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Title: Mountain Jews Background: Mountain Jews or Caucasus Jews also known as Juhuro, Juvuro, Juhuri, Juwuri, Juhurim, Kavkazi Jews or Gorsky Jews (Azerbaijani: Dag Y@hudil@ri, Hebrew: yhvdy qvvqz Yehudey Kavkaz or yhvdy hhrym Yehudey he-Harim, Russian: Gorskie evrei, translit. Section: Religion Passage: Mountain Jew...	[ "By 1966, reportedly six synagogues remained; some were confiscated by the Soviet authorities." ]
Title: Mountain Jews Background: Mountain Jews or Caucasus Jews also known as Juhuro, Juvuro, Juhuri, Juwuri, Juhurim, Kavkazi Jews or Gorsky Jews (Azerbaijani: Dag Y@hudil@ri, Hebrew: yhvdy qvvqz Yehudey Kavkaz or yhvdy hhrym Yehudey he-Harim, Russian: Gorskie evrei, translit. Section: Educational institutions, lang...	[ "Starting from the 1860s, many well-off families switched to home-schooling," ]
Title: Harry Price Background: Although Price claimed his birth was in Shropshire he was actually born in London in Red Lion Square on the site of the South Place Ethical Society's Conway Hall. He was educated in New Cross, first at Waller Road Infants School and then Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham Boys School. At 15, P...	[ "Eric Dingwall and Trevor Hall wrote the Rosalie seance was fictitious and Price had lied" ]
Title: Harry Price Background: Although Price claimed his birth was in Shropshire he was actually born in London in Red Lion Square on the site of the South Place Ethical Society's Conway Hall. He was educated in New Cross, first at Waller Road Infants School and then Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham Boys School. At 15, P...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Cardiff RFC Background: Cardiff Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Caerdydd) is a rugby union football club based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The club was founded in 1876 and played their first few matches at Sophia Gardens, but soon relocated to Cardiff Arms Park where they have been based ever ...	[ "helped a turnaround in the club's fortunes, winning their first seven matches of the season and 20 of their first 22 to top the league" ]
Title: Linus Pauling Background: Linus Carl Pauling (; February 28, 1901 - August 19, 1994) was an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, educator, and husband of American human rights activist Ava Helen Pauling. He published more than 1,200 papers and books, of which about 850 dealt with scientific top...	[ "Even-even nuclei are described as being composed of clusters of alpha particles, as has often been done for light nuclei." ]
Title: David Davis (British politician) Background: Born to a single mother, Betty Brown, in York on 23 December 1948, Davis was initially brought up by his grandparents there. His maternal grandfather, Walter Harrison, was the son of a wealthy trawlerman but was disinherited after joining the Communist Party; he led ...	[ "As this was less than the number of his declared supporters, it became clear that the Davis bid was losing momentum." ]
Title: Chen Guangcheng Background: Chen Guangcheng (born 12 November 1971) is a Chinese civil rights activist who has worked on human rights issues in rural areas of the People's Republic of China. Blind from an early age and self-taught in the law, Chen is frequently described as a "barefoot lawyer" who advocates for...	[ "He was scheduled to stand trial on 17 July 2006 on charges of destruction of property and assembling a crowd to disrupt traffic," ]
Title: Chen Guangcheng Background: Chen Guangcheng (born 12 November 1971) is a Chinese civil rights activist who has worked on human rights issues in rural areas of the People's Republic of China. Blind from an early age and self-taught in the law, Chen is frequently described as a "barefoot lawyer" who advocates for...	[ "Their son, Chen Kerui, was born later that year." ]
Title: Benjamin Franklin Background: Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705] - April 17, 1790) was an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist...	[ "1731." ]
Title: Shane Warne Background: Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969) is a former Australian international cricketer, and a former ODI captain of the Australian national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game, Warne was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the ...	[ "in an ODI in December 2002, he suffered a shoulder injury." ]
Title: Grover Norquist Background: Norquist grew up in Weston, Massachusetts. He is the son of Carol (nee Lutz) and Warren Elliott Norquist (a vice president of Polaroid Corporation), and is of Swedish ancestry. His brother, David Norquist has served in senior posts in Republican administrations at both the United Sta...	[ "The November 6, 2012 elections resulted in a decline in the number of Taxpayer Protection Pledge signatories in both the upper and lower houses" ]
