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Title: Art Donovan Background: Art Donovan, born June 5, 1924, was the son of Arthur Donovan, Sr., a boxing referee, and the grandson of Professor Mike Donovan, the world middleweight boxing champion in the 1870s. Art attended Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx. He received a scholarship to the University of Not...	[ "After the Texans franchise was moved to Baltimore in 1953 and became the second Baltimore Colts, Donovan played with that team." ]
Title: Renaissance (band) Background: Renaissance are an English progressive rock band, best known for their 1978 UK top 10 hit "Northern Lights" and progressive rock classics like "Carpet of the Sun", "Mother Russia", and "Ashes Are Burning". They developed a unique sound, combining a female lead vocal with a fusion ...	[ "Because of their Yardbirds credentials, they found themselves paired with bands such as The Kinks" ]
Title: White Lion Background: White Lion was a Danish/American rock band that was formed in New York City in 1983 by Danish vocalist/guitarist Mike Tramp and American guitarist Vito Bratta. Mainly active in the 1980s and early 1990s, releasing their debut album Fight to Survive in 1985. The band achieved success with ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Tim Russert Background: Russert was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Elizabeth "Betty" (nee Seeley; January 9, 1929 - August 14, 2005), a homemaker, and Timothy Joseph "Big Russ" Russert (November 29, 1923 - September 24, 2009), a sanitation worker. Elizabeth and Joseph were married for 30 years, before se...	[ "his wife" ]
Title: White Lion Background: White Lion was a Danish/American rock band that was formed in New York City in 1983 by Danish vocalist/guitarist Mike Tramp and American guitarist Vito Bratta. Mainly active in the 1980s and early 1990s, releasing their debut album Fight to Survive in 1985. The band achieved success with ...	[ "The album featured the singles \"Dream\" and \"Live Your Life\"." ]
Title: Agatha Christie Background: Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (nee Miller; 15 September 1890 - 12 January 1976) was an English writer. She is known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss M...	[ "After four years of war-torn London, Christie hoped to return some day to Syria, which she described as \"gentle fertile country and its simple people," ]
Title: Carousel (musical) Background: Carousel is the second musical by the team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics). The 1945 work was adapted from Ferenc Molnar's 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline. The story revolves around carousel barker B...	[ "Charles Isherwood of The New York Times wrote, \"this is as gorgeously sung a production of this sublime 1945 Broadway musical as you are ever likely to hear.\"" ]
Title: Jayan Background: Krishnan Nair (25 July 1939 - 16 November 1980), better known by his stage name Jayan, was an Indian film actor, naval officer, stunt performer and cultural icon of the 1970s. He starred in over 120 Malayalam films. During his film career, he was primarily an action star and was particularly f...	[ "During the re-take, the helicopter lost its balance and crashed along with Jayan who was hanging onto the landing skids, and he later succumbed to his injuries." ]
Title: Jayan Background: Krishnan Nair (25 July 1939 - 16 November 1980), better known by his stage name Jayan, was an Indian film actor, naval officer, stunt performer and cultural icon of the 1970s. He starred in over 120 Malayalam films. During his film career, he was primarily an action star and was particularly f...	[ "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...	[ "\". \"Looks Just Like the Sun\" was featured in the 2006 film Swedish Auto." ]
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: Taylor Swift Background: Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. One of the leading contemporary recording artists, she is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nash...	[ "The Hollywood Reporter wrote that her live vocals are \"fine\", but they do not match those of her peers." ]
Title: Taylor Swift Background: Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. One of the leading contemporary recording artists, she is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nash...	[ "Swift tries not to talk about song subjects specifically \"because these are real people." ]
Title: Jonas Salk Background: Jonas Edward Salk (; October 28, 1914 - June 23, 1995) was an American medical researcher and virologist. He discovered and developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. Born in New York City, he attended New York University School of Medicine, later choosing to do medical researc...	[ "And, I believe that this is all linked to my original ambition, or desire, which was to be of some help to humankind," ]
Title: Jonas Salk Background: Jonas Edward Salk (; October 28, 1914 - June 23, 1995) was an American medical researcher and virologist. He discovered and developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. Born in New York City, he attended New York University School of Medicine, later choosing to do medical researc...	[ "Salk worked incessantly for two and a half years." ]
