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Title: Mwai Kibaki Background: Mwai Kibaki, C.G.H. (born 15 November 1931) is a Kenyan politician who was the third President of Kenya, serving from December 2002 until April 2013. Kibaki was previously Vice-President of Kenya for ten years from 1978 to 1988 under President Daniel arap Moi. He also held cabinet minist...	[ "Kibaki enjoys playing golf and is a member of the Muthaiga Golf Club." ]
Title: Gnarls Barkley Background: Gnarls Barkley is an American soul duo, composed of singer-songwriter CeeLo Green and producer Danger Mouse. They have released two studio albums, St. Elsewhere (2006) and The Odd Couple (2008). St. Elsewhere was recorded on the Warner Music UK label, and contained their hit single "C...	[ "they released an EP, Who's Gonna Save My Soul, featuring four versions of the song which originally appeared on The Odd Couple," ]
Title: Gnarls Barkley Background: Gnarls Barkley is an American soul duo, composed of singer-songwriter CeeLo Green and producer Danger Mouse. They have released two studio albums, St. Elsewhere (2006) and The Odd Couple (2008). St. Elsewhere was recorded on the Warner Music UK label, and contained their hit single "C...	[ "article: \"Burton and CeeLo have been cagey about what the name of the act means, and each live performance is an opportunity to play dress-up as" ]
Title: Kasabian Background: Kasabian ( k@-SAY-bee-@n) are an English rock band formed in Leicester in 1997. The band's original members consisted of vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and vocalist Sergio Pizzorno, guitarist Chris Karloff, and bassist Chris Edwards. The band's line-up was completed by drummer Ian Matthews...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Najibullah Zazi Background: Zazi was born in a village in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. He has two sisters and two brothers. At the age of 7 in 1992, he and his family moved to the city of Peshawar in Pakistan where they settled as Afghan refugees. In 1999, he and the family left Pakistan and immigrated to New ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Najibullah Zazi Background: Zazi was born in a village in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. He has two sisters and two brothers. At the age of 7 in 1992, he and his family moved to the city of Peshawar in Pakistan where they settled as Afghan refugees. In 1999, he and the family left Pakistan and immigrated to New ...	[ "On September 11, Afzali called Zazi's father." ]
Title: Redd Foxx Background: Redd Foxx was born John Elroy Sanford on December 9, 1922, in St. Louis, Missouri and raised on Chicago's South Side. His father, Fred Sanford, an electrician and auto mechanic from Hickman, Kentucky, left his family when Foxx was four years old. He was raised by his half-Seminole Indian m...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Redd Foxx Background: Redd Foxx was born John Elroy Sanford on December 9, 1922, in St. Louis, Missouri and raised on Chicago's South Side. His father, Fred Sanford, an electrician and auto mechanic from Hickman, Kentucky, left his family when Foxx was four years old. He was raised by his half-Seminole Indian m...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: N. T. Rama Rao Background: N. T. Rama rao (NTR) was born on 28 May 1923 in Nimmakuru, a small village in Gudivada taluk of Krishna District, which was a part of the erstwhile Madras Presidency of British India. He was born to a farming couple, Nandamuri Lakshmaih and Venkata Ramamma, but was given in adoption t...	[ "Basava Tarakam died of cancer in 1985." ]
Title: N. T. Rama Rao Background: N. T. Rama rao (NTR) was born on 28 May 1923 in Nimmakuru, a small village in Gudivada taluk of Krishna District, which was a part of the erstwhile Madras Presidency of British India. He was born to a farming couple, Nandamuri Lakshmaih and Venkata Ramamma, but was given in adoption t...	[ "He essayed the role of Krishna in 17 films," ]
Title: Bruce Sudano Background: Sudano was born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York to Margaret Alessio (1924-2012) and Louis Sudano (1923-2008). At the age of four, Sudano learned to play his first instrument, the accordion. He later taught himself to play piano and guitar. He soon developed a reputation in his community...	[ "The trio scored a modest hit with the single \"Music, Harmony and Rhythm\", which they performed on American Bandstand." ]
Title: Bruce Sudano Background: Sudano was born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York to Margaret Alessio (1924-2012) and Louis Sudano (1923-2008). At the age of four, Sudano learned to play his first instrument, the accordion. He later taught himself to play piano and guitar. He soon developed a reputation in his community...	[ "In 2004, Sudano released a second solo record called Rainy Day Soul and scored three top ten Adult Contemporary hits" ]
