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Title: Don Bradman Background: Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 - 25 February 2001), often referred to as "The Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 has been cited as the greatest achievement...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: John Edward Background: John Edward McGee Jr. (born October 19, 1969), known professionally as John Edward, is an American television personality, author and alleged psychic medium. Born in Glen Cove, New York, Edward says he was convinced at a young age that he could become a psychic. After writing his first b...	[ "he was 15 and \"a huge doubter" ]
Title: John Edward Background: John Edward McGee Jr. (born October 19, 1969), known professionally as John Edward, is an American television personality, author and alleged psychic medium. Born in Glen Cove, New York, Edward says he was convinced at a young age that he could become a psychic. After writing his first b...	[ "that just three of 23 statements made by Edward were confirmed as correct" ]
Title: Jello Biafra Background: Eric Boucher was born in Boulder, Colorado, the son of Virginia (nee Parker), a librarian, and Stanley Wayne Boucher, a psychiatric social worker and poet. He had a sister, Julie J. Boucher, the Associate Director of the Library Research Service at the Colorado State Library (who died i...	[ "June 1979," ]
Title: Jello Biafra Background: Eric Boucher was born in Boulder, Colorado, the son of Virginia (nee Parker), a librarian, and Stanley Wayne Boucher, a psychiatric social worker and poet. He had a sister, Julie J. Boucher, the Associate Director of the Library Research Service at the Colorado State Library (who died i...	[ "While working on the film Terminal City Ricochet in 1989, Biafra did a song for the film's soundtrack with D.O.A.." ]
Title: Devika Rani Background: Devika Rani Chaudhuri, usually known as Devika Rani (30 March 1908 - 9 March 1994), was an actress in Indian films who was active during the 1930s and 1940s. Widely acknowledged as the first lady of Indian cinema, Devika Rani had a successful film career that spanned 10 years. Born into ...	[ "Devika Rani was sent to boarding school in England at the age of nine, and grew up there." ]
Title: Devika Rani Background: Devika Rani Chaudhuri, usually known as Devika Rani (30 March 1908 - 9 March 1994), was an actress in Indian films who was active during the 1930s and 1940s. Widely acknowledged as the first lady of Indian cinema, Devika Rani had a successful film career that spanned 10 years. Born into ...	[ "Henceforth, she would be paid separately for working in his films, but he would be required to single-handedly pay the household expenses for the home" ]
Title: Mike Bloomfield Background: Michael Bernard Bloomfield (July 28, 1943 - February 15, 1981) was an American guitarist and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois, who became one of the first popular music superstars of the 1960s to earn his reputation almost entirely on his instrumental prowess, since he rarely sang...	[ "guitar skills" ]
Title: Mike Bloomfield Background: Michael Bernard Bloomfield (July 28, 1943 - February 15, 1981) was an American guitarist and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois, who became one of the first popular music superstars of the 1960s to earn his reputation almost entirely on his instrumental prowess, since he rarely sang...	[ "Bloomfield's family lived in various locations around Chicago before settling at 424 West Melrose Street on the North Side." ]
Title: Niki Lauda Background: Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda (born 22 February 1949) is an Austrian former Formula One driver and a three-time F1 World Drivers' Champion, winning in 1975, 1977 and 1984. He is currently the only driver to have been champion for both Ferrari and McLaren, the sport's two most successful c...	[ "Although Lauda was conscious and able to stand immediately after the accident, he later lapsed into a coma." ]
Title: Niki Lauda Background: Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda (born 22 February 1949) is an Austrian former Formula One driver and a three-time F1 World Drivers' Champion, winning in 1975, 1977 and 1984. He is currently the only driver to have been champion for both Ferrari and McLaren, the sport's two most successful c...	[ "The 1975 F1 season started slowly for Lauda; after no better than a fifth-place" ]
Title: Vince Lombardi Background: Vincent Thomas Lombardi (June 11, 1913 - September 3, 1970) was an American football player, coach, and executive in the National Football League (NFL). He is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he led the team to three straight and five total...	[ "Italian butcher" ]
