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d5dabbc40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of people frequented the area where the death of a clown was investigated by Catherine and the character played by Jorja Fox? | Transvestites most commonly frequented the area. | text | [] | [
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d5dabbec0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What provinces make up the east and west banks of the Chao Phraya? | Chonburi and Thon Buri are along the east and west. | text | [] | [
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"text": "On the west bank of Chao Phraya River, it was once part of Thon Buri Province. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Bangkok Yai, Phra Nakhon (across Chao Phraya River), Khlong San, Bang Kho Laem (across Chao Phraya), Rat Burana, Chom Thong, and Phasi Charoen ."
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d5dabc6e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How can you change a piece of work's property with heat, that is most commonly used with copper and silver? | Through annealing. | text | [] | [
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d5dabca00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The proton donors are what type of substance that is the same as where it increases the concentration of hydronium ions when added to water? | An acid. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Thus, an Arrhenius acid can also be described as a substance that increases the concentration of hydronium ions when added to water. Examples include molecular substances such as hydrogen chloride and acetic acid. An Arrhenius base, on the other hand, is a substance which increases the concentration ... |
d5dabcd20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Battle of Harasta occurred in what country that Quneitra is a city in? | Syria | text | [] | [
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"text": "Quneitra is the capital of the Quneitra Governorate, a district of southwestern Syria that incorporates the whole of the Golan Heights. The city of Quneitra is within the portion of the Golan Heights controlled by Syria."
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d5dabd2c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Autoimmune optic neuropathy and chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy are both what types of optic disorders? | Optic neuritis. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Autoimmune optic neuropathy (AON), sometimes called autoimmune optic neuritis, may be a forme fruste of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) associated optic neuropathy. AON is more than the presence of any optic neuritis in a patient with an autoimmune process, as it describes a relatively specific cl... |
d5dabd5e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is liquid water content (LWC) and what does its variation depend on? | The liquid water content (LWC) is the measure of the mass of the water in a cloud in a specified amount of dry air. It varies significantly depending on the type of clouds present in the atmosphere at a given location. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The liquid water content of a cloud varies significantly depending on the type of clouds present in the atmosphere at a given location. The classification of the cloud is highly related to the liquid water content as well as the origin of the cloud."
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d5dabd860dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Guyenne and Cornwall were both names of what? | Duchies | text | [] | [
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"text": "Reconstituted as the duchy of Guyenne in 1259 for the King of England by Saint Louis. Duke of Burgundy, peer of France: held by a cadet line of the Kings of France. At some point the duke of Burgundy gained precedence over those of Normandy (then merged with the Crown) and Aquitaine (held by a disobe... |
d5dabdae0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Morna River basin is a tributary of what other Western India river that is the main water source for the Muktainagar, Malkapur region? | It's a tributary of the Purna River. | text | [] | [
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d5dabde00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In which war would the Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft and the Soviet submarine L-3 have been used in? | They would have been used in WW2. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Stinson L-5 Sentinel was a World War II era liaison aircraft used by all branches of the U.S. military and by the British Royal Air Force. It was produced by the Stinson Aircraft Company."
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d5dabe120dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What can using natural androgens mixed with synthetic androgens permanently cause in women and children? | Anabolic steroids can cause irreversible masculinization in women and children. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The effect of anabolic steroids on the heart can cause myocardial infarction and strokes. Conditions pertaining to hormonal imbalances such as gynecomastia and testicular size reduction may also be caused by AAS. In women and children, AAS can cause irreversible masculinization."
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d5dabe620dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Sodium bisulfite and sodium selenite share what in their chemical formula? | Na | text | [] | [
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"text": "Sodium bisulfite (or sodium bisulphite, sodium hydrogen sulfite) is a chemical mixture with the approximate chemical formula NaHSO 3. Sodium bisulfite in fact is not a real compound, but a mixture of salts that dissolve in water to give solutions composed of sodium and bisulfite ions."
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d5dabe9e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What letter represents the channel slope for the alternative model for bedrock erosion? | S is the channel slope | text | [] | [
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"text": "It is given by the equation: where Ω is the stream power, ρ is the density of water (1000 kg/m 3 ), g is acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s 2 ), Q is discharge (m 3 /s), and S is the channel slope ."
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d5dabf2a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Phelsuma ornata and Abbott's day are both what? | Geckos. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Mauritius ornate day gecko ( Phelsuma ornata) is a diurnal species of gecko. It occurs on the island Mauritius and some surrounding islands and typically inhabits different trees and bushes. The Mauritius ornate day gecko feeds on insects and nectar. This gecko is one of the smallest day geckos."
