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d5df65980dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Castellaneta and Kavner were asked to voice the lead roles of what characters in the satirical depiction of a dysfunctional middle-class American lifestyle starring the eponymous family: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie? | Homer and Marge Simpson | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a satirical depiction of a dysfunctional middle-class American lifestyle starring the eponymous family: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie."
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d5df65ca0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Regarding need for equipment, what advantage might Fusillading have over other execution styles? | Firearms are readily available | text | [] | [
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"text": "For other uses, see Firing squad (disambiguation). Execution by firing squad, in the past sometimes called fusillading (from the French fusil, rifle ), is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the military and in times of war. Execution by shooting is a fairly old practice."
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d5df65f20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How far away can the Taung Kalat pedestal hill be seen from the Ayeyarwady River in clear weather? | It can be seen 60 km away. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It can be seen from the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River as far away as 60 km (37 mi) in clear weather. Mount Popa is a pilgrimage site, with numerous Nat temples and relic sites atop the mountain. The name Popa is believed to come from the Pali / Sanskrit word puppha meaning flower."
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d5df661a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Advanced what, defined as is the loss of electrons or an increase in the oxidation state of an atom, processes in a broad sense, are a set of chemical treatment procedures designed to remove organic (and sometimes inorganic) materials in water and wastewater by oxidation through reactions with hydroxyl radicals? | Oxidation | text | [] | [
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"text": "Advanced oxidation processes ( AOPs ), in a broad sense, are a set of chemical treatment procedures designed to remove organic (and sometimes inorganic) materials in water and wastewater by oxidation through reactions with hydroxyl radicals (·OH)."
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d5df66420dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What feature is shared by both Rhachistia aldabrae and Cinctura lilium? | They are sea snails with bands. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Aldabra banded snail ( Rhachistia aldabrae) is a species of air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Cerastidae. The species lives on one atoll in the Seychelles Islands, Indian Ocean, and is easily recognizable for its purplish-blue banded shell."
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d5df66920dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is known as a universal beam that was produced from a single piece of steel patented by Alphonse Halbou? | An I-Beam | text | [] | [
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d5df66ba0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of building is the medieval Salisbury Cathedral and the building nicknamed the "Boston Stump? | They are church buildings. | text | [] | [
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"text": "St Botolph's Church is a parish church in the Church of England in Boston, Lincolnshire. Its tower, 266 feet 9 inches (81.31 m) tall, has been nicknamed the \"Boston Stump\" since its construction. It was long used as a landmark for sailors, and on a clear day can be seen from Norfolk."
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d5df66e20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What country practices the common law legal system and had the store Courts operations subsequently acquired by Asia Retail Group? | Singapore. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Singapore practices the common law legal system, where the decisions of higher courts constitute binding precedent upon courts of equal or lower status within their jurisdiction, as opposed to the civil law legal system in the continental Europe."
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d5df670a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Russian historical regions include the Russian North, the Ural Mountains and this area of North Asia that was known for it's infamous gulag camps? | Siberia is another Russian historical region. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In Russia, historical regions include Siberia and the Russian North, as well as the Ural Mountains. These regions had an identity that developed from the early modern period and led to Siberian regionalism."
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d5df67320dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of human component that traverses the capillary network is effected by hyperaemia? | The blood. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Erythema can be a symptom of hyperaemia. Hyperaemia (also hyperemia) is the increase of blood flow to different tissues in the body. It can have medical implications but is also a regulatory response, allowing change in blood supply to different tissues through vasodilation."
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d5df675a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Pennsylvania Railroad's J1 was what type of locomotive that produces it's pulling power by burning combustible material – usually coal, wood, or oil — to produce steam in a boiler? | The J1 was a steam locomotive. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The J1 had over 95,000 pounds-force (422.6 kN) of tractive effort, plus an additional 15,000 lbf (66.7 kN) if the booster engine was used. As with many of the Pennsylvania Railroad's steam locomotives, the J1 had its headlight above the smokebox."
