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Title: Burgess Meredith Background: Meredith was born in 1907 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Ida Beth (nee Burgess) and Dr. William George Meredith, a Canadian-born physician, of English descent. His mother came from a long line of Methodist revivalists, a religion to which he adhered throughout his lifetime. Meredith...	[ "Rocky Balboa's trainer," ]
Title: Burgess Meredith Background: Meredith was born in 1907 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Ida Beth (nee Burgess) and Dr. William George Meredith, a Canadian-born physician, of English descent. His mother came from a long line of Methodist revivalists, a religion to which he adhered throughout his lifetime. Meredith...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Louis C.K. Background: Louis A. Szekely (born September 12, 1967), better known by his stage name Louis C.K. (), is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and filmmaker. He is known for his use of observational, self-deprecating, dark, and shock humor. In 2012, C.K. won a Peabody Award and has received s...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Louis C.K. Background: Louis A. Szekely (born September 12, 1967), better known by his stage name Louis C.K. (), is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and filmmaker. He is known for his use of observational, self-deprecating, dark, and shock humor. In 2012, C.K. won a Peabody Award and has received s...	[ "Alix" ]
Title: George Gershwin Background: George Jacob Gershwin (; September 26, 1898 - July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody i...	[ "In 1919 he scored his first big national hit with his song, \"Swanee\", with words by Irving Caesar. Al Jolson," ]
Title: George Gershwin Background: George Jacob Gershwin (; September 26, 1898 - July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody i...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Faryl Smith Background: Faryl Smith (born 23 July 1995) is a British soprano who rose to fame after appearing on the second series of the ITV television talent show Britain's Got Talent in 2008. She received praise throughout the competition, and although the favourite to win after the second round, she finishe...	[ "then out of the top 100." ]
Title: Color Me Badd Background: Color Me Badd is an American contemporary R&B group that was formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The original members of the group were lead singer Bryan Abrams (born November 16, 1969), second tenor Mark Calderon (born September 27, 1970), second tenor Sam Watters (born July 23, 1970) ...	[ "Abrams wrote three songs for Kool & the Gang, singing lead on all three tracks." ]
Title: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Background: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, an American country rock band, has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed an...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Background: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, an American country rock band, has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed an...	[ "The band also toured Japan twice" ]
Title: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story Background: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story is a 2005 direct-to-DVD animated comedy film set in the Family Guy fictional universe. Released on September 27, 2005, the film's main plot point concerns Stewie Griffin trying to find who he thinks is his real father after seeing the...	[ "While watching it, Stewie spots a man in San Francisco on the news that has the same face and hairstyle as him." ]
Title: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story Background: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story is a 2005 direct-to-DVD animated comedy film set in the Family Guy fictional universe. Released on September 27, 2005, the film's main plot point concerns Stewie Griffin trying to find who he thinks is his real father after seeing the...	[ "Stewie meets Brad, a child about his age who is the \"Star Swimmer.\" In jealousy, Stewie does everything he can to steal Brad's glory." ]
Title: Steve McQueen Background: Terence Steven McQueen was born on March 24, 1930, at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis. His father, William Terence McQueen, was a stunt pilot for a barnstorming flying circus who left McQueen's mother, Julia Ann (a.k.a. Julian; nee Crawford), six ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Steve McQueen Background: Terence Steven McQueen was born on March 24, 1930, at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis. His father, William Terence McQueen, was a stunt pilot for a barnstorming flying circus who left McQueen's mother, Julia Ann (a.k.a. Julian; nee Crawford), six ...	[ "One of his motorcycles, a 1937 Crocker, sold for a world-record price" ]
