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Write one paragraph explaining how airplanes stay in the air. | ec5a3fc4a54848a9e61beb99be71c06a1ad567ceabdaa1b6a3fa1c1ebcfbc7a6 | [
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"content": "Four forces keep an airplane in the sky. They are lift, weight, thrust, and drag. Lift pushes the airplane up. Air moves around the wing lifting it. Weight is the force that pulls the aircra... | Open QA |
How many chambers are there in the human stomach? | d576536402699a0265a05c89394b46ad1c7eefeb20ba4994e3badec0c69a46dc | [
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"content": "How many chambers are there in the human stomach?",
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"content": "Humans have a single chamber in the stomach. It consists of different regions, namely the cardia, fundus, body, and pylorus. The cardia connects the esophagus to the stomach, allowing food to pass into ... | Open QA |
Among movie directors, who won more Academy Awards than anyone else? Include a bulleted list of the titles of the films for which they won, the year of the wins in parentheses, and the category of each win separeted by a comma. | 7c07b391d05c46385f8adaeeb2b5e55a75fae10c4386e72f47dd010c387b2a9b | [
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"content": "John Ford, with 6 wins,... | Open QA |
Turn the facts in this paragraph into a series of questions with answers.
Francis Bacon (1561–1626) was one of the leading figures in natural philosophy and in the field of scientific methodology in the period of transition from the Renaissance to the early modern era. As a lawyer, member of Parliament, and Queen's Counsel, Bacon wrote on questions of law, state and religion, as well as on contemporary politics; but he also published texts in which he speculated on possible conceptions of society, and he pondered questions of ethics (Essays) even in his works on natural philosophy (The Advancement of Learning). | cbc43b97950a5c433beec728ac74fca7eddfa9eedc88eaf8597861ac33e17d6b | [
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Summarize how playing helps children.
For young children, play is often a full body activity that helps them develop skills they will need later in life. Running, dancing, climbing, rolling—these activities all foster muscle development and help fine-tune motor skills. Children also build their mental and emotional muscles as they create elaborate, imaginative worlds rich with a system of rules that govern the terms of play.
University of Denver researchers Elena Bodrova, Carrie Germeroth, and Deborah J. Leong found that children teach themselves to regulate their emotions and think before they act when they play. For example, if a child is pretending to be Olaf from Frozen, they may pretend they’re melting when they come inside or insist that they like warm hugs. In each case, they consider how their actions will correlate with how Olaf should act in a given situation.
This role playing helps children build social skills and helps them become the kind of adults who are able to thrive in a range of personal and professional environments. | f68336ed268e32b7d326eb0879ec4b91b075614259855848e5f9ed213d16bc5e | [
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Can you tell me about bloom rot and how to prevent it? | 2eaa06169cc46341e59e0ab4290ee4e294f45f4d4ea3df537de59b66b434baa8 | [
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"content": "Can you tell me about bloom rot and how to prevent it?",
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"content": "Blossom end rot can affect tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, peppers, and melons when the plant does not get enough calcium during fruit development. This calcium deficiency can be caused by several fac... | Open QA |
I think I want to be a journalist. Since I'm looking at schools, can you tell me the best colleges for journalism in the United States? Tell me if any Pulitzer Prize winners graduated from there. | e92a0c1d92a6aac4f6c049ab183da95d19768fe6814c3c235fd6bcb2322f2e26 | [
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"content": "I think I want to be a journalist. Since I'm looking at schools, can you tell me the best colleges for journalism in the United States? Tell me if any Pulitzer Prize winners graduated from there.",
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Write a cryptic story about a man who's been shipwrecked | 3367cc475309800d497568139f2b90da8dd5adcc0bc5f4725925a6f595f8f190 | [
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"content": "Starving on the sands of his desert island, he began to see beings. Bright in the silver sunlight, you might mistake them for mirages. But they stood on the white coral sands and left delicate fo... | Generation |
From a kindergarten-aged child’s point of view, describe what a day of school looks like to them. | 5cd826abbacb729257b5b9f936692736d1c4100c7b1a929278270e35543efec7 | [
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"content": "From a kindergarten-aged child’s point of view, describe what a day of school looks like to them.",
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"content": "I wake up super early in the morning. Mom makes me brush my teeth and put on my school uniform. Then I help her get my backpack ready. We get in the car a... | Generation |
Categories: authors, football players, scientists
Ned Vizzini, Ernest Hemingway, Michael Crichton, Marty Beckerman | 333382abca8ca8d017d636e0a6a1819dea602eef31c48369e9cfb465b41db278 | [
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"content": "Categories: authors, football players, scientists\n\nNed Vizzini, Ernest Hemingway, Michael Crichton, Marty Beckerman ",
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I'm writing a book, but I'm having a hard time pinning down what genre and subgenre it belongs in. If I can figure that out, I can make small alterations to the plot to make it better fit in it. For starters, it is both a romance and a fantasy and a mystery. So help me brainstorm ideas for where it could fit and slight alterations I could make to make it better fit in that idea. | 56df2711f9470f692b280b35dcaad3d6b023718ec2f1f215926933440b400d23 | [
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Provide me with some areas I should focus on when turning down a job offer. Also include a short example of how I can incorporate it into my response. | 712b3201032ca71a53c4917bc72a317038b6f979c297f790cca07f840cc07b2c | [
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"content": "Provide me with some areas I should focus on when turning down a job offer. Also include a short example of how I can incorporate it into my response.",
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What is the largest animal in the world? | d6f70f277a8f24eb4a8afba42fbabd09f7ee7d7593411e1b903aea19ee72704b | [
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"content": "The question of the \"largest\" animal in the world is subjective and open to interpretation. \"Largest\" can be measured by length or by weight.\n\nWater: The largest water animal in the World according to the ... | Open QA |
Create a poem that describes all of the five senses. It doesn’t have to rhyme. Incorporate color into the verses in the description. | e3e9632844b3442b41c23da6caab215b75034b7d31021d77fc3b5305922d64d0 | [
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"content": "Create a poem that describes all of the five senses. It doesn’t have to rhyme. Incorporate color into the verses in the description.",
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"content": "**Senses**\n\nHis eyes roll upward, catching a glimpse\nof the crackling gray cloud above\nNo soft white, only darkenin... | Generation |
Is this the following review positive or negative towards the movie "Kandahar? Explain your reasoning.
