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1br7u0 | why is it bad to stick a knife in a toaster? | Is it actually dangerous to stick metal knife or fork into a toaster? If so why?
I can touch the heating elements on my stove with metal things and nothing happens. Shouldn't it be the same deal for a toaster? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1br7u0/eli5_why_is_it_bad_to_stick_a_knife_in_a_toaster/ | {
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24m4gf | how do social media communities start when they have no users? | I don't understand how some of these communities that rely on having other users start, when it's not beneficial for the new users to use it. For example a dating site; i'm not going to join a site that has 30 members. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24m4gf/eli5how_do_social_media_communities_start_when/ | {
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3f7mqo | If the Bible remained (mostly) untranslated from Latin and Greek in Medieval Christendom and church services were conducted in those languages, how did language-specific forms of Biblical names enter the vernacular? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3f7mqo/if_the_bible_remained_mostly_untranslated_from/ | {
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b6x0su | AskHistorians Podcast 133 -- We Have Met The Enemy and They Are U.S. -- The Militia and the War of 1812 | [**Episode 133 is up!**](_URL_1_/askhistorians-podcast-133-we-have-met-the-enemy-and-they-are-us-the-militia-and-the-war-of-181)
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3c254s | What does pure protein look like? | A protein bar label usually informs you that there are "20 grams of protein" in the bar. What would these 20 grams of protein look like if it was isolated? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3c254s/what_does_pure_protein_look_like/ | {
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45qz8w | I've heard the Viking Conquest happened due to overpopulation back home. What caused this? | To the best of my knowledge there were no advances in medicine and people were still killing each other. Why in the 800s were there suddenly too many people? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/45qz8w/ive_heard_the_viking_conquest_happened_due_to/ | {
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vcvza | If the DNA is the same in every cell, how does the body know to build an arm here, run a blood vessel there, put a femur in the thigh, and put 4 chambers in the heart? | I think I understand that the DNA in cells command the cell to make certain types of amino acids which then form into proteins, and that's difference between an epithelial or goblet cell or connective or muscular neuron cell. But if the DNA is the same, how do the cells end up making different proteins? And how do th... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/vcvza/if_the_dna_is_the_same_in_every_cell_how_does_the/ | {
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cjnn8j | how do japanese internet users use so many different characters to make custom emoticons and why did no one else do the same? | How did Japanese internet users know the right symbols to use out of the thousands of Unicode symbols to make a particular face? Emoticons such as ლ( ◕ 益 ◕ ) ლ ԅ༼ ･ 〜 ･ ༽╯(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄) use symbols from relatively obscure languages and typesets from all over the Unicode catalog that are sometimes otherwise almost never ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cjnn8j/eli5_how_do_japanese_internet_users_use_so_many/ | {
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bbox3h | why won’t “old phone” be able to work in a 5g network? do we have to get new phones when 5g becomes a more prominent thing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bbox3h/eli5_why_wont_old_phone_be_able_to_work_in_a_5g/ | {
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7ot57z | can you define "time" without using a concept associated with it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ot57z/eli5_can_you_define_time_without_using_a_concept/ | {
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237246 | How is the result "1+2+3+4+...=-1/12" used in string theory if it's based on a faulty proof? | _URL_0_
This video has been floating around facebook, and people have been saying that the proof is faulty and the results untrue. It's also been said that the result is used in string theory, and the beginning of the video shows it in a textbook for the subject.
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2hjxgp | when a top starts to slow down and begin to tip over, the spin reverses direction. why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2hjxgp/eli5_when_a_top_starts_to_slow_down_and_begin_to/ | {
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101t0d | Jobs/Careers circa 18th century Europe | Doing a report on the French Revolution, the topic i chose was professions during the late 18th century in Europe. As it turned out, there is not as much information on the matter as I had hoped...any help?
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3ghsh9 | why are republicans stereotyped as racist when lincoln (who emancipated the slaves) was republican, and democrats perpetuated and enforced jim crow era laws? | This question (in a more simplified form) was asked by my 12 year old daughter after she heard on the news a pundit say Republicans are racist. We're not a family that is really into politics (or history). Still, I want to giver her a decent answer, which I can't seem to find on Google.