Title: Gary Cooper Background: Cooper was born on May 7, 1901, in Helena, Montana to Alice (nee Brazier, 1873-1967) and Charles Henry Cooper (1865-1946). His father had emigrated from Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire and was a prominent lawyer, rancher, and (later) a Montana Supreme Court justice. His mother had emigrated...	[ "Valley. Both men admired the work of Rudyard Kipling--Cooper kept a copy of the poem \"If" ]
Title: Gary Cooper Background: Cooper was born on May 7, 1901, in Helena, Montana to Alice (nee Brazier, 1873-1967) and Charles Henry Cooper (1865-1946). His father had emigrated from Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire and was a prominent lawyer, rancher, and (later) a Montana Supreme Court justice. His mother had emigrated...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Josie and the Pussycats (comics) Background: Josie and the Pussycats (initially published as She's Josie and Josie) is a teen-humor comic book about a fictional rock band, created by Dan DeCarlo and published by Archie Comics. It was published from 1963 until 1982; since then, a number of one-shot issues have a...	[ "Alex's father let him be the manager as long as he did not use his wealth to help make them stars." ]
Title: Josie and the Pussycats (comics) Background: Josie and the Pussycats (initially published as She's Josie and Josie) is a teen-humor comic book about a fictional rock band, created by Dan DeCarlo and published by Archie Comics. It was published from 1963 until 1982; since then, a number of one-shot issues have a...	[ "In the cartoon series, Josie's speaking voice was performed by Janet Waldo" ]
Title: Russell Wilson Background: Russell Carrington Wilson (born November 29, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Wilson played college football for the University of Wisconsin during the 2011 season, in which he set the single-season FBS record fo...	[ "In the 2008 PapaJohns.com Bowl against Rutgers, Wilson threw for 186 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 46 yards before halftime." ]
Title: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Background: Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Turkish pronunciation: [re'dZep taj'jip 'aerdo(W)an] ( listen); born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician serving as the current President of Turkey, holding the position since 2014. He previously served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2014 and as Mayor...	[ "Erdogan graduated from Kasimpasa Piyale primary school in 1965, and Imam Hatip school, a religious vocational high school, in 1973." ]
Title: Rod Laver Background: Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former tennis player widely regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the sport. He was the No. 1 ranked professional from 1964 to 1970, spanning four years before and three years after the start of the Open Era in 1968. He...	[ "In February 1963, he appeared on the panel game show To Tell the Truth, where all four panelists identified him based on his knowledge of the history of tennis." ]
Title: Rod Laver Background: Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former tennis player widely regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the sport. He was the No. 1 ranked professional from 1964 to 1970, spanning four years before and three years after the start of the Open Era in 1968. He...	[ "all of them as professionals," ]
Title: André the Giant Background: Andre Roussimoff was born in Moliens, the son of Boris and Mariann Roussimoff. His parents were of Bulgarian and Polish descent. His nickname growing up was "Dede". As a child, he displayed symptoms of his gigantism very early, reaching a height of 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) and a weight of ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: André the Giant Background: Andre Roussimoff was born in Moliens, the son of Boris and Mariann Roussimoff. His parents were of Bulgarian and Polish descent. His nickname growing up was "Dede". As a child, he displayed symptoms of his gigantism very early, reaching a height of 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) and a weight of ...	[ "Andre made an interview appearance for Herb Abrams' fledgling Universal Wrestling Federation on October 11th in Reseda, California." ]
Title: Nadia Comăneci Background: Nadia Elena Comaneci was born on November 12, 1961, in Onesti, which is a small town in the Carpathian Mountains, in Bacau County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. Comaneci was born to Gheorghe and Stefania Comaneci, and has a younger brother. Her parents separat...	[ "the only means by which the judges could indicate that she had indeed received a 10." ]
