Ham
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Ham was a chimpanzee who became the first hominid launched into space during a 1961 U.S. suborbital flight, helping to demonstrate that astronauts could perform tasks in space.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ham canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22201609 — 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: Ham Context triple: [Mercury-Redstone 2, animalAstronaut, Ham]
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A.
Ham
Ham is a municipality in the Belgian province of Limburg, known for its rural character and location in the Flemish Region.
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B.
Ham
Ham is a suburban riverside district in southwest London, England, known for its historic houses, green spaces, and proximity to the River Thames.
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C.
Ham
Ham is a small town in the Somme department of northern France, known historically for its medieval fortress and strategic location.
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D.
Ham
Ham is a biblical figure known as one of Noah’s sons and a progenitor of several ancient peoples mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
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E.
Ham
Ham is a residential area and suburb within the town of Gillingham in Kent, England.
- 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: Ham Target entity description: Ham was a chimpanzee who became the first hominid launched into space during a 1961 U.S. suborbital flight, helping to demonstrate that astronauts could perform tasks in space.
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A.
Ham
Ham is a suburban riverside district in southwest London, England, known for its historic houses, green spaces, and proximity to the River Thames.
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B.
Ham
Ham is a small town in the Somme department of northern France, known historically for its medieval fortress and strategic location.
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C.
Ham
Ham is a biblical figure known as one of Noah’s sons and a progenitor of several ancient peoples mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
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D.
Ham
Ham is a municipality in the Belgian province of Limburg, known for its rural character and location in the Flemish Region.
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E.
Ham
Ham is a residential area and suburb within the town of Gillingham in Kent, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.