Title: Grover Norquist Background: Norquist grew up in Weston, Massachusetts. He is the son of Carol (nee Lutz) and Warren Elliott Norquist (a vice president of Polaroid Corporation), and is of Swedish ancestry. His brother, David Norquist has served in senior posts in Republican administrations at both the United Sta...	[ "Americans for Tax Reform has supported" ]
Title: Nomeansno Background: Nomeansno (sometimes stylized as NoMeansNo or spelled No Means No) was a Canadian punk rock band formed in Victoria, British Columbia and later relocated to Vancouver. They issued ten LPs, one collaborative LP, numerous EPs and singles, and gained an international audience following extens...	[ "younger brother John, eight years his junior, played drums in the school jazz band." ]
Title: Nomeansno Background: Nomeansno (sometimes stylized as NoMeansNo or spelled No Means No) was a Canadian punk rock band formed in Victoria, British Columbia and later relocated to Vancouver. They issued ten LPs, one collaborative LP, numerous EPs and singles, and gained an international audience following extens...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Grace Jones Background: Grace Beverly Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, supermodel, record producer, and actress. Born in Jamaica, she moved when she was 13, along with her siblings, to live with her parents in Syracuse, New York. Jones began her modelling career in New York state, then...	[ "The Parisian fashion scene was receptive to Jones' unusual, androgynous, bold, dark-skinned appearance. Yves St. Laurent, Claude Montana, and Kenzo Takada hired her for runway modelling," ]
Title: Osceola Background: Osceola was named Billy Powell at birth in 1804 in the Creek village of Talisi. now known as Tallassee, Alabama, in current Elmore County. "The people in the town of Tallassee...were mixed-blood Native American/English/Irish/Scottish, and some were black. Billy was all of these." Section: 1...	[ "Thompson who had the warrior locked up at Fort King for a two nights until he agreed to be more respectful." ]
Title: Free as a Bird Background: "Free as a Bird" is a song originally composed and recorded in 1977 as a home demo by John Lennon. In 1995, a studio version of the recording, incorporating contributions from Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, was released as a single by the Beatles. It was released 25 ...	[ "McCartney then asked Ono if she had any unreleased recordings by Lennon, so she sent him cassette tapes of four songs." ]
Title: Free as a Bird Background: "Free as a Bird" is a song originally composed and recorded in 1977 as a home demo by John Lennon. In 1995, a studio version of the recording, incorporating contributions from Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, was released as a single by the Beatles. It was released 25 ...	[ "chosen to engineer the new tracks." ]
Title: Jack Youngblood Background: Herbert Jackson Youngblood III (born January 26, 1950) is an American former college and professional football player who was a defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. He was a five-time consensus A...	[ "He was named the Outstanding Lineman of the Game" ]
Title: Jack Youngblood Background: Herbert Jackson Youngblood III (born January 26, 1950) is an American former college and professional football player who was a defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. He was a five-time consensus A...	[ "Youngblood played a Secret Service agent in the \"Counter Assault Technical Squad\" named John Sommers who was the \"best weapons and munitions man in the business\"" ]
Title: Skyhooks (band) Background: Skyhooks were an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in March 1973 by mainstays Greg Macainsh on bass guitar and backing vocals, and Imants "Freddie" Strauks on drums. They were soon joined by Bob "Bongo" Starkie on guitar and backing vocals, and Red Symons on guitar, vocals and...	[ "Two tracks from their live set, \"Hey What's the Matter?\" and \"Love on the Radio\"" ]
Title: Ray Wilkins Background: Raymond Colin Wilkins, MBE (14 September 1956 - 4 April 2018) was an English football player and coach. Born in a footballing family with his father and three brothers involved in the game, Wilkins played as a midfielder. He began his career at Chelsea, where he was appointed captain at ...	[ "Wilkins signed with A.C. Milan in the summer of 1984." ]
Title: Slayer Background: Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California. The band was formed in 1981 by vocalist/bassist Tom Araya and guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style made them one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside...	[ "Slayer returned as a live act in September 1990 to co-headline" ]