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d5df67820dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is passenger rail franchising and open-access operator similar? | Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain is the system of contracting the operation of the passenger services on the railways of Great Britain to private companies, which has been in effect since 1996 and was greatly altered in 2020. On the other hand, an open-access operator is a train operating company that is not... | text | [] | [
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"text": "In addition to franchises and concessions, an open-access operator is a train operating company that is not subject to franchising, but instead purchases individual slots on the mainline from a railway infrastructure company. These include Pre Metro Operations, Eurostar, Grand Central, Heathrow Expre... |
d5df67aa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The origins of the modern nationalism of what Eastern Slav people have also been traced to the 17th-century Cossack uprising against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky? | Ukrainians | text | [] | [
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d5df67fa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What instrument can become electric, widely used in rock music, that colors the sound by the way it generates and emphasizes harmonics? | A guitar. | text | [] | [
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d5df68220dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Was the Supremacy Clause added before or after the creation of the United States Supreme court? | The Supremacy Clause was added in Article IV after Article Three in which the U.S. Supreme Court was established. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution of the United States ( Article VI, Clause 2 ), establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority, constitute the \"supreme Law of the Land\", and thus take priority over any conflicting state laws."
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d5df684a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which business, at the Ortigas and Company owned 16 hectare mixed use shopping center in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines did not get leased out? | The Theater | text | [] | [
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d5df68900dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What animal is sometimes equated with both umbilical cords and a hair substitute in mythology and early cultures? | snakes | text | [] | [
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"text": "In other cultures, snakes symbolized the umbilical cord, joining all humans to Mother Earth. The Great Goddess often had snakes as her familiars —sometimes twining around her sacred staff, as in ancient Crete —and they were worshiped as guardians of her mysteries of birth and regeneration."
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d5df68e00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which bureau manages the 326 areas of legally designated land in a place that is a founding member of World Bank? | The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs manages the 326 Indian Reservations in the United States. | text | [] | [
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d5df69120dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The most ductile of pure metals is mainly produced in what country? | South Africa accounts for 80% of the world's platinum production. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It is one of the rarer elements in Earth's crust, with an average abundance of approximately 5 μg /kg. It occurs in some nickel and copper ores along with some native deposits, mostly in South Africa, which accounts for 80% of the world production."
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d5df693a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In a blood test's complete blood count, the concentration of what substance is measured? | Hemoglobin. | text | [] | [
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d5df69620dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Caterpillars are a type of what, defined as the feeding and growing stages that periodically undergo hormone-induced ecdysis, developing further with each instar, until they undergo the final larval–pupal moult? | Larvae | text | [] | [
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d5df69b20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | East Azerbaijan and Tehran are both provinces where? | Iran. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Iranian Azerbaijan includes three northwestern Iranian provinces: West Azerbaijan, East Azerbaijan and Ardabil. Some authors also include Zanjan in this list, some in a geographical sense, others only culturally (due to the predominance of the Azeri Turkic population there)."
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d5df6a2a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How much longer is the female than the male of the species Strix aluco? | 5% | text | [] | [
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d5df6a520dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The southern leopard frog can be found how far north, and how far south? | As far north as New York, as far south as the Bahamas. | text | [] | [
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d5df6a7a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | If you use the IATA initials, is the Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport or the Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport listed first alphabetically? | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport would be first alphabetically. | text | [] | [
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d5df6aa20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In which state congressional district is the place that contains the oldest state-supported university in the United States? | This place is located in the 4th congressional district of North Carolina. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The 4th congressional district of North Carolina is located in the central region of the state. The district includes all of Durham County, Orange County, Granville County, and Franklin County, as well as portions of Chatham County, northern Wake County, and southern Vance County ."
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d5df6aca0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | According to Islamic traditions, the army of what Islamic eschatology character will be collapsed in the land of Bayda? | Sufyani's army will be collapsed in Bayda. | text | [] | [
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d5df6af20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | There are two main lineages of what people who's clans are yeil (raven), gooch (wolf) and chaak (eagle)? | Tlingit | text | [] | [
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d5df6b740dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Pagurus acadianus is an example of a species of which there are how many different species of? | Over 800 | text | [] | [
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"text": "Hermit crabs are anomuran decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea that have adapted to occupy empty scavenged mollusc shells to protect their fragile exoskeletons. There are over 800 species of hermit crab, most of which possess an asymmetric abdomen concealed by a snug-fitting shell."