Title: Broken Social Scene Background: Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Most of its members play in various other groups and solo projects, mainly in the city of Toronto. These asso...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Broken Social Scene Background: Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Most of its members play in various other groups and solo projects, mainly in the city of Toronto. These asso...	[ "Broken Social Scene" ]
Title: Pinball Clemons Background: Michael Lutrell "Pinball" Clemons (born January 15, 1965) is an American-Canadian sports executive who serves as vice-chairman for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Clemons played with the Argos for twelve seasons, and twice served as their head coach. His...	[ "He had the interim tag removed from his title at the end of the season. In November, 2001," ]
Title: Pinball Clemons Background: Michael Lutrell "Pinball" Clemons (born January 15, 1965) is an American-Canadian sports executive who serves as vice-chairman for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Clemons played with the Argos for twelve seasons, and twice served as their head coach. His...	[ "His diminutive size and extraordinary balance allowed him to bounce between defensive players much like a pinball inside a pinball machine." ]
Title: Daddy Yankee Background: Ramon Luis Ayala Rodriguez (born February 3, 1977), known by his stage name Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, actor, rapper, and record producer. Ayala was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, and was raised in the neighborhood of Villa Kennedy Housing Projects. According...	[ "\"Ora Por Mi\" (Spanish for \"Pray For Me\")" ]
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...	[ "He travelled with his wife, and the couple treated the trip as a honeymoon." ]
Title: Dimitri Tiomkin Background: Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin (May 10, 1894 - November 11, 1979) was a Russian-born American film composer and conductor. Classically trained in St. Petersburg, Russia before the Bolshevik Revolution, he moved to Berlin and then New York City after the Russian Revolution. In 1929, afte...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Dimitri Tiomkin Background: Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin (May 10, 1894 - November 11, 1979) was a Russian-born American film composer and conductor. Classically trained in St. Petersburg, Russia before the Bolshevik Revolution, he moved to Berlin and then New York City after the Russian Revolution. In 1929, afte...	[ "Based on the song's popularity, the studio released the film four months later, with the words sung by country western star Tex Ritter." ]
Title: Sven Hedin Background: Sven Anders Hedin, KNO1kl RVO, (19 February 1865 - 26 November 1952) was a Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer, and illustrator of his own works. During four expeditions to Central Asia, he made the Transhimalaya known in the West and located sources of ...	[ "Hedin supported the Nazis in his journalistic activities." ]
Title: Stan Laurel Background: Arthur Stanley Jefferson was born in his grandparents' house on 16 June 1890 at 3 Argyle Street, Ulverston, Lancashire in north west England. He had two brothers and a sister. His parents, Margaret (nee Metcalfe) and Arthur Jefferson, were both active in the theatre and always very busy....	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Sven Hedin Background: Sven Anders Hedin, KNO1kl RVO, (19 February 1865 - 26 November 1952) was a Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer, and illustrator of his own works. During four expeditions to Central Asia, he made the Transhimalaya known in the West and located sources of ...	[ "Swedish" ]
Title: LeBron James Background: James was born on December 30, 1984 in Akron, Ohio to a 16-year-old mother, Gloria Marie James, who raised him on her own. When James was growing up, life was often a struggle for the family, as they moved from apartment to apartment in the seedier neighborhoods of Akron while Gloria st...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Michael Laudrup Background: Michael Laudrup (born 15 June 1964) is a Danish former footballer and the current manager of Qatar Stars League club Al Rayyan. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation by many pundits. He is the older brother of fellow retired footballer Brian Laudrup. During ...	[ "On his 18th birthday on 15 June 1982, he became the then-second-youngest Danish national team player ever," ]
Title: Willie Mays Background: Mays was born in 1931 in Westfield, Alabama. His father, Cat Mays, was a talented baseball player with the Negro team for the local iron plant. His mother, Annie Satterwhite, was a gifted basketball and track star in high school. His parents never married. Section: New York Mets (1972-7...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Exile (American band) Background: Exile, originally known as The Exiles, is an American band founded in Richmond, Kentucky, by J.P. Pennington. They started by playing local clubs which led to touring with Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars opening shows and providing backup for major rock artists of the period. The...	[ "The first single release from that album was Kiss You All Over. The single reached Billboard's Top 40" ]
