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32w7hv | How are cannabinoids metabolized? | What do they bind to in the blood stream and what is the detectable metabolite in urine? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/32w7hv/how_are_cannabinoids_metabolized/ | {
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8c0wdm | how do remote controlled cars work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8c0wdm/eli5_how_do_remote_controlled_cars_work/ | {
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cnhs7r | Why did the vice president switch from being the second place finisher in the US presidential elections to a ticket with the president? | Why did the vice president switch from being the second place finisher in the US presidential election to a ticket with the president? If you read the 12th Amendment it would seem like they intended to have it as it's own election? Was this change a major contributor toward the present day two party system? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/cnhs7r/why_did_the_vice_president_switch_from_being_the/ | {
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bdiczk | what's the difference between thermionic emission and thermoelectric effect? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bdiczk/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_thermionic/ | {
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5c5r5r | even with the advances in sciences, why is meteorology so inexact? | I am aware that it is continuously advancing and improving but in general, why is it still so unpredictable? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5c5r5r/eli5even_with_the_advances_in_sciences_why_is/ | {
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3jefvs | Why did the Western borders of Tang China jut out? | Looking at these maps [here](_URL_0_) and [here](_URL_1_) I was wondering why there is a portion of the Northwest borders that jut out so far. Was this part of the silk road? Or something else? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3jefvs/why_did_the_western_borders_of_tang_china_jut_out/ | {
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fimeym | Pandemics and Quarantine History - Megathread | Hello everyone,
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6g18rh | when a restaurant runs out of something, why is it "86ed"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6g18rh/eli5_when_a_restaurant_runs_out_of_something_why/ | {
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6epbg7 | why do we sneeze and why would our body cease all other functions to favor one thing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6epbg7/eli5_why_do_we_sneeze_and_why_would_our_body/ | {
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1n5vip | If the mechanisms of nerve impulses is always exactly the same, how does the brain differentiate between different signals/messages and carry out different functions? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1n5vip/if_the_mechanisms_of_nerve_impulses_is_always/ | {
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16wqma | Do you and I see the same colors? | Do we all see the same colors?(excluding color-blind people) Is the color red that I see the same as the red you see? Or, for example, is it possible that the blue I see is the red you see? Is it possible that this is what decides a person's favorite color? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/16wqma/do_you_and_i_see_the_same_colors/ | {
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4kkf3k | if liquids in containers above 100ml in size can be dangerous (for various reasons), why does airport security dump the contents of said bottle into a bin (with who knows what else) not that far from people amassed in long lines? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4kkf3k/eli5_if_liquids_in_containers_above_100ml_in_size/ | {
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2nl7ln | Was the Dunkirk evacuation a triumph or defeat for Britain? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2nl7ln/was_the_dunkirk_evacuation_a_triumph_or_defeat/ | {
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10z3a0 | why do bytes use metric prefixes (giga, mega, etc) if they don't follow metric standards? | I mean how a gigabyte is 1073741824 bytes, not 1x10^9 like in metric units | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/10z3a0/eli5_why_do_bytes_use_metric_prefixes_giga_mega/ | {
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3foj7o | Was there a moral justification given in ancient India for the practice of slavery? | This might require some clarification. I know that in various Christian and Muslim civilizations, slavery was justified on the basis that it might cause slaves to convert to Christianity/Islam, thus saving their immortal souls, and so the slaveowners were really doing them a favor. In America, slavery was justified o... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3foj7o/was_there_a_moral_justification_given_in_ancient/ | {
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6f4zyk | what prevents us from just arranging protrons, electrons and neutrons together in any way we like to create any elements we want and make anything we want out of nothing? | Eli5: What prevents us from just arranging Protrons, Electrons and Neutrons together in any way we like to create any elements we want and make anything we want out of nothing?
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6p35dk | what was the reason to split programs into interpreters and compilers? | I know how interpreter and compiler work but do not understand how they're applied in production. What were the problems they have solved? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6p35dk/eli5_what_was_the_reason_to_split_programs_into/ | {
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2eunu3 | how do some studies (referenced) come to the conclusion that smoking marijuana is not harmful to the human body? | Smoking anything introduces carbon monoxide into the lungs so, because carbon monoxide has a higher affinity to iron in hemoglobin than does oxygen (which essentially causes lower blood oxygenation levels), shouldn't smoking that sticky green cause AT LEAST a state of very mild anemia? How can you ignore that?