Title: Slayer Background: Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California. The band was formed in 1981 by vocalist/bassist Tom Araya and guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style made them one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside...	[ "Angel of Death" ]
Title: Ahmet Ertegun Background: Ahmet Ertegun (, Turkish spelling: Ahmet Ertegun ([ah'met erte'jyn]); (July 31 [O.S. 18 July] 1923 - December 14, 2006) was a Turkish-American businessman, songwriter and philanthropist. He was best known as the co-founder and president of Atlantic Records, and for discovering and cham...	[ "Another informal salute to him took place in Los Angeles on July 31, 2007," ]
Title: Lee de Forest Background: Lee de Forest was born in 1873 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Anna Margaret (nee Robbins) and Henry Swift DeForest. He was a direct descendant of Jesse de Forest, the leader of a group of Walloon Huguenots who fled Europe in the 17th Century due to religious persecution. De Forest...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: George Washington Background: George Washington (February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799) was an American statesman and soldier who served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army...	[ "Washington was of primarily English gentry descent, especially from Sulgrave, England. His great-grandfather John Washington" ]
Title: George Washington Background: George Washington (February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799) was an American statesman and soldier who served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army...	[ "Braddock's reduced forces and the general was mortally wounded." ]
Title: Skinny Puppy Background: Skinny Puppy is a Canadian industrial music group formed in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1982. The group is widely considered to be one of the founders of the electro-industrial genre. Initially envisioned as an experimental side project by cEvin Key (Kevin Crompton) while he was in t...	[ "People magazine called Ogre's lyrical delivery as \"incomprehensible\"," ]
Title: Skinny Puppy Background: Skinny Puppy is a Canadian industrial music group formed in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1982. The group is widely considered to be one of the founders of the electro-industrial genre. Initially envisioned as an experimental side project by cEvin Key (Kevin Crompton) while he was in t...	[ "Live Shape For Arms Tour, a North American tour starting in January 2014 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA." ]
Title: Biffy Clyro Background: Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, composed of Simon Neil (guitar, lead vocals), James Johnston (bass, vocals) and Ben Johnston (drums, vocals). Currently signed to 14th Floor Records, they have released seven studio albums, four of which (Puzz...	[ "The band also played the Download 2007, Glastonbury 2007, Reading and Leeds Festival and T in the Park for a record seventh time." ]
Title: Biffy Clyro Background: Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, composed of Simon Neil (guitar, lead vocals), James Johnston (bass, vocals) and Ben Johnston (drums, vocals). Currently signed to 14th Floor Records, they have released seven studio albums, four of which (Puzz...	[ "Simon Neil's side project Marmaduke Duke also released an album in 2005, known as The Magnificent Duke." ]
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 ...	[ "problems (including depression and alcoholism)" ]
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 ...	[ "In 1917, O'Neill met Agnes Boulton, a successful writer of commercial fiction, and they married on April 12, 1918." ]
Title: Depeche Mode Background: Depeche Mode are an English electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. The group consists of founders Dave Gahan (lead vocals, co-songwriting), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, chief songwriting), and Andy Fletcher (keyboards). Depeche Mode released their debut album Speak & Spel...	[ "It was documented in 101 - a concert film by D. A. Pennebaker and its accompanying soundtrack album." ]
Title: Depeche Mode Background: Depeche Mode are an English electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. The group consists of founders Dave Gahan (lead vocals, co-songwriting), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, chief songwriting), and Andy Fletcher (keyboards). Depeche Mode released their debut album Speak & Spel...	[ "January 1982, the band released \"See You\", their first single without Clarke," ]
Title: Marie Stopes Background: Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes (15 October 1880 - 2 October 1958) was a British author, palaeobotanist and campaigner for eugenics and women's rights. She made significant contributions to plant palaeontology and coal classification, and was the first female academic on the faculty o...	[ "The book was an instant success, requiring five editions in the first year, and elevated Stopes to national prominence." ]