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r0z2g | why is blackmail illegal? | I would imagine there is some historical context. Feel free to ELI12. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/r0z2g/eli5_why_is_blackmail_illegal/ | {
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2ji7zo | what does data actually cost the mobile operators? | Not what they charge the customers obviously but what does the data cost the operators. I assume the figure will cost what they paid for the bandwidth from the authorities and the costs of network hardware/improvement etc | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ji7zo/eli5_what_does_data_actually_cost_the_mobile/ | {
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3jotha | how come when you tilt your head sideways you can still read words and everything looks normal, but if you're upside down everything becomes upside down. why doesn't the world become sideways? | Plz | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3jotha/eli5_how_come_when_you_tilt_your_head_sideways/ | {
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868hui | If the universe is expanding, what is it taking the place of? | I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the concept of an ever-expanding universe. If the volume of the universe is increasing, then what is outside of it? Where can the edges of the universe go if there is nothing on the other side? Also isn't space just nothing? How can nothing expand? And if there's nothing o... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/868hui/if_the_universe_is_expanding_what_is_it_taking/ | {
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48jchi | when watching poker on tv, how can the graphic calculate the chips bet so quickly? | Sometimes they just throw a handful of chips in to the pot, and before you can even see how many chips are in there, let alone the value of those chips, the graphic shows exactly how much they have bet. Even when they don't say how much they bet/raise or whatever | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/48jchi/eli5_when_watching_poker_on_tv_how_can_the/ | {
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tw1oy | how are proteins formed? | I have my GCSE Biology exam tomorrow and this DNA stuff is just going over my head. Can somebody dumb it down for me? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/tw1oy/eli5_how_are_proteins_formed/ | {
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1ljdu5 | what are the lines across some bodies of water on large satellite image maps? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ljdu5/eli5_what_are_the_lines_across_some_bodies_of/ | {
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2025mm | is it possible that the human race could evolve to live without rest/sleep? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2025mm/eli5_is_it_possible_that_the_human_race_could/ | {
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8604e2 | how does mdma make people feel happy and magical? was the happiness already inside the mind in the first place? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8604e2/eli5_how_does_mdma_make_people_feel_happy_and/ | {
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d82lme | how do massive companies like thomas cook airlines go bust? | Thomas cook airlines ceases trading today with almost 200,000 brits currently abroad and due to fly home with them.
Millions of people have upcoming bookings with them. They have thousands of staff as well. How can they go bust?
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1s1a8j | Why are some alloys better for some musical instruments than others? | Bronze is good for cymbals while brass is good for horns while steel is good for certain drums. Obviously certain combinations "sound better" as time and tradition has shown but, scientifically speaking, why is this so? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1s1a8j/why_are_some_alloys_better_for_some_musical/ | {
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1diyml | If natural or artificial flavorings are supposed to taste like fruit, why does sugar need to be added to soda? | If we have some chemical that makes grape or orange or some other fruit flavored soda, shouldn't they be naturally sweet like the fruits they replace? If not, what is the reason to add a bunch of sugar on top of the flavoring? Or is it that part of the flavoring is sugar, much like natural sugars in fruit? It just seem... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1diyml/if_natural_or_artificial_flavorings_are_supposed/ | {
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1okfgm | Did historical army recruits go through basic training? | By historical I mean all. Roman legions, Medieval swordsman, American revolutionaries, British redcoats, African warriors. When was military training standardised? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1okfgm/did_historical_army_recruits_go_through_basic/ | {
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aw38e4 | what is an operating system kernal and what does it do exactly? | I am an aspiring computer engineer and I want to learn more in depth about operating systems.
Please do not hesitate to use tough computer systems jargon. I know a thing or two about linux, but not that quite well. I am currently using linux mint and kali just for the sake of it.
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5lvlzr | how much power does the computer need to fully emulate human's brain? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5lvlzr/eli5_how_much_power_does_the_computer_need_to/ | {
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4bl9z9 | What's the earliest book we know that teaches (actual) history? As in, do we know the oldest history textbook? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4bl9z9/whats_the_earliest_book_we_know_that_teaches/ | {
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2mqfw8 | are there any differences between prison labor and slave labor and should we worry about the future of privately owned prisons? i know slavery is not entirely illegal according to the 13th amendment. so it's kinda scary to imagine what could happen, am i worrying for no reason? | Am I being too dystopian in my outlook or is it a real possibility? I find it hard to believe that we wouldn't have preventative measures to keep Slavery out of our country but the lines getting blurred... Have I caught a negative outlook or can someone explain what it all really means and implies?
