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Title: Hugh Trevor-Roper Background: Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper, Baron Dacre of Glanton, FBA (15 January 1914 - 26 January 2003), was a British historian of early modern Britain and Nazi Germany. He was Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford. Trevor-Roper was made a life peer in 1979 on the reco...	[ "Trevor-Roper was known for his disputes with fellow historians such as Lawrence Stone and Christopher Hill," ]
Title: Joseph McCarthy Background: Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 - May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957. Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public face of a period in the United States in which Col...	[ "which the Marine Corps chain of command decided to approve in 1952 because of his political influence." ]
Title: Joseph McCarthy Background: Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 - May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957. Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public face of a period in the United States in which Col...	[ "In the campaign, McCarthy exaggerated Werner's age of 66, claiming that he was 73, and so allegedly too old and infirm to handle the duties of his office." ]
Title: Mewtwo Background: Mewtwo (Japanese: miyuutsu, Hepburn: Myutsu, or ) is a fictional creature from Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokemon media franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, it first appeared in the video games Pokemon Red and Blue and their sequels, and later appeared in various merchandise, spinoff titles, a...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Mewtwo Background: Mewtwo (Japanese: miyuutsu, Hepburn: Myutsu, or ) is a fictional creature from Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokemon media franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, it first appeared in the video games Pokemon Red and Blue and their sequels, and later appeared in various merchandise, spinoff titles, a...	[ "Mewtwo was expected to be popular with North American audiences, citing their preference for strong, powerful characters." ]
Title: Susan Glaspell Background: Susan Keating Glaspell (July 1, 1876 - July 28, 1948) was an American playwright, novelist, journalist and actress. With her husband George Cram Cook she founded the Provincetown Players, the first modern American theatre company. During the Great Depression, she served in the Works P...	[ "Broadway-based critics began publishing derogatory reviews of her plays, having a sizable effect on her long-term standing. Exacerbating the issue was Glaspell's reluctance to seek publicity" ]
Title: Susan Glaspell Background: Susan Keating Glaspell (July 1, 1876 - July 28, 1948) was an American playwright, novelist, journalist and actress. With her husband George Cram Cook she founded the Provincetown Players, the first modern American theatre company. During the Great Depression, she served in the Works P...	[ "Glaspell was an accomplished student in Davenport's public schools, taking an advanced course of study and giving a commencement speech at her 1894 graduation." ]
Title: 2012 phenomenon Background: The 2012 phenomenon was a range of eschatological beliefs that cataclysmic or otherwise transformative events would occur on or around 21 December 2012. This date was regarded as the end-date of a 5,126-year-long cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, and as such, festivities...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Bruce Lee Background: Bruce Lee was born on November 27, 1940, at the Chinese Hospital, in San Francisco's Chinatown. According to the Chinese zodiac, Lee was born in both the hour and the year of the Dragon, which according to tradition is a strong and fortuitous omen. Lee and his parents returned to Hong Kong...	[ "Eventually, Lee's father decided his son should leave Hong Kong to pursue a safer and healthier life in the United States." ]
Title: Bruce Lee Background: Bruce Lee was born on November 27, 1940, at the Chinese Hospital, in San Francisco's Chinatown. According to the Chinese zodiac, Lee was born in both the hour and the year of the Dragon, which according to tradition is a strong and fortuitous omen. Lee and his parents returned to Hong Kong...	[ "performed various demonstrations, including the famous \"unstoppable punch\" against USKA world Karate champion Vic Moore." ]
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-...	[ "In addition, Ambrose served as a commentator for Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, a documentary by Ken Burns." ]
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...	[ "The History News Network lists seven of Ambrose's more than 40 works--" ]
