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REFUTES | Baadshah was dubbed into at least three other languages in 2002. | Baadshah_-LRB-2013_film-RRB- | For disambiguation , See Baadshah Baadshah -LRB- Emperor -RRB- is a 2013 Telugu action thriller film directed by Sreenu Vaitla . The film was produced by Bandla Ganesh under his Parameswara Art Productions banner . It stars Jr. . NTR and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles and is their second film together after Brindavanam . The soundtrack was composed by S. Thaman and this is his second collaboration with Sreenu Vaitla . Cinematography was handled by Jayanan Vincent , R D Rajasekhar and K V Guhan . The film was released worldwide on 5 April 2013 , receiving positive reviews from critics and recorded as Super Hit at the box-office . and was premiered at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2014 held in Japan . The film was also dubbed into Hindi under the title Rowdy Baadshah by Goldmines TeleFilms . Baadshah released in 1550 Screens worldwide with 1200 Prints . Later , this movie was dubbed into Malayalam , Japanese , and Korean under the same name . |
REFUTES | Baadshah was dubbed into at least three other languages in 2002. | Brindavanam_-LRB-2010_film-RRB- | Brindavanam is a 2010 Telugu romantic comedy film starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr. , Kajal Aggarwal and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead roles while actors Kota Srinivasa Rao , Prakash Raj and Srihari play other pivotal roles . The film was produced by Dil Raju on Sri Venkateswara Creations banner . It was written by Koratala Siva and directed by Vamsi Paidipally , who directed Munna , also produced by Dil Raju . S. Thaman composed the music while Chota K. Naidu and Marthand K. Venkatesh handled the cinematography and editing of the film respectively . A. S. Prakash and Anand Sai were the art directors of the film while Ram Lakshman composed the stunt and fight sequences of the film . The film released on 14 October 2010 and was a critical and commercial success . It was first remade in Odia as Love Master starring Babushaan & Riya Dey . In Kannada it was Remade as Brindavana starring Darshan , Karthika Nair and Milana Nagaraj in the lead roles and directed by K. Madesh which enjoyed similar success . It was remade in Bengali as Khoka 420 with Dev , Nusrat Jahan and Subhashree Ganguly playing the lead roles and directed by Rajib Biswas . It has been dubbed into Hindi as The Super Khiladi and into Tamil under the same name and later this movie dubbed in Malayalam as Chakravyooham.It was also remade in Bangladesh as Buk Fatey To Mukh Foteyna starring Shakib Khan and Apu Biswas in lead role . It was remade in Marathi as Vrundavan starring Raqesh Vashisth , Pooja Sawant and Vaidehi Parshurami . |
SUPPORTS | Dan Trachtenberg is a host of podcasts. | Dan_Trachtenberg | Dan Trachtenberg is an American filmmaker and podcast host . He directed the 2016 film 10 Cloverfield Lane . Trachtenberg was one of three hosts of The Totally Rad Show and a former co-host of Geekdrome . Both programs were hosted at Revision3 . Trachtenberg is also the director of the 2011 short film Portal : No Escape , an episode of Black Mirror entitled `` Playtest '' and the director of various television commercials and public service announcements . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | Catherine Hardwicke has worked as a screenwriter of five films. | Catherine_Hardwicke | Catherine Hardwicke -LRB- born Helen Catherine Hardwicke ; -RRB- is an American film director , production designer and screenwriter . Her works include the Academy Award-nominated independent film Thirteen , which she co-wrote with Nikki Reed , the film 's co-star , the Biblically-themed The Nativity Story , the vampire film Twilight , the werewolf film Red Riding Hood , and the classic skateboarding film Lords of Dogtown . The opening weekend of Twilight was the biggest opening ever for a female director . |
SUPPORTS | Floyd Mayweather Jr. has made 30 career boxing knockouts in different special event professional boxing fights. | Floyd_Mayweather_Jr. | Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. -LRB- born Floyd Joy Sinclair ; February 24 , 1977 -RRB- is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2015 , and currently works as a boxing promoter . Widely considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time , undefeated as a professional , and a five-division world champion , Mayweather won fifteen world titles and the lineal championship in four different weight classes -LRB- twice at welterweight -RRB- . As an amateur , he won a bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1996 Olympics . Mayweather is a two-time winner of The Ring magazine 's Fighter of the Year award -LRB- 1998 and 2007 -RRB- , a three-time winner of the Boxing Writers Association of America -LRB- BWAA -RRB- Fighter of the Year award -LRB- 2007 , 2013 , and 2015 -RRB- , and a six-time winner of the Best Fighter ESPY Award -LRB- 2007 -- 2010 , 2012 -- 2014 -RRB- . In 2016 , Mayweather was ranked by ESPN as the greatest boxer , pound for pound , of the last 25 years . In the same year , he peaked as BoxRec 's number one fighter of all time , pound for pound , as well as the greatest welterweight of all time . Many sporting news and boxing websites ranked Mayweather as the best boxer in the world , pound for pound , twice in a span of ten years ; including The Ring , Sports Illustrated , ESPN , BoxRec , Fox Sports , and Yahoo! Sports . He is also regarded as the best defensive boxer in the sport , as well as being the most accurate puncher since the existence of CompuBox , having the highest plus -- minus ratio in recorded boxing history . He finished his career with a record of 26 wins without a loss or draw in world title fights -LRB- 10 by KO -RRB- ; 23 wins -LRB- 9 KOs -RRB- in lineal title fights ; 24 wins -LRB- 7 KOs -RRB- against former or current world titlists ; 12 wins -LRB- 3 KOs -RRB- against former or current lineal champions ; and 2 wins -LRB- 1 KO -RRB- against International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees . In addition to his accomplishments in the ring , Mayweather is well known for being one of the most lucrative pay-per-view -LRB- PPV -RRB- attractions of all time , in any sport . He topped the Forbes and Sports Illustrated lists of the 50 highest-paid athletes of 2012 and 2013 respectively , and the Forbes list again in both 2014 and 2015 , listing him as the highest paid athlete in the world . In 2007 , he founded Mayweather Promotions , his own boxing promotional firm after defecting from Bob Arum 's Top Rank . Mayweather has generated approximately 19.5 million in PPV buys and $ 1.3 billion in revenue throughout his career , surpassing the likes of former top PPV attractions including Mike Tyson , Evander Holyfield , Lennox Lewis , Oscar De La Hoya , and Manny Pacquiao . |
SUPPORTS | George Harrison's first marriage started in 1966. | George_Harrison | George Harrison , -LRB- 25 February 1943 -- 29 November 2001 -RRB- was an English guitarist , singer , songwriter , and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles . Often referred to as `` the quiet Beatle '' , Harrison embraced Hinduism and helped broaden the horizons of his fellow Beatles as well as their Western audience by incorporating Indian instrumentation in their music . Although most of the Beatles ' songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney , most Beatles albums from 1965 onwards contained at least two Harrison compositions . His songs for the group included `` Taxman '' , `` Within You Without You '' , `` While My Guitar Gently Weeps '' , `` Here Comes the Sun '' and `` Something '' , the last of which became the Beatles ' second-most covered song . Harrison 's earliest musical influences included George Formby and Django Reinhardt ; Carl Perkins , Chet Atkins and Chuck Berry were subsequent influences . By 1965 he had begun to lead the Beatles into folk rock through his interest in the Byrds and Bob Dylan , and towards Indian classical music through his use of the sitar on `` Norwegian Wood -LRB- This Bird Has Flown -RRB- '' . Having initiated the band 's embracing of transcendental meditation in 1967 , he subsequently developed an association with the Hare Krishna movement . After the band 's break-up in 1970 , Harrison released the triple album All Things Must Pass , a critically acclaimed work that produced his most successful hit single , `` My Sweet Lord '' , and introduced his signature sound as a solo artist , the slide guitar . He also organised the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh with Indian musician Ravi Shankar , a precursor for later benefit concerts such as Live Aid . In his role as a music and film producer , Harrison produced acts signed to the Beatles ' Apple record label before founding Dark Horse Records in 1974 and co-founding HandMade Films in 1978 . Harrison released several best-selling singles and albums as a solo performer , and in 1988 co-founded the platinum-selling supergroup the Traveling Wilburys . A prolific recording artist , he was featured as a guest guitarist on tracks by Badfinger , Ronnie Wood and Billy Preston , and collaborated on songs and music with Dylan , Eric Clapton , Ringo Starr and Tom Petty , among others . Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 11 in their list of the `` 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time '' . He is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee -- as a member of the Beatles in 1988 , and -LRB- posthumously -RRB- for his solo career in 2004 . Harrison 's first marriage , to model Pattie Boyd in 1966 , ended in divorce in 1977 . The following year he married Olivia Harrison -LRB- née Arias -RRB- , with whom he had one son , Dhani . Harrison died in 2001 , aged 58 , from lung cancer . He was cremated and his ashes were scattered in the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in India , in a private ceremony according to Hindu tradition . He left an estate of almost # 100 million . |
SUPPORTS | Ayananka Bose is a person. | Ayananka_Bose | Ayananka Bose is an Indian cinematographer of Bollywood movies . He studied cinematography at the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu , Chennai . He won the best cinematographer of Zee Cine Awards for the movie Kites in 2011 . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | Therasia is in debt. | Therasia | Therasia , also known as Thirasía , is an island in the volcanic island group of Santorini in the Greek Cyclades . It lies north-west of Nea Kameni , a small island formed in recent centuries by volcanic activity and thus marking the centre of the island group . Therasia is the second largest island of the group , the largest by far being Thera . Therasia has a land area of 9.299 km ² and its population was 319 inhabitants at the 2011 census . It is part of the municipal unit of Oia . Thera and Therasia were separated by the Thera eruption . At Knossos , in a LMIIIA context -LRB- 14th century BC -RRB- , seven Linear B texts while calling upon `` all the gods '' make sure to grant primacy to an elsewhere-unattested entity called qe-ra-si-ja and , once , qe-ra-si-jo . However this probably refers to a god or a person rather than to an island * Qherasia > Therasia . Thirasia is also the book of Greek poet Dimitris Varos that became a music album and theatrical performance by Greek composer Giannis Markopoulos under the title Daring Communication - Electric Theseus . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | Eurotas (river) is the main transport method of Laconia. | Eurotas_-LRB-river-RRB- | The Eurotas or Evrotas -LRB- Greek : Ευρώτας -RRB- is the main river of Laconia and one of the major rivers of the Peloponnese , in Greece . The river 's springs are located just northwest of the border between Laconia and Arcadia , at Skortsinos . The river is also fed by underwater springs at Pellana and by tributaries coursing down from Mt. Taygetos and Mt. Parnon , which flank the Eurotas valley to the west and east , respectively . The river is 82 km long , flowing in a north-south direction and emptying into the Laconian Gulf . |
REFUTES | The Little Prince (2015 film) is directed by Peter Jackson. | The_Little_Prince_-LRB-2015_film-RRB- | The Little Prince is a 2015 English-language French-Italian 3D animated fantasy adventure family drama film directed by Mark Osborne and based on the 1943 novel of the same name by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry . It is the first adaptation as a full-length animated feature of The Little Prince . The film relates the story of the book using stop motion animation which is woven into a computer animated framing narrative about a young girl who has just met the book 's now-elderly aviator narrator who tells her the story of his meeting with the Little Prince in the Sahara Desert . The film stars the voices of Jeff Bridges , Rachel McAdams , Paul Rudd , Bud Cort , Marion Cotillard , Benicio del Toro , James Franco , Ricky Gervais , Paul Giamatti , Riley Osborne , Albert Brooks and Mackenzie Foy . It was produced by Dimitri Rassam , Aton Soumache and Alexis Vonarb , and written by Irena Brignull and Bob Persichetti with music by Hans Zimmer and Richard Harvey . The film premiered on 22 May 2015 at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in an out-of-competition screening , followed by a wide release in France on 29 July by Paramount Pictures . The US theatrical release was set for a release date of 18 March 2016 in RealD 3D , but was dropped mysteriously . Netflix later acquired the US distribution rights and released it on 5 August 2016 . The film has received positive reviews , earning praise for its style of animation and homage paid to the source material and earned $ 97.6 million on a $ 77.5 million budget , becoming the most successful French animated film abroad of all time . |
REFUTES | Betsy Hodges never held a political office. | Betsy_Hodges | Elizabeth A. `` Betsy '' Hodges -LRB- born September 7 , 1969 -RRB- is the mayor of Minneapolis . A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party , she represented Ward 13 on the Minneapolis City Council from January 2006 until January 2014 . Hodges was reelected to the city council in the 2009 Minneapolis municipal elections . Hodges won the 2013 Minneapolis mayoral election and was inaugurated on January 2 , 2014 . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | Louis Malle produced Spanish language films. | Louis_Malle | Louis Marie Malle -LRB- -LSB- mal -RSB- ; 30 October 1932 -- 23 November 1995 -RRB- was a French film director , screenwriter , and producer . His film Le Monde du silence won the Palme d'Or in 1956 and the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1957 , although he was not credited at the ceremony with the award instead being presented to the film 's co-director Jacques Cousteau . Later in his career he was nominated multiple times for Academy Awards . Malle is also one of the few directors to have won the Golden Lion multiple times . Malle worked in both French cinema and Hollywood , and he produced both French and English language films . His most famous films include the crime film Ascenseur pour l'échafaud -LRB- 1958 -RRB- , the World War II drama Lacombe , Lucien -LRB- 1974 -RRB- , the romantic crime film Atlantic City -LRB- 1980 -RRB- , the comedy-drama My Dinner with Andre -LRB- 1981 -RRB- , and the autobiographical film Au revoir les enfants -LRB- 1987 -RRB- . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | Sierra Morena has a reputation of little renown. | Sierra_Morena | The Sierra Morena is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain . It stretches for 450 kilometres from east to west across the south of the Iberian Peninsula , forming the southern border of the Meseta Central plateau and providing the watershed between the valleys of the Guadiana to the north and the west , and the Guadalquivir to the south . Its highest summit is 1,332 m high Bañuela . Other notable peaks are Corral de Borros 1,312 m and Cerro de la Estrella 1,298 m. The name Sierra Morena has a strong legendary reputation in Spanish culture and tradition , with myths about bandits -LRB- Los bandidos de Sierra Morena -RRB- , a giant snake -LRB- El Saetón de Sierra Morena -RRB- and a child brought up by wolves -LRB- Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja -RRB- , among others . This range is also mentioned in the famous Mexican song `` Cielito Lindo '' and in one of the most well known traditional Spanish songs , `` Soy Minero '' , interpreted by Antonio Molina . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | Linkin Park topped the Billboard 200 albums in 2005. | List_of_Billboard_200_top_10_albums_in_2013 | This is a list of albums that charted in the top ten of the Billboard 200 , an all-genre albums chart , in 2013 . |
SUPPORTS | John DiMaggio has had roles on multiple shows. | John_DiMaggio | John William DiMaggio -LRB- born September 4 , 1968 -RRB- is an American actor , voice actor and comedian , known for his gruff voice , and for his work as Bender from the television show Futurama , Jake the Dog on Adventure Time , and Marcus Fenix in the hit Xbox video game Gears Of War . Other voice-over roles of his include Dr. Drakken and Motor Ed on Kim Possible , Brother Blood on Teen Titans , Rico in The Penguins of Madagascar , Fu Dog and Ogre In American Dragon : Jake Long , Niblet on Pound Puppies , the Scotsman on Samurai Jack , and as the voice of Shnitzel on Chowder . |
