Facts:   - influences: babylonian astronomy ancient egyptian mathematics ancient egyptian religion    - death date: c. 546 & nbsp ; bc    - region: western philosophy    - school tradition: nowrap ionianmilesian naturalism      - influenced: pythagoras anaximander anaximenes    - birth date: 624 & nbsp ; bc    - main interests: ethics metaphysics mathematics astronomy    - name: thales of miletus    - notable ideas: nowrap theorem intercept theorem water is the '' arche '' thales '    - image: illustrerad verldshistoria band i ill 107.jpg    - era: pre-socratic philosophy   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of thales .
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Answer: thales of miletus -lrb- ; , `` thalēs '' ; 624 -- c. 546 bc -rrb- was a pre-socratic greek philosopher and mathematician from miletus in asia minor and one of the seven sages of greece .many , most notably aristotle , regard him as the first philosopher in the greek tradition .aristotle reported thales ' hypothesis that the originating principle of nature and the nature of matter was a single material substance : water .thales attempted to explain natural phenomena without reference to mythology .almost all of the other pre-socratic philosophers follow him in attempting to provide an explanation of ultimate substance , change , and the existence of the world without reference to mythology .in mathematics , thales used geometry to calculate the heights of pyramids and the distance of ships from the shore .he is the first known individual to use deductive reasoning applied to geometry , by deriving four corollaries to thales ' theorem .he is the first known individual to whom a mathematical discovery has been attributed .


Facts:   - sport: athletics    - event: 100 m    - weight: 68 kg    - height: 1.75 m      - birth date: 25 june 1975    - name: piotr balcerzak    - nationality: polish    - birth place: warsaw , poland   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of piotr balcerzak .
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Answer: piotr balcerzak -lrb- born 25 june 1975 in warsaw -rrb- is a former polish sprint athlete .he achieved the most success with the polish 4 x 100 meters relay .he is married to another polish sprinter , joanna niełacna .


Facts:   - residence: tacoma , washington , u.s.    - weight: 210 lb kg st on    - yearpro: 2003    - height: 6 2    - open: t39 : 2015    - masters: dnp    - college: university of washington    - pga: dnp      - extour: nationwide tour canadian tour    - birth date: 2 august 1978    - usopen: t39 : 2015    - name: troy kelly    - prowins: 3 +    - tour: pga tour    - birth place: tacoma , washington , u.s.   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of troy kelly .
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