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d5df6bc40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which country can you find the Pharmacophagus antenor and members of the Strepsirrhini suborder? | Pharmacophagus antenor and members of the Strepsirrhini suborder can be found in Madagascar. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Pharmacophagus antenor, the Madagascar giant swallowtail, is a butterfly from the family Papilionidae. As the common name implies, it is large (12– to 14-cm wingspan) and endemic to Madagascar."
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d5df6be20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What provided air support to ground forces during amphibious operations and was part of the Casablanca-class escort used during World War II? | Escort Carriers | text | [] | [
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"text": "In the invasions of mainland Europe and Pacific islands, escort carriers provided air support to ground forces during amphibious operations. Escort carriers also served as backup aircraft transports for fleet carriers, and ferried aircraft of all military services to points of delivery."
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d5df6c0a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | During Roman rule, the current capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina was part of what province? | It was part of the province of Dalmatia. | text | [] | [
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d5df6c820dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The four-lane controlled access toll road between Tijuana and Mexicali is one of how many different road segments with the same designated highway name? | It is one of seven segments designated Highway 2D. | text | [] | [
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d5df6caa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The ferry permanently on Route 5, connecting the Outer Gulf Islands with Swartz Bay, has a side ramp depression visible on what side? | The left | text | [] | [
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d5df6cfa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which bronchodilator was mentioned in Bencao Tujing? | Ephedrine was mentioned in the Bencao Tujing. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Su Song, one of Shen Kuo's political rivals at court, wrote a famous pharmaceutical treatise in 1070 known as the Bencao Tujing, which included related subjects on botany, zoology, metallurgy, and mineralogy. This treatise included many medicinal applications, including the use of ephedrin as a pharm... |
d5df6d680dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Puerto Rico's Asopao and the dish that is made from water or broth, sorrel leaves, and salt are both known as what? | Soup. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Sorrel soup is made from water or broth, sorrel leaves, and salt. Varieties of the same soup include spinach, garden orache, chard, nettle, and occasionally dandelion, goutweed or ramsons, together with or instead of sorrel."
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d5df6d900dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The echo parakeet and red-breasted parakeet share what genus? | They are both part of the Psittacula genus. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The echo parakeet ( Psittacula eques) is a species of parrot endemic to the Mascarene Islands of Mauritius and formerly Réunion. It is the only living native parrot of the Mascarene Islands; all others have become extinct due to human activity."
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d5df6de00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the 65th highest mountain found in the major island called Te Waipounamu in New Zealand? | Egmont. | text | [] | [
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d5df6e080dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What was one of the Three Kingdoms in Korea in the Korean peninsula that according to archaeological evidence in the third and fourth centuries some of the city-states of Byeonhan evolved into the Gaya confederacy, were annexed by? | Silla. | text | [] | [
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d5df6e300dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What small shrub or tree that has shiny green or brown branches measures just a little under the lowest height of the Vachellia nilotica? | Vachellia flava | text | [] | [
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"text": "Vachellia nilotica is a tree 5–20 m high with a dense spheric crown, stems and branches usually dark to black coloured, fissured bark, grey-pinkish slash, exuding a reddish low quality gum."
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d5df6e580dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Sacajawea Peak and Mount Hood are both what types of geographical features in Oregon? | Summits. | text | [] | [
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d5df6e800dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In his textbook, how the does the Greek mathematician referred to as the "father of geometry" go about establishing geometric theorems? | Euclid begins with a small set of axioms and deduces geometric theorems from them. | text | [] | [
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d5df6ef80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Why is the largest city in Courtland probably known as the "city where the wind is born? | The city is probably known for this characteristic because of the constant sea breeze. | text | [] | [
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d5df6f200dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The single-celled, rod-shaped microorganisms that are among the most ancient forms of life and appeared on Earth billions of years ago are part of what family? | Halobacteriaceae | text | [] | [
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d5df6f480dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did the Song dynasty or the Han dynasty last longer? | The Han dynasty lasted longer. | text | [] | [
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d5df6f700dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Maxillipeds are what, of which chelipeds are an example, modified to function as mouthparts? | Appendages | text | [] | [
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d5df6fe80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is Terna and where is it listed? | Terna S.p.A. is a transmission system operator (TSO) based in Rome, Italy. It operates through Terna Rete Italia, that manages the Italian transmission grid and Terna Plus which is in charge of new business opportunities and non-traditional activities in Brazil, Uruguay, Peru and Chile. Terna is listed on the Borsa Ita... | text | [] | [
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d5df70100dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Hominid dispersals in where, in which early modern humans between 40 and 26 ka were still a large part of the Western Eurasian "meta-population", refers to the colonisation of that continent by various species of hominid? | Europe | text | [] | [
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d5df70380dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Simeon II was the final tsar of what country where Ivan Asen III was born as the son of Mitso Asen? | Bulgaria. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Simeon II, the last tsar of Bulgaria, is the last person to have borne the title tsar. The title tsar is derived from the Latin title for the Roman emperors, caesar."