Title: Exile (American band) Background: Exile, originally known as The Exiles, is an American band founded in Richmond, Kentucky, by J.P. Pennington. They started by playing local clubs which led to touring with Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars opening shows and providing backup for major rock artists of the period. The...	[ "one was named \"The Answer to Her Prayers" ]
Title: Jason Mraz Background: Mraz was born and raised in Mechanicsville, Virginia. He is of Czech and Slovak descent through his grandfather, who moved to the United States from Austria-Hungary in 1915. His surname is Czech for "frost". (Czech: mraz) Section: Mr. A-Z (2005-08) Passage: On July 26, 2005, Mraz release...	[ "Mraz opened for Alanis Morissette during her 2005 Jagged Little Pill Acoustic tour, and for the Rolling Stones on five dates during their 2005-06 world tour." ]
Title: Richard III of England Background: Richard was born on 2 October 1452 at Fotheringhay Castle, the twelfth of thirteen children of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville at the beginning of what has traditionally been labelled the "Wars of the Roses", a period of "three or four decades of polit...	[ "the True Tragedy briefly mentions that he is \"A man ill shaped, crooked backed, lame armed\" adding that he is \"valiantly minded, but tyrannous in authority\"." ]
Title: Nolan Ryan Background: Ryan was born in Refugio, south of Victoria in south Texas, the youngest of six children, to Lynn Nolan Ryan Sr. (1907-1970), and the former Martha Lee Hancock (1913-1990). The senior Ryan operated a newspaper delivery service for the Houston Post that required him to rise in the early mo...	[ "until selling his interest in the team in the off-season between 2004 and 2005." ]
Title: Nolan Ryan Background: Ryan was born in Refugio, south of Victoria in south Texas, the youngest of six children, to Lynn Nolan Ryan Sr. (1907-1970), and the former Martha Lee Hancock (1913-1990). The senior Ryan operated a newspaper delivery service for the Houston Post that required him to rise in the early mo...	[ "He was assigned the minor league Marion Mets in the Appalachian League." ]
Title: Rocky Graziano Background: Graziano was the son of Ida Scinto and Nicola Barbella. Barbella, nicknamed Fighting Nick Bob, was a boxer with a brief fighting record. Born in Brooklyn, Graziano later moved to an Italian enclave centered on East 10th Street, between First Avenue and Avenue A in Manhattan's East Vil...	[ "Refusing to train much, Graziano nevertheless showed his killer instinct" ]
Title: William Dampier Background: William Dampier was born at Hymerford House in East Coker, Somerset, in 1651. He was baptised on 5 September, but his precise date of birth is not recorded. He was educated at King's School, Bruton. Dampier sailed on two merchant voyages to Newfoundland and Java before joining the Ro...	[ "This expedition collected buccaneers and ships as it went along, at one time having a fleet of ten vessels." ]
Title: Octavia E. Butler Background: Octavia Estelle Butler was born on June 22, 1947, in Pasadena, California, the only child of Octavia Margaret Guy, a housemaid, and Laurice James Butler, a shoeshine man. Butler's father died when she was seven, so Octavia was raised by her mother and maternal grandmother in what s...	[ "In between her Earthseed novels, Butler published the collection Bloodchild and Other Stories (1995)," ]
Title: Octavia E. Butler Background: Octavia Estelle Butler was born on June 22, 1947, in Pasadena, California, the only child of Octavia Margaret Guy, a housemaid, and Laurice James Butler, a shoeshine man. Butler's father died when she was seven, so Octavia was raised by her mother and maternal grandmother in what s...	[ "Three years later, Butler published Dawn, the first installment of what would become known as the Xenogenesis trilogy." ]
Title: Van Morrison Background: Sir George Ivan Morrison, OBE (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and producer. In 2016, he was knighted for his musical achievements and his services to tourism and charitable causes in Northern Ireland. Known as "Van the Man", Morrison started ...	[ "Morrison additionally collaborated with Tom Jones on his 1999 album" ]
Title: Van Morrison Background: Sir George Ivan Morrison, OBE (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and producer. In 2016, he was knighted for his musical achievements and his services to tourism and charitable causes in Northern Ireland. Known as "Van the Man", Morrison started ...	[ "started recording with Warner Bros. Records. The record company managed to buy out his contract with Bang Records." ]