Title: Anggun Background: Anggun Cipta Sasmi (Indonesian pronunciation: [aNG'gun 'tSipta 'sasmi]; born 29 April 1974) is an Indonesian and French-naturalised singer-songwriter. Born in Jakarta, she began performing at the age of seven and recorded a children's album two years later. With the help of famed Indonesian p...	[ "Anggun was also featured on Schiller's concert series, Atemlos Tour, in 14 cities in Germany during May 2010." ]
Title: Anggun Background: Anggun Cipta Sasmi (Indonesian pronunciation: [aNG'gun 'tSipta 'sasmi]; born 29 April 1974) is an Indonesian and French-naturalised singer-songwriter. Born in Jakarta, she began performing at the age of seven and recorded a children's album two years later. With the help of famed Indonesian p...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Buster Crabbe Background: Clarence Linden Crabbe II (; February 7, 1908 - April 23, 1983), commonly known by his stage name Buster Crabbe, was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and movie actor. He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimming event, which launched his career onto the silve...	[ "Crabbe made regular television appearances, including one on an episode of the 1979 series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century," ]
Title: Black Sabbath Background: Black Sabbath were an English rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1968, by guitarist and main songwriter Tony Iommi, bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler, singer Ozzy Osbourne, and drummer Bill Ward. Black Sabbath are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. The band helped defi...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Spice Girls Background: The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. The group originally consisted of Melanie Brown ("Scary Spice"), Melanie Chisholm ("Sporty Spice"), Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"), Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"), and Victoria Beckham, nee Adams ("Posh Spice"). They were signed ...	[ "The phrase was regularly uttered by all five members" ]
Title: Spice Girls Background: The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. The group originally consisted of Melanie Brown ("Scary Spice"), Melanie Chisholm ("Sporty Spice"), Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"), Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"), and Victoria Beckham, nee Adams ("Posh Spice"). They were signed ...	[ "In the US, the album peaked at number thirty-nine on the Billboard 200 albums chart." ]
Title: Black Sabbath Background: Black Sabbath were an English rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1968, by guitarist and main songwriter Tony Iommi, bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler, singer Ozzy Osbourne, and drummer Bill Ward. Black Sabbath are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. The band helped defi...	[ "While the line-up of Osbourne, Butler, Iommi and Ward were still officially called Black Sabbath, the new line-up opted to call themselves Heaven & Hell," ]
Title: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Background: Madikizela-Mandela's Xhosa name was Nomzamo ("She who tries"). She was born in the village of Mbongweni, Bizana, Pondoland, in what is now the Eastern Cape province. She was the fourth of eight children, seven sisters and a brother. Her parents, Columbus and Gertrude, who h...	[ "At the public service, ANC and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa \"acknowledged\" that the ANC failed to stand by Madikizela-Mandela's side during her legal troubles." ]
Title: Scarlett Johansson Background: Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York. Her father, Karsten Olaf Johansson, is an architect originally from Copenhagen, Denmark, and her paternal grandfather, Ejner Johansson, was an art historian, screenwriter and film director, who...	[ "Johansson" ]
Title: Third Eye Blind Background: Third Eye Blind is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1993. The songwriting duo of Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan signed the band's first major label recording contract with Elektra Records in 1996, which was later reported as the largest publishing deal ever for an ...	[ "Out of the Vein did not sell as well as its predecessors, with numbers estimated around 500,000 copies as of March 2007." ]
Title: Third Eye Blind Background: Third Eye Blind is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1993. The songwriting duo of Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan signed the band's first major label recording contract with Elektra Records in 1996, which was later reported as the largest publishing deal ever for an ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Bruce Willis Background: Walter Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955, in the town of Idar-Oberstein, West Germany. His father, David Willis, was an American soldier. His mother, Marlene, was German, born in Kassel. Willis is the oldest of four children with a sister named Florence and two brothers, Robert (w...	[ "Willis purchased 12,000 boxes of cookies, and they were distributed to sailors aboard" ]