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4nqfa1 | Alexander the Great marched all the way to India. How did he supply his army? | I imagine having a supply train thousands of kilometers is not practical for an ancient army. Did he loot? Did he force conquered enemies to provide supplies? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4nqfa1/alexander_the_great_marched_all_the_way_to_india/ | {
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1tnzw9 | When showing teeth (in art, photograph and portraits) became culturally acceptable? And why it wasn't before? | I mean, look at all these [Lincoln photos/portraits](_URL_1_), there isn't a single one where his lips are open, if we compare, for example, with [Obama](_URL_5_), there is hardly a picture without him showing his teeth. In two thousand years, from [greek/roman art](_URL_3_ and roman art & tbm=isch), to [medieval](_URL... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1tnzw9/when_showing_teeth_in_art_photograph_and/ | {
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76vzok | what makes white wines "dry"? | I know that red wines get the color and dryness from the skins being left after the "crush" and the release of tannins, but how does a white wine (particularly a sparkling wine or champagne) get the dryness without the skins and tannins? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/76vzok/eli5_what_makes_white_wines_dry/ | {
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ikho8 | A question about intelligent life. | I've just come across an idea. What makes us believe that life elsewhere in the universe has any higher level of sentience than us? Intelligence? Adaptability?
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tkt1v | If I have two quantuam entangled particles at large distance, can I change the state of the far-away particle by changing the state of my near-by particle? | I've read through the [Wikipedia article about Quantum Entanglement](_URL_1_) and explanations at the recent [Reddit thread about the Chinese advances](_URL_0_) but can't quite understand. Thanks. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/tkt1v/if_i_have_two_quantuam_entangled_particles_at/ | {
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4tkqeg | What's the deal with the pyramids in bosnia? | _URL_0_
Can anyone shed some light on this? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4tkqeg/whats_the_deal_with_the_pyramids_in_bosnia/ | {
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vsbl5 | Is beauty a human invention, or do animals differentiate in a similar way? | First, let me apologize for the poor title. I tried to explain my question as simply as possible. I have zero background knowledge in this field at all. It just so happened to be a question I thought of earlier today.
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1htkf2 | how the mpaa can decide what i get to watch? | How is it their choice? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1htkf2/eli5_how_the_mpaa_can_decide_what_i_get_to_watch/ | {
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26vsv5 | Please join us in /r/HistoryNetwork for an Historical IAmA in 190 with Prime Minister Winston Churchill shortly after the Battle of Dunkirk | Greetings folks
It's time for another /r/HistoryNetwork IAMA!
Join us at 12pm EST in the year 1940 shortly after the Battle of Dunkirk when Prime Minister Winston Churchill drops by to answer questions about the failed operation, his experiences up to that point, and any questions you may have about his life. As alwa... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/26vsv5/please_join_us_in_rhistorynetwork_for_an/ | {
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5780jm | how did samsung not notice note 7s exploding in the testing | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5780jm/eli5_how_did_samsung_not_notice_note_7s_exploding/ | {
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xzqtk | Can you tell me what this is that fell from the sky? | _URL_0_
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6dpo25 | network ports and its exact purpose | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6dpo25/eli5_network_ports_and_its_exact_purpose/ | {
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21tgz2 | israel-palestine war. which country started and why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21tgz2/eli5_israelpalestine_war_which_country_started/ | {
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41huc3 | how do payday loans pay so fast? | I'm asking this specifically in relation to Australia, but generalised answers are welcome!
Websites like _URL_0_ seem to be able to transfer 'to any bank within 60mins' or commbank within minutes, 7 days a week.
