> I asked Wolfram Alpha about "KCN". You know, the chemical formula for
> potassium cyanide?
>
> It thinks I mean the gene family. Which is kind of the problem with a
> system that knows about everything and has no context to disambiguate
> what you actually meant.
>
> So I asked about "chemical KCN".
>
> "Using the closest input interpretation: moon water."
>
> "Is there water on the moon? Yes."
>
> ...WTF?

Is Wolfram Alpha case sencitive?
If yes, try KCn instead.
Alternatively, you ask using the full name: "potassium cyanide". Don't 
forget the quotes.

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