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d5df70560dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of thruster is used for vehicle maneuvering because the main engine is fixed in place that was used 16 times on the Project Gemini? | Vernier thrusters | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System ( OAMS) was a reaction control system used in Earth orbit by the Project Gemini spacecraft. It provided both automatic and manual rotation and translation by means of 16 vernier thrusters using hypergolic propellants."
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d5df707e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | During what important moment of the Christian East – West Schism, Byzantine emperor Alexius V Ducas Murtzouphlos fled Constantinople? | During the sacking of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusaders. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Byzantine–Ottoman wars were a series of decisive conflicts between the Ottoman Turks and Byzantines that led to the final destruction of the Byzantine Empire and the rise of the Ottoman Empire. In 1204 the Byzantine capital of Constantinople was sacked and occupied by the Fourth Crusaders, an imp... |
d5df70d80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Prescientific forms of the practice of caring for a patient and managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment or palliation of their injury or disease are known as what? | Prescientific forms of medicine are now known as traditional medicine or folk medicine. | text | [] | [
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d5df71000dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Mianzini and T. splendens both refer to what? | Mole-rats. | text | [] | [
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d5df71280dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of research lead both to learning that stabilizing HIF using an HIF prolyl-hydroxylase inhibitor enhances hippocampal memory, and that subjects might increase hippocampal memory by increasing erythropoietin expression? | Research conducted on mice | text | [] | [
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"text": "Research conducted on mice suggests that stabilizing HIF using an HIF prolyl-hydroxylase inhibitor enhances hippocampal memory, likely by increasing erythropoietin expression. HIF pathway activators such as ML-228 may have neuroprotective effects and are of interest as potential treatments for stroke... |
d5df71780dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Both Medea and Rhesus were most likely written by what great playwright? | Euripides | text | [] | [
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d5df71c80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the name of the nymph fathered by Pelasgus in Greek mythology that shares its name with the largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece? | Larissa | text | [] | [
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"text": "According to Greek mythology it is said that the city was founded by Acrisius, who was killed accidentally by his grandson, Perseus. There lived Peleus, the hero beloved by the gods, and his son Achilles . In mythology, the nymph Larissa was a daughter of the primordial man Pelasgus."
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d5df71f00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What, which is also the name that some people give to the web browser used to access the Tor server, is used to hide Internet users? | Tor | text | [] | [
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"text": "Tor is used to hide Internet users. People who run the Tor network run a network of onion routers. This makes the location of the user secret. Services can also be hosted from \"secret\" locations using the Tor \"Hidden services\" feature."
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"text": "Tor is also the name that some people ... |
d5df72180dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What nucleotide important in metabolism and formed by the deamination of adenosine monophosphate functions as a flavor enhancer? | Inosinic acid. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Inosinic acid is important in metabolism. It is the ribonucleotide of hypoxanthine and the first nucleotide formed during the synthesis of purine nucleotides. It can also be formed by the deamination of adenosine monophosphate by AMP deaminase."
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d5df72360dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What are both FNG and Uterine types of? | Hyperplasia. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is a benign tumor of the liver ( hepatic tumor ), which is the second most prevalent tumor of the liver (the first is hepatic hemangioma ). It is usually asymptomatic, rarely grows or bleeds, and has no malignant potential."