Title: Marie Stopes Background: Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes (15 October 1880 - 2 October 1958) was a British author, palaeobotanist and campaigner for eugenics and women's rights. She made significant contributions to plant palaeontology and coal classification, and was the first female academic on the faculty o...	[ "In 1910, the Geological Survey of Canada commissioned Stopes to determine the age of the Fern Ledges, a geological structure at Saint John, New Brunswick." ]
Title: Gil Hodges Background: Gilbert Ray Hodges, ne Hodge (April 4, 1924 - April 2, 1972) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman and manager who played most of his 18-year career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1982. Hodges is general...	[ "Hodges was named The Sporting News' Manager of the Year, in skillfully platooning his players, utilizing everyone in the dugout, keeping everyone fresh." ]
Title: Gil Hodges Background: Gilbert Ray Hodges, ne Hodge (April 4, 1924 - April 2, 1972) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman and manager who played most of his 18-year career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1982. Hodges is general...	[ "His 1,281 career assists ranked second in league history to Fred Tenney's 1,363," ]
Title: Jessi Colter Background: Miriam Johnson was born in 1943 in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in a strict Pentecostal home. Her mother was a Pentecostal preacher and her father was a race-car driver. At age 11, Colter became the pianist at her church. After graduating from Mesa High, Ariz. in 1961, she began singing ...	[ "peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard Country Chart." ]
Title: Jessi Colter Background: Miriam Johnson was born in 1943 in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in a strict Pentecostal home. Her mother was a Pentecostal preacher and her father was a race-car driver. At age 11, Colter became the pianist at her church. After graduating from Mesa High, Ariz. in 1961, she began singing ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Corey Taylor Background: Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, actor, and author, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the bands Slipknot and Stone Sour. Taylor formed Stone Sour in 1992, playing in the Des Moines area, and working on a demo. He joined S...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Corey Taylor Background: Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, actor, and author, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the bands Slipknot and Stone Sour. Taylor formed Stone Sour in 1992, playing in the Des Moines area, and working on a demo. He joined S...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Hey! Say! JUMP Background: Hey! Say! JUMP is a nine-member Japanese all-male band under the Japanese talent agency, Johnny & Associates. The name Section: 2012: JUMP World, first tour in Asia, Imperial Garden Theater, singles and dramas Passage: The group held their first tour in Asia from March to June, with ...	[ "Hey! Say! JUMP kicked off their first Asian tour" ]
Title: Hey! Say! JUMP Background: Hey! Say! JUMP is a nine-member Japanese all-male band under the Japanese talent agency, Johnny & Associates. The name Section: 2011: Yan Yan JUMP, Morimoto's suspension, The Smurfs, singles and dramas Passage: Hey! Say! JUMP and other Johnny's Jr. members are currently starring in n...	[ "He stated that Morimoto now has ambitions to focus on studying and denied any possibility of him returning." ]
Title: Sanjay Gupta Background: Sanjay Gupta ( SAHN-jay GOOP-t@; born October 23, 1969) is an American neurosurgeon and medical reporter. He serves as associate chief of the neurosurgery service at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, and as assistant professor of neurosurgery at the Emory University School of...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Sanjay Gupta Background: Sanjay Gupta ( SAHN-jay GOOP-t@; born October 23, 1969) is an American neurosurgeon and medical reporter. He serves as associate chief of the neurosurgery service at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, and as assistant professor of neurosurgery at the Emory University School of...	[ "Gupta's reporting \"gives a gross oversimplification\"." ]
Title: Rosie O'Donnell Background: O'Donnell, the third of five children, was born and raised in Commack, Long Island, New York. She is the daughter of homemaker Roseann Teresa (nee Murtha) and Edward Joseph O'Donnell, an electrical engineer who worked in the defense industry. O'Donnell's father had immigrated from Co...	[ "\"I would like to talk about my life and how (the case) pertains to me.\" She spoke about the two gay men" ]
