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Which of the following as water bodies? Classify them as 'water' and 'not water'. Oceans, Lakes, Ponds, Trees, Mountains, Sky, Roads, Fire. | null | 'water', 'water', 'water', 'not water', 'not water', 'not water', 'not water', 'not water'. | classification |
Write a story on humans on Mars. | null | Thousands of years ago, human civilization used to live on planet Earth. With innovations in the areas of science, it was realized that there are ways of survival in the planet Mars. When the first fleet of humans went to Mars, not many had realized the dream of living in another planet could come true. First steps on the new planet was overwhelming for some, while for the others, it was curiosity. New neighbours, different varieties of flora and fauna and flying cars were appreciated in the society devoid of crimes. | creative_writing |
What is Azure SQL used for? | null | Azure SQL is a cloud based Azure SQL Server Database that is used for data warehousing. It contains data tables, sql queries, stored procedures, grants and permissions. System of Record (SoR) can be accessed and flow to the Azure SQL Server Database using a data pipeline or the Azure SQL API. Once the data lands in Azure SQL you will need to consider a strategy for how to handle change data capture (CDC). The data can be served to the business from Azure SQL Database for dashboarding and business reporting. | open_qa |
Classify these animals as either mammals, reptiles, birds, or other: king cobra, honey badger, whale, black kite, salmon, and French poodle | null | mammals: honey badger, whale, french poodle
reptiles: king cobra
birds: black kite
other: salmon | classification |
Write a short story about a cat named Bistro that is full of adventure. | null | Bistro patiently waited outside his backdoor in the early afternoon. The clouds were starting to clear, revealing the first full sunlight of what had been a dreary spring day in Seattle. As Bistro sat pondering his afternoon plans, he saw something red out of the corner of his eye! a small brown dog with a red collar was sprinting down the alley!
Unable to resist, Bistro leapt to his feet and immediately gave chase. They bounded along together, with Bistro slowly closing the gap. They ran through the neighborhood park, narrowly avoiding the large black lab that plays on the baseball field. After 10 blocks, the small brown dog came to a quick halt. It wagged it's tail and waited patiently outside the front door of a blue house. The owner of the house opened the door, letting both Bistro and the dog inside. Bistro quickly realized he had made a mistake! The dog lived there and now he was far from home and didn't know his way back.
The next morning, the dog and its owner went for a walk around the neighborhood. They were able to find Bistro family and brought it home safely immediately. Hooray for Bistro! | creative_writing |
Extract all of the dates mentioned in this paragraph and list them using bullets in the format {Date} - {Description} | Toshiko's Piano (released as Amazing Toshiko Akiyoshi in Japan) is the debut recording of jazz pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi. It was recorded in Japan in 1953 with guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown and drummer J.C. Heard, who were known at the time for their work as pianist Oscar Peterson's rhythm section for Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts. The album was released as a 10 inch LP album on Norman Granz's Norgran Record label. Later 12 inch LP and (Japanese) CD re-issues also include all 4 Akiyoshi tracks from 1957's Verve Records recording, Toshiko and Leon Sash at Newport. The cover artwork is by David Stone Martin. | • 1953 - This is when Toshiko's Piano was recorded
• 1957 - This is when Verve Records recorded Toshiko's Piano | information_extraction |
Tell me which of these cities are located in Latvia | null | Riga, Tallin, Jurmala, Pinki, Munich, Daugavpils, Klaipeda, Ventspils, Tartu | classification |
Of the items, tomato, broccoli, plane, sausage, pineapple, grass, honey, and milk would a human not like to consume? | null | A human would prefer not to eat a plane or grass. | classification |
Classify the series according to the OTT platform they are on.
The Witcher, Jack Ryan, The Rings of Power, Sweet Tooth | null | Netflix - The Witcher, Sweet Tooth
Amazon Prime - Jack Ryan, The Rings of Power | classification |
Name a song The Mo is best known for that is not named after a dairy product. | The Mo, also known simply as Mo, was a Dutch pop band best remembered for the 1980s hits "Fred Astaire" and "Cheese." The band was known to be an experimental pop band during the new wave era. | Fred Astaire | closed_qa |
If we dug straight through to where we stood on Earth, would we reach the other side? | null | The core of the earth is a molten core of heavy metals, its probable you would not survive the journey. | open_qa |
What are the names of the main islands of Hawaiʻi in alphabetical order? | Hawaii (/həˈwaɪi/ (listen) hə-WY-ee; Hawaiian: Hawaiʻi [həˈvɐjʔi] or [həˈwɐjʔi]) is a state in the Western United States, about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from the U.S. mainland in the Pacific Ocean. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state in the tropics.
Hawaii comprises nearly the entire Hawaiian archipelago, 137 volcanic islands spanning 1,500 miles (2,400 km) that are physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania. The state's ocean coastline is consequently the fourth-longest in the U.S., at about 750 miles (1,210 km). The eight main islands, from northwest to southeast, are Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui, and Hawaiʻi—the last of these, after which the state is named, is often called the "Big Island" or "Hawaii Island" to avoid confusion with the state or archipelago. The uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands make up most of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the United States' largest protected area and the fourth-largest in the world. | Hawaiʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi, and Niʻihau. | information_extraction |
Provide the 3 best options if your boat engine hits a rock and breaks the prop while fishing? | null | A) Call a friend for help
B) Keep fishing because if you found a rock pile, it is likely a great fishing spot
C) Uncover more information about the situation before taking any actions. Additional information could include: do you have a sheer pin for the prop? Are you in a lake, river, ocean? How far from shore are you? Do you have a phone? | brainstorming |
What do you do when Southwest cancels your flight? | null | Call their customer service, hold for at least an hour. Chances are that the call will be disconnected before anyone responds. Next, try to find a super-expensive last minute flight on another airline. Once you reach home after a day or so, remember, sometimes badly written airline software can lead to unforeseen delays | brainstorming |
What do west coast oysters taste like? | null | West Coast oysters have a signature cucumber or melon note, they're mild in salt and tend to be smaller overall. | open_qa |
Should differential privacy be used in the U.S. census? | null | I disagree with the US Census Bureau in its use of differential privacy for reasons as follow. The main purpose of the US Census is enumeration – to correctly count the population such that resource distribution can be performed smoothly and properly in the future. The use of differential privacy essentially undermines this goal. Although populations at the state level would remain true to the raw data, those at the town level could be subject to much higher variances. For example, the New York Times article “Changes to the Census Could Make Small Towns Disappear” exemplifies how differential privacy could compromise the enumerative purpose of the US Census. Native American towns that are much less populated than the urban districts could see their population numbers being halved by the DP algorithm. In addition, these incorrect numbers for Native Americans mean more than a mere calculation mistake – it could bring real-world consequences like reduced fundings or inadequate political representation. Yet, isn’t the US Census counting the population such that everyone can receive federal resources and form political constituency equally and equitably? Therefore, the use of differential privacy essentially negates the Census’s purpose.
