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Melmac

Melmac is: * A brand name of dinnerware molded from Melamine resin, made by American Cyanamid, most popular in the 1940s through the 1960s. * The fictional planet and homeworld to the alien life form in the eponymously titled sitcom ALF (TV series) (see also New Melmac) * A Staten Island, NY based ska band from the late 1990s. * SKV Melmac, a university korfball club from Tilburg, Netherlands, re-established in 2005 * An acronym for the Maine Educational Loan Marketing Corporation * A variety of Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms. * Gunther Melmac, a character from Pixar's Elio.

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Melmac is: * A brand name of dinnerware molded from Melamine resin, made by American Cyanamid, most popular in the 1940s through the 1960s. * The fictional planet and homeworld to the alien life form in the eponymously titled sitcom ALF (TV series) (see also New Melmac) * A Staten Island, NY based ska band from the late 1990s. * SKV Melmac, a university korfball club from Tilburg, Netherlands, re-established in 2005 * An acronym for the Maine Educational Loan Marketing Corporation * A variety of Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms. * Gunther Melmac, a character from Pixar's Elio.

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  1. date of establishment: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1295554496

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