Title: Bruce Willis Background: Walter Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955, in the town of Idar-Oberstein, West Germany. His father, David Willis, was an American soldier. His mother, Marlene, was German, born in Kassel. Willis is the oldest of four children with a sister named Florence and two brothers, Robert (w...	[ "Four years later, he supported President George H. W. Bush for reelection and was an outspoken critic of Bill Clinton." ]
Title: Limp Bizkit Background: Limp Bizkit is an American rap rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 1994. Their lineup consists of Fred Durst (lead vocals), Sam Rivers (bass, backing vocals), John Otto (drums, percussion), and Wes Borland (guitars, backing vocals). Their music is marked by Durst's angry voca...	[ "The String Quartet Tribute" ]
Title: Ryuichi Sakamoto Background: Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ban Ben Long Yi , Sakamoto Ryuichi, born January 17, 1952) (Japanese pronunciation: [sakamoto rjW:itci]) is a Japanese musician, singer, composer, record producer, activist, writer, actor and dancer, based in Tokyo and New York. He began his career while at univer...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Ryuichi Sakamoto Background: Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ban Ben Long Yi , Sakamoto Ryuichi, born January 17, 1952) (Japanese pronunciation: [sakamoto rjW:itci]) is a Japanese musician, singer, composer, record producer, activist, writer, actor and dancer, based in Tokyo and New York. He began his career while at univer...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Rodney Dangerfield Background: Dangerfield was born in Babylon, in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. He was the son of Jewish parents, Dorothy "Dotty" (Teitelbaum) and the vaudevillian performer Phil Roy (Phillip Cohen). His mother was born in Hungary. Dangerfield's father was rarely home; Rodney would nor...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Rodney Dangerfield Background: Dangerfield was born in Babylon, in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. He was the son of Jewish parents, Dorothy "Dotty" (Teitelbaum) and the vaudevillian performer Phil Roy (Phillip Cohen). His mother was born in Hungary. Dangerfield's father was rarely home; Rodney would nor...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: The Wallflowers Background: The Wallflowers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1989 by singer-songwriter Jakob Dylan and guitarist Tobi Miller. The band has gone through a number of personnel changes but has remained centered on Dylan. After releasing their eponymous debut album in 1992, the Wal...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: The Wallflowers Background: The Wallflowers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1989 by singer-songwriter Jakob Dylan and guitarist Tobi Miller. The band has gone through a number of personnel changes but has remained centered on Dylan. After releasing their eponymous debut album in 1992, the Wal...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Jim Jones Background: Jones was born on May 13, 1931 in a rural area of Crete, Indiana, to James Thurman Jones (1887-1951), a World War I veteran, and Lynetta Putnam (1902-1977). Jones was of Irish and Welsh descent; he later claimed partial Cherokee ancestry through his mother, but his maternal second cousin l...	[ "In 1952, he became a student pastor in Sommerset Southside Methodist Church," ]
Title: Andrei Sakharov Background: Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov (Russian: Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov; 21 May 1921 - 14 December 1989) was a Russian nuclear physicist, dissident, and activist for disarmament, peace and human rights. He became renowned as the designer of the Soviet Union's RDS-37, a codename for Soviet ...	[ "Big Bang:" ]
Title: Annie Get Your Gun (musical) Background: Annie Get Your Gun is a musical with lyrics and music by Irving Berlin and a book by Dorothy Fields and her brother Herbert Fields. The story is a fictionalized version of the life of Annie Oakley (1860-1926), a sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West, and h...	[ "As Annie and Frank prepare for the show, Frank plans to propose to Annie after the show" ]
Title: Annie Get Your Gun (musical) Background: Annie Get Your Gun is a musical with lyrics and music by Irving Berlin and a book by Dorothy Fields and her brother Herbert Fields. The story is a fictionalized version of the life of Annie Oakley (1860-1926), a sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West, and h...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Ric Flair Background: Fliehr was born on February 25, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee. His birth name is widely perceived to be Fred Phillips, although on different documents, he is also credited as Fred Demaree or Stewart, while his biological parents were Luther and Olive Phillips (the latter of which was also cre...	[ "In October 1996, two developments occurred that affected the Four Horsemen when Jeff Jarrett came over to WCW from the WWF," ]
Title: Ric Flair Background: Fliehr was born on February 25, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee. His birth name is widely perceived to be Fred Phillips, although on different documents, he is also credited as Fred Demaree or Stewart, while his biological parents were Luther and Olive Phillips (the latter of which was also cre...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Sheila E. Background: Born in Oakland, California, Sheila E. is the daughter of Juanita Gardere, a dairy factory worker, and percussionist Pete Escovedo, with whom she frequently performs. Her mother is Creole-French/African mix, and her father is of Mexican origin. Sheila E's uncle is Alejandro Escovedo, and T...	[ "Sheila E.'s first song in the country market was \"Glorious Train\"." ]