Besides the more material concern illustrated above, I argue that the use of differential privacy could also lead to a much more social and cultural issue – representation. The New York Times article has revealed that our society has adopted algorithms that always attend to the majority at the expense of the minority, and such logic behind the algorithmic design would push the representation issue into a vicious cycle. Native American people, whose land was brutally taken away and colonized, have been historically rendered as a minority group in the society. All talks on land reparations aside, the US Census Bureau has designed and passed after checks an algorithm that diminishes their very existence on the spreadsheet. What does this imply about the logic behind the implementation of differential privacy? If the Census Bureau is fully aware that most of the Native American towns are rather sparsely populated, and the algorithm to preserve differential privacy would lead to high variances for estimation of small populations, what does the implementation of this algorithm imply? That this group of people are fine with not being represented in the final headcount, even if they have spent time and money in the process? This show of negligence again invalidates the use of differential privacy in the US Census. | creative_writing |
Separate the following suburbs into those that border, and do not border, the Brisbane River: Indooroopilly, Bulimba, St Lucia, Newstead, Wilston, West End, Toowong, Bowen Hills and, Wooloongabba. | null | St Lucia, West End, Toowong, Bulimba and Newstead border the Brisbane River. Wilston, Wooloongabba, Indooroopilly and Bowen Hills are inland and do not border the Brisbane River. | classification |
Summarize the three laws of thermodynamics in one or two sentences each. They should be understandable by a layman. | The laws of thermodynamics are a set of scientific laws which define a group of physical quantities, such as temperature, energy, and entropy, that characterize thermodynamic systems in thermodynamic equilibrium. The laws also use various parameters for thermodynamic processes, such as thermodynamic work and heat, and establish relationships between them. They state empirical facts that form a basis of precluding the possibility of certain phenomena, such as perpetual motion. In addition to their use in thermodynamics, they are important fundamental laws of physics in general, and are applicable in other natural sciences.
Traditionally, thermodynamics has recognized three fundamental laws, simply named by an ordinal identification, the first law, the second law, and the third law. A more fundamental statement was later labelled as the zeroth law, after the first three laws had been established.
The zeroth law of thermodynamics defines thermal equilibrium and forms a basis for the definition of temperature: If two systems are each in thermal equilibrium with a third system, then they are in thermal equilibrium with each other.
The first law of thermodynamics states that, when energy passes into or out of a system (as work, heat, or matter), the system's internal energy changes in accordance with the law of conservation of energy.
The second law of thermodynamics states that in a natural thermodynamic process, the sum of the entropies of the interacting thermodynamic systems never decreases. A common corollary of the statement is that heat does not spontaneously pass from a colder body to a warmer body.
The third law of thermodynamics states that a system's entropy approaches a constant value as the temperature approaches absolute zero. With the exception of non-crystalline solids (glasses), the entropy of a system at absolute zero is typically close to zero.
The first and second laws prohibit two kinds of perpetual motion machines, respectively: the perpetual motion machine of the first kind which produces work with no energy input, and the perpetual motion machine of the second kind which spontaneously converts thermal energy into mechanical work. | The first law states that energy in a closed system is conserved. More energy than that which was present cannot be created, nor can some energy be destroyed.
The second law says heat moves from a warm to a cold body.
The third law says the entropy of a system is related to it's temperature, and decreases as temperature decreases. | information_extraction |
Give me a list of the best ways of looking younger than your age. | null | To keep fit, maintain clear skin, be positive, always be up-to-date to everything, do not hesitate to change, be calm | brainstorming |
Are there rules that you should live by to be happy? | null | There are 6 rules of life that work like laws of nature and can help you live a happier and more content life. It doesn't matter if you like or understand the rules or if you want to follow them or not. It is like with the gravity - it is always valid. If a stone falls on your foot, it hurts, whether you like this rule or not. The 6 rules of life are to be understood in the same way - you can observe and apply them or you can ignore them, it doesn't matter for the rules, they are valid in any case and will have an effect on your life, no matter how you estimate it. The 6 rules are: 1. you have only x-days to live, you decide what to do with it. 2. accept what is, judging is voluntary. 3. your life knows only the now. 4. you can only change one person: Yourself. 5. learn to love the most important person: you. 6. your brain is the ultimate power: use it with intention. | creative_writing |
Identify which instrument is string or percussion: Bonang, Chiwang | null | Chiwang is string, Bonang is percussion. | classification |
What is the origin of shortbread cookies? | A cookie (American English), or a biscuit (British English), is a baked or cooked snack or dessert that is typically small, flat and sweet. It usually contains flour, sugar, egg, and some type of oil, fat, or butter. It may include other ingredients such as raisins, oats, chocolate chips, nuts, etc.
Most English-speaking countries call crunchy cookies "biscuits", except for the United States and Canada, where "biscuit" refers to a type of quick bread. Chewier biscuits are sometimes called "cookies" even in the United Kingdom. Some cookies may also be named by their shape, such as date squares or bars.
Biscuit or cookie variants include sandwich biscuits, such as custard creams, Jammie Dodgers, Bourbons and Oreos, with marshmallow or jam filling and sometimes dipped in chocolate or another sweet coating. Cookies are often served with beverages such as milk, coffee or tea and sometimes dunked, an approach which releases more flavour from confections by dissolving the sugars, while also softening their texture. Factory-made cookies are sold in grocery stores, convenience stores and vending machines. Fresh-baked cookies are sold at bakeries and coffeehouses. | A cookie (American English), or a biscuit (British English), is a baked or cooked snack or dessert that is typically small, flat and sweet. It usually contains flour, sugar, egg, and some type of oil, fat, or butter. It may include other ingredients such as raisins, oats, chocolate chips, nuts, etc.
Most English-speaking countries call crunchy cookies "biscuits", except for the United States and Canada, where "biscuit" refers to a type of quick bread. Chewier biscuits are sometimes called "cookies" even in the United Kingdom. Some cookies may also be named by their shape, such as date squares or bars.
