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4mmupj | What is the oldest name we have recorded and what is the oldest name still in use. | [deleted] | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4mmupj/what_is_the_oldest_name_we_have_recorded_and_what/ | {
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7yfgfc | How did Western culture come to associate specific colors with specific emotions (red rage, green with envy, feeling blue, and so on)? Are these emotional connotations universal or specific to Western culture? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7yfgfc/how_did_western_culture_come_to_associate/ | {
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1glhaq | What's the history of the indigenous people in British Columbia? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1glhaq/whats_the_history_of_the_indigenous_people_in/ | {
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8ttdvx | how is auto stop-start on modern cars more fuel efficient? growing up i was always told that turning off and starting your car burned more gas than just idling. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8ttdvx/eli5_how_is_auto_stopstart_on_modern_cars_more/ | {
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27pdln | why are walmart employees notorious for being strange? | I don't mean this offensively, but it seems no matter where I go, the people who work at Walmart are pretty consistently... Out there. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/27pdln/eli5_why_are_walmart_employees_notorious_for/ | {
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8lz6xz | How realistic would it have been for someone with a low IQ like Forest Gump to fight in Vietnam for the US? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8lz6xz/how_realistic_would_it_have_been_for_someone_with/ | {
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3uv2au | why would japan *announce* that they're going to resume whaling in antarctica? | After seeing this post:
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208d1t | Do we have any other ways of producing electricity? | It seems like there are only 2 main methods we use to produce electricity either turning a mechanical shaft to run a generator or a PV cell. Is there not any other way? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/208d1t/do_we_have_any_other_ways_of_producing_electricity/ | {
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d49nwk | Did people live like cavemen in 100,000 BC? | [deleted] | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/d49nwk/did_people_live_like_cavemen_in_100000_bc/ | {
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4y7cgp | why are glasses still so common when contact lenses and eye surgery are becoming cheaper? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4y7cgp/eli5_why_are_glasses_still_so_common_when_contact/ | {
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11wni6 | why does reddit go down and how do they fix it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/11wni6/eli5_why_does_reddit_go_down_and_how_do_they_fix/ | {
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6e5knd | why does depression make you gain weight? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6e5knd/eli5_why_does_depression_make_you_gain_weight/ | {
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2uoli0 | why do we no longer see bench style seats in cars? | I've recent found myself a job at a car dealership and I get to drive pretty much every car we take in and test drive new models on the lot.
I've been watching wheeler dealers lately and I've noticed that a good amount of the cars they restore have a front bench styled seat.
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z75lq | Did people have midlife crises when the age of death was significantly lower? | I don't know if there would be any statistics on this, but back before medical science was as advanced is it is, and people were dying off closer to 40 and 50 years old, were midlife crises still common? Would people have them at 20 instead of 40? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/z75lq/did_people_have_midlife_crises_when_the_age_of/ | {
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sdgie | How much influence has organized crime had on American politics? | Was watching No Reservations: Kansas City, and the info got dropped that the KC mob provided Truman with 75,000 fraudulent votes when he ran for senate. How deep does that connection stretch throughout American history? I've seen Gangs of New York and I remember learning a little about the chicago mob and politics in s... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/sdgie/how_much_influence_has_organized_crime_had_on/ | {
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3wpqhd | Why do we define the prime numbers to be greater than 1? | Why don't we define the prime numbers to be greater than 0 instead? Sure, we'd find that 1 is prime now, but how would this impact math and would it be considered bad? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3wpqhd/why_do_we_define_the_prime_numbers_to_be_greater/ | {
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3mvnsb | what would the short- and long-term consequences of abolishing the stock market be? | To the untrained eye it looks like a place where the rich and corrupt can get richer, and a mechanism that encourages corporations to care about the bottom dollar and nothing else because the reactions of their shareholders and the stock trading world in general is what they value most. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mvnsb/eli5_what_would_the_short_and_longterm/ | {
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caf8qe | At the height of its power, what percent of GDP did the British Empire spend on their military? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/caf8qe/at_the_height_of_its_power_what_percent_of_gdp/ | {
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2scf48 | how big or small can animals get? | Is there a point where an animal just couldn't get any larger/smaller because physics simply wouldn't allow it to exist? For instance too big to not crush itself or too small to absorb nutrients? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2scf48/how_big_or_small_can_animals_get/ | {
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3f9grj | Is the reason that we can't unify gravity with the standard model because we are exploring the behaviour of subatomic particles under the influence of gravity? | I am not a scientist. I just read books so I might have misunderstood something. On a basic level, it appears to me that at CERN they are trying to explore the sub atomic world by creating conditions similar to the big bang at LHC. I'm led to believe they do this deep underground to minimise the effects of the earth's ... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3f9grj/is_the_reason_that_we_cant_unify_gravity_with_the/ | {
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fzdcy | What is peer review? | I understand the purpose and general idea behind it, but how exactly does the process usually work? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/fzdcy/what_is_peer_review/ | {
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r4ypb | how come animals can eat off the ground? does germs not effect them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/r4ypb/eli5_how_come_animals_can_eat_off_the_ground_does/ | {
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353at9 | what happens when you press the elevator button more than once? | Does that signal go anywhere? Are you helping, hurting, not affecting the outcome at all?
