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1 | is the us virgin island part of the united states | The United States Virgin Islands (USVI; also called the American Virgin Islands), officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, is a group of islands in the Caribbean that is an insular area of the United States located 40 miles (64 km) east of Puerto Rico. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Island... | true |
1 | Was there any exception? | (CNN) -- When did conservatives become prisoners to idiotic vulgarity? I ask that question as someone who self-defines as conservative and who is sick and tired of being embarrassed by Ted Nugent.
Last month the aged rocker called President Barack Obama a "subhuman mongrel" in an interview with Guns.com. That was bad... | true |
1 | Did he ask for more to drink? | CHAPTER THIRTY ONE.
DESCRIBES A HAPPY HOME AND A HAPPIER MEETING.
In a small wayside cottage in the outskirts of one of those picturesque villages which surround London, an old woman sat at the head of a small deal table, with a black teapot, a brown sugar-basin, a yellow milk jug, and a cracked tea-cup before her.... | true |
1 | Did she find it amusing? | CHAPTER XV--THE END OF THE MEETING
Stephen went on in her calm, cold voice:
'Did he tell you that I had asked him to marry me?' Despite herself, as she spoke the words a red tide dyed her face. It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds white... | true |
1 | Is there incodeing for left-to-right scripts? | Unicode is a computing industry standard for the consistent encoding, representation, and handling of text expressed in most of the world's writing systems. Developed in conjunction with the Universal Coded Character Set (UCS) standard and published as The Unicode Standard, the latest version of Unicode contains a repe... | true |
0 | Was it empty at the time? | Jack was a carpenter . He was living in a village. His mother died a long time ago. His aged father, Ken, lived with him. Ken could not even walk well. He was so weak. It was because Jack did not give him enough food. He only gave his father a small bowl made from earth. Even a little rice in the bowl appeared to be mu... | false |
1 | does lindsay lohan play the guitar in freaky friday | The film's producer Andrew Gunn said he initially hoped Jodie Foster (who played Annabel in the original 1976 Freaky Friday film) would be interested in playing the mother in the remake. She declined in order to spend more time with her family and because of concerns that the stunt casting would overshadow the film's o... | true |
1 | Are people from the USA different than those in the UK? | One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why? In fact, the British call the first floor of a bu... | true |
0 | Can you find Peter Piper Pizza where Pizza Fusion is based? | Peter Piper Pizza is an Arizona-based pizza chain with locations in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Nevada, and Mexico, and formerly in Colorado, Utah, and Michigan. Restaurants usually have a large dining area that adjoins a game room with playground equipment and classic arcade games. Pizza Fusion i... | false |
0 | did season 5 are you the one win | In Episode 10, the cast did not find all their perfect matches, winning no money at the end. | false |
1 | Are Rhododendron and Liriodendron both deciduous genii? | Rhododendron (from Ancient Greek ῥόδον "rhódon" "rose" and δένδρον "déndron" "tree") is a genus of 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae), either evergreen or deciduous, and found mainly in Asia, although it is also widespread throughout the highlands of the Appalachian Mountains of North America... | true |
0 | Does it share a border with Kazakhstan? | Mongolia (Mongolian: in Mongolian Cyrillic; in Mongolian script; in Mongolian Latin script; literally: Mongol State) is a landlocked unitary sovereign state in East Asia. Its area is roughly equivalent with the historical territory of Outer Mongolia, and that term is sometimes used to refer to the Mongolian People's Re... | false |
1 | Are the Karst Shepherd and Telomian breeds of dog? | The Karst Shepherd (Slovene: "kraševec" or "kraški ovčar " ) is a breed of dog of the livestock guardian type, originating in Slovenia. This Mountain dog breed is recognised by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale. The Telomian is a breed of dog native to Malaysia. Though rare, it remains the only known Mala... | true |
1 | can i use birth certificate to enter canada | Canadian law requires that all persons entering Canada must carry proof of both citizenship and identity. A valid U.S. passport or passport card is preferred, although a birth certificate, naturalization certificate, citizenship certificate, or another document proving U.S. nationality, together with a government-issue... | true |
1 | Are A Diary for Timothy and Race to Nowhere both documentaries? | A Diary for Timothy (1945) is a British documentary film directed by Humphrey Jennings. It was produced by Basil Wright for the Crown Film Unit. Race to Nowhere is a 2009 documentary film written by Maimone Attia and directed by Vicki Abeles and Jessica Congdon. | true |
0 | Were they born here? | New York (CNN) -- Two men suspected of planning an attack on a Manhattan synagogue with guns and a grenade were arrested Wednesday, marking the end of a seven-month undercover operation by New York police officers.