Title: Bee Gees Background: The Bee Gees were a pop music group formed in 1958. Their lineup consisted of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were successful for most of their decades of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a popular music act in the late 1960s an...	[ "Among the artists who have covered their songs are Michael Bolton, Boyzone, Eric Clapton, Billy Corgan, Destiny's Child, Faith No More," ]
Title: Bee Gees Background: The Bee Gees were a pop music group formed in 1958. Their lineup consisted of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were successful for most of their decades of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a popular music act in the late 1960s an...	[ "1997," ]
Title: John Edward Background: John Edward McGee Jr. (born October 19, 1969), known professionally as John Edward, is an American television personality, author and alleged psychic medium. Born in Glen Cove, New York, Edward says he was convinced at a young age that he could become a psychic. After writing his first b...	[ "Dateline." ]
Title: John Edward Background: John Edward McGee Jr. (born October 19, 1969), known professionally as John Edward, is an American television personality, author and alleged psychic medium. Born in Glen Cove, New York, Edward says he was convinced at a young age that he could become a psychic. After writing his first b...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Chris Brown Background: Christopher Maurice Brown was born on May 5, 1989, in the small town of Tappahannock, Virginia, to Joyce Hawkins, a former day care center director, and Clinton Brown, a corrections officer at a local prison. He has an older sister, Lytrell Bundy, who works in a bank. Music was always pr...	[ "\". The performance and his emotional turmoil resonated with several celebrities present at the ceremony, including Trey Songz, Diddy and Taraji P. Henson. Songz" ]
Title: Chris Brown Background: Christopher Maurice Brown was born on May 5, 1989, in the small town of Tappahannock, Virginia, to Joyce Hawkins, a former day care center director, and Clinton Brown, a corrections officer at a local prison. He has an older sister, Lytrell Bundy, who works in a bank. Music was always pr...	[ "F.A.M.E. won Album of the Year." ]
Title: Andy Dick Background: Dick was born on December 21, 1965 in Charleston, South Carolina. He was adopted at birth by Allen and Sue Dick, and named Andrew Roane Dick. He was brought up Presbyterian. His father was in the Navy, As a child, he spent time living with his family in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York,...	[ "In January 2012, the two alleged victims filed a civil suit against Dick for unspecified damages." ]
Title: Triumph (band) Background: Triumph is a Canadian hard rock band formed in 1975 that was popular in the late 1970s and the 1980s, building on its reputation and success as a live band. Between the band's 16 albums and DVDs, Triumph has received 18 gold and 9 platinum awards in Canada and the United States. Trium...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Iskander Mirza Background: - Sahibzada Iskander Ali Mirza (Urdu: skhndr mrz;Bengali: iskaandaar mirjaa); 13 November 1899 - 13 November 1969), CIE, OSS, OBE, was the first President of Pakistan, elected in this capacity in 1956 until being dismissed by dictator Ayub Khan in 1958. The great grandson of Siraj ud-...	[ "This martial law imposed by country's first Bengali president was the first example of martial law in Pakistan," ]
Title: Alice Hamilton Background: Alice Hamilton (February 27, 1869 - September 22, 1970) was an American physician, research scientist, and author who is best known as a leading expert in the field of occupational health and a pioneer in the field of industrial toxicology. She was also the first woman appointed to th...	[ "she testified against the use of lead and warned of the danger it posed to people and the environment. Nevertheless, leaded gasoline was allowed." ]
Title: Alice Hamilton Background: Alice Hamilton (February 27, 1869 - September 22, 1970) was an American physician, research scientist, and author who is best known as a leading expert in the field of occupational health and a pioneer in the field of industrial toxicology. She was also the first woman appointed to th...	[ "In addition to publishing \"landmark reports for the U.S. Department of Labor\" on research related to workers in Arizona copper mines and stonecutters at Indiana's limestone quarries," ]
Title: Day26 Background: Day26 is an American male R&B music group formed in August 2007 by Sean "Diddy" Combs in a handpicked selection at the end of MTV's Making the Band 4. The group consists of Robert Curry, Brian Angel, Willie Taylor, Qwanell Mosley and Michael McCluney. The moniker is a tribute to the day when A...	[ "In Spring 2017, all members of Day26 announced over social media they would hold a \"10 Year Anniversary Experience\" concert" ]
Title: Day26 Background: Day26 is an American male R&B music group formed in August 2007 by Sean "Diddy" Combs in a handpicked selection at the end of MTV's Making the Band 4. The group consists of Robert Curry, Brian Angel, Willie Taylor, Qwanell Mosley and Michael McCluney. The moniker is a tribute to the day when A...	[ "\"Got Me Going\" eventually peaked at #79 on the Billboard Hot 100." ]
