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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The Beatles were an English rock band , formed in Liverpool in 1960 . With members John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr , they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era . Rooted in skiffle , beat , and 1950s rock...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Texas ( , ; ) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population . Geographically located in the south central part of the country , Texas shares borders with the other US states of Louisiana to the east , Arkansas to the northeast , Oklahoma to the ...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Calcium is a chemical element with symbol Ca and atomic number 20 . Calcium is a soft gray Group 2 alkaline earth metal , fifth-most-abundant element by mass in the Earth 's crust . The ion Ca2+ is also the fifth-most-abundant dissolved ion in seawater by both molarity and ma...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Antoine-Joseph `` Adolphe '' Sax ( 6 November 1814 – c. 7 February 1894 ) was a Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone in 1846 . He played the flute and clarinet , and his other inventions are the saxotromba , saxhorn and saxtuba . \n \n Early life \n \n Ant...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Misanthropy is the general hatred , distrust or contempt of the human species or human nature . A misanthrope or misanthropist is someone who holds such views or feelings . The word 's origin is from the Greek words μῖσος ( misos , `` hatred '' ) and ἄνθρωπος ( anthrōpos , ``...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The Roswell UFO incident refers to an event in mid 1947 , when a United States Air Force surveillance balloon crashed at a ranch near Roswell , New Mexico , prompting claims alleging the crash was of an extraterrestrial spaceship . \n \n After an initial spike of interest , t...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "A wasp is any insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a bee nor an ant . This means that wasps are paraphyletic with respect to bees and ants , and that all three groups are descended from a common ancestor ; the Apocrita form a clade . \n \n The...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Mary , Queen of Scots ( 8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587 ) , also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland , was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567 and Queen consort of France from 10 July 1559 to 5 December 1560 . \n \n Mary , the only surviving legit...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Rapping ( or emceeing , MCing , spitting bars , or rhyming ) is `` spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics '' . The components of rapping include `` content '' , `` flow '' ( rhythm and rhyme ) , and `` delivery '' . Rapping is distinct from spoken-word poetry in that it is performe...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Funny Girl is a 1963 musical ( opened on Broadway in 1964 ) with a book by Isobel Lennart , music by Jule Styne , and lyrics by Bob Merrill . The semi-biographical plot is based on the life and career of Broadway star , film actress and comedian Fanny Brice featuring her stor...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The First Doctor is the initial incarnation of the Doctor , the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who . He was portrayed by the actor William Hartnell from 1963 to 1966 . Hartnell reprised the role once , in the tenth anniversary story The Three ...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The Honours of Scotland , also known as the Scottish Regalia and the Scottish Crown Jewels , dating from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries , are the oldest set of crown jewels in the British Isles . The existing set were used for the coronation of Scottish monarchs from 1...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Vito Andolini Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo 's novel The Godfather and in Francis Ford Coppola 's film series based on the novel , where he was portrayed by Marlon Brando in The Godfather and , as a young man , by Robert De Niro in The Godfather Part II . \n...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "A seed is an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering . The formation of the seed is part of the process of reproduction in seed plants , the spermatophytes , including the gymnosperm and angiosperm plants . \n \n Seeds are the product of the ripened ovule , af...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline . Unlike the other alpine skiing events , slalom , giant slalom , super giant slalom , and combined , which emphasize turning and technique , downhill is more about speed . Speeds of up to 130 km/h are common in international competitio...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Association football is the national sport in England , where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863 , which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game . With over 40,000 association football clubs , England has more ...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Ronald N. `` Ron '' Perlman ( born April 13 , 1950 ) is an American actor and voice actor . He is best known for his roles as Vincent in the television series Beauty and the Beast ( for which he won a Golden Globe ) , as the comic book character Hellboy in both 2004 's Hellbo...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Turkey ( ; ) , officially the Republic of Turkey ( Turkish : ; ) , is a parliamentary republic in Eurasia , mainly on the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia , with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe . Turkey is a democratic , secular , unitary , co...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The Prime Minister of Canada is an official who serves as the primary minister of the Crown , chair of the Cabinet , and thus head of government of Canada . Officially , the prime minister is appointed by the Governor General of Canada , but by constitutional convention , the...