The suspects, Ahmed Ferhani and Mohamed Mamdouh, were detained in midtown Manhattan after buying two lo... | false |
0 | Were both Lothar Mendes and George Albert Smith German? | Lothar Mendes (19 May 1894 – 25 February 1974) was a German-born screenwriter and film director. who began his career as an actor in Vienna and Berlin in Max Reinhardt's famous troupe. He went to America in the early 1920s and there he remained until 1933, directing more than a dozen features, mostly frothy comedies, w... | false |
1 | Did they tell others that they wanted to go to bed? | CHAPTER XVI.
ON THE WRONG TRAIL.
One of the turkeys was finished even to the neck piece, and then both Tom and Sam declared that they were so sleepy they could scarcely keep their eyes open.
"It must be the mountain air," said Dick. "I'm sleepy, too. Let us turn in."
"Will anybody have to stand watch?" asked Sa... | true |
1 | is there an english version of the quran | The Quran has been translated into English many times. The first few translations were made in the 17th and 19th centuries, but the majority were produced in the 20th. | true |
1 | was she put into a carriage? | CHAPTER LXV - MISS LONGESTAFFE WRITES HOME
Lady Monogram, when she left Madame Melmotte's house after that entertainment of Imperial Majesty which had been to her of so very little avail, was not in a good humour. Sir Damask, who had himself affected to laugh at the whole thing, but who had been in truth as anxious a... | true |
1 | do executive orders carry the weight of law | In the United States, an executive order is a directive issued by the President of the United States that manages operations of the federal government and has the force of law. The legal or constitutional basis for executive orders has multiple sources. Article Two of the United States Constitution gives the president ... | true |
1 | Are Trichosanthes and Plantago both types of plant life? | Trichosanthes is a genus of tropical and subtropical vines. They belong to the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae), and are closely related to "Gymnopetalum". "Hodgsonia", formerly included here, is usually considered a well-distinct genus nowadays. Trichosanthes is a genus of tropical and subtropical vines. They belong to... | true |
1 | is there a place called boston in england | Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England, approximately 100 miles (160 km) north of London. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district. The borough had a total population of 66,900, at the ONS mid-2015 estimates, while the town itself had a popul... | true |
1 | Middlebury College and Princeton University are both in the United States? | Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, United States. The college was founded in 1800 by Congregationalists making it the first operating college or university in Vermont. The college currently enrolls 2,526 undergraduates from all 50 states and 74 countries. Middlebury off... | true |
1 | Did the college gain a political reputation? | Ann Arbor was founded in 1824, named for wives of the village's founders and the stands of Bur Oak trees. The University of Michigan moved from Detroit to Ann Arbor in 1837, and the city grew at a rapid rate in the early to mid-20th century. During the 1960s and 1970s, the city gained a reputation as a center for left-... | true |
1 | is it called something else? | In European history, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: Antiquity, Medieva... | true |
0 | Did that agreement keep the feminine-named area in tact? | The region, as part of Lorraine, was part of the Holy Roman Empire, and then was gradually annexed by France in the 17th century, and formalized as one of the provinces of France. The Calvinist manufacturing republic of Mulhouse, known as Stadtrepublik Mülhausen, became a part of Alsace after a vote by its citizens on ... | false |
0 | is dollar tree the same as dollar general | Dollar General filed on August 20, 2009 for an initial public offering of up to $750 Million turning the company once again into a publicly traded corporation. In 2013 Dollar General started selling cigarettes in response to its competitor Family Dollar selling cigarettes in 2012. Dollar General's 12th distribution cen... | false |
1 | can a woman have twins from different fathers | Superfecundation is the fertilization of two or more ova from the same cycle by sperm from separate acts of sexual intercourse, which can lead to twin babies from two separate biological fathers. The term superfecundation is derived from fecund, meaning the ability to produce offspring. Heteropaternal superfecundation ... | true |
1 | Were they happy to notice each other? | CHAPTER XXIV
Captain Richard Beverley, on his way through the hotel smoking room to the Savoy bar, stopped short. He looked at the girl who had half risen from her seat on the couch with a sudden impulse of half startled recognition. Her little smile of welcome was entirely convincing.