A convoluted but tedious tale of espionage and escape that almost seems like a throwaway despite an effort to add some sympathetic notes about the damage the American involvement in Afghanistan did to many of the locals. | 3640f047aa7f72b35fd45575d05988005674061a0e299c8171e4317732064bfb | [
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Was Selena Gomez a child star? | 79b8c99bd8d7ae1d53d6419a52f8d21612d0cf3d370cc2dc075e8f363eb4425d | [
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"content": "Selena Gomez's first acting role as a child was on the TV show \"Barney & Friends.\" While a teenager, she starred in the Disney Channel television series \"Wizards of Waverly Place,\" followed by roles in films like \"An... | Open QA |
James is a chatbot who can't reply to a question without making a joke. | 8fbebc2d402a6b1d3f340f8d9adfffd0ae0ae4dc9597f101421d52d7d0f640c2 | [
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"content": "When did Apollo 16 launch?",
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I'm writing a fictional novel about witches, and I want to add in some details that make it seem more realistic without being stereotypical. My witches don't ride brooms, melt when they get wet, or have ugly warts on their noses, for example. Can you give me some ideas that would add validity without perpetuating stereotypes? | 79a5eb2ba8230a402d5b446366b8f0c37a29a70e2b9d79ecd543f3a7870306e4 | [
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Write a summary of the children's book, The Secret Garden. Include a second paragraph telling about the author and some facts about her life. Keep it between 275-300 words. | ef7e568c59344fd3ca867660e114d85869bbb3ba0a6e5e0fa3b29f4df1c15557 | [
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What is the mechanism of the 'red-eye effect' observed in flash photography, and how can it be minimized? | b753d44f627084f849f6b7e18131943b6b860ae50b4ad5d2adf5a2769293f43f | [
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"content": "What is the mechanism of the 'red-eye effect' observed in flash photography, and how can it be minimized?",
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"content": "The 'red-eye effect' is a common phenomenon seen in flash photography, where the subject's eyes appear red in the photograph. This effect is the r... | Open QA |
Write an email to my girlfriend, Jessie. Tell her about this new guy that I am dating. His name is Rusty. He is a very attractive man and I’m so excited about our date on Saturday evening. We are going to the Palms Danceland.
Ask Jessie to meet us there at around 9 PM. Tell her not to wear red because my dress is red. Ask her to bring her red heels so I can wear them. Sign the email with love from Marcie.
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Categorize these restaurants as the following: Fast Food, Fine Dining, Bistro, Pizza, Other List of Restaurants: Pizza Hut, Fleming's Prime Steak & Wine Bar, McDonald's, Death & Taxes, Burger King, WeHo Bistro, Petit Trois, Gigi's, BurgerFi, Rey's Restaurant, Ruckus Pizza, Pasta & Spirits, Himalayan Grill & Bar | dda74e45ead290f5af1e41384d1e2c72e086c186ec028064f4e5427fe09043d4 | [
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Classify each of these place descriptions as being about a body of water or a location on land.
Place descriptions:
1. Turks and Caicos is an archipelago of 40 low-lying coral islands in the Atlantic Ocean, a British Overseas Territory southeast of the Bahamas.
2. Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.
3. The Dead Sea, also known by other names, is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and the West Bank and Israel to the west. | ccdb12aa287bb3b6386c69798b5f0dd246c8bb141ddc97a2020664164453cea4 | [
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I’m interested in writing a story about the snobbish and humorous pigeons of New York. Can you provide me with a rough draft? The readership is children, but please avoid oversimplification. | 566369f1e2c200e798c8315d83e43be9cfca83243e1e5aff334a784b91436f8f | [
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Can you please give me theme ideas for a new Animal Crossing island and put them in a bulleted list? | 820023660b19cbf9a698b5fd20b571573c3c522b7e4096b3fc4c901e666a644f | [
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"content": "•\tRetro Hippie\n•\tNursery Rhymes\n•\tFancy Farm\n•\tMoroccan Desert\n•\tFilm Noir\n•\tRobin Hood Forest\n•\tGothic Castle\n•\tTropical Rainbow",
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Can you come up with some creative writing prompts for my fifth-grade class? The theme should be about the weather. | fef4cfcae087c3689d0df0f580fc1d83776c6d9c3a1942080ee17cb28e4cfe72 | [
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Could you write me a comical lab report of a kid learning to tie their shoes. | f3563811818e02878d1ba20a96bdfe6d13d11834169f5e26646f32bb6187e03b | [
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"content": "Could you write me a comical lab report of a kid learning to tie their shoes.",
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"content": "Exploration of the Bunny Ears Method of Shoe Tetherage\n\nPeter\nAged 4\nSandbox College at Oxford Park, NC\n\nHypothesis\n\nA pair of loops, hereafter referred to as \"bunny... | Generation |
Stan is a chatbot that can answer questions about various social media platforms. | 2f34d6ce5a7bf93ae0257c6cf289cdf37d1c8bb3160228b947e0d70a60b3cdc8 | [
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"content": "How can I set up a Meta Pay PIN?",
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Write a short story about a penguin who learns to fly. Make sure it is ten sentences long. | 27b3b08d1bc45ccc9cbcef06b5c5d5063b0c16d6fc392af152efef5d12e0237c | [
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"content": "Write a short story about a penguin who learns to fly. Make sure it is ten sentences long.",
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Can you give me a sample menu for a one-day low-carb meal plan with no more than 60 carbs? | 19f611ec523d6b4423f45db314c73cbe75b6a5f4133a83c652a34a2ee7dc2670 | [
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"content": "Breakfast\n-2 Eggs 0 Carbs\n-2 Pieces of Center Cut Bacon 0 Carbs\n-1 Carb Balance Tortilla. 15 Carbs\n\nLunch\n-Tuna Fish Canned 0 Carbs\n-Mayo (2 Tablespoons)... | Generation |
What was the first type of anesthesia used in surgery?