What about the old cross walk buttons? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/353at9/elif_what_happens_when_you_press_the_elevator/ | {
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33kgj9 | How credible is Freud's structural model in modern psychology? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/33kgj9/how_credible_is_freuds_structural_model_in_modern/ | {
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9gg0nq | If I am standing on a beach at sea level, how far can I see into the horizon? | Assume it's a clear day with perfect visibility and you're looking out to sea?
Edit: I'm so bad at phrasing.
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coepl8 | Why are there more fluent Welsh speakers in Wales than Irish or Gaelic speakers in Ireland & Scotland, when the latter were conquered by the English hundreds of years later? | Wales was conquered by England in the 13th Century, Ireland by the 17th, and Scotland unified in 1707. But Welsh is spoken by 19% of Wales while Gaelic is spoken fluently by 1% of the people in Scotland and Ireland. Why can more Welshmen speak their native tongue better than the Irish or the Scots when they were conque... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/coepl8/why_are_there_more_fluent_welsh_speakers_in_wales/ | {
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3ps14m | why don't toilets have an overflow hole to keep them from overflowing all over the floor? (like sinks do) | We can land a man on the moon but can't figure out a way to keep toilets from draining shit water all over the floor when some asshole uses too much tp | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ps14m/eli5_why_dont_toilets_have_an_overflow_hole_to/ | {
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49g2mg | Are modern Greeks descended mostly/entirely from Slavs? | Is this true? I hear this claim bandied about a lot, especially on these forums.
As far as I can tell, the idea originated with a 19th-century work by Jakob Fallmerayer, in which he lays out the evidence presumably on demographic and physiological grounds. Google seems to suggest that a) Fallmerayer is not taken serio... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/49g2mg/are_modern_greeks_descended_mostlyentirely_from/ | {
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a3gqx1 | why is it so important to keep global temperature increase under 2°c until 2100? where did this number originate from and what happens if we cross it? | I read the recent report by UNE saying countries were not on track with their NDC's. But I also asked myself where the aim of keeping temperature rise under 2°C came from | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a3gqx1/eli5_why_is_it_so_important_to_keep_global/ | {
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3lft69 | why do we care if iran gets a nuclear bomb? they would be insane to try to use it against us, even if they had one. so why is this such a ballbreaker for us? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3lft69/eli5_why_do_we_care_if_iran_gets_a_nuclear_bomb/ | {
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9vjfgb | movie soundtracks: is there a particular order/way the songs are put on the cd? if so, how does it work? | I apologize for the bad English !
I've noticed the main theme is often the first track of the CD ( in the ones I own anyway), but apart from that, I have no clue.
Are there rules ? Guidelines to make the songs flow better one after the other ?
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5hx9mf | Why did the North American Bison never take off as a source of beef? | It seems logical that indigenous buffalo would make more sense as a domestic animal. Not only is it probably more suited to the environment, and looks like it's got a bit more meat on it than a cow, but they existed in North America by the million when Europeans began settling in the continent.
Why did they instead g... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5hx9mf/why_did_the_north_american_bison_never_take_off/ | {
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kjez9 | the nhs reform bill that has been passed in the uk | Could anybody be sweet and explain what this Health and Social Care Bill is changing, what that means for doctors and patients.
Thanks. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/kjez9/eli5_the_nhs_reform_bill_that_has_been_passed_in/ | {
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9920n1 | why boiling water becoming vapor (gas) doesn't separate its atoms and become air? | I know that water can have 3 states: solid (ice), liquid (simple water H2O) and gas (vapor). I know that air is made of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxigen and %1 others. So this means that 1% contains other gases and water vapors?