Title: Miyamoto Musashi Background: Miyamoto Musashi (Gong Ben Wu Zang , c. 1584 - June 13, 1645), also known as Shinmen Takezo, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Doraku, was a Japanese swordsman, philosopher, writer and ronin. Musashi, as he was often simply known, became renowned through stories of...	[ "Musashi was hailed as an extraordinary sumi-e artist in the use of ink monochrome as depicted in two such paintings:" ]
Title: Orchestra Background: An orchestra ( or US: ; Italian: [or'kestra]) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which mixes instruments from different families, including bowed string instruments such as violin, viola, cello and double bass, as well as brass, woodwinds, and percussion instrumen...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Orchestra Background: An orchestra ( or US: ; Italian: [or'kestra]) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which mixes instruments from different families, including bowed string instruments such as violin, viola, cello and double bass, as well as brass, woodwinds, and percussion instrumen...	[ "which used a smaller group of performers than a Romantic music orchestra and a fairly standardized instrumentation;" ]
Title: John Morrison (wrestler) Background: John Randall Hennigan (born October 3, 1979) is an American professional wrestler, actor and traceur, who currently wrestles for Impact Wrestling under the ring name Johnny Impact. He is best known for his tenure in WWE where he used the ring names John Morrison and Johnny N...	[ "June 21, 2013," ]
Title: John Morrison (wrestler) Background: John Randall Hennigan (born October 3, 1979) is an American professional wrestler, actor and traceur, who currently wrestles for Impact Wrestling under the ring name Johnny Impact. He is best known for his tenure in WWE where he used the ring names John Morrison and Johnny N...	[ "In 2015, Hennigan signed on to play the lead role in the action horror film Diablo Steel." ]
Title: Miyamoto Musashi Background: Miyamoto Musashi (Gong Ben Wu Zang , c. 1584 - June 13, 1645), also known as Shinmen Takezo, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Doraku, was a Japanese swordsman, philosopher, writer and ronin. Musashi, as he was often simply known, became renowned through stories of...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Triple H Background: Paul Michael Levesque was born in Nashua, New Hampshire on July 27, 1969. He has a sister named Lynn. Levesque watched his first wrestling match, involving Chief Jay Strongbow, when he was five years old. He attended Nashua South High School, where he played baseball and basketball. Sectio...	[ "DX defeated The Spirit Squad at Vengeance in a 5-on-2 handicap match." ]
Title: Lead Belly Background: Huddie William Ledbetter (January 20, 1888 - December 6, 1949) was an American folk and blues musician notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced. He is best known as Lead Belly. Though many releases credit him as "Leadbell...	[ "The 1910 census of Harrison County, Texas, shows \"Hudy\" Ledbetter living next door to his parents with his first wife, Aletha \"Lethe\" Henderson." ]
Title: Frederick Douglass Background: Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey; c. February 1818 - February 20, 1895) was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movem...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Lead Belly Background: Huddie William Ledbetter (January 20, 1888 - December 6, 1949) was an American folk and blues musician notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced. He is best known as Lead Belly. Though many releases credit him as "Leadbell...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Maelgwn Gwynedd Background: Maelgwn Gwynedd (Latin: Maglocunus; died c. 547) was king of Gwynedd during the early 6th century. Surviving records suggest he held a pre-eminent position among the Brythonic kings in Wales and their allies in the "Old North" along the Scottish coast. Maelgwn was a generous supporte...	[ "The reason for Gildas' disaffection for these individuals is unknown." ]
Title: Maelgwn Gwynedd Background: Maelgwn Gwynedd (Latin: Maglocunus; died c. 547) was king of Gwynedd during the early 6th century. Surviving records suggest he held a pre-eminent position among the Brythonic kings in Wales and their allies in the "Old North" along the Scottish coast. Maelgwn was a generous supporte...	[ "English: royal court, literally hall" ]
Title: Bob Crewe Background: Robert Stanley Crewe (November 12, 1930 - September 11, 2014) was an American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer. He was known for producing, and co-writing with Bob Gaudio, a string of Top 10 singles for the Four Seasons. As a songwriter, his most successful songs in...	[ "Crewe and Sir Monti Rock III formed the disco club favorites Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes," ]
