Further
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Further was the iconic, wildly painted school bus used by Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters during their influential 1960s cross-country acid-fueled road trip.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Further canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13080264 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Further Context triple: [Merry Pranksters, slogan, Further]
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More
More is a surname most notably associated with Hannah More, an influential 18th-century English religious writer, philanthropist, and social reformer.
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B.
Forward
Forward is the state motto of Wisconsin, expressing its emphasis on progress and continual improvement.
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Forward
Forward was the central campaign slogan used by Barack Obama during his 2012 U.S. presidential re-election bid, emphasizing progress and continuation of his policies.
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D.
Further Explorations
Further Explorations is a jazz album by pianist Horace Silver, known for its hard bop style and inventive compositions.
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E.
Farther On
"Farther On" is a reflective, melancholic song by Jackson Browne, known for its introspective lyrics and appearance on his 1974 album "Late for the Sky."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Further Target entity description: Further was the iconic, wildly painted school bus used by Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters during their influential 1960s cross-country acid-fueled road trip.
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A.
More
More is a surname most notably associated with Hannah More, an influential 18th-century English religious writer, philanthropist, and social reformer.
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B.
Forward
Forward was the central campaign slogan used by Barack Obama during his 2012 U.S. presidential re-election bid, emphasizing progress and continuation of his policies.
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C.
Forward
Forward is the state motto of Wisconsin, expressing its emphasis on progress and continual improvement.
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D.
Further Explorations
Further Explorations is a jazz album by pianist Horace Silver, known for its hard bop style and inventive compositions.
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E.
Farther On
"Farther On" is a reflective, melancholic song by Jackson Browne, known for its introspective lyrics and appearance on his 1974 album "Late for the Sky."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural icon
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school bus ⓘ vehicle ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup | Beat Generation figures ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
1960s counterculture
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acid culture ⓘ psychedelic movement ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Neal Cassady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriesTheme |
communal living and travel
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experimentation with consciousness ⓘ rejection of mainstream culture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| documentedIn |
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
NERFINISHED
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memoirs and accounts by Merry Pranksters ⓘ various documentaries about Ken Kesey ⓘ |
| drivenBy | Neal Cassady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endLocation | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Furthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpactOn |
hippie movement
NERFINISHED
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later psychedelic art ⓘ popular images of 1960s buses ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
hand-painted slogans and symbols
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improvised interior space for travelers ⓘ psychedelic exterior paint ⓘ |
| hasMedium | painted metal body ⓘ |
| hasOwner | Ken Kesey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
mobile stage for happenings and pranks
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symbol of the Merry Pranksters ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode | road ⓘ |
| inspiredAuthor | Tom Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfSlogans | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being wildly painted with psychedelic art
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cross-country road trip in the 1960s ⓘ influencing psychedelic culture ⓘ use of LSD during travels ⓘ |
| operatedBy | the Merry Pranksters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ken Kesey’s artistic projects
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Merry Pranksters’ acid tests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startLocation | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
1960s American counterculture
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freedom of the open road ⓘ psychedelic exploration ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1964 ⓘ |
| traveledAcross | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Ken Kesey
NERFINISHED
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the Merry Pranksters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Further Description of subject: Further was the iconic, wildly painted school bus used by Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters during their influential 1960s cross-country acid-fueled road trip.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.