SUPPORTS | John DiMaggio has had roles on multiple shows. | Adventure_Time | Adventure Time is an American animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network . It follows the adventures of a boy named Finn -LRB- voiced by Jeremy Shada -RRB- and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake -LRB- John DiMaggio -RRB- a dog with the magical power to change shape and size at will . Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo , where they interact with Princess Bubblegum -LRB- Hynden Walch -RRB- , the Ice King -LRB- Tom Kenny -RRB- , Marceline the Vampire Queen -LRB- Olivia Olson -RRB- , BMO -LRB- Niki Yang -RRB- , and others . The series is based on a 2007 short produced for Nicktoons and Frederator Studios ' animation incubator series Random ! Cartoons . After the short became a viral hit on the Internet , Cartoon Network commissioned a full-length series , which previewed on March 11 , 2010 , and officially premiered on April 5 , 2010 . The series draws inspiration from a variety of sources , including the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons and video games . It is produced using hand-drawn animation ; action and dialogue for episodes are decided by storyboarding artists . Because each episode takes roughly eight to nine months to complete , multiple episodes are worked on concurrently . The cast members record their lines in group recordings , and the series regularly employs guest actors for minor and recurring characters . Each episode runs for about eleven minutes ; pairs of episodes are often telecast to fill half-hour program slots . Eight seasons of the program have aired , and a ninth and final season premiered on April 21 , 2017 . , a feature-length film is in development . Since its debut , Adventure Time has been a ratings success for Cartoon Network , with the highest-rated episodes having attracted over 3 million viewers . The show has received positive reviews from critics anddespite being aimed primarily at childrenhas developed a following among teenagers and adults . Adventure Time has won awards including : six Primetime Emmy Awards , a Peabody Award , three Annie Awards , two British Academy Children 's Awards , a Motion Picture Sound Editors Award , a Pixel Award , and a Kerrang ! Award . The series has also been nominated for three Critics ' Choice Television Awards , two Annecy Festival Awards , a TCA Award , and a Sundance Film Festival Award , among others . Of the many comic book spin-offs based on the series , one received an Eisner Award and two Harvey Awards . The series has also inspired various clothing items and related merchandise , video games , and DVD compilations . |
SUPPORTS | John DiMaggio has had roles on multiple shows. | Kim_Possible | Kim Possible is an American animated action comedy-adventure television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle that originally aired on Disney Channel from June 7 , 2002 to September 7 , 2007 . The show revolves around eponymous high school student Kim Possible , a teenager tasked with fighting crime on a regular basis while coping with everyday issues commonly associated with adolescence . Kim is aided by her clumsy best friend and sidekick Ron Stoppable , his pet naked mole rat Rufus and 10 year-old computer genius Wade . Known collectively as Team Possible , the majority of Kim and Ron 's missions require them to thwart the evil plans of mad scientist -- supervillain duo Dr. Drakken and Shego , but they occasionally encounter other enemies as well . Veteran Disney Channel writers Schooley and McCorkle were recruited by the network to develop an animated series that could attract both younger and older audiences , and conceived Kim Possible as a show about a talented action heroine and her less competent sidekick . Inspired by the scarcity of female-led animated series at the time , the episodes , some of which are based on the creators ' own high school experiences , combine elements of action , adventure , drama , romance and comedy to appeal to both girls and boys , while parodying the James Bond franchise , spy and superhero films , and teen sitcoms . Distinct from other Disney Channel shows in its use of self-referential humor , Schooley and McCorkle developed fast-paced sitcom-style dialogue to cater to adult viewers . Set in fictional Middleton , USA , the show 's setting and locations exhibit a retro-influenced aesthetic . With a strong emphasis on modern-day technology and the Internet , the series also explores themes such as feminism , girl power and relationships , and receives heavy comparisons to other female-driven action shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Alias and The Powerpuff Girls . Kim Possible was the second animated Disney Channel Original Series , and the first series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation . Defying initially low expectations , the show premiered to critical acclaim and continued to be praised for its humor , writing and animation . Maintaining strong ratings since 2002 , Kim Possibles premiere was the most-watched of any Disney Channel Original Series . Originally canceled at the end of its third season in 2005 , Disney Channel unprecedentedly ordered a fourth installment of the series to appease devoted fans . Nominated for eight Emmy Awards , Kim Possible won one , for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Live Action and Animation , in 2005 . Lasting four seasons and 87 episodes , the show is considered to be one of Disney Channel 's greatest and most successful , and remained the network 's longest-running series until surpassed by Phineas and Ferb in 2013 . The success of the series spawned two television films based on the show , Kim Possible : A Sitch in Time -LRB- 2003 -RRB- -- the first animated Disney Channel Original Movie -- and Kim Possible Movie : So the Drama -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , as well as a video game series . |
SUPPORTS | John DiMaggio has had roles on multiple shows. | Teen_Titans_-LRB-TV_series-RRB- | Teen Titans is an American animated television series created by Glen Murakami , based on the DC Comics characters of the same name . It is based primarily on the run of stories by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez in the early 1980s New Teen Titans comic book series . Teen Titans premiered on Cartoon Network on July 19 , 2003 , and also premiered on Kids ' WB ! . Initially , only four seasons were planned , but the popularity of the series led to Cartoon Network ordering a fifth season . The final half-hour episode of the show , `` Things Change '' , aired on January 16 , 2006 ; it was later followed by a TV movie , Teen Titans : Trouble in Tokyo , that premiered on September 15 , 2006 , serving as the series finale . Teen Titans became one of Cartoon Network 's most beloved and critically acclaimed series , renowned for its character development and serious themes . During its run , the series was nominated for three Annie Awards and one Motion Picture Sound Editors Award . Spin-off media included comics , DVD releases , video games , music albums , and collectible toys . Reruns have aired on Cartoon Network 's retro animation sister channel Boomerang . In 2013 , the show spawned a spin-off , titled Teen Titans Go ! . |
SUPPORTS | The ABC islands are part of the Caribbean. | ABC_islands_-LRB-Lesser_Antilles-RRB- | The ABC islands are the three western-most islands of the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea that lie north of Falcón State , Venezuela . From west to east they are , in order Aruba , Curaçao , and Bonaire . All three islands are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands , although they remain outside the European Union . Aruba and Curaçao are autonomous , self-governing constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands , while Bonaire is a special municipality of the Netherlands proper . |
SUPPORTS | The Thin Red Line (1998 film) features a performance by an actor. | The_Thin_Red_Line_-LRB-1998_film-RRB- | The Thin Red Line is a 1998 American ensemble epic war film written and directed by Terrence Malick . Based on the novel by James Jones , it tells a semi-fictionalized version of the Battle of Mount Austen , which was part of the Guadalcanal Campaign in the Pacific Theater of World War II . It portrays soldiers of C Company , 1st Battalion , 27th Infantry Regiment , 25th Infantry Division , played by Sean Penn , Jim Caviezel , Nick Nolte , Elias Koteas and Ben Chaplin . Although the title may seem to refer to a line from Rudyard Kipling 's poem `` Tommy '' , from Barrack-Room Ballads , in which he calls foot soldiers `` the thin red line of heroes '' , referring to the stand of the 93rd Regiment in the Battle of Balaclava of the Crimean War , it is in reality a quote from Jones 's book which reads , `` they discover the thin red line that divides the sane from the mad ... and the living from the dead ... '' The film marked Malick 's return to filmmaking after a 20-year absence . It co-stars Nick Nolte , Adrien Brody , George Clooney , John Cusack , Woody Harrelson , Elias Koteas , Jared Leto , John C. Reilly , and John Travolta . Reportedly , the first assembled cut took seven months to edit and ran five hours . By the final cut , footage of performances by Bill Pullman , Lukas Haas , and Mickey Rourke had been removed -LRB- although one of Rourke 's scenes was included in the special features outtakes of the Criterion Blu-ray and DVD release -RRB- . The film was scored by Hans Zimmer , and shot by John Toll . Principal photography took place in New Zealand , and Australia in the state of Queensland . The film grossed $ 98 million against its $ 52 million budget . Critical response was generally positive and the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards : Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Cinematography , Best Film Editing , Best Original Score and Best Sound Mixing . It won the Golden Bear at the 1999 Berlin International Film Festival . Martin Scorsese ranked it as his second favorite film of the 1990s on At the Movies . Gene Siskel called it `` the greatest contemporary war film I 've seen '' . A previous film adaptation of the novel was released in 1964 . |
SUPPORTS | The Thin Red Line (1998 film) features a performance by an actor. | Ben_Chaplin | Ben Chaplin -LRB- born Benedict John Greenwood ; 31 July 1969 -RRB- is an English actor . |
SUPPORTS | The Thin Red Line (1998 film) features a performance by an actor. | Adrien_Brody | Adrien Brody -LRB- born April 14 , 1973 -RRB- is an American actor . He received widespread recognition and acclaim after starring in Roman Polanski 's The Pianist -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at age 29 , making him the youngest actor to win in that category . Brody is also the only male American actor to receive the French César Award . Other successful films that Brody has starred in are Bread and Roses , the 2005 version of King Kong , The Village , Predators , New York Stories , and The Thin Red Line . He is a frequent collaborator of Wes Anderson 's and has starred in two of Anderson 's films . Both of these films , The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Darjeeling Limited , were major successes . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | Parkinson's disease has afflicted Mike Tyson. | Parkinson's_Sunday_Supplement | Parkinson 's Sunday Supplement is a Sunday morning programme which was aired between 1996 and 2007 on BBC Radio 2 in the United Kingdom . It was presented by the journalist and broadcaster Michael Parkinson . The programme featured newspaper reviews and entertainment summaries with the help of journalists and a lengthy interview with a media personality . |
SUPPORTS | The Beguiled is based on a novel set in the American South. | The_Beguiled_-LRB-1971_film-RRB- | The Beguiled is a 1971 American drama film directed by Don Siegel , starring Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page . The script was written by Albert Maltz and is based on the 1966 Southern Gothic novel written by Thomas P. Cullinan , originally titled A Painted Devil . The film marks the third of five collaborations between Siegel and Eastwood , following Coogan 's Bluff -LRB- 1968 -RRB- and Two Mules for Sister Sara -LRB- 1970 -RRB- , and continuing with Dirty Harry -LRB- 1971 -RRB- and Escape from Alcatraz -LRB- 1979 -RRB- . |
SUPPORTS | The Beguiled is based on a novel set in the American South. | Southern_Gothic | Southern Gothic is a subgenre of Gothic fiction in American literature that takes place in the American South . Common themes in Southern Gothic literature include deeply flawed , disturbing or eccentric characters who may or may not dabble in hoodoo , ambivalent gender roles , decayed or derelict settings , grotesque situations , and other sinister events relating to or stemming from poverty , alienation , crime , or violence . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | Two and a Half Men season ended in 2014. | 1992–93_Slovenian_Second_League | The season started on 23 August 1992 and ended on 20 June 1993 . Each team played a total of 30 matches . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | Food Network is available in a bomb shelter. | Bomb_Factory_-LRB-album-RRB- | Bomb Factory is the self-titled second EP by punk rock band Bomb Factory . It was released in November 1999 on Monstar Records/Hell Hornet Records , and contains 7 songs . Tracks 1 and 7 were featured on the video game Dead or Alive 2 . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | The Nine Network had a live broadcast of the latest ceremony of the Logie Awards. | Logie_Awards | The Logie Awards -LRB- officially the TV Week Logie Awards -RRB- is an annual institution celebrating Australian television , which have been since 1960 . Coined by Graham Kennedy after he won the first Star of the Year award in 1959 , the name Logie awards honours John Logie Baird , who invented television as a practical medium . Awards are given in many categories , but the most widely publicized award is the Gold Logie , which is awarded to the most popular personality on Australian television . The Logies are considered the Australian counterpart to the Emmy Awards in the United States Four Corners , Neighbours , Play School and Home and Away are the only programs that have been inducted collectively into the Logie Hall of Fame . The latest ceremony , the Logie Awards of 2017 , was held on 23 April 2017 at the Crown Casino in Melbourne . |
SUPPORTS | Malta has a form of Christianity as its official religion. | Malta | Malta -LRB- -LSB- ˈmɒltə -RSB- -LSB- ˈmɐltɐ -RSB- -RRB- , officially known as the Republic of Malta -LRB- Repubblika ta ' Malta -RRB- , is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea . It lies 80 km south of Italy , 284 km east of Tunisia , and 333 km north of Libya . The country covers just over 316 km2 , with a population of just under 450,000 , making it one of the world 's smallest and most densely populated countries . The capital of Malta is Valletta , which at 0.8 km2 , is the smallest national capital in the European Union by area . Malta has one national language , which is Maltese , and English as an official language . Malta 's location in the middle of the Mediterranean has historically given it great strategic importance as a naval base , and a succession of powers , including the Phoenicians , Carthaginians , Greeks , Romans , Byzantines , Moors , Normans , Sicilians , Spanish , Knights of St. John , French and British , have ruled the islands . King George VI of the United Kingdom awarded the George Cross to Malta in 1942 for the country 's bravery in the Second World War . The George Cross continues to appear on Malta 's national flag . Under the Malta Independence Act , passed by the British Parliament in 1964 , Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom as an independent sovereign Commonwealth realm , officially known from 1964 to 1974 as the State of Malta , with Elizabeth II as its head of state . The country became a republic in 1974 , and although no longer a Commonwealth realm , remains a member state of the Commonwealth of Nations . Malta was admitted to the United Nations in 1964 and to the European Union in 2004 ; in 2008 , it became part of the Eurozone . Malta has a long Christian legacy and its Archdiocese of Malta is claimed to be an apostolic see because , according to Acts of the Apostles , St Paul was shipwrecked on `` Melita '' , now widely taken to be Malta . Catholicism is the official religion in Malta . Malta is a popular tourist destination with its warm climate , numerous recreational areas , and architectural and historical monuments , including three UNESCO World Heritage Sites : Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum , Valletta , and seven Megalithic Temples , which are some of the oldest free-standing structures in the world . |
SUPPORTS | Malta has a form of Christianity as its official religion. | Catholic_Church | The Catholic Church , also known as the Roman Catholic Church , is the largest Christian Church , with more than 1.29 billion members worldwide . As one of the oldest religious institutions in the world , it has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilisation . Headed by the Bishop of Rome , known as the Pope , the church 's doctrines are summarised in the Nicene Creed . Its central administration , the Holy See , is in the Vatican City , enclaved within Rome , Italy . The Catholic Church teaches that it is the one true church founded by Jesus Christ , that its bishops are the successors of Christ 's apostles , and that the Pope is the successor to Saint Peter . The Catholic Church maintains that the doctrine on faith and morals that it declares as definitive is infallible . The Latin Church and Eastern Catholic Churches , as well as institutes such as mendicant orders and enclosed monastic orders , reflect a variety of theological and spiritual emphases in the Church . The Catholic Church is notable within Western Christianity for its sacred tradition and seven sacraments . The principal sacrament , the Eucharist , is celebrated liturgically in the Mass. . The church teaches that through consecration by a priest the sacrificial bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ . The Catholic Church practises closed communion , with only baptised members in a state of grace ordinarily permitted to receive the Eucharist . The Virgin Mary is venerated in the Catholic Church as Queen of Heaven and is honoured in numerous Marian devotions . The Catholic Church has defined four Marian dogmas : the Immaculate Conception , the dogma that Mary was conceived without original sin ; her status as the Mother of God ; her perpetual virginity ; and her bodily assumption into Heaven at the end of her earthly life . The Catholic Church has influenced Western philosophy , science , art and culture , and from the Middle Ages until the Modern Age acted as the principal force of unity in the Western world . Catholic spiritual teaching includes spreading the Gospel while Catholic social teaching emphasises support for the sick , the poor and the afflicted through the corporal and spiritual works of mercy . The Catholic Church is the largest non-government provider of education and medical services in the world . From the late 20th century , the Catholic Church has been criticised for its doctrines on sexuality , its refusal to ordain women and its handling of sexual abuse cases . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | John Goodman starred in a music video. | The_Babe | The Babe is a 1992 American biographical drama film about the life of famed baseball player Babe Ruth , who is portrayed by John Goodman . It was directed by Arthur Hiller , written by John Fusco and released in the United States on April 17 , 1992 . |