Title: Steve Ballmer Background: Ballmer was born in Detroit; he was the son of Beatrice Dworkin and Frederic Henry Ballmer (Fritz Hans Ballmer), a manager at the Ford Motor Company. His father was a Swiss immigrant, and his mother was Belarusian Jewish. Through his mother, Ballmer is a second cousin of actress and co...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Steve Ballmer Background: Ballmer was born in Detroit; he was the son of Beatrice Dworkin and Frederic Henry Ballmer (Fritz Hans Ballmer), a manager at the Ford Motor Company. His father was a Swiss immigrant, and his mother was Belarusian Jewish. Through his mother, Ballmer is a second cousin of actress and co...	[ "Microsoft sued Google" ]
Title: Hit 'Em Up Background: "Hit 'Em Up" is a diss song by rap artist 2Pac featuring his group the Outlawz. It is the B-side to the single "How Do U Want It", released on June 4, 1996. The song's lyrics contain vicious insults to several East Coast rappers, chief among them, Shakur's former friend turned rival, The ...	[ "reinforcing his and Biggie's innocence regarding the shooting and went on to say that prior to the incident they \"were friends\"," ]
Title: Mike Stock (musician) Background: Michael Stock (born 3 December 1951) is an English songwriter, record producer and musician, best known for being a member of the songwriting and production team Stock Aitken and Waterman that achieved success in the 1980s and 1990s. He has written or produced numerous worldwid...	[ "No. 1 for 7 weeks in 1995" ]
Title: Mike Stock (musician) Background: Michael Stock (born 3 December 1951) is an English songwriter, record producer and musician, best known for being a member of the songwriting and production team Stock Aitken and Waterman that achieved success in the 1980s and 1990s. He has written or produced numerous worldwid...	[ "At Swanley school he was involved in several school variety productions. He was self-taught in playing the piano and guitar and began writing songs at the age of seven." ]
Title: Zico Background: Arthur Antunes Coimbra (Portuguese pronunciation: [aR'tuR a'tunis ko'ibra], born 3 March 1953 in Rio de Janeiro), better known as Zico (['ziku]), is a Brazilian coach and former footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder. Often called the "White Pele", he was a creative playmaker, with e...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Zico Background: Arthur Antunes Coimbra (Portuguese pronunciation: [aR'tuR a'tunis ko'ibra], born 3 March 1953 in Rio de Janeiro), better known as Zico (['ziku]), is a Brazilian coach and former footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder. Often called the "White Pele", he was a creative playmaker, with e...	[ "in spite of scoring almost twice as many goals as the previous year, only gathered 32 points and was ninth in the final" ]
Title: Hit 'Em Up Background: "Hit 'Em Up" is a diss song by rap artist 2Pac featuring his group the Outlawz. It is the B-side to the single "How Do U Want It", released on June 4, 1996. The song's lyrics contain vicious insults to several East Coast rappers, chief among them, Shakur's former friend turned rival, The ...	[ ")\". \"Hit 'Em Up\" has been called \"controversial,\" \"" ]
Title: The Smashing Pumpkins Background: The Smashing Pumpkins (or Smashing Pumpkins) are an American alternative rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 1988 by frontman Billy Corgan (lead vocals, guitar) and James Iha (guitar), the band included D'arcy Wretzky (bass guitar) and Jimmy Chamberlin (drums) in its or...	[ "Despite all the problems in its recording, Siamese Dream debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200 chart, and sold over four million copies in the U.S. alone." ]
Title: Piet Mondrian Background: Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Mondriaan, after 1906 Mondrian (; Dutch: ['pit 'mondrija:n], later ['mondrijan]; 7 March 1872 - 1 February 1944), was a Dutch painter and theoretician who is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He is known for being one of the pioneers of...	[ "a journal of the De Stijl Group, in which he first published essays defining his theory, which he called neoplasticism." ]
Title: Piet Mondrian Background: Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Mondriaan, after 1906 Mondrian (; Dutch: ['pit 'mondrija:n], later ['mondrijan]; 7 March 1872 - 1 February 1944), was a Dutch painter and theoretician who is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He is known for being one of the pioneers of...	[ "), once in SoHo at the Carpenter + Hochman Gallery (1984), once each at the Galerie Tokoro in Tokyo, Japan (1993)," ]
Title: John Stossel Background: John F. Stossel was born on March 6, 1947, in Chicago Heights, Illinois, the younger of two sons, to Jewish parents who left Germany before Hitler rose to power. They joined a Congregationalist church in the U.S., and Stossel was raised Protestant. He grew up on Chicago's affluent North...	[ "free individuals and the private sector perform tasks more efficiently than the government does." ]