Title: Chauncey Billups Background: Chauncey Ray Billups (born September 25, 1976) is an American retired professional basketball player who played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A star at the University of Colorado, he was selected third overall in the 1997 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. A...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Chauncey Billups Background: Chauncey Ray Billups (born September 25, 1976) is an American retired professional basketball player who played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A star at the University of Colorado, he was selected third overall in the 1997 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. A...	[ "He finished the season averaging 17.7 points, and 6.4 assists per game." ]
Title: Lunalilo Background: William Charles Lunalilo was born on January 31, 1835 in a two-story house made of coral brick, an area known as Pohukaina, now part the grounds of the `Iolani Palace in Honolulu. His mother was High Chiefess Miriam Auhea Kekauluohi (later styled as Ka`ahumanu III) and his father was High C...	[ "Lunalilo, however, spent his reign trying to make the Hawaiian government more democratic." ]
Title: Dwayne Johnson Background: Dwayne Douglas Johnson was born on May 2, 1972 in Hayward, California, the son of Ata Johnson (nee Maivia) and professional wrestler Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles). His maternal grandfather, "High Chief" Peter Maivia, was also a wrestler, and his maternal grandmother, Lia M...	[ "In April 2014, the Rock appeared in the opening segment of WrestleMania XXX along with Stone Cold Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan." ]
Title: Dwayne Johnson Background: Dwayne Douglas Johnson was born on May 2, 1972 in Hayward, California, the son of Ata Johnson (nee Maivia) and professional wrestler Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles). His maternal grandfather, "High Chief" Peter Maivia, was also a wrestler, and his maternal grandmother, Lia M...	[ "At King of the Ring, The Rock defeated Dan Severn in the semi-final match and lost to rival Ken Shamrock in the final." ]
Title: James (band) Background: James is an English rock band from Manchester, which was formed in 1982 and enjoyed popularity throughout the 1990s. The band's best-known singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", "She's a Star" and "Laid", which also became a hit on American college radio. Following the departure of le...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: James (band) Background: James is an English rock band from Manchester, which was formed in 1982 and enjoyed popularity throughout the 1990s. The band's best-known singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", "She's a Star" and "Laid", which also became a hit on American college radio. Following the departure of le...	[ "After the disappointing performance of Millionaires the band chose to start anew in their approach to their next album," ]
Title: Dave Holland Background: Dave Holland (born 1 October 1946) is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for over 40 years. His work ranges from pieces for solo performance to big band. Holland runs his own i...	[ "1970." ]
Title: Dave Holland Background: Dave Holland (born 1 October 1946) is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for over 40 years. His work ranges from pieces for solo performance to big band. Holland runs his own i...	[ "What Goes Around in 2002. The album won Holland his first Grammy as a leader," ]
Title: Fastball (band) Background: Fastball is an American rock band that formed in Austin, Texas in 1995. The band originally called themselves "Magneto U.S.A." but changed their name after signing with Hollywood Records. In 1998, their album All the Pain Money Can Buy reached platinum sales within six months of its ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Fastball (band) Background: Fastball is an American rock band that formed in Austin, Texas in 1995. The band originally called themselves "Magneto U.S.A." but changed their name after signing with Hollywood Records. In 1998, their album All the Pain Money Can Buy reached platinum sales within six months of its ...	[ "In 1999, Fastball received two Grammy Award nominations as a result of All the Pain Money Can Buy." ]
Title: Robin Thicke Background: Robin Charles Thicke (born March 10, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Thicke has worked with numerous artists, such as Christina Aguilera,3t, T.I., Nicki Minaj, K. Michelle, Pharrell Williams, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Flo Rida, Brandy, Kid Cudi and Mary J. Bli...	[ "Love After War" ]
Title: Robin Thicke Background: Robin Charles Thicke (born March 10, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Thicke has worked with numerous artists, such as Christina Aguilera,3t, T.I., Nicki Minaj, K. Michelle, Pharrell Williams, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Flo Rida, Brandy, Kid Cudi and Mary J. Bli...	[ "signed with Interscope for a second time" ]
Title: Havelock Ellis Background: Henry Havelock Ellis, known as Havelock Ellis (2 February 1859 - 8 July 1939), was an English physician, writer, progressive intellectual and social reformer who studied human sexuality. He co-authored the first medical textbook in English on homosexuality in 1897, and also published ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Havelock Ellis Background: Henry Havelock Ellis, known as Havelock Ellis (2 February 1859 - 8 July 1939), was an English physician, writer, progressive intellectual and social reformer who studied human sexuality. He co-authored the first medical textbook in English on homosexuality in 1897, and also published ...	[ "stating that children of \"more unsound heredity\" and/or hypersexual parents are \"more precociously excitable.\"" ]