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d5dabf700dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Pnictogen hydrides that make up the nitrogen family are binary compounds of atoms that bond to what? | Hydrogen. | text | [] | [
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d5dabfa20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which has never been observed in the wild, the Andrew' beaked whale or the Hubbs' beaked whale? | Andrews' beaked whale has never been observed in the wild. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Andrews' beaked whale ( Mesoplodon bowdoini ), sometimes known as the deep-crest beaked whale or splay-toothed whale, is one of the most poorly known members of a poorly known genus. The species has never been observed in the wild, and is known only from specimens washed up on beaches."
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d5dabff20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What percent of the total species on the planet exist in the place that has the largest number of monotreme species of any land mass? | Between 5 to 10% of the total species on the planet exist in this place. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The mammal fauna of New Guinea is composed of all extant subclasses of mammal: the monotremes, placentals and marsupials. New Guinea contains the largest number of monotreme species of any land mass, with only one species absent: the platypus ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus )."
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d5dac0240dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Aller and Havel are both what? | Rivers. | text | [] | [
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d5dac0560dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The imbu or umbu is in what scientific family? | It is in the family Anacardiaceae. | text | [] | [
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d5dac0d80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Squeeze, linear induction and mechanically powered are all types of what? | Flashlights | text | [] | [
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d5dac10a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Hillsborough and Guanabara are both names of what? | Bays | text | [] | [
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d5dac1280dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How much smaller is the female culpeo than the female wolf? | It is 63 lbs smaller. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The wolf is the largest extant member of the family Canidae, males averaging 40 kg (88 lb) and females 37 kg (82 lb). Wolves measure 105–160 cm (41–63 in) in length and 80–85 cm (31–33 in) at shoulder height. The wolf is also distinguished from other Canis species by its less pointed ears and muzzle,... |
d5dac15a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The most energetic particle collider in the world is located how many meters underground? | 100 | text | [] | [
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"text": "The LHC represents a large-scale, worldwide scientific cooperation project. The LHC tunnel is located 100 metres underground, in the region between the Geneva International Airport and the nearby Jura mountains. The majority of its length is on the French side of the border."
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d5dac1b40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is known as a prefecture in Japan and has a function named after it? | Fukui | text | [] | [
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"text": "Fukui is the capital and largest city of Fukui Prefecture, with other major cities including Sakai, Echizen, and Sabae. Fukui Prefecture is located on the Sea of Japan coast and is part of the historic Hokuriku region of Japan."
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d5dac1e60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Centropyge eibli and Centropyge flavissima are both species of what? | Marine ray-finned fish | text | [] | [
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"text": "Centropyge eibli, the blacktail angelfish, red stripe angelfish, orangelined angelfish, or Eibl dwarf angel is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found near reefs in the Indo-Pacific ."
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d5dac20e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the Maurer-Cartan form and why is it perculiar? | In mathematics, the Maurer–Cartan form for a Lie group G is a distinguished differential one-form on G that carries the basic infinitesimal information about the structure of G. It is peculiar in that it takes its values in the Lie algebra associated to the Lie group G. | text | [] | [
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"text": "As a one-form, the Maurer–Cartan form is peculiar in that it takes its values in the Lie algebra associated to the Lie group G. The Lie algebra is identified with the tangent space of G at the identity, denoted TeG."
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d5dac2680dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The road that is mostly known as "Straight Path" that connects the village of Amityville to the town of Huntington in New York is maintained by what type of department? | A county highway department. | text | [] | [
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d5dac29a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The waters of what rivers were the location of islands that have mostly been joined or united to the Mainland near Paris? | Seine, Oise, Marne and Yerres | text | [] | [
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"text": "The location of Paris was an important factor in its growth and strategic importance during the Middle Ages. Due to its position at the confluence of the Seine and the rivers Oise, Marne and Yerres, the city was abundantly supplied with food from the surrounding region, which was rich in grain fields... |
d5dac2f40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What function, as shown with Guanine pairing with Cytosine, between DNA and incoming nucleotides provides the mechanism through which DNA polymerase replicates DNA? | Base pairing. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Base pairing: Two base pairs are produced by four nucleotide monomers, nucleobases are in blue. Guanine (G) is paired with cytosine (C) via three hydrogen bonds, in red."
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"text": "The regular structure and data redundancy provided by the DNA double helix make DNA well suited to the stora... |
d5dac3260dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Taiwan and Fujian are both names of what? | Provinces | text | [] | [
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"text": "PRC maps show the islands of Kinmen (Quemoy) and Wuqiu, and the Matsu Islands as part of Fujian Province; Pratas Island and the Vereker Banks as part of Guangdong Province; and Taiping Island as part of Hainan province."