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lo7f8 | Why are certain people always prone to the virus that causes warts? | If you've had warts before, shouldn't your body develop some way to strengthen your immune system? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/lo7f8/why_are_certain_people_always_prone_to_the_virus/ | {
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3k5k0l | why hasn't the united states adopted a propotional representative congress? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3k5k0l/eli5_why_hasnt_the_united_states_adopted_a/ | {
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yrcxh | modern art...i just don't get it. | If anyone can try to explain it I will forever be in your debt. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/yrcxh/eli5_modern_arti_just_dont_get_it/ | {
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8nms8a | what keeps mail delivery people from taking your packages? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8nms8a/eli5_what_keeps_mail_delivery_people_from_taking/ | {
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2frzmk | Many galaxies are moving away or towards us. Are there any galaxies that aren't moving considerably, or have more sideways movement than in and out? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2frzmk/many_galaxies_are_moving_away_or_towards_us_are/ | {
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naib0 | what exactly causes websites to display special characters incorrectly (often quotes or ampersands) | Example: _URL_0_
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1cdyye | was meat considered to be something just for the upper class in Europe 900 years ago? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1cdyye/was_meat_considered_to_be_something_just_for_the/ | {
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34kifz | why has china not taken over mongolia and korea but shows irredentism when it comes to tibet, taiwan, islands in south china sea? | Is it irredentism or strategy (economic, military) on the part of China that some places have been taken over by China (except that Hong Kong and Taiwan was historically China). Why has India not been affected by irredentism when it comes to Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka? Is it because India is diverse? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34kifz/eli5_why_has_china_not_taken_over_mongolia_and/ | {
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2cy6yl | Where did Yiddish as a language originate? | I have read that it is related to German, and i have also read (although i could certainly believe otherwise) that one who speaks german can easily understand Yiddish. Is there any truth to that as well? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2cy6yl/where_did_yiddish_as_a_language_originate/ | {
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6kr8ta | if vegetables are good for you, why do soda, chips, and other "junk food" taste better? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6kr8ta/eli5_if_vegetables_are_good_for_you_why_do_soda/ | {
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bfk3q3 | notre dame is getting lots of donations to rebuild and they say it's not enough. wouldn't a world landmark be covered in insurance for catastrophe like this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bfk3q3/eli5_notre_dame_is_getting_lots_of_donations_to/ | {
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62a1oi | What was civilian life like during WW2? During WW2 in US was life in country more or less "business as usual"? | Growing up I had the idea that the country just unified as a whole with all effort towards the war but growing older it seems like it would be more like what life was like during immediate 9/11 aftermath or during the more significant stages of Iraq war. What I mean is that while the country was tuned into the events ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/62a1oi/what_was_civilian_life_like_during_ww2_during_ww2/ | {
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2in9om | what is the difference between knitting and crocheting? | Title says it all. I am just curious what the difference is, because too often I'll ask "oh what are you knitting?" and receive an "UH I'm CROCHETING!" So what's the difference? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2in9om/eli5what_is_the_difference_between_knitting_and/ | {
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2s8ffw | Were US troops in WWII required to have haircuts? | I've been watching a lot of Band of Brothers and something I realized is that a lot of the soldiers have fabulous hair styles. Were haircuts mandatory back then or were soldiers deployed so long that their hair grew back? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2s8ffw/were_us_troops_in_wwii_required_to_have_haircuts/ | {
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nzm4u | Could polar bears and penguins be introduced to their respective opposite poles (south, north) and survive? | Would the conditions be similar enough weather wise to make it sustainable? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/nzm4u/could_polar_bears_and_penguins_be_introduced_to/ | {
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6y32rp | why do smaller animals seem to live shorter lives and larger animals longer? such as a fly compared to a whale | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6y32rp/eli5_why_do_smaller_animals_seem_to_live_shorter/ | {
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s05j1 | modern vs. post-modern | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/s05j1/eli5_modern_vs_postmodern/ | {
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3dbqk5 | When doing statistics, is too large of a sample size ever a bad thing? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3dbqk5/when_doing_statistics_is_too_large_of_a_sample/ | {
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cb1sx4 | It seems to be a commonly held belief that only the richest american families owned slaves. Is this true or just another case of southern revisionist? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/cb1sx4/it_seems_to_be_a_commonly_held_belief_that_only/ | {
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5fz0th | Some mammals have internal testes (Elephants, Rhinoceroses, Cetaceans), how do they get around the difficulties that body heat imposes on sperm production? | Additionally, with the exception of cetaceans, which obviously evolved a streamlined body shape, why do these few mammals have internal testes, when most other mammals get along fine with external testes? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5fz0th/some_mammals_have_internal_testes_elephants/ | {
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3pjh9e | Why do people (usually children) associate transparency with the colour white? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3pjh9e/why_do_people_usually_children_associate/ | {