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"text": "Uterine hyperplasia, o... |
d5df72860dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What place in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the oldest and one of the two last remaining primeval forests in Europe? | Perućica | text | [] | [
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"text": "The primeval forest. Skakavac Waterfall (75 meters) in primeval forest. Perućica ( Cyrillic: Перућица) is one of the last remaining primeval forests in Europe. It is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, near the border with Montenegro, and is part of the Sutjeska National Park."
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d5df72ae0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of position that is the opposite of the prone position comes from a Latin verb that means lying on one's back? | Supine | text | [] | [
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"text": "The supine position ( / səˈpaɪn / or / ˈsuːpaɪn /) means lying horizontally with the face and torso facing up, as opposed to the prone position, which is face down. When used in surgical procedures, it grants access to the peritoneal, thoracic and pericardial regions; as well as the head, neck and ex... |
d5df72e00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The eicosanoid inflammatory mediators produced in leukocytes by the oxidation of arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid act principally on what sort of receptors? | Leukotrienes act principally on a subfamily of G protein-coupled receptors. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Leukotrienes act principally on a subfamily of G protein-coupled receptors. They may also act upon peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors. Leukotrienes are involved in asthmatic and allergic reactions and act to sustain inflammatory reactions."
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"text": "Leukotrienes are a family of ... |
d5df73080dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Western Jin was a dynasty in the northern part of what country, which The Five Barbarians is a historical exonym of? | China | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Five Barbarians, or Wu Hu ( Chinese: 五胡; pinyin: Wǔ Hú ), is a Chinese historical exonym for five ancient non- Han peoples who immigrated to northern China in the Eastern Han dynasty, and then overthrew the Western Jin dynasty and established their own kingdoms in the 4th–5th centuries."
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d5df733a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Indonesia is represented in what country, currently the largest recipient of Japanese foreign aid in the Pacific, with an embassy in Port Moresby and a consulate in Vanimo? | Papua-New Guinea | text | [] | [
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"text": "Papua-New Guinea is currently the largest recipient of Japanese foreign aid in the Pacific. Ministerial level visits are frequent between the two countries. Reciprocally, Papua New Guinea has an embassy in Tokyo . Both countries have diplomatic relations. Both countries a full members of Commonwealth... |
d5df73620dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What shouldn't the genus of the gall-forming flies closely related to Agromyzidae be confused with what similar sounding name? | Fergusonia. | text | [] | [
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"text": "There are about 40 species in the genus, all of them producing galls on Eucalyptus, Melaleuca, Corymbia, and Metrosideros species (all in the family Myrtaceae) in Australia and New Zealand. These flies, considered closely related to Agromyzidae, are small and their larvae grow within galls formed on ... |
d5df73b20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Mount Karisimbi is the highest point of what nation that has Kigali as it's capital? | Mount Karisimbi at 14,787 is the highest point in Rwanda. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Rwanda is located in Central/Eastern Africa, and is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, Uganda to the north, Tanzania to the east, and Burundi to the south. It lies a few degrees south of the equator and is landlocked. The capital, Kigali, is located near the centre of Rwand... |
d5df73da0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In its westernmost province, how many reservations has the Canada government created for Aboriginal peoples that are neither Inuit nor Métis? | The Government of Canada has established at least 316 reserves for First Nation peoples in British Columbia. | text | [] | [
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"text": "\" First Nation \" refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. In the context used here, it refers only to band governments. For a list of peoples and ethnicities please see List of First Nations peoples in British Columbia (which includes extinct groups)."
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d5df74020dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is the diameter of the mycena stylobates or the mycena luxaeterna larger? | The mycena luxaeterna diameter is larger. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Mycena stylobates, commonly known as the bulbous bonnet, is a species of inedible mushroom in the family Mycenaceae. Found in North America and Europe, it produces small whitish to gray fruit bodies with bell-shaped caps that are up to 15 mm (0.6 in) in diameter."