"Why, it's Nora Sharey!" he e... | true |
0 | did it turn out well for the jerk | CHAPTER VI
CAPTAIN PUTNAM INVESTIGATES
"Reff Ritter has been knocked out!"
"My, what blows they were!"
"Well, he brought it on himself," said Pepper.
"That's what," added Fred. "He struck Jack after Jack told him he didn't believe in fighting."
"He couldn't save himself because he was too close to the woode... | false |
1 | Can many things cause it? | Diarrhea, also spelled diarrhoea, is the condition of having at least three loose or liquid bowel movements each day. It often lasts for a few days and can result in dehydration due to fluid loss. Signs of dehydration often begin with loss of the normal stretchiness of the skin and irritable behaviour. This can progres... | true |
0 | does ben die in the mountain between us | Ben wakes up in hospital and goes to Alex's room, where he finds her with Mark, her fiancé. Mark praises Ben for saving Alex, to which Ben replies she saved him, and he leaves the room, heartbroken. Some time afterward, Mark tells Alex, ``I told myself that if you ever lost a part of you (an arm or leg in her dangerous... | false |
0 | Are Adrienne Barbeau and Robert Zildjian both singers? | Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11, 1945) is an American actress, singer and the author of three books. Barbeau came to prominence in the 1970s as Broadway's original Rizzo in the musical "Grease", and as Carol Traynor, the divorced daughter of Maude Findlay (played by Bea Arthur) on the sitcom "Maude". In the 1970s and... | false |
1 | is there chocolate in red velvet cake mix | Red velvet cake is traditionally a red, red-brown, mahogany, maroon, crimson or scarlet colored chocolate layer cake, layered with white cream cheese or ermine icing. The cake is commonly served on Christmas or Valentine's Day. Common modern red velvet cake is made with red dye; the red color was originally due to non-... | true |
0 | is wisconsin part of the interstate driver's license compact | Georgia, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Tennessee are not members. American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators: Nevada repealed the authorizing legislation in 2007, although it still generally conforms to the agreement through regulations. | false |
1 | is iceland part of the continent of europe | Iceland (Icelandic: Ísland (ˈistlant)) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic, with a population of 348,580 and an area of 103,000 km (40,000 sq mi), making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Reykjavík. Reykjavík and the surrounding areas in the southwest of the ... | true |
0 | Did he find it typical? | Totalitarianism is a political system in which the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life wherever feasible. A distinctive feature of totalitarian governments is an "elaborate ideology, a set of ideas that gives meaning and direction to the whole soci... | false |
1 | Are Washington University in St. Louis and York College of Pennsylvania both private? | Washington University in St. Louis (also referred to as WashU, or WUSTL) is a private research university located in the St. Louis metropolitan area and in Missouri, United States. Founded in 1853, and named after George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all 50 U.S. states and more than 120 count... | true |
0 | Does the church find Mary to have personally sinned? | The defined dogma of the Immaculate Conception regards original sin only, saying that Mary was preserved from any stain (in Latin, macula or labes, the second of these two synonymous words being the one used in the formal definition). The proclaimed Roman Catholic dogma states "that the most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the... | false |
1 | was australia bombed in the second world war | Due to Australia's geographic position there were relatively few attacks on Australia during World War II. Axis surface raiders and submarines periodically attacked shipping in Australian waters from 1940 to early 1945 and Japanese aircraft bombed towns and airfields in Northern Australia on 97 occasions during 1942 an... | true |
0 | Are New! and Peg's Paper both women's magazines? | New! is a British weekly magazine, specialising in celebrity news and is published by Northern & Shell, who also oversee "OK!" magazine and the "Daily Star". Peg's Paper was a weekly British women's magazine, published from 1919 to 1940 in about 1,100 issues. It was one of the first women's magazines aimed at the worki... | false |
1 | is the national anthem and star spangled banner the same | ``The Star-Spangled Banner'' is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from ``Defence of Fort M'Henry'', a poem written on September 14, 1814, by the then 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Balti... | true |
1 | Are people injured? | (CNN) -- Fans of "Dancing With the Stars" know how grueling the competition can be.