Humidity means water percentage (%) within 1 cubic meters? So water can't became ever air? Can you... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9920n1/eli5_why_boiling_water_becoming_vapor_gas_doesnt/ | {
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7mqtat | Why didn’t the Romans or Persians ever attempt to conquer Arabia before the rise of Islam? | I understand that the inner Arabian dessert would’ve been inhospitable for an ancient army, but the coasts don’t seem too difficult. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7mqtat/why_didnt_the_romans_or_persians_ever_attempt_to/ | {
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1uueet | how a vegan diet would reverse evolution. | I've read in multiple places that eating meat is the main reason that humans are so intelligent compared to other apes. I have also read that because of this, if everyone were to go vegan, our intelligence as a species would begin to devolve.
1. Is this statement that our intelligence would devolve even true?
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1j3r3h | How did the Jesuits go from being "God's Soldiers" of the Counter Reformation to being a relatively liberal organization within the Catholic Church? | Weren't the Jesuits terrifying during the Counter Reformation? How did they treat native populations during their early missionary work? How did they get to be relatively liberal, as exemplified by the recent statements by Pope Francis? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1j3r3h/how_did_the_jesuits_go_from_being_gods_soldiers/ | {
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2n0v8o | is it normal for members of the american government to sue the president? | Has this happened before? What will happen because of it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2n0v8o/eli5_is_it_normal_for_members_of_the_american/ | {
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6qux1g | how has the u.s. economy changed since the 1970s? | I keep hearing how it was easier for our parents to make a living without a college education back in the day and that work was worth more in terms of money, I would like to know how the economy has changed allegedly to where now it is more difficult to make a living without college as to where you could afford a house... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6qux1g/eli5how_has_the_us_economy_changed_since_the_1970s/ | {
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u6s2s | Why do some people faint/vomit at the site of blood/severe injury and others not? | I can watch operations on TV, I've seen people get deep, bloody cuts on faces, arms, legs and this doesn't bother me - but when I get a deep cut on my own body, I shut down. I sweat, feel nauseous and I generally start to feel faint and **very** light-headed. What's going on here? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/u6s2s/why_do_some_people_faintvomit_at_the_site_of/ | {
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2nl4h6 | if i store 1 gb of files in the cloud (dropbox, google drive, etc.) how many gb on servers is that for the provider? | For sure Dropbox must have multiple copies of my files on several servers. In addition they provide additional services like reverting to old versions of files. So how many GBs is my 1 GB for Dropbox? And how much does my 1 GB cost Dropbox considering that the one GB is multiplied X times. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2nl4h6/eli5_if_i_store_1_gb_of_files_in_the_cloud/ | {
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15ufvk | How Did the US Navy Do Against the British in 1812? | This British historian on the BBC History Magazine podcast said the US navy did very well against the British Navy in 1812. I know John Paul Jones caused a lot of havoc, but not much else. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/15ufvk/how_did_the_us_navy_do_against_the_british_in_1812/ | {
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4xvnj1 | why do springboard/platform divers sit in a jacuzzi after their jump? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4xvnj1/eli5_why_do_springboardplatform_divers_sit_in_a/ | {
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zsybo | Will the universe ever retract in on itself, creating another big bang? | This, among other related things kept me up last night. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/zsybo/will_the_universe_ever_retract_in_on_itself/ | {
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15m6sa | stock values | I searched, and perused some of the previous questions about stocks and the stock market, and nothing really hit what I'm looking for.
When something happens to a company, for instance, say, the death of Steve Jobs, or any other person who is considered vital to a corporation, why does that affect the stock? I unders... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/15m6sa/eli5_stock_values/ | {
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n2gym | Here's hoping this can be answered maturely... what is the science behind the inability to urinate while you have an erection? | The below is possible NSFW.
