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Where was Isaac Asimov born?
Isaac Asimov was born in Petrovichi, Klimovichskiy Uyezd, Russian SFSR.
Are there any other interesting aspects about Isaac Asimov?
Isaac Asimov and 16 other children in Petrovichi developed double pneumonia.

Question: Was he hospitalized because of the pneumonia?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Isaac Asimov hopsitalized because of the pneumonia?