Title: Alice Hamilton Background: Alice Hamilton (February 27, 1869 - September 22, 1970) was an American physician, research scientist, and author who is best known as a leading expert in the field of occupational health and a pioneer in the field of industrial toxicology. She was also the first woman appointed to th...	[ "In 1925, at a Public Health Service conference on the use of lead in gasoline," ]
Title: Alice Hamilton Background: Alice Hamilton (February 27, 1869 - September 22, 1970) was an American physician, research scientist, and author who is best known as a leading expert in the field of occupational health and a pioneer in the field of industrial toxicology. She was also the first woman appointed to th...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Joseph Haydn Background: (Franz) Joseph Haydn (; German: ['jo:zef 'haId@n] ( listen); 31 March 1732 - 31 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the piano trio and his contributions to musical form have earned him the epithets "...	[ "With the increase in his reputation, Haydn eventually obtained aristocratic patronage, crucial for the career of a composer in his day." ]
Title: Joseph Haydn Background: (Franz) Joseph Haydn (; German: ['jo:zef 'haId@n] ( listen); 31 March 1732 - 31 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the piano trio and his contributions to musical form have earned him the epithets "...	[ "He spent his summers with the Esterhazys in Eisenstadt, and over the course of several years wrote six masses for them." ]
Title: Stanley Donen Background: Stanley Donen ( DAWN-@n; born April 13, 1924) is an American film director and choreographer whose most celebrated works are Singin' in the Rain and On the Town, both of which he co-directed with actor and dancer Gene Kelly. Other noteworthy films include Royal Wedding, Seven Brides fo...	[ "Donen and cinematographer Harold Rosson shot a scene on the streets of New York City" ]
Title: Anna May Wong Background: Anna May Wong (January 3, 1905 - February 3, 1961) was an American actress. She is considered to be the first Chinese American movie star, as well as the first Chinese American actress to gain international recognition. Her long and varied career spanned silent film, sound film, televi...	[ "she wanted to learn more about the Chinese theater and through English translations to better perform some Chinese plays before international audiences." ]
Title: Odissi Background: Odissi (Odia: odd'ishii Odisi), also referred to as Orissi in older literature, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the Hindu temples of Odisha - an eastern coastal state of India. Odissi, in its history, was performed predominantly by women, and expressed religious s...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Odissi Background: Odissi (Odia: odd'ishii Odisi), also referred to as Orissi in older literature, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the Hindu temples of Odisha - an eastern coastal state of India. Odissi, in its history, was performed predominantly by women, and expressed religious s...	[ "Historical evidence, states Alexandra Carter, shows that Odissi Maharis (Hindu temple dancers) and dance halls architecture (nata-mandap) were in vogue at least by the 9th century CE." ]
Title: Joe E. Brown Background: Brown was born on July 28, 1891, in Holgate, Ohio, near Toledo, into a large family largely of Welsh descent. He spent most of his childhood in Toledo. In 1902, at the age of ten, he joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the Five Marvelous Ashtons, who toured the country on both t...	[ "he played Francis Flute in the Max Reinhardt/William Dieterle film version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)" ]
Title: Joe E. Brown Background: Brown was born on July 28, 1891, in Holgate, Ohio, near Toledo, into a large family largely of Welsh descent. He spent most of his childhood in Toledo. In 1902, at the age of ten, he joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the Five Marvelous Ashtons, who toured the country on both t...	[ "Mostly, the USO performers were curious about the events on the islands and how the men were handling things." ]
Title: Motion City Soundtrack Background: Motion City Soundtrack was an American rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1997. The band's line-up consisted of vocalist and guitarist Justin Pierre, lead guitarist Joshua Cain, keyboardist Jesse Johnson, bassist Matthew Taylor, and drummer Tony Thaxton. Secti...	[ " Over the course of the early 2000s, the band continued to tour and shuffle through members." ]
Title: Adele Background: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born on 5 May 1988 in Tottenham, London, to an English mother, Penny Adkins, and a Welsh father, Marc Evans. Evans left when Adele was two, leaving her mother to raise her. She began singing at age four and asserts that she became obsessed with voices. Growing up, ...	[ "Etta James for passion and Roberta Flack for control.\"" ]