SUPPORTS | Benjamin Franklin was a person. | Benjamin_Franklin | Benjamin Franklin FRS , FRSE -LRB- April 17 , 1790 -RRB- was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States . Franklin was a renowned polymath and a leading author , printer , political theorist , politician , freemason , postmaster , scientist , inventor , civic activist , statesman , and diplomat . As a scientist , he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity . As an inventor , he is known for the lightning rod , bifocals , and the Franklin stove , among other inventions . He facilitated many civic organizations , including Philadelphia 's fire department and the University of Pennsylvania , an Ivy League institution . Franklin earned the title of `` The First American '' for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity , initially as an author and spokesman in London for several colonies . As the first United States Ambassador to France , he exemplified the emerging American nation . Franklin was foundational in defining the American ethos as a marriage of the practical values of thrift , hard work , education , community spirit , self-governing institutions , and opposition to authoritarianism both political and religious , with the scientific and tolerant values of the Enlightenment . In the words of historian Henry Steele Commager , `` In a Franklin could be merged the virtues of Puritanism without its defects , the illumination of the Enlightenment without its heat . '' To Walter Isaacson , this makes Franklin `` the most accomplished American of his age and the most influential in inventing the type of society America would become . '' Franklin became a successful newspaper editor and printer in Philadelphia , the leading city in the colonies , publishing the Pennsylvania Gazette at the age of 23 . He became wealthy publishing this and Poor Richard 's Almanack , which he authored under the pseudonym `` Richard Saunders '' . After 1767 , he was associated with the Pennsylvania Chronicle , a newspaper that was known for its revolutionary sentiments and criticisms of the British policies . He pioneered and was first president of The Academy and College of Philadelphia which opened in 1751 and later became the University of Pennsylvania . He organized and was the first secretary of the American Philosophical Society and was elected president in 1769 . Franklin became a national hero in America as an agent for several colonies when he spearheaded an effort in London to have the Parliament of Great Britain repeal the unpopular Stamp Act . An accomplished diplomat , he was widely admired among the French as American minister to Paris and was a major figure in the development of positive Franco-American relations . His efforts proved vital for the American Revolution in securing shipments of crucial munitions from France . He was promoted to deputy postmaster-general for the British colonies in 1753 , having been Philadelphia postmaster for many years , and this enabled him to set up the first national communications network . During the Revolution , he became the first US Postmaster General . He was active in community affairs and colonial and state politics , as well as national and international affairs . From 1785 to 1788 , he served as governor of Pennsylvania . He initially owned and dealt in slaves but , by the 1750s , he argued against slavery from an economic perspective and became one of the most prominent abolitionists . His colorful life and legacy of scientific and political achievement , and his status as one of America 's most influential Founding Fathers have seen Franklin honored more than two centuries after his death on coinage and the $ 100 bill , warships , and the names of many towns , counties , educational institutions , and corporations , as well as countless cultural references . |
SUPPORTS | Benjamin Franklin was a person. | Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States | The Founding Fathers of the United States are those individuals of the Thirteen Colonies in North America who led the American Revolution against the authority of the British Crown in word and deed and contributed to the establishment of the United States of America . Historian Richard B. Morris in 1973 identified the following seven figures as the key Founding Fathers : John Adams , Benjamin Franklin , Alexander Hamilton , John Jay , Thomas Jefferson , James Madison , and George Washington . Adams , Jefferson , and Franklin were members of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence . Hamilton , Madison , and Jay were authors of the The Federalist Papers , advocating ratification of the Constitution . Jay , Adams and Franklin negotiated the Treaty of Paris -LRB- 1783 -RRB- that would end the American Revolutionary War . Washington was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and was President of the Constitutional Convention . Washington , Jay and Franklin are considered the Founding Fathers of U.S. Intelligence by the CIA . All held additional important roles in the early government of the United States , with Washington , Adams , Jefferson , and Madison serving as President . Four of these seven - Washington , Jay , Hamilton and Madison - did not sign the Declaration of Independence . The term Founding Fathers is sometimes used to refer to the Signers of the embossed version of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 . It is not to be confused with the term Framers ; the Framers are defined by the National Archives as those 55 individuals who were appointed to be delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention and took part in drafting the proposed Constitution of the United States . Of the 55 Framers , only 39 were signers of the Constitution . Two further groupings of Founding Founders include : 1 -RRB- those who signed the Continental Association , a trade ban and one of the colonists ' first collective volleys protesting British control and the Intolerable Acts in 1774 or 2 -RRB- those who signed the Articles of Confederation , the first U.S. constitutional document . The phrase `` Founding Fathers '' is a twentieth-century appellation , first coined by Warren G. Harding in 1916 . In the 19th century , they were referred to as simply , the `` Fathers '' . Some historians have begun to eschew the limiting Great Man theory associated with the term `` Founding Fathers '' and apply it to a broader group of people , that includes not only Morris ' `` Seven '' or the Signers or the Framers but also all those , no matter their race or gender , who , whether as politicians , jurists , statesmen , soldiers , diplomats , or ordinary citizens , took part in winning U.S. independence and creating the United States of America . |
SUPPORTS | Betsy Hodges was elected to serve a four-year term. | Betsy_Hodges | Elizabeth A. `` Betsy '' Hodges -LRB- born September 7 , 1969 -RRB- is the mayor of Minneapolis . A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party , she represented Ward 13 on the Minneapolis City Council from January 2006 until January 2014 . Hodges was reelected to the city council in the 2009 Minneapolis municipal elections . Hodges won the 2013 Minneapolis mayoral election and was inaugurated on January 2 , 2014 . |
SUPPORTS | Betsy Hodges was elected to serve a four-year term. | Minneapolis_City_Council | The Minneapolis City Council is the governing body of the City of Minneapolis . It consists of 13 members , elected from separate wards to four-year terms in office . Barbara Johnson , Fourth Ward Council Member and a member of the Minnesota Democratic -- Farmer -- Labor Party -LRB- DFL -RRB- , is the current president of the council . The council is dominated by members of the DFL , with a total of 12 members . The Green Party of Minnesota has one member , Cam Gordon . Each member 's term is four years , and there are no limits on the number of terms a member may serve . |
SUPPORTS | Betsy Hodges was elected to serve a four-year term. | Minneapolis_mayoral_election,_2013 | The 2013 Minneapolis mayoral election was held on November 5 , 2013 to elect the Mayor of Minneapolis for a four-year term . This was the second mayoral election in the city 's history to use instant-runoff voting , popularly known as ranked choice voting , first implemented in the city 's 2009 elections . Municipal elections in Minnesota are nonpartisan , although candidates are able to identify with a political party on the ballot . After incumbent Mayor R. T. Rybak announced in late 2012 that he would not seek a fourth term , 35 candidates began campaigns to replace him . Many of these candidates sought the endorsement of the Minneapolis unit of the Minnesota Democratic -- Farmer -- Labor Party -LRB- DFL -RRB- , though the convention ultimately ended with no endorsement . Although she did not win enough votes to be victorious on the first ballot , DFLer Betsy Hodges held a `` commanding '' lead and was `` poised '' to be elected following completion of vote tabulations . Second-place finisher Mark Andrew effectively conceded on election night , saying that it was unlikely that he would overcome Hodges ' lead . Hodges was elected in the 33rd round after two days of vote tabulations . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | Night of the Living Dead is a 1964 American independent horror film. | Night_of_the_Living_Dead_-LRB-1990_film-RRB- | Night of the Living Dead is a 1990 American horror film directed by Tom Savini and starring Tony Todd , Patricia Tallman and Tom Towles . It is a remake of George A. Romero 's 1968 horror film of the same name . Romero rewrote the original 1968 screenplay co-authored by John A. Russo . |
SUPPORTS | Keegan-Michael Key appeared at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. | Keegan-Michael_Key | Keegan-Michael Key -LRB- born March 22 , 1971 -RRB- is an American actor , comedian , writer , and producer . He starred in the Comedy Central sketch series Key & Peele and co-stars in the USA Network comedy series Playing House . He spent six seasons as a cast member on MADtv and has made several guest appearances on Whose Line is it Anyway ? . In 2014 , he also starred in the first season of the FX series Fargo and had a recurring role on the sixth and seventh season of the NBC series Parks and Recreation . He has had supporting roles in several films , including Let 's Be Cops , Tomorrowland and Pitch Perfect 2 . In 2015 , Key appeared at the White House Correspondents ' Dinner as the character Luther , President Barack Obama 's anger translator . In 2016 , he produced and starred in Keanu -LRB- 2016 -RRB- with his Key & Peele co-star Jordan Peele . He also hosted the show Planet 's Funniest Animals on Animal Planet . |
REFUTES | Exotic Birds refused to ever open for a British music duo. | Exotic_Birds | The Exotic Birds was a synthpop music group formed in Cleveland , Ohio in 1982 by three Cleveland Institute of Music percussion students , Andy Kubiszewski , Tom Freer and Tim Adams . They wrote their own music , and were described as synthpop and dance . They achieved mainly local success , but appeared as an opening band for Culture Club , Eurythmics , and Information Society . |
REFUTES | Exotic Birds refused to ever open for a British music duo. | Eurythmics | Eurythmics were a British music duo consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart . Stewart and Lennox were both previously in the band The Tourists -LRB- originally known as The Catch -RRB- , who split up in 1980 ; Eurythmics were formed that year in London . The duo released their first album , In the Garden , in 1981 to little fanfare , but went on to achieve global success with their second album Sweet Dreams -LRB- Are Made of This -RRB- , released in 1983 . The title track was a worldwide hit , topping the charts in various countries including the US . The duo went on to release a string of hit singles and albums before they split up in 1990 . By this time Stewart was a sought-after record producer , while Lennox began a solo recording career in 1992 with her debut album Diva . After almost a decade apart , Eurythmics reunited to record their ninth album , Peace , released in late 1999 . They reunited again in 2005 to release the single `` I 've Got a Life '' , as part of a new Eurythmics compilation album , Ultimate Collection . The duo have won an MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in 1984 , the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1987 , the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music in 1999 , and in 2005 were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame . Eurythmics have sold an estimated 75 million records worldwide . |
SUPPORTS | Louie (season 1) is a comedy-drama television show. | Louie_-LRB-season_1-RRB- | The first season of the American television comedy series Louie premiered on June 29 , 2010 and concluded on September 7 , 2010 . It consisted of thirteen episodes , each running approximately 23 minutes in length . FX broadcast the first season on Tuesdays at 11:00 pm in the United States . The season was produced by 3 Arts Entertainment and the executive producers were Louis C.K. , Dave Becky and M. Blair Breard . The first season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on June 21 , 2011 . Louie was created by Louis C.K. , who serves as the series ' sole writer and director . C.K. stars as a fictionalized version of himself , a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City . The show has a loose format atypical for television comedy series , consisting of largely unconnected storylines and segments -LRB- described as `` extended vignettes '' -RRB- that revolve around Louie 's life , punctuated by live stand-up performances . The season received critical acclaim . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | Sarah Hyland attended a public school in Hell's Kitchen. | Sarah_Hyland | Sarah Jane Hyland -LRB- born November 24 , 1990 -RRB- is an American actress . Born in New York City , Hyland attended the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan , followed by small roles in the films Private Parts -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , Annie -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , and Blind Date -LRB- 2007 -RRB- . She gained her first major role as Haley Dunphy on the ABC sitcom Modern Family , for which she has received critical acclaim and numerous accolades and nominations , sharing four Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series with her cast members and garnering a Critics ' Choice Television Award nomination Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series . Alongside Modern Family , Hyland is also known for her roles in the films Struck by Lightning -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , Scary Movie 5 -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , Vampire Academy -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , and XOXO -LRB- 2016 -RRB- . |
SUPPORTS | Half Girlfriend's principal photography began in June of 2016. | Half_Girlfriend_-LRB-film-RRB- | Half Girlfriend is an Indian romantic drama film based on the novel of the same name written by Chetan Bhagat . The film is directed by Mohit Suri and features Arjun Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles . Principal photography commenced in June 2016 and filming locations include Delhi , Mumbai , Patna , Dumraon , Varanasi , New York City and Cape Town . The film released worldwide on 19 May 2017 . |
REFUTES | Padua is in Venezuela. | Padua | Padua -LRB- -LSB- ˈpædju.ə -RSB- or -LSB- ˈpædʒu.ə -RSB- , Padova -LSB- ˈpaːdova -RSB- ; Pàdova -RRB- is a city and comune in Veneto , northern Italy . It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area . Padua 's population is 214,000 . The city is sometimes included , with Venice -LRB- Italian Venezia -RRB- and Treviso , in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area , which has a population of c. 1,600,000 . Padua stands on the Bacchiglione River , 40 km west of Venice and 29 km southeast of Vicenza . The Brenta River , which once ran through the city , still touches the northern districts . Its agricultural setting is the Venetian Plain -LRB- Pianura Veneta -RRB- . To the city 's south west lies the Euganaean Hills , praised by Lucan and Martial , Petrarch , Ugo Foscolo , and Shelley . It hosts the University of Padua , founded in 1222 , where Galileo Galilei was a lecturer . The city is picturesque , with a dense network of arcaded streets opening into large communal piazze , and many bridges crossing the various branches of the Bacchiglione , which once surrounded the ancient walls like a moat . Padua is the setting for most of the action in Shakespeare 's The Taming of the Shrew . There is a play by the Victorian writer Oscar Wilde , titled The Duchess Of Padua . |