Title: Bob Crewe Background: Robert Stanley Crewe (November 12, 1930 - September 11, 2014) was an American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer. He was known for producing, and co-writing with Bob Gaudio, a string of Top 10 singles for the Four Seasons. As a songwriter, his most successful songs in...	[ "Crewe and Slay built on their success by signing a deal with new, Philadelphia-based Swan Records." ]
Title: The Ink Spots Background: The Ink Spots were an American pop vocal group who gained international fame in the 1930s and 1940s. Their unique musical style led to the rhythm and blues and rock and roll musical genres, and the subgenre doo-wop. The Ink Spots were widely accepted in both the white and black communi...	[ "Even though it got a good response, it wasn't very successful in terms of record sales and didn't reach the pop charts." ]
Title: The Ink Spots Background: The Ink Spots were an American pop vocal group who gained international fame in the 1930s and 1940s. Their unique musical style led to the rhythm and blues and rock and roll musical genres, and the subgenre doo-wop. The Ink Spots were widely accepted in both the white and black communi...	[ "The last bass singer for the Ink Spots was Adriel McDonald who was with the group from 1951 to 1954." ]
Title: Harold Shipman Background: Harold Frederick Shipman (14 January 1946 - 13 January 2004) was a British general practitioner and one of the most prolific serial killers in recorded history. On 31 January 2000, a jury found Shipman guilty of fifteen murders for killing patients under his care. He was sentenced to ...	[ "Shipman's wife, Primrose," ]
Title: Harold Shipman Background: Harold Frederick Shipman (14 January 1946 - 13 January 2004) was a British general practitioner and one of the most prolific serial killers in recorded history. On 31 January 2000, a jury found Shipman guilty of fifteen murders for killing patients under his care. He was sentenced to ...	[ "she would not have been entitled had Shipman lived past age 60." ]
Title: Jean-Philippe Rameau Background: Jean-Philippe Rameau (French: [Zafilip Ramo]; (1683-09-25)25 September 1683 - (1764-09-12)12 September 1764) was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the 18th century. He replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera and is al...	[ "Voltaire" ]
Title: Jean-Philippe Rameau Background: Jean-Philippe Rameau (French: [Zafilip Ramo]; (1683-09-25)25 September 1683 - (1764-09-12)12 September 1764) was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the 18th century. He replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera and is al...	[ "these pieces differ from trio sonatas" ]
Title: Alan Kulwicki Background: Kulwicki grew up in Greenfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee known for its Polish-American neighborhoods, near the Milwaukee Mile racetrack. After his mother died, his family moved in with his grandmother, who died when Kulwicki was in seventh grade. A year later, his only brother ...	[ "The increased stiffness allowed the car to handle better in the corners, which increased its speed." ]
Title: Randy Quaid Background: Randy Randall Rudy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American film and television actor and Academy Award nominee known for his roles in both serious drama and light comedy. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award and an Academy Award for his role in The Last Detail in 19...	[ "the Actors Studio Drama School in New York. In" ]
Title: Mary Chapin Carpenter Background: Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer. Carpenter's first album, 1987's Hometow...	[ "1989's State of the Heart," ]
Title: Mary Chapin Carpenter Background: Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer. Carpenter's first album, 1987's Hometow...	[ "Carpenter played some summer sets in Washington's music scene, where she met guitarist John Jennings, who would become her producer and long-time collaborator." ]
Title: Graeme Obree Background: Graeme Obree (born 11 September 1965), nicknamed The Flying Scotsman, is a Scottish racing cyclist who twice broke the world hour record, in July 1993 and April 1994, and was the individual pursuit world champion in 1993 and 1995. He was known for his unusual riding positions and for th...	[ "At a high enough speed, [I could] tuck in my arms. And, above all, get in a very forward position on the bike, on the peak of the saddle." ]