Title: That Was the Week That Was Background: That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, was a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin and presented by David Frost. An American version by the same name aired on NBC from 1...	[ "not" ]
Title: Comet (DC Comics) Background: Comet is the name of two fictional comic book characters owned by DC Comics whose adventures have been published by that same company. The first character was a sapient horse with magical powers who was once a centaur in ancient Greece. The second character is a shapeshifter with t...	[ "Streaky the Supercat and Beppo the Supermonkey," ]
Title: Comet (DC Comics) Background: Comet is the name of two fictional comic book characters owned by DC Comics whose adventures have been published by that same company. The first character was a sapient horse with magical powers who was once a centaur in ancient Greece. The second character is a shapeshifter with t...	[ "There was a lot of speculation about who Comet was, but it was revealed that Comet was Andrea Martinez, a gay stand-up comic, who like her friend Linda Danvers (" ]
Title: Cary Grant Background: Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904 - November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor, known as one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men. He began a career in Hollywood in the early 1930s, and became known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, and ...	[ "Behind his business interests was a particularly intelligent mind, to the point that his friend David Niven" ]
Title: Cary Grant Background: Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904 - November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor, known as one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men. He began a career in Hollywood in the early 1930s, and became known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, and ...	[ "very few stars who achieve the magnitude of Cary Grant, art of a very high and subtle order\", and thought that he was the \"best star" ]
Title: Arnold Palmer Background: Palmer was born to Doris (Morrison) and Milfred Jerome "Deacon" Palmer (1905-1976) in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, a working-class steel mill town. He learned golf from his father, who had suffered from polio at a young age and was head professional and greenskeeper at Latrobe Country Club, ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Arnold Palmer Background: Palmer was born to Doris (Morrison) and Milfred Jerome "Deacon" Palmer (1905-1976) in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, a working-class steel mill town. He learned golf from his father, who had suffered from polio at a young age and was head professional and greenskeeper at Latrobe Country Club, ...	[ "his philanthropic work will be remembered along with his accomplishments in golf." ]
Title: Vivien Leigh Background: Vivien Leigh (born Vivian Mary Hartley, and also known as Lady Olivier after 1947; 5 November 1913 - 8 July 1967) was an English stage and film actress. She won two Academy Awards for Best Actress, for her iconic performances as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939) and Blanche D...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Vivien Leigh Background: Vivien Leigh (born Vivian Mary Hartley, and also known as Lady Olivier after 1947; 5 November 1913 - 8 July 1967) was an English stage and film actress. She won two Academy Awards for Best Actress, for her iconic performances as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939) and Blanche D...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Sam Cooke Background: Samuel Cook (January 22, 1931 - December 11, 1964), known professionally as Sam Cooke, was an American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. Influential as both a singer and composer, he is commonly known as the King of Soul for his distinctive vocals and importance within popular music. H...	[ "Sam Cooke began his career with his siblings in a group called the Singing Children when he was six years old." ]
Title: Khalid El-Masri Background: Khalid El-Masri (also Khaled El-Masri and Khaled Masri, Levantine Arabic pronunciation: ['xa:lId el'mas?ri, -'mas?re], Arabic: khld lmSry) (born June 29, 1963) is a German and Lebanese citizen who was mistakenly abducted by the Macedonian police in 2003, and handed over to the U.S. C...	[ "He was kept in a bare, squalid cell, given only meager rations to eat and putrid water to drink." ]
