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In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
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Protrusions of this substance in the spine are called Schmorl's nodes, and Tietze syndrome occurs when this is inflammed. Its fibro type can be found in symphyses, while the pinna is composed of its elastic type. The hyaline type of this substance is covered by the perichondrium. (*)  Intervertebral discs are made of this substance, which heals slowly due to its lack of blood vessels. Chondrocytes are cells found in this substance, and during endochondral ossification, it is replaced with bone. Patients with osteoarthritis have a loss of this substance, which normally helps lubricate joints. For ten points, name this connective tissue which makes up the human nose and ear.
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Science


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It first started in response to dissatisfaction with the Prince of Korchin and spread after the Triads joined in. Its leader had studied under American Isaachar Roberts, who later called him "a coolie king . . . crazy and unfit to rule. "  The last major offensive during it was put down by Frederick Townsend and the Ever-Victorious Army, which was later commanded by Charles George Gordon. Protestant missionaries converted the movement's leader to Christianity but did not predict that he would claim to be the brother of Jesus. Fought in support of the Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace, FTP, name this Chinese religious uprising that lasted from 1850 to 1864.
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History


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This man's namesake star is a supernova in Ophiuchus described in his book "De stella nova", while in "Dioptrice" he postulated a ray theory of light to explain vision. While professor of mathematics at Graz, he wrote "Mysterium cosmographicum", which brought him to the attention of his future mentor, whose astronomical calculations he completed as the "Rudolphine Tables". These calculations led to his most famous contributions to astronomy, found in "Astronomia nova" and "Harmonices mundi". FTP, who was this assistant to Tycho Brahe best known for his three laws of planetary motion.
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Science