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4yeb34 | If silica sand (which is what the insulated plates on the space shuttle were made out of) has a melting point of 3200*F, and our thermosphere can reach 3750*F, then how did the Shuttle pass through without major malfunctions? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4yeb34/if_silica_sand_which_is_what_the_insulated_plates/ | {
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2csyu3 | do hallucinogens have the same effect on reptiles that they have on humans? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2csyu3/eli5_do_hallucinogens_have_the_same_effect_on/ | {
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em96ac | How many blacksmiths would be in a castle? To smith all the weapons and armor. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/em96ac/how_many_blacksmiths_would_be_in_a_castle_to/ | {
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5z2dk5 | for the digits of pi (that we can calculate) is there a trend of certain digits being more common than others. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5z2dk5/eli5_for_the_digits_of_pi_that_we_can_calculate/ | {
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3ubzim | how are claw machines - a game of chance - legally allowed to present themselves as games of skill? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ubzim/eli5_how_are_claw_machines_a_game_of_chance/ | {
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a2ig8t | Mirepoix, or slight variations of it. What's the significance of onion, celery, carrot and why do they appear in almost every European cuisine? | A lot of French and Italian recipes I find begin with these ingredients. I also learned variations exist for German, Spanish, Polish, etc cuisines, too, usually subbing out one ingredient for another. For example, bell pepper, parsnip, leek, and more. I read somewhere, probably hearsay, that poor families who could not... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/a2ig8t/mirepoix_or_slight_variations_of_it_whats_the/ | {
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2nq286 | How far away from our solar system would our Sun still be visable enough to be in an alien constellation? | Assuming their atmosphere was the same as ours and their eyes worked the same. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2nq286/how_far_away_from_our_solar_system_would_our_sun/ | {
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1j5bi1 | why can't evolution just be a part of creationism's plan? | Not looking for pro or anti opinions but rather literally the reason for why evolution can not be a part of creationism, like eli5 why evolution can't be explained as a part of a determined plan? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1j5bi1/eli5_why_cant_evolution_just_be_a_part_of/ | {
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1pgf83 | why doesn't soil's "usefulness" run out? | It was my understanding that plants take essential nitrates and things from the soil, but how do massive trees live for centuries? Surely the soil would soon be drained?
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5h1vqo | How much protection would chainmail give a warrior in the earliest medieval period? | Just to bound the question in time and place, let's say a Saxon in England c. 500 AD or so -- not long after the Roman period, but probably long enough they're making their own mail shirts. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5h1vqo/how_much_protection_would_chainmail_give_a/ | {
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5ul28b | why is happening leidenfrost effect? | I found this interesting video but I don't know why is happening.
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2fup95 | why do my previously broken body parts hurt when it rains. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fup95/eli5_why_do_my_previously_broken_body_parts_hurt/ | {
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1vsdnp | Did America offer offer France any assistance during the French Revolution (Or France asking for US aid) and how did the political elite of the US react to the demise of its ally. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1vsdnp/did_america_offer_offer_france_any_assistance/ | {
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1c16pn | Where would an RNA World abiogenesis ideally take place? | For an RNA World process to occur, I'm guessing you'd need good access to certain materials and, of course, energy while still containing the system to keep everything together. I doubt this could occur in the open ocean, but would a tide pool suffice? Could a vent somehow physically contain everything? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1c16pn/where_would_an_rna_world_abiogenesis_ideally_take/ | {
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p80zr | Where in the Universe it is the darkest? | Also, are there any possible place in the Universe where light hasn't reached yet? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/p80zr/where_in_the_universe_it_is_the_darkest/ | {
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376yu9 | why does coke in a glass bottle, or in a can, taste noticeably different from coke from plastic bottles? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/376yu9/eli5_why_does_coke_in_a_glass_bottle_or_in_a_can/ | {
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5mosgo | why do the drawstrings on sweaters and hoodies always try to come out of the hoods when they are run through a washer and dryer? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5mosgo/eli5_why_do_the_drawstrings_on_sweaters_and/ | {
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4ooq2n | Does the density of a material have any relation with its thermal conductivity? | If it does, why? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4ooq2n/does_the_density_of_a_material_have_any_relation/ | {
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1us8hh | why does my congestion move from nostril to nostril with gravity? | Up with a nasty sinus infection, just started wondering about it. I get that gravity moves it, but why does it move at all? What even is it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1us8hh/eli5_why_does_my_congestion_move_from_nostril_to/ | {
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ewlsim | The dynastic union of Castile and Aragon seems to have rapidly coalesced into a unified Spanish kingdom. Why couldn't the later dynastic union of Spain and Portugal achieve the same results? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ewlsim/the_dynastic_union_of_castile_and_aragon_seems_to/ | {
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7b7iw8 | Did people of Indochina know of the Australian landmass before European discovery? | Especially people of Indonesia, Malaysia etc which are close to Australia. If they did know was there considerable interaction, trade etc between these cultures? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7b7iw8/did_people_of_indochina_know_of_the_australian/ | {
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3pogie | Was the Soviet union during cold war always poor and just postering wealth? | They had same and some say even better resources than the US so why such a huge disparity in wealth? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3pogie/was_the_soviet_union_during_cold_war_always_poor/ | {