Thirteenth Amendme... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mqfw8/eli5_are_there_any_differences_between_prison/ | {
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vdczi | So, say a blind person develops a heightened auditory sense. What would happen to this heightened sense if their vision was restored? | Would their hearing level out again, or would they keep the heightened sense? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/vdczi/so_say_a_blind_person_develops_a_heightened/ | {
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625611 | why do we study limits in calculus? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/625611/eli5_why_do_we_study_limits_in_calculus/ | {
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3erlqp | why is it that normal pencils will rub off with an eraser, but color pencils won't? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3erlqp/eli5_why_is_it_that_normal_pencils_will_rub_off/ | {
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p2xz0 | why i dont have to pay sales tax on most things i buy online | not that I'm complaining... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/p2xz0/eli5_why_i_dont_have_to_pay_sales_tax_on_most/ | {
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22wtph | why after i take a photo of my computer monitor on my phone, if i open the photo and zoom in and out, the lines change almost like they're animated? | You can see this by simply taking a picture and messing/zooming in and out of it in your phones photo viewer.
(I'm not just asking why the lines appear as I assume that's to do with the refresh rate, but more so why they move when zooming in and out after the photo has been taken)
Edit: I guess its kind of hard to exp... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22wtph/eli5_why_after_i_take_a_photo_of_my_computer/ | {
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3e7fyw | how come in america when a bill is passed through the senate, it can have its title and contents completely changed? | Hi,
I watched John Oliver's piece on Food Waste in America (link here: _URL_0_). Good piece but what really confused me was the following (not American btw so not familiar with the government):
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5tmdzk | does the movie studio pay the movie theater to show their movie? or does the movie theater pay the movie studio to bring in customers by letting them show their movie? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5tmdzk/eli5_does_the_movie_studio_pay_the_movie_theater/ | {
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20a9kt | what really happens when i stall my manual car? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20a9kt/eli5_what_really_happens_when_i_stall_my_manual/ | {
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6t8lbr | what are the practical uses of logarithms in real life ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6t8lbr/eli5_what_are_the_practical_uses_of_logarithms_in/ | {
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1pwrv5 | what are "logistics" companies i see in industrial areas? | I will always see many of them, clustered in buildings with docks for trucks, so I assume it's to do with trucking. They seem to need nothing more than an office to operate. What goes on at these places, anything shady?
Bonus if someone can tell me what's behind the tendency for them to be all Eastern-European owne... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pwrv5/eli5_what_are_logistics_companies_i_see_in/ | {
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3laxut | if weight gain/loss is just a matter of calories in and out, why is it so hard to keep weight off? | I keep hearing that when it comes to losing weight, the most important thing to remember is that calories in must be less than calories out. That makes sense.
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ngmly | I just saw in NatGeo that if you touch a 500 kV wire you would desintegrate from the electrical shock. Is this true? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ngmly/i_just_saw_in_natgeo_that_if_you_touch_a_500_kv/ | {
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1eqqij | how come trix stopped making the shape cereal? why is it only circles??? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1eqqij/eli5_how_come_trix_stopped_making_the_shape/ | {
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431ixo | the origin of college spring break? | Not why they all go to Mexico and get drunk (that's because college), but why do they even get a break in the middle of the semester to begin with? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/431ixo/eli5_the_origin_of_college_spring_break/ | {
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cbddvr | At what point in human history did we start drawing dicks? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/cbddvr/at_what_point_in_human_history_did_we_start/ | {
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1j0q2y | why has there been, seemingly all of a sudden, a big push to block pornography on the internet? | Is there some other reason besides 'think of the children' appeals to conservative voters, or is it just pandering?
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e1s7n8 | why is it safe to eat salmon raw as sushi but not safe to eat it rare when you eat a salmon filet? why is tuna different? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e1s7n8/eli5_why_is_it_safe_to_eat_salmon_raw_as_sushi/ | {
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3dpkmx | Multiple questions about Gamma-Ray Bursts. How dangerous are they to Earth? | 1. Would we be able to detect a Gamma-Ray burst heading towards Earth before it hit Earth? If so, how far in advance would we be able to detect it? What could we detect? Spread, size, amount of time it would hit Earth for, etc.?