On October 16, 1846, the first successful public demonstration of the use of ether for surgical anesthesia was performed, making pain-free surgery possible. | fd6b6b28b28ff691aacdb97cc45e0bfcde80f7f729337f3812106c8992a9b3ed | [
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Rewrite this kids' story as a dark suspenseful thriller
Once upon a time there was an old mother pig who had three little pigs and not enough food to feed them. So when they were old enough, she sent them out into the world to seek their fortunes.
The first little pig was very lazy. He didn't want to work at all and he built his house out of straw. The second little pig worked a little bit harder but he was somewhat lazy too and he built his house out of sticks. Then, they sang and danced and played together the rest of the day.
The third little pig worked hard all day and built his house with bricks. It was a sturdy house complete with a fine fireplace and chimney. It looked like it could withstand the strongest winds.
The next day, a wolf happened to pass by the lane where the three little pigs lived; and he saw the straw house, and he smelled the pig inside. He thought the pig would make a mighty fine meal and his mouth began to water.
So he knocked on the door and said:
Little pig! Little pig!
Let me in! Let me in!
But the little pig saw the wolf's big paws through the keyhole, so he answered back:
No! No! No!
Not by the hairs on my chinny chin chin!
Three Little Pigs, the straw house Then the wolf showed his teeth and said:
Then I'll huff
and I'll puff
and I'll blow your house down.
So he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down! The wolf opened his jaws very wide and bit down as hard as he could, but the first little pig escaped and ran away to hide with the second little pig.
The wolf continued down the lane and he passed by the second house made of sticks; and he saw the house, and he smelled the pigs inside, and his mouth began to water as he thought about the fine dinner they would make.
So he knocked on the door and said:
Little pigs! Little pigs!
Let me in! Let me in!
But the little pigs saw the wolf's pointy ears through the keyhole, so they answered back:
No! No! No!
Not by the hairs on our chinny chin chin!
So the wolf showed his teeth and said:
Then I'll huff
and I'll puff
and I'll blow your house down!
So he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down! The wolf was greedy and he tried to catch both pigs at once, but he was too greedy and got neither! His big jaws clamped down on nothing but air and the two little pigs scrambled away as fast as their little hooves would carry them.
The wolf chased them down the lane and he almost caught them. But they made it to the brick house and slammed the door closed before the wolf could catch them. The three little pigs they were very frightened, they knew the wolf wanted to eat them. And that was very, very true. The wolf hadn't eaten all day and he had worked up a large appetite chasing the pigs around and now he could smell all three of them inside and he knew that the three little pigs would make a lovely feast.
Three Little Pigs at the Brick House
So the wolf knocked on the door and said:
Little pigs! Little pigs!
Let me in! Let me in!
But the little pigs saw the wolf's narrow eyes through the keyhole, so they answered back:
No! No! No!
Not by the hairs on our chinny chin chin!
So the wolf showed his teeth and said:
Then I'll huff
and I'll puff
and I'll blow your house down.
Well! he huffed and he puffed. He puffed and he huffed. And he huffed, huffed, and he puffed, puffed; but he could not blow the house down. At last, he was so out of breath that he couldn't huff and he couldn't puff anymore. So he stopped to rest and thought a bit.
But this was too much. The wolf danced about with rage and swore he would come down the chimney and eat up the little pig for his supper. But while he was climbing on to the roof the little pig made up a blazing fire and put on a big pot full of water to boil. Then, just as the wolf was coming down the chimney, the little piggy pulled off the lid, and plop! in fell the wolf into the scalding water.
So the little piggy put on the cover again, boiled the wolf up, and the three little pigs ate him for supper. | 316a8caf11d71cd56347439be444bf65d18e3c1acbb377a6b14cdb7559c664b4 | [
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Will you please write a funny story for kids about poo? Kind of like the book, Everyone Poops by Tarō Gomi but with more of a plot. It should be between 200 and 275 words. I want it layed out page by page (15-20 pages total.) {Page Number}:{Text}
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Rewrite this historical event article for a middle school audience.
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. It was fought between two coalitions, the Allies and the Central Powers. Fighting occurred throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died as a result of genocide, while the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war.
The first decade of the 20th century saw increasing diplomatic tension between the European great powers. This reached breaking point on 28 June 1914, when a Bosnian Serb named Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Austria-Hungary held Serbia responsible and declared war on 28 July. Russia came to Serbia's defense, and by 4 August, defensive alliances had drawn in Germany, France, and Britain, with the Ottoman Empire joining the war in November. | a40b2e669a65aab88058cc2fc14f9305694d9f5694d6f63fde7c4fdf5e00c6fa | [
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Write an elevator pitch for a comic book story involving a character named, "The Resurrectionist" who has the power to revive dead people. In this pitch, include the origin of the Resurrectionist (who he is; how he gained his power) and any issues arising from having such a power. | e321688bcb51482f52d8ae5778ee272552f4f4a5b040cb121d0eec80b4331d3d | [
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Write me a short story (<200 words) about a guy named Frank rushing home to rescue his lasagna from the oven before it burns. Write it like a thriller, implying that the situation is more serious than it is and only reveal that he's rushing home for his lasagna at the very end. | 7ae42fd7905a7d09914b681b080dbeebd40f34b9290b899d5f66b5398302725a | [
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What other countries supported the colonies in America's war for independence? Below is the article that should have the information.
