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[ "The Northern League , was an independent baseball league which merged with the Golden Baseball League and the United Baseball League to form the North American League .", "It later merged with the Golden Baseball League and the United Baseball League to form the North American League ." ]
[ "This bill is made of horny plates . Along the sides are the two `` tubes '' .", "This bill is composed of several horny plates , and along the sides are the two `` tubes '' , long nostrils that give the order its former name ." ]
[ "The feet have no last toe and the three other toes are all webbed .", "The feet have no hind toe and the three anterior toes are completely webbed ." ]
[ "Instead , albatrosses eat squids that die after mating , or after they have been vomited by squid-eating whales ( such as sperm whales and pilot whales ) .", "The source of these dead squid is a matter of debate ; some certainly comes from squid fisheries , but in nature it primarily comes from the die-off that ...
[ "In the case of more bigger albatrosses , it can take up to 280 days . And even for the smaller albatrosses , it can take from 140 to 170 days .", "In the case of the great albatrosses , it can take up to 280 days ; even for the smaller albatrosses , it takes anywhere between 140 and 170 days ." ]
[ "From the 21 albatross species found by the IUCN on their list , 19 are threatened , and the other two are very near to being threatened as well .", "Of the 21 albatross species recognized by IUCN on their Red List , 19 are threatened , and the other two are near threatened ." ]
[ "During this time the parents feed the chick small meals .", "During this period the parents feed the chick small meals when they relieve each other from duty ." ]
[ "They come up with solutions such as fishing at night , dying the bait in a blue color to hide it from the albatrosses , setting the bait under the water , and more .", "Techniques such as setting long-line bait at night , dying the bait blue , setting the bait underwater , increasing the amount of weight on line...
[ "They find food such as fresh squid , fish and krill .", "The meals are composed of both fresh squid , fish and krill , as well as stomach oil , an energy-rich food that is lighter to carry than undigested prey items ." ]
[ "The Waved Albatross , however , does not make a nest but instead moves its egg around the pairâ s territory , as much as 50 m ( 160 ft ) . This may sometimes make it lose the egg .", "The Waved Albatross , on the other hand , makes no nest and will even move its egg around the pair 's territory , as much as 50 m...
[ "In the southern hemisphere , most people still call the albatross mollymawk , which came from the word malle-mugge , an old Dutch .", "In the southern hemisphere , the name mollymawk is still well established in some areas , which is a corrupted form of malle-mugge , an old Dutch name for the Northern Fulmar ." ...
[ "The OED explains that the word alcatraz was at first supposed to be used for the frigatebird . But perhaps the change of the word to albatross was because of the Latin word albus .", "The OED notes that the word alcatraz was originally applied to the frigatebird ; the modification to albatross was perhaps influe...
[ "Other species , like the Black-browed Albatross or the Grey-headed Albatross , eats smaller species of squid that sink after they die , and they do not scavenge a lot .", "The diet of other species , like the Black-browed Albatross or the Grey-headed Albatross , is rich with smaller species of squid that tend to...
[ "One important step towards protecting albatrosses and other seabirds is the 2001 treaty by the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels , which eight countries , Australia , Ecuador , New Zealand , Spain , South Africa , France , Peru and the United Kingdom , agreed with .", "One important step t...
[ "The albatross eats cephalopods , fish , crustaceans and offal . Sometimes , they may also eat carrion and or other kinds of zooplankton .", "The albatross diet is predominantly cephalopods , fish , crustaceans , and offal , although they will also scavenge carrion and feed on other zooplankton ." ]
[ "The parents both take turns to go and find food , that are about 12 % of their body weight ( around 600 g ( 21 oz ) ) .", "The parents adopt alternative patterns of short and long foraging trips , providing meals that weigh around 12 % of their body weight ( around 600 g ) ." ]
[ "In Portuguese , the word still presently used for the bird , albatroz , came from the English albatross .", "In modern Portuguese , the word used for the bird , albatroz , is in turn derived from English albatross ." ]
[ "Great Albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds .", "Albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds , and the great albatrosses ( genus Diomedea ) have the largest wingspans of any extant birds ." ]
[ "The tubes of all albatrosses are on the sides of the bill .", "The tubes of all albatrosses are along the sides of the bill , unlike the rest of the Procellariiformes where the tubes run along the top of the bill ." ]
[ "In all albatross species , both parents incubate the egg from between one day and three weeks .", "In all albatross species , both parents incubate the egg in stints that last between one day and three weeks ." ]
[ "This is because of the waste thrown out by ships and trash dumped into the ocean . Sometimes the litter on beaches can also be washed into the sea by rivers .", "The amount of plastic in the seas has increased dramatically since the first record in the 1960s , coming from waste discarded by ships , offshore dump...