Title: Motion City Soundtrack Background: Motion City Soundtrack was an American rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1997. The band's line-up consisted of vocalist and guitarist Justin Pierre, lead guitarist Joshua Cain, keyboardist Jesse Johnson, bassist Matthew Taylor, and drummer Tony Thaxton. Secti...	[ "Pierre" ]
Title: Adele Background: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born on 5 May 1988 in Tottenham, London, to an English mother, Penny Adkins, and a Welsh father, Marc Evans. Evans left when Adele was two, leaving her mother to raise her. She began singing at age four and asserts that she became obsessed with voices. Growing up, ...	[ "Politically she is a supporter of the Labour Party," ]
Title: Laura Schlessinger Background: Schlessinger was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. She was raised in Brooklyn and later on Long Island. Her parents were Monroe "Monty" Schlessinger, a civil engineer, and Yolanda (nee Ceccovini) Schlessinger, an Italian Catholic war bride. Schlessinger has said her f...	[ "After the call Schlessinger said, \"If you're that hypersensitive about color and don't have a sense of humor, don't marry out of your race.\"" ]
Title: Laura Schlessinger Background: Schlessinger was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. She was raised in Brooklyn and later on Long Island. Her parents were Monroe "Monty" Schlessinger, a civil engineer, and Yolanda (nee Ceccovini) Schlessinger, an Italian Catholic war bride. Schlessinger has said her f...	[ "\"Laura lived with Lew for about nine years before she was married to him." ]
Title: Converge (band) Background: Converge is an American hardcore punk band formed by vocalist Jacob Bannon and guitarist Kurt Ballou in Salem, Massachusetts in 1990. During the recording of their seminal fourth album Jane Doe, the group became a four-piece with the departure of guitarist Aaron Dalbec and the additi...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Converge (band) Background: Converge is an American hardcore punk band formed by vocalist Jacob Bannon and guitarist Kurt Ballou in Salem, Massachusetts in 1990. During the recording of their seminal fourth album Jane Doe, the group became a four-piece with the departure of guitarist Aaron Dalbec and the additi...	[ "both the band and the album have developed a cult following since its release." ]
Title: Jared Leto Background: Jared Joseph Leto was born on December 26, 1971, in Bossier City, Louisiana, to Constance Leto (nee Metrejon). His mother has Cajun ancestry. "Leto" is the surname of his stepfather. His parents divorced when he was a child, and he and his older brother, Shannon Leto, lived with their mot...	[ "He later co-starred with Christina Ricci in The Last of the High Kings (1996) and got a supporting role in Switchback (1997)." ]
Title: Jared Leto Background: Jared Joseph Leto was born on December 26, 1971, in Bossier City, Louisiana, to Constance Leto (nee Metrejon). His mother has Cajun ancestry. "Leto" is the surname of his stepfather. His parents divorced when he was a child, and he and his older brother, Shannon Leto, lived with their mot...	[ "in the psychological thriller American Psycho (2000)." ]
Title: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Background: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, an American country rock band, has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed an...	[ "After the next album Les Thompson left the group, making the band a foursome. Stars & Stripes" ]
Title: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Background: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, an American country rock band, has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed an...	[ "The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was founded around 1966" ]
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...	[ "the Society for Psychical Research," ]
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...	[ "controlled the room by placing starch powder over the floor, locking the door and taping the windows before the seance." ]
Title: Indigenous peoples of Mexico Background: Indigenous peoples of Mexico (Spanish: pueblos indigenas de Mexico), Native Mexicans (Spanish: nativos mexicanos), or Mexican Native Americans (Spanish: nativo america mexicanos), are those who are part of communities that trace their roots back to populations and commun...	[ "the Republica de Indios." ]
Title: Ernie Els Background: Theodore Ernest Els (; born 17 October 1969) is a South African professional golfer. A former World No. 1, he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature (he stands 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)) along with his fluid golf swing. Among his 71 career victories are four major champio...	[ "Nine majors were won between them, many fighting against each other head to head." ]