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"text": "Mycena luxaete... |
d5df742a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The criterion of what, defined as an emotional state that is associated with mild to severe levels of discomfort, and which is usually experienced when someone commits a socially unacceptable or frowned-upon act that was witnessed by or revealed to others, is one point listed in the Criteria of Authenticity used by aca... | Embarrassment | text | [] | [
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"text": "The criterion of embarrassment is one point listed in the Criteria of Authenticity used by academics, the others being the criterion of dissimilarity, criterion of language and environment, criterion of coherence, and the criterion of multiple attestation. The criterion of embarrassment is a long-sta... |
d5df74700dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Pedicularis palustris and Pedicularis canadensis are both species of plants in what family? | Orobanchaceae. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Pedicularis palustris, commonly known as marsh lousewort, is a plant species in the family Orobanchaceae. It is native to central and northern Europe and Asia where it grows in wetlands and boggy habitats."
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"text": "Pedicularis canadensis, commonly called Canadian lousewort or wood beton... |
d5df74a20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the eighth Nimitz -class aircraft carrier from the Navy that has the USS Nimitz supercarrier? | USS Harry S. Truman. | text | [] | [
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"text": "USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a supercarrier of the United States Navy, and the lead ship of her class."
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"text": "USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is the eighth Nimitz -class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, named after the 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman. The ship's... |
d5df74ca0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Regarding feathers that can play important roles in controlling flight, what are the additional plumaceous feathers that is very soft and may be used for blankets? | Down. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures. They may also be plucked to line the nest and provide insulation to the eggs and young. The individual feathers in the wings and tail play important roles in controlling flight. Some species have a crest of feathers on their heads."
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d5df74f20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What Kingdom also known as the Suren Kingdome was greatly reduced after the invasions of the Kushans in the second half of the 1st. century? | Indo-Parthian Kingdom | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Indo-Parthian Kingdom, also known as the Suren Kingdom, was a Parthian kingdom founded by the Gondopharid branch of the House of Suren, ruling from 19 to c. 226."
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"text": "The domains of the Indo-Parthians were greatly reduced following the invasions of the Kushans in the second half... |
d5df751a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | First the light is passed through the first polarizer which converts the light into plane what, which Faraday observed passing through the glass in the direction of an applied magnetic force? | Polarized light | text | [] | [
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"text": "First the light is passed through the first polarizer which converts the light into plane polarized light. The apparatus is set up in such a way that this plane polarized light then passes through the stressed specimen. This light then follows, at each point of the specimen, the direction of principa... |
d5df75420dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Medha Patkar is the leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan which advances the rights of whom, that are susceptible to infanticide due to reasons like poverty and the dowry system? | Females. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Female infanticide in India has a history spanning centuries. Poverty, the dowry system, births to unmarried women, deformed infants, famine, lack of support services and maternal illnesses such as postpartum depression are among the causes that have been proposed to explain the phenomenon of female ... |
d5df756a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who ended the era when Christians had to hide from persecution? | Galerius ended the Diocletianic Persecution when he issued an Edict of Toleration | text | [] | [
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"text": "Others went into hiding, whilst many apostatized and performed the ceremonies. The effects on Christians were long-lasting: it caused tension between those who had performed the sacrifices (or fled) and those who had not, and left bitter memories of persecution. Decius became Roman emperor in 249 as ... |
d5df75920dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many of the Buzz! controllers that debuted with the first Buzz game for PlayStation 3 can be used on a system with one dongle? | Each dongle can connect 4 wireless Buzz! controllers to a PS2 or PS3 system. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Quiz TV (developed under the working title Buzz! PS3 ), developed by Relentless Software and Sleepydog, is the seventh game in the Buzz! series of quiz games and the first to appear on the PlayStation 3 console. It debuts new wireless Buzz! controllers, as well as new game rounds."
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d5df75ba0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Wine which has been produced since 6000 BC in Georgia has long played an important role in what institution? | Religion | text | [] | [
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"text": "Wines not made from grapes involve fermentation of additional crops, including rice wine and other fruit wines such as plum, cherry, pomegranate, currant and elderberry . Wine has been produced for thousands of years. The earliest evidence of wine is from ancient Georgia (6000 BC), Persia (5000 BC), ... |
d5df75e20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Leziate fens were in what when the Domesday Book was compiled? | Freebridge | text | [] | [
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"text": "Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens is an 87.9-hectare (217-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of King's Lynn in Norfolk. These fens have extensive heaths and areas of wet acidic grassland, and there are smaller areas of damp woodland and species-rich calcareous grassland."