[ "Some kinds of albatrosses live up to 50 years . The oldest albatross recorded was the Northern Royal Albatross that lived for 61 years .", "Albatrosses are very long lived ; most species survive upwards of 50 years , the oldest recorded being a Northern Royal Albatross that was ringed as an adult and survived fo...
[ "Albatross chicks learn to fly on their own . Their parents do not teach them , and instead they return to the nest even after their chick has left .", "Albatross chicks fledge on their own and receive no further help from their parents , who return to the nest after fledging , unaware their chick has left ." ]
[ "They were once known as Goonie birds or Gooney birds , especially the albatrosses in the North Pacific .", "They were once commonly known as Goonie birds or Gooney birds , particularly those of the North Pacific ." ]
[ "Incubation lasts around 70 to 80 days . This time may become more longer for the larger albatrosses .", "Incubation lasts around 70 to 80 days ( longer for the larger albatrosses ) , the longest incubation period of any bird ." ]
[ "The great albatrosses take over a year to raise a chick .", "The great albatrosses ( like the Wandering Albatross ) take over a year to raise a chick from laying to fledging ." ]
[ "Three of them are in the North Pacific , from Hawaii to Japan , California and Alaska . The last one , the Waved Albatross , is in the Galapagos Islands and finds food in the coast of South America .", "The exceptions to this are the four North Pacific albatrosses , of which three occur exclusively in the North ...
[ "The use of some of these ideas are also successful by stopping the number of many Black-browed Albatross that died in the last 10 years .", "The use of some of these techniques in the Patagonian Toothfish fishery in the Falkland Islands is thought to have reduced the number of Black-browed Albatross taken by the...
[ "Albatross chicks take a long time to fledge ( learn how to fly ) .", "Albatross chicks take a long time to fledge ." ]
[ "This was thought because some species do not dive deeper than a metre . However , this theory was not true because some species have a mean diving depth of almost 5 m and can dive as deep as 12.5 m. They have now been seen to eat from the surface and diving , and sometimes also plunge from the air to snatch their ...
[ "There are four main species of albatross : Great Albatrosses , North Pacific Albatrosses , Mollymawks and Sooty Albatrosses .", "The four genera are the great albatrosses ( Diomedea ) , the mollymawks ( Thalassarche ) , the North Pacific albatrosses ( Phoebastria ) , and the sooty albatrosses or sooties ( Phoebe...
[ "But in truth , this is just a myth , because sailors regularly killed and ate them .", "In part due to the poem , there is a widespread myth that ( all ) sailors believe it disastrous to shoot or harm an albatross ; in truth , sailors regularly killed and ate them , e.g. , as reported by James Cook in 1772 ." ]
[ "Albatrosses are very large .", "The albatrosses are a group of large to very large birds ; they are the largest of the procellariiformes ." ]
[ "Like most seabirds , albatrosses live much longer than other birds .", "Like most seabirds , albatrosses are K-selected with regard to their life history , meaning they live much longer than other birds , they delay breeding for longer , and invest more effort into fewer young ." ]
[ "Most albatrosses are found in the southern hemisphere from Antarctica to Australia , South Africa and South America .", "Most albatrosses range in the southern hemisphere from Antarctica to Australia , South Africa and South America ." ]
[ "All the albatrosses in the south live in large nests . They make it with grass , soil , and sometimes penguin feathers .", "All the southern albatrosses create large nests for their egg , utilizing grass , shrubs , soil , peat , and even penguin feathers , whereas the three species in the north Pacific make more...
