCE to the early third century CE?
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Maharashtri or Maharashtri Prakrit was the official language of this dynasty.
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"text": "Maharashtri or Maharashtri Prakrit ( Mahārāṣṭrī Prākṛta ), is a language of ancient as well as medieval India and the ancestor of Marathi and Konkani. Maharashtri Prakrit was commonly spoken until 875 CE and was the official language of the Satavahana dynasty. Works like Karpūramañjarī and Gaha Sattasai (150 BCE) were written in it."
},
{
"text": "The Satavahanas (Sādavāhana or Sātavāhana,[5] IAST: Sātavāhana), also referred to as the Andhras in the Puranas, were an ancient Indian dynasty based in the Deccan region. Most modern scholars believe that the Satavahana rule began in the late second century BCE and lasted until the early third century CE, although some assign the beginning of their rule to as early as the 3rd century BCE based on the Puranas, but uncorroborated by archaeological evidence.[6] The Satavahana kingdom mainly comprised the present-day Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Maharashtra."
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Ponnani is a municipality in a state with how many Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies?
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20
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"text": "Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern india. Indian National Congress is the most successful political party in this constituency (14 times )."
},
{
"text": "Ponnani is a municipality in Ponnani Taluk, Malappuram District, in the state of Kerala, India. It serves as the administrative center of the Taluk and Block Panchayat of the same name."
}
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Where was the founder of Redon Abbey born?
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Saint Conwoïon, the founder of Redon Abbey, was born at Comblessac.
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"text": "Redon Abbey, or Abbey of Saint-Sauveur, Redon (\"Abbey of the Holy Saviour\"; French: Abbaye Saint-Sauveur de Redon ), in Redon in the present Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France, is a former Benedictine abbey founded in 832 by Saint Conwoïon, at the point where the Oust flows into the Vilaine, on the border between Neustria and Brittany ."
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"text": "Saint Conwoïon (or Convoyon or Konvoion) was a Breton saint and abbot. He was probably born around 800 at Comblessac (Ille-et-Vilaine) into a Gallo-Roman family descended, or claiming descent, from Roman senators (\"ex genere senatorio\")."
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What exists today in the area that composed the kingdom that existed when the temple for Andhra Maha Vishnu or Srikakulandhra Maha Vishnu was built?
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Since Late 2nd century BCE–Early 3rd century CE.
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"text": "The deity of the temple is known as Andhra Maha Vishnu or Srikakulandhra Maha Vishnu. The main sanctum of the temple survived at least since the time of the Satavahana emperors."
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"text": "The Satavahana kingdom mainly comprised the present-day Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Maharashtra. At different times, their rule extended to parts of modern Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka. The dynasty had different capital cities at different times, including Pratishthana (Paithan) and Amaravati (Dharanikota).Satavahana Empire(Andhras)Late 2nd century BCE–Early 3rd century CE"
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Tegmentum refers to the region in front of the ventricular system, or floor of the what, which is separated from the pons by the superior pontine sulcus?
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Midbrain
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"text": "The pons is separated from the midbrain by the superior pontine sulcus, and from the medulla by the inferior pontine sulcus. It contains tracts that carry signals from the cerebrum to the medulla and to the cerebellum and also tracts that carry sensory signals to the thalamus."
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"text": "The tectum (Latin for roof) is the dorsal side of the midbrain. The position of the tectum is contrasted with the tegmentum, which refers to the region in front of the ventricular system, or floor of the midbrain. It is involved in certain reflexes in response to visual or auditory stimuli."
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What religious group had to slaughter sheep in secret and were told by the individual who had a peace treaty with Shah Muhammad II that they were "slaves"?
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Muslims.
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"text": "The chain of events that led to the Mongol invasion started when the Shah of Khwarazm, Shah Muhammad II, broke a peace treaty that he had agreed with Genghis Khan."
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"text": "Muslims had to slaughter sheep in secret. Genghis Khan directly called Muslims and Jews \"slaves\" and demanded that they follow the Mongol method of eating rather than the halal method. Circumcision was also forbidden. Jews were also affected and forbidden by the Mongols to eat Kosher."