Title: Ernie Els Background: Theodore Ernest Els (; born 17 October 1969) is a South African professional golfer. A former World No. 1, he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature (he stands 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)) along with his fluid golf swing. Among his 71 career victories are four major champio...	[ "2002 was arguably Els's best year, which started with a win at the Heineken Classic at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club." ]
Title: Henry Winkler Background: Henry Franklin Winkler was born on October 30, 1945 on the West Side of Manhattan, New York, the son of homemaker Ilse Anna Marie (nee Hadra; 1913-2002) and lumber company president Harry Irving Winkler (1903-1995). His parents were German Jews who emigrated from Berlin to the U.S. in ...	[ "Happy Days ended its run in 1984." ]
Title: The Temptations Background: The Temptations are an American vocal group who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s; their work with producer Norman Whitfield, which started with the Top 10 hit single "Cloud Nine" in October 1968, pioneered psychedelic s...	[ "Quiet Elegance featured Lois Reeves, the sister of Martha Reeves, alongside Frankie Gearing and Millie Vaney-Scott." ]
Title: Willie Brown (politician) Background: Brown was born in Mineola, a small segregated town in east Texas marked by racial tensions, to Minnie Collins Boyd and Lewis Brown. Brown was the fourth of five children. During Brown's childhood, mob violence periodically erupted in Mineola, keeping African- Americans from...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Richard III of England Background: Richard was born on 2 October 1452 at Fotheringhay Castle, the twelfth of thirteen children of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville at the beginning of what has traditionally been labelled the "Wars of the Roses", a period of "three or four decades of polit...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Richard III of England Background: Richard was born on 2 October 1452 at Fotheringhay Castle, the twelfth of thirteen children of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville at the beginning of what has traditionally been labelled the "Wars of the Roses", a period of "three or four decades of polit...	[ "Also notable are the 1995 film version starring Ian McKellen, set in a fictional 1930s fascist England," ]
Title: Willie Brown (politician) Background: Brown was born in Mineola, a small segregated town in east Texas marked by racial tensions, to Minnie Collins Boyd and Lewis Brown. Brown was the fourth of five children. During Brown's childhood, mob violence periodically erupted in Mineola, keeping African- Americans from...	[ "Allegations of political patronage followed Brown from the State Legislature through his tenure as San Francisco mayor." ]
Title: Lou Groza Background: Born in eastern Ohio in Martins Ferry, just north and across the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia, Groza's parents were immigrants from Transylvania, part of modern-day Romania. His Hungarian mother Mary and Romanian father John (Ioan) Groza owned and ran Groza's Tavern on Main Stre...	[ "He was taken to a hospital in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, where he died." ]
Title: Lou Groza Background: Born in eastern Ohio in Martins Ferry, just north and across the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia, Groza's parents were immigrants from Transylvania, part of modern-day Romania. His Hungarian mother Mary and Romanian father John (Ioan) Groza owned and ran Groza's Tavern on Main Stre...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: The Devil Wears Prada (band) Background: The Devil Wears Prada is an American Christian metalcore band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 2005. It consists of members Mike Hranica (vocals, additional guitar), Jeremy DePoyster (rhythm guitar, vocals), Kyle Sipress (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Andy Trick (bass). ...	[ "September 13, 2011 through Ferret Music." ]
Title: The Devil Wears Prada (band) Background: The Devil Wears Prada is an American Christian metalcore band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 2005. It consists of members Mike Hranica (vocals, additional guitar), Jeremy DePoyster (rhythm guitar, vocals), Kyle Sipress (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Andy Trick (bass). ...	[ "it was announced that The Devil Wears Prada were voted as 2009's Band of the Year" ]
Title: Vladimir Nabokov Background: Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (; Russian: Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, pronounced [vla'djimjIr na'bok@f] ( listen), also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin; 22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1899 - 2 July 1977) was a Russian-American novelist, translator and entomologist. Section: Rus...	[ "was able to escape Hitler's Germany only with the help of Russian Jewish emigres who still had grateful memories of his family's defense of Jews in Tsarist" ]