In the war, American patriot forces were supported by the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of Spain. The British, in turn, were supported by Hessian soldiers from present-day Germany, most Native Americans, Loyalists, and freedmen. The conflict was fought in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. | 6287bcd268a94f6776afdd4ad86050fd5a2ca68687ff291752a941b19a2dbbc2 | [
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I need you to write a positive, raving Yelp review for a burger joint called Burger Joe's. highlight the food quality, helpful staff, delicious cheeseburgers, close walk to beach, perfect fries, and clean family-friendly restaurant environment. It should be about 150 words long. | 47a85117a4f498716089203afd43a3f02c5fa3bc71aba94eb3b4911db79b8126 | [
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Write up a set of instructions that can be used to teach a teenager how to drive a car for the first time. This should be for an automatic transmission. | faf92216275573687fb8fec317125e16ac3f826c8281d24a78afda110ad61f89 | [
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Classify the product in the following description as either Vintage or Modern technology.
Product description:
Walkman, stylised as WALKMAN (ウォークマン), is a brand of portable audio players manufactured and marketed by Japanese technology company Sony since 1979. The original Walkman was a portable cassette player[3][4] and its popularity made "walkman" an unofficial term for personal stereos of any producer or brand.[5] By 2010, when production stopped, Sony had built about 200 million cassette-based Walkmans.[6] | 91457c04f9dce610e3f527f8cdf5527eb840371ab8aa23eea6ffce4a0fb32e0d | [
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Is the review favorable or unfavorable towards the tv show "High Desert?" Explain your thinking.
Great cast, Arquette is worth the price of admission, her comic timing and ticks are perfect. Too much of the kitchen sink is thrown at you though, wasting some of the talent. Sometimes it leaves your head spinning. Up to episode four they definitely are underusing Brad Garrett, who seems the perfect foil for Arquette's insanity. I like the show a lot, but with some tweaks could come to love it. | b580475dc614542e60ff9406ca895bedf8990dff0223ec9bb2fe04c743348945 | [
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I am looking to move to medellin as an expat what are some pro's for doing this. | 3d2719daa76ae93b7256945bb7ff0f4d333b72636b73a67270a994563b89eaf8 | [
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Where is the Leaning Tower of Pisa? When was it built? | 43b2ab6987c4fe6ceec67d65b507fe7d952b32e14c15cec31ab3464738540297 | [
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Read this Facebook post, classify the tone and explain why:
I know I'm going to fail this test because I always fail at everything I do! (Crying emoji inserted)
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Tell me an anthropomorphized tale about a blue jay who buries acorns that grow to be oak trees. | 5affd135d499a5cfd2ad8b6f13a91d66cc18b1be044cf310978edc36c196ec93 | [
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Are these song lyrics self-deprecating? Explain your answer.
Well the truth was a lie and I don't know
How it got me to follow, whoa
And it's true that the lie
That was sold me
Will never let me go
What I needed you to say
Was hidden far away
This is why I've had to justify
My head is shaken, yeah but that's all right
What I needed to believe
Was hidden far from me
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What are the two ingredients needed for waterfalls? How much rain can Clingmans Dome get during wet years?
Use this passage to find the answers:
Every year over 200,000 visitors hike well-worn trails to view Grotto, Laurel, Abrams, Rainbow, and other popular waterfalls in the park. Large waterfalls attract the crowds, but smaller cascades and falls can be found on nearly every river and stream in the park.
The Great Smoky Mountains abound with the two ingredients essential for waterfalls-ample rainfall and an elevation gradient. In the Smokies high country, over 85" of rain falls on average each year. During wet years, peaks like Mt. Le Conte and Clingmans Dome receive over eight feet of rain. This abundant rainfall trickles and rushes down the mountain sides, from high elevation to low, sometimes dropping more than a mile in elevation from the high peaks to the foothills at the park's boundary. Watch the brief video, Waterfalls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, for a overview of some of the park's favorite waterfalls. | c64ba5b9fb1c1bde0a3e55e7e42a040871772bb94fb8625ec03745a59248aad6 | [
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Create my monthly poll for the best movie. I need the movies to be Twilight, Harry Potter, and The Maze Runner. | 2e2c53aae566fcfadb760a1066842d1e046f84979d0b13223b14bc9b5da5f2a7 | [
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"content": "Create my monthly poll for the best movie. I need the movies to be Twilight, Harry Potter, and The Maze Runner. ",
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Please summarize this content providing me with the key highlights in a bulleted list.
Add These Disease-Fighting Foods to Your Diet to Live a Longer Life
While there are many factors—like environment, family history, and age—that can affect how long you live, there’s no shortage of research to back up the very strong connection between diet and longevity.
“Fruits and vegetables contain compounds that reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, some cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, and obesity, which is one of the reasons health experts are constantly trying to encourage people to eat more of them,” says Frances Largeman-Roth, RDN, author of Eating in Color.
But fruits and veggies aren’t the only foods you should be nourishing your body with to play your best defense against diseases. Here is a laundry list of the most nutritious foods to add to your diet to improve your longevity and protect your health.
Legumes
Beans, peas, lentils, peanuts, and chickpeas are excellent sources of fiber and plant-based protein to stabilize blood sugar and keep cravings at bay. They also help nourish a healthy microbiome.
“A healthy gut microbiome is known to help regulate inflammation, lower blood lipids (cholesterol) and regulate immune function,” explains Suzanne Dixon, RD, a dietitian with The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com. She recommends including at least five serving of legumes in your diet weekly. | 215fbf142c3326b005f28ce74c84ec6dbabcc2d749dbdf2cf4e75b0820fdaaef | [
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"content": "Windows down\nYellow and white lines\nRoadside Attractions blurring by \n\nThe lights of every city\nA new memory to store \nLaughing to our sing-alongs\n\nLicense plate games \nWe all swear we won\nRoad tr... | Generation |
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When was the NAACP founded? | 750efe5bbaf5a545a8544ae032cb1436d8768952619bb583ebe1c082d5d3f50f | [
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Can you help select famous paintings to match my red, gold, brown, and white home? Please include the main color or 2 colors in the painting. | 655cacea76c12ac072e2620e676cb81f54800bf03f1198edcc30b71e017737a8 | [
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Briefly tell me what the following text is about. Thanks.