Contestants practice for hours a day, and almost every season some celebs are brought low by injury. So how in the world will Valerie Harper, who just months ago announced that she had a terminal form of cancer, go for that mirror bal... | true |
1 | Do others agree with this? | Mark is 30 years old, and lives in a big house. He is a doctor. Mark enjoys his job because he helps sick people get better. He works with another doctor, named Zeke, and with four nurses.
Mark had to study hard to become a doctor. He had to go to a special school for seven years. Learning to be a doctor is difficult... | true |
1 | Are there other somewhat similar or rival providers of radio programing? | National Public Radio (usually shortened to NPR, stylized as npr) is an American privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States.
NPR produces and distributes news and cultural programming. Indiv... | true |
1 | Are Keenen Ivory Wayans and Jason Bateman American actors? | Keenen Ivory Wayans, Sr. (born June 8, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and a member of the Wayans Family of entertainers. He first came to prominence as the host and co-creator of the 1990–1994 Fox sketch comedy series "In Living Color". He has produced, directed and/or written a large number of films,... | true |
0 | does a cheetah keep its mate for life | Cheetahs breed throughout the year; they are induced ovulators. Females become sexually mature at 21 to 22 months of age. Females are polyoestrus -- they have an oestrus (``heat'') cycle every 12 days (this can vary from 10 to 20 days), each oestrus lasting one to three days. A female can give birth again after 17 to 2... | false |
1 | is the lost symbol a sequel to the da vinci code | The Lost Symbol is a 2009 novel written by American writer Dan Brown. It is a thriller set in Washington, D.C., after the events of The Da Vinci Code, and relies on Freemasonry for both its recurring theme and its major characters. | true |
0 | is li-ion the same as lithium | A lithium-ion battery or Li-ion battery (abbreviated as LIB) is a type of rechargeable battery in which lithium ions move from the negative electrode to the positive electrode during discharge and back when charging. Li-ion batteries use an intercalated lithium compound as one electrode material, compared to the metall... | false |
1 | did jack die in now you see me | Alma's research leads the FBI to the New York City apartment. When they raid it, three of the Horsemen escape while Jack recovers numerous documents and then leads the authorities on a high-speed car chase. Jack loses control of his car, causing it to flip and catch fire. Dylan is unable to save Jack, but manages to re... | true |
1 | is a pension fund a collective investment scheme | It remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses of investment management. Terminology varies with country but investment funds are often referred to as investment pools, collective investment vehicles, collective invest... | true |
1 | is it legal to own an airsoft gun in malaysia | Airsoft guns are not classified as real weapon counterparts but airsoft is illegal to own, import, manufacture, and sell without a permit, which is very hard and expensive to get. | true |
1 | does the ama recognize alcoholism as a disease | The American Medical Association (AMA) declared that alcoholism was an illness in 1956. In 1991, the AMA further endorsed the dual classification of alcoholism by the International Classification of Diseases under both psychiatric and medical sections. | true |
1 | can i have dual citizenship in new zealand | New Zealand has permitted dual or multiple citizenship since the creation of New Zealand citizenship on 1 January 1949, although dual citizens who actively acquired or exercised their other citizenship could lose their New Zealand citizenship if their continued citizenship was judged ``not conducive to the public good'... | true |
0 | is birth record the same as birth certificate | The actual record of birth is stored with a government agency. That agency will issue certified copies or representations of the original birth record upon request, which can be used to apply for government benefits, such as passports. The certification is signed and/or sealed by the registrar or other custodian of bir... | false |
1 | Was the phrase encouraged by him? | On 16 September 2001, at Camp David, President George W. Bush used the phrase war on terrorism in an unscripted and controversial comment when he said, "This crusade – this war on terrorism – is going to take a while, ... " Bush later apologized for this remark due to the negative connotations the term crusade has to p... | true |
0 | Did the envelope have an American stamp? | CHAPTER XXVII
THE SILVER CLASP
It was about eleven o'clock on a hot morning and Kenwardine, who had adopted native customs, was leisurely getting his breakfast in the patio. Two or three letters lay among the fruit and wine, but he did not mean to open them yet. He was something of a sybarite and the letters might ... | false |
1 | Was the 14 year old younger than most of his classmates? | I'm 14, a year younger than most of my classmates. A week ago one of my classmates, Nitin, asked me for help with math homework. We ended up talking about computers and file-sharing . As we talked I found that he was more experienced and could teach me about file-sharing and networking. We went to his room and watched ... | true |
1 | did she feel this was happening to her? | CHAPTER XIII
SHOCKS ALL ROUND
Billie had been standing near the wall, inspecting a portrait of the late Mr. Josiah Appleby, of which the kindest thing one can say is that one hopes it did not do him justice. She now shrank back against this wall, as if she were trying to get through it. The edge of the portrait's f... | true |
0 | was he with the party? | CHAPTER SIX.