Title: Tony Parker Background: Parker was born in Bruges, Belgium, and raised in France. His father, Tony Parker Sr., an African American, played basketball at Loyola University Chicago as well as professionally overseas. His mother, Pamela Firestone, is a Dutch model. Parker's great-uncle Jan Wienese is an Olympic go...	[ "made 77 regular-season appearances in his rookie season, averaging 9.2 points, 4.3 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 29.4 minutes per game." ]
Title: Tony Parker Background: Parker was born in Bruges, Belgium, and raised in France. His father, Tony Parker Sr., an African American, played basketball at Loyola University Chicago as well as professionally overseas. His mother, Pamela Firestone, is a Dutch model. Parker's great-uncle Jan Wienese is an Olympic go...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Stirling Moss Background: Moss was born in London, son of Alfred Moss, a dentist of Bray, Berkshire, and Aileen (nee Craufurd). He was brought up at Long White Cloud house on the right bank of the River Thames. His father was an amateur racing driver who had placed 16th at the 1924 Indianapolis 500. Stirling wa...	[ "For the 1980 season Moss was the team's number two driver to team co-owner Richard Lloyd." ]
Title: Philippa York Background: Philippa York (previously known as Robert Millar; born 13 September 1958) is a Scottish journalist and former professional road racing cyclist. York is one of Britain's most successful cyclists of all time. Competing throughout her cycling career as Robert Millar, York won the "King of...	[ "Inside the Tour de France was told to \"fuck off\" when requesting an interview during the 1987" ]
Title: Philippa York Background: Philippa York (previously known as Robert Millar; born 13 September 1958) is a Scottish journalist and former professional road racing cyclist. York is one of Britain's most successful cyclists of all time. Competing throughout her cycling career as Robert Millar, York won the "King of...	[ "British road title," ]
Title: Stirling Moss Background: Moss was born in London, son of Alfred Moss, a dentist of Bray, Berkshire, and Aileen (nee Craufurd). He was brought up at Long White Cloud house on the right bank of the River Thames. His father was an amateur racing driver who had placed 16th at the 1924 Indianapolis 500. Stirling wa...	[ "showed him continually crashing, having his driving licence revoked and finally \"hosting television programmes on subjects he knows nothing about\"." ]
Title: Celine Dion Background: Celine Marie Claudette Dion, ChLD (; French: [selin djo]; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Born into a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband Rene Angelil mortgaged his home to finance...	[ "She stated that the show will feature, \"all the songs from my repertoire that people want to hear" ]
Title: Celine Dion Background: Celine Marie Claudette Dion, ChLD (; French: [selin djo]; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Born into a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband Rene Angelil mortgaged his home to finance...	[ "At age 12, Dion collaborated with her mother and her brother Jacques to write and compose her first song," ]
Title: Michael Anthony (musician) Background: Michael Anthony Sobolewski (born June 20, 1954 and legally shortened his name to Michael Anthony in 1978), is an American musician who is currently the bass player in the rock supergroup Chickenfoot and the Circle. Anthony is best known as the former bass player for the ha...	[ "albums. Anthony played bass on only three songs, with Eddie Van Halen playing the bass parts for the remainder." ]
Title: Michael Anthony (musician) Background: Michael Anthony Sobolewski (born June 20, 1954 and legally shortened his name to Michael Anthony in 1978), is an American musician who is currently the bass player in the rock supergroup Chickenfoot and the Circle. Anthony is best known as the former bass player for the ha...	[ "His first band was called Poverty's Children." ]
Title: Queen Rania of Jordan Background: Rania Al-Abdullah (Arabic: rny l`bd llh, Raniya al-`Abd Allah; born Rania Al-Yassin on 31 August 1970) is the queen consort of Jordan. Born in Kuwait to a Palestinian family, she later moved to Jordan for work, where she met the then prince Abdullah. Since marrying the now King...	[ "took turns reading a short story out of The Big Read to the children, in an effort to encourage literacy." ]
Title: Queen Rania of Jordan Background: Rania Al-Abdullah (Arabic: rny l`bd llh, Raniya al-`Abd Allah; born Rania Al-Yassin on 31 August 1970) is the queen consort of Jordan. Born in Kuwait to a Palestinian family, she later moved to Jordan for work, where she met the then prince Abdullah. Since marrying the now King...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Taylor Swift Background: Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. One of the leading contemporary recording artists, she is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nash...	[ "McCartney, both as a Beatle and a solo artist, makes Swift feel \"as if I've been let into his heart and his mind ..." ]
