MIThenge occurs approximately twice a year
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MIThenge is a semiannual phenomenon at MIT where the setting sun dramatically aligns with and illuminates the length of the Infinite Corridor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MIThenge occurs approximately twice a year canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8487072 — 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: MIThenge occurs approximately twice a year Context triple: [Infinite Corridor, eventFrequency, MIThenge occurs approximately twice a year]
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A.
Saros cycle
The Saros cycle is an approximately 18-year period after which nearly identical solar and lunar eclipses repeat, due to the alignment of the Earth, Moon, and Sun.
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B.
Metonic cycle
The Metonic cycle is a 19-year astronomical period after which the phases of the Moon recur on the same days of the solar year, forming the basis for many lunisolar calendars.
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C.
Equinox
Equinox is a 1967 bossa nova and jazz-pop album by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 that helped popularize Brazilian music internationally with its smooth, sophisticated arrangements.
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D.
Acronychia
Acronychia is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family known for its shrubs and small trees bearing aromatic leaves and fleshy fruits.
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E.
Woodhenge
Woodhenge is a prehistoric timber circle at the Cahokia archaeological site in Illinois, believed to have served as a solar calendar and ceremonial structure for the Mississippian culture.
- 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: MIThenge occurs approximately twice a year Target entity description: MIThenge is a semiannual phenomenon at MIT where the setting sun dramatically aligns with and illuminates the length of the Infinite Corridor.
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A.
Saros cycle
The Saros cycle is an approximately 18-year period after which nearly identical solar and lunar eclipses repeat, due to the alignment of the Earth, Moon, and Sun.
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B.
Metonic cycle
The Metonic cycle is a 19-year astronomical period after which the phases of the Moon recur on the same days of the solar year, forming the basis for many lunisolar calendars.
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C.
Equinox
Equinox is a 1967 bossa nova and jazz-pop album by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 that helped popularize Brazilian music internationally with its smooth, sophisticated arrangements.
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D.
Acronychia
Acronychia is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family known for its shrubs and small trees bearing aromatic leaves and fleshy fruits.
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E.
Woodhenge
Woodhenge is a prehistoric timber circle at the Cahokia archaeological site in Illinois, believed to have served as a solar calendar and ceremonial structure for the Mississippian culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MIT tradition
ⓘ
astronomical phenomenon ⓘ cultural event ⓘ |
| dependsOn |
Earth axial tilt
ⓘ
sunset azimuth ⓘ time of year ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDuration | a few minutes per occurrence ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedActivity |
informal gatherings
ⓘ
observation of sunset ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
informal campus ritual
ⓘ
symbol of MIT community shared experience ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
strong visual perspective along corridor
ⓘ
sunlight fills entire corridor ⓘ |
| hasFrequency | semiannual ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasMedium | natural light ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | pun on MIT and Stonehenge ⓘ |
| hasOrientationConstraint | westward alignment of Infinite Corridor ⓘ |
| hasRecurrencePattern |
annual
ⓘ
twice per year ⓘ |
| hasVisibility | best seen at sunset ⓘ |
| involves |
setting sun
ⓘ
solar alignment ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedBy |
alignment of setting sun with Infinite Corridor
ⓘ
dramatic illumination of the length of the Infinite Corridor ⓘ |
| isComparedTo |
Manhattanhenge
ⓘ
Stonehenge solstice alignment ⓘ |
| isNamedAfter | Stonehenge ⓘ |
| isObservedBy |
MIT faculty
ⓘ
MIT staff ⓘ MIT students ⓘ visitors ⓘ |
| isPartOf | MIT campus culture ⓘ |
| occursApproximately | twice a year ⓘ |
| occursAround |
early December
ⓘ
early February ⓘ late January ⓘ mid November ⓘ |
| occursAt | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| occursIn | Infinite Corridor ⓘ |
| occursInBuilding | MIT Building 7 to Building 10 axis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: MIThenge occurs approximately twice a year Description of subject: MIThenge is a semiannual phenomenon at MIT where the setting sun dramatically aligns with and illuminates the length of the Infinite Corridor.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.