Title: Sheila E. Background: Born in Oakland, California, Sheila E. is the daughter of Juanita Gardere, a dairy factory worker, and percussionist Pete Escovedo, with whom she frequently performs. Her mother is Creole-French/African mix, and her father is of Mexican origin. Sheila E's uncle is Alejandro Escovedo, and T...	[ "She performed at the 2007 Latin Grammy Awards" ]
Title: Martina Hingis Background: Martina Hingis (born 30 September 1980) is a Swiss former professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as the singles world No. 1 and 90 weeks as doubles world No. 1, holding both No. 1 rankings simultaneously for 29 weeks. She won five Grand Slam singles titles, thirteen...	[ "2014" ]
Title: Michael Jackson Background: Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he was one of the most popular entertainers in the world, and was the best-selling music artist during the year of his death. Jackson's contributions to ...	[ "relation to the 13-year-old boy" ]
Title: Michael Jackson Background: Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he was one of the most popular entertainers in the world, and was the best-selling music artist during the year of his death. Jackson's contributions to ...	[ "watch the television" ]
Title: Bob Cousy Background: Robert Joseph Cousy (born August 9, 1928) is an American retired professional basketball player. Cousy played point guard with the Boston Celtics from 1950 to 1963 and briefly with the Cincinnati Royals in the 1969-70 season. Making his high school varsity squad as a junior, he went on to ...	[ "but failing his citizenship course made him ineligible for the first semester." ]
Title: The Verve Background: The Verve were an English rock band formed in Wigan in 1990 by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bass guitarist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury. Guitarist and keyboard player Simon Tong later became a member. Beginning with a psychedelic sound with their debut ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: The Verve Background: The Verve were an English rock band formed in Wigan in 1990 by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bass guitarist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury. Guitarist and keyboard player Simon Tong later became a member. Beginning with a psychedelic sound with their debut ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Ai Weiwei Background: Ai Weiwei (Chinese: Ai Wei Wei ; pinyin: Ai Weiwei, English pronunciation ; born 28 August 1957 in Beijing) is a Chinese contemporary artist and activist. His father's (Ai Qing) original surname was written Jiang (Jiang ). Ai collaborated with Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron as the ar...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Once (film) Background: Once is a 2007 Irish romantic musical drama film written and directed by John Carney. The film stars Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova as two struggling musicians in Dublin, Ireland. Hansard and Irglova had previously performed music as the Swell Season, and composed and performed the fil...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: N.E.R.D Background: N.E.R.D (stylized as NER*D, a backronym of No-one Ever Really Dies) is an American hip hop and rock band, formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 1999. Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo were signed by Teddy Riley to Virgin Records as a duo, The Neptunes. After producing songs for several artis...	[ "Seeing Sounds" ]
Title: N.E.R.D Background: N.E.R.D (stylized as NER*D, a backronym of No-one Ever Really Dies) is an American hip hop and rock band, formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 1999. Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo were signed by Teddy Riley to Virgin Records as a duo, The Neptunes. After producing songs for several artis...	[ "Late Show with David Letterman," ]
Title: Vaslav Nijinsky Background: Vaslav Nijinsky (also Vatslav; Russian: Vatslav Fomich Nizhinskii; Russian: ['vatsl@f f@'mjitc njI'zinskjIj]; Polish: Waclaw Nizynski; 12 March 1889/1890 - 8 April 1950) was a ballet dancer and choreographer cited as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. Section: Biogr...	[ "received training from their father and appeared in an amateur Hopak production in Odessa in 1894." ]
Title: Vaslav Nijinsky Background: Vaslav Nijinsky (also Vatslav; Russian: Vatslav Fomich Nizhinskii; Russian: ['vatsl@f f@'mjitc njI'zinskjIj]; Polish: Waclaw Nizynski; 12 March 1889/1890 - 8 April 1950) was a ballet dancer and choreographer cited as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. Section: Early...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Fightstar Background: Fightstar are a British rock band from London that formed in 2003. The band is composed of lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and co-vocalist Alex Westaway, bassist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi. Generally considered a post-hardcore band, Fightstar are k...	[ "UK tour, which began on 21 October 2008." ]