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31qzvy | Do you think camera quality will ever be good enough to be measured in gigapixels? | If so, how much memory would one 1 GP picture take up? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/31qzvy/do_you_think_camera_quality_will_ever_be_good/ | {
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yr8ki | Does every culture in the world assume a 24hr day? What are some alternate time keeping units in the world and throughout history? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/yr8ki/does_every_culture_in_the_world_assume_a_24hr_day/ | {
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2bfu5f | How does relativity affect orbital mechanics? | Imagine a universe with only two objects in it. One is really huge, isn't a black hole, doesn't have any solar wind, and otherwise doesn't do anything to distract from analyzing how gravity works in this situation. The other is a single atom or something else negligibly small relative to the large body, with a position... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2bfu5f/how_does_relativity_affect_orbital_mechanics/ | {
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2fo5li | What determines how much of an ingredient you have to add to a dish in order for the dish to have a noticeable change in flavor? | For instance, you usually see chefs on shows saying add a tiny pinch of salt or pepper into a dish. But does that tiny pinch really make a difference in the overall flavor of the dish? I'm not sure how much of a difference an couple extra grains of salt or sugar can add to a dish's flavor. How much salt, sugar, pepper,... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2fo5li/what_determines_how_much_of_an_ingredient_you/ | {
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5pmw8h | what makes fruits taste different from one to the next? | If I had two glasses one was full of pure orange juice, the other was full pure of mango juice. What chemical structure is it that makes mangoes taste like mangoes , and oranges like oranges? Or any sugar based compound for that matter ?
Bonus question: Is it possible to completely mimic a fruit juice without includin... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5pmw8h/eli5_what_makes_fruits_taste_different_from_one/ | {
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1w2w44 | the social construction theory in feminism | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1w2w44/eli5_the_social_construction_theory_in_feminism/ | {
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2bxzdj | The 1946-2000 map of Palestine is frequently used in debates about the ongoing conflict. Does it provide a reasonable picture of the development of the conflict? | I am of course talking about this map: _URL_0_
It often pops up on facebook feeds and less established online newspaper articles as proof of how Israel deliberately has tried to exterminate the Palestinians for decades.
I have tried reading the FAQ and various online sources. As far as I can tell the first picture ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2bxzdj/the_19462000_map_of_palestine_is_frequently_used/ | {
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1hsh5f | how the united states is in so much debt, but day-to-day life seems completely normal. | I'm a college student taking economics, so not a complete dumb person but it is just hard for me to grasp how we are in so much debt and life seems completely normal. Any help? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1hsh5f/eli5_how_the_united_states_is_in_so_much_debt_but/ | {
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3b208e | Was Pope John Paul I poisoned by powerful members in the Vatican? | A friend of mine has recently told me about a theory that Pope John Paul I was murdered by members of the Vatican due to his commitment to ban certain powerful members of the church. Apparently they were part of the freemasons and involved in major corruption cases. However, whenever i hear "freemasons" my skeptical al... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3b208e/was_pope_john_paul_i_poisoned_by_powerful_members/ | {
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2hlohs | is there any consequence to the increasing number of illegal immigrants (primarily and specifically, hispanic) in the united states? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2hlohs/eli5_is_there_any_consequence_to_the_increasing/ | {
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8an5t1 | In the Roman Empire, were their notable high-status people who had ethnic backgrounds that today we would generally categorize as black African, Indian or East Asian? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8an5t1/in_the_roman_empire_were_their_notable_highstatus/ | {
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db25ex | How did Rasputin survive? | He was shot, poisoned and kicked in the head, do we know how he survived? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/db25ex/how_did_rasputin_survive/ | {
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2cj9xn | when i am woken briefly in the night, i often have no memory of it by morning, why is this? | Occasionally my girlfriend says that she has had a coherent conversation with me when I have been briefly (15 minutes last night) woken up for some reason in the night and then gone straight back to sleep. By morning, I have no memory of this happening, why is this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2cj9xn/eli5_when_i_am_woken_briefly_in_the_night_i_often/ | {
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31psea | Why doesn't the Coriolis effect on the Earth create a perpetual westward wind? | If the Coriolis effect applies to anything not firmly attached to the Earth, then shouldn't the inertia of the air mean that we would feel a westward wind all the time that increases as we get closer to the equator, since the Earth rotates counterclockwise as seen from the North Pole? Given that the air has very little... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/31psea/why_doesnt_the_coriolis_effect_on_the_earth/ | {
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2gn3nv | if mass production and automated efficiency lowers the cost per item, how do podunk smaller grocery stores sell their own (lower volume) products for far less $? | I understand that there is advertising involved, but the power of mass production surely overcomes this expense, right? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2gn3nv/eli5if_mass_production_and_automated_efficiency/ | {
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cpe7t1 | is it fact that frequent readers are smarter, and if so, what happens in the brain during reading to cause this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cpe7t1/eli5_is_it_fact_that_frequent_readers_are_smarter/ | {
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1vshyn | Why are there exactly 7 full notes? (Music) | Hey,
why are there exactly 7 full notes in our music system and not maybe 9 or 15? Is it just coincidence or does it have a scientific reason?