JACK HAS A DESPERATE ENCOUNTER.
We never can tell what a day or an hour may bring forth. This is a solemn fact on which young and old might frequently ponder with advantage, and on which we might enlarge to an unlimited extent; but our space will not admit of moralising very much, therefore we beg the ... | false |
1 | is the major in ghost in the shell 2 | Entering a store on his way home, Batou is then seemingly warned by the Major and shot in the arm by an unseen assailant. Caught in a firefight, Batou nearly kills the store owner in confusion, but is subdued when Ishikawa appears. While having his damaged arm replaced, Batou is informed by Ishikawa that his e-brain wa... | true |
1 | Was he talking to someone? | CHAPTER IX
Mrs Dale's Little Party
The next day was the day of the party. Not a word more was said on that evening between Bell and her cousin, at least, not a word more of any peculiar note; and when Crosbie suggested to his friend on the following morning that they should both step down and see how the preparatio... | true |
1 | did McLaren win a title last year? | (CNN) -- Italian manager Gianfranco Zola has been sacked by English Premier League club West Ham, while former England boss Steve McLaren has joined German side Wolfsburg.
The Hammers announced in a statement on their official Web site that they had terminated Zola's contract after a season in which they finished jus... | true |
1 | is your heart part of the circulatory system | The circulatory system includes the lymphatic system, which circulates lymph. The passage of lymph for example takes much longer than that of blood. Blood is a fluid consisting of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets that is circulated by the heart through the vertebrate vascular system, carrying o... | true |
0 | did someone make a suggestion? | CHAPTER XXII
A HURRICANE IN THE JUNGLE
On and on went the expedition. In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with -- but this was rarely -- a Christian missionary among them.
At all of... | false |
1 | Was there as big a difference when reading letters? | In psychology, memory is the process in which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved. Encoding allows information from the outside world to be sensed in the form of chemical and physical stimuli. In the first stage the information must be changed so that it may be put into the encoding process. Storage is the se... | true |
1 | Outside, was it sunny? | CHAPTER IX. MONSIEUR LE BARON
The sun beat down mercilessly on thatch and terrace, the yellow walls flung back the quivering heat, as Madame la Vicomtesse and I walked through the empty streets towards the Governor's house. We were followed by Andre and Madame's maid. The sleepy orderly started up from under the arch... | true |
0 | is the left ring finger connected to your heart | Vena amoris is a Latin name meaning, literally, ``vein of love''. Traditional belief established that this vein ran directly from the fourth finger of the left hand to the heart. This theory has been cited in western cultures as one of the reasons the engagement ring and/or wedding ring was placed on the fourth finger,... | false |
0 | Did they do it on foot? | Robert and Peter study in the same university. They do everything together and help each other. But they often play jokes on each other. The school year was over last month and they decided to travel through the country in America. They drove a car and could stop wherever they were interested in and started whenever th... | false |
1 | Are both Fibigia and Tanakaea a flowering plant? | Fibigia is a flowering plant of the genus "Fibigia" in the family Brassicaceae. Tanakaea radicans or the Japanese foam flower, is a member of the Saxifrage family native to Japan, and is the sole species in the genus Tanakaea. It is named after the Japanese botanist Tanaka Yoshio. It was initially described by Ludovic ... | true |
0 | Do filmmakers Chris Carter and Theo van Gogh share the same nationality? | Christopher Carl Carter (born October 13, 1956) is an American television and film producer, director and writer. Born in Bellflower, California, Carter graduated with a degree in journalism from California State University, Long Beach before spending thirteen years working for "Surfing Magazine". After beginning his t... | false |
1 | Did he also refuse to help France? | Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (/ˈaɪzənˌhaʊ.ər/ EYE-zən-HOW-ər; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American politician and general who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II and served as Supreme Commander of... | true |
0 | is there a correct way to hang toilet paper | Toilet paper when used with a toilet roll holder with a horizontal axle parallel to the floor and also parallel to the wall has two possible orientations: the toilet paper may hang over (in front of) or under (behind) the roll; if perpendicular to the wall, the two orientations are right-left or near-away. The choice i... | false |
1 | Was he scared? | Islamabad, Pakistan -- A Pakistani government minister who had said he was getting death threats because of his opposition to a controversial blasphemy law was shot to death Wednesday.