Title: Tony Orlando Background: Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis (born April 3, 1944), known professionally as Tony Orlando, is an American singer, songwriter, producer, music executive, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the group Tony Orlando and Dawn in the 1970s. Orlando formed the doowop group The Five...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Hugo (film) Background: Hugo is a 2011 epic historical adventure drama film directed and co-produced by Martin Scorsese and adapted for the screen by John Logan. Based on Brian Selznick's book The Invention of Hugo Cabret, it is about a boy who lives alone in the Gare Montparnasse railway station in Paris in th...	[ "The film currently holds a 94% \"Certified Fresh\" rating on aggregate review site Rotten Tomatoes" ]
Title: Hugo (film) Background: Hugo is a 2011 epic historical adventure drama film directed and co-produced by Martin Scorsese and adapted for the screen by John Logan. Based on Brian Selznick's book The Invention of Hugo Cabret, it is about a boy who lives alone in the Gare Montparnasse railway station in Paris in th...	[ "cameo appearances as the father of Gypsy jazz guitar, Django Reinhardt, the Spanish surrealist painter, Salvador Dali, and the Irish writer James Joyce, respectively." ]
Title: Harry Hopkins Background: Hopkins was born at 512 Tenth Street in Sioux City, Iowa, the fourth child of four sons and one daughter of David Aldona and Anna (nee Pickett) Hopkins. His father, born in Bangor, Maine, ran a harness shop (after an erratic career as a salesman, prospector, storekeeper and bowling-all...	[ "Hopkins and Eleanor Roosevelt began a long friendship, which strengthened his role in relief programs." ]
Title: Harry Hopkins Background: Hopkins was born at 512 Tenth Street in Sioux City, Iowa, the fourth child of four sons and one daughter of David Aldona and Anna (nee Pickett) Hopkins. His father, born in Bangor, Maine, ran a harness shop (after an erratic career as a salesman, prospector, storekeeper and bowling-all...	[ "Hopkins started programs for youth (National Youth Administration) and for artists and writers (" ]
Title: Joker (character) Background: The Joker is a fictional supervillain created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson who first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book Batman (April 25, 1940), published by DC Comics. Credit for the Joker's creation is disputed; Kane and Robinson claimed responsibility ...	[ "he killed dozens of people, and even derailed a train." ]
Title: Robert Walser (writer) Background: Robert Walser (15 April 1878 - 25 December 1956) was a German-speaking Swiss writer. Walser is understood to be the missing link between Kleist and Kafka. "Indeed," writes Susan Sontag, "At the time [of Walser's writing], it was more likely to be Kafka [who was understood by p...	[ "He wrote poems, prose, dramolets and novels, including The Robber (Der Rauber" ]
Title: Chris Amon Background: Amon was born in Bulls, and attended Wanganui Collegiate School. He was the only child of wealthy sheep-owners Ngaio and Betty Amon. He learned to drive at the age of six, taught by a farm worker on the family farm. On leaving school, he persuaded his father to buy him an Austin A40 Speci...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Powhatan Background: The Powhatan People (sometimes Powhatans) (also spelled Powatan) are an Indigenous group traditionally from Virginia. In some instances, The Powhatan, may refer to one of the leaders of the people. This is most commonly the case in historical writings by the English. The Powhatans have also...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Powhatan Background: The Powhatan People (sometimes Powhatans) (also spelled Powatan) are an Indigenous group traditionally from Virginia. In some instances, The Powhatan, may refer to one of the leaders of the people. This is most commonly the case in historical writings by the English. The Powhatans have also...	[ "They paid tribute to the paramount chief" ]
Title: Rod Serling Background: Serling was born on December 25, 1924, in Syracuse, New York, to a Jewish family. He was the second of two sons born to Esther (nee Cooper) and Samuel Lawrence Serling. Serling's father had worked as a secretary and amateur inventor before having children, but took on his father-in-law's...	[ "For extra money in his college years, Serling worked part-time testing parachutes for the United States Army Air Forces." ]
Title: Dan Rooney Background: Daniel Milton Rooney (July 20, 1932 - April 13, 2017) was chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers, an American football team in the National Football League (NFL), and son of the Steelers' founder, Art Rooney. Dan Rooney was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000 for his contributio...	[ "On December 14, 2012, he resigned as US Ambassador to Ireland and returned to Pittsburgh." ]
Title: Dan Rooney Background: Daniel Milton Rooney (July 20, 1932 - April 13, 2017) was chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers, an American football team in the National Football League (NFL), and son of the Steelers' founder, Art Rooney. Dan Rooney was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000 for his contributio...	[ "Rooney failed to offer any type of discipline to linebacker James Harrison for slapping his girlfriend. When asked about the incident involving Wilson," ]