Title: Fightstar Background: Fightstar are a British rock band from London that formed in 2003. The band is composed of lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and co-vocalist Alex Westaway, bassist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi. Generally considered a post-hardcore band, Fightstar are k...	[ "On 10 November 2015 Simpson reunited with Busted to record new music and tour," ]
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...	[ "1926, Truman was elected presiding judge with the support of the Pendergast machine, and he was re-elected in 1930. Truman helped coordinate the Ten Year Plan," ]
Title: Malcolm Marshall Background: , Malcolm Denzil Marshall (18 April 1958 - 4 November 1999) was a West Indian cricketer. Primarily a fast bowler, Marshall is regarded as one of the finest and fastest pacemen ever to have played Test cricket. His Test bowling average of 20.94 is the best of anyone who has taken 200...	[ "but an excellent 1982 season when he took 134 wickets at under 16 apiece, including a career-best 8-71 against Worcestershire," ]
Title: Malcolm Marshall Background: , Malcolm Denzil Marshall (18 April 1958 - 4 November 1999) was a West Indian cricketer. Primarily a fast bowler, Marshall is regarded as one of the finest and fastest pacemen ever to have played Test cricket. His Test bowling average of 20.94 is the best of anyone who has taken 200...	[ "His father, Denzil DeCoster Edghill was also an outstanding cricketer who played for Kingspark cricket club" ]
Title: Migration Period art Background: Migration Period art denotes the artwork of the Germanic peoples during the Migration period (ca. 300-900). It includes the Migration art of the Germanic tribes on the continent, as well the start of the Insular art or Hiberno-Saxon art of the Anglo-Saxon and Celtic fusion in th...	[ "The animal style was found in Scandinavia," ]
Title: Migration Period art Background: Migration Period art denotes the artwork of the Germanic peoples during the Migration period (ca. 300-900). It includes the Migration art of the Germanic tribes on the continent, as well the start of the Insular art or Hiberno-Saxon art of the Anglo-Saxon and Celtic fusion in th...	[ "The study of Northern European, or \"Germanic\", zoomorphic decoration was pioneered by Bernhard Salin in a work published in 1904." ]
Title: Illyrians Background: The Illyrians (Ancient Greek: Illurioi, Illyrioi; Latin: Illyrii or Illyri) were a group of Indo-European tribes in antiquity, who inhabited part of the western Balkans. The territory the Illyrians inhabited came to be known as Illyria to Greek and Roman authors, who identified a territor...	[ "In the Illyrian Wars of 229 BC, 219 BC and 168 BC Rome overran the Illyrian settlements and suppressed the piracy that had made the Adriatic unsafe for Italian commerce." ]
Title: Illyrians Background: The Illyrians (Ancient Greek: Illurioi, Illyrioi; Latin: Illyrii or Illyri) were a group of Indo-European tribes in antiquity, who inhabited part of the western Balkans. The territory the Illyrians inhabited came to be known as Illyria to Greek and Roman authors, who identified a territor...	[ "The specific theories have found little archaeological corroboration, as no convincing evidence for significant migratory movements" ]
Title: Badfinger Background: Badfinger were a British rock band that, in their most successful lineup, consisted of Pete Ham, Mike Gibbins, Tom Evans, and Joey Molland. The band evolved from an earlier group called The Iveys that was formed in 1961 by Ham, Ron Griffiths and David "Dai" Jenkins in Swansea, Wales. The I...	[ "The group performed a wide range of cover tunes on the London circuit," ]
Title: Badfinger Background: Badfinger were a British rock band that, in their most successful lineup, consisted of Pete Ham, Mike Gibbins, Tom Evans, and Joey Molland. The band evolved from an earlier group called The Iveys that was formed in 1961 by Ham, Ron Griffiths and David "Dai" Jenkins in Swansea, Wales. The I...	[ "Although Polley's professional reputation was admired, his dubious financial practices eventually contributed to the band's downfall." ]
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...	[ "Though she did not sign with Syco, Cowell's record label, she did record a duet of \"Walking in the Air\" with Johnston, which appeared on his debut album, One Voice," ]
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...	[ "Paul Callan, reviewing the album for the Daily Express, described it as \"a joy\"." ]
Title: Tristan Tzara Background: Tristan Tzara (French: [tRista dzaRa]; Romanian: [tris'tan 'tsara]; born Samuel or Samy Rosenstock, also known as S. Samyro; April 16 [O.S. April 4] 1896 - December 25, 1963) was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist. Also active as a journalist, playw...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Tristan Tzara Background: Tristan Tzara (French: [tRista dzaRa]; Romanian: [tris'tan 'tsara]; born Samuel or Samy Rosenstock, also known as S. Samyro; April 16 [O.S. April 4] 1896 - December 25, 1963) was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist. Also active as a journalist, playw...	[ "Although the magazine ceased print in December 1912, it played an important part in shaping Romanian literature of the period." ]
