wikimedia/wiki-dyk huggingface dataset:
... that merkhets were Ancient Egyptian timekeeping devices that tracked the movement of certain stars over the meridian in order to ascertain the time during the night, when sundials could not function?

page_title: Merkhet
short_description: Timekeeping instrument in ancient Egypt
page_title: Ancient Egypt
short_description: Cradle of civilization in North Africa
page_title: Meridian
short_description: Topics referred to by the same term
page_title: Sundial
short_description: Time-telling device
... that after competing for many years on a world-class level in the 400 metres hurdles, German athlete Heike Meißner tried competing in the 800 metres?

page_title: 400 metres hurdles
short_description: Track and field hurdling event
page_title: Germany
short_description: Country in Europe
page_title: Heike Meißner
short_description: German athlete
page_title: 800 metres
short_description: Middle-distance running event
... that Hollywood's Blessed Sacrament Church was the site of Bing Crosby's wedding and funerals for John Ford and Mack Sennett?

page_title: Hollywood, Los Angeles
short_description: Neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, US
page_title: Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Hollywood
short_description: Church in CA , USA
page_title: Bing Crosby
short_description: American singer and actor (1903–1977)
page_title: John Ford
short_description: American film director (1894–1973)
page_title: Mack Sennett
short_description: Canadian-American film producer (1880–1960)
... that the Royal Air Force designed the rotabuggy as a combination autogyro/jeep?

page_title: Royal Air Force
short_description: Air and space warfare force of the United Kingdom
page_title: Hafner Rotabuggy
short_description: British experimental aircraft
page_title: Autogyro
short_description: Rotorcraft with unpowered rotor
page_title: Jeep
short_description: American automobile brand
...that the bronze of Mary (pictured) atop Mary Star of the Sea, known as the "Fishermen's Church," is lit at night so she can be seen from the Port of Los Angeles harbor?

page_title: Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, San Pedro, California
short_description: Church in California , USA
page_title: Port of Los Angeles
short_description: Harbor in Los Angeles, California
...that a recent report released by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has shown an increase in felony waivers by U.S. military recruiters?

page_title: United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
short_description: Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives
page_title: Felony waiver
page_title: United States Armed Forces
short_description: Combined military forces of the United States
page_title: Military recruitment
short_description: Recruitment for military positions
...that young shoots of the ornamental Australian tree Alphitonia excelsa give off an odour of sarsaparilla when broken?

page_title: Alphitonia excelsa
short_description: Species of tree
page_title: Sarsaparilla
short_description: Topics referred to by the same term
...that Canada's largest dry-bulk shipping company, The Fednav Group, has a fleet of over eighty ships?

page_title: Canada
short_description: Country in North America
page_title: Bulk carrier
short_description: Ship made to transport unpackaged bulk cargo
page_title: Fednav
short_description: Canadian maritime transport company
page_title: Ship
short_description: Large watercraft
...that construction of the stupa of Giac Lam Pagoda was halted for 18 years after the Fall of Saigon?

page_title: Stupa
short_description: Domed structure containing Buddhist relics
page_title: Giác Lâm Temple
short_description: Buddhist temple in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
page_title: Fall of Saigon
short_description: End of the Vietnam War, 30 April 1975
...that Kikuchi lines, formed in diffraction patterns by diffusely scattered electrons, are useful tools in electron microscopy of crystalline and nanocrystalline materials?

page_title: Kikuchi line
short_description: Topics referred to by the same term
page_title: Electron diffraction
short_description: Bending of electron beams due to electrostatic interactions with matter
page_title: Electron
short_description: Elementary particle with negative charge
page_title: Electron microscope
short_description: Type of microscope with electrons as a source of illumination
page_title: Crystal
short_description: Solid material with highly ordered microscopic structure
page_title: Nanocrystalline material
short_description: Type of polycrystalline material
...that unlike other sampradayas in Hinduism, which insist that the clergy lead an ascetic's life, the clergy in most Rudra sampradaya sects are expected to marry and live a worldly life with their family?