Title: Steve Vai Background: Steven Siro Vai (; born June 6, 1960) is an American guitarist, composer, singer, songwriter, and producer. He was voted the "10th Greatest Guitarist" by Guitar World magazine, and has sold over 15 million records. A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, Vai started his ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Steve Vai Background: Steven Siro Vai (; born June 6, 1960) is an American guitarist, composer, singer, songwriter, and producer. He was voted the "10th Greatest Guitarist" by Guitar World magazine, and has sold over 15 million records. A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, Vai started his ...	[ "Vai wrote and performed all guitar parts with the exception of the slide guitar," ]
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...	[ "memos critical of President George W. Bush's Texas Air National Guard service" ]
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...	[ "\" Tager claimed he thought television networks were beaming signals into his brain." ]
Title: Elliott Smith Background: Steven Paul Smith was born at the Clarkson Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, the only child of Gary Smith, a student at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Bunny Kay Berryman, an elementary school music teacher. His parents divorced when he was six months old, and Smith moved wit...	[ "After he graduated, he \"worked in a bakery back in Portland with a bachelor's degree in philosophy and legal theory" ]
Title: Elliott Smith Background: Steven Paul Smith was born at the Clarkson Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, the only child of Gary Smith, a student at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Bunny Kay Berryman, an elementary school music teacher. His parents divorced when he was six months old, and Smith moved wit...	[ "Regarding the record, Smith said: \"I thought my head would be chopped off immediately" ]
Title: George Stephanopoulos Background: George Robert Stephanopoulos (born February 10, 1961) is an American journalist, political commentator and former Democratic political operative and advisor. Stephanopoulos is currently the chief anchor and the chief political correspondent for ABC News, a co-anchor of Good Mor...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: George Stephanopoulos Background: George Robert Stephanopoulos (born February 10, 1961) is an American journalist, political commentator and former Democratic political operative and advisor. Stephanopoulos is currently the chief anchor and the chief political correspondent for ABC News, a co-anchor of Good Mor...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Kurt Vonnegut Background: Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (; November 11, 1922 - April 11, 2007) was an American writer. In a career spanning over 50 years, Vonnegut published 14 novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five works of non-fiction. He is most famous for his darkly satirical, best-selling novel Sl...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Kurt Vonnegut Background: Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (; November 11, 1922 - April 11, 2007) was an American writer. In a career spanning over 50 years, Vonnegut published 14 novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five works of non-fiction. He is most famous for his darkly satirical, best-selling novel Sl...	[ "The New York Times writer and critic Granville Hicks gave Player Piano a positive review," ]
Title: Ernie Kovacs Background: Ernest Edward "Ernie" Kovacs (January 23, 1919 - January 13, 1962) was an American comedian, actor, and writer. Kovacs's visually experimental and often spontaneous comedic style influenced numerous television comedy programs for years after his death. Many individuals and shows, such a...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Phish Background: Phish is an American rock band that was founded at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont in 1983. It is known for musical improvisation, extended jams, blending of genres, and a dedicated fan base. The current line-up--guitarist and lead vocalist Trey Anastasio, bassist and vocalist...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Phish Background: Phish is an American rock band that was founded at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont in 1983. It is known for musical improvisation, extended jams, blending of genres, and a dedicated fan base. The current line-up--guitarist and lead vocalist Trey Anastasio, bassist and vocalist...	[ "Their first live album--A Live One--which was released during the summer of 1995, became Phish's first RIAA-certified gold album in November 1995." ]