The text:
Blue eyed people listen up.
Ever wondered why your eyes are the colour they are? Well wonder no more.
Every blue eyed person is descended from a single European who lived around 6,000 to 10,000 years ago, according to scientists.
How did they work it out? Originally, all humans had brown eyes in various shades until there was a specific mutation that made the change.
Ancient formation discovered wrapped around Earth's core
A black hole is speeding through its galaxy giving birth to baby stars
Every blue eyed person on the planet comes from one single person
The mutation is a gene called HERC2 and it switches off OCA2, the gene that determines how much brown pigment we make.
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So that's why eyes become blue.
As for being descended from the same person, the evidence for this is because every blue eyed person alive today has this same mutation. | 72ab1c644e04afd7e1f06cbd12db1a791d30a8d85cbaa17f46522bcff85bfdb4 | [
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Write an acrostic poem for the word ‘Nintendo’. Make it loosely refer to the old Nintendo games in the 90s. | 136b2ebe4d7ba6d07f977f19cb3b4ed45f16ed509ca792a103a294abe12a5242 | [
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Brief me on what is going on in this news clipping:
Thousands of Hollywood TV and movie screenwriters have downed tools after last-minute talks with major studios over wages broke down.
A Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, the first in 15 years, saw more than 11,000 writers - 98% of voting members - walk out from midnight.
Tuesday's late-night shows are expected to shut down first, while forthcoming shows and films could face delays.
Picketing will begin on Tuesday afternoon, the Guild also said.
ADVERTISEMENT
In 2007, writers went on strike for 100 days, at an estimated cost of around $2bn to the industry.
This time around, writers are clashing with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) - which represents the major studios, including Amazon, Disney, Netflix and Paramount - in demand of higher pay and a greater share of the profits from the modern streaming boom. | c243ee4b96a79a3de9a81a202bbee15704cd28b52c92a193d75370cbf7517b80 | [
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I'm preparing a seminar about different ways to lose weight. Give me some suggestions for what to include. | 9707b47b7812228c3a9a28803e01f8cb5689e804d84f4cdccc9354311c8bb1d1 | [
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Are there any guidelines on best practices for writing error messages? I'm looking for a good mnemonic to use as a checklist. | 864faba6357046688119ecb6ac0392d4b8d9e2c20491ea8be920c5ce2a593245 | [
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Rewrite this passage into a poem that rhymes.
A life of hard knocks leaves me with a lot more questions than answers. “Why is that?” “What is that?” “How is that?” At the beginnings, during the middles, and nearing the ends of things, I’m asking, “How do I know I will be okay?”
Faith gives this answer: God the Father created me, loves me, and cares for me in every possible way. Most important, I can know for sure that in all times I exist as a person who is saved by my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, from all that wants to harm me.
If we are wondering whether God will forgive a sin that we think is so shameful it can’t be forgiven, then that sin is forgiven. If we are feeling we don’t have enough strength to face another day, then God gives us that strength.
By faith in my Lord, I know each of my hows, whats, and whys are answered more than I can ever figure them out for myself. Therefore, at any time, I’m doing more than okay—I’m perfectly okay. | 41bf4b49e9ba221386a171785c448786b8e6f5d58bd3ee6e56724896922887d2 | [
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Extract the supplies in a comma-separated list. Do not include extra descriptive information for each supply, except colors. Here is the text:
Supplies:
8” by 5.5” watercolor paper
Watercolor brushes: size 14 and one liner brush
Watercolors (ultramarine blue, Indigo, sap green, may green, naple yellow, yellow ocher, payne's gray)
White paint
2 jars of water
Rough cloth/tissue
Palette to mix all your colors
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Write a short story about a giraffe that gets bullied by his other friends. Make it at a third-grade reading level and include dialogue. | 5f6f66c606a4eaaa1563bc1bfffe28f5b18926de6fe720f7f46b68a9deaf489d | [
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Is this movie review favorable or unfavorable towards the film "Air" and why?
With its brisk pace, brilliant performances, and outright fun screenplay, Air instantly shoots to the top of the most rewatchable films of the year. | 39631bf531f93cb53af562294dc9e74d74c05b6d617cc388494efcf8d8a916b1 | [
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Write a song about orange juice that is three stanzas long and is in the fluid pop style of Celine Dion. | b86ba2700a44d2d271007fe97adb1bffa8ea1e2a0c9c2de9f1a954aa00d8ff8a | [
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What are some escape rooms I could go to in York, PA? | 75a19872e5ed1ebe318ba0a91c9f4eb9bb4c6c51655e34109f704764bd139d53 | [
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"content": "What are some escape rooms I could go to in York, PA?",
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Make this story sound dramatic
Valediction
After school, after football practice, every day for three years, John and I walked to the grocery store in our little town and bought candy, potato chips, and soda pop. It was a ceremony. We said hello to the old couple who owned the store, stepped into the walk-in cooler, grabbed our cold drinks, paid for them and our other snacks, and headed to John’s house or mine, depending on what our parents were planning to cook for dinner.
It was an average life for two average kids.
But, one day, in November of our senior year, John and I, as usual, stepped into the cooler and grabbed our favorite cans of pop. But then we looked at each other and we both had the same thought. I don’t know why it happened. Without saying a word, John and I grabbed three six-packs of soda and stuffed them into our duffle bags. Carrying the carbonated loot, we paid for our usual junk food, walked to John’s house, raced into his bedroom and celebrated. We drank all that pop and got wound up and stupid on sugar and caffeine. We could have stolen beer but we were athletes. And jocks did not get drunk in our school.