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d5dac3580dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is Titan part of the same language group as Tati Persian? | No. | text | [] | [
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"text": "For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation. The Tat language, also known as Tat/Tati Persian, is a Southwestern Iranian language closely related to, but not fully mutually intelligible with Persian and spoken by the Tats in Azerbaijan and Russia."
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d5dac3b20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What are John Smeaton, Francesco Redi, and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek all referred to as? | All are the "father" of their fields. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Smeaton was the first self-proclaimed \"civil engineer\", and is often regarded as the \"father of civil engineering \". He pioneered the use of hydraulic lime in concrete, using pebbles and powdered brick as aggregate. Smeaton was associated with the Lunar Society ."
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d5dac3e40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The prefecture and county system was used for a long time in ancient what, the politics of the People's Republic of which takes place in a framework of a socialist republic run by a single party? | China | text | [] | [
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"text": "The politics of the People's Republic of China takes place in a framework of a socialist republic run by a single party, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), headed by the General Secretary."
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d5dac40c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | When did the Neolithic begin in the southern portion of the country wherein the President is the de jure commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces? | 6500 BC | text | [] | [
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"text": "Kalibangan pre-Harappan structures. In South India, the Neolithic began by 6500 BC and lasted until around 1400 BC when the Megalithic transition period began. South Indian Neolithic is characterized by Ash mounds from 2500 BC in Karnataka region, expanded later to Tamil Nadu."
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d5dac43e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In what location were both the Mahindra Airvan 8 and GippsAero GA 10 Airvan developed? | Victoria, Australia | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Mahindra Airvan 8 (formerly the GippsAero GA8 Airvan 8) is a single-engined utility aircraft manufactured by GippsAero (formerly named Gippsland Aeronautics) of Victoria, Australia. It can seat up to eight people, including the pilot."
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d5dac4980dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What has the chemical elemental symbol of Fe that is rare in the Earth's crust in a metallic state? | Iron | text | [] | [
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d5dac4f20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Sogothere died how many years before Aelfwine was made king of Deira? | 111 | text | [] | [
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"text": "In 670, Aelfwine, the brother of the childless King Ecgfrith, was made king of Deira; by this point the title may have been used primarily to designate an heir. Aelfwine was killed in battle against Mercia in 679, and there was not another separate king of Deira until the time of Norse rule. Doubtful... |
d5dac5240dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The second-largest stadium in the western hemisphere was named after what former governor of Pennsylvania? | Beaver Stadium is named after James A. Beaver. | text | [] | [
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"text": "With an official seating capacity of 106,572, Beaver Stadium is the second-largest stadium in the western hemisphere, behind only Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team is coached by James Franklin ."
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d5dac54c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A digital version of what that can use a linear encoder are made of stainless steel, and has a rated accuracy of 0.001 in? | Calipers. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A popular refinement replaces the analog dial with an electronic digital display that displays the reading as a numeric value. Rather than a rack and pinion, these calipers use a linear encoder. Some digital calipers can be switched between centimeters or millimeters, and inches."
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d5dac5b00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of descendants do the people who come from a city that was revived as an administrative term in 1967 in Israel, claim to be? | They claim to be Israelite descendants of the Norther Israelite tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Samaritans claim they are Israelite descendants of the Northern Israelite tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, who survived the destruction of the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) by the Assyrians in 722 BCE."
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"text": "Samaria was revived as an administrative term in 1967, when the West Bank was d... |
d5dac6460dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which WHO programme is similar to the scientific naming of plants? | The WHO INN Programme works similarly. | text | [] | [
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"text": "However, the common names of plants often vary from region to region, which is why most plant encyclopedias refer to plants using their scientific names, in other words using binomials or \"Latin\" names. Bean – Fabaceae, specifically Phaseolus spp."
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d5dac66e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What country has an early history of cultivating hemp and other varieties dating back to about 8000 BC? | Japan | text | [] | [
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"text": "Cannabis has been cultivated in Japan since the pre-Neolithic period for its fibres and as a food source and possibly as a psychoactive material. An archeological site in the Oki Islands near Japan contained cannabis achenes from about 8000 BC, probably signifying use of the plant."
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d5dac6a00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The core of the Iron Brigade came from Wisconsin, Indiana and what state which raised a pair of company-sized infantry units for the American Civil War? | Michigan | text | [] | [
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"text": "The State of Michigan raised a pair of company-sized infantry units for the American Civil War ."
