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3qlbdu | since our "time" is determined by the orbit of the earth around the sun and it's day/night cycle, why don't we just make a slight adjustment to the duration of a single second to eliminate leap years and dst issues? | It takes 365.256 Days for the Earth to Orbit the sun. The earth takes 23 hours, 56 Minutes and 4 second to rotate for a "day". What's stopping us universally as humans from making a global adjustment of our time to minimize confusion with leap years, daylight savings times, etc? We're scientifically advanced enough to... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3qlbdu/eli5_since_our_time_is_determined_by_the_orbit_of/ | {
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54cno7 | why are ultrawide monitors 21:9 and not 7:3? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/54cno7/eli5_why_are_ultrawide_monitors_219_and_not_73/ | {
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6p86aq | can a sea creature that lives in deep sea swim to the surface? | So I just saw the video about the giant squid that has been found lately.I know that if a human swims too deep the water pressure kills the _URL_0_ does the water pressure works both ways?Could a sea creature that usually lurks thousands of meters below the sea level swim to the surface or would it explode(or implode,i... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6p86aq/eli5can_a_sea_creature_that_lives_in_deep_sea/ | {
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bj94mr | Why is mortality from measles in the Philippines so high? | Hello. I am not asking why there is an outbreak of measles. I am asking why so many people are dying.
This source for the U.S. indicates that the expected mortality rate is one per thousand cases: _URL_0_
This source indicates that 12,700 cases of measles have been reported, leading to 203 deaths: _URL_1_
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305lae | what do the +/- tracking controls do on a vcr? | I just saw an old VCR remote and realized I never knew what those controls did. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/305lae/eli5_what_do_the_tracking_controls_do_on_a_vcr/ | {
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3sr4lf | why are some muslims so radical? what is written in the koran that makes them lash out to such extremes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3sr4lf/eli5_why_are_some_muslims_so_radical_what_is/ | {
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1r8jb1 | since i learned so much in the detroit discussion, what happened to cleveland? | I currently work here and I'm from New Jersey so I don't offhand know the history of the area very well. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1r8jb1/eli5_since_i_learned_so_much_in_the_detroit/ | {
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2ve9ou | After the winter and summer solstices, why does it take so long for the Earth to warm up/cool off? | After December 21st or 22nd, in the Northern Hemisphere, the days start getting longer. As I write this, it's mid-February and I have already noticed the sunsets getting later and later; the days are lengthening.
So the NH is positioning itself towards the warmth of spring and summer. Maybe this is a dumb question... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2ve9ou/after_the_winter_and_summer_solstices_why_does_it/ | {
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5p458x | if sociopaths make up a sizable portion of the population, why aren't mass murders more common? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5p458x/eli5_if_sociopaths_make_up_a_sizable_portion_of/ | {
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adtr5t | how is it possible for comets to continually “shed” themselves for hundreds, if not thousands, of years and never run out of comet dust? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/adtr5t/eli5_how_is_it_possible_for_comets_to_continually/ | {
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46btkl | In beta positive decay, isn't mass created? | In the process, a proton decays into a neutron, which has more mass than a proton, a positron, which has mass, and an electron neutrino, which has mass. Therefore, although things like charge and lepton number are conserved, mass is not. What is going on? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/46btkl/in_beta_positive_decay_isnt_mass_created/ | {
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1ja3lm | why aren't people buying the $1 houses in detroit? | I know there's no jobs in Detroit and nobody wants to live there, but surely there has to be some value to having a house there right? Even for the slight chance that property houses might rise in the next 100 years?
Houses like this one: _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ja3lm/eli5_why_arent_people_buying_the_1_houses_in/ | {
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4gcm3x | why do d-day landing crafts open at the front? | Was rewatching Saving Private Ryan, the landing craft just opens the door at the front, leading to the deaths of all the soldiers before they even ran out of the vehicle.