REFUTES | Guns N' Roses formed in Nevada. | Guns_N'_Roses | Guns N ' Roses , often abbreviated as GnR , is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles formed in 1985 . The lineup , when first signed to Geffen Records in 1986 , consisted of vocalist Axl Rose , lead guitarist Slash , rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin , bassist Duff McKagan , and drummer Steven Adler . Guns N ' Roses have released six studio albums , accumulating sales of more than 100 million records worldwide , including shipments of 45 million in the United States , making them one of the world 's best-selling bands of all time . Guns N ' Roses ' debut album , Appetite for Destruction -LRB- 1987 -RRB- , reached number one on the Billboard 200 a year after its release , on the strength of `` Sweet Child o ' Mine '' , the band 's only single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 . The album has sold approximately 30 million copies worldwide , including 18 million units in the United States , making it the best-selling debut album of all time in the US , as well as the eleventh best-selling album in the United States . The success of the debut was followed by the eight-song album G N ' R Lies -LRB- 1988 -RRB- which reached number two on the Billboard 200 . The twin albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II -LRB- 1991 -RRB- debuted at number two and number one on the Billboard 200 respectively and have sold a combined 35 million copies worldwide , including 14 million units in the United States . The cover album `` The Spaghetti Incident ? '' -LRB- 1993 -RRB- was the band 's last studio album to feature Slash and McKagan . After more than a decade of work and several lineup changes , Guns N ' Roses released the long-awaited album Chinese Democracy -LRB- 2008 -RRB- which , at an estimated $ 14 million in production costs , is the most expensive rock album to ever be produced in music history . It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 but undersold industry expectations , despite mostly positive critical reception . Former members Slash and McKagan both rejoined the band in 2016 , embarking on the Not in This Lifetime ... Tour . Guns N ' Roses has been credited with reviving the mainstream popularity of rock 'n' roll , at a time when popular music was dominated by dance music and glam metal . Its late 1980s and early 1990s years have been described as the period in which the group brought forth a `` hedonistic rebelliousness '' reminiscent of the early Rolling Stones , a reputation that had earned the group the nickname `` the most dangerous band in the world '' . The band 's classic lineup , along with later members keyboardist Dizzy Reed and drummer Matt Sorum , was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 in its first year of eligibility . The band 's membership has changed many times since the early 1990 's , with Rose and keyboardist Dizzy Reed as the only two constant members since 1990 . The current lineup consists of Rose , Slash , McKagan , Reed , guitarist Richard Fortus , drummer Frank Ferrer and keyboardist Melissa Reese . |
SUPPORTS | Truman Capote spent four years writing the book. | Truman_Capote | Truman Garcia Capote -LRB- -LSB- ˈtruːmən_kəˈpoʊti -RSB- born Truman Streckfus Persons , September 30 , 1924 -- August 25 , 1984 -RRB- was an American novelist , screenwriter , playwright , and actor , many of whose short stories , novels , plays , and nonfiction are recognized as literary classics , including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany 's -LRB- 1958 -RRB- and the true crime novel In Cold Blood -LRB- 1966 -RRB- , which he labeled a `` nonfiction novel '' . At least 20 films and television dramas have been produced of Capote novels , stories , and plays . Capote rose above a childhood troubled by divorce , a long absence from his mother , and multiple migrations . He had discovered his calling as a writer by the age of 8 -LRB- The Dick Cavett Show , aired August 21 , 1980 -RRB- , and for the rest of his childhood he honed his writing ability . Capote began his professional career writing short stories . The critical success of one story , `` Miriam '' -LRB- 1945 -RRB- , attracted the attention of Random House publisher Bennett Cerf , and resulted in a contract to write the novel Other Voices , Other Rooms -LRB- 1948 -RRB- . Capote earned the most fame with In Cold Blood , a journalistic work about the murder of a Kansas farm family in their home . Capote spent four years writing the book aided by his lifelong friend Harper Lee , who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird -LRB- 1960 -RRB- . A milestone in popular culture , In Cold Blood was the peak of Capote 's literary career . In the 1970s , he maintained his celebrity status by appearing on television talk shows . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | Shut Up debuted on the charts. | Shut_Up_-LRB-Stormzy_song-RRB- | `` Shut Up '' is a song by English Grime artist and MC Stormzy . The song was released independently for digital download in the United Kingdom on 11 September 2015 as the B-side to the `` WickedSkengMan 4 '' single . It was produced by XTC and written by Stormzy . `` Shut Up '' was originally released as a freestyle video in May 2015 but gained popularity over the year . The song initially entered at number 59 on the UK Singles Chart in September 2015 , however following a Christmas number one campaign the song rose to number 8 . |
REFUTES | A thunderstorm isn't a storm. | Thunderstorm | A thunderstorm , also known as an electrical storm , lightning storm , or thundershower , is a storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth 's atmosphere , known as thunder . Thunderstorms occur in association with a type of cloud known as a cumulonimbus . They are usually accompanied by strong winds , heavy rain , and sometimes snow , sleet , hail , or , in contrast , no precipitation at all . Thunderstorms may line up in a series or become a rainband , known as a squall line . Strong or severe thunderstorms , known as supercells , rotate as do cyclones . While most thunderstorms move with the mean wind flow through the layer of the troposphere that they occupy , vertical wind shear sometimes causes a deviation in their course at a right angle to the wind shear direction . Thunderstorms result from the rapid upward movement of warm , moist air , sometimes along a front . As the warm , moist air moves upward , it cools , condenses , and forms a cumulonimbus cloud that can reach heights of over 20 km . As the rising air reaches its dew point temperature , water vapor condenses into water droplets or ice , reducing pressure locally within the thunderstorm cell . Any precipitation falls the long distance through the clouds towards the Earth 's surface . As the droplets fall , they collide with other droplets and become larger . The falling droplets create a downdraft as it pulls cold air with it , and this cold air spreads out at the Earth 's surface , occasionally causing strong winds that are commonly associated with thunderstorms . Thunderstorms can form and develop in any geographic location but most frequently within the mid-latitude , where warm , moist air from tropical latitudes collides with cooler air from polar latitudes . Thunderstorms are responsible for the development and formation of many severe weather phenomena . Thunderstorms , and the phenomena that occur along with them , pose great hazards . Damage that results from thunderstorms is mainly inflicted by downburst winds , large hailstones , and flash flooding caused by heavy precipitation . Stronger thunderstorm cells are capable of producing tornadoes and waterspouts . There are four types of thunderstorms : single-cell , multi-cell cluster , multi-cell lines , and supercells . Supercell thunderstorms are the strongest and the most associated with severe weather phenomena . Mesoscale convective systems formed by favorable vertical wind shear within the tropics and subtropics can be responsible for the development of hurricanes . Dry thunderstorms , with no precipitation , can cause the outbreak of wildfires from the heat generated from the cloud-to-ground lightning that accompanies them . Several means are used to study thunderstorms : weather radar , weather stations , and video photography . Past civilizations held various myths concerning thunderstorms and their development as late as the 18th century . Beyond the Earth 's atmosphere , thunderstorms have also been observed on the planets of Jupiter , Saturn , Neptune , and , probably , Venus . |
REFUTES | Salman Rushdie is a German politician. | Salman_Rushdie | Ahmed Salman Rushdie , FRSL -LRB- -LSB- sælˈmɑːn_ˈrʊʃdi -RSB- अहमद सलमान रुशदी , ; born 19 June 1947 -RRB- is a British Indian novelist and essayist . His second novel , Midnight 's Children -LRB- 1981 -RRB- , won the Booker Prize in 1981 and was deemed to be `` the best novel of all winners '' on two separate occasions , marking the 25th and the 40th anniversary of the prize . Much of his fiction is set on the Indian subcontinent . He combines magical realism with historical fiction ; his work is concerned with the many connections , disruptions , and migrations between Eastern and Western civilizations . His epic fourth novel , The Satanic Verses -LRB- 1988 -RRB- , was the subject of a major controversy , provoking protests from Muslims in several countries . Death threats were made against him , including a fatwā calling for his assassination issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini , the Supreme Leader of Iran , on 14 February 1989 . The British government put Rushdie under police protection . In 1983 Rushdie was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature , the UK 's senior literary organisation . He was appointed Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France in January 1999 . In June 2007 , Queen Elizabeth II knighted him for his services to literature . In 2008 , The Times ranked him thirteenth on its list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945 . Since 2000 , Rushdie has lived in the United States . He was named Distinguished Writer in Residence at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University in 2015 . Earlier , he taught at Emory University . He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters . In 2012 , he published Joseph Anton : A Memoir , an account of his life in the wake of the controversy over The Satanic Verses . Rushdie was strongly favoured to have received the Nobel Prize in Literature but the Nobel organisers were later quoted as saying that they would have been `` too predictable , too popular . '' |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was backed by the Indian National Congress. | A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam | Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam better known as A.P.J. Abdul Kalam -LSB- ˈæbdʊl_kəˈlɑːm -RSB- -LRB- 15 October 1931 -- 27 July 2015 -RRB- was the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007 . A career scientist turned statesman , Kalam was born and raised in Rameswaram , Tamil Nadu , and studied physics and aerospace engineering . He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator , mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation -LRB- DRDO -RRB- and Indian Space Research Organisation -LRB- ISRO -RRB- and was intimately involved in India 's civilian space programme and military missile development efforts . He thus came to be known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology . He also played a pivotal organisational , technical , and political role in India 's Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998 , the first since the original nuclear test by India in 1974 . Kalam was elected as the 11th President of India in 2002 with the support of both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the then-opposition Indian National Congress . Widely referred to as the `` People 's President , '' he returned to his civilian life of education , writing and public service after a single term . He was a recipient of several prestigious awards , including the Bharat Ratna , India 's highest civilian honour . While delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong , Kalam collapsed and died from an apparent cardiac arrest on 27 July 2015 , aged 83 . Thousands including national-level dignitaries attended the funeral ceremony held in his hometown of Rameshwaram , where he was buried with full state honours . |
SUPPORTS | UNESCO's City of Literature program aims to promote the social, economic and cultural development of cities in both the developed and the developing world. | City_of_Literature | UNESCO 's City of Literature program is part of its Creative Cities Network which was launched in 2004 . The Network was born out of UNESCO 's Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity initiative which was created in 2002 . Its aim is to `` promote the social , economic and cultural development of cities in both the developed and the developing world . '' The cities in network promote their local creative scene and conform to UNESCO 's goal of fostering cultural diversity . |
REFUTES | Cordilleran Ice Sheet was a minor ice sheet. | Cordilleran_Ice_Sheet | The Cordilleran ice sheet was a major ice sheet that periodically covered large parts of North America during glacial periods over the last ~ 2.6 million years . This included the following areas : Western Montana The Idaho Panhandle Northern Washington state down to about Olympia and Spokane All of British Columbia The southwestern third or so of Yukon Territory All of the Alaska Panhandle South Central Alaska The Alaska Peninsula Almost all of the continental shelf north of the Strait of Juan de Fuca The ice sheet covered up to 2.5 million square kilometres at the Last Glacial Maximum and probably more than that in some previous periods , when it may have extended into the northeast extremity of Oregon and the Salmon River Mountains in Idaho . It is probable , though , that its northern margin also migrated south due to the influence of starvation caused by very low levels of precipitation . At its eastern end the Cordilleran ice sheet merged with the Laurentide ice sheet at the Continental Divide , forming an area of ice that contained one and a half times as much water as the Antarctic ice sheet does today . At its western end it is believed nowadays that several small glacial refugia existed during the last glacial maximum below present sea level in the now-submerged Hecate Strait and on the Brooks Peninsula in northern Vancouver Island . However , evidence of ice-free refugia above present sea level north of the Olympic Peninsula has been refuted by genetic and geological studies since the middle 1990s . The ice sheet faded north of the Alaska Range because the climate was too dry to form glaciers . Unlike the Laurentide ice sheet , which is believed to have taken as much as eleven thousand years to fully melt , it is believed the Cordilleran ice sheet , except for areas that remain glaciated today , melted very quickly , probably in four thousand years or less . This rapid melting caused such floods as the overflow of Lake Missoula and shaped the topography of the extremely fertile Inland Empire of Eastern Washington . |
REFUTES | Bob Ross never appeared on TV. | Bob_Ross | Robert Norman Ross -LRB- October 29 , 1942 -- July 4 , 1995 -RRB- was an American painter , art instructor , and television host . He was the creator and host of The Joy of Painting , an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in the United States , and also aired in Canada , Latin America , and Europe . With a soft voice and a permed afro , Ross went from being a television personality in the 1980s and 1990s to an Internet celebrity popular with fans on YouTube and many other websites . |
REFUTES | Freddie Highmore has never been nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award. | Freddie_Highmore | Alfred Thomas `` Freddie '' Highmore -LRB- born 14 February 1992 -RRB- is an English actor . He made his acting debut in the comedy film Women Talking Dirty -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , and has since starred in Finding Neverland -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , Five Children and It -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , Arthur and the Invisibles -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , August Rush -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , The Spiderwick Chronicles -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Toast -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , and The Art of Getting By -LRB- 2011 -RRB- . He won the Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer in two consecutive years -LRB- 2004 -- 2005 -RRB- . For five seasons , Highmore starred as Norman Bates in the A&E drama-thriller series Bates Motel -LRB- 2013 -- 2017 -RRB- , for which he was twice nominated for the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series . In 2017 , he won a People 's Choice Award for his performance . |
SUPPORTS | Innovation is often also viewed as the application of much better solutions that meet new requirements. | Innovation | Innovation can be defined simply as a `` new idea , device or method '' . However , innovation is often also viewed as the application of better solutions that meet new requirements , unarticulated needs , or existing market needs . This is accomplished through more-effective products , processes , services , technologies , or business models that are readily available to markets , governments and society . The term `` innovation '' can be defined as something original and more effective and , as a consequence , new , that `` breaks into '' the market or society . It is related to , but not the same as , invention . Innovation is often manifested via the engineering process . The opposite of innovation is exnovation . While a novel device is often described as an innovation , in economics , management science , and other fields of practice and analysis , innovation is generally considered to be the result of a process that brings together various novel ideas in a way that they affect society . In industrial economics , innovations are created and found empirically from services to meet the growing consumer demand . |