Title: Gautam Gambhir Background: Gautam Gambhir ( pronunciation ; born 14 October 1981) is an Indian cricketer, who played all formats of the game. He is a left-handed opening batsman who plays domestic cricket for Delhi, and captained Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He made his One Day Inte...	[ "On 27 January 2018, In the 2018 IPL Auction, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils for Rs2.8 crore," ]
Title: Marat Safin Background: Safin was born in Moscow to Tatar parents, Mubin ("Mikhail") Safin and Rauza Islanova. He speaks Russian, English, and Spanish as well as his native Tatar. His parents are former tennis players and coaches. His younger sister, Dinara, is a former world number one professional tennis play...	[ "Injuries continued to bother Safin in 2006." ]
Title: Marat Safin Background: Safin was born in Moscow to Tatar parents, Mubin ("Mikhail") Safin and Rauza Islanova. He speaks Russian, English, and Spanish as well as his native Tatar. His parents are former tennis players and coaches. His younger sister, Dinara, is a former world number one professional tennis play...	[ "He defeated Lleyton Hewitt in the 2005 final to secure his second Grand Slam in five years." ]
Title: Steve Smith (basketball) Background: Steven Delano Smith (born March 31, 1969) is an American retired basketball player who is currently a basketball analyst for Turner Sports. After a collegiate career with Michigan State, he played with several teams in his 14-season National Basketball Association career, in...	[ "The team under head coach Lenny Wilkens would win 46 games and defeat Indiana in the first round in 5 games before falling to the Orlando Magic" ]
Title: Steve Smith (basketball) Background: Steven Delano Smith (born March 31, 1969) is an American retired basketball player who is currently a basketball analyst for Turner Sports. After a collegiate career with Michigan State, he played with several teams in his 14-season National Basketball Association career, in...	[ "game 6 at home as Smith scored 26 points to set up a game 7 matchup." ]
Title: Olivier Messiaen Background: Olivier Eugene Charles Prosper Messiaen (French: [olivje mesja]; December 10, 1908 - April 27, 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist, one of the major composers of the 20th century. His music is rhythmically complex; harmonically and melodically he employs a syste...	[ "work to celebrate the U.S. bicentennial. He arranged a visit to the US in spring 1972, and was inspired by Bryce Canyon in Utah, where he observed the canyon's" ]
Title: Olivier Messiaen Background: Olivier Eugene Charles Prosper Messiaen (French: [olivje mesja]; December 10, 1908 - April 27, 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist, one of the major composers of the 20th century. His music is rhythmically complex; harmonically and melodically he employs a syste...	[ "the Erasmus Prize in 1971, the award of the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal and the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in 1975," ]
Title: Jack Thompson (activist) Background: John Bruce "Jack" Thompson (born July 25, 1951) is an American activist and disbarred attorney, based in Coral Gables, Florida. Thompson is known for his role as an anti-video-game activist, particularly against violence and sex in video games. During his time as an attorney...	[ "investigators found no evidence that video games were involved." ]
Title: Jack Thompson (activist) Background: John Bruce "Jack" Thompson (born July 25, 1951) is an American activist and disbarred attorney, based in Coral Gables, Florida. Thompson is known for his role as an anti-video-game activist, particularly against violence and sex in video games. During his time as an attorney...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Oscar Charleston Background: Oscar McKinley Charleston (October 14, 1896 - October 5, 1954) was an American center fielder and manager in Negro league baseball. In 1915, after serving three years in the U.S. Army, the Indianapolis, Indiana, native continued his baseball career as a professional with the Indiana...	[ "reported that Charleston \"did everything exceptionally well\"" ]
Title: Oscar Charleston Background: Oscar McKinley Charleston (October 14, 1896 - October 5, 1954) was an American center fielder and manager in Negro league baseball. In 1915, after serving three years in the U.S. Army, the Indianapolis, Indiana, native continued his baseball career as a professional with the Indiana...	[ "When Charleston returned to Indiana in 1919, the owner of the ABCs did not field a team, so he joined the Chicago American Giants." ]