2. What is the maximum range for a gamma-ray burst to pose a threat to Earth? I've rea... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3dpkmx/multiple_questions_about_gammaray_bursts_how/ | {
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5viovo | how do islands float? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5viovo/eli5_how_do_islands_float/ | {
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hfa54 | How do astronomers know the trajectory of very far away objects? | Blue/red shift should only give the component of the velocity that is towards/away from the observer[.](_URL_1_) But that still leaves two other axes[.](_URL_0_)
So what methods are scientists using to determine the other two components of the velocity of very distant objects (i.e. distant galaxies)?
edit: by "trajec... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/hfa54/how_do_astronomers_know_the_trajectory_of_very/ | {
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7jvsut | How do traditional filament lightbulbs fail? | They have no moving parts, the filaments are protected from friction and corrosion ... what exactly is happening when they fail? What processes are involved? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7jvsut/how_do_traditional_filament_lightbulbs_fail/ | {
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126emd | how does spotify work? | How does Spotify compensate artists with unlimited access to their music for free? And how did they convince bands to put their music on Spotify when they first started off? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/126emd/how_does_spotify_work/ | {
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2w3a0g | How does both internet and cable data travel through a coaxial cable? | How does a single Coaxial cable coming from the cable company provide both high speed internet and thousands of cable channels?
How does it show internet data separately from cable data?
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5xb991 | what is diarrhea? what causes it to happen? the cramps, the sounds, the smell, the result. | Just spent the morning on the toilet, so I had some time to wonder about why this thing happens to our bodies when we eat something that doesn't agree with us. Why does my body feel like it's eating itself? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5xb991/eli5_what_is_diarrhea_what_causes_it_to_happen/ | {
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qap6z | - surrealism | What does it mean to be a surrealist? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/qap6z/eli5_surrealism/ | {
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2p3swb | why do banana slices split so easily into thirds? | It's magical. I just would like to know why. And if there's a point behind it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2p3swb/eli5_why_do_banana_slices_split_so_easily_into/ | {
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1vahrq | why does the human body store extra food (energy) as fat, while allowing extra vitamins and minerals to be passed through your body within hours? | There has been a lot of talk about recent studies claiming vitamins and supplements in pill form are pointless. Why does the body store extra food (energy) as fat, while allowing extra vitamins and minerals required by the body to be passed through your system within hours? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vahrq/eli5_why_does_the_human_body_store_extra_food/ | {
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ccn7qi | How far away are asteroids from each other? | If I were standing (or clinging to, assuming the gravity is very low) on an asteroid in the asteroid belt, could I see other ones orbiting near me? Would I be able to jump to another one? Could we link a bunch together to make a sort of synthetic planet?
Also I'm never sure what flair to use. Forgive me if this is the... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ccn7qi/how_far_away_are_asteroids_from_each_other/ | {
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1nrv88 | The British people, who were "Protestant Christians", were the ones who colonized India. How come most Indians are "Roman Catholic" instead of protestant? | Thats got me confused. british people are protestant, but the people they colonized, are roman catholic. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1nrv88/the_british_people_who_were_protestant_christians/ | {
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6oc6fz | why does it seem sometimes to require more physical and mental effort to stay still than to move/ jig/ sway? | E.g., when working at a desk or watching the T.V. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6oc6fz/eli5_why_does_it_seem_sometimes_to_require_more/ | {
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1i0jhx | japanese-korean relations, and why korea is constantly asking for compensations and apologies when they were given. | Why is Korea asking for apologies when Europeans aren't asking Germany for apologies? Is it a cultural thing? Japan seems to be bombarded with these demands all the time. Isn't it time to move on?
What makes Korea so different in the approach? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1i0jhx/eli5_japanesekorean_relations_and_why_korea_is/ | {
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47omlm | How did the Catholic Church respond to the theory of Evolution? | I know how the Anglican church reacted, but not the Catholic church.