SUPPORTS | Islamabad has multiple universities. | Islamabad | Islamabad -LRB- -LSB- ɪzˈlɑːməˌbɑːd -RSB- -LSB- , , -LSB- ɪsˌlɑːmɑˈbɑːd̪ -RSB- -RRB- is the capital city of Pakistan located within the federal Islamabad Capital Territory . With a population of two million , it is the 10th largest city of Pakistan , while the larger Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area is the third largest in Pakistan with a population exceeding five million . The city is the political seat of Pakistan and is administered by the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation , supported by the Capital Development Authority -LRB- CDA -RRB- . Islamabad is located in the Pothohar Plateau in the northeastern part of the country , between Rawalpindi District and the Margalla Hills National Park to the north . The region has historically been a part of the crossroads of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the Margalla Pass acting as the gateway between the two regions . Islamabad was built during the 1960s to replace Karachi as Pakistan 's capital . The city 's master-plan divides the city into eight zones , including administrative , diplomatic enclave , residential areas , educational sectors , industrial sectors , commercial areas , and rural and green areas . The city is known for the presence of several parks and forests , including the Margalla Hills National Park and Shakarparian Park . The city is home to several landmarks , including the Faisal Mosque , the largest mosque in South Asia and the fourth largest in the world . Other landmarks include the Pakistan 's National Monument and Democracy Square . Islamabad is a beta - world city ; it is categorised as very high on the Human Development Index , the highest in the country . The city has the highest cost of living in Pakistan , and its population is dominated by middle and upper middle class citizens . The city is home to sixteen universities , including the Quaid-e-Azam University and NUST . The city is one of the safest in Pakistan , and has an expansive surveillance system with 1,900 CCTV cameras . |
SUPPORTS | Islamabad has multiple universities. | National_University_of_Sciences_and_Technology_-LRB-Pakistan-RRB- | National University of Sciences and Technology -LRB- -LSB- -RRB- , commonly referred to as NUST , is a public research university with main campus in Islamabad , Pakistan and other subsidiary campuses in different cities of Pakistan . Established in March 1991 primarily for the promotion of STEM subjects , it has since then expanded through establishing a more comprehensive curriculum consisting of economics , finance , management and social sciences degrees . The university is also home to an under-construction IASP certified National Science & Technology Park . NUST was established in 1991 by merging military and civil educational resources . After its development , existing military schools and colleges became constituent colleges of NUST . The first college to be affiliated with NUST was MCS in 1991 . In 1993 , the university was granted a charter and CEME and MCE became part of the university . In December 1994 and November 1995 , CAE and PNEC became constituents of NUST respectively . All the constituent colleges were upgraded , in September 1997 MS program was started at CAE , in 1998 , MS program was started at PNEC and in the same year Bachelor of Dental Surgery was started at AMC . In 1999 , CEME and CAE attained ISO 9001 Certification , School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences -LRB- SEECS -RRB- was launched in Islamabad , and NUST Business School -LRB- then known as NIMS -RRB- was established . School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering -LRB- SMME -RRB- offers degrees in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering and is one of the most competitive engineering schools of Pakistan . As of 2016 , NUST has over 15,000 full-time students enrolled , over 20 departments with over 1,280 academic faculty staff . It is ranked by QS World Ranking 's as among the leading 50 universities under the age of 50 , and is ranked by QS as among top 500 universities in the world . It is also ranked by QS as among top 300 in world in Electrical Engineering . While Times Higher Education Ranking 's rank 's NUST as among the top 100 universities from BRICS and Emerging Economies , as among top 120 in Asia , and among top 250 globally in the field of Electrical Engineering . In 2016 , it was also ranked as among the next 50 leading young universities globally by Time 's . NUST is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities , United Nations Academic Impact and Talloires Network . |
SUPPORTS | Islamabad has multiple universities. | Quaid-i-Azam_University | The Quaid-i-Azam University -LRB- -LSB- ; simply QAU -RRB- is a public research university located in Islamabad , Pakistan . Founded as the University of Islamabad in 1977 , it was initially dedicated to the study of postgraduate education but expanded through the 1980s to an interdisciplinarity university offering both under and post graduate education . The university has , as of 2015 , grown into the largest varsity in Islamabad with a total enrollment excedding 13,000 students . The university is located on a 1700 acres -LRB- or 6.9 km ² -RRB- campus on the foothills of the Margalla . Divided into four faculties and nine affiliated research institutes , QAU is among Pakistan 's largest and highest ranked public universities . Globally , it is has been consistently ranked among the top 700 varisity 's in the world by the QS World University Rankings while it 's regional publications ranked QAU among 120 in Asia in 2013 . While the Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked it between 501-600 globally and top 120 in Asia in 2014 . The university is nationally known for its research , technological advancement , and intellectual interaction with international institutes , including the United Nations , University of Tokyo and the ICTP . It is one of the most popular universities in the country and counts several public figures and intellectuals among its current and former faculty , researchers , or alumni since its establishment . Among them include the Maleeha Lodhi , Pervez Hoodbhoy , Nasim Zehra , Shamshad Akhtar , Suhail Zubairy , Farzana Aslam , Tasneem Zehra and Salma Zahid . The university is currently led by Dr. Javed Ashraf . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | Heroes has had at least one major character. | Marvel_Super-Heroes_-LRB-comics-RRB- | Marvel Super-Heroes is the name of several comic book series and specials published by Marvel Comics . |
SUPPORTS | James Spader starred in a film. | James_Spader | James Todd Spader -LRB- born February 7 , 1960 -RRB- is an American actor . He is best known for portraying eccentric characters in films such as the drama Sex , Lies , and Videotape -LRB- 1989 -RRB- , the action science fiction film Stargate -LRB- 1994 -RRB- , the controversial psychological thriller Crash -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , the erotic romance Secretary -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , and the blockbuster superhero film Avengers : Age of Ultron -LRB- 2015 -RRB- . His best-known television roles are those of attorney Alan Shore in The Practice and its spin-off Boston Legal -LRB- for which he won three Emmy Awards -RRB- , and Robert California in the comedy-mockumentary The Office . He currently stars as high-profile criminal-turned-FBI-informant Raymond `` Red '' Reddington in the NBC crime drama The Blacklist , for which he has earned two Golden Globe Award nominations . |
REFUTES | The Cyclades are in the Dead Sea. | Cyclades | The Cyclades -LRB- -LSB- ˈsɪklədiːz -RSB- Κυκλάδες , -LSB- cikˈlaðes -RSB- -RRB- are an island group in the Aegean Sea , southeast of mainland Greece and a former administrative prefecture of Greece . They are one of the island groups which constitute the Aegean archipelago . The name refers to the islands around the sacred island of Delos . The largest island of the Cyclades is Naxos . |
REFUTES | The Cyclades are in the Dead Sea. | Dead_Sea | The Dead Sea -LRB- lit . Salt Sea , البحر الميت -RRB- , is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and Palestine to the west . Its surface and shores are 430.5 m below sea level , Earth 's lowest elevation on land . The Dead Sea is 304 m deep , the deepest hypersaline lake in the world . With 34.2 % salinity -LRB- in 2011 -RRB- , it is 9.6 times as salty as the ocean , and one of the world 's saltiest bodies of water . This salinity makes for a harsh environment in which plants and animals can not flourish , hence its name . The Dead Sea is 50 km long and 15 km wide at its widest point . It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley and its main tributary is the Jordan River . The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the Mediterranean basin for thousands of years . It was one of the world 's first health resorts -LRB- for Herod the Great -RRB- , and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products , from asphalt for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers . People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create cosmetics and herbal sachets . The Dead Sea water has a density of 1.24 kg/litre , which makes swimming similar to floating . The Dead Sea is receding at an alarming rate . Multiple canals and pipelines were proposed to reduce its recession , which had begun causing many problems . The Red Sea -- Dead Sea Water Conveyance project , carried out by Jordan , will provide water to neighboring countries , while the brine will be carried to the Dead Sea to help stabilize its levels . The first phase of the project is scheduled to begin in 2018 and be completed in 2021 . |
REFUTES | The Cyclades are in the Dead Sea. | Aegean_Sea | The Aegean Sea -LRB- -LSB- ᵻˈdʒiːən -RSB- Αιγαίο Πέλαγος -LSB- eˈʝeo ˈpelaɣos -RSB- ; Ege Denizi -LSB- eɟe denizi -RSB- -RRB- is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the Greek and Anatolian peninsulas , i.e. , between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey . In the north , it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosphorus . The Aegean Islands are within the sea and some bound it on its southern periphery , including Crete and Rhodes . The sea was traditionally known as Archipelago -LRB- in Greek , Αρχιπέλαγος , meaning `` chief sea '' -RRB- , but in English this word 's meaning has changed to refer to the Aegean Islands and , generally , to any island group . |
SUPPORTS | The Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film is given to the best fantasy movie. | Saturn_Award_for_Best_Fantasy_Film | The Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film is an award presented to the best film in the fantasy genre by the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy & Horror Films . |
SUPPORTS | From November 1963 to July 1969 Alan Shepard was Chief of the Astronaut Office. | Alan_Shepard | Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. -LRB- November 18 , 1923 -- July 21 , 1998 -RRB- was an American astronaut , naval aviator , test pilot , and businessman . A graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis , Shepard saw action with the surface navy during World War II . He became a naval aviator in 1946 , and a test pilot in 1950 . He was selected as one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts in 1959 , and in May 1961 he made the first manned Project Mercury flight , MR-3 , in a spacecraft he named Freedom 7 . His craft entered space , but did not achieve orbit . He became the second person , and the first American , to travel into space , and the first person to manually control the orientation of his spacecraft . In the final stages of Project Mercury , Shepard was scheduled to pilot the Mercury-Atlas 10 -LRB- MA-10 -RRB- , which was planned as a three-day mission . He named Mercury Spacecraft 15B Freedom 7 II in honor of his first spacecraft , but the mission was cancelled . Shepard was designated as the commander of the first manned Project Gemini mission , but was grounded in 1963 due to Ménière 's disease , an inner-ear ailment that caused episodes of extreme dizziness and nausea . This was surgically corrected in 1969 , and in 1971 , Shepard commanded the Apollo 14 mission , piloting the Apollo Lunar Module Antares to the most accurate landing of the Apollo missions . At age 47 , he became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon , and the only one of the Mercury Seven astronauts to do so . During the mission , he hit two golf balls on the lunar surface . He was Chief of the Astronaut Office from November 1963 to July 1969 -LRB- the approximate period of his grounding -RRB- , and from June 1971 until his retirement from the United States Navy and NASA on August 1 , 1974 . He was promoted to rear admiral on August 25 , 1971 , the first astronaut to reach that rank . |
SUPPORTS | A.J. Styles's weight class is heavyweight. | A.J._Styles | Allen Neal Jones -LRB- born June 2 , 1977 -RRB- , best known by the ring name A.J. Styles -LRB- also stylized as AJ Styles -RRB- , is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE performing on the SmackDown brand . Styles , who has long been regarded as one of the world 's best professional wrestlers , is widely known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling -LRB- TNA -RRB- from 2002 -- 2013 , where he was dubbed `` Mr. TNA '' . While in TNA , Styles held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship three times and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship twice . He was also the first X Division Champion , a title he held six times . Styles is the first professional wrestler ever to complete the TNA Triple Crown -LRB- five times -RRB- and the TNA Grand Slam -LRB- two times -RRB- . In 2010 , Styles became the first ever TNA-contracted wrestler to be ranked number one on the annual Pro Wrestling Illustrated -LRB- PWI -RRB- PWI 500 list . He simultaneously appeared in Ring of Honor -LRB- ROH -RRB- from 2002 -- 2006 , winning the ROH World Tag Team Championship -LRB- with Amazing Red -RRB- and becoming the first ROH Pure Champion . In 2014 , he signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling -LRB- NJPW -RRB- and won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in his first match with the company , later becoming the leader of the Bullet Club . He has also competed extensively on the independent circuit , winning titles such as the PWG World Championship and the RPW British Heavyweight Championship , among many others . Styles first appeared in WWE -LRB- then the World Wrestling Federation , or the WWF -RRB- in 2002 , but turned down a developmental deal he was offered with the company . He signed a multi-year contract with WWE fourteen years later in January 2016 , making his re-debut at that month 's Royal Rumble pay-per-view event . After appearing at his first WrestleMania that April , Styles headlined multiple pay-per-view events en route to winning his first WWE Championship at Backlash in September , holding the title up until 2017 's Royal Rumble in January . Also in 2016 , both PWI and Wrestling Observer Newsletter voted Styles as the `` Wrestler of the Year '' . |
REFUTES | B. R. Ambedkar did not live in India. | B._R._Ambedkar | Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar -LRB- 14 April 1891 -- 6 December 1956 -RRB- , popularly known as Baba Saheb , was an Indian jurist , economist , politician and social reformer who inspired the Dalit Buddhist Movement and campaigned against social discrimination against Untouchables -LRB- Dalits -RRB- , while also supporting the rights of women and labour . He was Independent India 's first law minister and the principal architect of the Constitution of India . Ambedkar was a prolific student , earning doctorates in economics from both Columbia University and the London School of Economics , and gained a reputation as a scholar for his research in law , economics and political science . In his early career he was an economist , professor , and lawyer . His later life was marked by his political activities ; he became involved in campaigning and negotiations for India 's independence , publishing journals , advocating political rights and social freedom for Dalits , and contributing significantly to the establishment of the state of India . In 1956 he converted to Buddhism , initiating mass conversions of Dalits . In 1990 , the Bharat Ratna , India 's highest civilian award , was posthumously conferred upon Ambedkar . Ambedkar 's legacy includes numerous memorials and depictions in popular culture . |
SUPPORTS | Estelle Getty's nationality is American. | Estelle_Getty | Estelle Getty -LRB- née Scher ; also known as Estelle Gettleman ; July 25 , 1923 -- July 22 , 2008 -RRB- was an American actress and comedian , who appeared in film , television , and theatre . She was best known for her role as Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls from 1985 to 1992 , which won her an Emmy and a Golden Globe , on The Golden Palace from 1992 to 1993 , and on Empty Nest from 1993 to 1995 . In her later years , after retiring from acting , she battled Lewy body dementia . |