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d5df76320dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is a bank account at a retail bank that the passbook was the traditional record of transactions before the use of the internet? | Savings account. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A savings account is a bank account at a retail bank. Common features include a limited number of withdrawals, a lack of cheque and linked debit card facilities, limited transfer options, and the inability to be overdrawn."
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"text": "The passbook was the traditional record of savings acco... |
d5df765a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Estonian and various Siberian languages are in what language family? | Uralic. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Estonian belongs to the Finnic branch of the Uralic language family. The Finnic group also includes Finnish and a few minority languages spoken around the Baltic Sea and in Saint-Petersburg and Karelian region in Russia."
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"text": "Several linguists and geneticists suggest that the Uralic... |
d5df76820dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the color of the mineral that gets it's name from the Greek word for iron? | The color of Siderite ranges from yellow to dark brown or black. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Siderite is a mineral composed of iron (II) carbonate (FeCO 3 ). It takes its name from the Greek word σίδηρος sideros, \"iron\". It is a valuable iron mineral, since it is 48% iron and contains no sulfur or phosphorus."
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"text": "Color ranges from yellow to dark brown or black, the latte... |
d5df76aa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Does the Verreaux's eagle-owl or Indian eagle-owl have a longer scientific name? | Indian eagle-owl has a longer scientific name. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Verreaux's eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus ), also commonly known as the milky eagle owl or giant eagle owl, is a member of the family Strigidae. This species is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. A member of the genus Bubo, it is the largest African owl, measuring up to 66 cm (26 in) in total length."
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... |
d5df76d20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which religion can be practiced by the Georgians and Azerbaijani that was spread to high noble Ossetian families in the 14th and 15th centuries? | Islam or Muslim. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Islam started to spread in Ossetia in the 14th and 15th centuries. According to sources, mostly high noble families of Ossetian society received Muslim religion and peasants remained into the Christian faith. “In the 17th and 18th centuries, part of Ossetian people from Digor (under influence of Kaba... |
d5df76fa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Dacelo gaudichaud is part of a genus that has how many members? | 4 | text | [] | [
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"text": "The rufous-bellied kookaburra ( Dacelo gaudichaud ), originally known as Gaudichaud's kookaburra after the French botanist Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré, is a species of kookaburra which is widely distributed through the forests of lowland New Guinea ."
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"text": "It is one of four members of... |
d5df774a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | For how many years were Publius Quinctilius Varus Minor and Publius Quinctilius Varus both alive at the same time? | They were alive at the same time for five years. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Publius Quinctilius Varus Minor ( Minor Latin for the younger) (AD 4 – AD 27) was a Roman senator . Varus was a member of the gens Quinctilia. He was the only child born to the Roman general and politician Publius Quinctilius Varus from his third wife Claudia Pulchra."
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"text": "Publius Q... |
d5df77720dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What continent is the fiscal flycatcher mostly inhabiting? | Africa | text | [] | [
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"text": "The fiscal flycatcher ( Melaenornis silens) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is a resident breeder in Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique and Swaziland, and a vagrant to Namibia . This species is found in subtropical open woodland, dry savanna, shrubland and su... |
d5df779a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What causes the spleen to enlarge in inherited blood disorders characterized by decreased hemoglobin production. | Thalassemia is often accompanied by the destruction of a large number of red blood cells and the task of removing these cells is what causes the spleen to enlarge. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Thalassemia is often accompanied by the destruction of a large number of red blood cells and the task of removing these cells causes the spleen to enlarge. Splenomegaly can make anemia worse, and it can reduce the life of transfused red blood cells."
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"text": "Thalassemias are inherited b... |
d5df77c20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What organ acting as a blood filter can get easily ruptured with trauma like in a traffic accident? | The spleen. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A splenic injury, which includes a ruptured spleen, is any injury to the spleen. The rupture of a normal spleen can be caused by trauma, such as a traffic collision ."
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"text": "The spleen is an organ found in all vertebrates. Similar in structure to a large lymph node, it acts primarily ... |
d5df77ea0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What was the name of the mother of Peter I who held the true power over Savoy? | Adelaide of Susa | text | [] | [
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"text": "He ruled only nominally, as true power was in the hands of his mother, Adelaide of Susa . Peter presided over court hearings alongside Adelaide and also issued several donation charters with her and his brothers Amadeus II of Savoy and Otto."