Title: Kevin Garnett Background: Kevin Maurice Garnett (born May 19, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played for 21 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played the power forward and center positions. In high school, Garnett was a 1995 McDonald's All-American at Farragu...	[ "He was also named Mr. Basketball for the state of Illinois after averaging 25.2 points, 17.9 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 6.5 blocks while shooting 66.8% from the field." ]
Title: Kevin Garnett Background: Kevin Maurice Garnett (born May 19, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played for 21 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played the power forward and center positions. In high school, Garnett was a 1995 McDonald's All-American at Farragu...	[ "Again, he was an All-Star, and the Timberwolves finished with their first winning record in franchise history (45-37 for the season)." ]
Title: Debby Boone Background: Deborah Anne "Debby" Boone (born September 22, 1956), is an American singer, author, and actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life", which spent ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist the foll...	[ "Her follow-up single, \"California\" (also written and produced by Joe Brooks), peaked at No. 50 Pop and No. 20 AC." ]
Title: Panda Bear (musician) Background: Lennox grew up in the Roland Park section of Baltimore, Maryland, and attended Waldorf School of Baltimore through 8th grade, and Kimberton Waldorf School in Chester County, Pennsylvania for high school. His family moved frequently during his early years, owing to his father's ...	[ "The single \"Tomboy\" and the b-side \"Slow Motion" ]
Title: Panda Bear (musician) Background: Lennox grew up in the Roland Park section of Baltimore, Maryland, and attended Waldorf School of Baltimore through 8th grade, and Kimberton Waldorf School in Chester County, Pennsylvania for high school. His family moved frequently during his early years, owing to his father's ...	[ "Lennox started using the name \"Panda Bear\" because he drew pictures of pandas for the artwork of his recordings." ]
Title: Walter Scott Background: Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, FRSE (15 August 1771 - 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Old Mort...	[ "This form of dress, proscribed after the 1745 rebellion against the English, became one of the seminal, potent and ubiquitous symbols of Scottish identity." ]
Title: Stephen E. Ambrose Background: Ambrose was born in Lovington, Illinois, to Rosepha Trippe Ambrose and Stephen Hedges Ambrose. His father was a physician who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Section: Plagiarism Passage: In 2002, Ambrose was accused of plagiarizing several passages in his book The Wi...	[ "Fred Barnes reported in The Weekly Standard that Ambrose had taken passages from Wings of Morning:" ]
Title: Stephen E. Ambrose Background: Ambrose was born in Lovington, Illinois, to Rosepha Trippe Ambrose and Stephen Hedges Ambrose. His father was a physician who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Section: Television, film, and other activities Passage: Ambrose was the lone historian featured in the 1973-...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Mohammad Hafeez Background: Mohammad Hafeez (Urdu: mHmd HfyZ; born 17 October 1980 in Sargodha, Punjab) is a Pakistani cricket player, who plays all forms of the game and a former T20I captain of Pakistan cricket team. Hafeez usually opens the batting and forms part of the bowling attack. In 2012-2013, he was r...	[ "He proved the value of his comeback by taking 4 for 41 runs and scored a magnificent century earned him the man of the match award." ]
Title: Mohammad Hafeez Background: Mohammad Hafeez (Urdu: mHmd HfyZ; born 17 October 1980 in Sargodha, Punjab) is a Pakistani cricket player, who plays all forms of the game and a former T20I captain of Pakistan cricket team. Hafeez usually opens the batting and forms part of the bowling attack. In 2012-2013, he was r...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Sue Townsend Background: Townsend was born in Leicester, the oldest of five sisters. Her father had worked at a factory making jet engines before becoming a postman, while her mother worked in a factory canteen. She attended Glen Hills Primary School, where the school secretary was Mrs Claricotes, a name she us...	[ "Ultimately, Townsend came to believe that termination is wrong. Ghost Children (1997) is a novel which draws on these experiences." ]
Title: Sue Townsend Background: Townsend was born in Leicester, the oldest of five sisters. Her father had worked at a factory making jet engines before becoming a postman, while her mother worked in a factory canteen. She attended Glen Hills Primary School, where the school secretary was Mrs Claricotes, a name she us...	[ "1979" ]