Shahbaz Bhatti was the only Christian member of the Cabinet in Pakistan, where 95 percent of people are Muslim. He served as the gove... | true |
1 | Did he even make a sling for himself? | CHAPTER SEVEN.
THEY BEGIN THEIR TRAVELS IN EARNEST.
When their weapons were complete our three travellers started on their journey of exploration in the new-found land.
Captain Trench armed himself with a strong, heavily-made cross-bow, and a birch-bark quiver full of bolts. Paul Burns carried a bow as long as hi... | true |
1 | is the civic holiday in august a statutory holiday | Civic Holiday is the most widely used name for a public holiday celebrated in most of Canada on the first Monday in August, though it is only officially known by that term by the governments of Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and Prince Edward Island. The Civic holiday is recognized as a statutory holiday in those ... | true |
0 | will there be another series of gavin and stacey | In March 2016, Ruth Jones denied claims that Gavin & Stacey would be returning, saying ``there are no plans to make a new one.'' | false |
1 | Was it something to be feared? | Chapter XII. -- BRANDENBURG IN KAISER KARL'S TIME; END OF THE BAVARIAN KURFURSTS.
Kaiser Ludwig died in 1347, while the False Waldemar was still busy. We saw Karl IV., Johann of Bohemia's second son, come to the Kaisership thereupon, Johann's eldest Nullity being omitted. This Fourth Karl,--other three Karls are of t... | true |
1 | is the winter solstice the shortest day of the year | The winter solstice (or hibernal solstice), also known as midwinter, is an astronomical phenomenon marking the day with the shortest period of daylight and the longest night of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere this is the December solstice and in the Southern Hemisphere this is the June solstice. | true |
0 | Was Mary Tyler Moore married? | (InStyle.com) -- When "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" premiered on September 19, 1970, it was almost revolutionary: the first television series focused on an independent (read: unmarried) career girl. And Mary's wardrobe was a little bit revolutionary too -- working women across the country were quick to copy her colorful ... | false |
1 | do april kepner and jackson avery get married | April suggests to Jackson that they each take a date to Bailey's wedding in an attempt to move on. Jackson takes intern Stephanie; the two bond and eventually have sex. When Jackson tells April that he is sleeping with somebody else, she is visibly crushed and tells him that they can't be friends again until she has go... | true |
1 | is mother's day considered a national holiday | In 1908, the U.S. Congress rejected a proposal to make Mother's Day an official holiday, joking that they would also have to proclaim a ``Mother-in-law's Day''. However, owing to the efforts of Anna Jarvis, by 1911 all U.S. states observed the holiday, with some of them officially recognizing Mother's Day as a local ho... | true |
1 | Did he read it? | CHAPTER XXXV.
RALPH A PRISONER.
At the appointed time, Ralph called again upon Horace Kelsey, and was given instructions in regard to the work he would be called on to do.
"But you had better not start in until you hear from your mother," said the insurance agent. "She may wish you to pay a visit home before you ... | true |
0 | Did the smaller army win? | CHAPTER XXIX.
"Thus doth the ever-changing course of thing! Run a perpetual circle, ever turning; And that same day, that highest glory brings, Brings us to the point of back returning."