Title: Taylor Swift Background: Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. One of the leading contemporary recording artists, she is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nash...	[ "\". In 2003, Swift and her parents started working with New York-based music manager Dan Dymtrow." ]
Title: Nikolai Yezhov Background: Nikolai Ivanovich Yezhov, IPA: [njIka'laj jI'zof]; May 1, 1895 - February 4, 1940) was a Soviet secret police official under Joseph Stalin who was head of the NKVD from 1936 to 1938, during the most active period of the Great Purge. Having presided over mass arrests and executions dur...	[ "June 13, 1938, rightly worried Yezhov, who had protected Lyushkov from the purges and feared he would be blamed." ]
Title: Patrick Dempsey Background: Dempsey was born in Lewiston, Maine, and grew up in the nearby towns of Turner and Buckfield. He has two older sisters and a half-brother, Shane. His mother, Amanda (nee Casson), was a school secretary, and his father, William, was an insurance salesman. He attended Buckfield High Sc...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Patrick Dempsey Background: Dempsey was born in Lewiston, Maine, and grew up in the nearby towns of Turner and Buckfield. He has two older sisters and a half-brother, Shane. His mother, Amanda (nee Casson), was a school secretary, and his father, William, was an insurance salesman. He attended Buckfield High Sc...	[ " Entertainment Weekly put Dempsey's hair on its end-of-the-decade \"best-of\" list," ]
Title: Maya civilization Background: The Maya civilization was a Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples, and noted for its hieroglyphic script--the only known fully developed writing system of the pre-Columbian Americas--as well as for its art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and astronomical sys...	[ "In the 1960s, the distinguished Mayanist J. Eric S. Thompson promoted the ideas that Maya cities were essentially vacant ceremonial centres serving a dispersed population" ]
Title: Maya civilization Background: The Maya civilization was a Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples, and noted for its hieroglyphic script--the only known fully developed writing system of the pre-Columbian Americas--as well as for its art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and astronomical sys...	[ "By 6000 BC, the early inhabitants of Mesoamerica were experimenting with the domestication of plants, a process that eventually led to the establishment of sedentary agricultural societies." ]
Title: Shakespeare in Love Background: For the theatre adaptation, see Shakespeare in Love (play). Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 American romantic period comedy-drama film directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard. The film depicts an imaginary love affair involving Viola de Lesseps (...	[ "An out-of-court settlement was reached but the sum agreed between the parties indicates that the claim was \"unwarranted\"." ]
Title: Shakespeare in Love Background: For the theatre adaptation, see Shakespeare in Love (play). Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 American romantic period comedy-drama film directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard. The film depicts an imaginary love affair involving Viola de Lesseps (...	[ "The film was considerably reworked after the first test screenings." ]
Title: The Future Sound of London Background: The Future Sound of London (often abbreviated to FSOL) is a British electronic music group composed of Garry Cobain (sometimes stylised as Gaz Cobain) and Brian Dougans. The duo are often credited with pushing the boundaries of electronic music experimentation and of pione...	[ "The album was ignored by the press, but was received more favourably among fans than its predecessor." ]
Title: The Future Sound of London Background: The Future Sound of London (often abbreviated to FSOL) is a British electronic music group composed of Garry Cobain (sometimes stylised as Gaz Cobain) and Brian Dougans. The duo are often credited with pushing the boundaries of electronic music experimentation and of pione...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Evel Knievel Background: Knievel was born on October 17, 1938, in Butte, Montana, the first of two children of Robert E. and Ann Marie Keough Knievel. His surname is of German origin; his paternal great-great-grandparents emigrated to the United States from Germany. His mother was of Irish ancestry. Robert and ...	[ "During the next four years, Ideal Toys released various models relating to Evel Knievel's touring stunt show. The models included a Robbie Knievel doll," ]
Title: Evel Knievel Background: Knievel was born on October 17, 1938, in Butte, Montana, the first of two children of Robert E. and Ann Marie Keough Knievel. His surname is of German origin; his paternal great-great-grandparents emigrated to the United States from Germany. His mother was of Irish ancestry. Robert and ...	[ "Stuntman Eddie Braun announced he was working with Kelly and Robert Truax's son to recreate the jump using a replica of the Skycycle X-2." ]