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d5dac6d20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | When watching a film, would a dissolve between two scenes or a cut between two scenes happen faster? | A cut would happen faster. | text | [] | [
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d5dac6fa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who had spoken in defense of the plebs, the common people of Rome and was one of four Roman aristocrats who led the overthrow of the monarchy? | Publius Valerius Poplicola. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Publius Valerius Poplicola or Publicola (died 503 BC) was one of four Roman aristocrats who led the overthrow of the monarchy, and became a Roman consul, the colleague of Lucius Junius Brutus in 509 BC, traditionally considered the first year of the Roman Republic ."
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d5dac72c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Where are the two Big Islands? | The Big Islands are located in Malacca, Malaysia and the actual island of Hawai'i. | text | [] | [
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"text": "/ 2.108556°N 102.3271750°E / 2.108556; 102.3271750 Big Island ( Malay: Pulau Besar, in Jawi Script: ڤولاو بسر ) is an island in Malacca, Malaysia, and is located approximately 13 km from mainland Malacca. Private motorboats leave from Pernu, Umbai."
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d5dac7860dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | DuPhos and diphosphine are both types of what? | Ligands | text | [] | [
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"text": "1,2-Bis (dimethylphosphino)ethane ( dmpe) is a diphosphine ligand in coordination chemistry. It is a colorless, air-sensitive liquid that is soluble in organic solvents."
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d5dac7b80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How did the Norman architecture style influence the Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall? | The chapel wasn't influenced by the Norman architecture style. It was built before Norman architecture style was developed. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The nave of Durham Cathedral. The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries. In particular the term is traditionally used for English Romanesque archit... |
d5dac7e00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In what mountain range are both Pitusiray and Veronica located? | Andes | text | [] | [
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"text": "Pitusiray is a 4,991-metre-high (16,375 ft) mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, north of the Vilcanota River."
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d5dac8120dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What Jewish term refers to the future Jewish king from the Davidic line, but if unqualified refers to "Mashiach ben David"? | Messiah. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In general, the term \"Messiah\" unqualified refers to \"Mashiach ben David\" (Messiah, son of David)."
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"text": "In Jewish eschatology, the term mashiach, or \" messiah \" refers specifically to the future Jewish king from the Davidic line who is expected to save the Jewish nation, who w... |
d5dac83a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who has a longer title: The leaders of Masonic Jurisdictions or those who served duties as Worshipful Masters? | Leaders of Masonic Jurisdictions have larger titles. | text | [] | [
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"text": "There are over a thousand Masonic Jurisdictions, and thus over a thousand Grand Masters. To single out the Duke of Kent (the current Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England) for mention gives a decidedly UK bias to the article. The point of this article is to explain what a Grand Master is,... |
d5dac8620dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The up-island spider can reach lengths how much greater than a Galeodes arabs? | 2.1 inches | text | [] | [
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"text": "The up-island spider is said to be a dark brown spider with red eyes, sharing shape and markings with wolf spiders common in the United States. Its unusual feature is its size, by some reports spanning up to 8 inches with its legs splayed out."
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d5dac8940dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | On the species that has pygidial glands that can produce explosive secretions, what kind of mechanism is believed to be used to imitate ant queen sounds? | An acoustic mechanism. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Their pygidial glands can produce explosive secretions, giving them the other name of flanged bombardier beetles although they are not particularly close relatives of the typical bombardier beetles ( Brachininae ). Very little is known about the immature stages of ant nest beetles. Most appear to liv... |
d5dac8c60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which Pirates team had its stadium named after a Pirate alumnus? | The East Carolina Pirates are the team. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Seton Hall Pirates are the athletic teams representing Seton Hall University. They compete as a member of the NCAA Division I level (non-football sub-level), primarily competing in the Big East Conference for all sports since the 1979-80 season."
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"text": "Clark-LeClair Stadium is the... |
d5dac8ee0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What field of science asks the question on what the neural basis of alertness is, that is in the same unsolved state as chemistry problems where several experts in the field disagree about a solution? | Neuroscience. | text | [] | [
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"text": "There are yet unsolved problems in neuroscience, although some of these problems have evidence supporting a hypothesized solution, and the field is rapidly evolving. These problems include: Consciousness: What is the neural basis of subjective experience, cognition, wakefulness, alertness, arousal, a... |
d5dac9200dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In the country that comprises four archipelagos, what is its main land called? | Grande Terre. | text | [] | [
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d5dac9520dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A prefecture level and Nagqu both refer to what? | Cities. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A prefectural level city is a \"city\" ( Chinese: 市; pinyin: shì) and \"prefecture\" ( Chinese: 地区; pinyin: dìqū) that have been merged into one consolidated and unified jurisdiction."