[ "This plastic is sometimes vomited out and fed to the chicks from the parents .", "This plastic is sometimes regurgitated and fed to chicks ; a study of Laysan Albatross chicks on Midway Atoll showed large amounts of ingested plastic in naturally dead chicks compared to healthy chicks killed in accidents ." ]
[ "Conservationists have also worked on taking away the introduced species to protect the albatrosses .", "Conservationists have also worked on the field of island restoration , removing introduced species that threaten native wildlife , which protects albatrosses from introduced predators ." ]
[ "After hatching , the chick is taken care of and guarded for three weeks until it is large enough to take care of and fight for itself .", "After hatching , the chick , which is semi-altricial , is brooded and guarded for three weeks until it is large enough to defend and thermoregulate itself ." ]
[ "Another threat to albatrosses are introduced species , like rats or feral cats ( cats that live without being cared for by people ) , which attack the albatross or its chicks and eggs .", "Another threat to albatrosses is introduced species , such as rats or feral cats , which directly attack the albatross or it...
[ "When they do this , it takes a lot of energy , and the adult can lose as much as 83 g ( 2.9 oz ) of body weight a day .", "It can be an energetically demanding process , with the adult losing as much as 83 g of body weight a day ." ]
[ "From the two albatross species that live in Hawaii , one of them , the Black-footed Albatross , eats mostly fish .", "Of the two albatross species found in Hawaii , one , the Black-footed Albatross , takes mostly fish while the Laysan feeds on squid ." ]
[ "Albatrosses lay one egg , white with reddish brown spots . But if the egg is taken by other predators or accidentally broken , the parents will not lay another egg for that whole year .", "Albatrosses lay a single subelliptical egg , white with reddish brown spots , in a breeding season ; if the egg is lost to p...
[ "For example , on Gough Island , the chicks of Tristan Albatrosses are attacked and eaten alive by house mice .", "Even species as small as mice can be detrimental ; on Gough Island the chicks of Tristan Albatrosses are attacked and eaten alive by introduced house mice ." ]
[ "The name Diomedea , given to the albatrosses by Linnaeus , is from the story about the Greek warrior Diomedes becoming a bird .", "The name Diomedea , assigned to the albatrosses by Linnaeus , references the mythical metamorphosis of the companions of the Greek warrior Diomedes into birds ." ]
[ "The name albatross came from the Arabic word al-c à cents dous or al - Ä aÅ # Å # Ä s. This means a pelican , or can mean `` the diver '' . This word later became English , also mixed with the Portuguese word alcatraz , which means `` gannet '' .", "The name albatross is derived from the Arabic al-c à cents dous...
[ "Between 15 % and 65 % of those who fledged survive to find their mate after .", "Between 15 % and 65 % of those fledged survive to breed ." ]
[ "Machine guns are divided into heavy-duty machine guns , and sub-machine guns .", "Machine guns are generally categorized as sub-machine guns , machine guns , or autocannons ." ]
[ "During the Vietnam War , Carlos Hathcock shot at 7382 ft ( 2250 m ) with a .50 caliber heavy machine gun to which he had connected a telescope .", "During the Vietnam War , Carlos Hathcock set the record for a long-distance shot at 7382 ft ( 2250 m ) with a .50 caliber heavy machine gun he had equipped with a te...
[ "Many heavy machine guns , such as the Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun , are exact enough to hit things that are very far away .", "Many heavy machine guns , such as the Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun , are accurate enough to engage targets at great distances ." ]
[ "The Neanderthal ( , also with \\/ neÉ - \\/ , and \\/ - tÉ ` Ë l \\/ ) , or Neandertal , was a species of the Homo genus ( type ) ( Homo neanderthalensis or Homo sapiens neanderthalensis ) which lived in Europe and parts of western and central Asia .", "For some time , scientists have debated whether Neanderthal...