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Ephestia kuehniella and Plodia interpunctella are both types of what?
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Moths
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"text": "The Indianmeal moth ( Plodia interpunctella ), also spelled as Indian meal moth and Indian-meal moth, is a pyraloid moth of the family Pyralidae. Alternative common names are weevil moth, pantry moth, flour moth or grain moth."
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"text": "The Mediterranean flour moth or mill moth ( Ephestia kuehniella) is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is a common pest of cereal grains, especially flour. This moth is found throughout the world, especially in countries with temperate climates."
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Hermes Trismegistus and Greek Magical Papyri both involve fusions of what two cultures?
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Greek and Egyptian
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"text": "Around this time the legendary figure of Hermes Trismegistus developed as a conflation of the Egyptian god Thoth and the Greek Hermes; this figure was associated with writing and magic and, therefore, of books on magic. The ancient Greeks and Romans believed that books on magic were invented by the Persians."
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"text": "The Greek Magical Papyri (Latin Papyri Graecae Magicae, abbreviated PGM) is the name given by scholars to a body of papyri from Graeco-Roman Egypt, written mostly in ancient Greek (but also in Old Coptic, Demotic, etc.), which each contain a number of magical spells, formulae, hymns, and rituals."
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Lutjanus campechanus and Lutjanus lutjanus are both fishes of what kind?
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Snappers.
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"text": "Red snapper ( Lutjanus campechanus) is a fish from the western Atlantic Ocean. They are game fish. They live in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of the Southeastern United States. They live as far north as Massachusetts and Rhode Island, though this is far less common. Some species sold as red snapper may be other fish in the family."
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"text": "The bigeye snapper ( Lutjanus lutjanus ), also known as the big-eye snapper, bigeye seaperch, red sea lined snapper, golden striped snapper, tropical snapper, rosy snapper, yellow snapper, or simply snapper, is a species of snapper native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean."
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How is resistivity measured through the characterizing the rock or sediment in a borehole by measuring its electrical resistivity?
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It is measured using four electrical probes to eliminate the resistance of the contact leads.
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"text": "Resistivity logging is a method of well logging that works by characterizing the rock or sediment in a borehole by measuring its electrical resistivity. Resistivity is a fundamental material property which represents how strongly a material opposes the flow of electric current."
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"text": "Resistivity is a fundamental material property which represents how strongly a material opposes the flow of electric current. In these logs, resistivity is measured using four electrical probes to eliminate the resistance of the contact leads."
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The Thames River and Boyne River are in what part of Canada?
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Ontario.
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"text": "The Thames River / tɛmz / is located in southwestern Ontario, Canada . The Thames flows southwestly 273 kilometres (170 mi) through southwestern Ontario, from the Town of Tavistock through the cities of Woodstock, London and Chatham to Lighthouse Cove on Lake St. Clair."
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"text": "The Boyne River is a river in Simcoe County and Dufferin County in Central Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Great Lakes Basin, and is a left tributary of the Nottawasaga River. The rivers falls within the jurisdiction of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority."
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What element do both Coregonus nigripinnis and Coregonus pollan live in?
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Fresh water
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"text": "The blackfin cisco ( Coregonus nigripinnis) was a North American salmonid fish in the freshwater whitefish sub-family Coregoninae. This silvery, deep-bodied fish with black fins, large eyes, a blunt snout and a terminal mouth, was one of the largest forms of ciscoes."
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"text": "The pollan or Irish pollan ( Coregonus pollan or Coregonus autumnalis) is a freshwater whitefish known only from five Irish lakes, Lough Neagh, Lower Lough Erne, Lough Ree, Lough Derg, and Lough Allen."
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What three categories are there for the inscriptions studied in a specialised branch of Germanic linguistics?
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Elder Futhark, Anglo-Frisian Futhorc, and Younger Futhark.
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"text": "The body of runic inscriptions falls into the three categories of Elder Futhark (some 350 items, dating to between the 2nd and 8th centuries AD), Anglo-Frisian Futhorc (some 100 items, 5th to 11th centuries) and Younger Futhark (close to 6,000 items, 8th to 12th centuries)."