Title: Vladimir Nabokov Background: Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (; Russian: Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, pronounced [vla'djimjIr na'bok@f] ( listen), also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin; 22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1899 - 2 July 1977) was a Russian-American novelist, translator and entomologist. Section: Ent...	[ "male blue butterfly" ]
Title: Barton Fink Background: Barton Fink is a 1991 American period film written, produced, directed and edited by the Coen brothers. Set in 1941, it stars John Turturro in the title role as a young New York City playwright who is hired to write scripts for a film studio in Hollywood, and John Goodman as Charlie, the...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Barton Fink Background: Barton Fink is a 1991 American period film written, produced, directed and edited by the Coen brothers. Set in 1941, it stars John Turturro in the title role as a young New York City playwright who is hired to write scripts for a film studio in Hollywood, and John Goodman as Charlie, the...	[ "His agent advised against working with the Coens, but Deakins met with them at a cafe in Notting Hill and they soon began working together" ]
Title: Vogue (Madonna song) Background: "Vogue" is a song by American singer Madonna from her second soundtrack album I'm Breathless (1990). It was released as the first single from the album on March 27, 1990, by Sire Records. Madonna was inspired by vogue dancers and choreographers Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza and Luis...	[ "Many of the scenes are recreations of photographs taken by noted photographer Horst P. Horst, including" ]
Title: Women in Israel Background: Women in Israel are women who live in or who are from the State of Israel, established in 1948. Israel does not have a constitution, but the Israeli Declaration of Independence states: "The State of Israel (...) will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its ...	[ "The Israeli parliament, The Knesset, has established \"The Committee on the Status of Women,\" to address women's rights." ]
Title: Women in Israel Background: Women in Israel are women who live in or who are from the State of Israel, established in 1948. Israel does not have a constitution, but the Israeli Declaration of Independence states: "The State of Israel (...) will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its ...	[ "in 1988 Shakdiel became the first woman in Israel to serve in a religious council." ]
Title: The Birth of a Nation Background: The Birth of a Nation (originally called The Clansman) is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed and co-produced by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from the novel and play The Clansman, both by Thomas Dixon Jr., as well as Dixon's no...	[ "Griffith was the son of a Confederate officer and, like Dixon, viewed Reconstruction negatively." ]
Title: Abbey Road Background: Abbey Road is the eleventh album by English rock band the Beatles, released on 26 September 1969 by Apple Records. The recording sessions for the album were the last in which all four Beatles participated. Although Let It Be was the final album that the Beatles completed before the band's...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Abbey Road Background: Abbey Road is the eleventh album by English rock band the Beatles, released on 26 September 1969 by Apple Records. The recording sessions for the album were the last in which all four Beatles participated. Although Let It Be was the final album that the Beatles completed before the band's...	[ "US poster companies airbrushed this cigarette out of the image, without permission from either Apple or McCartney." ]
Title: Titãs Background: Titas (Portuguese pronunciation: [tSi'tas]) are a rock band from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Though they basically play pop/alternative rock, their music has touched a number of other styles throughout their 30-year career, such as new wave, punk rock, grunge, MPB and electronic music. They are one of ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Northrop Frye Background: Herman Northrop Frye (July 14, 1912 - January 23, 1991) was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century. Frye gained international fame with his first book, Fearful Symmetry (1947), which led to the reinterpretation of t...	[ "aided James Polk in compiling Divisions on a Ground: Essays on Canadian Culture (1982)." ]
Title: Richard Christy Background: Thomas Richard Christy was born in Fort Scott, Kansas on April 1, 1974. His father is a Vietnam veteran. Christy grew up in the nearby town of Redfield, on a "farm in the middle of nowhere". According to the 2010 census, the town has a population of 146. Section: The Howard Stern Sh...	[ "pitting ten listeners who had contributed to the show against each other in competition for the vacated position." ]
Title: Lillie Langtry Background: Emilie Charlotte Langtry (nee Le Breton; October 13, 1853 - February 12, 1929), known as Lillie (or Lily) Langtry and nicknamed "The Jersey Lily", was a British-American socialite, actress and producer. Born on the island of Jersey, upon marrying she moved to London in 1876. Her looks...	[ "May 13, 1897, divorced her husband, Edward Langtry, in Lakeport, California." ]