Wouldn't it be better if they could just exit from the side? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4gcm3x/eli5why_do_dday_landing_crafts_open_at_the_front/ | {
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2bfm1m | Why were double barreled guns not used more in 18th and 19th century European warfare? | Would this not allow each unit to carry an addition loaded volley onto the field? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2bfm1m/why_were_double_barreled_guns_not_used_more_in/ | {
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17uh0e | When were dates invented? And if it was a long time ago, how did they calculate 365 days for the earth to rotate around the sun? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/17uh0e/when_were_dates_invented_and_if_it_was_a_long/ | {
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50kiox | What effects does castration after puberty have on a male's lifespan? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/50kiox/what_effects_does_castration_after_puberty_have/ | {
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298q16 | What was the reaction of the major world powers at the time to the creation of the Zionist movement in 1897? | I'm referring to the 1897 Zionist Congress in Basel. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/298q16/what_was_the_reaction_of_the_major_world_powers/ | {
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6bu2i7 | sovereign citizens. why do people think they are not required to follow the law? what is this based on? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6bu2i7/eli5_sovereign_citizens_why_do_people_think_they/ | {
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3ipryp | Since the Indian Plate is subducting under the Eurasian plate, will there come a time when the whole subcontinent no longer exists? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3ipryp/since_the_indian_plate_is_subducting_under_the/ | {
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4v35ar | how does a computer read keystrokes from a keyboard? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4v35ar/eli5_how_does_a_computer_read_keystrokes_from_a/ | {
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7bxa03 | Was America inevitably going to declare war on Germany after Pearl Harbor, had Hitler not pre-emptively declared war first? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7bxa03/was_america_inevitably_going_to_declare_war_on/ | {
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3f5lbr | Why are sun spots black? | It seems to me that any material, especially heated to temperatures contained within main sequence star such as our sun, would be red or white-hot. Why do sun spots, at least as Ive seen them portrayed, appear to be black in color? What is happening inside Sol that causes them? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3f5lbr/why_are_sun_spots_black/ | {
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e17gp0 | why it's bad when car batteries go completely dead/once they go dead they can't/rarely can be recharged to full strength? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e17gp0/eli5_why_its_bad_when_car_batteries_go_completely/ | {
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hj8og | If we are made of tiny particles and empty space then how do we stay together/solid? | I was watching "What is reality" on BBC and it was talking about the standard model of elementary particles, they were saying that we are made of tiny particles. What I dont understand is if we are consistently floating particles then how do we stay solid? or are we? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/hj8og/if_we_are_made_of_tiny_particles_and_empty_space/ | {
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7pyk4o | what are the characteristics that define the market as either a bull or bear? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7pyk4o/eli5_what_are_the_characteristics_that_define_the/ | {
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1cjmql | What evidence is there that the rivers on Mars were actually composed of water from their leftover traces? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1cjmql/what_evidence_is_there_that_the_rivers_on_mars/ | {
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90ifcp | The Homeric myths and stories were a definitively oral tradition, passed in by word of mouth. But our text translations today go back at least as far as medieval Europe. Where do our current ‘definitive’ Iliad and Odyssey come from, and when was it penned? | Does this origin and particular time of being written down tell us something about our reception of the tradition? Is t likely there was a completely different side to the oral tradition we don’t receive?
For context, I was wondering about this while walking around the Sully wing of the Louvre today, admiring their c... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/90ifcp/the_homeric_myths_and_stories_were_a_definitively/ | {
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80t1h1 | might sound dumb, but what's a rational number? | Can anyone explain it clearly to me please
Or link me to a very helpful video or something. Thanks | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/80t1h1/eli5_might_sound_dumb_but_whats_a_rational_number/ | {
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5xoods | why does urinating on a lemon tree help it grow? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5xoods/eli5_why_does_urinating_on_a_lemon_tree_help_it/ | {
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ce3ehq | why can all the areas in our mouths repair itself with new skin, but our gums can not? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ce3ehq/eli5_why_can_all_the_areas_in_our_mouths_repair/ | {
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iqqaw | Why can't astronauts whistle in their space suits? | [source](_URL_0_)
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3dwrnv | if i open the car window is there an equal but opposite breeze outside? | Edit for clarification: Breeze exiting the window. My understanding is that the air outside of a car is stationary and the air inside of a car is also "stationary" though moving at the same speed as the car. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3dwrnv/eli5_if_i_open_the_car_window_is_there_an_equal/ | {
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3w48xe | Has the United States been the primary cause of disruptions in the Middle East since the 1940s? | Excluding the Zionist movement and the establishment of the state of Israel, has the United States been the primary culprit in destabilizing the Middle East since the 1950s? Thanks for your response! | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3w48xe/has_the_united_states_been_the_primary_cause_of/ | {
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26iihu | what happens after we die? (i.d, saving accounts, property, etc) | I am not asking about afterlife or things like that. I want to know what will the government, banks, cops, hospitals, or related parties will do with me and my stuffs if I die all of a sudden.