The next morning, we met up before school, and vowed to never do it again. One time was kind of innocent, but more than that would be criminal.
But after practice that night, we did it again. Then again the day after that. We shoplifted for a week.
The thrill and guilt grew bigger each time.
We joked and laughed with the old people who owned the store. We paid for five bucks of snacks as we stole twenty more.
Then I couldn’t do it anymore.
“John,” I said. “We have to stop. We’re going to get caught. They’ll kick us off the team. They might throw us out of school.”
“Just one more time,” he said. “Come on, Pete. They’re too old to catch us.”
“I can’t do it, man.”
“You’ve always been a wuss.”
I walked home alone while John went to the store. I thought he might text or call me after he left the store. I didn’t hear anything from him.
When I got to school the next morning, I immediately heard the bad news. John had been caught shoplifting. I knew they’d wonder how I was involved. John and I went everywhere together.
Halfway through first period, I was summoned to the principal’s office. He was there with the superintendent, the school counselor, and the football coach. It felt like an interrogation.
“Peter,” the principal said. “I’m sure you know why you’re here.”
“Because of John,” I said.
“Yes,” he said. “Did you know what he was doing? Were you involved?”
I wanted to tell the truth. I knew that I should confess. But it felt like I’d destroy my life by admitting to the crime. I wondered if John had already told them that I’d stolen nearly as often as he had. Did he do the right thing?
“Pete,” the principal asked again. “Were you involved in this?”
“No, sir,” I said.
They all studied my face. They knew I was lying. They wouldn’t let me get away with it.
“Okay, Pete,” the principal said. “John already told us he did it alone.”
I could tell they hadn’t believed him, either. But there was nothing they could do. I hadn’t confessed and John had denied that I was a thief, too. He was kicked off the football team, sentenced to community service picking up litter around town, and was suspended from school for a month.
During that month, he and I didn’t see each other. We didn’t call or text. We’d been constantly together for years but things had changed. I don’t know why he didn’t contact me. But I was too ashamed to talk to him. I’d let him take all the punishment. I kept playing football. I didn’t have to scoop up dog shit while my classmates watched. I wasn’t suspended. And my reputation wasn’t ruined. I wasn’t branded as a good kid gone bad. In fact, some people thought John had betrayed me by shoplifting and nearly getting me into trouble.
When John came back to school, he wouldn’t look at me. And I wouldn’t look at him. This silence went on for the rest of the year. We ignored each other at our graduation ceremony. Our parents ignored each other, too.
Late that night, at a kegger down by the river, we stood at separate campfires. I didn’t drink anything. But he got really drunk. I was worried for him. He caught me staring. He threw his beer into the fire and staggered up to me.
He grabbed me by my shirt and shook me.
“You aren’t who I thought you were,” he said.
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Write a formal complaint letter from my pet cat about how unacceptable it was that dinner was 20 minutes late last night. | 5b921eef0a31456b9f4d3dc0ffa1e93f6c464a633210748288a912fa9e460935 | [
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"content": "Dear Sir or Madam,\nI am writing to inform you that my dinner was unacceptably late last night. Twenty minutes is far too long for... | Generation |
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"content": "A land of soft green that anchors your eyes\nSlo-mo sky dancing on your umbrella\nDancing giants meeting seven beaming colors in the sky\nTiny workers buzzing away at flowers\nLife-givin... | Generation |
write a dramatic first person dialogue/entry log about a person going about their day. the person has extremely strong emotions in both directions. cant control them. what would that be like? | abae538e95c0746a266655127f2501896f5627a777cbedc60290d3200809d01b | [
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What other music would I like if my favorite artists are Noah Kahan, Dermot Kennedy, and Sam Tompkins? Please present your response in a short numbered list format with no more than 10 artists. Also, please include one song example for each artist. | ccde99b8502adb8121706ca48a66f51224aa67bdbd82af1384da493343e02ad6 | [
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Classify these books by their target audience: Children, Young Adult, and Adult, as well as by their genre, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Drama, or Picture.
The Testaments
Goodnight Moon
The Hunger Games
Charlotte's Web
11/22/63
The Lion, the Witch and Wardrobe
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Where the Crawdads Sing
A Wrinkle in Time | 5f832a9d019f95daeec17a9801953e643efe01d5cde7ca11acb4879386ae2aad | [
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I want you to make a bulleted list of 3 cities in Europe that I should visit on my first time on the continent. I like good food and interesting culture but I don’t want to go anywhere too off the beaten track. Tell me why I’ll like each one. | 12b65a34b72f6fd8b3951d93c184ef3c456242c5c25ae936afb497b3dd3d65c0 | [
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What happened in 1992?