[ "They are usually built to withstand an impact of 3600 g and temperatures of over 1,000 Â C ( as required by EUROCAE ED-112 ) , because a powerful impact followed by a very hot fire is what usually happens in a plane crash .", "They are typically specified to withstand an impact of 3400 g and temperatures of over...
[ "There are two types of protected Flight Recorder , Flight data recorder ( FDR ) and Cockpit voice recorder ( CVR ) .", "There are two common types of flight recorder , the flight data recorder ( FDR ) and the cockpit voice recorder ( CVR ) ." ]
[ "A flight recorder is a recorder placed in an aircraft to help with investigating an aircraft accident or incident .", "A flight recorder is a recorder placed in an aircraft for the purpose of facilitating the investigation of an aircraft accident or incident ." ]
[ "Virginia Elizabeth `` Geena '' Davis ( born January 21 , 1956 ) is an Academy Award - , Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American actress , film producer , writer , former fashion model .", "Virginia Elizabeth `` Geena '' Davis ( born January 21 , 1956 ) is an American actress , film producer , writer , f...
[ "Craig Parker was born 12 November , 1970 in Suva , Fiji .", "Craig Parker ( born 12 November 1970 in Suva , Fiji ) is a New Zealand actor who was based in the United Kingdom for some time , but now resides in New Zealand ." ]
[ "Velafrons ( meaning `` sailed forehead '' ) is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Mexico .", "Velafrons ( meaning `` sailed forehead '' ) is a genus of lambeosaurine hadrosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mexico ." ]
[ "Its fossils were found in the Upper Cretaceous Cerro del Pueblo Formation ( about 73.5 million years old ) , near Rincon Colorado , Coahuila , Mexico .", "Its fossils were found in the late Campanian-age Upper Cretaceous Cerro del Pueblo Formation ( about 73.5 million years old ) , near Rincon Colorado , Coahuil...
[ "These battles of Salamis and Plataea mark a turning point in the Greco-Persian wars ; from then on , the Greek cities would take the offensive .", "These battles of Salamis and Plataea thus mark a turning point in the course of the Greco-Persian wars as a whole ; from then onward , the Greek poleis would take th...
[ "The Battle of Salamis was a battle between an Alliance of Greek city-states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia . It happened in September 480 BC in the straits between the mainland and Salamis Island .", "The Battle of Salamis ( , Naumachia tÄ `` s Salaminos ) was fought between an Alliance of Greek city-states...
[ "Seizing the opportunity , the Greek fleet formed in line and scored a decisive victory , sinking or capturing at least 200 Persian ships .", "Seizing the opportunity , the Greek fleet formed in line and scored a decisive victory , sinking or capturing at least 300 Persian ships ." ]
[ "The Persian navy sailed into the Straits of Salamis and tried to block both entrances .", "As a result of subterfuge on the part of Themistocles , the Persian navy sailed into the Straits of Salamis and tried to block both entrances ." ]
[ "As a result , Xerxes retreated to Asia with much of his army , leaving Mardonius to complete the conquest of Greece .", "As a result Xerxes retreated to Asia with much of his army , leaving Mardonius to complete the conquest of Greece ." ]
[ "However , the following year , the rest of the Persian army was decisively beaten at the Battle of Plataea and the Persian navy at the Battle of Mycale .", "However , the following year , the remainder of the Persian army was decisively beaten at the Battle of Plataea and the Persian navy at the Battle of Mycale...
[ "Afterwards the Persians made no more attempts to conquer the Greek mainland .", "Afterwards the Persian made no more attempts to conquer the Greek mainland ." ]
[ "Although heavily outnumbered , the Greek Allies were persuaded by the Athenian general Themistocles to bring the Persian fleet to battle again .", "Although heavily outnumbered , the Greek Allies were persuaded by the Athenian general Themistocles to bring the Persian fleet to battle again , in the hope that a v...