Title: Dan Rather Background: Daniel Irvin Rather, Jr. was born on October 31, 1931, in Wharton County, Texas, the son of Daniel Irvin Rather, Sr., a ditch digger, and the former Byrl Veda Page. The Rathers moved to Houston, where Dan attended Love Elementary School and Hamilton Middle School. He graduated in 1950 fr...	[ "such as in a scene in the graphic novel Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron by cartoonist Daniel Clowes." ]
Title: Dan Rather Background: Daniel Irvin Rather, Jr. was born on October 31, 1931, in Wharton County, Texas, the son of Daniel Irvin Rather, Sr., a ditch digger, and the former Byrl Veda Page. The Rathers moved to Houston, where Dan attended Love Elementary School and Hamilton Middle School. He graduated in 1950 fr...	[ "The font used on the documents has characteristics that exactly match standard font features of Microsoft Word. This led to claims that the memos were forgeries." ]
Title: Hey Jude Background: "Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon-McCartney. The ballad evolved from "Hey Jules", a song McCartney wrote to comfort John Lennon's son, Julian, during his parents' divorce. "Hey Jude" begins with a verse-bridge structu...	[ "The sessions were marked by an element of discord within the group for the first time, partly as a result of Ono's constant presence at Lennon's side," ]
Title: Hey Jude Background: "Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon-McCartney. The ballad evolved from "Hey Jules", a song McCartney wrote to comfort John Lennon's son, Julian, during his parents' divorce. "Hey Jude" begins with a verse-bridge structu...	[ "Everett writes that the song's \"most commented-on feature\" is its considerable length, at 7:11." ]
Title: Red Auerbach Background: Arnold Jacob Auerbach was one of the four children of Marie and Hyman Auerbach. Hyman was a Russian-Jewish immigrant from Minsk, Russia, and Marie Auerbach, nee Thompson, was American-born. Auerbach Sr. had left Russia when he was 13, and the couple owned a delicatessen store and later ...	[ "two daughters," ]
Title: Red Auerbach Background: Arnold Jacob Auerbach was one of the four children of Marie and Hyman Auerbach. Hyman was a Russian-Jewish immigrant from Minsk, Russia, and Marie Auerbach, nee Thompson, was American-born. Auerbach Sr. had left Russia when he was 13, and the couple owned a delicatessen store and later ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: James Brown Background: Brown was born on May 3, 1933, in Barnwell, South Carolina, to 16-year-old Susie (nee Behling, 1917-2003) and 22-year-old Joseph Gardner Brown (1911-1993), in a small wooden shack. Brown's name was supposed to have been Joseph James Brown, but his first and middle names were mistakenly r...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: James Brown Background: Brown was born on May 3, 1933, in Barnwell, South Carolina, to 16-year-old Susie (nee Behling, 1917-2003) and 22-year-old Joseph Gardner Brown (1911-1993), in a small wooden shack. Brown's name was supposed to have been Joseph James Brown, but his first and middle names were mistakenly r...	[ "On October 24, 1962, Brown financed a live recording of a performance at the Apollo and convinced Syd Nathan to release the album," ]
Title: Aaron Carter Background: Aaron Charles Carter was born on December 7, 1987, at the Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Florida, where his parents, Jane Elizabeth (nee Spaulding) and Robert Gene Carter (1952-2017), ran the Garden Villa Retirement Home. The family was originally from New York City, where his older b...	[ "Oh Aaron also went platinum that same year" ]
Title: Aaron Carter Background: Aaron Charles Carter was born on December 7, 1987, at the Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Florida, where his parents, Jane Elizabeth (nee Spaulding) and Robert Gene Carter (1952-2017), ran the Garden Villa Retirement Home. The family was originally from New York City, where his older b...	[ "released on March 22, 2005 and was promoted by Carter during his summer 2005 Remix Tour." ]
Title: Eugene O'Neill Background: O'Neill was born in a hotel, the Barrett House, at Broadway and 43rd Street, on what was then Longacre Square (now Times Square). A commemorative plaque was first dedicated there in 1957. The site is now occupied by 1500 Broadway, which houses offices, retail, and ABC Studios. He was ...	[ "They divorced in 1929," ]
Title: The Dubliners Background: The Dubliners were an Irish folk band founded in Dublin in 1962. The band started off as The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group, named in honour of its founding member; they subsequently renamed themselves as The Dubliners. The group line-up saw many changes over their fifty-year career. However...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: The Dubliners Background: The Dubliners were an Irish folk band founded in Dublin in 1962. The band started off as The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group, named in honour of its founding member; they subsequently renamed themselves as The Dubliners. The group line-up saw many changes over their fifty-year career. However...	[ "he played chords on the five-string banjo. Kelly sang many defining versions of traditional songs" ]