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"text": "Runology forms a specialised branch of Germanic linguistics . The earliest runic inscriptions date from around 150 AD. The characters were generally replaced by the Latin alphabet as the cultures that had used runes underwent Christianisation, by approximately 700 AD in central Europe and 1100 AD in northern Europe."
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A word that describes a certain way of living is indigenous to religions like Buddhism and what?
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Christianity
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"text": "The term should not be confused with aestheticism. Asceticism (Greek: askēsis) is a word that describes a certain way of living. In this kind of life, a person gets rid of worldly pleasures for religion or spirituality. A person might not have sex or drink alcohol."
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"text": "Asceticism is indigenous to the religions which posit as fundamental the wickedness of this life and the corruption under sin of the flesh. Buddhism, therefore, as well as Christianity, leads to ascetic practices."
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The 6,040 foot elevation summit located in Zion National Park had it's name officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names in what year?
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Cable Mountain's name was officially adopted in 1934.
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"text": "Cable Mountain is a 6,940-foot (2,120 m) elevation Navajo Sandstone summit located in Zion National Park, in Washington County of southwest Utah, United States."
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"text": "Towering 2,600-feet (790 meters) above the floor of Zion Canyon at the Big Bend area, Cable Mountain is situated immediately northeast of The Great White Throne, separated by the chasm of Hidden Canyon. It is set on the east side of the North Fork Virgin River which drains precipitation runoff from this mountain. Its neighbors include Angels Landing, Cathedral Mountain, The Organ, and Observation Point. This mountain's name was officially adopted in 1934 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names"
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What city, also known as The Fair City & St. John's Toun, has the largest river in Great Britain measured by flow running thru it?
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The River Tay flows thru Perth.
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"text": "The River Tay in Perth, by measured flow the largest in Great Britain. This is a list of the longest rivers of the United Kingdom . There seems to be little consensus in published sources as to the lengths of rivers, nor much agreement as to what constitutes a river."
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"text": "Perth is a city in central Scotland, on the banks of the River Tay. Perth has been known as The Fair City since the publication of the story Fair Maid of Perth by Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott in 1828. During the later medieval period the city was also called St John's Toun or Saint Johnstoun by its inhabitants—a reference to its principal church, which was dedicated to St John the Baptist."
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Polyhexanide is a what, which Hexamethylenediamine is used almost exclusively for the production of?
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Polymer
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"text": "Hexamethylenediamine is used almost exclusively for the production of polymers, an application that takes advantage of its structure. It is difunctional in terms of the amine groups and tetra functional with respect to the amine hydrogens."
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"text": "Polyhexanide ( polyhexamethylene biguanide, PHMB) is a polymer used as a disinfectant and antiseptic. In dermatological use, it is spelled polihexanide ( INN) and sold under names such as Lavasept, Serasept, Prontosan and Omnicide."
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The eldest son of Peter IV and his third wife, Eleanor, who was the daughter of Peter II of Sicily, had his throne contested in Sicily by which other ruler?
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Louis II of Naples.
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"text": "John was the eldest son of Peter IV and his third wife, Eleanor, who was the daughter of Peter II of Sicily. He was born in Perpignan, capital of the Rousillon, which at that time was part of the Principality of Catalonia, in the Crown of Aragon."
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"text": "In 1391, John promulgated legislation on Jews in different cities of the Kingdom of Aragon. Also in 1391, his administration faced a revolt in the vassal kingdom of Sicily, where the population had proclaimed Louis II of Naples as king. John was a protector of culture of Barcelona."
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What kind of democracy was created in Russia and later inspired other European countries to emulate it?
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The Soviet democracy was copied by several European countries.
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"text": "In a soviet democracy, voters are organized in basic units, for example the workers of a company, the inhabitants of a district, or the soldiers of a barracks. They directly send the delegates as public functionaries, which act as legislators, government and courts in one."