Python invasion has been particularly extensive, notably across South Florida, where a large number of pythons can now be found in the Florida Everglades.[22][23] Between 1996 and 2006, the Burmese python gained popularity in the pet trade, with more than 90,000 snakes imported into the U.S.[24] The current number of Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades may have reached a minimum viable population and become an invasive species. Hurricane Andrew in 1992 was deemed responsible for the destruction of a python-breeding facility and zoo, and these escaped snakes spread and populated areas into the Everglades.[25] More than 1,330 have been captured in the Everglades.[26] A genetic study in 2017 revealed that the python population is composed of hybrids between the Burmese python and Indian python.[27] | e527eb0a47d703ea70c7f80e0d1d3790539ea79b2a70df0d3a147dfb0079b302 | [
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Write a 300-400 word blog about the benefits adults get from working puzzles. | aa4f37363fea937aaf4cbddd80de1ebc9757a6381a4f2dfaa8382526d75e328f | [
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"content": "Write a 300-400 word blog about the benefits adults get from working puzzles.",
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"content": "If you had a love of jigsaw puzzles as a child, grab another and get to work! Jigsaw puzzles benefit adults in many ways.\n\nWorking on a Puzzle Improves Memory\nWhile worki... | Generation |
Pablo is a chatbot that provides information about art and artists. | 89cd6a6b5bda378dd7fb1ff849ac65ee2073632e2ef1cbbc6b63afb8ff18a724 | [
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"content": "What type of art did Andy Warhol create?",
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"content": "Andy Warhol created Pop art and Modern art.",
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Write a tweet from a wildlife influencer where he announces an internet challenge for cat-lovers. In this challenge, fans need to fill their room with as many cats as they can find, whether they buy them or find them off the streets. There's no limit to how many cats you can use. They must overstuff their room with a crowd of cats, take a picture with them and upload it. The picture with the most cats in a single room wins. Try to use a healthy number of cat puns in the tweet to keep it interesting. | 9e98b51e223ef8696013334a4565016c2a672d82a801a58da506a5de873de6ae | [
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What is the most common Joker origin story and why is he considered the perfect adversary to Batman? | 55d80a4a970804f8c2135f9083f7d99edc2b97a39b7c2addac4e168dc7b8246a | [
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"content": "The most common origin story is that Joker falls into a tank of chemicals that turns his skin white, changes his hair color to green, and makes his lip... | Open QA |
Write about two people making eye contact on the street. | 1826d48f1deb673a291aeae015687f5f5937f74c94e1bdaf1ad1e677200d7ac3 | [
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"content": "\"How have I never seen this person before?\" they both thought to themselves at the same moment. This was a small town, and this person certainly stuck out. Her green eyes and his long hair; his... | Generation |
I made a Hangman game in python- let's do it in javascript now. I want to make it portable instead of embedded in a website, so let's make it as a userscript. | fe048e8845e71f377197c046e235e6762debb8ddb218e1c1e3cc439c9573ca1c | [
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Write a conversation dialogue between a giraffe and a bird. Make the tone quietly conversational. The bird and the giraffe are drinking tea together. Start the dialogue in the middle of their conversation. | f9a744e134cebc7416026ec7dc35b58daf37523593a867ed3bdadc6438745526 | [
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"content": "Bird: \"So, that's why I stopped talking to Ve... | Generation |
Write an email to Tina asking what tasks she wanted me to complete today. See if she got my report from yesterday and if she's had a chance to review it. Keep it short and sweet. Sign it, Amanda | 3ca68ff0474a4acddb7ebe23529fec7af2adb1e63fcd953ccbc47cc6ac94a0b6 | [
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"content": "Write an email to Tina asking what tasks she wanted me to complete today. See if she got my report from yesterday and if she's had a chance to review it. Keep it short and sweet. Sign it, Amanda",
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"content": "Good morning Tina,\n\nI am writing to inquire about any t... | Generation |
Who won the World Series in 1975? | 2acdeb20e5a5c91433a8f829ce06b16738266138e30f380ebc37a5ec4d1dc6da | [
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"content": "Who won the World Series in 1975?",
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"content": "The Cincinnati Reds known as the \"Big Red Machine\" won the 1975 World Series against the Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3. Before the series, the Reds won 108 regular-season games and swept Pittsburgh in the National Lea... | Open QA |
Tell me what to say in an online obituary guest book about an old friend I met through work. | 1d00bf05ebb62c9eff879bf3e6abb0b6487ee2b6b3d3e41a9e2b3e30e338d4be | [
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"content": "Tell me what to say in an online obituary guest book about an old friend I met through work.",
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"content": "I was deeply saddened to hear about the loss of [Name]. We had originally met through work, but over the years we stayed in touch and remained good friends. I ... | Generation |
Write a blog about how business owners can increase their sales. Include information about the 3 types of spenders. Give 5 proven strategies for making sales. Keep the blog below 300 words. | 753256bd9e27b10d4cd0153a8cfc65566e9ab34daea522f28696f5f30455b393 | [
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"content": "Write a blog about how business owners can increase their sales. Include information about the 3 types of spenders. Give 5 proven strategies for making sales. Keep the blog below 300 words.",
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"content": "Neuroscience has confirmed that we often spend until it litera... | Generation |
My girlfriend's birthday is coming up, she's going to be 32. She likes shopping, eating, and she likes to paint and do crafts. Give me at least five gift ideas under $120 that she might actually like. | 1d852a42e66cc23fe852f30387f396dafa0c773cd4ead846de610ce195bbd01f | [
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"content": "My girlfriend's birthday is coming up, she's going to be 32. She likes shopping, eating, and she likes to paint and do crafts. Give me at least five gift ideas under $120 that she might actually like.",
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Please write a limerick about a lime-flavored soda. | ae7374b2f9cd4e564954f9dcf20b95433200b469eddec0a1537c7d9ec41dbc06 | [
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"content": "Please write a limerick about a lime-flavored soda.",
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"content": "There once was a soda of lime\nI drank to have a good time\nIt tickled my nose\nand sprinkled my toes\nand it only cost me a dime.",
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Write a short story about a character who cannot tell if something is real or not. Keep it under 300 words. Make it sound like a horror story. The main character should be named "Christian" | 0be5a348e4c3ebab2cf98042d15d0c633fd8ad7d85b998bd80343602a7f9172f | [
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"content": "Write a short story about a character who cannot tell if something is real or not. Keep it under 300 words. Make it sound like a horror story. The main character should be named \"Christian\"",
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"content": "Christian woke up at his usual 6 AM to get an early start to... | Generation |
Write a paragraph to summarize the history of Calico, California.