page_title: Sampradaya
short_description: Tradition, spiritual lineage or a religious system
page_title: Hinduism
short_description: Range of Indian religious traditions
page_title: Asceticism
short_description: Lifestyle of frugality and abstinence
page_title: Rudra Sampradaya
short_description: Tradition of disciplic succession in Hinduism
...that Mary K. Shell, the first woman mayor of Bakersfield, California, chided NBC's Johnny Carson for his jokes about "beautiful downtown Bakersfield" and invited Carson to visit the city to see its improvements?

page_title: Mary K. Shell
short_description: American politician
page_title: Mayor
short_description: Head of municipal government such as a town or city
page_title: Bakersfield, California
short_description: City in California, United States
page_title: NBC
short_description: American broadcast television network
page_title: Johnny Carson
short_description: American comedian and television host (1925–2005)
...that Florentine law required the commissioning of unflattering frescoes, pittura infamante (representation pictured), on the exterior of the Bargello, of those found in contempt of court for financial offenses?

page_title: Florence
short_description: Largest city in Tuscany, Italy
page_title: Fresco
short_description: Mural painting upon freshly laid lime plaster
page_title: Pittura infamante
short_description: Defamatory depiction of petty criminals in Renaissance Italian art
page_title: Bargello
short_description: Art museum in Florence, Italy
page_title: Contempt of court
short_description: Offense of disobedience or disrespect in court
...that anti-German and anti-Chinese sentiments have motivated two riots in the history of Calgary?

page_title: Anti-German sentiment
short_description: Opposition to Germany, its inhabitants and culture
page_title: Anti-Chinese sentiment
short_description: Hostility or prejudice toward Chinese people
page_title: Timeline of Calgary history
short_description: Notable historical events of Calgary, Alberta
page_title: Calgary
short_description: City in Alberta, Canada
...that the World Bank says that investment commitments in Chile's water and sanitation sector reached US$ 5.7 billion in 1993–2005?

page_title: World Bank Group
short_description: Group making loans to developing countries
page_title: Water supply and sanitation in Chile
...that gallery owner Victoria Miro described Jake Chapman—now famous for art which includes explicit and distorted mannequins—as an "adorable" baby sitter?

page_title: Victoria Miro Gallery
short_description: Contemporary art gallery in London, England
page_title: Jake and Dinos Chapman
short_description: English brothers, sculptors and installation artists
...that hexachlorobutadiene, a colorless solvent commonly used for chlorine-containing compounds, is a potent herbicide, but this use has been discouraged because it is too toxic?

page_title: Hexachlorobutadiene
short_description: Chemical compound
page_title: Solvent
short_description: Substance dissolving a solute resulting in a solution
page_title: Chlorine
short_description: Chemical element with atomic number 17 (Cl)
page_title: Herbicide
short_description: Type of chemical used to kill unwanted plants
page_title: Toxicity
short_description: Dose dependant harmfulness of substances
...that both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama refused to hand out street money, a political tactic common in Philadelphia, during the 2008 Pennsylvania primary?

page_title: Hillary Clinton
short_description: American politician and diplomat (born 1947)
page_title: Barack Obama
short_description: President of the United States from 2009 to 2017
page_title: Street money
short_description: American political tactic
page_title: Philadelphia
short_description: Most populous city in Pennsylvania, US
page_title: 2008 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary
...that Tuoba Gui, the prince of Northern Wei, crushed Later Yan forces at the Battle of Canhe Slope, leading to Later Yan's decline and Northern Wei's rise?

page_title: Emperor Daowu of Northern Wei
short_description: Emperor of Northern Wei
page_title: Northern Wei
short_description: Dynasty of China (386–535)
page_title: Later Yan
short_description: Dynastic state in Northeast China (384-409 CE)
page_title: Battle of Canhe Slope
short_description: 395 battle in China
...that Julian Sturgis, the novelist, poet, librettist and lyricist, was the first American to play for the winning team in an English FA Cup Final in 1873?

page_title: Julian Sturgis
short_description: American-born British novelist, poet and dramatist
page_title: Libretto
short_description: Text used in an extended musical work such as an opera or musical
page_title: United States
short_description: Country primarily in North America
page_title: Wanderers F.C.
short_description: Football club
page_title: FA Cup final
short_description: Football association cup championship game
page_title: 1873 FA Cup final
short_description: Association football match between Wanderers and Oxford University in 1873
...that environmental stress cracking accounts for around 15–30% of all plastic-component failures in service?