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"text": "In the turmoil following World War I, the Russian example inspired the formation of Soviet republics in other areas of Europe including Hungary, Bavaria, Slovakia and Bremen. Soviet republics, most notably the Chinese Soviet Republic (Jiangxi Soviet), later appeared in China during the early stages of the Chinese Civil War."
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Which branch of the US Army would be responsible for launching a SAM?
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The Air Defense Artillery would launch a SAM.
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"text": "United States Army air defense relies on a range of ground launched missiles ranging from hand held to vehicle mounted systems. The Air Defense Artillery is the branch that specializes in anti-aircraft weapons (such as surface-to-air missiles )."
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"text": "A surface-to-air missile ( SAM ), or ground-to-air missile ( GTAM ), is a type of missile that is launched from ground or from a ship to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of Anti-aircraft warfare . This short article about the military can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it."
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What are the qualifications for being eligible for inclusion of the Defense Intelligence Agency Memorial Wall?
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The DIA does not provide detailed criteria on who is eligible for inclusion on the memorial.
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"text": "Not to be confused with CIA Memorial Wall. The Defense Intelligence Agency Memorial Wall, commonly known as the Patriots Memorial, is a memorial at DIA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., dedicated to those agency employees who lost their lives in the line of their intelligence work and whose deaths are not classified ."
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"text": "The DIA does not provide detailed criteria on who is eligible for inclusion on the memorial. The wall is presumably not exhaustive due to omission of DIA personnel with links to classified missions, such as DIA officer Charles Dennis McKee, who died as a result of the Lockerbie bombing."
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The President of Ecuador is head of state of a country whose Constituent Assembly was presided over by what person?
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José Joaquín
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"text": "Its objective was the creation of the Republic of Ecuador, and Juan José Flores was named the provisional president. The Constituent Assembly was presided over by José Joaquín de Olmedo and chose Vicente Rocafuerte as president. The Constituent Assembly was presided over by Francisco Marcos and chose Juan José Flores as president."
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"text": "The politics of Ecuador are multi-party. The central government polity is a quadrennially elected presidential, unicameral representative democracy. The President of Ecuador is head of state and head of the army on a multi-party system, and leads a cabinet with further executive power."
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What type faces did the creatures who lived underground as mutants, as depicted in American Comic books?
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Chinless faces
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"text": "Morlocks are a group of mutant characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters are usually depicted as being associated with the X-Men in the Marvel Universe."
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"text": "After thousands of generations of living without sunlight, the Morlocks have dull grey-to-white skin, chinless faces, large greyish-red eyes with a capacity for reflecting light, and flaxen hair on the head and back. They are smaller than humans (presumably of the same height as the Eloi)."
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What word can refer to both describing the capabilities and programming model of a computer but not a particular implementation and an element formed by the extrusion of a single curve (or pair of curves, in the case of a pointed barrel vault) along a given distance?
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Architecture.
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"text": "Some definitions of architecture define it as describing the capabilities and programming model of a computer but not a particular implementation. In other definitions computer architecture involves instruction set architecture design, microarchitecture design, logic design, and implementation."
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"text": "An architectural element formed by the extrusion of a single curve (or pair of curves, in the case of a pointed barrel vault) along a given distance. An overhanging, wall-mounted turret projecting from the walls, usually at the corners, of medieval fortifications or churches."
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Which language is primarily spoken in the Indian state that is home the city of Basmath?
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Marathi is primarily spoken in Maharashtra.
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"text": "Basmath (वसमत / बसमत) is a city and a municipal council in Hingoli district in the state of Maharashtra, India . India census, Basmath had a population of 57,360. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%."
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"text": "Marathi is primarily spoken in Maharashtra and parts of neighbouring states of Gujarat (in Vadodara ), Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka (in the districts of Belgaum, Bidar, Gulbarga and Uttara Kannada ), Telangana, union-territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli."
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Palmar carpometacarpal, palmar ulnocarpal and intracapsular are all types of what?
