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[ { "content": "What story does your family always tell about you?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "My family loves to tell the story from when I was little. I used to tell everyone that I thought I would own a large white airplane with pink seats. My parents have a video recording of me saying that I love to fly, and that when I am older, I would have a beautiful white airplane. I do not have an airplane, nor is it white. Nor does it have pink seats! I'm not sure why I thought this was important or possible. I believe my family tells this story because a toddler believing that they can have an airplane is surprising.", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "Who was William P. Bolton\n\nWilliam P. Bolton (July 2, 1885 – November 22, 1964) was a one-term U.S. Congressman who represented the second district of Maryland from 1949 to 1951 until defeated by Republican General James Devereux.\n\nBorn near Whiteford, Maryland, Bolton attended the public schools and St. Francis Parochial School in Baltimore County, Maryland. He graduated from the University of Baltimore Law School in 1909, and became a lawyer in private practice. He served as trial magistrate in Towson, Maryland from 1941-1946.\n\nBolton served in the Maryland State Senate from 1946 to 1948. He was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first Congress, serving from January 3, 1949 to January 3, 1951. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-second Congress in 1950 and again in 1954.\n\nDuring his short time in the Maryland Senate he proposed a far reaching amendment to the Maryland Constitution that was approved by the city of Baltimore voters to limit the city's ability to annex portions of Baltimore County, something that was previously a right of the city. This amendment, Question 5, was approved on November 2, 1948 by a majority of the city voters: 139,974 to 103,687.\n\nAfter Congress, Bolton served as director of Baltimore County Civil Defense in 1951, and died in Baltimore in 1964. He is interred in Mount Maria Cemetery of Towson.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "William P. Bolton (July 2, 1885 – November 22, 1964) was a one-term U.S. Congressman who represented the second district of Maryland from 1949 to 1951 until defeated by Republican General James Devereux.\n\nAfter Congress, Bolton served as director of Baltimore County Civil Defense in 1951, and died in Baltimore in 1964. He is interred in Mount Maria Cemetery of Towson.", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "Given this paragraph about Singapore, who was Singapore's first president?\n\nAfter being expelled from Malaysia, Singapore became independent as the Republic of Singapore on 9 August 1965, with Lee Kuan Yew and Yusof bin Ishak as the first prime minister and president respectively. In 1967, the country co-founded the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Race riots broke out once more in 1969. Lee Kuan Yew's emphasis on rapid economic growth, support for business entrepreneurship, and limitations on internal democracy shaped Singapore's policies for the next half-century. Economic growth continued throughout the 1980s, with the unemployment rate falling to 3% and real GDP growth averaging at about 8% up until 1999. During the 1980s, Singapore began to shift towards high-tech industries, such as the wafer fabrication sector, in order to remain competitive as neighbouring countries began manufacturing with cheaper labour. Singapore Changi Airport was opened in 1981 and Singapore Airlines was formed. The Port of Singapore became one of the world's busiest ports and the service and tourism industries also grew immensely during this period.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Yusof bin Ishak", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "What type of car should I buy if I live in a city?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "When living in the city, it is important to drive a vehicle that is compact enough to fit in small parking spaces and one that has sufficient fuel efficiency to drive for longer periods of time without requiring additional fuel. This is due to the scarcity of gas stations within city limits.\n\nSmall to mid-sized sedans or other compact cars with either good fuel efficiency or electric batteries are best for city driving. Examples include Toyota Prius, Volkswagen Golf, or Tesla Model 3.\n\nIt is imperative to avoid large vehicles when driving in the city. Samples vehicles to avoid include Ford F-150 pick up truck, Chevrolet Suburban, or Hummer.", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "Give a list of the different kinds of fire trucks that exist.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "How firefighting trucks and equipment are classified varies from country to country but in the United States there are a few general categories of fire trucks. Fire Engines are what most people think of when they think of a fire truck. It has a combination of hoses, ladders, and other equipment but also carries several hundred gallons of water and has a built in pump to feed that hoses from it's internal tank or from a hydrant. There are Ladder Trucks which typically have a large extending ladder on top. These may or may not carry water but also generally have a built in pump to feed water to the nozzle attached to the ladder. There are Rescue Trucks which typically have specialized equipment for unique rescue situations such as confined space, vehicle extrication, or collapsed building rescue. These typically don't carry water or pumps but there are a few jurisdictions that have Rescue Engines that blend these two. There are also Tanker trucks that carry large amounts of water to areas where there are no hydrants and they typically do not have their own pumps or hoses. They serve primarily as a water supply to other trucks.", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "What are the most common types of pizzas?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "There are lots of different pizzas, but the most common are cheese and pepperoni. There are also different types of pizza such as thin crust, New York style pizza, and Chicago style pizza.", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "What are the words of House Crakehall?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "\"None So Fierce\"", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "Who was Cleopatra's first husband", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Ptolemy Dionysus – her brother", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "Create a comma separated list of all countries mentioned in this paragraph on the history of test cricket\n\nTest cricket is a form of first-class cricket played at international level between teams representing full member countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC). A match consists of four innings (two per team) and is scheduled to last for up to five days. In the past, some Test matches had no time limit and were called Timeless Tests. The term \"test match\" was originally coined in 1861–62 but in a different context.\n\nTest cricket did not become an officially recognised format until the 1890s, but many international matches since 1877 have been retrospectively awarded Test status. The first such match took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in March 1877 between teams which were then known as a Combined Australian XI and James Lillywhite's XI, the latter a team of visiting English professionals. Matches between Australia and England were first called \"test matches\" in 1892. The first definitive list of retrospective Tests was written by South Australian journalist Clarence P. Moody two years later and, by the end of the century, had gained acceptance.\n\nThere are now twelve full ICC member countries playing Test cricket. Day/night Tests were permitted by the ICC in 2012 and the first day/night match was between Australia and New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval in November 2015.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Australia, England, New Zealand", "role": "assistant" } ]