page_title: Environmental stress cracking
short_description: Brittle failure of thermoplastic polymers
...that the Philadelphia Lazaretto (pictured) is the oldest surviving quarantine hospital in the United States?

page_title: Philadelphia Lazaretto
short_description: United States historic place, first quarantine hospital in the United States
...that Ukrainian poet Yevhen Hrebinka helped purchase fellow poet Taras Shevchenko's freedom from serfdom in 1838?

page_title: Ukraine
short_description: Country in Eastern Europe
page_title: Poet
short_description: Person who writes and publishes poetry
page_title: Yevhen Hrebinka
short_description: Ukrainian poet
page_title: Taras Shevchenko
short_description: Ukrainian poet and artist (1814–1861)
page_title: Serfdom
short_description: Status of peasants under feudalism
...that John Caldwell  was originally given the name at birth of George Washington Caldwell because he was born on the Fourth of July?

page_title: John Caldwell (Michigan representative)
short_description: American politician (1849–1916)
...that the 1938 western Rawhide was baseball great Lou Gehrig's only feature film appearance?

page_title: Rawhide (1938 film)
short_description: 1938 film by Ray Taylor
page_title: Lou Gehrig
short_description: American baseball player (1903–1941)
...that the European Union is an example of a security community, in which war has become unthinkable?

page_title: European Union
short_description: Supranational political and economic union
page_title: Security community
short_description: Region with rare violence
page_title: War
short_description: Intense armed conflict
...that the cost of building the base of the Great Mill, Sheerness was so great that the mill was left unfinished for over two years before being completed?

page_title: Great Mill, Sheerness
short_description: Windmill in Sheerness, Kent, England
page_title: Sheerness
short_description: Town in Kent, England
page_title: Windmill
short_description: Machine that makes use of wind energy
...that Australian cabaret singer, stage actor, dancer and comedienne Toni Lamond was nicknamed "Lolly-Legs Lamond" after being voted as having the second-best pair of legs in television while doing In Melbourne Tonight?

page_title: Toni Lamond
short_description: Australian actress and singer (1932–2025)
page_title: In Melbourne Tonight
short_description: Australian variety television program
...that Sid Gillman is the only head coach in the San Diego Chargers to make it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

page_title: Sid Gillman
short_description: American football player and coach (1911–2003)
page_title: List of Los Angeles Chargers head coaches
page_title: Pro Football Hall of Fame
short_description: Professional sports hall of fame in Canton, Ohio, U.S.
...that McDonald's signs (pictured) once  had only one golden arch?

page_title: McDonald's sign (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)
short_description: United States historic place
page_title: Golden Arches
short_description: Symbol of McDonald's (fast-food chain)
...that the Greek musical group C:Real sang only in English before the arrival of lead vocalist Irini Douka in 2002, which led them to focus on Greek language songs?

page_title: Greece
short_description: Country in Southeast Europe
page_title: English language
short_description: West Germanic language
page_title: Greek language
short_description: Indo-European language
...that Papa II, an Indian detention centre once infamous for reports of torture, is now the official residence of senior state politician Mehbooba Mufti?

page_title: Papa II
short_description: Defunct military interrogation centre in Jammu and Kashmir, India
page_title: India
short_description: Country in South Asia
page_title: Detention center
short_description: Topics referred to by the same term
page_title: Torture
short_description: Deliberate infliction of suffering on a person
page_title: Mehbooba Mufti
short_description: Former Chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir
...that the Confederate Monument of Glasgow, Kentucky honors Confederate soldiers of Glasgow and Barren County, Kentucky, who won more Southern Crosses of Honor than those from any other Kentucky county?

page_title: Confederate Monument in Glasgow
short_description: United States historic place
page_title: Glasgow, Kentucky
short_description: City in Kentucky, United States
page_title: Confederate States of America
short_description: Unrecognized state in North America (1861–1865)
page_title: Barren County, Kentucky
short_description: County in Kentucky, United States
page_title: Southern Cross of Honor
short_description: American medal for Confederate veterans (1899–1959)
page_title: Kentucky
short_description: U.S. state
...that Hong Kong director Ann Hui's 1982 award-winning film Boat People depicting life in communist Vietnam was banned in Taiwan because it was filmed in communist China?