DANIEL,
In scenes like that just related, it is not easy to collect details. All that was ever known, beyond the impetuous mann... | false |
0 | has lebron james ever been in the dunk contest | Historically, the dunk contest drew some mild criticisms. One is that players who often compete in these contests are seen as dunkers only (with the obvious exceptions of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Julius Erving), which is why notable high flying athletes like Shawn Marion and LeBron James have sometimes refused ... | false |
0 | Did it say anything? | Chapter LII. L'homme propose, et Dieu dispose.
Captain Bennydeck met Catherine and her child at the open door of the room. Mrs. Presty, stopping a few paces behind them, waited in the passage; eager to see what the Captain's face might tell her. It told her nothing.
But Catherine saw a change in him. There was some... | false |
0 | Was there a formal apology? | (CNN) -- Despite their public handshake on Monday it appears there is still some way to go before Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia bury the hatchet.
A long-running spat between the two golfers resurfaced after they shared a contentious round together at The Players' Championship in May.
After several verbal volleys in... | false |
1 | is it against the law to not have auto insurance | Vehicle insurance, in the United States and elsewhere, is designed to cover risk of financial liability or the loss of a motor vehicle the owner may face if their vehicle is involved in a collision resulting in property or physical damages. Most states require a motor vehicle owner to carry some minimum level of liabil... | true |
0 | Was it to be leaving soon? | CHAPTER XX
LARRY BEFORE ADMIRAL TOGO
As soon as the _Columbia_ could make the proper landing, Captain Ponsberry went ashore and reported his arrival to the authorities, and also reported the escape of Shamhaven and Peterson. The authorities had already heard of the capture of the _Columbia_ from the Russians, and s... | false |
0 | Was this a normal thing? | CBC Canada , CTV News A group of Canadian kids are spreading a bit of Christmas spirit in Halifax, Nova Scotia, by covering warm clothes around light poles for the city's homeless people to pick up and use. _ was such an unusual sight that locals stopped to take pictures to share on social media . Every year, Tara Atki... | false |
0 | Is all of Chad a desert? | Chad, officially the Republic of Chad ( '; "Republic of the Chad"), is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest and Niger to the west. It is the fifth largest country in Africa in ter... | false |
1 | Are both Bruce Chatwin and O. Henry writers? | Charles Bruce Chatwin (13 May 194018 January 1989) was an English travel writer, novelist, and journalist. His first book, "In Patagonia" (1977), established Chatwin as a travel writer, although he considered himself instead a storyteller, interested in bringing to light unusual tales. He won the James Tait Black Memor... | true |
0 | Did he have a comment? | Though Robert H. Richards IV was convicted of rape, the wealthy heir to the du Pont family fortune was spared prison by a Delaware court in 2009 because he would "not fare well" behind bars, according to court documents CNN obtained Tuesday.
Richards is a great-grandson of the chemical magnate Irenee du Pont.
He re... | false |
0 | Is she convinced of his guilt? | (CNN) -- To a friend of more than 20 years, Manssor Arbabsiar was a man who liked to be called "Jack" and didn't seem to have strong views on politics or religion.
To U.S. authorities, the 56-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen is a suspect in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the Unit... | false |
1 | Were civilians killed? | Al-Shabaab militants launched an attack Somalia's parliament headquarters Saturday, leaving at least 10 people dead and more than 11 others wounded, witnesses and officials said.
Members of the parliament were among those wounded after gunmen loyal to the al Qaeda-affiliated terror group stormed the facility in Mogad... | true |
0 | Is the area geologically stable? | Central America () is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with the South American continent on the southeast. Central America is bordered by Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Central America co... | false |
0 | Has the CUP ever stopped printing books since then? | Cambridge University Press (CUP) is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house and the second-largest university press in the world (after Oxford University Press). It also holds letters patent as the Queen's Printer.
... | false |
0 | Are Curt Smith and Laura Stoica of the same nationality? | Curt Smith (born 24 June 1961) is an English musician. He is best known for forming the band Tears for Fears, along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal. As a solo artist, he has released four solo albums. Adriana-Laurenția "Laura" Stoica (10 October 1967 – 9 March 2006) was a Romanian singer, composer and actress. | false |
1 | Was there an audience? | HOLLYWOOD, California (CNN) -- Singer Christina Aguilera joined fellow Grammy Award winners Alicia Keys and John Legend for "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute," which honored the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2008.
Christina Aguilera performs her hit single "Beautiful" at "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute."
The show, taped bef... | true |
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