Thanks | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1vshyn/why_are_there_exactly_7_full_notes_music/ | {
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5j8f42 | Is there any hard evidence that the USA has secretly influenced Brazilian politics to put a "puppet" president in power? | I know this has happened in several countries of Latin America and around the world, but I've never heard of it happening in Brazil from a reliable source. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5j8f42/is_there_any_hard_evidence_that_the_usa_has/ | {
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44s1jy | why is "boohoo" a word used to represent crying? | I've never heard someone enunciate the letter "b" while crying, so where did this phrase come from? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/44s1jy/eli5_why_is_boohoo_a_word_used_to_represent_crying/ | {
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1k20pc | Will the oceans eventually recede back due to the increase in temperature? | When the sun's temperatures significantly increase between millions and a billion of years, will the oceans ever recede and get smaller? Also will they get fresher? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1k20pc/will_the_oceans_eventually_recede_back_due_to_the/ | {
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83usln | what do best men, maids of honor, grooms men and bridesmaids do in a wedding? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/83usln/eli5_what_do_best_men_maids_of_honor_grooms_men/ | {
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4bgjl0 | During the Age of Sail, how did sailors keep from freezing during the night | With the high humidity and cold temperatures, in addition to the poorly insulated wooden ships
Im assuming burning fuel for heat wasn't common because of the fire risk and the inconvenience of hauling coal/charcoal. Ive never heard of a pre-steam engine ship running out of fuel
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ei3t2x | why do you change from breathing perfectly normal, to snoring when falling asleep? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ei3t2x/eli5_why_do_you_change_from_breathing_perfectly/ | {
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1hrv26 | I've never liked math. I thought it was boring. Now I see it's practical. How do I teach myself it? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1hrv26/ive_never_liked_math_i_thought_it_was_boring_now/ | {
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2b5qmv | viruses - can i get them only by running executable files (.exe, .bat, .com, .jpg.exe), or are there other ways? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2b5qmv/eli5viruses_can_i_get_them_only_by_running/ | {
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16njdy | If you get wetter from running in rain than from standing still, do you get more sunburnt from running in the sun than from standing still? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/16njdy/if_you_get_wetter_from_running_in_rain_than_from/ | {
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culyuw | Would’ve Neanderthals been able to build and use boats? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/culyuw/wouldve_neanderthals_been_able_to_build_and_use/ | {
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2yei26 | Time dilation effects the hour in miles per hour- which effects speed, which effects time dilation?! How can this work? | ie: does the hour in miles per hour belong to a stationary observer at the starting point, or to the hour perceived by the moving object?
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bxamk5 | Can a gas/smoke stick to an adhesive surface? And if so, at what density would it require for this to possible? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/bxamk5/can_a_gassmoke_stick_to_an_adhesive_surface_and/ | {
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1aysbe | black circles from lack of sleep | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1aysbe/eli5_black_circles_from_lack_of_sleep/ | {
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e3s157 | how come turning wifi/data on and off again makes it work better? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e3s157/eli5_how_come_turning_wifidata_on_and_off_again/ | {
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30nfcf | why do a lot of song recordings fade out instead of ending like a live version would? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/30nfcf/eli5_why_do_a_lot_of_song_recordings_fade_out/ | {
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