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "A blood type ( also called a blood group ) is a classification of blood based on the presence and absence of antibodies and also based on the presence or absence of inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells ( RBCs ) . These antigens may be proteins , ca...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Harry Houdini ( born Erik Weisz , later Ehrich Weiss or Harry Weiss ; March 24 , 1874 – October 31 , 1926 ) was an American illusionist and stunt performer , noted for his sensational escape acts . He first attracted notice in vaudeville in the US and then as `` Harry Handcuf...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The word oyster is used as a common name for a number of different families of saltwater clams , bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats . In some species the valves are highly calcified , and many are somewhat irregular in shape . Many , but not all , oyste...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Poldark is a series of historical novels by Winston Graham , published from 1945 to 1953 and continued from 1973 to 2002 . The series comprises 12 novels : the first seven are set in the 18th century , concluding in Christmas 1799 ; the remaining five are concerned with the e...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Madama Butterfly ( ; Madame Butterfly ) is an opera in three acts ( originally two ) by Giacomo Puccini , with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa . The opera is based in part on the short story `` Madame Butterfly '' ( 1898 ) by John Luther Long , which ...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Carditis is the inflammation of the heart or its surroundings . \n \n It is usually studied and treated by specifying it as : \n * Pericarditis is the inflammation of the pericardium \n * Myocarditis is the inflammation of the heart muscle \n * Endocarditis is the inflammatio...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The Governor of California is the chief executive of the California state government , commander-in-chief of the California National Guard and the California State Military Reserve , whose responsibilities also include making annual State of the State addresses to the Califor...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "`` Albatross '' is a guitar-based instrumental by Fleetwood Mac , released as a single in November 1968 , later featuring on the compilation albums The Pious Bird of Good Omen ( UK ) and English Rose ( US ) . It was a major hit in several countries and became Fleetwood Mac 's...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "New Mexico ( ; ) is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America . It was admitted to the union as the 47th state on January 6 , 1912 . It is usually considered one of the Mountain States . New Mexico is the fifth-most extensive , the 36th-most p...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Hearing , auditory perception , or audition is the ability to perceive sound by detecting vibrations , changes in the pressure of the surrounding medium through time , through an organ such as the ear . \n \n Background \n \n Sound may be heard through solid , liquid , or gas...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Squid are cephalopods of the order Teuthida , which comprises around 304 species . Like all other cephalopods , squid have a distinct head , bilateral symmetry , a mantle , and arms . Squid , like cuttlefish , have eight arms arranged in pairs and two , usually longer , tenta...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Adrian Albert Mole is the fictional protagonist in a series of books by English author Sue Townsend . The character first appeared ( as Nigel ) in a BBC Radio 4 play in 1982 . The books are written in the form of a diary , with some additional content such as correspondence ....
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Herman 's Hermits are an English beat ( or pop ) band , formed in Manchester in 1964 . \n \n Originally called Herman & The Hermits , they were discovered by Harvey Lisberg , who signed them up to management . Lisberg sent a return plane ticket to Mickie Most so that he could...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Vodka ( , ) is a distilled beverage composed primarily of water and ethanol , sometimes with traces of impurities and flavorings . Traditionally , vodka is made by the distillation of fermented cereal grains or potatoes , though some modern brands use other substances , such ...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "A chemical element or element is a species of atoms having the same number of protons in their atomic nuclei ( i.e . the same atomic number , Z ) . There are 118 elements that have been identified , of which the first 94 occur naturally on Earth with the remaining 24 being sy...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Barry David Elliott ( born 24 December 1944 ) and Paul Harman Elliott ( born 18 October 1947 ) are English children 's entertainers , better known as Barry Chuckle and Paul Chuckle as the double-act the Chuckle Brothers . They are known for their work on their BBC show Chuckl...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Astrid Peth is a fictional character played by Kylie Minogue in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . She is a one-off companion of the Tenth Doctor who appears in the episode `` Voyage of the Damned '' , which was first broadcast in the UK o...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Bree Van de Kamp ( also known in the series as Bree Hodge and Bree Weston ) is a fictional character and one of the four protagonists on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives . She is played by actress Marcia Cross , who has received multiple awards and nominations f...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Sun Myung Moon ( Korean 문선명 Mun Seon-myeong ; born Mun Yong-myeong ; 25 February 1920 – 3 September 2012 ) was a Korean religious leader , businessman , political activist , and media mogul . A messiah claimant , he was the founder of the Unification Church ( members of which...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Opera ( ; English plural : operas ; Italian plural : opere ) is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text ( libretto ) and musical score , usually in a theatrical setting . In traditional opera , singers do two types of singing : recita...