REFUTES | Jenny McCarthy modeled for Playboy magazine in 1990. | Jenny_McCarthy | Jennifer Ann McCarthy -LRB- born November 1 , 1972 -RRB- , credited as Jenny McCarthy and Jenny Wahlberg , is an American actress , model , television host , author , screenwriter , and anti-vaccine activist . She began her career in 1993 as a nude model for Playboy magazine and was later named their Playmate of the Year . McCarthy then parlayed her Playboy fame into a television and film acting career starting as a co-host on the MTV game show Singled Out , then some eponymous sitcoms , as well as films such as BASEketball , Diamonds , Scream 3 , and Santa Baby . She is a former co-host of the ABC talk show The View . McCarthy has written books about parenting and has become an activist promoting research into environmental causes and alternative medical treatments for autism . She has promoted the idea that vaccines cause autism and that chelation therapy helped cure her son of autism . Both claims are unsupported by medical consensus , and her son 's autism diagnosis has been questioned . McCarthy has been described as `` the nation 's most prominent purveyor of anti-vaxxer ideology '' , but she has denied the charge , stating : `` I am not anti-vaccine '' . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | Numenius of Apamea was an American philosopher. | Numenius_of_Apamea | Numenius of Apamea was a Greek philosopher , who lived in Apamea in Syria and flourished during the latter half of the 2nd century AD . He was a Neopythagorean and forerunner of the Neoplatonists . |
SUPPORTS | Louie (season 1) was created by Louis C.K. | Louie_-LRB-season_1-RRB- | The first season of the American television comedy series Louie premiered on June 29 , 2010 and concluded on September 7 , 2010 . It consisted of thirteen episodes , each running approximately 23 minutes in length . FX broadcast the first season on Tuesdays at 11:00 pm in the United States . The season was produced by 3 Arts Entertainment and the executive producers were Louis C.K. , Dave Becky and M. Blair Breard . The first season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on June 21 , 2011 . Louie was created by Louis C.K. , who serves as the series ' sole writer and director . C.K. stars as a fictionalized version of himself , a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City . The show has a loose format atypical for television comedy series , consisting of largely unconnected storylines and segments -LRB- described as `` extended vignettes '' -RRB- that revolve around Louie 's life , punctuated by live stand-up performances . The season received critical acclaim . |
SUPPORTS | Backing vocalists sing with other backing vocalists. | Backing_vocalist | Backing vocalists are singers who provide vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists . In some cases , a backing singer may sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist 's entry or to sing a counter-melody . Backing vocalists are used in a broad range of popular music , traditional music and world music styles . Solo artists may employ professional backing vocalists in studio recording sessions as well as during concerts . In many rock and metal bands -LRB- e.g. , the power trio -RRB- , the musicians doing backup vocals also play instruments , such as guitar , electric bass , drums , or keyboards . In Latin or Afro-Cuban groups , backup singers may play percussion instruments or shakers while singing . In some pop and hip-hop groups and in musical theater , the backup singers may be required to perform elaborately choreographed dance routines while they sing through headset microphones . The style of singing used by backup singers varies according to the type of song and the genre of music the band plays . In pop and country songs , backup vocalists may perform vocal harmony parts to support the lead vocalist . In hardcore punk or rockabilly , other band members who play instruments may sing or shout backup vocals during the chorus -LRB- refrain -RRB- section of the songs . |
SUPPORTS | Vatican City was established in January 1929. | Vatican_City | Vatican City -LRB- -LSB- ˈvætᵻkən_ˈsɪti -RSB- Città del Vaticano -LSB- tʃitˈta ddel vatiˈkaːno -RSB- Civitas Vaticana -RRB- , officially Vatican City State or the State of Vatican City -LRB- -LSB- Stato della Città del Vaticano , links = no -RSB- -LSB- Status Civitatis Vaticanae , links = no -RSB- -RRB- , is a walled enclave within the city of Rome . With an area of approximately 44 hectares -LRB- 110 acres -RRB- , and a population of 1,000 , it is the smallest state in the world by both area and population . However , formally it is not sovereign , with sovereignty being held by the Holy See , the only entity of public international law that has diplomatic relations with almost every country in the world . It is an ecclesiastical or sacerdotal-monarchical state -LRB- a type of theocracy -RRB- ruled by the Bishop of Rome -- the Pope . The highest state functionaries are all Catholic clergy of various national origins . Since the return of the Popes from Avignon in 1377 , they have generally resided at the Apostolic Palace within what is now Vatican City , although at times residing instead in the Quirinal Palace in Rome or elsewhere . Vatican City is distinct from the Holy See -LRB- -LSB- Sancta Sedes , links = no -RSB- -RRB- , which dates back to early Christianity and is the main episcopal see of 1.2 billion Latin and Eastern Catholic adherents around the globe . The independent city-state , on the other hand , came into existence in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty between the Holy See and Italy , which spoke of it as a new creation , not as a vestige of the much larger Papal States -LRB- 756 -- 1870 -RRB- , which had previously encompassed much of central Italy . According to the terms of the treaty , the Holy See has `` full ownership , exclusive dominion , and sovereign authority and jurisdiction '' over the city-state . Within Vatican City are religious and cultural sites such as St. Peter 's Basilica , the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museums . They feature some of the world 's most famous paintings and sculptures . The unique economy of Vatican City is supported financially by the sale of postage stamps and tourist mementos , fees for admission to museums , and the sale of publications . |
SUPPORTS | Shut Up is a composition. | Shut_Up_-LRB-Stormzy_song-RRB- | `` Shut Up '' is a song by English Grime artist and MC Stormzy . The song was released independently for digital download in the United Kingdom on 11 September 2015 as the B-side to the `` WickedSkengMan 4 '' single . It was produced by XTC and written by Stormzy . `` Shut Up '' was originally released as a freestyle video in May 2015 but gained popularity over the year . The song initially entered at number 59 on the UK Singles Chart in September 2015 , however following a Christmas number one campaign the song rose to number 8 . |
REFUTES | There was zero genocides that took place in Rwanda. | Rwanda | Rwanda -LRB- -LSB- ɹuːˈɑːndə -RSB- or -LSB- ɹuːˈændə -RSB- ; U Rwanda -LSB- u.ɾɡwanda -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Republic of Rwanda -LRB- Repubulika y' u Rwanda République du Rwanda -RRB- , is a sovereign state in Central and East Africa and one of the smallest countries on the African mainland . Located a few degrees south of the Equator , Rwanda is bordered by Uganda , Tanzania , Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Rwanda is in the African Great Lakes region and is highly elevated ; its geography is dominated by mountains in the west and savanna to the east , with numerous lakes throughout the country . The climate is temperate to subtropical , with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons each year . The population is young and predominantly rural , with a density among the highest in Africa . Rwandans are drawn from just one cultural and linguistic group , the Banyarwanda , although within this group there are three subgroups : the Hutu , Tutsi and Twa . The Twa are a forest-dwelling pygmy people descended from Rwanda 's earliest inhabitants . Scholars disagree on the origins of and differences between the Hutu and Tutsi ; some believe differences are derived from former social castes within a single people , while others believe the Hutu and Tutsi arrived in the country separately , and from different locations . Christianity is the largest religion in the country ; the principal language is Kinyarwanda , spoken by most Rwandans , with English and French serving as official languages . Rwanda has a presidential system of government . The president is Paul Kagame of the Rwandan Patriotic Front -LRB- RPF -RRB- , who took office in 2000 . Rwanda today has low corruption compared with neighbouring countries , although human rights organisations report suppression of opposition groups , intimidation and restrictions on freedom of speech . The country has been governed by an ordered administrative hierarchy since pre-colonial times ; there are five provinces delineated by borders drawn in 2006 . Rwanda is one of only two countries with a female majority in the national parliament . Hunter gatherers settled the territory in the stone and iron ages , followed later by Bantu peoples . The population coalesced first into clans and then into kingdoms . The Kingdom of Rwanda dominated from the mid-18th century , with the Tutsi kings conquering others militarily , centralising power and later enacting anti-Hutu policies . Germany colonised Rwanda in 1884 as part of German East Africa , followed by Belgium , which invaded in 1916 during the First World War . Both European nations ruled through the kings and perpetuated a pro-Tutsi policy . The Hutu population revolted in 1959 . They massacred numerous Tutsi and ultimately established an independent , Hutu-dominated state in 1962 . The Tutsi-led Rwandan Patriotic Front launched a civil war in 1990 . Social tensions erupted in the 1994 genocide , in which Hutu extremists killed an estimated 500,000 to 1.3 million Tutsi and moderate Hutu . The RPF ended the genocide with a military victory . Rwanda 's economy suffered heavily during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide , but has since strengthened . The economy is based mostly on subsistence agriculture . Coffee and tea are the major cash crops for export . Tourism is a fast-growing sector and is now the country 's leading foreign exchange earner . Rwanda is one of only two countries in which mountain gorillas can be visited safely , and visitors pay for gorilla tracking permits . Music and dance are an integral part of Rwandan culture , particularly drums and the highly choreographed intore dance . Traditional arts and crafts are produced throughout the country . |
SUPPORTS | Firefox is a browser. | Firefox | Mozilla Firefox -LRB- or simply Firefox -RRB- is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary the Mozilla Corporation . Firefox is available for Windows , macOS and Linux operating systems , with its Firefox for Android available for Android -LRB- formerly Firefox for mobile , it also ran on the discontinued Firefox OS -RRB- ; where all of these versions use the Gecko layout engine to render web pages , which implements current and anticipated web standards . An additional version , Firefox for iOS , was released in late 2015 , but this version does not use Gecko due to Apple 's restrictions limiting third-party web browsers to the WebKit-based layout engine built into iOS . Firefox was created in 2002 under the name `` Phoenix '' by Mozilla community members who desired a standalone browser , rather than the Mozilla Application Suite bundle . Even during its beta phase , Firefox proved to be popular with its testers and was praised for its speed , security , and add-ons compared to Microsoft 's then-dominant Internet Explorer 6 . Firefox was released in November 2004 , and was highly successful with 60 million downloads within nine months , which was the first time that Internet Explorer 's dominance was challenged . Firefox is considered the spiritual successor of Netscape Navigator , as the Mozilla community was created by Netscape in 1998 before their acquisition by AOL . Firefox usage grew to a peak of 32 % at the end of 2009 , temporarily making version 3.5 the world 's most popular browser . Usage then declined in competition with Google Chrome . , Firefox has between 9 % and 16 % of worldwide usage as a `` desktop '' browser , making it the second most popular web browser . Firefox is still the most popular desktop browser in Cuba -LRB- even most popular overall -RRB- , Eritrea , and Germany , with 85.93 % , 79.39 % , and 37.01 % of the market share , respectively . It is also the most popular desktop browser in many other African countries . According to Mozilla , there were half a billion Firefox users around the world . |
SUPPORTS | Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 science fiction action horror comedy film written and directed by Stephen King. | Maximum_Overdrive | Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 American science fiction action horror comedy film written and directed by Stephen King . The film stars Emilio Estevez , Pat Hingle , Laura Harrington , and Yeardley Smith . The screenplay was inspired by and loosely based on King 's short story `` Trucks '' , which was included in King 's first collection of short stories , Night Shift . Maximum Overdrive is King 's only directorial effort , though dozens of films have been based on one of his novels or short stories . The film contained black humor elements and a generally campy tone , which contrasts with King 's sombre subject matter in books . The film has a mid-1980s hard rock soundtrack composed entirely by the group AC/DC , King 's favorite band . AC/DC 's album Who Made Who was released as the Maximum Overdrive soundtrack . It includes the best-selling singles `` Who Made Who '' , `` You Shook Me All Night Long '' , and `` Hells Bells '' . The film was nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Director for King and Worst Actor for Estevez in 1987 , but both lost against Prince for Under the Cherry Moon . In 1988 , Maximum Overdrive was nominated for `` Best Film '' at the International Fantasy Film Awards . King himself described the film as a `` moron movie '' and stated his intention to never direct again soon after . King considers the film a learning experience . |
SUPPORTS | The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was a United States federal government complex. | Alfred_P._Murrah_Federal_Building | The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was a United States federal government complex located at 200 N.W. 5th Street in Downtown Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , United States . It was the target of the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19 , 1995 9:02 am , which killed 168 people , 19 of whom were children under the age of six . Half of the building collapsed seconds after the truck bomb detonated . The remains were imploded a month after the attack , and the Oklahoma City National Memorial was built on the site . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | The New Jersey Turnpike has express lanes. | New_Jersey_Turnpike | The New Jersey Turnpike -LRB- NJTP -RRB- , colloquially known to New Jerseyans as `` the Turnpike '' , is a toll road in New Jersey , maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority . According to the International Bridge , Tunnel and Turnpike Association , the Turnpike is the nation 's sixth-busiest toll road and is one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United States . Having a total length of 122.40 mi , the Turnpike 's southern terminus begins at Interstate 295 -LRB- I-295 -RRB- near the border of Pennsville and Carneys Point Townships in Salem County , one mile east of the Delaware Memorial Bridge . Its northern terminus is located at the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee , Bergen County . The Turnpike is a major thoroughfare providing access to various localities in New Jersey , as well as Delaware , Pennsylvania , and New York . The route divides into four roadways between exit 6 and exit 14 , with the inner lanes restricted to carrying only cars , and with the outer lanes for cars , trucks and buses . The northern part of the mainline turnpike , along with the entirety of its extensions and spurs , is part of the Interstate Highway System , designated as I-95 between exit 6 and its northern end . South of exit 6 , it has the unsigned Route 700 designation . There are two extensions and two spurs , including the Newark Bay Extension at exit 14 , which carries I-78 ; the Pennsylvania Turnpike Extension -LRB- officially the Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension -RRB- at exit 6 ; and the Eastern Spur and the Western Spur at the turnpike 's northernmost end . Construction of the mainline from conceptualization to completion took 23 months , from 1950 to 1952 . It was officially opened to traffic in November 1951 , between its southern terminus and exit 10 . The Turnpike has 12 ft lanes , 10 ft shoulders , 13 rest areas named after notable residents of New Jersey , and unusual exit signage that was considered the pinnacle of highway building in the 1950s . The Interstate Highway System took some of its design guidelines by copying the Turnpike 's design guidelines . To some degree , the Turnpike is considered iconic in pop culture , having been referenced in music , film and television . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | Corsica is trade partners with Bastia. | Bastia | Bastia -LRB- Bastìa -RRB- -LRB- -LSB- bas.tja -RSB- , Corsican and Italian pronunciation : -LSB- - allbasˈti.a -RSB- -RRB- is a French commune in the Haute-Corse department of France located in the north-east of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse . It also has the second-highest population of any commune on the island after Ajaccio and is the capital of the Bagnaja region and of the department . Bastia is the principal port of the island and its principal commercial town and is especially famous for its wines . Approximately 10 % of the population are immigrants . The unemployment rate in the commune has persistently been one of the highest in France , standing at over 20 % in 2004 . The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bastiais or Bastiaises . The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | Cyprus is a destination for American tourists. | Bulgaria–Cyprus_relations | Bulgaria -- Cyprus relations are the close diplomatic relations between Cyprus and Bulgaria . Bulgaria was one of the first countries to recognise Cypriot independence in 1960 , leading to the celebration of 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 2010 . These relations have developed positively on the international stage as well as in commerce and strategic affairs . Bulgaria has an embassy in Nicosia and a consulate general in Limassol . Cyprus has an embassy in Sofia and a branch office in Burgas . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | Georgians arose from the ancient Colchian civilizations and they are significant people. | Georgians | The Georgians or Kartvelians -LRB- -LSB- ქართველები , tr -RSB- -RRB- are a nation and ethnic group who constitute a majority of the population in Georgia . Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia , Turkey , Greece , Iran , Ukraine , United States , and to a lesser extent throughout the European Union . Georgians arose from the ancient Colchian and Iberian civilizations . After Christianization of Iberia by Saint Nino they became one of the first who embraced the faith of Jesus in the early 4th century and now the majority of Georgians are Eastern Orthodox Christians and most follow their national autocephalous Georgian Orthodox Church . There are also small Georgian Catholic and Muslim communities in Tbilisi and Adjara , as well as a significant number of irreligious Georgians . A complex process of nation formation has resulted in a diverse set of geographic subgroups of Georgians , each with its characteristic traditions , manners , dialects and , in the case of Svans and Mingrelians , own regional languages . The Georgian language , with its own unique writing system and extensive written tradition , which goes back to the 5th century , is the official language of Georgia as well as the language of education of all Georgians living in the country . Located on the crossroads of predominantly Christian Europe and Muslim Western Asia , Georgian people have maintained their Christian identity in the face of great pressure from neighboring Muslim empires . By the early 11th century they formed a unified Kingdom of Georgia and inaugurated the Georgian Golden Age , a height of political and cultural power of the nation . This lasted until being weakened by Mongol invasions , as well as internal divisions following the death of George V the Brilliant , the last of the great kings of Georgia . Thereafter and throughout the early modern period Georgians became politically fractured and fell into decline due to the onslaught of various hostile empires , including the Ottoman Empire and successive dynasties of Persia . To ensure Georgia 's survival , in 1783 Heraclius II of Georgia forged an alliance with the Russian Empire , which Georgians viewed as a replacement for their fallen traditional ally -- Byzantine Empire . The Russo-Georgian alliance , however , backfired as Russia was unwilling to fulfill the terms of the treaty , proceeding to annex the troubled kingdom in 1801 . Georgians briefly reasserted their independence from Russia under the First Georgian Republic from 1918-1921 , and finally , in 1991 from the Soviet Union . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | The University of Leicester discovered remains in 2013. | University_of_Leicester | The University of Leicester -LRB- -LSB- ˈlɛstə -RSB- -RRB- is a public research university based in Leicester , England . The main campus is south of the city centre , adjacent to Victoria Park . The university established itself as a research-led university . It was previously ranking among the top 20 universities in the United Kingdom and was ranked 13th in 2014 by the Guardian . In 2008 , it was awarded University of the Year by the Times . As of 2016/17 the university is nationally ranked 25th in The Sunday Times Good University Guide , and 29th in the latest The Complete University Guide . It is ranked as one of the top 200 universities in the world by the Times in 2017 . The university is most famous for the invention of genetic fingerprinting and contributing to the discovery and identification of the remains of King Richard III . |
SUPPORTS | Samsung went into the electronics industry in the late 1960s. | Samsung | Samsung Group -LRB- ; -LSB- sʰamsʰʌŋ -RSB- -RRB- is a South Korean multinational conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town , Seoul . It comprises numerous affiliated businesses , most of them united under the Samsung brand , and is the largest South Korean chaebol -LRB- business conglomerate -RRB- . Samsung was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company . Over the next three decades , the group diversified into areas including food processing , textiles , insurance , securities and retail . Samsung entered the electronics industry in the late 1960s and the construction and shipbuilding industries in the mid-1970s ; these areas would drive its subsequent growth . Following Lee 's death in 1987 , Samsung was separated into four business groups -- Samsung Group , Shinsegae Group , CJ Group and Hansol Group . Since 1990 , Samsung has increasingly globalised its activities and electronics ; in particular , its mobile phones and semiconductors have become its most important source of income . Notable Samsung industrial affiliates include Samsung Electronics -LRB- the world 's 2nd largest information technology company measured by 2015 revenues , and 5th in market value -RRB- , Samsung Heavy Industries -LRB- the world 's 2nd largest shipbuilder measured by 2010 revenues -RRB- , and Samsung Engineering and Samsung C&T -LRB- respectively the world 's 13th and 36th largest construction companies -RRB- . Other notable subsidiaries include Samsung Life Insurance -LRB- the world 's 14th largest life insurance company -RRB- , Samsung Everland -LRB- operator of Everland Resort , the oldest theme park in South Korea -RRB- and Cheil Worldwide -LRB- the world 's 15th largest advertising agency measured by 2012 revenues -RRB- . Samsung has a powerful influence on South Korea 's economic development , politics , media and culture and has been a major driving force behind the `` Miracle on the Han River '' . Its affiliate companies produce around a fifth of South Korea 's total exports . Samsung 's revenue was equal to 17 % of South Korea 's $ 1,082 billion GDP . |
SUPPORTS | Two and a Half Men is a television sitcom. | Two_and_a_Half_Men | Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS for twelve seasons from September 22 , 2003 to February 19 , 2015 . Originally starring Charlie Sheen , Jon Cryer , and Angus T. Jones , the series was about a hedonistic jingle writer , Charlie Harper ; his uptight brother Alan ; and Alan 's troublesome son Jake . After Alan divorces , he moves with his son to share Charlie 's beachfront Malibu house and complicates Charlie 's freewheeling life . In 2010 , CBS and Warner Bros. . Television reached a multiyear broadcasting agreement for the series , renewing it through at least the 2011 -- 12 season . In February 2011 , however , CBS and Warner Bros. decided to end production for the rest of the eighth season after Sheen entered drug rehabilitation and made `` disparaging comments '' about the series ' creator and executive producer Chuck Lorre . Sheen 's contract was terminated the following month and he was confirmed not to be returning to the series . Ashton Kutcher was hired to replace him the following season as Walden Schmidt , a billionaire who buys Charlie 's house after his death . In April 2013 , CBS renewed the series for an eleventh season after closing one-year deals with Kutcher and Cryer . Jones , who was attending college , was relegated to recurring status for season 11 , but never made an appearance until the series finale . He was replaced by Jenny -LRB- Amber Tamblyn -RRB- , Charlie 's previously unknown daughter . In March 2014 , CBS renewed the series for a twelfth season , which was later announced to be the series ' last . The season began airing in October 2014 and concluded in February 2015 with the 40-minute series finale `` Of Course He 's Dead '' . The success of the series led to it being the fourth-highest revenue-generating program for 2012 , earning $ 3.24 million an episode . |
SUPPORTS | The Times is a newspaper. | The_Times | The Times is a British daily -LRB- Monday to Saturday -RRB- national newspaper based in London , England . It began in 1785 under the title , adopting its current name on 1 January 1788 . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times -LRB- founded in 1821 -RRB- are published by Times Newspapers , since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK , itself wholly owned by News Corp. . The Times and The Sunday Times do not share editorial staff , were founded independently and have only had common ownership since 1967 . In 1959 the historian of journalism Allan Nevins analysed the importance of The Times in shaping the views of events of London 's elite : For much more than a century The Times has been an integral and important part of the political structure of Great Britain . Its news and its editorial comment have in general been carefully coordinated , and have at most times been handled with an earnest sense of responsibility . While the paper has admitted some trivia to its columns , its whole emphasis has been on important public affairs treated with an eye to the best interests of Britain . To guide this treatment , the editors have for long periods been in close touch with 10 Downing Street . The Times is the first newspaper to have borne that name , lending it to numerous other papers around the world , including The Times of India -LRB- founded in 1838 -RRB- , The Straits Times -LRB- Singapore -RRB- -LRB- 1845 -RRB- , The New York Times -LRB- 1851 -RRB- , The Irish Times -LRB- 1859 -RRB- , Le Temps -LRB- France -RRB- -LRB- 1861-1942 -RRB- , the Cape Times -LRB- South Africa -RRB- -LRB- 1872 -RRB- , the Los Angeles Times -LRB- 1881 -RRB- , the Trenton Times -LRB- 1882 -RRB- , The Seattle Times -LRB- 1891 -RRB- , The Manila Times -LRB- 1898 -RRB- , The Daily Times -LRB- Malawi -RRB- -LRB- 1900 -RRB- , El Tiempo -LRB- Colombia -RRB- -LRB- 1911 -RRB- , The Canberra Times -LRB- 1926 -RRB- , Times of Malta -LRB- 1935 -RRB- , and The Washington Times -LRB- 1982 -RRB- . In these countries , the newspaper is often referred to as or , although the newspaper is of national scope and distribution . The Times is the originator of the widely used Times Roman typeface , originally developed by Stanley Morison of The Times in collaboration with the Monotype Corporation for its legibility in low-tech printing . In November 2006 The Times began printing headlines in a new font , Times Modern . The Times was printed in broadsheet format for 219 years , but switched to compact size in 2004 in an attempt to appeal more to younger readers and commuters using public transport . The Sunday Times remains a broadsheet . The Times had an average daily circulation of 446,164 in December 2016 ; in the same period , The Sunday Times had an average daily circulation of 792,210 . An American edition of The Times has been published since 6 June 2006 . It has been heavily used by scholars and researchers because of its widespread availability in libraries and its detailed index . A complete historical file of the digitised paper , up to 2010 , is online from Gale Cengage Learning . |
SUPPORTS | The Times is a newspaper. | The_Sunday_Times | The Sunday Times is the largest-selling British national newspaper in the `` quality press '' market category . It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd , a subsidiary of News UK , which is in turn owned by News Corp. . Times Newspapers also publishes The Times . The two papers were founded independently and have been under common ownership only since 1966 . They were bought by News International in 1981 . The Sunday Times occupies a dominant position in the quality Sunday market ; its circulation of just under one million equals that of its main rivals , The Sunday Telegraph and The Observer , combined . While some other national newspapers moved to a tabloid format in the early 2000s , The Sunday Times has retained the larger broadsheet format and has said that it will continue to do so . It sells more than twice as many copies as its sister paper , The Times , which is published Monday to Saturday . The Sunday Times has acquired a reputation for the strength of its investigative reporting -- much of it by its award-winning Insight team -- and also for its wide-ranging foreign coverage . It has a number of popular writers , columnists and commentators including Jeremy Clarkson and Bryan Appleyard . A. A. Gill was a prominent columnist for many years . It was Britain 's first multi-section newspaper and remains substantially larger than its rivals . A typical edition contains the equivalent of 450 to 500 tabloid pages . Besides the main news section , it has standalone News Review , Business , Sport , Money and Appointments sections -- all broadsheet . There are three magazines -LRB- The Sunday Times Magazine , Culture , and Style -RRB- and two tabloid supplements -LRB- Travel and Home -RRB- . It has a website and separate digital editions configured for both the iOS operating system for the Apple iPad and the Android operating system for such devices as the Google Nexus , all of which offer video clips , extra features and multimedia and other material not found in the printed version of the newspaper . The paper publishes The Sunday Times Rich List , an annual survey of the wealthiest people in Britain and Ireland , equivalent to the Forbes 400 list in the United States , and a series of league tables with reviews of private British companies , in particular The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 . The paper also produces an annual league table of the best-performing state and independent schools at both junior and senior level across the United Kingdom , entitled Parent Power -LRB- with additional information available online -RRB- , and an annual league table of British universities and a similar one for Irish universities . It publishes The Sunday Times Bestseller List of books in Britain , and a list of the `` 100 Best Companies to Work For '' , focusing on UK companies . It also organises The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival , held annually , and The Sunday Times Festival of Education , which takes place every year at Wellington College . |
SUPPORTS | The Times is a newspaper. | Broadsheet | A broadsheet is the largest newspaper format and is characterized by long vertical pages -LRB- typically 22 in -RRB- . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet , sold on the streets and containing various types of material , from ballads to political satire . The first broadsheet newspaper was the Dutch Courante uyt Italien , Duytslandt , & c. published in 1618 . Other common newspaper formats include the smaller Berliner and tabloid/compact formats . |
SUPPORTS | The Times is a newspaper. | Sister_paper | A sister paper is one of two or more newspapers which share a common owner , but are published with different content , different names , and sometimes -LRB- but not necessarily -RRB- in different geographical areas . Such an arrangement can offer economies of scale because staff and infrastructure can be shared . Formerly independent papers can become sister papers , as when the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post were both purchased by News Corporation . Concerns have sometimes been raised about such media consolidation resulting in less diversity of ideas , less competition in the newspaper business , or unfair competition . Conversely , a single newspaper company can start several publications . By doing so , it can serve different markets , or different audiences in the same market , with less overhead than if the publications operated separately . |
SUPPORTS | The Times is a newspaper. | Compact_-LRB-newspaper-RRB- | A compact newspaper is a broadsheet-quality newspaper printed in a tabloid format -LRB- slightly taller -RRB- , especially one in the United Kingdom . The term as used for this size -LRB- not to be confused with 108 × 171 mm or 4.25 × 6.75 inches paper sizes -RRB- came into its current use when The Independent began producing a smaller format edition for London 's commuters , designed to be easier to read when using mass transit . Readers from other parts of the country liked the new format , with the result that The Independent introduced it nationally . The Times and The Scotsman copied the format as The Independent increased sales . All three newspapers are now printed exclusively in compact format following trial periods during which both broadsheet and compact version were produced simultaneously . The term `` compact '' was coined in the 1970s by the Daily Mail when that newspaper went tabloid , although the Mail now calls itself a tabloid . It is often used to differentiate newspapers with more traditional content from those with a flamboyant or salacious publishing style , even though they may share the same size . The functional opposite of compact is red top , as the nameplates of British sensationalist tabloids tend to be red . |
