Dead Man’s Curve
E1142124
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"Dead Man’s Curve" is a 1964 hit song by the surf rock duo Jan and Dean that tells a cautionary tale about a deadly car crash on a treacherous stretch of road.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dead Man's Curve | 1 |
| Dead Man’s Curve canonical | 1 |
| Deadman’s Curve | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15193032 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dead Man’s Curve Context triple: [Dean Torrence, notableWork, Dead Man’s Curve]
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A.
Zig Zag Road
Zig Zag Road is a steep, winding hill road on Box Hill in Surrey, England, famed for its scenic views and use in major cycling events such as the London 2012 Olympic road race.
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B.
Desolation Road
Desolation Road is a science fiction novel by Ian McDonald that follows the intertwined lives of settlers in a strange, isolated town on a terraformed Mars.
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C.
Killer Highway
Killer Highway is the grim nickname for Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City, notorious for its high rate of traffic accidents and fatalities.
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D.
That Dam Road
That Dam Road is a street in Vientiane, Laos, named for and running alongside the historic That Dam (Black Stupa) landmark.
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E.
Mad Chance
Mad Chance is a film and television production company known for developing and producing a variety of Hollywood projects.
- 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: Dead Man’s Curve Target entity description: "Dead Man’s Curve" is a 1964 hit song by the surf rock duo Jan and Dean that tells a cautionary tale about a deadly car crash on a treacherous stretch of road.
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A.
Zig Zag Road
Zig Zag Road is a steep, winding hill road on Box Hill in Surrey, England, famed for its scenic views and use in major cycling events such as the London 2012 Olympic road race.
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B.
Desolation Road
Desolation Road is a science fiction novel by Ian McDonald that follows the intertwined lives of settlers in a strange, isolated town on a terraformed Mars.
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C.
Killer Highway
Killer Highway is the grim nickname for Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City, notorious for its high rate of traffic accidents and fatalities.
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D.
That Dam Road
That Dam Road is a street in Vientiane, Laos, named for and running alongside the historic That Dam (Black Stupa) landmark.
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E.
Mad Chance
Mad Chance is a film and television production company known for developing and producing a variety of Hollywood projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dead Man’s Curve
linked to: Dead Man’s Curve