Title: Iron Maiden Background: Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. The band's discography has grown to thirty-eight albums, including sixteen studio albums, twelve live albums, four EPs, and seven compilations. Pioneers of t...	[ "evolved into a successful audition for vocalist Paul Di'Anno." ]
Title: Iron Maiden Background: Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. The band's discography has grown to thirty-eight albums, including sixteen studio albums, twelve live albums, four EPs, and seven compilations. Pioneers of t...	[ "A copy was also acquired by Rod Smallwood, who soon became the band's manager, and, as Iron Maiden's popularity increased," ]
Title: Paul Tibbets Background: Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. was born in Quincy, Illinois, on 23 February 1915, the son of Paul Warfield Tibbets Sr. and his wife, Enola Gay Tibbets. When he was five years old the family moved to Davenport, Iowa, and then to Iowa's capital, Des Moines, where he was raised, and where his f...	[ "After graduation, Tibbets was assigned to the 16th Observation Squadron, which was based at Lawson Field, Georgia, with a flight supporting the Infantry School at nearby Fort Benning." ]
Title: Paul Tibbets Background: Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. was born in Quincy, Illinois, on 23 February 1915, the son of Paul Warfield Tibbets Sr. and his wife, Enola Gay Tibbets. When he was five years old the family moved to Davenport, Iowa, and then to Iowa's capital, Des Moines, where he was raised, and where his f...	[ "but he and his Enola Gay crew were not chosen to drop another atomic bomb." ]
Title: Irving Thalberg Background: Irving Grant Thalberg (May 30, 1899 - September 14, 1936) was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures. He was called "The Boy Wonder" for his youth and ability to select scripts, choose actors, gather production staff, and make profitable films, including ...	[ "At age 20, Thalberg became responsible for immediately overseeing the nine ongoing film productions" ]
Title: Irving Thalberg Background: Irving Grant Thalberg (May 30, 1899 - September 14, 1936) was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures. He was called "The Boy Wonder" for his youth and ability to select scripts, choose actors, gather production staff, and make profitable films, including ...	[ "Instead, he took part-time jobs as a store clerk, and in the evenings, to gain some job skills, taught himself typing, shorthand and Spanish at a night vocational school." ]
Title: George Foreman Background: George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1969 to 1977, and from 1987 to 1997. Nicknamed "Big George", he is a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist. Outside the sport he is an ordained minister,...	[ "Before the fight Frazier was 29-0 (25 KO) and Foreman was 37-0 (34 KO)." ]
Title: George Foreman Background: George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1969 to 1977, and from 1987 to 1997. Nicknamed "Big George", he is a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist. Outside the sport he is an ordained minister,...	[ "went on to contest the Undisputed Heavyweight title against Evander Holyfield." ]
Title: Athol Fugard Background: Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard OIS (born 11 June 1932) is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director who writes in South African English. He is best known for his political plays opposing the system of apartheid and for the 2005 Academy Award-winning film of his novel Tsotsi...	[ "For several years Fugard lived in San Diego, California, where he taught as an adjunct professor of playwriting, acting, and directing in the Department of Theatre and Dance" ]
Title: Athol Fugard Background: Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard OIS (born 11 June 1932) is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director who writes in South African English. He is best known for his political plays opposing the system of apartheid and for the 2005 Academy Award-winning film of his novel Tsotsi...	[ "They mainly performed at the St Stephen's Hall - renamed the Douglas Ngange Mbopa Memorial Hall in 2013 -" ]
Title: Bobby Fischer Background: Robert James Fischer (March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. Many consider him to be the greatest chess player of all time. Bobby Fischer showed great skill in chess from an early age; at 13, he won a brilliancy known ...	[ "Later on Bobby told the Hungarian chess player Zita Rajcsanyi that Paul Nemenyi would sometimes show up at the family's Brooklyn apartment and take him on outings." ]
Title: Bucks Fizz Background: Bucks Fizz are a British pop group that achieved success in the 1980s, most notably for winning the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up". The group was formed in January 1981 specifically for the contest and comprised four vocalists: Bobby G, Cheryl Baker, Mike...	[ "she sensationally quit the group, despite still being under contract." ]