SUPPORTS | The Times is a newspaper. | Times_New_Roman | Times New Roman is a serif typeface commissioned by the British newspaper The Times in 1931 and designed by Stanley Morison , an advisor to the British branch of the printing equipment company Monotype , in collaboration with Victor Lardent , an artist in the Times ' advertising department . Although no longer used by The Times , Times New Roman is still very common in book and general printing . Through distribution as a standard computer font , it has become one of the most widely used typefaces in history . Times New Roman 's creation took place through the influence of Stanley Morison of Monotype . Morison was an artistic director at Monotype , historian of printing and informal adviser to The Times , who recommended that they change typeface from the spindly and somewhat dated nineteenth-century Didone typeface previously used to a more robust , solid design , returning to traditions of printing from the eighteenth century and before . This matched a common trend in printing of the period . Morison proposed an older Monotype typeface named Plantin as a basis for the design , but revisions were made to increase legibility and economy of space . In particular , contrast between strokes was enhanced to give a crisper image . The new font was drawn by Victor Lardent , an artist from the advertising department of The Times , with Morison consulting , before refinement by the Monotype drawing office . The new design made its debut in The Times on 3 October 1932 . After one year , the design was released for commercial sale . The Times stayed with Times New Roman for 40 years , but new production techniques and the format change from broadsheet to tabloid in 2004 have caused the newspaper to switch typeface five times from 1972 to 2007 . However , all the new fonts have been variants of the original New Roman typeface . In commercial sale , Times New Roman became extremely successful , becoming Monotype 's best-selling typeface of all in metal type . Although Morison may not have literally drawn the design , his influence on its concept was sufficient that he felt that he could take credit for it as `` my one effort at designing a font '' . In Times New Roman 's name , Roman is a reference to the regular style of a conventional serif font , or what is called its roman , the first part of the Times New Roman family to be designed . -LRB- The style is called Antiqua in some countries . -RRB- Roman type has some roots in Italian -LRB- and other European -RRB- printing of the late 15th and early 16th centuries , but Times New Roman 's design has no connection to Rome or to the Romans . |
SUPPORTS | The Times is a newspaper. | News_UK | News Corp UK & Ireland Limited -LRB- trading as News UK , formerly News International and NI Group -RRB- , is a British-based American-owned newspaper publisher , and a wholly owned subsidiary of the American mass media conglomerate News Corp. . It is the current publisher of The Times , The Sunday Times and The Sun newspapers and its former publications include the Today , News of the World and The London Paper newspapers . Until June 2002 , it was called News International plc. . On 31 May 2011 the company name was changed from News International Limited to NI Group Limited , and on 26 June 2013 to News UK . News UK 's main competitor is DMG Media , which is in turn owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust . |
SUPPORTS | Guns N' Roses is a Californian hard rock band. | Guns_N'_Roses | Guns N ' Roses , often abbreviated as GnR , is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles formed in 1985 . The lineup , when first signed to Geffen Records in 1986 , consisted of vocalist Axl Rose , lead guitarist Slash , rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin , bassist Duff McKagan , and drummer Steven Adler . Guns N ' Roses have released six studio albums , accumulating sales of more than 100 million records worldwide , including shipments of 45 million in the United States , making them one of the world 's best-selling bands of all time . Guns N ' Roses ' debut album , Appetite for Destruction -LRB- 1987 -RRB- , reached number one on the Billboard 200 a year after its release , on the strength of `` Sweet Child o ' Mine '' , the band 's only single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 . The album has sold approximately 30 million copies worldwide , including 18 million units in the United States , making it the best-selling debut album of all time in the US , as well as the eleventh best-selling album in the United States . The success of the debut was followed by the eight-song album G N ' R Lies -LRB- 1988 -RRB- which reached number two on the Billboard 200 . The twin albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II -LRB- 1991 -RRB- debuted at number two and number one on the Billboard 200 respectively and have sold a combined 35 million copies worldwide , including 14 million units in the United States . The cover album `` The Spaghetti Incident ? '' -LRB- 1993 -RRB- was the band 's last studio album to feature Slash and McKagan . After more than a decade of work and several lineup changes , Guns N ' Roses released the long-awaited album Chinese Democracy -LRB- 2008 -RRB- which , at an estimated $ 14 million in production costs , is the most expensive rock album to ever be produced in music history . It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 but undersold industry expectations , despite mostly positive critical reception . Former members Slash and McKagan both rejoined the band in 2016 , embarking on the Not in This Lifetime ... Tour . Guns N ' Roses has been credited with reviving the mainstream popularity of rock 'n' roll , at a time when popular music was dominated by dance music and glam metal . Its late 1980s and early 1990s years have been described as the period in which the group brought forth a `` hedonistic rebelliousness '' reminiscent of the early Rolling Stones , a reputation that had earned the group the nickname `` the most dangerous band in the world '' . The band 's classic lineup , along with later members keyboardist Dizzy Reed and drummer Matt Sorum , was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 in its first year of eligibility . The band 's membership has changed many times since the early 1990 's , with Rose and keyboardist Dizzy Reed as the only two constant members since 1990 . The current lineup consists of Rose , Slash , McKagan , Reed , guitarist Richard Fortus , drummer Frank Ferrer and keyboardist Melissa Reese . |
SUPPORTS | Benjamin Franklin was born on April 17th, 1790. | Benjamin_Franklin | Benjamin Franklin FRS , FRSE -LRB- April 17 , 1790 -RRB- was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States . Franklin was a renowned polymath and a leading author , printer , political theorist , politician , freemason , postmaster , scientist , inventor , civic activist , statesman , and diplomat . As a scientist , he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity . As an inventor , he is known for the lightning rod , bifocals , and the Franklin stove , among other inventions . He facilitated many civic organizations , including Philadelphia 's fire department and the University of Pennsylvania , an Ivy League institution . Franklin earned the title of `` The First American '' for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity , initially as an author and spokesman in London for several colonies . As the first United States Ambassador to France , he exemplified the emerging American nation . Franklin was foundational in defining the American ethos as a marriage of the practical values of thrift , hard work , education , community spirit , self-governing institutions , and opposition to authoritarianism both political and religious , with the scientific and tolerant values of the Enlightenment . In the words of historian Henry Steele Commager , `` In a Franklin could be merged the virtues of Puritanism without its defects , the illumination of the Enlightenment without its heat . '' To Walter Isaacson , this makes Franklin `` the most accomplished American of his age and the most influential in inventing the type of society America would become . '' Franklin became a successful newspaper editor and printer in Philadelphia , the leading city in the colonies , publishing the Pennsylvania Gazette at the age of 23 . He became wealthy publishing this and Poor Richard 's Almanack , which he authored under the pseudonym `` Richard Saunders '' . After 1767 , he was associated with the Pennsylvania Chronicle , a newspaper that was known for its revolutionary sentiments and criticisms of the British policies . He pioneered and was first president of The Academy and College of Philadelphia which opened in 1751 and later became the University of Pennsylvania . He organized and was the first secretary of the American Philosophical Society and was elected president in 1769 . Franklin became a national hero in America as an agent for several colonies when he spearheaded an effort in London to have the Parliament of Great Britain repeal the unpopular Stamp Act . An accomplished diplomat , he was widely admired among the French as American minister to Paris and was a major figure in the development of positive Franco-American relations . His efforts proved vital for the American Revolution in securing shipments of crucial munitions from France . He was promoted to deputy postmaster-general for the British colonies in 1753 , having been Philadelphia postmaster for many years , and this enabled him to set up the first national communications network . During the Revolution , he became the first US Postmaster General . He was active in community affairs and colonial and state politics , as well as national and international affairs . From 1785 to 1788 , he served as governor of Pennsylvania . He initially owned and dealt in slaves but , by the 1750s , he argued against slavery from an economic perspective and became one of the most prominent abolitionists . His colorful life and legacy of scientific and political achievement , and his status as one of America 's most influential Founding Fathers have seen Franklin honored more than two centuries after his death on coinage and the $ 100 bill , warships , and the names of many towns , counties , educational institutions , and corporations , as well as countless cultural references . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | Personality is affected by the development of thoughts. | Personality | Personality is a set of individual differences that are affected by the development of an individual : values , attitudes , personal memories , social relationships , habits , and skills . Different personality theorists present their own definitions of the word based on their theoretical positions . The term `` personality trait '' refers to enduring personal characteristics that are revealed in a particular pattern of behaviour in a variety of situations . |
REFUTES | Ares is a Roman. | Ares | Ares -LRB- -LSB- ˈɛəriːz -RSB- Ἄρης -LSB- árɛːs -RSB- -RRB- is the Greek god of war . He is one of the Twelve Olympians , and the son of Zeus and Hera . In Greek literature , he often represents the physical or violent and untamed aspect of war , in contrast to his sister the armored Athena , whose functions as a goddess of intelligence include military strategy and generalship . The Greeks were ambivalent toward Ares : although he embodied the physical valor necessary for success in war , he was a dangerous force , `` overwhelming , insatiable in battle , destructive , and man-slaughtering . '' His sons Phobos -LRB- Fear -RRB- and Deimos -LRB- Terror -RRB- and his lover , or sister , Enyo -LRB- Discord -RRB- accompanied him on his war chariot . In the Iliad , his father Zeus tells him that he is the god most hateful to him . An association with Ares endows places and objects with a savage , dangerous , or militarized quality . His value as a war god is placed in doubt : during the Trojan War , Ares was on the losing side , while Athena , often depicted in Greek art as holding Nike -LRB- Victory -RRB- in her hand , favoured the triumphant Greeks . Ares plays a relatively limited role in Greek mythology as represented in literary narratives , though his numerous love affairs and abundant offspring are often alluded to . When Ares does appear in myths , he typically faces humiliation . He is well known as the lover of Aphrodite , the goddess of love , who was married to Hephaestus , god of craftsmanship . The most famous story related to Ares and Aphrodite shows them exposed to ridicule through the wronged husband 's device . The counterpart of Ares among the Roman gods is Mars , who as a father of the Roman people was given a more important and dignified place in ancient Roman religion as a guardian deity . During the Hellenization of Latin literature , the myths of Ares were reinterpreted by Roman writers under the name of Mars . Greek writers under Roman rule also recorded cult practices and beliefs pertaining to Mars under the name of Ares . Thus in the classical tradition of later Western art and literature , the mythology of the two figures becomes virtually indistinguishable . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | B. R. Ambedkar was involved in Indian politics. | B._R._Ambedkar | Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar -LRB- 14 April 1891 -- 6 December 1956 -RRB- , popularly known as Baba Saheb , was an Indian jurist , economist , politician and social reformer who inspired the Dalit Buddhist Movement and campaigned against social discrimination against Untouchables -LRB- Dalits -RRB- , while also supporting the rights of women and labour . He was Independent India 's first law minister and the principal architect of the Constitution of India . Ambedkar was a prolific student , earning doctorates in economics from both Columbia University and the London School of Economics , and gained a reputation as a scholar for his research in law , economics and political science . In his early career he was an economist , professor , and lawyer . His later life was marked by his political activities ; he became involved in campaigning and negotiations for India 's independence , publishing journals , advocating political rights and social freedom for Dalits , and contributing significantly to the establishment of the state of India . In 1956 he converted to Buddhism , initiating mass conversions of Dalits . In 1990 , the Bharat Ratna , India 's highest civilian award , was posthumously conferred upon Ambedkar . Ambedkar 's legacy includes numerous memorials and depictions in popular culture . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | Coins of the Swiss franc are used in trade. | Coins_of_the_Swiss_franc | The coins of the Swiss franc are the official coins used in Switzerland and Liechtenstein . The name of the subunit is Centime in French , Rappen in German , Centisimo in Italian and Rap in Romansh . There are coins in denominations of 5 centimes , 10 centimes , 20 centimes , 1/2 franc -LRB- 50 centimes -RRB- , 1 franc , 2 francs and 5 francs . In the past , there were also coins of 1 and 2 centimes . |
NOT ENOUGH INFO | NXT Tag Team Championship is an athletic competition. | NXT_Tag_Team_Championship | The NXT Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on their developmental brand , NXT . Introduced on January 23 , 2013 , the inaugural champions were the British Ambition -LRB- Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey -RRB- . The current champions are The Authors of Pain -LRB- Akam and Rezar -RRB- , who are in their first reign , both as a team and individually . |
SUPPORTS | William Blackstone went to Pembroke College in Oxford. | William_Blackstone | Sir William Blackstone -LRB- 10 July 1723 -- 14 February 1780 -RRB- was an English jurist , judge and Tory politician of the eighteenth century . He is most noted for writing the Commentaries on the Laws of England . Born into a middle-class family in London , Blackstone was educated at Charterhouse School before matriculating at Pembroke College , Oxford in 1738 . After switching to and completing a Bachelor of Civil Law degree , he was made a Fellow of All Souls , Oxford on 2 November 1743 , admitted to Middle Temple , and called to the Bar there in 1746 . Following a slow start to his career as a barrister , Blackstone became heavily involved in university administration , becoming accountant , treasurer and bursar on 28 November 1746 and Senior Bursar in 1750 . Blackstone is considered responsible for completing the Codrington Library and Warton Building , and simplifying the complex accounting system used by the college . On 3 July 1753 he formally gave up his practice as a barrister and instead embarked on a series of lectures on English law , the first of their kind . These were massively successful , earning him a total of # 453 -LRB- # in terms -RRB- , and led to the publication of An Analysis of the Laws of England in 1756 , which repeatedly sold out and was used to preface his later works . On 20 October 1758 Blackstone was confirmed as the first Vinerian Professor of English Law , immediately embarking on another series of lectures and publishing a similarly successful second treatise , titled A Discourse on the Study of the Law . With his growing fame , Blackstone successfully returned to the bar and maintained a good practice , also securing election as Tory Member of Parliament for the rotten borough of Hindon on 30 March 1761 . In November 1765 he published the first of four volumes of Commentaries on the Laws of England , considered his magnum opus ; the completed work earned Blackstone # 14,000 -LRB- # in terms -RRB- . After repeated failures , he successfully gained appointment to the judiciary as a Justice of the Court of King 's Bench on 16 February 1770 , leaving to replace Edward Clive as a Justice of the Common Pleas on 25 June . He remained in this position until his death , on 14 February 1780 . Blackstone 's legacy and main work of note is his Commentaries . Designed to provide a complete overview of English law , the four-volume treatise was repeatedly republished in 1770 , 1773 , 1774 , 1775 , 1778 and in a posthumous edition in 1783 . Reprints of the first edition , intended for practical use rather than antiquary interest , were published until the 1870s in England and Wales , and a working version by Henry John Stephen , first published in 1841 , was reprinted until after the Second World War . Legal education in England had stalled ; Blackstone 's work gave the law `` at least a veneer of scholarly respectability '' . William Searle Holdsworth , one of Blackstone 's successors as Vinerian Professor , argued that `` If the Commentaries had not been written when they were written , I think it very doubtful that -LSB- the United States -RSB- , and other English speaking countries would have so universally adopted the common law . '' In the United States , the Commentaries influenced Alexander Hamilton , John Marshall , James Wilson , John Jay , John Adams , James Kent and Abraham Lincoln , and remain frequently cited in Supreme Court decisions . |