Why the Sea is Salt
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"Why the Sea is Salt" is a traditional folk tale, best known in English through Andrew Lang’s fairy-tale collections, that explains in mythic terms how the sea came to be salty.
All labels observed (1)
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| Why the Sea is Salt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19891266 — 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: Why the Sea is Salt Context triple: [The Blue Fairy Book, containsWork, Why the Sea is Salt]
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A.
A Salty Piece of Land
A Salty Piece of Land is a 2004 novel by Jimmy Buffett that follows a disillusioned Wyoming cowboy on a whimsical, escapist journey through the Caribbean.
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B.
The Sea Around Us
The Sea Around Us is a landmark 1951 nonfiction book by marine biologist Rachel Carson that vividly explores the science, history, and wonder of the world’s oceans.
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C.
Our Sea
"Our Sea" is the English translation of the Latin phrase "Mare Nostrum," historically used by the Romans to refer to the Mediterranean Sea as their own.
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D.
The Drama of the Oceans
The Drama of the Oceans is a work by Elisabeth Mann Borgese that explores the political, legal, and environmental challenges of governing the world’s oceans.
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E.
The Sea We Would Like to See
"The Sea We Would Like to See" was the central environmental and ocean-focused theme of Expo '75, emphasizing harmony between humanity and the marine world.
- 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: Why the Sea is Salt Target entity description: "Why the Sea is Salt" is a traditional folk tale, best known in English through Andrew Lang’s fairy-tale collections, that explains in mythic terms how the sea came to be salty.
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A.
A Salty Piece of Land
A Salty Piece of Land is a 2004 novel by Jimmy Buffett that follows a disillusioned Wyoming cowboy on a whimsical, escapist journey through the Caribbean.
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B.
The Sea Around Us
The Sea Around Us is a landmark 1951 nonfiction book by marine biologist Rachel Carson that vividly explores the science, history, and wonder of the world’s oceans.
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C.
Our Sea
"Our Sea" is the English translation of the Latin phrase "Mare Nostrum," historically used by the Romans to refer to the Mediterranean Sea as their own.
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D.
The Drama of the Oceans
The Drama of the Oceans is a work by Elisabeth Mann Borgese that explores the political, legal, and environmental challenges of governing the world’s oceans.
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E.
The Sea We Would Like to See
"The Sea We Would Like to See" was the central environmental and ocean-focused theme of Expo '75, emphasizing harmony between humanity and the marine world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.