Title: The Cribs Background: The Cribs are an English indie rock band originally from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The band consists of twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother Ross Jarman. They were subsequently joined by ex-The Smiths and Modest Mouse guitarist Johnny Marr who was a formal member of the gr...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: The Cribs Background: The Cribs are an English indie rock band originally from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The band consists of twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother Ross Jarman. They were subsequently joined by ex-The Smiths and Modest Mouse guitarist Johnny Marr who was a formal member of the gr...	[ "A special 40-track 'Anthology Edition' was released with an additional 18 track disc containing B-sides and rarities." ]
Title: Lew Grade Background: Grade was born in Tokmak, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire to Isaak and Olga Winogradsky. In 1912, when Grade was six, the Jewish family emigrated to escape Cossack violence and anti-Semitism, from Odessa via Berlin to Brick Lane in Bethnal Green in the East End of London. Isaak worked ...	[ "it was those series which used an exclusively British cast, such as The Saint (and The Avengers, made by another ITV contractor), which were more successful in the United States." ]
Title: Lew Grade Background: Grade was born in Tokmak, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire to Isaak and Olga Winogradsky. In 1912, when Grade was six, the Jewish family emigrated to escape Cossack violence and anti-Semitism, from Odessa via Berlin to Brick Lane in Bethnal Green in the East End of London. Isaak worked ...	[ "the live action science fiction shows UFO (1969-71) and Space: 1999 (1975-77)" ]
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...	[ "In December 2008 the Daily Mail reported that Smith had signed a PS2.3 million, multi-album deal with Universal Music Group" ]
Title: Jim McLean Background: Jim McLean was born into a working-class family in Larkhall, Lanarkshire on 2 August 1937, the second of three sons of Tom and Annie McLean, and grew up in the nearby village of Ashgill. His maternal grandfather William Yuille had been a professional footballer, playing for Rangers before...	[ "one of his main problems with the job offer was Rangers' policy of not signing Roman Catholics, a policy McLean found a ridiculous restriction" ]
Title: Matt Hardy Background: Hardy was born in Cameron, North Carolina, the son of Gilbert and Ruby Moore Hardy. He is the older brother of Jeff Hardy. Their mother died of brain cancer in 1986. Hardy played baseball as a child and throughout high school, but had stopped by his senior year. Section: Version 1 (2002-...	[ "Hardy defeated Kane at Vengeance, but lost a match against Kane at SummerSlam." ]
Title: Matt Hardy Background: Hardy was born in Cameron, North Carolina, the son of Gilbert and Ruby Moore Hardy. He is the older brother of Jeff Hardy. Their mother died of brain cancer in 1986. Hardy played baseball as a child and throughout high school, but had stopped by his senior year. Section: Total Nonstop Ac...	[ "Hardy, along with the rest of Immortal and Ric Flair, betrayed Fortune." ]
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...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
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...	[ "He received his high school diploma from Eyup High School." ]
Title: Anberlin Background: Anberlin was an American alternative rock band formed in Winter Haven, Florida in 1998 and disbanded in 2014. Since the beginning of 2007, the band consisted of lead vocalist Stephen Christian, guitarists Joseph Milligan and Christian McAlhaney, bassist Deon Rexroat, and drummer Nathan Youn...	[ "rework of Vital, Devotion which was released on October 15, 2013." ]
Title: Yes (band) Background: Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Peter Banks, keyboardist Tony Kaye, and drummer Bill Bruford. The band have undergone numerous formations throughout their history; nineteen musicians have been full-t...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Yes (band) Background: Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Peter Banks, keyboardist Tony Kaye, and drummer Bill Bruford. The band have undergone numerous formations throughout their history; nineteen musicians have been full-t...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Anberlin Background: Anberlin was an American alternative rock band formed in Winter Haven, Florida in 1998 and disbanded in 2014. Since the beginning of 2007, the band consisted of lead vocalist Stephen Christian, guitarists Joseph Milligan and Christian McAlhaney, bassist Deon Rexroat, and drummer Nathan Youn...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Hey Jude Background: "Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon-McCartney. The ballad evolved from "Hey Jules", a song McCartney wrote to comfort John Lennon's son, Julian, during his parents' divorce. "Hey Jude" begins with a verse-bridge structu...	[ "Hey Jude\" begins with McCartney singing lead vocals and playing the piano. The patterns he plays are based on three chords:" ]