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"text": "The prefecture-level city is 277 kilometres (172 mi) from east to west and 202 kilometres (126... |
d5dac9ac0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Some of the large crustaceans that live in the sea become what as a result of a genetic mutation that causes them to produce an excessive amount of a particular protein? | Blue | text | [] | [
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"text": "Lobsters are large crustaceans that live in the sea. They form the family of Nephropidae, which is sometimes also called Homaridae. People make a lot of money from catching lobsters and selling them to make seafood . Lots of different kinds of animals that live in the sea are called lobsters."
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d5daca380dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are Cayley's theorem and Halley's method both named for someone's first name or last name? | They are both named for someone's last name. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In group theory, Cayley's theorem, named in honour of Arthur Cayley, states that every group G is isomorphic to a subgroup of the symmetric group acting on G. This can be understood as an example of the group action of G on the elements of G."
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"text": "In numerical analysis, Halley's met... |
d5daca6a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The surface of what place one which Chaos terrain exists can be divided into two parts: low, young, uncratered plains that cover most of the northern hemisphere, and high-standing, old, heavily cratered areas that cover the southern and a small part of the northern hemisphere? | Mars | text | [] | [
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"text": "Chaos terrain on Mars is distinctive; nothing on Earth compares to it. Chaos terrain generally consists of irregular groups of large blocks, some tens of kilometers across and a hundred or more meters high. The tilted and flat topped blocks form depressions hundreds of metres deep."
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d5daca920dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What are the components of thermoelectric power generators and under which conditions does thermoelectric modules in power generation work? | Thermoelectric power generators consist of three major components: thermoelectric materials, thermoelectric modules and thermoelectric systems that interface with the heat source.In application, thermoelectric modules in power generation work in very tough mechanical and thermal conditions. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In application, thermoelectric modules in power generation work in very tough mechanical and thermal conditions. Because they operate in a very high-temperature gradient, the modules are subject to large thermally induced stresses and strains for long periods."
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"text": "Thermoelectric po... |
d5dacaba0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Winneshiek, and Kalmar in southern Sweden are both names of what kind of region? | A county. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Winneshiek County's Board of Supervisors has five members elected by single-member districts of equal population. Other elected officials are the county attorney, auditor, sheriff and treasurer. The offices for the supervisors and county officers are located in the County Courthouse at the county sea... |
d5dacaec0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Malacca, Singapore, Johor and Sunda are all names of what? | Straits. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The maritime boundaries between Indonesia and Malaysia are located four bodies of water, namely the Straits of Malacca, Straits of Singapore, South China Sea and Celebes Sea. The territorial seas of both countries (both claim a 12-nautical-mile (22 km) territorial sea) only meet in the Straits of Mal... |
d5dacb140dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Paralipomena of Jeremiah is unique to the Orthodox Tewahedo what, a word which comes from the Greek κανών, meaning " rule " or " measuring stick "? | Canon | text | [] | [
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"text": "The English word canon comes from the Greek κανών, meaning \" rule \" or \" measuring stick \". Christians were the first to use the term in reference to scripture, but Eugene Ulrich regards the notion as Jewish."
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"text": "Unique to the Orthodox Tewahedo canon are the Paralipomena of Jer... |
d5dacb460dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | If shaping of rectangular waves is done to make a transmitted signal better, what is the process called? | Pulse shaping | text | [] | [
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"text": "The pulse wave is also known as the rectangular wave, the periodic version of the rectangular function . The average level of a rectangular wave is also given by the duty cycle, therefore by varying the on and off periods and then averaging these said periods, it is possible to represent any value be... |
d5dacb780dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Hexachlorodisilane and tetrachlorosilane are both types of what compound? | Inorganic. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Hexachlorodisilane is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula Si 2 Cl 6. It is a colourless liquid that fumes in moist air. It has specialty applications in as a reagent and as a volatile precursor to silicon metal."
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"text": "?) Silicon tetrachloride or tetrachlorosilane is the ... |
d5dacc180dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is the Amargosa Range or the Ocean Ridge longer? | Ocean Ridge. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The mid-ocean ridge system thus is the longest mountain range on Earth, reaching about 65,000 km (40,000 mi). The mid-ocean ridges of the world are connected and form the Ocean Ridge, a single global mid-oceanic ridge system that is part of every ocean, making it the longest mountain range in the wor... |
d5dacc400dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What town, that was for a time the most productive centre of cotton processing, shares a name with a Parish in Jamaica whose capital is Mandeville? | Manchester | text | [] | [
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"text": "Manchester was one of the centres of textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution. The great majority of cotton spinning took place in the towns of south Lancashire and north Cheshire, and Manchester was for a time the most productive centre of cotton processing."