Title: Bucks Fizz Background: Bucks Fizz are a British pop group that achieved success in the 1980s, most notably for winning the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up". The group was formed in January 1981 specifically for the contest and comprised four vocalists: Bobby G, Cheryl Baker, Mike...	[ "On 11 March, A Song for Europe took place with the then unknown Bucks Fizz competing against well-known act Liquid Gold," ]
Title: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Background: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar was born in 1947 in Imam Sahib District of the Kunduz province, northern Afghanistan, a member of the Kharoti tribe of the Ghilji Pashtun. His father, Ghulam Qader, who migrated to Kunduz, is originally from the center of Ghazni province. Afghan businessman an...	[ "In January 2007 CNN reported that Hekmatyar claimed \"that his fighters helped Osama bin Laden escape from the mountains of Tora Bora five years ago.\"" ]
Title: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Background: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar was born in 1947 in Imam Sahib District of the Kunduz province, northern Afghanistan, a member of the Kharoti tribe of the Ghilji Pashtun. His father, Ghulam Qader, who migrated to Kunduz, is originally from the center of Ghazni province. Afghan businessman an...	[ "Other attacks it is thought to be responsible for include the 2 January 2008 shooting" ]
Title: Mary J. Blige Background: Mary Jane Blige (; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She has been honored with numerous accolades and nominations, including winning nine Grammy Awards, and being the recipient of three Golden Globe nominations including one for Bes...	[ "Subsequent singles from Growing Pains include \"Work That\", which accompanied Blige in an iTunes commercial, and \"Stay Down\"." ]
Title: Mary J. Blige Background: Mary Jane Blige (; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She has been honored with numerous accolades and nominations, including winning nine Grammy Awards, and being the recipient of three Golden Globe nominations including one for Bes...	[ "In early December, A Mary Christmas became Blige's 12th top ten album after it rose to #10 in its eight week." ]
Title: Good King Wenceslas Background: "Good King Wenceslas" is a Christmas carol that tells a story of a Bohemian king going on a journey and braving harsh winter weather to give alms to a poor peasant on the Feast of Stephen (December 26, the Second Day of Christmas). During the journey, his page is about to give up...	[ "Wenceslas was, during his lifetime, only a duke," ]
Title: Orrin Hatch Background: Orrin Grant Hatch (born March 22, 1934) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States Senator for Utah who has been the President pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2015. Having been a senator since 1977, Hatch is the longest-serving Republican Sen...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Orrin Hatch Background: Orrin Grant Hatch (born March 22, 1934) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States Senator for Utah who has been the President pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2015. Having been a senator since 1977, Hatch is the longest-serving Republican Sen...	[ "Jeff Sessions called the law \"dubious\" and joined 44 state attorneys general calling for \"repeal or amendment of the law to restore some of the DEA's authority." ]
Title: A Night at the Opera (Queen album) Background: A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 21 November 1975 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and by Elektra Records in the United States. Produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen, it was the most expensive album ev...	[ "Sheffield was appalled, and sued the band and the record label for defamation, which resulted in an out-of-court settlement, but also confirmed his connection to the song." ]
Title: A Night at the Opera (Queen album) Background: A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 21 November 1975 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and by Elektra Records in the United States. Produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen, it was the most expensive album ev...	[ "The revving sounds at the conclusion of the song were recorded by Taylor's then current car," ]
Title: Pat Summitt Background: Patricia Sue Summitt (nee Head; June 14, 1952 - June 28, 2016) was an American women's college basketball head coach who accrued 1,098 career wins, the most in college basketball history upon her retirement. She served as the head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball...	[ "her family moved to nearby Henrietta, so she could play basketball in Cheatham County because Clarksville" ]
Title: Pat Summitt Background: Patricia Sue Summitt (nee Head; June 14, 1952 - June 28, 2016) was an American women's college basketball head coach who accrued 1,098 career wins, the most in college basketball history upon her retirement. She served as the head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball...	[ "13th trip to the Final Four as a coach in 2002, she surpassed John Wooden as the NCAA coach with the most trips to the Final Four." ]