Biscuit or cookie variants include sandwich biscuits, such as custard creams, Jammie Dodgers, Bourbons and Oreos, with marshmallow or jam filling and sometimes dipped in chocolate or another sweet coating. Cookies are often served with beverages such as milk, coffee or tea and sometimes dunked, an approach which releases more flavour from confections by dissolving the sugars, while also softening their texture. Factory-made cookies are sold in grocery stores, convenience stores and vending machines. Fresh-baked cookies are sold at bakeries and coffeehouses. | information_extraction |
When did Hungary gain its independence? | null | Hungary declared independence on October 17, 1918 and officially formed its government on November 1 of that year. | open_qa |
Tell me which of these activities are exciting and which are relaxing. | null | - Reading: relaxing
- Riding on a roller coaster: exciting
- Laying in a hammock: relaxing
- Playing paintball: exciting
- Go kart racing: exciting
- Skiing: exciting
- Watching a cooking show: relaxing
- Taking a nap: relaxing | classification |
What recording artist has won the most Grammys? | null | Beyonce, a singer-songwriter who has been active since the 1990s, holds the record for most Grammys won as of 2023 with 32 awards. | open_qa |
Give me five data themed cocktail drinks. | null | 1 The Datatini - like a martini!
2. The Collaborative Collins - Like a Tom Collins but open sourced!
3. The Spicy Data-rita - A spicy take on a margarita with all the tequila you could want.
4. The ETL Long Island - Like all long islands, it's multi layered and nuanced. Like ETL, it uploads faster and cheaper.
5. The Large Language Models Mule - Very on-trend and always served cold. | brainstorming |
Give me a title of one of the "Harry Potter" novels. | null | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | open_qa |
Categorize the below in terms of Red wine or white wine.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Malbec, Zinfandel, Grenache, Sangiovese, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Gris (or Pinot Grigio), Semillon, Viognier, Torrontes, Albariño, Gewurztraminer. | null | White wine - Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Gris (or Pinot Grigio), Semillon, Viognier, Torrontes, Albariño and Gewurztraminer.
Red wine - Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Malbec, Zinfandel, Grenache and Sangiovese. | classification |
What are some ways in which I could use old books? | null | - Donate them to a charity
- donate them to a prison
- Sell them online
- Try origami with book pages
- Hollow the books out and stick them together to create a storage unit
- Cut the book covers and use it as bookmarks
- Cut the book covers to create a collage
- use the pages to create a wreath
- sell them to a thrift store | brainstorming |
Choose the word which is different from the rest: potassium, silicon, zirconium, gallium, germanium | null | All except potassium are metals used in semiconductor devices | classification |
Tell me whether the following athletes are tennis or football players: Ibrahimovic, Medvedev, Agassi, Neymar, Halep, Davenport | null | There are only two football players in the list, Neymar and Ibrahimovic. All the others are well known tennis players. | classification |
Which of the following are considered to be baked goods? A cake, a pie, chicken fingers, scone, and a scoop of ice cream | null | A cake, a pie, and a scone | classification |
Ideas to keep kids occupied for Spring break? | null | 1. Take them to a movie
2. Go to the mountains
3. Practice maths | brainstorming |
Which of the following are currently considered gender neutral names: Jaime, River, Mary, Charlie, Jessie, Rene, John, Maggie, Liam | null | Jaime, River, Charlie, Rene | classification |
Write a short story about a toddler and her imaginary friend. She is with her family and excited but nervous about the new surroundings | null | She was about the leave the hotel room with her family. She watched as her parents packed up their bags and got her baby brother ready for a day out. They were busily talking to each other and running through their checklist of things to bring for the day out at the castle.
Feeling like she should help she asked Teetum, her imaginary friend to help her back her bag. Together her and Teetum packed imaginary sandwiches, imaginary rain coats and imaginary toys for the day out. This made her feel ready to face the excitement of the new city and the day out at the castle.
As they stepped out onto the street she held her mothers hand knowing they had everything they needed for the day. | creative_writing |
give me a list of counties in Virginia by population | null | Fairfax County, Prince William County, Virginia Beach county, Loudoun County, Chesterfield County, Henrico County, Chesapeake County, Norfolk County, Arlington County, Richmond County | brainstorming |
Give me a bulleted list of the last 10 Major League Baseball world series champions. | null | 2022 Houston Astros
2021 Atlanta Braves
2020 Los Angeles Dodgers
2019 Washington Nationals
2018 Boston Red Sox
2017 Houston Astros
2016 Chicago Cubs
2015 Kansas City Royals
2014 San Francisco Giants
2013 Boston Red Sox | brainstorming |
Tell me whether these are movies or books: Gone with the wind, The Canterville Ghost, Battleship | null | book and movie, book, movie | classification |
Give me a bulleted list of the major religious groups | null | * Christianity
* Islam
* Atheists or Irreligion
* Hinduism
* Buddhism
* Sikhism
* Judaism | brainstorming |
In which years did the Women's Australian cricket team win the world cup | null | 1978
1982
1988
1997
2005
2013
2022 | brainstorming |
Identify which instrument is string or percussion: Atumpan, Axatse, Baryton | null | Atumpan and Axatse are percussion, Baryton is string. | classification |
what is the difference between a rat and a mouse | null | rat is larger mammal, mice are slender in size | open_qa |
What is the best TV series for Kids? | null | I loved to see Small Wonder. | open_qa |
Identify which instrument is string or percussion: Xylorimba, Cimbalom | null | Cimbalom is string, Xylorimba is percussion. | classification |
Which player scored the Premier League winning goal for Manchester City vs. QPR in 2012? | Manchester City F.C. 3–2 Queens Park Rangers F.C was the final match of the 2011–12 Premier League season, contested at the Etihad Stadium between Manchester City and Queens Park Rangers on 13 May 2012. This match is considered the greatest Premier League moment in history.
City entered the match in first place on goal difference, being level on points with local rivals Manchester United, and needed to match United's result to win the league. Meanwhile, QPR entered the match one spot above the relegation zone, knowing that a draw would secure safety at the expense of Bolton Wanderers. City won the match in dramatic fashion, reversing a 2–1 deficit by scoring two goals in stoppage time, with the winner being scored by Sergio Agüero, to clinch their first league title since the 1967–68 season. The win began a period of dominance in English football for City, with the club winning five more Premier League titles over the subsequent 10 years.