Title: Graeme Obree Background: Graeme Obree (born 11 September 1965), nicknamed The Flying Scotsman, is a Scottish racing cyclist who twice broke the world hour record, in July 1993 and April 1994, and was the individual pursuit world champion in 1993 and 1995. He was known for his unusual riding positions and for th...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Mandaeism Background: Mandaeism or Mandaeanism (Arabic: mndy'y@ Manda'iyah) is a gnostic religion with a strongly dualistic worldview. Its adherents, the Mandaeans, revere Adam, Abel, Seth, Enos, Noah, Shem, Aram, and especially John the Baptist. The Aramaic manda means "knowledge", as does Greek gnosis. Accord...	[ "the ignorant or semi-ignorant laity are called 'Mandaeans" ]
Title: Jess Neely Background: Jess Claiborne Neely (January 4, 1898 - April 9, 1983) was an American football player and a baseball and football coach. He was head football coach at Southwestern University (now Rhodes College) from 1924 to 1927, at Clemson University from 1931 to 1939 and at Rice University from 1940 ...	[ "Vanderbilt faced the defending Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) champion Georgia Bulldogs at home." ]
Title: Jess Neely Background: Jess Claiborne Neely (January 4, 1898 - April 9, 1983) was an American football player and a baseball and football coach. He was head football coach at Southwestern University (now Rhodes College) from 1924 to 1927, at Clemson University from 1931 to 1939 and at Rice University from 1940 ...	[ "The Commodores had only one first down, and never moved the ball beyond their 40-yard line." ]
Title: Steven Levitt Background: Steven David "Steve" Levitt (born May 29, 1967) is an American economist known for his work in the field of crime, in particular on the link between legalized abortion and crime rates. Winner of the 2003 John Bates Clark Medal, he is currently the William B. Ogden Distinguished Service...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Steven Levitt Background: Steven David "Steve" Levitt (born May 29, 1967) is an American economist known for his work in the field of crime, in particular on the link between legalized abortion and crime rates. Winner of the 2003 John Bates Clark Medal, he is currently the William B. Ogden Distinguished Service...	[ "the book Freakonomics" ]
Title: Sylar Background: Sylar (Gabriel Gray) is a fictional character and a primary antagonist of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. Portrayed by Zachary Quinto, he is a superpowered serial killer who targets other superhumans in order to steal their powers. He served as the primary villain of the first sea...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Sylar Background: Sylar (Gabriel Gray) is a fictional character and a primary antagonist of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. Portrayed by Zachary Quinto, he is a superpowered serial killer who targets other superhumans in order to steal their powers. He served as the primary villain of the first sea...	[ "Scared of what Sylar could do to his family (which Sylar himself alludes to), Matt tells Janice the truth, and Janice agrees to let Matt try to exorcise Sylar" ]
Title: James Dean Background: James Byron Dean was born on February 8, 1931, at the Seven Gables apartment on the corner of 4th Street and McClure Street in Marion, Indiana, the only child of Winton Dean and Mildred Marie Wilson. He was primarily of English descent, with smaller amounts of German, Irish, Scottish, and...	[ "An estimated 600 mourners were in attendance, while another 2400 fans gathered outside of the building during the procession." ]
Title: James Dean Background: James Byron Dean was born on February 8, 1931, at the Seven Gables apartment on the corner of 4th Street and McClure Street in Marion, Indiana, the only child of Winton Dean and Mildred Marie Wilson. He was primarily of English descent, with smaller amounts of German, Irish, Scottish, and...	[ "September 30, 1955 (" ]
Title: Y. A. Tittle Background: Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr. (October 24, 1926 - October 8, 2017), better known as Y. A. Tittle, was a professional American football quarterback. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, and Baltimore Colts, after spending two season...	[ "John Baker of the Pittsburgh Steelers" ]
Title: Y. A. Tittle Background: Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr. (October 24, 1926 - October 8, 2017), better known as Y. A. Tittle, was a professional American football quarterback. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, and Baltimore Colts, after spending two season...	[ "In a sports column in 1963, George Strickler for the Chicago Tribune remarked Tittle had \"broken records that at one time appeared unassailable" ]
Title: Portugal. The Man Background: Portugal. The Man is an American rock band from Wasilla, Alaska, currently residing in Portland, Oregon. The group consists of lead singer John Baldwin Gourley, Gourley's partner & back-up singer Zoe Manville, Zach Carothers, Kyle O'Quin, Jason Sechrist and Eric Howk. Gourley and C...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Portugal. The Man Background: Portugal. The Man is an American rock band from Wasilla, Alaska, currently residing in Portland, Oregon. The group consists of lead singer John Baldwin Gourley, Gourley's partner & back-up singer Zoe Manville, Zach Carothers, Kyle O'Quin, Jason Sechrist and Eric Howk. Gourley and C...	[ "On June 4, 2013, the album was released in the United States." ]