Title: Thomas Eakins Background: Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins (July 25, 1844 - June 25, 1916) was an American realist painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important artists in American art history. For the length of his professional career, from the ear...	[ "show real human anatomy from several specific angles," ]
Title: Thomas Eakins Background: Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins (July 25, 1844 - June 25, 1916) was an American realist painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important artists in American art history. For the length of his professional career, from the ear...	[ "Eakins placed himself in the painting, in a scull behind Schmitt, his name inscribed on the boat." ]
Title: Ben Hecht Background: Ben Hecht (February 28, 1894 - April 18, 1964) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist, and novelist. A journalist in his youth, he went on to write thirty-five books and some of the most entertaining screenplays and plays in America. He received screen cr...	[ "Racine High School" ]
Title: Ben Hecht Background: Ben Hecht (February 28, 1894 - April 18, 1964) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist, and novelist. A journalist in his youth, he went on to write thirty-five books and some of the most entertaining screenplays and plays in America. He received screen cr...	[ "While at the Chicago Daily News, Hecht famously broke the 1921 \"Ragged Stranger Murder Case\" story, about the murder of Carl Wanderer's wife," ]
Title: Taylor Hicks Background: Taylor Hicks was born in Birmingham, Alabama on October 7, 1976, to Bradley Hicks and Pamela Dickinson. He and his family moved to the suburb of Hoover when he was eight years old. His hair started turning gray by the time he was 14. His parents divorced, and stepmother Linda shared cus...	[ "He was also named Hottest Bachelor by People magazine for 2006," ]
Title: Dethklok Background: Dethklok is a virtual death metal band featured in the Adult Swim animated television series Metalocalypse. The first official Dethklok album was released on September 25, 2007, entitled The Dethalbum. The album debuted at number 21 on Billboard Magazine's Top 200 list. The band released De...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Dethklok Background: Dethklok is a virtual death metal band featured in the Adult Swim animated television series Metalocalypse. The first official Dethklok album was released on September 25, 2007, entitled The Dethalbum. The album debuted at number 21 on Billboard Magazine's Top 200 list. The band released De...	[ "In the episode \"Fatherklok\", it was revealed that Nathan enjoys an excellent relationship with his father." ]
Title: Walter Cronkite Background: Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962-1981). During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" ...	[ "In Kansas City, he joined the United Press in 1937. He became one of the top American reporters in World War II, covering battles in North Africa and Europe." ]
Title: Fleet Foxes Background: Fleet Foxes is an American indie folk band formed in Seattle, Washington. Their first two albums were released by the Sub Pop and Bella Union record labels, with their third by Nonesuch and Bella Union. The band came to prominence in 2008 with the release of their second EP, Sun Giant, a...	[ "By late 2006 the Seattle press began to take notice of the band;" ]
Title: Taylor Hicks Background: Taylor Hicks was born in Birmingham, Alabama on October 7, 1976, to Bradley Hicks and Pamela Dickinson. He and his family moved to the suburb of Hoover when he was eight years old. His hair started turning gray by the time he was 14. His parents divorced, and stepmother Linda shared cus...	[ "Hicks has allowed audience members to record his concerts for personal, non-commercial use," ]
Title: Walter Cronkite Background: Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962-1981). During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Swami Vivekananda Background: Swami Vivekananda (Bengali: [Sami bibekanondo] ( listen); 12 January 1863 - 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta (Bengali: [norendronath doto]), was an Indian Hindu monk, a chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of th...	[ "Nationalism was a prominent theme in Vivekananda's thought. He believed that a country's future depends on its people," ]
Title: Swami Vivekananda Background: Swami Vivekananda (Bengali: [Sami bibekanondo] ( listen); 12 January 1863 - 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta (Bengali: [norendronath doto]), was an Indian Hindu monk, a chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of th...	[ "promoting science and industrialisation," ]
Title: Robert Benchley Background: Robert Charles Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist best known for his work as a newspaper columnist and film actor. From his beginnings at The Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University, through his many years writing essays and articles...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Burt Bacharach Background: Burt Freeman Bacharach ( BAK-@-rak; born May 12, 1928) is an American composer, songwriter, record producer, pianist, and singer who has composed hundreds of popular hit songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with popular lyricist Hal David. A six-time Gram...	[ "In 1956," ]

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