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Breach of promise is a common law tort , abolished in many jurisdictions . It was also called breach of contract to marry , N.Y . Civil Rights Act article 8 , §§ 80-A to 84. and the remedy awarded was known as heart balm . \n \n From at least medieval times until the early 20...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Panama ( ; ) , officially called the Republic of Panama ( ) , is a transcontinental country situated between North and South America . It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west , Colombia to the southeast , the Caribbean to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south . The ca...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Prince Lev Nikolaevich Myshkin ( Князь Лев Никола́евич Мы́шкин ) is the protagonist of Fyodor Dostoyevsky 's novel The Idiot . Dostoyevsky wanted to create a character that was `` entirely positive ... with an absolutely beautiful nature '' , someone who was like Christ . Acc...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Illinois ( ) is a state in the midwestern region of the United States . It is the 5th most populous state and 25th largest state in terms of land area , and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire country . With Chicago in the northeast , small industrial cities and great...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Uruguay ( ; ) , officially the Oriental Republic of the Uruguay ( ) , is a country in the southeastern region of South America . It is bordered by Argentina to its west and Brazil to its north and east , with the Río de la Plata ( River of Silver ) to the south and with the A...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Milwaukee ( , ) is the largest city in the State of Wisconsin and the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States . The county seat of Milwaukee County , it is on Lake Michigan 's western shore . According to the 2010 census , Milwaukee has a population of . Milwaukee ...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "A cameo role or cameo appearance ( ; often shortened to just cameo ) is a brief appearance or voice part of a known person in a work of the performing arts , typically unnamed or appearing as themselves . These roles are generally small , many of them non-speaking ones , and ...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The metical ( plural : meticais ) is the currency of Mozambique , abbreviated with the symbol MZN or MTn . It is nominally divided into 100 centavos . \n The name metical comes from Arabic ( mithqāl ) , a unit of weight and an alternative name for the gold dinar coin that was...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Julia Bradbury ( born 24 July 1970 ) is an English television presenter , employed by the BBC and ITV , specialising in documentaries and consumer affairs . \n \n She is most recognised for co-presenting the BBC One programme Countryfile with Matt Baker from 2004 until 2014 ....
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "John Stith Pemberton ( July 8 , 1831 – August 16 , 1888 ) was an American pharmacist , and is best known for being the inventor of Coca-Cola . \n \n Background \n \n Pemberton was born July 8 , 1831 , in Knoxville , Georgia , and spent most of his childhood in Rome , Georgia ...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "James Edmund Caan ( born March 26 , 1940 ) is an American actor . After early roles in The Glory Guys ( 1965 ) and El Dorado ( 1966 ) , he came to prominence in the 1970s with significant roles in films such as Brian 's Song ( 1971 ) , The Gambler ( 1974 ) , Funny Lady ( 1975...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom . The force was initially administered by the War Office from London , which in 1964 was subsumed into the Ministry of Defence . The professional head of the British Army is the Chief of the General St...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "A dictator is a ruler who wields absolute authority . A state ruled by a dictator is called a dictatorship . The word originated as the title of a magistrate in the Roman Republic appointed by the Senate to rule the republic in times of emergency ( see Roman dictator and just...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The 2010 Formula One season was the 61st season of FIA Formula One motor racing competition . Red Bull Racing won its maiden Constructors ' Championship with a one-two finish in Brazil , while Red Bull Racing 's Sebastian Vettel won the Drivers ' Championship after winning th...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Rob Roy is a 1995 adventure film directed by Michael Caton-Jones . Liam Neeson stars as Rob Roy MacGregor , an 18th-century Scottish clan chief who battles with an unscrupulous nobleman in the Scottish Highlands . Jessica Lange , John Hurt , Tim Roth , Eric Stoltz , Brian Cox...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The North Atlantic Current ( also known as North Atlantic Drift and North Atlantic Sea Movement ) is a powerful warm ocean current that continues the Gulf Stream northeast . West of Continental Europe , it splits into two major branches . One branch goes southeast , later to ...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Balmoral Castle is a large estate house in Royal Deeside , Aberdeenshire , Scotland , near the village of Crathie , west of Ballater and east of Braemar . \n \n Balmoral has been one of the residences for members of the British Royal Family since 1852 , when the estate and it...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Barabbas or Jesus Barabbas ( a Hellenization of the Aramaic bar abba בר אבא , literally `` son of the father '' or `` Jesus , son of the Father '' respectively ) is a figure mentioned in the accounts of the Passion of Christ , in which he is an insurrectionary whom Pontius Pi...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "David Martin Vine ( 3 January 1935 – 11 January 2009 ) was a British television sports presenter . He presented a wide variety of shows from the 1960s onwards . \n \n Early life \n \n Born in Newton Abbot , Devon , he grew up in the north-west of the county , attending Barnst...