Title: Rick Barry Background: Richard Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in history by the NBA in 1996, Barry is...	[ "Barry's first season in the NBA with the Warriors," ]
Title: Rick Barry Background: Richard Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in history by the NBA in 1996, Barry is...	[ "Barry became one of the first NBA players to jump to the American Basketball Association when he signed with the Oakland Oaks." ]
Title: Karisma Kapoor Background: Karisma Kapoor (born 25 June 1974) is a Bollywood actress. One of the most popular and highest-paid Indian actresses, Kapoor is particularly known for her work in female-centric films and her roles have been credited as a significant departure from the traditional portrayal of women i...	[ "Kapoor studied at the Cathedral and John Connon School" ]
Title: Travis Tritt Background: James Travis Tritt was born on February 9, 1963 in Marietta, Georgia, to James and Gwen Tritt. He first took interest in singing after his church's Sunday school choir performed "Everything Is Beautiful." He received his first guitar at age eight and taught himself how to play it; in th...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Travis Tritt Background: James Travis Tritt was born on February 9, 1963 in Marietta, Georgia, to James and Gwen Tritt. He first took interest in singing after his church's Sunday school choir performed "Everything Is Beautiful." He received his first guitar at age eight and taught himself how to play it; in th...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Sam Houston Background: Sam Houston was the fifth son of Major Samuel Houston and Elizabeth Paxton. Houston's paternal ancestry is often traced to his great-great grandfather Sir John Houston, who built a family estate in Scotland in the late seventeenth century. His second son John Houston emigrated to Ulster,...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Sam Houston Background: Sam Houston was the fifth son of Major Samuel Houston and Elizabeth Paxton. Houston's paternal ancestry is often traced to his great-great grandfather Sir John Houston, who built a family estate in Scotland in the late seventeenth century. His second son John Houston emigrated to Ulster,...	[ "When his first term ended, he was elected to serve as a representative from San Augustine County in the Republic of Texas House of Representatives." ]
Title: Steve Ballmer Background: Ballmer was born in Detroit; he was the son of Beatrice Dworkin and Frederic Henry Ballmer (Fritz Hans Ballmer), a manager at the Ford Motor Company. His father was a Swiss immigrant, and his mother was Belarusian Jewish. Through his mother, Ballmer is a second cousin of actress and co...	[ "In 2013, Ballmer said that Google was a \"monopoly\" that should be pressured from market competition authorities." ]
Title: Steve Ballmer Background: Ballmer was born in Detroit; he was the son of Beatrice Dworkin and Frederic Henry Ballmer (Fritz Hans Ballmer), a manager at the Ford Motor Company. His father was a Swiss immigrant, and his mother was Belarusian Jewish. Through his mother, Ballmer is a second cousin of actress and co...	[ "On September 25, 2014, Ballmer said he would bar the team from using Apple products such as iPads, and replace them with Microsoft products." ]
Title: Clay Walker Background: Ernest Clayton Walker, Jr. (born August 19, 1969) is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1993 with the single "What's It to You", which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, as did its follow-up, 1994's "Live Un...	[ "In 2002, Walker wrote and recorded a song for the National Football League's expansion team, the Houston Texans. Titled \"Football Time in Houston,\"" ]
Title: Clay Walker Background: Ernest Clayton Walker, Jr. (born August 19, 1969) is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1993 with the single "What's It to You", which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, as did its follow-up, 1994's "Live Un...	[ "Erlewine gave the album three stars on Allmusic," ]
Title: Talking Heads Background: Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Frantz (drums), Tina Weymouth (bass), and Jerry Harrison (keyboards, guitar). Described by critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "one ...	[ "During that time, the group was falling increasingly under David Byrne's control and, after Naked, the band went on \"hiatus\"." ]
Title: Talking Heads Background: Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Frantz (drums), Tina Weymouth (bass), and Jerry Harrison (keyboards, guitar). Described by critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "one ...	[ "Meanwhile, Harrison became a record producer of some note" ]