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"text": "Manche... |
d5dacc680dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A what, whose main advantage is that energy is not pulsed so these are much simpler to manufacture and operate, is said to be matched when the receiver filter size matches the RMS bandwidth of the FM noise on the transmit signal? | A CW radar | text | [] | [
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"text": "The main advantage of CW radar is that energy is not pulsed so these are much simpler to manufacture and operate. They have no minimum or maximum range, although the broadcast power level imposes a practical limit on range. Continuous-wave radar maximize total power on a target because the transmitte... |
d5dacc900dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What national park in southwestern Bulgaria falls within the Rodope montane and has a forest cover of 57.3%? | Pirin National Park | text | [] | [
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"text": "Pirin National Park falls within the Rodope montane mixed forests terrestrial ecoregion of the Palearctic temperate broadleaf and mixed forest. Forests cover 57.3% of the parks area and almost 95% of them are coniferous forests."
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"text": "Pirin National Park (Bulgarian: Национален парк \... |
d5daccb80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Eryx is a short-range portable SACLOS -based wire-guided anti-tank missile (ATGM) produced by which European company, whose name is an initialism of the names of the companies that came together to form it: Matra; BAe Dynamics and Alenia? | It's produced by MBDA. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Eryx is a short-range portable SACLOS -based wire-guided anti-tank missile (ATGM) produced by European company MBDA. It is used by several countries, including the Canadian Army, French, and Norwegian armies."
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"text": "MBDA is a multinational developer and manufacturer of missiles.[7][8]... |
d5dacd080dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The ethnic origin of what people, of which it is unclear how their Kings gained their status, has been disputed in the past? | Curonians | text | [] | [
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"text": "The ethnic origin of the Curonians has been disputed in the past. Some researchers place the Curonians in the eastern Baltic group. However, others hold that the Curonians were related to Old Prussians who belonged in the western Baltic group. Curonians in the context of the other Baltic tribes, circ... |
d5dacd3a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Boeing YC-14 and Converted Cessna Skymaster are both what class of aircraft? | STOL | text | [] | [
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"text": "This is a list of aircraft which are classified as having Short Takeoff and Landing, or STOL, characteristics. The STOL class excludes vertical takeoff and landing ( VTOL) types, rotorcraft, aerostats and most light aircraft . Converted Cessna Skymaster."
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"text": "One of the two YC-14 pr... |
d5dacd620dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge was developed in the 1950's that the general purpose machine gun designated the General Support Machine Gun (GSMG) is chambered for? | 7.62x51mm NATO | text | [] | [
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"text": "General purpose machine gun designated the General Support Machine Gun (GSMG) chambered for 7.62×51mm NATO. It replaced the M60 machine gun . Heavy machine gun used at the infantry platoon level and as a heavy support weapon mounted on vehicles."
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"text": "The 7.62×51mm NATO (official NAT... |
d5dacdb20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of lakes can be found in the southern half of Alberta that borders British Columbia along the Continental Divide of the Americas? | Glacial lakes can be found in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The southern half of the province borders British Columbia along the Continental Divide of the Americas on the peaks of the Rocky Mountains, while the northern half borders British Columbia along the 120th meridian west. It is one of only two landlocked provinces (Saskatchewan is the other). Grain fa... |
d5dacde40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What kind of animal played the role of both a superhero and a private eye? | A dog played the role of a private eye and a superhero | text | [] | [
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"text": "Mumbly is a private eye dog in a trenchcoat, who worked with a human detective, Chief Schnooker, to catch criminals who often sported alliterative names. 16 episodes were produced. Mumbly was voiced by Don Messick, and Schnooker by John Stephenson."
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"text": "Underdog was an anthropomorph... |
d5dace3e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A. boskianus and A. scutellatus are both found in what country whose name starts with an A? | Algeria | text | [] | [
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"text": "A. boskianus is found in Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, southern Turkey, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates."