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "In both astrology and historical astronomy , the zodiac ( Greek : ζῳδιακός , zōidiakos ) is a circle of twelve 30° divisions of celestial longitude that are centered upon the ecliptic , the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year . The...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The Caribbean ( or ; ; ; Caribbean Hindustani : कैरिबियन ( Kairibiyana ) ; or more commonly Antilles ) is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea , its islands ( some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean ) ...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Chief Clarence `` Clancy '' Wiggum is a fictional character from the animated television series The Simpsons , voiced by Hank Azaria . He is the chief of police in the show 's setting of Springfield . He is the father of Ralph Wiggum and the husband of Sarah Wiggum . \n \n Th...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Laos , ( , Pa Thēt Lāo ) officially the Lao People 's Democratic Republic , ( Lao : ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ , Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao ) or commonly referred to its colloquial name of Muang Lao ( Lao : ເມືອງລາວ , Muang Lao ) is a landlocked country in t...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "An Endangered ( EN ) species is a species which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) Red List as likely to become extinct . `` Endangered '' is the second most severe conservation status for wild populations in the IUCN 's schema...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The Cavan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA ) or Cavan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland , and is responsible for Gaelic games in Cavan and the Cavan inter-county teams . \n \n Governance \n \n Cavan GAA has jurisdiction over the are...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp ( March 19 , 1848 – January 13 , 1929 ) was an American Old West gambler , a deputy sheriff in Pima County , and deputy town marshal in Tombstone , Arizona Territory , who took part in the Gunfight at the O.K . Corral , during which lawmen killed three ...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Tropic of Capricorn is a semi-autobiographical novel by Henry Miller , first published in Paris in 1938 . The novel was banned in the United States until a 1961 Justice Department ruling declared that its contents were not obscene . It was also banned in Turkey . It is a preq...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The 1976 Summer Olympics , officially called the Games of the XXI Olympiad ( French : Les XXIes olympiques d'été ) , was an international multi-sport event in Montreal , Quebec , in 1976 , and the first Olympic Games held in Canada . Montreal was awarded the rights to the 197...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Michael Brandon ( born as Michael Feldman ) is an American actor and voice actor who resides in London and Los Angeles . \n \n Life and career \n \n Brandon was born Michael Feldman in Brooklyn , New York to Miriam ( née Tumen ) and Sol Feldman . At age nine , he and his fami...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "A triathlon is a multiple-stage competition involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance disciplines . While many variations of the sport exist , triathlon , in its most popular form , involves swimming , cycling , and running in immediate succession ...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent ( singles ) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles ) . Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a ne...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) in North America , contested since 1903 between the American League ( AL ) champion team and the National League ( NL ) champion team . Prior to 1969 , the team with the best regular season wi...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The Hegira or Hijrah ( ) , also romanized as Hijra and Hejira , is the migration or journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib , later renamed by him to Medina , in 622 CE . In May 622 CE , after being warned of a plot to assassinate him ,...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "An alphabet is a standard set of letters ( basic written symbols or graphemes ) that is used to write one or more languages based on the general principle that the letters represent phonemes ( basic significant sounds ) of the spoken language . This is in contrast to other ty...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Paul the Apostle ( ; ; c. 5 – c. 67 ) , commonly known as Saint Paul , and also known by his native name Saul of Tarsus ( ; ) was an apostle ( though not one of the Twelve Apostles ) who taught the gospel of the Christ to the 1st-century world . He is generally considered one...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The Vietnam War ( ) , also known as the Second Indochina War , and known in Vietnam as Resistance War Against America ( ) or simply the American War , was a Cold War-era proxy war that occurred in Vietnam , Laos , and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 ...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Qualcomm Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in San Diego , California , United States . The stadium opened in 1967 as San Diego Stadium and was later known for many years as Jack Murphy Stadium . Since 1997 , the stadium 's naming rights are owned by Qualcomm , a San Diego-ba...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Opera ( ; English plural : operas ; Italian plural : opere ) is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text ( libretto ) and musical score , usually in a theatrical setting . In traditional opera , singers do two types of singing : recita...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where Portuguese is an official or de facto language . \n \n Countries and territories where Portuguese is official \n \n Countries and territories where Portuguese has a significant/cultural presence \n \n Spread of...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "A touchdown is a means of scoring in both American and Canadian football . Whether running , passing , returning a kickoff or punt , or recovering a turnover , a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent 's end zone . \n \n Description \n \n To score a t...