The match, and more specifically the final goal of the match, has repeatedly been described as the greatest moment in Premier League history. The terms "93:20" and "Agueroooooo" have entered Manchester City folklore as a result, the former describing the exact second of the match at which point the final goal was scored, while the latter was commentator Martin Tyler's live response to the goal. | Sergio Aguero, in his first season for the club following a £30+ million move from Athletico Madrid ended the season as the club's leading goal scorer. Ten plus years later, he ended as the club's all-time leading goal scorer and holds the record for number of Premier League Hat-tricks.
In 2012, Manchester City and local rivals, Manchester United were leading a two horse race to win the Premier League. Manchester United had previously won the league title 19 times where as this would be Manchester City's first title in over 40 years.
It was Manchester City's to lose as they hosted relegation-bounded QPR at the Etihad Stadium and all was going to plan going into the first half following Zabaleta's goal to make it 1-0 (an unlikely goal scorer to say the least).
However, following a mistake from centre back, Joleon Lescott, a dramatic red card for former Manchester City player, Joey Barton and a surprise second goal from QPR to make it 2-1, Manchester City looked as though they'd let the title slip through their hands.
Manchester United had won their away game at Sunderland 1-0 so it was all down the blue half of Manchester's result.
Just after the 90th minute, they were in stoppage time which was extended due to the commotions with Joey Barton lashing out at Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero.
Striker, Edin Dzeko, scored a header from a David Silva cross to make it 2-2, but to many, this felt as too little, too late.
Late drama unfolded as Mario Balotelli registered his one and only assist in almost 4 years at the club as he laid it off to Aguero who scored the winning goal with the last kick of the game to make it 3-2.
Manchester City went on to win the league and QPR avoided relegation despite the loss due to results elsewhere. | closed_qa |
When was the Victorian Football League renamed to the Australian Football League? | null | 1990 | open_qa |
How to sell? | null | 1. Create a need
2. Offer a product or service to fill the need
3. Rewards and consequences
4. Create urgency and deadlines to act | creative_writing |
What is an experiment? | null | An experiment is a scientific process that uses the element of discovery and hypothesis to test out a known fact. A series of actions are executed and then a person observes the outcomes of those actions. Experiments also give us insight into cause and effect. The best way to develop an experiment is to come up with a set of questions to test a hypothesis about something. | open_qa |
What is it like to live on the moon? | null | The moon is incredibly dark. You must quickly remember on Earth how much you rely on the sun. I miss it deeply. Also, I never thought I would use the word convenient to describe gravity. Life without is more challenging in so many ways. The biggest is the lack of order you have without gravity. Without gravity, the simplest things lose their order, so you have to strap, tape, or glue them down, which later becomes an inconvenience should you need to move them. | creative_writing |
Give me a list of the core things to focus on when training for a run or race | null | The three things you should focus on are:
1) Endurance: eg. how far you can run
2) Speed: eg. how fast you can run your given distance
3) Strength: how well you can power through changes in elevation | brainstorming |
How did India get independence from colonial rule | null | Non vioalence movement and violence movement both were prevalent, huge number of discussions, fights,protests etc paved way for indepdence | open_qa |
Name a good sorting algorithm | null | Quicksort | open_qa |
How is chocolate made? | null | Chocolate is made first by hand sorting cacao beans, next the beans are roasted in an oven, next you crack and winnow the cacoa beans to separate the nibs from the husks, next cacao butter is extracted from the beans, next the left over part of the bean is crushed and grinded into a silky smooth texture, next the chocolate is hand poured and left to cool into chocolate bars. | open_qa |
Can I run MacOS on a Windows PC? | null | Yes. If you are building or upgrading your own personal computer, you can download and install the latest version of the Mac OS from Apple's website. The Mac OS installer will install the operating system on your computer and make it ready for use. | open_qa |
Why Bengalis are famous for | null | 1. They have sweetest language declared by UNESCO .
2. They are cultural
3. Bengalis are famous for their food | brainstorming |
What are the words of House Caron? | null | "No Song So Sweet" | open_qa |
Name an old wives tale | null | Swallowing gum will cause it to stick to your stomach for seven years. This is not true and is considered an old wives' tale | open_qa |
Categorize the below names into fishes and insects.
Hilsa, Catla, Maggot, Mite | null | Insects - Maggot, Mite
Fish - Hilsa, Catla | classification |
What are the four main types of debt securities? | null | Common types of debt securities include commercial paper, corporate bonds, government bonds, municipal bonds, and treasury bills/bonds. | open_qa |
What is linear regression? | null | Linear regression is an approach for modeling the relationship between and independent and dependent variables. It is a linear relationship that is described by a positive, negative, or a 0 slope. The slope describes the velocity of the relationship being measured by the Linear Regression. The variables measured using linear regression have to be continuous. If any of your measurements are discrete you can take a log transform of those variables into order to make then continuous and be able to use Linear Regression. | open_qa |
Who was the first woman to finish the Boston Marathon? | null | Roberta Gibbs ran the 1966 Boston Marathon and was the first woman to finish it. At the time, women were not qualified to run in marathons, so she dressed up as a man and waited in the sidelines until about half the runners had already started then jumped in to join the pack. | open_qa |
What are the general rules of the Baseball? | Baseball is played between two teams with nine players in the field from the team that is not batting at that point (the batting team would have one batter in play at "home plate" on the field). On a baseball field, the game is under the authority of several umpires. There are usually four umpires in major league games; up to six (and as few as one) may officiate depending on the league and the importance of the game. There are three bases. Numbered counterclockwise, first, second, and third bases are cushions (sometimes informally referred to as bags) shaped as 15 in (38 cm) squares which are raised a short distance above the ground; together with home plate, the fourth "base", they form a square with sides of 90 ft (27.4 m) called the diamond. Home plate is a pentagonal rubber slab 17 in (43.2 cm) wide. The playing field is divided into three main sections:
The infield, containing the four bases, is for general defensive purposes bounded by the foul lines and within the grass line (see figure).
The outfield is the grassed area beyond the infield grass line between the foul lines and bounded by a wall or fence.
Foul territory is the entire area outside the foul lines.