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"text": "Peter I (c. 1048 – 9 August 1078)[1]... |
d5df78120dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Dipoloceras and Anisoceras are both types of what? | Ammonites | text | [] | [
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"text": "Anisoceras is a heteromorph ammonite belonging to the turrilitoid family Anisoceratidae. The shell forms a loose open helical spiral in the early stages, ending in one or two straight shafts in the mature adult. Surface ornament consists of prominent rounded nodes on the lower and upper flanks, conne... |
d5df783a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which roadway is longer overall, Highway 607A or King's Highway 144? | King's Highway 144 is longer | text | [] | [
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"text": "King's Highway 144, commonly referred to as Highway 144, is a provincially maintained highway in the northern portion of the Canadian province of Ontario, linking the cities of Greater Sudbury and Timmins. The highway is one of the most isolated in Ontario, passing through forest for the majority of ... |
d5df788a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of music does resolution have a strong basis in, in which it is the moving of a note or chord from dissonance to a consonance? | Tonal music. | text | [] | [
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"text": "One common tone, one note moves by half step motion, and two notes move by whole step motion. Resolution in western tonal music theory is the move of a note or chord from dissonance (an unstable sound) to a consonance (a more final or stable sounding one)."
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"text": "Resolution has a stro... |
d5df78a80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What does the human genome accumulate around 64 new of per generation and is a type of rate data? | Mutations. | text | [] | [
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"text": "This means that a human genome accumulates around 64 new mutations per generation because each full generation involves a number of cell divisions to generate gametes."
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"text": "Mutation rate data is available that indicates a higher rate of germ line mutations in mice and humans, specie... |
d5df79200dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which party, in the country of Queen Margrethe II, is nativist and anti immigrant? | Danish People's Party | text | [] | [
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"text": "With the Christianization of the Danes c. 960 AD, it is clear that there existed a kingship. Queen Margrethe II can trace her lineage back to the Viking kings Gorm the Old and Harald Bluetooth from this time, thus making the Monarchy of Denmark the oldest in Europe."
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"text": "The Danish ... |
d5df79520dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Hoplobatrachus rugulosus and Hoplobatrachus tigerinus are both names of what? | Frogs | text | [] | [
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"text": "Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, the Indus Valley bullfrog or Indian bullfrog, popular name Asian bullfrog, Asean bullfrog or Asia bullfrog, is a large species of frog found in mainland Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nepal."
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"text": "The Chinese edible frog, East Asian b... |
d5df797a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What element has 16 different types and has its own temple called the Udvada Atash Behram? | Fire. | text | [] | [
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"text": "\"The Udvada Atash Behram, also known as the Iran Shah, \"King of Iran\", is one of the eight fire temples (holy place of worship) of the Zoroastrian religion located in Udvada in Gujarat on the west coast of India; the only other Atash Behram outside India is in central Iran at Yazd."
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d5df79a20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The neurons of the what are fast-spiking pacemakers, generating action potentials in the absence of synaptic input that is a portion of the substantia nigra? | The pars reticulata | text | [] | [
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"text": "The pars reticulata is a portion of the substantia nigra. Most of the neurons that project out of the pars reticulata are inhibitory GABAergic neurons (i.e., these neurons release GABA, which is an inhibitory neurotransmitter )."
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"text": "The neurons of the pars reticulata are fast-spiki... |
d5df79ca0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Ling-Temco-Vought and Tiltrotor are both types of what? | Aircraft | text | [] | [
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"text": "A Tiltrotor is a type of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft that convert from vertical to horizontal flight by rotating propellers or ducted fans from horizontal positions like conventional aircraft propellers to vertical like a helicopter's rotors."
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"text": "The Ling-Temco-Vou... |
d5df79f20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Caprimulgus inornatus and members of Caprimulginae are both examples of what? | Nightjar | text | [] | [
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"text": "The plain nightjar ( Caprimulgus inornatus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae . It breeds in the southern Sahel, Southern Sudan, the Horn of Africa and the southwestern Arabian Peninsula."
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"text": "The Caprimulginae or typical nightjars are a nocturnal bird subfamily w... |
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