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "In science fiction , a shrink ray is any device which uses energy to reduce the physical size of matter . Many are also capable of enlarging items as well . \n \n Scientific angle \n \n Science fiction writer and polymath Isaac Asimov wrote Miniaturization does n't actually m...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "American Gothic is a painting by Grant Wood in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago . Wood 's inspiration came from what is now known as the American Gothic House , and his decision to paint the house along with `` the kind of people I fancied should live in that ho...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The Vulcan salute is a hand gesture popularized by the 1960s television series Star Trek . It consists of a raised hand with the palm forward and the thumb extended , while the fingers are parted between the middle and ring finger . \n \n Background \n \n The Vulcan salute wa...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Shrewsbury ( or ) is the county town of Shropshire , England . It is on the River Severn and has a population of approximately 72,000 . \n \n Shrewsbury is a market town whose centre has a largely unaltered medieval street plan and over 660 listed buildings , including severa...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Robert Alan `` Bob '' Monkhouse , OBE ( 1 June 1928 – 29 December 2003 ) was an English entertainer . \n \n He was a comedy writer , comedian and actor and was also well known on television as a presenter and game show host . \n \n Early life and career \n \n Bob Monkhouse wa...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Aden ( , ; ' Yemeni pronunciation : ) is a port city in Yemen , located by the eastern approach to the Red Sea ( the Gulf of Aden ) , some 170 km east of Bab-el-Mandeb . Its population is approximately 800,000 people . Aden 's ancient , natural harbour lies in the crater of a...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The ICC Cricket World Cup is the international championship of One Day International ( ODI ) cricket . The event is organised by the sport 's governing body , the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) , every four years , with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a ...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The St. Johns River ( ) is the longest river in the U.S. state of Florida and its most significant for commercial and recreational use . At 310 mi long , it winds through or borders twelve counties , three of which are the state 's largest . The drop in elevation from headwat...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The alkaline earth metals are six chemical elements in column ( group ) 2 of the Periodic table . They are beryllium ( Be ) , magnesium ( Mg ) , calcium ( Ca ) , strontium ( Sr ) , barium ( Ba ) , and radium ( Ra ) . They have very similar properties : they are all shiny , si...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "`` The Birds '' is a novelette by British writer Daphne du Maurier , first published in her 1952 collection The Apple Tree . It is the story of a farmhand , his family , and his community that are attacked by flocks of birds and seabirds in kamikaze missions . The story is se...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Animal Farm is an allegorical and dystopian novella by George Orwell , first published in England on 17 August 1945 . According to Orwell , the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union . Orwell , ...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Kupffer cells , also known as stellate macrophages and Kupffer-Browicz cells , are specialized macrophages located in the liver , lining the walls of the sinusoids that form part of the mononuclear phagocyte system . \n \n History \n \n The cells were first observed by Karl W...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Cluedo — known as Clue in North America — is a murder mystery game for three to six players , devised by Anthony E. Pratt from Birmingham , England , and currently published by the American game and toy company Hasbro . The object of the game is to determine who murdered the ...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "My Fair Lady is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw 's Pygmalion , with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe . The story concerns Eliza Doolittle , a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins , a phoneticist , so t...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "The film noir genre generally refers to mystery and crime dramas produced from the early 1940s to the late 1950s . Movies of this genre were characteristically shot in black and white , and featured stories involving femmes fatales , doomed heroes or anti-heroes , and tough ,...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Sorrowing Old Man ( At Eternity 's Gate ) is an oil painting by Vincent van Gogh that he made in 1890 in Saint-Rémy de Provence based on an early lithograph . The painting was completed in early May at a time when he was convalescing from a severe relapse in his health and so...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Peter Heering is a Danish manufacturer of liqueurs , most famous for Heering Cherry Liqueur , a liqueur flavored with cherries which is often referred to simply as Peter Heering or Cherry Heering in cocktail recipes . Heering Cherry Liqueur has been produced since 1818 , and ...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Twelfth Night , or What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare , believed to have been written around 1601–02 as a Twelfth Night 's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season . The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian , who are separated in a shipwreck ...
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{ "paragraphs": [ { "context": "Magnetism is a class of physical phenomena that are mediated by magnetic fields . Electric currents and the magnetic moments of elementary particles give rise to a magnetic field , which acts on other currents and magnetic moments . Every material is influenced to some extent...
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