Like......
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ex8y2f | what happens if you take a stimulant and a depressant at the same time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ex8y2f/eli5_what_happens_if_you_take_a_stimulant_and_a/ | {
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9dz70c | how does nuclear materials make it possible to split the atoms to make a nuclear bomb possible. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9dz70c/eli5_how_does_nuclear_materials_make_it_possible/ | {
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3ev93b | how did germany manage to take so much of europe during wwii despite its central geographic location? | It seems like they held out for a long time despite being surrounded by so many other countries. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ev93b/eli5_how_did_germany_manage_to_take_so_much_of/ | {
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6gfdwn | how did jordan maintain relative stability during and after the arab spring, and how is jordan still maintaining the relative stability with the state the middle east is in right now? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6gfdwn/eli5_how_did_jordan_maintain_relative_stability/ | {
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cetdgb | Can you explain me quantum decoherence in simple language? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/cetdgb/can_you_explain_me_quantum_decoherence_in_simple/ | {
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8gm7sm | how is profit margin a useful metric when a company can just reinvest all of their money back into the company? | Let's say a company has $50 million in revenue, and simply running the business cost them $40 million. They've made $10 million in profit.
Then that company turns around and spends $10 million on some R & D projects.
Isn't their profit now $0, which looks bad, but is actually a really good sign? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8gm7sm/eli5_how_is_profit_margin_a_useful_metric_when_a/ | {
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3xdurq | what are foreign currency reserves and why are they important? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3xdurq/eli5what_are_foreign_currency_reserves_and_why/ | {
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360ccz | with all the wealth, resources, and technology in the world today, how does everyone not have a basic education, food, water, and shelter? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/360ccz/eli5with_all_the_wealth_resources_and_technology/ | {
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966vi2 | how do procedurally generated video games work? how are players not constantly stuck in a situation where they can no longer progress due to the level generation? | Are procedurally generated levels given guidelines they must abide by? Ex. No platforms over this height, no jump distance further than x, etc. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/966vi2/eli5_how_do_procedurally_generated_video_games/ | {
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4nqp5s | why isn't the orlando shooting on my front page? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4nqp5s/eli5_why_isnt_the_orlando_shooting_on_my_front/ | {
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6lfyn2 | how do power outages happen when too many people are using electricity? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6lfyn2/eli5_how_do_power_outages_happen_when_too_many/ | {
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atfjz6 | So what's up with dogs and TV's? Can get watch it or is it something about the type of TV? | So when I was small I used to hear about how dogs can't watch TV cause it's in 2d. But I keep on seeing these videos of dogs watching TVs. So what's the actual case? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/atfjz6/so_whats_up_with_dogs_and_tvs_can_get_watch_it_or/ | {
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a7c7bd | if an spf50 sunscreen increases my skin's natural resistance to uv rays from 5 to 250 minutes, does its effectiveness wear off after 250 minutes even if i spend them in the dark, or does it only wear off during sun exposure? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a7c7bd/eli5_if_an_spf50_sunscreen_increases_my_skins/ | {
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77eu4i | breastfeeding and immune system | Breastfeeding provides a mother's antibodies to her baby based on the viruses and bacteria present in their saliva to give them the building blocks of an immune system, and temporary immunity. Other than societal taboos, is there a reason why a wet nurse isn't used to help those who are immunocompromised due to canc... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/77eu4i/eli5_breastfeeding_and_immune_system/ | {
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egdfrc | How effective was gunpowder armies against traditional armies in battle? | Just like the title, I am curious about how gunpowder armies fare against traditional swords, spears and shield armies in battle throughout history. What tactics or formation was used against their traditional counterpart? I know that Pike and shot was dominant for quite a while but aside from that, how do they maximiz... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/egdfrc/how_effective_was_gunpowder_armies_against/ | {
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8o29iw | Viking era (late 8th, early 9th century) history breakdown | Not to sure about the rules for this sub with regards to questions, I apologise of this is too vague..