Title: Niall Quinn Background: Niall John Quinn (honorary MBE; born 6 October 1966) is an Irish former professional footballer and businessman, and the ex-chairman of Sunderland. Quinn continued as Sunderland's director responsible for international development until he stepped down in February 2012. He played club fo...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Sandman (Wesley Dodds) Background: Sandman (Wesley Dodds) is a fictional character, a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first of several DC characters to bear the name Sandman, he was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Bert Christman. Attired in a green business sui...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Sandman (Wesley Dodds) Background: Sandman (Wesley Dodds) is a fictional character, a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first of several DC characters to bear the name Sandman, he was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Bert Christman. Attired in a green business sui...	[ "leaving limbo and entering the 'real' world." ]
Title: Jim Palmer Background: James Alvin Palmer (born October 15, 1945) is a retired American right-handed pitcher who played all of his 19 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Baltimore Orioles (1965-67, 1969-84) and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990. Palmer was the winning pitcher in 186 gam...	[ "retired with a 268-152 win-loss record and a 2.86 ERA." ]
Title: Jim Palmer Background: James Alvin Palmer (born October 15, 1945) is a retired American right-handed pitcher who played all of his 19 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Baltimore Orioles (1965-67, 1969-84) and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990. Palmer was the winning pitcher in 186 gam...	[ "The team of Palmer, Michaels and McCarver would subsequently go on to call the 1986 All-Star Game" ]
Title: Anthony McPartlin Background: Anthony David McPartlin (born 18 November 1975) is an English television presenter, producer and actor. He is best known for working alongside Declan Donnelly as part of the presenting duo Ant & Dec. McPartlin came to prominence, alongside Donnelly, in the children's drama series ...	[ "he voted for the Conservatives." ]
Title: Anthony McPartlin Background: Anthony David McPartlin (born 18 November 1975) is an English television presenter, producer and actor. He is best known for working alongside Declan Donnelly as part of the presenting duo Ant & Dec. McPartlin came to prominence, alongside Donnelly, in the children's drama series ...	[ "it was discovered that two shows, Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, which he co-presented with Donnelly," ]
Title: Harry S. Truman Background: Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 - December 26, 1972) was an American statesman who served as the 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953), taking the office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. A World War I veteran, he assumed the presidency during the waning months of World...	[ "Truman's first concern was for Mrs. Roosevelt. He asked if there was anything he could do for her," ]
Title: Clarence White Background: Clarence White (born Clarence Joseph LeBlanc; June 7, 1944 - July 14, 1973), was an American bluegrass and country guitarist and singer. He is best known as a member of the bluegrass ensemble the Kentucky Colonels and the rock band the Byrds, as well as for being a pioneer of the musi...	[ "\"Mr. Tambourine Man" ]
Title: Clarence White Background: Clarence White (born Clarence Joseph LeBlanc; June 7, 1944 - July 14, 1973), was an American bluegrass and country guitarist and singer. He is best known as a member of the bluegrass ensemble the Kentucky Colonels and the rock band the Byrds, as well as for being a pioneer of the musi...	[ "Together with fellow Byrds bandmember Gene Parsons, White invented the B-Bender device." ]
Title: Doug Stone Background: Stone was born as Douglas Jackson Brooks on June 19, 1956 in Marietta, Georgia. His mother, who was also a country music singer, taught him how to play guitar when he was five. When he was seven years old, his mother placed him onstage to open for Loretta Lynn. His mother and father later...	[ "Although this album produced no singles, \"Sailing Home for Christmas\" was made into a music video. Stone was nominated in both 1992 and 1993 for Star of Tomorrow" ]
Title: Doug Stone Background: Stone was born as Douglas Jackson Brooks on June 19, 1956 in Marietta, Georgia. His mother, who was also a country music singer, taught him how to play guitar when he was five. When he was seven years old, his mother placed him onstage to open for Loretta Lynn. His mother and father later...	[ "His next album did not come out until 2005, when he signed to the independent label Lofton Creek Records, recording the album In a Different Light." ]
Title: Charles Darwin Background: Charles Robert Darwin, (; 12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors and, in a joint publica...	[ "from the freed slave John Edmonstone," ]

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