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6j22pw | movies and film from past decades still look fairly decent. why do live sports from the same eras look so bad? even highlights from just 10 years ago look greatly inferior to nowadays. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6j22pw/eli5_movies_and_film_from_past_decades_still_look/ | {
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e79yeb | why is it that we’re always told to stay away from power lines as they could kill us, but birds and squirrels have no issue running/sitting on them? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e79yeb/eli5_why_is_it_that_were_always_told_to_stay_away/ | {
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39f4v8 | how reddit makes money, please. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/39f4v8/eli5_how_reddit_makes_money_please/ | {
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5hvl66 | what's a neocon? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5hvl66/eli5_whats_a_neocon/ | {
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3s3edi | how come former british colonies do not have nobility? | I could see why America wouldn't have any nobility as they had the revolution but what about Canada, Australia, and others. How come there isn't a Count of Toronto, Earl of Melbourne, Marquee of Auckland, etc. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3s3edi/eli5how_come_former_british_colonies_do_not_have/ | {
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29pxeh | What's at the center of Jupiter? | What elements are there? What state of matter are they in? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/29pxeh/whats_at_the_center_of_jupiter/ | {
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620nqa | why can a capacitor let through alternating current and not direct current? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/620nqa/eli5_why_can_a_capacitor_let_through_alternating/ | {
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1heo55 | Are there any historical instances of spies or agents being turned due to acceptance of "enemy" ideology? | I'm thinking something similar to Jake Sully in Avatar. What were some cases of spies or agents sent to study an adversary but ended up accepting their ideology as being superior? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1heo55/are_there_any_historical_instances_of_spies_or/ | {
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1b5lhi | What happens if you add a catalyst to a chemical reaction that reacts with one of the reactants? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1b5lhi/what_happens_if_you_add_a_catalyst_to_a_chemical/ | {
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6tzlf0 | what does kombucha do for the body exactly and what makes good bacteria different? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6tzlf0/eli5_what_does_kombucha_do_for_the_body_exactly/ | {
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bpdaty | At what point in European history were black powder weapons introduced? At what point did they become very common artillery weapons on the battlefield? | As far as I can remember that large, clumsy, personal "guns" first appeared in Europe at some time around the 14th century in some limited capacity. I seem to remember though that cannons/simple large artillery were around earlier, as well as explosives? I could be completely mistaken, but I can't shake the feeling tha... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/bpdaty/at_what_point_in_european_history_were_black/ | {
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70ppt7 | i've always heard that lightning won't strike my car because the tires are rubber. so, 1) what about rubber repels electricity, and 2) how does lightning know my car has rubber tires? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/70ppt7/eli5_ive_always_heard_that_lightning_wont_strike/ | {
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26zxud | why does google maps use computer-generated "imagery" instead of actual satellite imagery in the high arctic? | [Here's an example of what I mean.](_URL_1_) You can easily see where the actual imagery stops and the fake "imagery" begins.
edit: apparently [Bing Maps does the same thing too.](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26zxud/eli5_why_does_google_maps_use_computergenerated/ | {
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tacwf | details & ramifications of the new socialist french presidency | What does the new French election mean for France? For the world? What kind of socialist is Hollande? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/tacwf/eli5_details_ramifications_of_the_new_socialist/ | {
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rz9ek | Why does smoking marijuana seem to eliminate many symptoms of a hangover? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/rz9ek/why_does_smoking_marijuana_seem_to_eliminate_many/ | {
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vs7vs | How is a drug "born"? | I want to know the process of how a pharmaceutical come to be. Does a drug company tell their chemists "this is what we need made" or are the effects of a substance discovered through research, then a drug company further researches/sends it to production?
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1od66s | Were any of the pre-Colonial societies north of Mesoamerica imperialistic? | I have been reading about advanced societies in North America before European contact, such as Cahokia or the Iroquois. My question is if any of these could be considered empires in some sense. If not, why did it happen that way? Is it possible that there was an empire, but we don't know about it? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1od66s/were_any_of_the_precolonial_societies_north_of/ | {
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6hrmzy | A good map for Gaul and the surrounding in The Gallic Wars | Hi, I'm readding as you might guess "The Gallic Wars" and I've search for a map of the regions but the regions maps don't have the Helvetii or the roman provinces, and doesn't have the rivers to figure out the regions for my own and when looking for maps with rivers they have a lot of rivers wich make hard to find the ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6hrmzy/a_good_map_for_gaul_and_the_surrounding_in_the/ | {
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18p1fi | Would a man and woman who 'excelled' at today's standards of beauty be judged "most beautiful" at points in the past? | Well-toned but natural-looking trained musculature, closely shorn pubic grooming, manscaped chest hair and a nice beard for men, and a shapely bosom and long hair for women?