Title: Russell T Davies Background: Stephen Russell Davies was born on 27 April 1963 at Mount Pleasant Hospital in Swansea. His father, Vivian Davies (1925-2015), and his mother, Barbara (1929-1999), were teachers. Davies was the youngest of three children and their only son. Because he was born by C-section, his moth...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Ted DiBiase Background: DiBiase was born in Miami, Florida. He is the biological son of wrestler Helen Nevins and Ted Wills, an entertainer and singer. He is the adopted son of wrestler "Iron" Mike DiBiase, who was Italian-American. DiBiase is of mostly German and English ancestry. Section: National Wrestling ...	[ "National Wrestling Alliance" ]
Title: Ted DiBiase Background: DiBiase was born in Miami, Florida. He is the biological son of wrestler Helen Nevins and Ted Wills, an entertainer and singer. He is the adopted son of wrestler "Iron" Mike DiBiase, who was Italian-American. DiBiase is of mostly German and English ancestry. Section: All Japan Pro Wrest...	[ "on November 14 where he and Hansen defeated Tracey Smothers and Richard Slinger before he suffered neck and back injuries" ]
Title: Viv Richards Background: Richards was born to Malcolm and Gretel Richards in St. John's, Antigua, then part of the British Leeward Islands. He attended St. John's Boys School and then Antigua Grammar School on a scholarship. Richards discovered cricket at a young age. His brothers, Mervyn and Donald, both playe...	[ "2006," ]
Title: Viv Richards Background: Richards was born to Malcolm and Gretel Richards in St. John's, Antigua, then part of the British Leeward Islands. He attended St. John's Boys School and then Antigua Grammar School on a scholarship. Richards discovered cricket at a young age. His brothers, Mervyn and Donald, both playe...	[ "His fearless and aggressive style of play, and relaxed but determined demeanor made him a great crowd favourite and an intimidating prospect for opposition bowlers all over the world." ]
Title: Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Background: Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati; Bengali: bhktisiddhaant srsbtii; Bengali: [bhoktisiddhanto SoroSboti] ( listen); 6 February 1874 - 1 January 1937), born Bimala Prasad Datta (Bimala Prasad Datta, Bengali: [bimola proSad dotto]), also referred to as Bhak...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Background: Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati; Bengali: bhktisiddhaant srsbtii; Bengali: [bhoktisiddhanto SoroSboti] ( listen); 6 February 1874 - 1 January 1937), born Bimala Prasad Datta (Bimala Prasad Datta, Bengali: [bimola proSad dotto]), also referred to as Bhak...	[ "Starting from 1905, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati began to deliver public discourses on the philosophy and practice of Chaitanya Vaishnavism," ]
Title: Enya Background: Eithne Padraigin Ni Bhraonain was born on 17 May 1961 in Dore, an area of the remote parish of Gweedore, County Donegal in northwestern Ireland. It is a Gaeltacht region where Irish is the primary language. Her name is anglicised as Enya Patricia Brennan, where Enya is the phonetic spelling of ...	[ "Enya is known for keeping a low profile and very private lifestyle," ]
Title: Wes Hall Background: Sir Wesley Winfield Hall (born 12 September 1937) is a Barbadian former cricketer and politician. A tall, strong and powerfully built man, Hall was a genuine fast bowler and despite his very long run up, he was renowned for his ability to bowl long spells. Hall played 48 Test matches for th...	[ "He had a graceful, classical action and one of the longest run-ups in Test cricket. A genuinely fast bowler," ]
Title: Wes Hall Background: Sir Wesley Winfield Hall (born 12 September 1937) is a Barbadian former cricketer and politician. A tall, strong and powerfully built man, Hall was a genuine fast bowler and despite his very long run up, he was renowned for his ability to bowl long spells. Hall played 48 Test matches for th...	[ "Hall's lack of success in England saw him overlooked for the entire home Test series against Pakistan in 1957-58." ]
Title: Voltaire Background: Francois-Marie Arouet (French: [fRa.swa ma.Ri aR.we]; 21 November 1694 - 30 May 1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire (; French: [vol.te:R]), was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church and Christianity ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Voltaire Background: Francois-Marie Arouet (French: [fRa.swa ma.Ri aR.we]; 21 November 1694 - 30 May 1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire (; French: [vol.te:R]), was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church and Christianity ...	[ "his father, who wanted him to become a lawyer." ]
Title: Santana (band) Background: Santana is a Latin music and rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1966 by Mexican-American guitarist Carlos Santana. The band came to public attention with their performance of "Soul Sacrifice" at Woodstock in 1969. This exposure helped propel their first album, also named...	[ "it contained heavier influences from the more conventional sound of the group's early work, while still maintaining the experimental sound of their last few albums." ]