Could someone give me a rough timeline breakdown of the early viking era (up to and after the reign of Alfred the Great)?
OR is there any particular website/material you would recommend to look into this period in ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8o29iw/viking_era_late_8th_early_9th_century_history/ | {
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1xcb95 | How do our lungs differentiate between oxygen and nitrogen when breathing? | I'm mainly looking for the answer to how our lungs can readily identify differences in-between atoms during the respiratory process, but any other related info is always appreciated :) | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1xcb95/how_do_our_lungs_differentiate_between_oxygen_and/ | {
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1b5riy | If I eat a 3500 calorie surplus today, how long until 1 pound of fat is produced on my body? | If I go to, say, a buffet and eat my exact daily caloric expenditure plus 3500 kcal (the number, as I understand, of calories equal to 1lb of pure fat), how long until it manifests itself in the form of body fat? Thanks so much for the help!
Edit: For some reason people are making conditional statements regarding in... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1b5riy/if_i_eat_a_3500_calorie_surplus_today_how_long/ | {
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2lo04t | how do non-human primates look after their teeth and why do humans need dentists? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lo04t/eli5_how_do_nonhuman_primates_look_after_their/ | {
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1bb3fv | fair use of copyrighted material. | Sub-question: If I used a Beatles song in a Youtube video, which country's fair use laws would it fall under? My country, the website's or the band's? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1bb3fv/eli5_fair_use_of_copyrighted_material/ | {
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564h0c | what would happen if 2 hurricanes ran into each other? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/564h0c/eli5_what_would_happen_if_2_hurricanes_ran_into/ | {
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lun0m | magic the gathering rules/strategy | Just bought a "starter pack" (in total about 300 cards) and I've heard it's really fun, but I still don't understand the concept of the styles and lands and stuff like that..
Anyone? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/lun0m/eli5_magic_the_gathering_rulesstrategy/ | {
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2fjrdr | what's my computer doing for the last 1% of an upload? | If I upload a file to the web, I can see the counter ticking up nice and quickly from 1 to 99% or even 100%, then it sits on 100% seemingly doing nothing.
Is this because, in fact, the counter's just a pre-set animation but in reality it's just telling me "Yeah, I'm all over it" when it's not doing that much and then, ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fjrdr/eli5_whats_my_computer_doing_for_the_last_1_of_an/ | {
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6ucifq | Do the properties of a black hole change depending on the amount of material they suck in? | Sub question: what happens to a black hole if there isn't anything for it to suck in? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6ucifq/do_the_properties_of_a_black_hole_change/ | {
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24vj0c | In WW2 who had the most effective small arms and why? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/24vj0c/in_ww2_who_had_the_most_effective_small_arms_and/ | {
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4mkarh | how are professional rugby players able to tolerate such physical punishment seemingly with little injury where as soccer, basketball and protected american football players seem to have devastating injuries quite frequently? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4mkarh/eli5_how_are_professional_rugby_players_able_to/ | {
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2vhet6 | how does planting trees in drier areas increase rainfall? | Or does it at all? I've been reading on /r/permaculture and watched the short "The man who planted trees" and I've been wondering how this works. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2vhet6/eli5_how_does_planting_trees_in_drier_areas/ | {
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2neohv | the heat of our body...what is producing the ''warm'' side of our body? and why are some animals cold blooded like frogs? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2neohv/eli5the_heat_of_our_bodywhat_is_producing_the/ | {
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45mwhp | how do aquatic animals know how far they should go down in the water? ex. blue whales can only go so far down, what prevents them from going further? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/45mwhp/eli5_how_do_aquatic_animals_know_how_far_they/ | {
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36s9py | how do we keep track of locations in space? | On earth we have GPS coordinates to specific locations. But in space with motion being relative: our planet moving around the sun, sun moving around our galactic core, our galaxy doing a dance with the other galaxies in our galactic cluster. Not to mention there is no central point in space, but rather space is expandi... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/36s9py/eli5_how_do_we_keep_track_of_locations_in_space/ | {
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47ranl | How large does a piece of land have to be before it is no longer considered an island? | Aren't all of the continents just huge islands? Where is the cutoff? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/47ranl/how_large_does_a_piece_of_land_have_to_be_before/ | {
