Ra expeditions
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The Ra expeditions were experimental transatlantic voyages in the late 1960s and early 1970s in which Thor Heyerdahl sailed papyrus reed boats to test theories about possible ancient contacts between African and American civilizations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ra expeditions canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22329657 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ra expeditions Context triple: [Thor Heyerdahl, notableFor, Ra expeditions]
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Mir expeditions
Mir expeditions were long-duration crewed missions to the Soviet and later Russian Mir space station, focused on scientific research, technology testing, and international cooperation in low Earth orbit.
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B.
Expedition
Expedition is a science fiction book by Wayne Barlowe that presents a richly illustrated field guide to the alien ecosystems of a fictional planet.
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C.
The Explorers
"The Explorers" is a poem by Walt Whitman that Ralph Vaughan Williams set in the final movement of his choral-orchestral work *A Sea Symphony*, evoking themes of seafaring, discovery, and the human spirit’s quest for the unknown.
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D.
The Explorers
The Explorers is a science fiction collection by Cyril M. Kornbluth that showcases his sharp, satirical take on future societies and human nature.
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E.
Explorers
Explorers is the nickname for the men's basketball team representing La Salle University in NCAA Division I competition.
- 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: Ra expeditions Target entity description: The Ra expeditions were experimental transatlantic voyages in the late 1960s and early 1970s in which Thor Heyerdahl sailed papyrus reed boats to test theories about possible ancient contacts between African and American civilizations.
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A.
Mir expeditions
Mir expeditions were long-duration crewed missions to the Soviet and later Russian Mir space station, focused on scientific research, technology testing, and international cooperation in low Earth orbit.
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B.
Expedition
Expedition is a science fiction book by Wayne Barlowe that presents a richly illustrated field guide to the alien ecosystems of a fictional planet.
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C.
The Explorers
"The Explorers" is a poem by Walt Whitman that Ralph Vaughan Williams set in the final movement of his choral-orchestral work *A Sea Symphony*, evoking themes of seafaring, discovery, and the human spirit’s quest for the unknown.
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D.
The Explorers
The Explorers is a science fiction collection by Cyril M. Kornbluth that showcases his sharp, satirical take on future societies and human nature.
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E.
Explorers
Explorers is the nickname for the men's basketball team representing La Salle University in NCAA Division I competition.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.