page_title: Hong Kong
short_description: Special administrative region of China
page_title: Ann Hui
short_description: Hong Kong film director (born 1947)
page_title: Boat people (disambiguation)
short_description: Topics referred to by the same term
page_title: Communism
short_description: Political and socioeconomic ideology
page_title: Vietnam
short_description: Country in Southeast Asia
page_title: Taiwan
short_description: Country in East Asia
page_title: China
short_description: Country in East Asia
...that Swiss dissident Ami Perrin was the leader of the Libertine faction which rebelled against John Calvin's theocratic rule of Geneva in 1551?

page_title: Swiss people
page_title: Ami Perrin
short_description: Genevan politician (c. 1500–1561)
page_title: Libertine
short_description: Person who rejects common moral or sexual restraints that are deemed undesirable
page_title: John Calvin
short_description: French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)
page_title: Theocracy
short_description: Form of government with religious leaders
page_title: Geneva
short_description: City in Switzerland
...that Mark Twain's daughter Clara Clemens was saved from being dragged over a cliff by a horse by her future husband, the Russian-born concert pianist Ossip Gabrilowitsch?

page_title: Mark Twain
short_description: American author and humorist (1835–1910)
page_title: Clara Clemens
short_description: American; daughter of Mark Twain; opera singer (1874–1962)
page_title: Ossip Gabrilowitsch
short_description: Russian-American pianist and conductor (1878–1936)
...that it was at the urging of Pei Mian and Du Hongjian that Emperor Suzong of Tang China claimed the throne, despite the fact that his father Emperor Xuanzong was still alive?

page_title: Pei Mian
short_description: Chinese politician
page_title: Emperor Suzong of Tang
short_description: Emperor of the Tang dynasty from 756 to 762
page_title: Tang dynasty
short_description: Imperial dynasty of China (618–907)
page_title: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
short_description: Emperor of the Tang dynasty from 713 to 756
...that the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House (pictured) was renovated in different styles to depict the evolution of the oldest house in Newport, Rhode Island?

page_title: Wanton–Lyman–Hazard House
short_description: Historic house in Rhode Island
page_title: Architectural style
short_description: Specific method of construction
page_title: Newport, Rhode Island
short_description: City in Rhode Island, United States
...that Kettle Falls, known to native peoples as Shonitkwu ("roaring or noisy waters"), lies silenced beneath the waters of Lake Roosevelt trapped behind the Grand Coulee Dam?

page_title: Kettle Falls
short_description: Historical waterfall on the Columbia River in Washington (state), United States
page_title: Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake
short_description: Reservoir in Washington, United States
page_title: Grand Coulee Dam
short_description: Dam in the US state of Washington
...that when the RAF's High Speed Flight won the Schneider Trophy in perpetuity in 1931, there were no other teams competing against them?

page_title: Royal Air Force
short_description: Air and space warfare force of the United Kingdom
page_title: High Speed Flight RAF
short_description: Military unit
page_title: Schneider Trophy
short_description: Annual air racing event for seaplanes (1913–1931)
...that Josef Smrkovský boasted he had kept American units away from Prague in 1945, allowing the liberation of the city by the Red Army, and then in 1968 he and Dubček became the most popular politicians of the Prague Spring?

page_title: Josef Smrkovský
page_title: Prague
short_description: Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic
page_title: Red Army
short_description: Soviet army and air force from 1918 to 1946
page_title: Alexander Dubček
short_description: Leader of Czechoslovakia from 1968 to 1969
page_title: Prague Spring
short_description: Liberalisation in Czechoslovakia in 1968
...that Igor Stravinsky agreed to compose the musical score for the ballet Circus Polka only under the condition that the elephants performing it be very young?

page_title: Igor Stravinsky
short_description: Russian composer (1882–1971)
page_title: Circus Polka
short_description: 1942 orchestral polka by Igor Stravinsky
...that Cardinal Mahony petitioned Rome to name Padre Serra Church after Junipero Serra despite controversy over his treatment of California Indians?