Title: Georgette Heyer Background: Georgette Heyer (; 16 August 1902 - 4 July 1974) was an English historical romance and detective fiction novelist. Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story for her younger brother into the novel The Black Moth. Section: Early years Passage: Heyer was born in Wimbled...	[ "During the war, her father served as a requisitions officer for the British Army in France." ]
Title: Georgette Heyer Background: Georgette Heyer (; 16 August 1902 - 4 July 1974) was an English historical romance and detective fiction novelist. Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story for her younger brother into the novel The Black Moth. Section: Marriage Passage: While holidaying with her fa...	[ "Rougier purchased a sports shop in Horsham with money they borrowed from Heyer's aunts." ]
Title: Alejandro Jodorowsky Background: Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (Spanish: [ale'xandro xodo'rofski]; born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean-French filmmaker. Active since 1948, in seventy years of his artistic career Jodorowsky has experienced it in almost all creative forms: writer (in his five facets: novelist, ...	[ "Emily Asher-Perrin of Tor.com called Jodorowsky \"an artist who condones rape as a means to an end for the purpose of creating art." ]
Title: Lou Albano Background: Albano's parents, Carmen Louis Albano and Eleanor Albano nee Morrone, were of Italian heritage but both born in the United States. Eleanor was a classical concert pianist who had performed at Carnegie Hall and later became a registered nurse. Her brother, a physician, introduced her to Ca...	[ "manager had trained him incorrectly, and that Koloff would beat Sammartino under Albano's expert tutelage." ]
Title: Lou Albano Background: Albano's parents, Carmen Louis Albano and Eleanor Albano nee Morrone, were of Italian heritage but both born in the United States. Eleanor was a classical concert pianist who had performed at Carnegie Hall and later became a registered nurse. Her brother, a physician, introduced her to Ca...	[ "Now billed as the \"Mount Vernon Mauler,\" and occasionally a pirate, he began establishing himself in the New York professional wrestling community." ]
Title: Glenn Danzig Background: Danzig was born Glenn Allen Anzalone, the third of four sons born to a Protestant family of Italian, German, and Scottish heritage in Lodi, New Jersey. His father was a television repairman and a United States Marine Corps veteran of World War II and the Korean War. His mother worked at...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Wu-Tang Clan Background: Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop group from Staten Island, New York City, originally composed of East Coast rappers RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God and Masta Killa. Cappadonna later became an official member of the group. The...	[ "a hit single with the uptempo \"Gravel Pit\", part of a trilogy of videos where the group would visit different eras with a time traveling elevator," ]
Title: Glenn Danzig Background: Danzig was born Glenn Allen Anzalone, the third of four sons born to a Protestant family of Italian, German, and Scottish heritage in Lodi, New Jersey. His father was a television repairman and a United States Marine Corps veteran of World War II and the Korean War. His mother worked at...	[ "). Danzig had attempted to get the Misfits signed to several record labels, only to be told that he would never have a career in music." ]
Title: Spice Girls Background: The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. The group originally consisted of Melanie Brown ("Scary Spice"), Melanie Chisholm ("Sporty Spice"), Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"), Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"), and Victoria Beckham, nee Adams ("Posh Spice"). They were signed ...	[ "The Spice Girls' debut single \"Wannabe\" has been hailed as an \"iconic girl power anthem\"." ]
Title: Spice Girls Background: The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. The group originally consisted of Melanie Brown ("Scary Spice"), Melanie Chisholm ("Sporty Spice"), Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"), Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"), and Victoria Beckham, nee Adams ("Posh Spice"). They were signed ...	[ "the group unofficially announced that they were beginning an indefinite hiatus and would be concentrating on their solo careers in regards to their foreseeable future," ]
Title: Thalía Background: Thalia was born on 26 August 1971, in Mexico City, Mexico. She is the youngest of five daughters of Yolanda Miranda Mange (d. 2011), a painter who was Thalia's manager from 1980 to 1999; and Ernesto Sodi Pallares (d. 1977), a scientist, doctor of pathology, criminologist, and writer. Her four...	[ "In 1989, Thalia departed from Timbiriche." ]
Title: Frank Sinatra Background: Francis Albert Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915, in an upstairs tenement at 415 Monroe Street in Hoboken, New Jersey. He was the only child of Italian immigrants Antonino Martino "Marty" Sinatra and Natalina "Dolly" Garaventa. Sinatra weighed 13.5 pounds (6.1 kg) at birth and had ...	[ "Bing Crosby" ]