[ "There are three numbers which are used to calculate the GHI .", "The GHI is updated once a year ." ]
[ "The Global Hunger Index is a measurement to measure the hunger situation in a country . It is a Statistical tool .", "The Global Hunger Index ( GHI ) is a multidimensional statistical tool used to describe the state of countriesâ hunger situation ." ]
[ "Dahlia is a genus of plants are native to Mexico , Central America , and Colombia .", "Dahlia is a genus of bushy , tuberous , perennial plants native to Mexico , Central America , and Colombia ." ]
[ "Dahlia are commonly grown as garden plant with large brightly-coloured flowers .", "Dahlia hybrids are commonly grown as garden plants ." ]
[ "This led to the creation of the WWE Divas Championship , which was announced on June 6 , 2008 during an episode of SmackDown by SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero .", "As a result , WWE created the WWE Divas Championship and introduced it in a storyline on the June 6 , 2008 episode of Friday Night SmackDo...
[ "The World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) Divas Championship is a championship in WWE competed for by divas . It is one of two titles fought for on both brands of WWE ( the other being the WWE Tag Team Championship ) .", "And with that , the title ( known briefly as the WWE Unified Divas Championship ) is now ac...
[ "The World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) Divas Championship is a championship in WWE competed for by divas .", "The World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) Divas Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment . It is competed for by WWE Divas ." ]
[ "The championship belt was officially unveiled on the July 4 , 2008 episode of SmackDown prior to the second Golden Dreams match .", "The championship belt was officially unveiled on the July 4 , 2008 episode of SmackDown ." ]
[ "Natalya and McCool competed against each other at The Great American Bash , which McCool won and became the inaugural champion .", "Michelle McCool became the inaugural champion on July 20 , 2008 when she defeated Natalya at The Great American Bash ." ]
[ "As a result of the WWE Brand Extension in 2002 , the WWE Women 's Championship was made exclusive to the Raw brand .", "With the first WWE Brand Extension , a storyline division in which WWE assigns its employees to a different program , the other being Raw , in 2002 , the WWE Women 's Championship was to be def...
[ "Nicolàs Burdisso ( born 12 April 1981 ) is an Argentine football player .", "Nicolàs Andràs Burdisso ( born 12 April 1981 in Altos de Chipià n ) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for A.S. Roma ." ]
[ "Wii Sports is a sports game made by Nintendo for the Wii system .", "Wii Sports , a major factor in the Wii 's worldwide success , was the first release among a number of core Wii games being developed at the same , with the same philosophy ; others were released as Wii Play , Wii Fit , and Wii Music . A direct ...
[ "It was bundled with the Wii , and has tennis , golf , baseball , bowling , and boxing .", "The five sports included are tennis , baseball , bowling , golf , and boxing ." ]
[ "Wii Sports is a sports game made by Nintendo for the Wii system . It was bundled with the Wii , and has tennis , golf , baseball , bowling , and boxing .", "Wii Sports consists of five separate sports gamesâ '' tennis , baseball , bowling , golf , and boxingâ '' accessed from the main menu ." ]
[ "Alan Clark 's book The Donkeys ( 1961 ) popularized the controversial phrase ` lions led by donkeys ' , used to describe the British Army leadership .", "Alan Clark 's book The Donkeys ( 1961 ) led to the popularisation of the controversial phrase ` lions led by donkeys ' which was used to describe British gener...
[ "Most notably he was commander during the Battle of the Somme , the Third Battle of Ypres and the Hundred Days Offensive which led to the German surrender in 1918 .", "He was commander during the Battle of the Somme the battle with the highest casualties in British military history , the Third Battle of Ypres and...
[ "Clark attributed this remark to a German general but , before his death , admitted he lied about the phrase .", "Clark attributed this remark to a German general , but admitted , before his death , that he lied about the phrase ." ]
[ "After his death he was increasingly criticised for issuing orders which led to excessive casualties of British troops , earning him the nickname ` Butcher of the Somme ' .", "However , after his death he was increasingly criticised for issuing orders which led to excessive casualties of British troops under his ...