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"text": "A. scutellatus is found in Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Ir... |
d5dace660dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which pianist was not featured on Billy Joel's album Fantasies & Delusions but created a concerto using pieces from the album? | Jeffrey Biegel used four pieces from the album to create a concerto. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Fantasies & Delusions is the thirteenth and to date final studio album composed by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. It features his longtime friend, the British-Korean pianist Richard Hyung-ki Joo, performing compositions written by him and is his only studio album to contain classical composit... |
d5dace980dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did Corey Smith or Brian Michael Smith grow up in a city with more letters? | Corey Smith grew up in a city with more letters. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Corey Smith is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Smith grew up in Jefferson, Georgia, near Athens. He attended the University of Georgia and majored in Social Studies education. While in college, he wrote songs and performed locally."
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"text": "Brian Michael Smith was born and ... |
d5dacf100dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | An SSI and a Special Forces Operational Detachment–Alpha are both found in what branch of military? | Army. | text | [] | [
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"text": "An SSI is an embroidered patch worn on uniforms of the United States Army that identifies the wearer's major formation. Unit tabs are an integral part of the SSI and are never worn separately. Soldiers are only authorized to wear the tab while assigned to the organization that prescribes wearing the ... |
d5dacf600dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which would you more likely find in Australia: Pandanus dubius or Pandanus tectorius? | You would more likely find Pandanus tectorius. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Pandanus dubius, commonly known as bakong or knob-fruited screwpine, is a species of Pandanus (screwpine) native to Island Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and the Western Pacific islands ( Melanesia and Micronesia ), and possibly also to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands."
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"text": "Pandanus te... |
d5dacfb00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the weapons effect and what did a 1971 study by Page and Scheidt find out? | The weapons effect is a controversial theory described and debated in the scientific field of social psychology. It refers to the mere presence of a weapon or a picture of a weapon leading to more aggressive behavior in humans, particularly if these humans are already aroused. A 1971 study by Page and Scheidt also foun... | text | [] | [
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"text": "The weapons effect is a controversial theory described and debated in the scientific field of social psychology. It refers to the mere presence of a weapon or a picture of a weapon leading to more aggressive behavior in humans, particularly if these humans are already aroused."
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"text": "... |
d5dacfd80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Murumendiko Dama takes what four forms? | Mari, aka Murumendiko Dama, is often witnessed as a woman dressed in red, a woman of fire, a woman-tree, and as a thunderbolt. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Mari is the main character of Basque mythology, having, unlike other creatures that share the same spiritual environment, a god-like nature. Mari is often witnessed as a woman dressed in red. She is also seen as a woman of fire, woman-tree and as thunderbolt."
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"text": "Mari, also called ... |
d5dad0500dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What variable star of the BY Draconis type was used to determine the existence of Gliese 581c? | Gliese 581 | text | [] | [
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"text": "The existence of Gliese 581c and its mass have been measured by the radial velocity method of detecting extrasolar planets. The mass of a planet is calculated by the small periodic movements around a common centre of mass between the host star Gliese 581 and its planets."
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"text": "Gliese... |
d5dad0780dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Lough Sillan is the source for what type of thing that Bandon is? | River | text | [] | [
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"text": "The source of the river is Lough Sillan near Shercock from which it flows westwards through Lough Tacker, and south of Cootehill, until it reaches Butlersbridge. To the west of the village the river then flows through a series of lakes, before its confluence with the River Erne."
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d5dad0a00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Noble Drew Ali formed an orgnization based on the premise that African Americans are descendants of the Moabites and thus are what, which is an exonym first used by Christian Europeans to designate the Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb? | Moors | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Moorish Science Temple of America is an American national and religious organization founded by Noble Drew Ali (born as Timothy Drew). He based it on the premise that African Americans are descendants of the Moabites and thus are \" Moorish \" (sometimes also spelled \"Muurish\" by adherents) by ... |
d5dad0c80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | For the analysis of a suspected hematological malignancy, a complete count and film of what, which Leukemia effects the cells of, are essential? | Blood | text | [] | [
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"text": "Leukemia, also spelled leukaemia, is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called blasts or leukemia cells."
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"text": "They may also be referred to as liquid tumo... |
d5dad0f00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is a goal of the theory where index sets describe classes of computable functions? | To determine which problems, or classes of problems, can be solved in each model of computation | text | [] | [
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"text": "One goal of computability theory is to determine which problems, or classes of problems, can be solved in each model of computation. A model of computation is a formal description of a particular type of computational process."