The pitcher's mound is located in the center of the infield. It is an 18 ft (5.5 m) diameter mound of dirt no higher than 10 in (25.4 cm). Near the center of the mound is the pitching rubber, a rubber slab positioned 60 ft 6 in (18.4 m) from home plate. The pitcher must have one foot on the rubber at the start of every pitch to a batter, but the pitcher may leave the mound area once the ball is released.
At the college/professional level, baseball is played in nine innings in which each team gets one turn to bat and tries to score runs while the other pitches and defends in the field. High school baseball plays seven innings and Little League uses six-inning games. An inning is broken up into two halves in which the away team bats in the top (first) half, and the home team bats in the bottom (second) half. In baseball, the defense always has the ball—a fact that differentiates it from most other team sports. The teams switch every time the defending team gets three players of the batting team out. The winner is the team with the most runs after nine innings. If the home team is ahead after the top of the ninth, play does not continue into the bottom half. When this happens, an X is put on the scoreboard for the home team's score in the ninth inning. In the case of a tie, additional innings are played until one team comes out ahead at the end of an inning. If the home team takes the lead anytime during the bottom of the ninth or of any inning after that, play stops and the home team is declared the winner. This is known as a walk-off.
The basic contest is always between the pitcher for the fielding team and a batter. The pitcher throws—pitches—the ball towards home plate, where the catcher for the fielding team waits (in a crouched stance) to receive it. Behind the catcher stands the home plate umpire. The batter stands in one of the batter's boxes and tries to hit the ball with a bat. The pitcher must keep one foot in contact with the top or front of the pitcher's rubber—a 24×6 in (61×15 cm) plate located atop the pitcher's mound—during the entire pitch, so he can take only one step backward and one forward in delivering the ball. The catcher's job is to receive any pitches that the batter does not hit and to "call" the game by a series of hand movements that signal to the pitcher what pitch to throw and where. The catcher also usually signals the desired location of the ball within the strike zone and "sets up" behind the plate or holds his glove up in the desired location as a target. The catcher's role becomes more crucial depending on how the game is going, and how the pitcher responds to a given situation. Each pitch begins a new play, which might consist of nothing more than the pitch itself.
Each half-inning, the goal of the defending team is to get three members of the other team out. A player who is out must leave the field and wait for his next turn at bat. There are many ways to get batters and baserunners out; some of the most common are catching a batted ball in the air, tag outs, force outs, and strikeouts. After the fielding team has put out three players from the opposing team, that half of the inning is over and the team in the field and the team at bat switch places; there is no upper limit to the number that may bat in rotation before three outs are recorded. Going through the entire order in an inning is referred to as "batting around" and it is indicative of a high-scoring inning. A complete inning consists of each opposing side having a turn (three outs) on offense.
The goal of the team at bat is to score more runs than the opposition; a player may do so by batting, then becoming a baserunner, touching all the bases in order (via one or more plays), and finally touching home plate. A player may also become a baserunner by being inserted as a pinch-runner. To that end, the goal of each batter is to enable baserunners to score or to become a baserunner himself. The batter attempts to hit the ball into fair territory—between the baselines—in such a way that the defending players cannot get them or the baserunners out. In general, the pitcher attempts to prevent this by pitching the ball in such a way that the batter cannot hit it cleanly or, ideally, at all.
A baserunner who has successfully touched home plate without being retired (called out) after touching all previous bases scores a run. In an enclosed field, a fair ball hit over the fence on the fly is an automatic home run, which entitles the batter and all runners to touch all the bases and score. On a field with foul poles, a ball that hits a pole is also a home run. A home run hit with all bases occupied ('bases loaded') is called a grand slam. | Baseball is a game contested between two teams of 9 players. The defense plays the field and has the ball, and the offense can score by batting the ball and making their way around the bases. The field consists of two parts, the infield, which contains the bases, and the outfield. The bases are 90 feet apart, arranged in diamond format, and advanced counterclockwise. The pitcher's mound is in the center of the infield and is 60 feet 6 inches away from home plate (where the batter stands to try and bat the ball). At the youth level, the bases may be placed as close as 60 feet apart, and the mound may be as close as 46 feet away. The infield contains 6 of the 9 defenders, the pitcher being on the pitcher's mound, the catcher positioned behind home plate to receive the ball from the pitcher, and 4 infielders. The 1st baseman and 2nd baseman are positioned on the right side of the infield near their respective bases. The shortstop and third baseman are positioned on the left side of the infield with the shortstop shaded closer to 2nd base, in a mirrored position from the 2nd baseman. The third baseman is positioned by third base. The outfielders are the 3 remaining defensive players positioned in the large grass outfield in a left, center, and right arrangement. The pitcher must deliver the ball over the plate at the height range of the player's knees to their torso. 3 pitches at this level or swings and misses count as an out. Balls batted that don't land in play, which the lines of play extend from the point of the home plate which is a 90-degree angle count as a strike as long it strikes one or two, a batter cannot foul out for the third strike. If a pitched ball is not called a strike it is a ball, and 4 balls in an at-bat award the batter first base via what is called a walk. Other ways to make outs are if a ball is batted and the fielders catch it before it hits the ground; if the ball hits the ground the runner can be declared out of the fielders touch the base of the advancing runner with possession of the ball prior to the runners' arrival, so long as the runner is forced to advance to the base. If there is no force, the runner must be tagged out. In the event of a fly-out, any runner must re-establish possession of the bag they started at and are not allowed to advance to the next base until the fielder catches the ball. If they don't re-establish possession of their originating base they can be called out if the ball and the fielder possessing it reaches the originating base before they do. 3 outs constitute a half-inning; after each half-inning, the teams rotate from offense to defense. After each team gets 3 outs the full inning is concluded. A game is complete after 9 innings, although youth games are usually 6 or 7 innings. If the teams are tied at the end of regulation, the teams will continuously add extra innings until the tie is broken. A ball that is batted over the outfield fence is considered a homerun and the batter and all base runners can advance safely to home. If a battled ball lands in fair territory and leaves the field of play, it is considered a ground-rule double, and all runners are awarded two bases from where they started. You can substitute players from your bench into the game at any time but players are not allowed to re-enter the game once substituted, so substitutions are done sparingly and strategically. Many leagues employ the designated hitter rule, which allows for a 10th player to bat in place of the pitcher. Balls, strikes, and outs are called by umpires, of which there can be anywhere between 2 and 4. | information_extraction |
Name five NBA teams in the Western Conference. | null | Five NBA teams in the Western Conference are the Phoenix Suns, Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, and Oklahoma City Thunder. | open_qa |
When going skydiving, categorize each of the following as 'useful' or 'not useful': a parachute, an Acme anvil, a helmet, a go-pro camera, a small herd of miniature ponies, wraparound sunglasses, a backpack full of uranium | null | Useful: a parachute, a helmet, a go-pro camera, wraparound sunglasses
Not useful: an Acme anvil, a small herd of miniature ponies, a backpack full of uranium | classification |
Why isn't Puerto Rico a US state? | null | Because there isn't a significant ROI | open_qa |
Why boys are best over girls | null | Brcause Boys always love to have peace so | brainstorming |
Give me multiple modes of transport to get to Australia | null | Fly by plane, take a boat or cruise ship, swim, paddle board, kayak, sail | brainstorming |
Which names below are more used for boys or girls in 2023 | null | Amy, Babara, Claire, Daniel, Eric, Florence, George, Hilary, Illy, Lilly, Molly, Nancy, Olive, Paula, Robert, Stanley, Tara, Urs, Victoria, Wallace, Young, Zara | classification |
What is MBB and what does it stand for? | McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm founded in 1926 by University of Chicago professor James O. McKinsey, that offers professional services to corporations, governments, and other organizations. McKinsey is the oldest and largest of the "Big Three" management consultancies (MBB), the world's three largest strategy consulting firms by revenue. The firm mainly focuses on the finances and operations of their clients.