Title: Lillie Langtry Background: Emilie Charlotte Langtry (nee Le Breton; October 13, 1853 - February 12, 1929), known as Lillie (or Lily) Langtry and nicknamed "The Jersey Lily", was a British-American socialite, actress and producer. Born on the island of Jersey, upon marrying she moved to London in 1876. Her looks...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Focus on the Family Background: Focus on the Family (FOTF or FotF) is an American Christian conservative organization founded in 1977 in Southern California by psychologist James Dobson, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is active in promoting an interdenominational effort toward its socially conservative...	[ "Focus on the Family maintains a strong stand against abortion, and provides grant funding and medical training to assist crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs;" ]
Title: Focus on the Family Background: Focus on the Family (FOTF or FotF) is an American Christian conservative organization founded in 1977 in Southern California by psychologist James Dobson, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is active in promoting an interdenominational effort toward its socially conservative...	[ "Gilligan wrote a letter to Dobson asking him to apologize and to cease and desist from citing her work," ]
Title: Julian Assange Background: Julian Paul Assange (; ne Hawkins; born 3 July 1971) is an Australian computer programmer and the editor of WikiLeaks. Assange founded WikiLeaks in 2006, but came to international attention in 2010, when WikiLeaks published a series of leaks provided by Chelsea Manning. These leaks in...	[ "case. Chief prosecutor Marianne Ny officially revoked his arrest warrant, but said the investigation could still be resumed if Assange visited Sweden before August 2020. \"" ]
Title: Robert Dale Owen Background: Robert Dale Owen (November 7, 1801 - June 24, 1877) was a Scottish-born social reformer who immigrated to the United States in 1825, became a U.S. citizen, and was active in Indiana politics as member of the Democratic Party in the Indiana House of Representatives (1835-39 and 1851-...	[ "Owen, his brother David Dale Owen, and architect Robert Mills, were involved in developing preliminary plans for the Smithsonian Building." ]
Title: Robert Dale Owen Background: Robert Dale Owen (November 7, 1801 - June 24, 1877) was a Scottish-born social reformer who immigrated to the United States in 1825, became a U.S. citizen, and was active in Indiana politics as member of the Democratic Party in the Indiana House of Representatives (1835-39 and 1851-...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Porcupine Tree Background: Porcupine Tree were an English rock band formed by musician Steven Wilson in 1987. The band began essentially as a solo project for Wilson, who created all of the band's music. By late 1993, however, he wanted to work in a band environment, bringing on frequent collaborators Richard B...	[ "references to fictitious band members such as Sir Tarquin Underspoon and Timothy Tadpole-Jones." ]
Title: Porcupine Tree Background: Porcupine Tree were an English rock band formed by musician Steven Wilson in 1987. The band began essentially as a solo project for Wilson, who created all of the band's music. By late 1993, however, he wanted to work in a band environment, bringing on frequent collaborators Richard B...	[ "Shortly thereafter, Delerium invited Wilson to sign with as one of the label's founder artists." ]
Title: Julian Assange Background: Julian Paul Assange (; ne Hawkins; born 3 July 1971) is an Australian computer programmer and the editor of WikiLeaks. Assange founded WikiLeaks in 2006, but came to international attention in 2010, when WikiLeaks published a series of leaks provided by Chelsea Manning. These leaks in...	[ "Christine Ann Hawkins (b. 1951), a visual artist, and John Shipton, an anti-war activist and builder." ]
Title: The Birth of a Nation Background: The Birth of a Nation (originally called The Clansman) is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed and co-produced by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from the novel and play The Clansman, both by Thomas Dixon Jr., as well as Dixon's no...	[ "common practice to distribute musical cue sheets, or less commonly, full scores (usually for organ or piano accompaniment) along with each print of a film." ]
Title: Josh Groban Background: Josh Groban was born in Los Angeles, California, to Lindy (nee Johnston), a school teacher, and Jack Groban, a businessman. Josh's younger brother, Chris, was born on Josh's fourth birthday. Josh's father is a descendant of Jewish immigrants from Poland and Ukraine, and converted from Ju...	[ "Groban said that he believed that this second album was a better reflection of him," ]
