instruction:
You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
question:
Category: MODERN MATERIALS 
Clue: Introduced in the '70s to replace steel belting on high-speed tires, it's called stronger than steel & lighter than nylon
answer:
kevlar


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Category: AUTHORS 
Clue: A new theory says this author died of rabies, not alcoholism or drug abuse, October 7, 1849
answer:
edgar allan poe


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Category: RECORD SETTERS 
Clue: On August 6 & 7, 1961, Gherman Titov did this 17 times; the previous record was one
answer:

orbit the earth