Under the leadership of Marvin Bower, McKinsey expanded into Europe during the 1940s and 1950s. In the 1960s, McKinsey's Fred Gluck—along with Boston Consulting Group's Bruce Henderson, Bill Bain at Bain & Company, and Harvard Business School's Michael Porter—transformed corporate culture. A 1975 publication by McKinsey's John L. Neuman introduced the business practice of "overhead value analysis" that contributed to a downsizing trend that eliminated many jobs in middle management. | MBB is in reference to the "Big Three" management consultancies. From the passage, it isn't clear exactly what it stands for, but McKinsey is included in MBB as it is the oldest and largest of the group. | closed_qa |
Identify which instrument is string or percussion: Jhallari, Chitarra battente | null | Chitarra battente is string, Jhallari is percussion. | classification |
What is best Home kit | null | 1. Homepod Mini
2. Thermostat ecobee
3. eUFY cAM | brainstorming |
Give me some ideas of places to visit on my next backpacking trip to South America. | null | - Take a cruise to visit the islands of the Galapagos
- Straddle the northern and southern hemispheres at La Mitad del Mundo (The Middle of the Earth), close to Quito, Ecuador
- Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu from Cusco in Peru. You need to get a permit at least 6 months in advance.
- Hike the Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu from Cusco in Peru. It is a great alternative to the Inca Trail if you do not get a permit.
- Visit villages around Lake Titicaca in Peru
- Take a multi-day tour to the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat, on a four-wheel drive from Uyuni in Bolivia
- Go stargazing in the Atacama Desert in Chile | brainstorming |
How do government control inflation? | null | The most common way to control inflation is to reduce the supply of money in the economy. This is achieved by increasing the interest rates. | open_qa |
What is the population of Miramar? | Miramar is a corregimiento in Chiriquí Grande District, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It has a land area of 26.9 square kilometres (10.4 sq mi) and had a population of 1,232 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 45.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (119/sq mi). | As of 2010, the population of Miramar is 1232. | information_extraction |
Give an example of places where astronauts are trained? | Meteor Crater is a popular tourist destination with roughly 270,000 visitors per year. The crater is owned by a family company, the Barringer Crater Company. Meteor Crater is an important educational and research site. It was used to train Apollo astronauts and continues to be an active training site for astronauts. The Meteor Crater Visitor Center sits on the north rim of the crater. It features interactive exhibits and displays about meteorites and asteroids, space, the Solar System, and comets including the American Astronaut Wall of Fame and such artifacts on display as an Apollo boilerplate command module (BP-29), a 1,406 lb (638 kg) meteorite found in the area, and meteorite specimens from Meteor Crater that can be touched. Formerly known as the Museum of Astrogeology, the Visitor Center includes a Discovery Center & Space Museum, a movie theater, a gift shop, and observation areas with views inside the rim of the crater. Guided tours of the rim are offered daily, weather permitting. | Meteor Crater a tourist destination is one of the places where astronauts are trained. | closed_qa |
Which of the following famous basketball players have won an NBA championship: Lebron James, Steve Nash, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Dwight Howard, Larry Bird, and Chris Paul | null | Chris Paul, Charles Barkley, Dwight Howard, and Steve Nash have never won an NBA championship. Lebron James, Michael Jordan, and Larry Bird have all won an NBA championship. In fact, all three of those players have won multiple championships. | classification |
Is ABAKO no longer an active political party? | The Alliance of Bakongo (French: Alliance des Bakongo, or ABAKO) was a Congolese political party, founded by Edmond Nzeza Nlandu, but headed by Joseph Kasa-Vubu, which emerged in the late 1950s as vocal opponent of Belgian colonial rule in what today is the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Additionally, the organization served as the major ethno-religious organization for the Kongo people (also known as Bakongo) and became closely intertwined with the Kimbanguist Church which was extremely popular in the lower Congo. | Correct, The Alliance of Bakongo, or ABAKO, is no longer a political party. | closed_qa |
Tell me whether these are fiction or non fiction books: "To Kill a Mocking Bird", "The Lord of the Rings", "A Brief History of Time". | null | "To Kill a Mocking Bird", "The Lord of the Rings" are fictions. "A Brief History of Time" is non fiction. | classification |
Output a table in CSV format of the games mentioned and how many points Ivey scored | Early in his freshman season, Ivey missed five games with a foot injury. On January 19, 2021, he made a game-winning three-pointer with five seconds left as part of a 15-point performance in a 67–65 win over Ohio State. On March 19, Ivey scored a season-high 26 points in a 78–69 overtime loss to North Texas at the first round of the NCAA tournament. As a freshman, he averaged 11.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, earning Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors.
