Q: Context: This is a summary history of diplomatic relations of the United States listed by country. The history of diplomatic relations of the United States began with the appointment of Benjamin Franklin as U.S. Minister to France in 1778, even before the U.S. had won its independence from Great Britain in 1783.

Question: when was the united states recognized as a country?
A: 1778. How to explain the answer? To answer the question, consider the following: The history of diplomatic relations of the United States began with the appointment of Benjamin Franklin as U.S. Minister to France in 1778, even before the U.S. had won its independence from Great Britain in 1783.

Q: Context: The Ministry Of Trade and Industry (Abbreviation: MTI; Malay: Kementerian Perdagangan dan Perusahaan; Chinese: 贸 工 部; Tamil: வர்த்தக, தொழில் அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation of policies related to the development of trade and industry in Singapore.

Question: what does the ministry of trade and industry do?
A: directs the formulation of policies related to the development of trade and industry in Singapore. How to explain the answer? To answer the question, consider the following: The Ministry Of Trade and Industry (Abbreviation: MTI; Malay: Kementerian Perdagangan dan Perusahaan; Chinese: 贸 工 部; Tamil: வர்த்தக, தொழில் அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation of policies related to the development of trade and industry in Singapore.

Q: Context: The solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 was a total eclipse visible within a band across the entire contiguous United States, passing from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts. As a partial solar eclipse, it was visible on land from Nunavut in northern Canada to as far south as northern South America. In northwestern Europe and Africa, it was partially visible in the late evening. In Asia it was visible only at the eastern extremity, the Chukchi Peninsula.

Question: when is the full eclipse supposed to happen?
A: August 21 , 2017. How to explain the answer? The relevant sentence in the passage is: The solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 was a total eclipse visible within a band across the entire contiguous United States, passing from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts.

Q: Fifty Shades of Grey has topped best-seller lists around the world, selling over 125 million copies worldwide by June 2015. It has been translated into 52 languages, and set a record in the United Kingdom as the fastest-selling paperback of all time. Critical reception of the book, however, has tended towards the negative, with the quality of its prose generally seen as poor. Universal Pictures and Focus Features produced a film adaptation, which was released on 13 February 2015 and also received generally unfavourable reviews.

Based on this passage, how many copies did fifty shades of grey sell?
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over 125 million copies. How to explain the answer? The relevant information to answer the above question is: Fifty Shades of Grey has topped best-seller lists around the world, selling over 125 million copies worldwide by June 2015.