[ "Field Marshal Douglas Haig KT , GCB , OM , GCVO , KCIE , ADC , ( Edinburgh , 19 June 1861 â `` London , 29 January 1928 ) was the senior British Army commander in World War I.", "Field Marshal Douglas Haig , 1st Earl Haig , KT , GCB , OM , GCVO , KCIE , ADC , also commonly known as ` Butcher Haig ' , ( 19 June 1...
[ "Cordey is a commune . It is found in the region Basse-Normandie in the Calvados department in the northwest of France .", "Cordey is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France ." ]
[ "Lars Là kke Rasmussen ( born 15 May 1964 in Vejle ) is a Danish politician and Prime Minister of Denmark from 5 April 2009 .", "Lars Là kke Rasmussen was born in Vejle to Jeppe Rasmussen and Lise Là kke Rasmussen ( nà e Là kke ) ." ]
[ "On 5 April 2009 he took over from Anders Fogh Rasmussen as Prime Minister after Fogh Rasmussen was elected Secretary General of NATO .", "On 5 April 2009 he succeeded Anders Fogh Rasmussen as Prime Minister following Anders Fogh Rasmussen 's appointment as Secretary General of NATO ." ]
[ "In 1992 , Capriati defeated Steffi Graf during the Barcelona Olympics , winning a Gold Medal .", "Capriati 's 1992 season was highlighted by her victory at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics , defeating the second-seeded SÃ nchez Vicario in the semifinals and coming from a set down to defeat the top-seeded Graf in the ...
[ "jpg thumb ( 450x600 ) px right Jennifer Capriati ) ) Jennifer Capriati is an American tennis player . She was born during 1976 .", "Jennifer Marie Capriati ( born March 29 , 1976 , in New York City ) is a former professional tennis player , ranked number one in the world for a short time , and the winner of thre...
[ "Capriati made her professional debut in 1990 at fourteen years old . In 1992 , Capriati defeated Steffi Graf during the Barcelona Olympics , winning a Gold Medal .", "Between 1990 and 1993 , Capriati won six singles titles , including a Gold Medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics , defeating Steffi Graf in the fin...
[ "The women 's team is in the first Bundesliga ( national league ) , the men 's team in the second .", "The woman team , for instance , is in the first Bundesliga ( i.e. national league ) , the man team in the second ." ]
[ "The SG Essen is one of the most successful swimming clubs in West Germany .", "The SG Essen is one of the most successful swimming associations in West Germany ." ]
[ "The SG Essen ( German : Startgemeinschaft Essen ) is a swimming club in Essen ( North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany ) .", "The SG Essen ( full name : Startgemeinschaft Essen ) is a swimming club in Essen ( North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany ) ." ]
[ "It is a union of the swimming sections of 13 sports clubs .", "In effect , it is a union of the swimming sections of 13 sports clubs ." ]
[ "The company acquired many European Internet Service Providers ( ISPs ) throughout the late 1990s , although in subsequent years many of those assets were sold on to other companies .", "It previously had operations in other European nations through its acquisition of many smaller European Internet Service Provid...
[ "Tiscali SpA is a European telecommunications company , based in Cagliari , Italy , and provides internet and telecommunications services to Italy , the United Kingdom , Germany and the Czech Republic .", "Tiscali s.p.a. is an Italian telecommunications company , based in Cagliari , Sardinia , that provides inter...
[ "John Aaron Lewis ( May 3 , 1920 â `` March 29 , 2001 ) was an American jazz pianist and composer best known as the musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet .", "John Aaron Lewis ( LaGrange , Illinois , May 3 , 1920 â `` New York City , March 29 , 2001 ) was an American jazz pianist and composer best known as ...
[ "It was named # 5 on the IGN list of the top 25 PC games of all time in 2007 , and # 19 in 2009 .", "It was ranked # 5 on IGN 's list of `` Top 25 PC Games of All Time '' in 2007 , and # 19 in 2009 ." ]
[ "It was ranked # 4 on PC Gamer 's list of top games of all time in 2001 .", "Fallout was named # 4 , # 10 , # 13 , # 21 and # 7 on the list of best games of all time by PC Gamer in 2001 , 2005 , 2007 , 2008 and 2010 respectively ." ]