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"text": "In computability theory, index sets describe classe... |
d5dad1180dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | When the element that has a great affinity towards oxygen forms a compound,what color do they generally turn into? | They are usually colorless. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Aluminium ( aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. It has a great affinity towards oxygen, and forms a protective layer of oxid... |
d5dad1680dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the Cornish name of the county where RAF St. Eval was located? | Kernow is the Cornish name of Cornwall, the county where RAF St. Eval was located. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Royal Air Force St. Eval or RAF St. Eval was a strategic Royal Air Force station for the RAF Coastal Command during the Second World War (southwest of Padstow in Cornwall, England, UK). St Eval's primary role was to provide anti-submarine and anti-shipping patrols off the south west coast."
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d5dad1900dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What countries created the FREMM program which includes the Provence frigate? | Italy and France. | text | [] | [
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"text": "She is the lead ship of her class of French frigates, which in turn were developed by the FREMM multipurpose frigate program. Aquitaine was developed as part of a joint Italian-French program known as FREMM, which was implemented to develop a new class of frigates for use by various European navies."... |
d5dad2260dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What has three set measurable quantities called S, T, and U that has parameters that are defined so that they are all equal to zero at a reference point in the Standard Model? | The Peskin-Takeuchi parameters | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Peskin–Takeuchi parameters are defined so that they are all equal to zero at a reference point in the Standard Model, with a particular value chosen for the (then unmeasured) Higgs boson mass."
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"text": "In particle physics, the Peskin–Takeuchi parameters are a set of three measurable... |
d5dad24e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Parahydroxybenzoic acid is produced commercially from what? | Potassium phenoxide and carbon dioxide | text | [] | [
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"text": "4-Hydroxybenzoic acid is produced commercially from potassium phenoxide and carbon dioxide in the Kolbe-Schmitt reaction. It can also be produced in the laboratory by heating potassium salicylate with potassium carbonate to 240 °C, followed by treating with acid."
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"text": "Chemically, th... |
d5dad26c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What habitat do the trees Quercus macrocarpa and Quercus marilandica have in common? | They both are found on the east coast of the United States. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Quercus macrocarpa, the bur oak, commonly spelled burr oak, is a species of oak tree native to eastern North America. It is in the white oak section, Quercus sect. Quercus, and is also called mossycup oak, mossycup white oak, blue oak, or scrub oak."
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"text": "Quercus marilandica, the bla... |
d5dad2bc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Were there Polish troops in both the American and Russian Civil Wars? | Yes, the 58th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was known as the Polish Legion and the 5th Rifle Division fought in the Russian Civil War. | text | [] | [
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"text": "During the American Civil War he enlisted in the United States' Union Army, recruited a company of Polish immigrants, and became colonel of the 58th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, listed in the official Army Register as the \"Polish Legion\"."
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"text": "The division fought during t... |
d5dad3020dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What was the original name for the country that became incorporated as one of the Hellenistic kingdoms of the Seleucid Empire in the past? | Hayk and Hayastand. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The satrapy of Armenia became an independent kingdom in 321 BC, after the conquests of Alexander the Great, but soon became incorporated as one of the Hellenistic kingdoms of the Seleucid Empire . The Artaxiad dynasty ( Armenian: Արտաշեսյան Artashesian) rose to power and replaced the Orontids as rule... |
d5dad32a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How old was Stephen I when the Venetians conquered Krk the first time? | Stephen I was 13 years-old when the Venetians conquered Krk the first time. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Venetians conquered the town for the first time in 1001, and from then Krk's history was closely linked with the history of the Republic of Venice for seven centuries. During the reign of Peter Krešimir IV the Croatian rulers regained their power, but the Venetians took Krk for the second time in... |
d5dad3520dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Old Town San Diego State Historic Park shares a name with a city that has Green line for what form of transportation? | Trolley | text | [] | [
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"text": "Mission San Diego is a station on San Diego Trolley 's Green Line. The street-level station has side platforms. 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": "The station is located at the intersect... |
d5dad3a20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In Russia, dolphins and what, which have been used for their pelts, their flesh, and their fat, have been trained to carry tools for divers and detect torpedoes, mines, and other ammunition to working depths of up to 120 metres? | Seals | text | [] | [
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"text": "Seals have been used for their pelts, their flesh, and their fat, which was often used as lamp fuel, lubricants, cooking oil, a constituent of soap, the liquid base for red ochre paint, and for processing materials such as leather and jute ."
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"text": "In Russia, dolphins and seals have b... |
d5dad3ca0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Burbank, California and Bay Lake, Florida both contain attractions related to what? | Disney | text | [] | [
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"text": "/ 28.356232; -81.560483 The Great Movie Ride was a dark ride located at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida."
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"text": "The Walt Disney Studios, located in Burbank, California, United States, serves as the corporate headquarters for The Walt Dis... |
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