Title: Santana (band) Background: Santana is a Latin music and rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1966 by Mexican-American guitarist Carlos Santana. The band came to public attention with their performance of "Soul Sacrifice" at Woodstock in 1969. This exposure helped propel their first album, also named...	[ "2010's Guitar Heaven. Musically it was a drastic change for the band, with a far heavier sound at its core" ]
Title: Kray twins Background: Ronnie and Reggie Kray were born on 24 October 1933 in Hoxton, East London, to Charles David Kray (10 March 1907 - 8 March 1983), a scrap gold dealer, and Violet Annie Lee (5 August 1909 - 4 August 1982). They were of English, Jewish, Irish and Romani Gypsy heritage. The brothers were ide...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Kray twins Background: Ronnie and Reggie Kray were born on 24 October 1933 in Hoxton, East London, to Charles David Kray (10 March 1907 - 8 March 1983), a scrap gold dealer, and Violet Annie Lee (5 August 1909 - 4 August 1982). They were of English, Jewish, Irish and Romani Gypsy heritage. The brothers were ide...	[ "Richardson gang member \"Mad\" Frankie Fraser was tried for the murder of Richard Hart at Mr.Smith's, but was found not guilty." ]
Title: Eratosthenes Background: Eratosthenes of Cyrene (; Greek: Eratosthenes o Kurenaios, IPA: Section: Achievements Passage: Eratosthenes was described by the Suda Lexicon as a Pentathlos (Pentathlos) which can be translated as "All-Rounder", for he was skilled in a variety of things: He was a true polymath. He was...	[ "the distance to the Sun to be \"stadion muriadas tetrakosias kai oktokismurias\" (literally \"of stadia myriads 400 and 80,000\") and" ]
Title: Sam Thompson Background: Samuel Luther "Big Sam" Thompson (March 5, 1860 - November 7, 1922) was an American professional baseball player from 1884 to 1898 and with a brief comeback in 1906. At 6 feet, 2 inches, the Indiana native was one of the larger players of his day and was known for his prominent handleba...	[ "His 166 RBIs in 1887 (in only 127 games) was 62 more than anyone else in the league that year," ]
Title: René Girard Background: Rene Noel Theophile Girard (; French: [ZiRaR]; 25 December 1923 - 4 November 2015) was a French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science whose work belongs to the tradition of anthropological philosophy. Girard was the author of nearly thirty books, with his writings...	[ "the text is a work on desire and violence, from the serpent setting alight the desire of Eve in paradise" ]
Title: René Girard Background: Rene Noel Theophile Girard (; French: [ZiRaR]; 25 December 1923 - 4 November 2015) was a French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science whose work belongs to the tradition of anthropological philosophy. Girard was the author of nearly thirty books, with his writings...	[ "and finally the possibly dangerous gift by \"economic rationality.\" This rationality, however, creates new victims, as globalization is increasingly revealing." ]
Title: Exodus (American band) Background: Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1979 in Richmond, California. The band has gone through numerous lineup changes, two extended hiatuses, and the deaths of two former band members. Their current lineup consists of guitarists Gary Holt and Lee Altus, bassist Jac...	[ "Four songs from their April 5, 1985 performance at Studio 54 in New York City were filmed and released on home video as Combat Tour Live:" ]
Title: Exodus (American band) Background: Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1979 in Richmond, California. The band has gone through numerous lineup changes, two extended hiatuses, and the deaths of two former band members. Their current lineup consists of guitarists Gary Holt and Lee Altus, bassist Jac...	[ "to start an early incarnation of pioneering death metal band Possessed," ]
Title: Michael McDonald (musician) Background: Michael McDonald (born February 12, 1952) is an American singer, songwriter, keyboardist and record producer. McDonald's music career spans more than 45 years. His early career included singing with Steely Dan. He joined the Doobie Brothers in 1976 and remained an integra...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Lisa Marie Presley Background: Lisa Marie was born on February 1, 1968, to Elvis and Priscilla Presley at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, nine months to the day after her parents' May 1, 1967, wedding. After her parents divorced, she lived with her mother. When her father died in 1977, 9-year-o...	[ "I thought I was going to grab a couple things at the store,\" Presley said, \"and I ended up filling up a truck." ]
Title: Lisa Marie Presley Background: Lisa Marie was born on February 1, 1968, to Elvis and Priscilla Presley at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, nine months to the day after her parents' May 1, 1967, wedding. After her parents divorced, she lived with her mother. When her father died in 1977, 9-year-o...	[ "I have spoken to children who have been forced to take a cocaine-like stimulant to control their behavior;" ]

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