What tree produces slightly poisonous seeds known in Britain and Ireland as conkers?
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horse chestnut
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What tree produces slightly poisonous seeds known in Britain and Ireland as conkers?
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horse chestnut
What starchy tropical root is dangerous raw because it contains cyanogenic glycosides?
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cassava
What glycoalkaloid poison can build up in green or sprouting potatoes?
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solanine
What common name is used for Cycas revoluta, whose seeds contain the toxin cycasin?
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sago palm
The 1989 Daulatpur-Saturia tornado struck which Bangladesh district?
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Manikganj District
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The 1989 Daulatpur-Saturia tornado struck which Bangladesh district?
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Manikganj District
The deadliest tornado on record struck which country on April 26, 1989?
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Bangladesh
How long was the recorded track of the 1925 Tri-State Tornado?
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219 miles
Which air base was the site of the first successful official tornado forecast in 1948?
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Tinker Air Force Base
What radar signature uses lofted debris to confirm a tornado is occurring?
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