On November 12, 2021, Ivey scored 27 points in a 92–67 win over Indiana State. On January 30, 2022, he scored 21 points and hit the game-winning three-pointer with 0.6 seconds remaining in an 81–78 win over Ohio State. As a sophomore, he averaged 17.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. Ivey was named to the First Team All-Big Ten as well as the All-American Second Team. On March 31, 2022, Ivey declared for the 2022 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility. He was a projected top five pick in the draft. | Game Summary,Points Scored by Ivey
67–65 win over Ohio State,15
78–69 overtime loss to North Texas,26
92–67 win over Indiana State,27
81–78 win over Ohio State,21 | information_extraction |
What is a probability distribution? | In probability theory and statistics, a probability distribution is the mathematical function that gives the probabilities of occurrence of different possible outcomes for an experiment. It is a mathematical description of a random phenomenon in terms of its sample space and the probabilities of events (subsets of the sample space).
For instance, if X is used to denote the outcome of a coin toss ("the experiment"), then the probability distribution of X would take the value 0.5 (1 in 2 or 1/2) for X = heads, and 0.5 for X = tails (assuming that the coin is fair). Examples of random phenomena include the weather conditions at some future date, the height of a randomly selected person, the fraction of male students in a school, the results of a survey to be conducted, etc. | A probability distribution is a distribution of different outcomes based on the probable number of times each outcome will occur. | summarization |
Write a poem about lost friendship | null | Thought we were sandstorms,
Getting rid of everything on our way.
Thought we were revolutionaries,
Changing the usual ways of society.
Thought we were inseparable,
Holding our hands firmly.
Thought we were makers of our future,
Closing our eyes at future.
Thought of the new ideas we would implement,
Being ignorant of life's ways.
But, now I know,
We were never destined to take the same path,
Never will we sit and chat as we once used to. | creative_writing |
Did Elon Musk create Tesla | Tesla was incorporated in July 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning as Tesla Motors. The company's name is a tribute to inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla. In February 2004, via a $6.5 million investment, Elon Musk became the largest shareholder of the company. He has served as CEO since 2008. According to Musk, the purpose of Tesla is to help expedite the move to sustainable transport and energy, obtained through electric vehicles and solar power. Tesla began production of its first car model, the Roadster sports car, in 2008. | No, Tesla was incorporate in July 2003 July 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. Elon Musk became the largest shareholder in February 2004 when he invested $6.5 million into the company. | information_extraction |
You are planning a trip and want to travel only in the Southern Hemisphere in the first half, and only the Northern Hemisphere in the second half. Sort the countries in your itinerary into 'Southern Hemisphere' and 'Northern Hemisphere'. Your itinerary includes: Fiji, Brazil, Australia, China, Argentina, India, Canada, and South Africa. | null | Most countries are in the Northern Hemisphere. These include: Brazil, China, India and Canada. Countries in the Southern Hemisphere are: Australia, South Africa, Argentina and Fiji. | classification |
Give me a list of some of the most popular song from 70s Japanese Pop singer, Mariya Takeuchi | null | 1. Plastic Love
2. Stay with Me
3. September
4. Miracle Love
5. Yume No Tsuzuki | brainstorming |
Which of the following two-dimensional shapes are made using only curved lines? And which use only straight lines? oval, rectangle, square, pentagon, circle and rhombus. | null | The oval and circle are made using only curved lines.
The square, pentagon, rectangle and rhombus are made using only straight lines. | classification |
Where is the best place to vacation in the Bahamas? | null | Harbour Island is a small island in the Bahamas, accessible via the airport at North Eleuthera. Flights leave Miami, Fort Lauderdale or Nassau, several times daily. From Florida, Harbour Island is a 45min paddle jumper flight to North Eleuthera and then a 10 minute speed boat.
Harbour Island has 8 hotels, Coral Sands, Pink Sands, Ramora Bay, Valentines, The Rockhouse, and The Dunmore. The Landing. All are boutique hotels. Coral Sands is about 90 rooms and the largest. There are no cars allowed in Harbour Island. Everyone travels by golf cart. Restaurants are great on the Island, and no visit is complete without a visit to Daddy D's nightclub. | creative_writing |
Given this paragraph about flashcards, is flashcard useful for learning painting? | A flashcard or flash card (also known as an index card) is a card bearing information on both sides, which is intended to be used as an aid in memorization. Each flashcard bears a question on one side and an answer on the other. Flashcards are often used to memorize vocabulary, historical dates, formulas or any subject matter that can be learned via a question-and-answer format. Flashcards can be virtual (part of a flashcard software), or physical. | No. Flashcards are useful for learning things based on memorization via a question-and-answer format. Painting is a creative activity. It's unlikely to be learned by memorization of existing materials. Therefore, flashcard won't be useful for learning | closed_qa |
Im going to the beach, which of these things should I avoid bringing? Sunglasses, towel, beachball, kite, refrigerator, cooler, and portable chairs. | null | why would you bring a refrigerator to the beach? | classification |
write a story about the first contact of Alien would be | null | The first contact with Alien will be a big event that the entire earth would remember for generations. the first thing that will determine the nature of this first contact depends who get to who first. Alien arrived to earth, or human discovered another planet with other civilisation. it is high likely that in either way, the first contact will be between robots of the more advanced civilisation and the the people of the less advanced civilisation. this is due to the fact that the high advanced civilization tends to explore other worlds using their robots first. | creative_writing |
Anderson Peters (gold winner) hits the 90 metre mark with a throw of | null | 90.31m | open_qa |
Name five water Pokemon. | null | Five water Pokemon are Squirtle, Poliwhirl, Seel, Horsea, and Staryu | open_qa |
Which characters belong to DC or Marvel Universe? Hawkeye, Green Arrow | null | Hawkeye is Marvel, Green Arrow is DC | classification |
What is the best way to file California State Tax for Spouse Abroad in community property jurisdiction countries like China? The goal is to minimize the tax for community property income. | null | For resident spouse in California (CA) and non-resident spouse living and working in China, you can file Federal tax jointly and California state tax separately to minimize the community property income. But since both the California state and China are community property jurisdiction, only 50% of the non-resident spouse's income can be exempt from CA state tax, i.e. 100% of the resident spouse's California source income needs to be filed (50% in resident's form 540, and another 50% in non-resident's form 540NR), and 50% of non-resident spouse's foreign income needs to be filed in resident's Form 540.