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Ligaments
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"text": "An intracapsular ligament stretching from the dorsoulnar side of the trapezium to the ulno-palmar tubercle of the first metacarpal. Not considered an important ligament to the first CMC joint, it tightens during forced adduction and radial abduction. Like the previous ligament, the DRL is not considered important to the first CMC."
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"text": "(Palmar ulnocarpal ligament visible but not labeled.) The palmar ulnocarpal ligament is a ligament of the radiocarpal joint . It consists of ulnolunate, ulnocapitate, and ulnotriquetal ligaments. ^ \"Definition: palmar ulnocarpal ligament from Online Medical Dictionary\"."
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"text": "The Palmar carpometacarpal ligaments (or volar) are a series of bands on the palmar surface of the carpometacarpal joints that connect the carpal bones to the second through fifth metacarpal bones. The second metacarpal is connected to the trapezium."
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Where can the most common invasive cancer in women usually metastasize?
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The bones.
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"text": "Worldwide, breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer in women. (The most common form of cancer is non-invasive non-melanoma skin cancer; non-invasive cancers are generally easily cured, cause very few deaths, and are routinely excluded from cancer statistics.)"
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"text": "Breast cancer can metastasize anywhere in body but primarily metastasizes to the bone, lungs, regional lymph nodes, liver and brain, with the most common site being the bone. Treatment of metastatic breast cancer depends on location of the metastatic tumors and includes surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, biological, and hormonal therapy."
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Mamiya Kaikyō and Akashi Kaikyō are both types of what?
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They are both straits.
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"text": "The Strait of Tartary connects the Sea of Okhotsk to the Sea of Japan. Strait of Tartary or Gulf of Tartary ( Russian: Татарский пролив; simplified Chinese: 鞑靼海峡; traditional Chinese: 韃靼海峽; pinyin: Dádá hǎixiá; Japanese: 間宮海峡, romanized : Mamiya kaikyō, lit."
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"text": "The Akashi Strait (明石海峡, Akashi Kaikyō) is a strait between the Japanese islands of Honshu and Awaji. The strait connects Seto Inland Sea and Osaka Bay. The width of the Akashi Strait is approximately 4 kilometers, and maximum depth is about 110 meters."
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What is customarily made of stamped steel or aluminum for lightness, as they are part of the vehicle's unsprung weight that is a suspension link intended to control wheel motion in the longitudinal (fore-aft) direction?
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A Radius Rod
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"text": "Radius rods are customarily made of stamped steel or aluminum for lightness, as they are part of the vehicle's unsprung weight. Improvements in composite materials technology make possible plastic suspension links, although they are still uncommon."
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"text": "A radius rod (also called a radius arm, torque arm, torque spring, and torsion bar) is a suspension link intended to control wheel motion in the longitudinal (fore-aft) direction"
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The station sometimes called "The Hill" and that was once called Jackson Avenue, is a station that is part of what Light Rail line?
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Martin Luther King Drive is a station of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail.
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"text": "/ 40.7121; -74.0773 Martin Luther King Drive is a station of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail in the Jackson Hill neighborhood of Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey."
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"text": "Martin Luther King Drive was once called Jackson Avenue, and until 1947 Public Service Railway's # 7 Jackson streetcar line ran along it. A small block called Jackson still exists that was not included in a realignment. It was later named in honor of the slain civil right leader Martin Luther King, Jr., who had twice spoken in the city.[16] The drive has been the heart of the African American community in Jersey City for decades, and has sometimes been called \"The Hill\", though the area is not within the state designated Bergen Hill Historic District."
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The solar mass is often used to indicate the masses of what objects that are currently classified under the Morgan–Keenan (MK) system?
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Stars
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"text": "Most stars are currently classified under the Morgan–Keenan (MK) system using the letters O, B, A, F, G, K, and M, a sequence from the hottest ( O type) to the coolest ( M type). Each letter class is then subdivided using a numeric digit with 0 being hottest and 9 being coolest (e.g., A8, A9, F0, and F1 form a sequence from hotter to cooler)."