In 1881, four prospectors were leaving Grapevine Station (present day Barstow, California) for a mountain peak to the northeast. After they described the peak as "calico-colored", the peak, the mountain range to which it belonged, and the town that followed were all called Calico.[5] The four prospectors discovered silver in the mountain and opened the Silver King Mine, which was California's largest silver producer in the mid-1880s.[5][6] John C. King, who had grubstaked the prospectors who discovered the silver vein (the Silver King Mine was thus named after him), was the uncle of Walter Knott founder of Knott's Berry Farm.
King was sheriff of San Bernardino County from 1879 to 1882.[7][8][9][10] A post office at Calico was established in early 1882, and the Calico Print, a weekly newspaper, started publishing. The town soon supported three hotels, five general stores, a meat market, bars, brothels, and three restaurants and boarding houses. The county established a school district and a voting precinct.[11][12] The town also had a deputy sheriff and two constables, two lawyers and a justice of the peace, five commissioners, and two doctors. There was also a Wells Fargo office and a telephone and telegraph service.[5] At its height of silver production during 1883 and 1885,[11] Calico had over 500 mines and a population of 1,200 people.[5] Local badmen were buried in the Boot Hill cemetery.[13][14]
The discovery of the borate mineral colemanite in the Calico mountains a few years after the settlement of the town also helped Calico's fortunes, and in 1890 the estimated population of the town was 3,500, with nationals of China, England, Ireland, Greece, France, and the Netherlands, as well as Americans living there.[15] In the same year, the Silver Purchase Act was enacted and drove down the price of silver.[5]
By 1896, its value had decreased to $0.57 per troy ounce, and Calico's silver mines were no longer economically viable.[5] The post office was discontinued in 1898,[16] and the school closed not long after.[11] By the turn of the century, Calico was all but a ghost town,[15] and with the end of borax mining in the region in 1907 the town was completely abandoned.[citation needed] Many of the original buildings were moved to Barstow, Daggett and Yermo.[15]
An attempt to revive the town was made in about 1915, when a cyanide plant was built to recover silver from the unprocessed Silver King Mine's deposits. Walter Knott and his wife Cordelia, founders of Knott's Berry Farm, were homesteaded at Newberry Springs around this time, and Knott helped build the redwood cyanide tanks for the plant.[15][17] | 1cc023929acf596d70f6ecc6a55e5da6e68934e41c1f466774a3e17fa0ef6bc9 | [
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I have a decent pico de gallo recipe that I like that contains 12 oz Roma tomatoes, 4 oz white onions, 4 serrano chile peppers, 12 cilantro sprigs, 4 garlic cloves, 3/4 tsp salt, and 1 1/2 tsp fresh lime juice. I'm getting a little bored of it though and could use some variations to spice it up without completely changing the recipe. Give me four interesting modification ideas and be sure to include all the additional quantities and ingredients I would need to make each one. | 2fb1400e8e1c1d5c95236480f7ce972e748531a6a5262e4d5cec3ea85ab86d8f | [
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"content": "I have a decent pico de gallo recipe that I like that contains 12 oz Roma tomatoes, 4 oz white onions, 4 serrano chile peppers, 12 cilantro sprigs, 4 garlic cloves, 3/4 tsp salt, and 1 1/2 tsp fresh lime juice. I'm getting a little bored of it though and could use some variations to spice it up wi... | Brainstorm |
I need to make some extra cash to fix my roof. I don’t want to have a garage sale because it’s too much for me to set up and put away all by myself. Provide a bullet list with some ideas on how to make extra cash. | 5bd81c894730a7193b318179d88737f36ed2a5cce47926390c89fc6b8a565b7c | [
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"content": "I need to make some extra cash to fix my roof. I don’t want to have a garage sale because it’s too much for me to set up and put away all by myself. Provide a bullet list with some ideas on how to make extra cash.",
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"content": "No problem! Here’s your list:\n\n• Con... | Brainstorm |
Hydro is a water bottle bot that gets nauseous every time they are tilted. Hydro likes to mention this issue a lot in conversations and is rather sensitive about this. | 34115f1e33c059a88fa5234558e4f8ae7231c860566326dc793eba0b4f31bf90 | [
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"content": "Hydro is a water bottle bot that gets nauseous every time they are tilted. Hydro likes to mention this issue a lot in conversations and is rather sensitive about this.",
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"content": "Wow! That was a really fun day at the amusement park!",
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... | Chat |
I need a summary of this excerpt from NPR. Keep it under 50 words.
Jerry Springer, a broadcaster, author, politician, journalist, actor, lawyer and host of a daytime show so outrageous he once apologized by saying it "ruined the culture," died today at age 79 in his suburban Chicago home after a brief illness, according to a statement from his family.
Though he had a lot of high-profile jobs over his lifetime – including mayor of Cincinnati – Springer was best known as host of The Jerry Springer Show, a syndicated TV program which lasted for 27 years, featuring provocatively sensational topics and confrontations among the guests, sometimes degenerating into fistfights.
Springer started his talk show in 1991 as a more conventional affair. Dressed in a suit and tie with glasses, he looked like a younger version of talk-TV titan Phil Donahue, and questioned guests while roaming the crowd with a wireless microphone in the same way.
But over time, Springer began to feature more outrageous guests and subjects, with cheating spouses, open racists, and button-pushing, explicit issues guaranteed to spark arguments.
The show's success became one of the pillars of the tabloid talk show movement which included hosts like Maury Povich, Sally Jessy Raphael, Jenny Jones, Montel Williams and Morton Downey Jr. Springer, a likable, charismatic guy with a conventional look and just-asking-questions manner, always came across as a more buttoned-down counterpoint to his outrageous guests. | ef7e6ab1dd772b8e16618e87f3d40ad1c9994e1aca1c51a12d8de1ac964c4b30 | [
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Act like you are an interior designer and you know what good houses look like. Describe your dream house and what you would want in it. Limit your response to 4 paragraphs. | 2d23b86bba32b5bf1b76cfb8b8be9f0b157cb421f282d38bebd50c315352df4f | [
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