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#		Thing	Description	Topic	Up/Down/Net	Score ▼
1		Wave function	Mathematical description of quantum state	Physical sciences	+3 / -0 / +3	0.565217
2		North China Plain	Largest alluvial plain of China	Geography	+3 / -0 / +3	0.565217
3		Cucumber	Species of flowering plant with edible fruits	Biology and health sciences	+3 / -0 / +3	0.565217
4		Othello	Play by William Shakespeare written circa 1603	Arts	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
5		Jesse Owens	American track and field athlete (1913–1980)	People	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
6		Parabola	Plane curve: conic section	Mathematics	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
7		Escape velocity	Concept in celestial mechanics	Physical sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
8		Thermometer	Device to measure temperature	Technology	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
9		Marketplace	Space in which a market operates	Society and social sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
10		German language	West Germanic language	Society and social sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
11		Moses	Prophet in Abrahamic religions	Philosophy and religion	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
12		Dome	Architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere; there are many types	Technology	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
13		Game	Structured form of play	Everyday life	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
14		Civil society	Third sector of society, distinct from government and business	Society and social sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
15		Chinese characters	Logographic writing system	Society and social sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
16		G20	Intergovernmental forum	Society and social sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
17		Mathematical logic	Subfield of mathematics	Mathematics	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
18		Kite	Tethered aircraft	Everyday life	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
19		Treaty	Express agreement between nations under international law	Society and social sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
20		Capacitance	Ability of a body to store an electrical charge	Physical sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
21		Henan	Province in Central China	Geography	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
22		Pleasure	Experience that feels good or is enjoyable	Society and social sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
23		Sustainable development	Mode of human development	Society and social sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
24		Cranberry	Group of plant species bearing edible fruit	Biology and health sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
25		Animation	Method of creating moving pictures	Arts	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
26		Blue	Colour between violet and cyan on the visible spectrum of light	Physical sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
27		Europe	Continent	Geography	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
28		Human behavior	Array of every physical action and observable emotion associated with humans	Society and social sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
29		Oil refinery	Facility that processes crude oil	Technology	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
30		Celery	Species of edible plant	Biology and health sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
31		San Marino	Microstate in Southern Europe	Geography	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
32		Chemical compound	Substance composed of multiple chemically bonded elements	Physical sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
33		Newton (unit)	Unit of force in physics	Physical sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
34		Public administration	Academic discipline; implementation or management of policy	Society and social sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
35		Ethanol	Organic compound	Physical sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
36		Quartz	Mineral made of silicon and oxygen	Physical sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
37		Bisexuality	Sexual attraction to more than one gender	Everyday life	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
38		Open-source software	Software with publicly available source code	Technology	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
39		Lake Malawi	Lake in Africa	Geography	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
40		Magna Carta	English charter of freedoms made in 1215	Society and social sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
41		Hainan	Province of China	Geography	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
42		Bruce Lee	Martial artist and actor (1940–1973)	People	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
43		Heredity	Passing of traits to offspring from the species' parents or ancestor	Biology and health sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
44		Album	Collection of audio recordings	Arts	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
45		Speed of sound	Speed of sound wave through elastic medium	Physical sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
46		Punched card	Paper-based recording medium	Technology	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
47		Board game	Tabletop social game	Everyday life	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
48		Medical test	Medical procedure	Biology and health sciences	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
49		Knot theory	Study of mathematical knots	Mathematics	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455
50		Cuisine	Characteristic style of cooking practices and traditions	Everyday life	+2 / -0 / +2	0.545455

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