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"text": "The solar mass ( M☉) is a standard unit of mass in astronomy, equal to approximately 2 × 1030 kg. It is often used to indicate the masses of other stars, as well as stellar clusters, nebulae, galaxies and black holes. It is approximately equal to the mass of the Sun."
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The Western Wall, or Wailing Wall, refers to the entire wall on the western side of what temple on a hill in the Old City of Jerusalem that has been a holy site in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
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The Western Wall is on the side of the Temple Mount.
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"text": "The term \"Wailing Wall\" is not used by religious Jews, and increasingly not by many others who consider it derogatory. In a broader sense, \"Western Wall\" can refer to the entire 488-metre-long (1,601 ft) retaining wall on the western side of the Temple Mount."
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"text": "The Temple Mount ( 'Har HaBáyit'; \"Mount of the House [of God, i.e. the Temple in Jerusalem]\"), known to Muslims as the Haram esh-Sharif (Arabic: 'al-Ḥaram al-Šarīf', \"the Noble Sanctuary\", 'al-Ḥaram al-Qudsī al-Šarīf', \"the Noble Sanctuary of Jerusalem\") and the Al Aqsa Compound, is a hill in the Old City of Jerusalem that for thousands of years has been venerated as a holy site in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam alike."
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What is the river that forms a border with Mauritania and shares the name of a country, where the latter part of its name means "body of water" in the Serer language?
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The Senegal River.
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"text": "\"Senegal\" probably derives from a Portuguese transliteration of the name of the Zenaga, also known as the Sanhaja, or else a combination of the supreme deity in Serer religion ( Rog Sene) and o gal meaning body of water in the Serer language."
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"text": "The Senegal further flows through semi-arid land in the north of Senegal, forming the border with Mauritania and into the Atlantic. In Kaedi it accepts the Gorgol from Mauritania. Flowing through Boghé it reaches Richard Toll where it is joined by the Ferlo coming from inland Senegal's Lac de Guiers."
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What is the square footage of the largest island known as "Mainland" in the Northern Isles?
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202.03 square miles
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"text": "The Northern Isles ( Scots: Northren Isles; Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan a Tuath; Old Norse: Norðreyjar; Norn: Nordøjar) are a pair of archipelagos off the north coast of mainland Scotland, comprising Orkney and Shetland. The climate is cool and temperate and much influenced by the surrounding seas. There are a total of 26 inhabited islands."
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"text": "Orkney has 20 inhabited islands and Shetland has 16. Orkney is situated 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of the coast of mainland Scotland, separated from it by the waters of the Pentland Firth. The largest island of Orkney, known as the \" Mainland \" has an area of 523.25 square kilometres (202.03 sq mi), making it the sixth largest Scottish island."
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What animal name do colocasia and pedicularis groenlandica have in common?
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Both have elephant in their names.
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"text": "The elephant's-ear plant gets its name from the leaves, which are shaped like a large ear or shield. The plant reproduces mostly by means of rhizomes (tubers, corms), but it also produces \"clusters of two to five fragrant inflorescences in the leaf axils\"."
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"text": "Retz. Pedicularis groenlandica is a showy flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae which is known by the common names elephant's head and elephanthead lousewort. This erect plant can grow to a height of 80 centimetres (31 in). Its sharply-toothed fernlike leaves are located low on the stout stem."
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Why would or wouldn't the Netherland health care system be considered a single payer system?
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They would not, there is not one payer for health care but several sickness funds that pay it.
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{
"text": "This is the model used in the Netherlands . Other countries are largely funded by contributions by employers and employees to sickness funds. With these programs, funds come from neither the government nor direct private payments. This system operates in countries such as Germany and Belgium."
},
{
"text": "Single-payer healthcare is a type of universal healthcare[1] in which the costs of essential healthcare for all residents are covered by a single public system (hence 'single-payer').[2][3]Single-payer systems may contract for healthcare services from private organizations (as is the case in Canada) or may own and employ healthcare resources and personnel (as is the case in the United Kingdom). \"Single-payer\" describes the mechanism by which healthcare is paid for by a single public authority, not a private authority, nor a mix of both.[4][5]"
}
] |
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