Title: Emiliano Zapata Background: Emiliano Zapata Salazar (Spanish pronunciation: [emi'ljano sa'pata]; 8 August 1879 - 10 April 1919) was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, the main leader of the peasant revolution in the state of Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo. Zapata...	[ "peaceful conclusion" ]
Title: Emiliano Zapata Background: Emiliano Zapata Salazar (Spanish pronunciation: [emi'ljano sa'pata]; 8 August 1879 - 10 April 1919) was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, the main leader of the peasant revolution in the state of Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo. Zapata...	[ "Zapata's clothing was displayed outside a newspaper's office across from the Alameda Park in the capital." ]
Title: John Maulbetsch Background: John F. Maulbetsch (June 20, 1890 - September 14, 1950) was an All-American football halfback at Adrian College in 1911 and for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1914 to 1916. He is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. After playing with an independent footbal...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Aishwarya Rai Background: Aishwarya Rai (born 1 November 1973), also known by her married name Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss World 1994 pageant. Through her successful acting career, she has established herself as one of the most popular and influential celebriti...	[ "In 2005, she became a brand ambassador for Pulse Polio, a campaign established by the Government of India in 1994 to eradicate polio in India. In the same year," ]
Title: John Maulbetsch Background: John F. Maulbetsch (June 20, 1890 - September 14, 1950) was an All-American football halfback at Adrian College in 1911 and for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1914 to 1916. He is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. After playing with an independent footbal...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Allan Bloom Background: Allan David Bloom (September 14, 1930 - October 7, 1992) was an American philosopher, classicist, and academician. He studied under David Grene, Leo Strauss, Richard McKeon, and Alexandre Kojeve. He subsequently taught at Cornell University, the University of Toronto, Yale University, Ec...	[ "After returning to Chicago, he befriended and taught courses with Saul Bellow. In 1987 Bellow wrote the Preface to The Closing of the American Mind." ]
Title: Mastodon (band) Background: Mastodon is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2000. The group is composed of bassist Troy Sanders, guitarists Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher, and drummer Brann Dailor, all of whom perform vocals in studio (with the exception of Bill Kelliher). They all perf...	[ "The first single, \"Show Yourself\"," ]
Title: Gordon Banks Background: Gordon Banks (born 30 December 1937) is a former England international football goalkeeper. He made 628 appearances during a 15-year career in the Football League, and won 73 caps for his country. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, the IFFHS named Banks the second...	[ "He was scouted by Chesterfield whilst playing for Millspaugh, and offered a six-game trial in the youth team in March 1953." ]
Title: Gordon Banks Background: Gordon Banks (born 30 December 1937) is a former England international football goalkeeper. He made 628 appearances during a 15-year career in the Football League, and won 73 caps for his country. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, the IFFHS named Banks the second...	[ "They then played seven friendlies in 1966 in the build-up to the World Cup, though the team passed their biggest test of character in the British Home Championship," ]
Title: Hound Dog (song) Background: "Hound Dog" is a twelve-bar blues song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Recorded originally by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton on August 13, 1952, in Los Angeles and released by Peacock Records in late February 1953, "Hound Dog" was Thornton's only hit record, selling over 5...	[ "Imperial Records label" ]
Title: Hound Dog (song) Background: "Hound Dog" is a twelve-bar blues song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Recorded originally by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton on August 13, 1952, in Los Angeles and released by Peacock Records in late February 1953, "Hound Dog" was Thornton's only hit record, selling over 5...	[ "Elvis Presley." ]

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