page_title: Roger Mahony
short_description: American Catholic bishop and cardinal (born 1936)
page_title: Padre Serra Parish
page_title: Junípero Serra
short_description: Christian missionary (1713–1784)
page_title: California
short_description: U.S. state
page_title: Native Americans in the United States
short_description: Indigenous peoples of the United States
...that William Glanville calculated the size of explosives required for Operation Chastise and was portrayed by Colin Tapley in the 1955 film The Dam Busters?

page_title: William Glanville
short_description: British civil engineer
page_title: Operation Chastise
short_description: 1943 attack on German dams by Royal Air Force
page_title: Colin Tapley
short_description: New Zealand actor (1909–1995)
page_title: The Dam Busters (film)
short_description: 1955 film directed by Michael Anderson
...that the distinctive pagodas created for Wadham's Oil and Grease Company of Milwaukee (pictured) are among the earliest examples of architecture used to forge a brand identity?

page_title: Pagoda
short_description: Usually religious tower in Asian countries
page_title: Wadham's Oil and Grease Company of Milwaukee
short_description: United States historic place
page_title: Architecture
short_description: Art and technique of designing buildings
page_title: Brand
short_description: Identification for a good or service
...that Sheesh Mahal ("Palace of Mirrors" in English) in Lahore Fort was originally decorated with frescoes that were later replaced with pietra dura and convex glass and mirror mosaic?

page_title: Sheesh Mahal
short_description: Topics referred to by the same term
page_title: Lahore Fort
short_description: Citadel in Lahore, Pakistan
page_title: Fresco
short_description: Mural painting upon freshly laid lime plaster
page_title: Pietra dura
short_description: Decorative stone inlays
page_title: Convex
short_description: Topics referred to by the same term
page_title: Mosaic
short_description: Image made from small colored tiles
...that Martial van Schelle fought as an American soldier in World War I, but was executed as a Belgian citizen during World War II?

page_title: Martial van Schelle
short_description: Belgian sportsman
page_title: United States
short_description: Country primarily in North America
page_title: Soldier
short_description: Someone who is in an army
page_title: World War I
short_description: 1914–1918 global conflict
page_title: Capital punishment
short_description: Legal killing of a person as punishment
page_title: Belgium
short_description: Country in Northwestern Europe
page_title: World War II
short_description: Global conflict (1939–1945)
...that Allumette Island, the largest island in the Ottawa River, was once called One-Eyed Island because Algonquin chief Tessouat had only one eye?

page_title: L'Isle-aux-Allumettes
short_description: Municipality in Quebec, Canada
page_title: Ottawa River
short_description: River in Canada
page_title: Tessouat
...that mutations in the CNDP1 gene may cause carnosinemia, a rare metabolic disorder with diverse neurological problems, such as hypotonia, tremors and seizures, neuronal degeneration and mental retardation?

page_title: Mutation
short_description: Alteration in the nucleotide sequence of a genome
page_title: CNDP1
short_description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
page_title: Carnosinemia
short_description: Disease
page_title: Metabolic disorder
short_description: Any disease hindering the body's ability to process and distribute nutrients
page_title: Neurology
short_description: Medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system
page_title: Hypotonia
short_description: State of low muscle tone
page_title: Tremor
short_description: Involuntary muscle contraction
page_title: Seizure
short_description: Period of symptoms due to excessive or synchronous neuronal brain activity
page_title: Neuron
short_description: Primary cell of the nervous system
page_title: Intellectual disability
short_description: Generalized neurodevelopmental disorder
...that the John Coltrane Home is where the saxophonist composed many of his later works including the masterwork, A Love Supreme?

page_title: John Coltrane Home
short_description: Historic house in New York, United States
...that the first printing press in Sierra Leone was destroyed by the French before it could be used?

page_title: Mass media in Sierra Leone
...that the Long View Center (pictured) in Raleigh, North Carolina is used as a church, concert venue, office building, and art gallery?

page_title: Long View Center
short_description: Church building in Raleigh, North Carolina
page_title: Raleigh, North Carolina
short_description: Capital city of North Carolina, U.S.