Title: Frank Sinatra Background: Francis Albert Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915, in an upstairs tenement at 415 Monroe Street in Hoboken, New Jersey. He was the only child of Italian immigrants Antonino Martino "Marty" Sinatra and Natalina "Dolly" Garaventa. Sinatra weighed 13.5 pounds (6.1 kg) at birth and had ...	[ "Till the Clouds Roll By," ]
Title: Joe Simon Background: Joe Simon was born in 1913 as Hymie Simon and raised in Rochester, New York, the son of Harry Simon, who had emigrated from Leeds, England, in 1905, and Rose (Kurland), whom Harry met in the United States. Harry Simon moved to Rochester, then a clothing-manufacturing center where his young...	[ "Kirby and Simon" ]
Title: Thalía Background: Thalia was born on 26 August 1971, in Mexico City, Mexico. She is the youngest of five daughters of Yolanda Miranda Mange (d. 2011), a painter who was Thalia's manager from 1980 to 1999; and Ernesto Sodi Pallares (d. 1977), a scientist, doctor of pathology, criminologist, and writer. Her four...	[ "In October 1992, she released her third studio album" ]
Title: Kim Chiu Background: Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu (born April 19, 1990), commonly known as Kim Chiu, is a Chinese Filipino actress, singer and television host in the Philippines. Chiu first starred in the television series, Sana Maulit Muli (2007) which won her the year's Most Promising Female Star at GMMSF. This foll...	[ "She began partnership with GSK for yearly asthma awareness campaigns, Win Against Asthma, after battling asthma as a child." ]
Title: Kim Chiu Background: Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu (born April 19, 1990), commonly known as Kim Chiu, is a Chinese Filipino actress, singer and television host in the Philippines. Chiu first starred in the television series, Sana Maulit Muli (2007) which won her the year's Most Promising Female Star at GMMSF. This foll...	[ "appeared together in several ABS-CBN shows Love Spell, comedy sitcom Aalog-Alog and in the film First Day High." ]
Title: Ray Bradbury Background: Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920, in Waukegan, Illinois, to Esther (nee Moberg) Bradbury (1888-1966), a Swedish immigrant, and Leonard Spaulding Bradbury (1890-1957), a power and telephone lineman of English descent. He was given the middle name "Douglas" after the actor Douglas Fai...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Background: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English electronic music band formed in Wirral, Merseyside in 1978. Spawned by earlier group The Id, the outfit is composed of co-founders Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals), alo...	[ "Founders Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys met at primary school" ]
Title: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Background: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English electronic music band formed in Wirral, Merseyside in 1978. Spawned by earlier group The Id, the outfit is composed of co-founders Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals), alo...	[ "their most commercially successful album was released in the UK and Europe" ]
Title: Eddie Anderson (American football coach) Background: Edward Nicholas Anderson (November 11, 1900 - April 24, 1974) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Columbia College in Dubuque, Iowa, now known as Loras College (1922-1924), DePaul Unive...	[ "including undefeated seasons in 1935 and 1937." ]
Title: Eddie Anderson (American football coach) Background: Edward Nicholas Anderson (November 11, 1900 - April 24, 1974) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Columbia College in Dubuque, Iowa, now known as Loras College (1922-1924), DePaul Unive...	[ "Anderson used his larger coaching staff to hire Leonard Raffensperger as the head of the freshman team." ]
Title: Richard Dawkins Background: Clinton Richard Dawkins (born 26 March 1941) is an English ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was the University of Oxford's Professor for Public Understanding of Science from 1995 until 2008. Dawkins first came to pr...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Richard Dawkins Background: Clinton Richard Dawkins (born 26 March 1941) is an English ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was the University of Oxford's Professor for Public Understanding of Science from 1995 until 2008. Dawkins first came to pr...	[ "Although Dawkins invented the term meme, he has not claimed that the idea was entirely novel," ]
Title: Tamar Braxton Background: Tamar Estine Herbert (nee Braxton, born March 17, 1977), professionally known as Tamar Braxton, is an American singer, television personality and actress. Braxton had her first big break in music in 1990 as a founding member of the American R&B singing group The Braxtons, formed with h...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]

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