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36sxiv | how does a game on pc get poorly optimized? | Is it in the code? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/36sxiv/eli5_how_does_a_game_on_pc_get_poorly_optimized/ | {
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1j2dx1 | Historical Method Question | Hi Historians,
Hope this isn't an innapropriate question, if it is I'm sorry but I need a bit of help.
So I am entering a history MA program soon, and I fear that my note taking ability isn't the best. It got me through undergrad great, but I am afraid my notes are too skeletal from books. When I take notes I feel ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1j2dx1/historical_method_question/ | {
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5yzqrw | What did regular western Europeans understand by the word "socialism" in the late 19th century? | I mean the man on the street, rather than intellectuals.
Was it very different from now?
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aekasg | if you would go into space, and go out of space 12 hours later, would you be on the other side of the earth? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aekasg/eli5_if_you_would_go_into_space_and_go_out_of/ | {
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2fl0we | Ottoman sultans - fratricide and infertility | Given the Ottoman tradition of becoming sultan and having ones brothers assassinated: I wonder how they insured the lineage if the sultan was unable to sire heirs, as unlike in the west, there where no uncles to claim the throne. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2fl0we/ottoman_sultans_fratricide_and_infertility/ | {
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18jc1a | Could a donor organ live forever if constantly donated before each persons death? | Could I theoretically donate my kidneys after my death, and the receiver donates them after, could this constantly keep on happening that the kidneys live forever? or do they eventually die off or whither away? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/18jc1a/could_a_donor_organ_live_forever_if_constantly/ | {
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1jrc9i | why is the jump from 240p to 360p so extreme, but 360p to 480p is so minor? | Every time I'm on YouTube it tries to make my videos in 240p, but it looks like it was recorded with a potato. Once you switch to 360p, it looks perfect, but then switching 480p doesn't really do anything different at all. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jrc9i/eli5_why_is_the_jump_from_240p_to_360p_so_extreme/ | {
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21qobl | How much closer would a human have to travel (Mi./Km) towards the Sun to feel a noticeable rise in temperature? Vice verse for traveling away from the sun? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/21qobl/how_much_closer_would_a_human_have_to_travel_mikm/ | {
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1du9tk | Does Germany have any fund/program in place to aid the families of Holocaust victims? | Not that they necessarily need it, but always wondered. Do they just simply act like it never happened? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1du9tk/does_germany_have_any_fundprogram_in_place_to_aid/ | {
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54ln6v | how are meals like ramen or sichuan (which are largely based on fatty meats and lots of oil) more healthy than a meal like a burger? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/54ln6v/eli5_how_are_meals_like_ramen_or_sichuan_which/ | {
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2lani1 | / what is color? | Theres a lot of information on the surface of this question but underneath is color based on atomic structure, compound, what? Is pure gold always the same color? Do atoms all reflect light the same way? I get that light reflected back is what you see as a color, but what causes the division of that light? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lani1/eli5_what_is_color/ | {
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ebiii9 | how exactly do non-red blood cells get oxygen from the red blood cells? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ebiii9/eli5_how_exactly_do_nonred_blood_cells_get_oxygen/ | {
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38ph05 | most 3d renders (like blender) can render via gpu or cpu? why not both at the same time for maximum efficiency? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38ph05/eli5_most_3d_renders_like_blender_can_render_via/ | {
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2fb00j | Why did Ottoman Sultans take so many consorts from the Caucasus? | Looking through wikipedia, in particular this list, _URL_0_, a very large number of their wives were from the caucasus. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2fb00j/why_did_ottoman_sultans_take_so_many_consorts/ | {
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1ckv2k | Can I get some reliable sources on the percentage of equipment used by the UK and USSR that came from Lend-Lease or was otherwise manufactured in the United States during WWII? | I had some charts and numbers a while ago which presented, for example, the percentage of ammunition used by the British Commonwealth that was manufactured in the United States, the percentage of Soviet trucks and locomotives built in the U.S., etc.
I cannot for the life of me remember what this source was or what I d... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1ckv2k/can_i_get_some_reliable_sources_on_the_percentage/ | {
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24fgk9 | what causes the light pain in joints/injuries before a storm? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24fgk9/eli5_what_causes_the_light_pain_in_jointsinjuries/ | {
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