Title: Josh Groban Background: Josh Groban was born in Los Angeles, California, to Lindy (nee Johnston), a school teacher, and Jack Groban, a businessman. Josh's younger brother, Chris, was born on Josh's fourth birthday. Josh's father is a descendant of Jewish immigrants from Poland and Ukraine, and converted from Ju...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Sarah Silverman Background: Silverman was born in Bedford, New Hampshire, to Beth Ann (nee Halpin; 1941-2015) and Donald Silverman. She was raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. Beth had been George McGovern's personal campaign photographer and would found the theater company New Thalian Players, while Donald ha...	[ "Silverman was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her acting on the show." ]
Title: Titãs Background: Titas (Portuguese pronunciation: [tSi'tas]) are a rock band from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Though they basically play pop/alternative rock, their music has touched a number of other styles throughout their 30-year career, such as new wave, punk rock, grunge, MPB and electronic music. They are one of ...	[ "this album which is considered by the critics one of the best works of the group and one of the landmarks of the Brazilian rock." ]
Title: Ayaan Hirsi Ali Background: Ayaan Hirsi Ali (; Dutch: [a:'ja:n 'hi:rsi 'a:li] ( listen); born Ayaan Hirsi Magan, 13 November 1969) is a Somali-born Dutch-American activist, feminist, author, scholar and former politician. Section: Brandeis University Passage: In early 2014 Brandeis University in Massachusetts ...	[ "Lumbard, Head of the Islamic Studies Department, other faculty members and several student groups that accused Hirsi Ali of \"hate speech\"." ]
Title: Ayaan Hirsi Ali Background: Ayaan Hirsi Ali (; Dutch: [a:'ja:n 'hi:rsi 'a:li] ( listen); born Ayaan Hirsi Magan, 13 November 1969) is a Somali-born Dutch-American activist, feminist, author, scholar and former politician. Section: Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now Passage: Susan Dominus of the New Yor...	[ "She tries to warn Americans about their naivete in the face of encroaching Islamic influences," ]
Title: Elroy Hirsch Background: Elroy Leon "Crazylegs" Hirsch (June 17, 1923 - January 28, 2004) was an American football player, sport executive and actor. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974. He was also named to the all-time All-Pro team selected ...	[ "the Rockets compiled a 7-32 record and won only one game in each of the 1947 and 1948 seasons." ]
Title: Elroy Hirsch Background: Elroy Leon "Crazylegs" Hirsch (June 17, 1923 - January 28, 2004) was an American football player, sport executive and actor. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974. He was also named to the all-time All-Pro team selected ...	[ "he broke the record at Michigan's Marine Corps training center, completing a 344-yard obstacle course in one minute and 31 seconds." ]
Title: Bush (British band) Background: Bush are an English rock band formed in London, England in 1992. Their current lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Gavin Rossdale, drummer Robin Goodridge, lead guitarist Chris Traynor, and bassist Corey Britz. In 1994, Bush found immediate success with the rele...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Bush (British band) Background: Bush are an English rock band formed in London, England in 1992. Their current lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Gavin Rossdale, drummer Robin Goodridge, lead guitarist Chris Traynor, and bassist Corey Britz. In 1994, Bush found immediate success with the rele...	[ "Sixteen Stone peaked at No. 4 on the Heatseekers and Billboard 200 charts." ]
Title: Joe Walsh Background: Joseph Fidler Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In a career spanning more than forty years, he has been a member of five successful rock bands: James Gang, Barnstorm, Eagles, the Party Boys, and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. In the 1990s, ...	[ "Wichita, Kansas." ]
Title: Joe Walsh Background: Joseph Fidler Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In a career spanning more than forty years, he has been a member of five successful rock bands: James Gang, Barnstorm, Eagles, the Party Boys, and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. In the 1990s, ...	[ "Walsh majored in English and minored in music; he was present during the Kent State massacre in 1970." ]
Title: C+C Music Factory Background: C+C Music Factory is an American musical group formed in 1989 by David Cole and Robert Clivilles. The group is best known for their five hit singles: "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)", Section: Creation and success Passage: In 1989 Clivilles and Cole hired the artists Z...	[ "to vocalize all the tracks for Gonna Make You Sweat," ]
Title: C+C Music Factory Background: C+C Music Factory is an American musical group formed in 1989 by David Cole and Robert Clivilles. The group is best known for their five hit singles: "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)", Section: Releases under alternate names Passage: In 1991, as Clivilles + Cole, the du...	[ "various other releases under different names." ]

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