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1yhjap | why is kim dotcom wanted by the us government? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1yhjap/why_is_kim_dotcom_wanted_by_the_us_government/ | {
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nadfh | If we send garbage into the sun to be incinerated and the cargo contains some iron would the sun destabilize? | Would this act destabilize the sun or any star for that matter? does the iron need to be in the core of a star to destabilize it? also would the trash just get incinerated and the iron particles blown away by the solar wind? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/nadfh/if_we_send_garbage_into_the_sun_to_be_incinerated/ | {
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4pqtcv | What is the earliest known example of satirical, fake news in the same vein as the Onion? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4pqtcv/what_is_the_earliest_known_example_of_satirical/ | {
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111rry | If quantum physics deals with phenomenon on a microscopic scale, what is the largest observable quantum phenomenon? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/111rry/if_quantum_physics_deals_with_phenomenon_on_a/ | {
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3sihdb | why do your bones "crack" when you stretch in the morning? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3sihdb/eli5_why_do_your_bones_crack_when_you_stretch_in/ | {
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kwmm0 | why does my phone take longer to charge than the actual time of me using it? | Unless it's simply my phone: EVO 3D. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/kwmm0/eli5_why_does_my_phone_take_longer_to_charge_than/ | {
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3vved1 | what happens to my digital media if the distributor goes bankrupt? | I have a pretty heavy Steam library and frequently buy tv series and movies on Amazon. If Valve or Amazon were to (somehow) go completely bankrupt tomorrow, am I just SOL? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3vved1/eli5what_happens_to_my_digital_media_if_the/ | {
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49b2sc | why does everyone use q-tips to clean ear wax when the box specifically tells you not to? where did that start from? and what should be used instead? | Did the box always tell us not to and we ignored it? Or did we do it first, then the box suddenly said not to? Which came first?? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/49b2sc/eli5_why_does_everyone_use_qtips_to_clean_ear_wax/ | {
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18820w | how is redbox in business? | Why is it that u can 'rent ' a movie from nearly anything connected to the internet and blockbusters closing up shop everywhere yet there is a 20 min line at a redbox kiosk at the grocery store? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/18820w/how_is_redbox_in_business/ | {
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5xy1f2 | Are European dragons and Asian dragons related? | Is it arbitrary that the legendary serpents of European and Asian tradition are both referred to as dragons? Or is there some historical connection between that two traditions the justifies the mutual classification? I suspect that they're completely different things, that are grouped together because of superficial si... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5xy1f2/are_european_dragons_and_asian_dragons_related/ | {
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9qmu6k | In the colonial times, the tricorne hat is often portrayed as being very popular which then evolved into the bicorne hat. Why were both these hat popular, especially when it doesn't look like they are effective at blocking the sun from you face? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9qmu6k/in_the_colonial_times_the_tricorne_hat_is_often/ | {
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2kflf4 | Why was the Prime Minister of Australia dismissed in 1975, and what was the reaction? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2kflf4/why_was_the_prime_minister_of_australia_dismissed/ | {
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a0evw0 | how does rock climbing work? how do people get the ropes set up at the top of the rock/cliff? can you climb any rock face you want or does it have to already be set up for all the equipment to work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a0evw0/eli5_how_does_rock_climbing_work_how_do_people/ | {
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6ll0hv | does a charge of attempted murder include all of the crimes that go into the attempt? | If you say try to murder someone by kidnapping them, beating them up and then stabbing them several times, is the kidnapping and beating and stabbing included in the attempted murder charge or are all actions charged in addition to the attempted murder?
How does the law handle that? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ll0hv/eli5_does_a_charge_of_attempted_murder_include/ | {
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d7lh4j | how does breaking one part of a screen mess up the picture of the whole thing? | Screen being a tv, computer monitor, etc. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d7lh4j/eli5_how_does_breaking_one_part_of_a_screen_mess/ | {
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185et0 | is it possible for unskilled workers to form unions? | People with trades and skills, such as automobile mechanics, construction crews, welders, blacksmiths, etc. - I understand how these individuals would have the leverage to form unions and improve their working conditions/pay.
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1ad2wm | Why is WWII history so fascinating? | Why is it so fascinating to so many?
