user: What percentage of the world's population did the British Empire hold sway over?

assistant: <think>
The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by England between the late 16th and early 18th centuries. At its height it was the largest empire in history and, for over a century, was the foremost global power. By 1913, the British Empire held sway over 412 million people, 23 per cent of the world population at the time, and by 1920, it covered 35.5 million km2 (13.7 million sq mi), 24 per cent of the Earth's total land area. As a result, its constitutional, legal, linguistic, and cultural legacy is widespread. At the peak of its power, it was described as "the empire on which the sun never sets", as the Sun was always shining on at least one of its territories.</think>
23 per cent of the world population

user: Write a letter to a home seller named Ms Johnson explaining why we are interested in purchasing her home. We are a person from Washington and a person from Colorado. Focus on the natural beauty of the home, the location, and the extra space for pottery and woodworking.

assistant: Dear Ms. Johnson,
We recently made the decision to relocate and feel that your property
will be the perfect place for us to begin our new chapter. It is clear to see the care and
attention you have put into expanding and maintaining this home over the years and
we look forward to continuing to do the same as homeowners.

I am originally from Washington, and my partner is from Colorado. We met in college and have grown our life out of state together for the past twelve years. The last
two years have given us more flexibility and helped us realize that what is most
important to us is building a home together where we feel safe and close to family, but
also inspired and fulfilled.

We feel that is exactly what your home will bring to our lives. The unique, natural
design of the house and the stunning and spacious lot provide both an immediately
comfortable home with room to grow over the years. We look forward to building out
the garage with a woodworking shop, setting up the artist shed on the river as a
pottery studio, cooking meals for friends and family in the wonderful
kitchen, and finding a perfect spot in the yard for a vegetable garden.

We want to care and tend this home much as you have for the years you have lived
here, and we sincerely appreciate being considered as the next owners of this beautiful
property.

user: Explain to me why people decide to go vegan.

assistant: Vegans are primarily concerned with animal welfare. Humans do not need to eat animal products to be healthy, so using animals for food is unnecessary. Under capitalism, trillions of animals are raised in horrible conditions each year to be slaughtered to satisfy human taste buds. However, even if an animal is raised in conditions better than a factory farm, killing them is purely for taste since humans do not need to eat them to survive. Vegans view this as immoral and choose to not use animal products. 

Additionally, meat has a high carbon footprint compared to eating plants. Beef is a particularly bad offender. Vast swathes of the rainforest are cleared away to make room to raise cows for slaughter. Many vegans also care about the environment and avoiding animal products is a way to contribute less damage to the environment.