Note that Foreign Tax Credit or Exemption cannot be applied to state tax like federal tax. | open_qa |
Which is a species of fish? Noodlefish or Noodle | null | Noodlefish | classification |
What is MGMT's most popular album | The leaves are usually large and imposing, often lobed or deeply cut, and may be more or less pinnate. They can also be oval, spear-shaped, or in many other possible shape variations. The leaves are borne alternately on the stem. A quality of philodendrons is that they do not have a single type of leaf on the same plant. Instead, they have juvenile leaves and adult leaves, which can be drastically different from one another. The leaves of seedling philodendrons are usually heart-shaped early in the life of the plant. But after it has matured past the seedling stage, the leaves will acquire the typical juvenile leaf's shape and size. Later in the philodendron's life, it starts producing adult leaves, a process called metamorphosis. Most philodendrons go through metamorphosis gradually; there is no immediately distinct difference between juvenile and adult leaves. Aside from being typically much bigger than the juvenile leaves, the shape of adult leaves can be significantly different. In fact, considerable taxonomic difficulty has occurred in the past due to these differences, causing juvenile and adult plants to mistakenly be classified as different species. | Oracular Spectacular was named by Rolling Stone as one of their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time | closed_qa |
What is the difference between a bee and a wasp? | null | Bees and wasps differ greatly in appearance. In general, bees are more full-bodied, hairy and appear to be fuzzy, a characteristic that helps them collect and disseminate pollen. Wasps are more slim-bodied, have slender legs and their body appears non-hairy and shiny. Additionally, unlike bees, which can sting only once—the process is ultimately fatal to them—wasps can sting multiple times and buzz merrily away. | open_qa |
Approximately how much cashmere is produced each year? | China has become the largest producer of raw cashmere, estimated at 19,200 metric tons (in hair) per year (2016). Mongolia follows with 8,900 tons (in hair) as of 2016, while Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan and other Central Asian republics produce lesser amounts. The annual world raw production is estimated to be between 15,000 and 20,000 tons (13,605 and 18,140 tonnes) (in hair). Pure cashmere, resulting from removing animal grease, dirt and coarse hairs from the fleece, is estimated at 6,500 tons (5,895 tonnes). Ultra-fine Cashmere or Pashmina is still produced by communities in Kashmir but its rarity and high price, along with political instability in the region, make it very hard to source and to regulate quality. It is estimated that the average yearly production per goat is 150 grams (0.33 lb).
Pure cashmere can be dyed and spun into yarns and knitted into jumpers (sweaters), hats, gloves, socks and other clothing, or woven into fabrics then cut and assembled into garments such as outer coats, jackets, trousers (pants), pajamas, scarves, blankets, and other items. Fabric and garment producers in Scotland, Italy, and Japan have long been known as market leaders. Cashmere may also be blended with other fibers to bring the garment cost down, or to gain their properties, such as elasticity from wool, or sheen from silk.
The town of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, in the United States was an incubator for the cashmere wool industry. It had the first power looms for woolens and the first manufacture of "satinets". Capron Mill had the first power looms, in 1820. It burned on July 21, 2007, in the Bernat Mill fire.
In the United States, under the U.S. Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939, as amended, (15 U. S. Code Section 68b(a)(6)), a wool or textile product may be labelled as containing cashmere only if the following criteria are met:
such wool product is the fine (dehaired) undercoat fibers produced by a cashmere goat (Capra hircus laniger);
the average diameter of the fiber of such wool product does not exceed 19 microns; and
such wool product does not contain more than 3 percent (by weight) of cashmere fibers with average diameters that exceed 30 microns.
the average fiber diameter may be subject to a coefficient of variation around the mean that shall not exceed 24 percent. | It is estimated that about 6,500 tons of cashmere is produced each year. | closed_qa |
Can you extract the 5 most important characteristics of the moon from this literature in a single paragraph? | The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of Australia). The Moon is a planetary-mass object with a differentiated rocky body, making it a satellite planet under the geophysical definitions of the term and larger than all known dwarf planets of the Solar System.It lacks any significant atmosphere, hydrosphere, or magnetic field. Its surface gravity is about one-sixth of Earth's at 0.1654 g, with Jupiter's moon Io being the only satellite in the Solar System known to have a higher surface gravity and density.
The Moon orbits Earth at an average distance of 384,400 km (238,900 mi), or about 30 times Earth's diameter. Its gravitational influence is the main driver of Earth's tides and very slowly lengthens Earth's day. The Moon's orbit around Earth has a sidereal period of 27.3 days. During each synodic period of 29.5 days, the amount of visible surface illuminated by the Sun varies from none up to 100%, resulting in lunar phases that form the basis for the months of a lunar calendar. The Moon is tidally locked to Earth, which means that the length of a full rotation of the Moon on its own axis causes its same side (the near side) to always face Earth, and the somewhat longer lunar day is the same as the synodic period. However, 59% of the total lunar surface can be seen from Earth through cyclical shifts in perspective known as libration.
The most widely accepted origin explanation posits that the Moon formed 4.51 billion years ago, not long after Earth, out of the debris from a giant impact between the planet and a hypothesized Mars-sized body called Theia. It then receded to a wider orbit because of tidal interaction with the Earth. The near side of the Moon is marked by dark volcanic maria ("seas"), which fill the spaces between bright ancient crustal highlands and prominent impact craters. Most of the large impact basins and mare surfaces were in place by the end of the Imbrian period, some three billion years ago. The lunar surface is fairly non-reflective, with the reflectance of lunar soil being comparable to that of asphalt. However, due to its large angular diameter, the full moon is the brightest celestial object in the night sky. The Moon's apparent size is nearly the same as that of the Sun, allowing it to cover the Sun almost completely during a total solar eclipse.
Both the Moon's prominence in Earth's sky and its regular cycle of phases have provided cultural references and influences for human societies throughout history. Such influences can be found in language, calendar systems, art, and mythology. The first artificial object to reach the Moon was the Soviet Union's uncrewed Luna 2 spacecraft in 1959; this was followed by the first successful soft landing by Luna 9 in 1966. The only human lunar missions to date have been those of the United States' Apollo program, which landed twelve men on the surface between 1969 and 1972. These and later uncrewed missions returned lunar rocks that have been used to develop a detailed geological understanding of the Moon's origins, internal structure, and subsequent history. The Moon is the only celestial body visited by humans. | The moon is the unique earth satellite, approximately a fourth of earth's size, 4.51 years old, only celestial body visited by humans, and orbit around earth in 27.3 days. | summarization |
Give me a bulleted list of the top five most followed Instagram profiles. | null | 1. @Instagram
2. @Cristiano
3. @leomessi
4. @selenagomez
5. @kyliejenner | brainstorming |
Which is the oldest civilization in the world? | null | The Mesopotamia civilization | open_qa |