What sets it apart from the Korean War or Vietnam War? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1ad2wm/why_is_wwii_history_so_fascinating/ | {
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liy9b | why does licking a 9v battery zap you, but touching it to your skin not? | I know it isn't related to the presence of water, because a battery on wet skin still does nothing. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/liy9b/eli5_why_does_licking_a_9v_battery_zap_you_but/ | {
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13qqrj | Let's talk organized crime. | We are all familiar with modern organized crime. From the cartel, to the mafia, to the triad. What I want to know is what are some of the syndicates from the days of old? No specific time or region. Anywhere from ancient Rome to the Native Americans. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/13qqrj/lets_talk_organized_crime/ | {
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b2frnq | [Physics] How far can the human visual system semi-accurately detect range via only parallax? | It seems like a lot of how we detect object range is based on visual queues like relative sizes and angles, but if we eliminate these things, how good is our visual system at using parallax to detect range? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/b2frnq/physics_how_far_can_the_human_visual_system/ | {
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1rmlvc | Has there ever been a case of a racially/ethnically segregated society where all of the races/ethnicities were truly "separate but equal" and everybody was more or less content with the system? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1rmlvc/has_there_ever_been_a_case_of_a/ | {
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9o03au | where do waves come from and why do they come in sets of seven when you’re at the beach? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9o03au/eli5_where_do_waves_come_from_and_why_do_they/ | {
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42h5b2 | How much do we know about Rome prior to the Republic? | We hear lots of legends about the seven legendary kings, the founding of the city by Romulus and Remus etc. While many of these are clearly legends, do we have any historical truth as to what existed prior to the Republic? Were the kings actually real people? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/42h5b2/how_much_do_we_know_about_rome_prior_to_the/ | {
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a63aha | Did pre-automobile societies have ”drunk driving” laws? How drunk were you allowed to be while riding through town before you get arrested? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/a63aha/did_preautomobile_societies_have_drunk_driving/ | {
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q9gyp | why is the daytona 500 so important in nascar? | I live 30 minutes south of Bristol VA so I deal with NASCAR fans regularly. I even lived not terribly far from Daytona for a while. But what the fuck actually makes this oblong race different from the other oblong races they do almost all year long?
I don't understand, but I'm sure there has to be *someone* here that ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/q9gyp/eli5_why_is_the_daytona_500_so_important_in_nascar/ | {
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42b858 | Question on Iranian government | I'm currently reading a book on the Iranian Revolution (1978-79), but the book covers most of the 20th century. I'm having trouble understanding exactly how the government operated. There was a prime minister, a Shah, and the Marjles? What power did those three have? I understand there was also the Ulema and other p... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/42b858/question_on_iranian_government/ | {
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3cpt9a | if a dj is truly mixing and not "pressing play", how does the lighting team sync lights to the music? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3cpt9a/eli5_if_a_dj_is_truly_mixing_and_not_pressing/ | {
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54igb9 | what are particle accelerators trying to achieve when the particles collide? | Some background on how they work would also be amazing. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/54igb9/eli5_what_are_particle_accelerators_trying_to/ | {
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620b4a | do i have to be worried about isps selling my information? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/620b4a/eli5do_i_have_to_be_worried_about_isps_selling_my/ | {
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11xptj | What's the estimated amount of time for distant galaxies to start disappearing due to the expansion of the universe? | And would this be definitive proof of an unavoidable "big rip"? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/11xptj/whats_the_estimated_amount_of_time_for_distant/ | {
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b3dhrm | how do electric cars work so it supplies enough energy to the car? | To my knowledge normal gas cars have to make continuous explosions (via the otto cycle) to make energy to make a car run, while electric cars dont (or so I'm assuming) so I'm wonder how much power does an electric car need to make it function? Also gas cars have a battery, so why cant that thing be used to power a whol... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b3dhrm/elif_how_do_electric_cars_work_so_it_supplies/ | {
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41y6p4 | how is sarah palin such a high profile political figure? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/41y6p4/eli5_how_is_sarah_palin_such_a_high_profile/ | {
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6aouhq | how can a company "take over" another one? and how is this different from a sale of a company? | I keep seeing articles about Tesla being a target of Apple for a takeover. How can a company just "take over" a company? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6aouhq/eli5_how_can_a_company_take_over_another_one_and/ | {
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b7taly | how and why was america chosen as the name of the original uniting colonies? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b7taly/eli5_how_and_why_was_america_chosen_as_the_name/ | {
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