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9qjimh | - why does one get cravings? when one quits a drug/behavior, what's exactly happening when one senses a 'craving'? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9qjimh/eli5_why_does_one_get_cravings_when_one_quits_a/ | {
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8rn3yr | why must clothes irons be hot in order to serve their purpose ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8rn3yr/eli5_why_must_clothes_irons_be_hot_in_order_to/ | {
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93j3zc | how do lottery ticket companies make sure their workers don't track down the winning tickets that they print? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/93j3zc/eli5_how_do_lottery_ticket_companies_make_sure/ | {
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2q26h2 | why is it so difficult to provide africa with clean drinking water desalination? | Obviously shipping water into Africa from other countries is extremely expensive. What I really mean to ask is why Africa does not utilize desalination to obtain clean drinking water? The continent is literally surrounded by salt water, and the coastal regions receive enough sunlight that solar stills would be highly e... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2q26h2/eli5_why_is_it_so_difficult_to_provide_africa/ | {
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1hdvi5 | Has there ever been any movements similar to Zionism? | Not other movements for Jews to return to Israel but similar movements for other cultures in other lands? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1hdvi5/has_there_ever_been_any_movements_similar_to/ | {
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2dnbek | Are there visual anomalies that the human eye can see but wouldn't be seen on a picture taken? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2dnbek/are_there_visual_anomalies_that_the_human_eye_can/ | {
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73ze7h | the universe is expanding, but where is the center of the expansion? is that the point in which the big bang happened? and where are we relatively to it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/73ze7h/eli5_the_universe_is_expanding_but_where_is_the/ | {
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3g0ndn | how were the victims of the hiroshima and nagasaki bombs "killed instantly"? | I was reading about the Atomic Bomb Dome memorial in Hiroshima, and the Wikipedia article stated that while a large portion of the building was left intact, all of the people inside the building were killed, and I couldn't understand how. I was having trouble finding explanations for the actual mechanism of the "instan... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3g0ndn/eli5_how_were_the_victims_of_the_hiroshima_and/ | {
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a0o8jv | The rate of universal expansion is accelerating to the point that light from other galaxies will someday never reach us. Is it possible that this has already happened to an extent? Are there things forever out of our view? Do we have any way of really knowing the size of the universe? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/a0o8jv/the_rate_of_universal_expansion_is_accelerating/ | {
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87t95r | encoders, decoders and transcoders | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/87t95r/eli5encoders_decoders_and_transcoders/ | {
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1l3gcf | why is it not practical for more countries to send a space shuttle to the moon with all the advances in technology since 1969? | I get that it is still expensive, but if the components were affordable in 1969, how is it not much more affordable now with the advances in technology and the reduction in cost for such technologies? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1l3gcf/eli5_why_is_it_not_practical_for_more_countries/ | {
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1k6ew2 | I'm the illegitamate kid of a English king in the Middle Ages, what's my life like? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1k6ew2/im_the_illegitamate_kid_of_a_english_king_in_the/ | {
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6ji5gg | Why does a pistol's muzzle flip upwards when you shoot? | Why wouldn't the gas all leave the muzzle equally and just push backwards on your hands? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6ji5gg/why_does_a_pistols_muzzle_flip_upwards_when_you/ | {
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204wth | regarding the current event surrounding the missing malaysian airplane, if family members of its passengers claim that they can still call their missing relative's phone without getting redirected to voice mail, why doesn't the authority try to track down these phone signals? | Are there technical limitations being involved here that I'm not aware of? Assuming the plane fell into a body of water somewhere, I'm sure you just can't triangulate onto it like in urban settings (where tons of cell phone towers dotting a relatively small area), but shouldn't they be able to at least pick up a faint ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/204wth/eli5_regarding_the_current_event_surrounding_the/ | {
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78cupu | How much beta/gamma radiation does the core of a star that has undergone supernova emit? | Specifically how would it compare to say, a typical nuclear reactor running at full capacity?
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1gdo2b | I just learned about foreign accent syndrome, when brain damage makes it sound like you have a foreign accent. Do those who suffer from it actually speak with an accent from one they know or is it just the new speech patterns that come with the syndrome making it sound similar to an existing accent? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1gdo2b/i_just_learned_about_foreign_accent_syndrome_when/ | {
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4e5xjt | Is the Out of Africa hypothesis still widely accepted? Are all humans really "african?" | Hi there historians,
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7wwykr | How do stains work on the molecular level? | How are the particles that become stuck on clothing so difficult to remove? And as a follow up question, how do stain removers work? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7wwykr/how_do_stains_work_on_the_molecular_level/ | {
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1b093r | What were the extent of Anglo-Saxon and German Saxon Relations until the Carolingian Conquest of Saxony? | So I'm getting more curious about Anglo-Saxon England as it's an era of my country's history I'm really not very knowledgable about and have found it hard to find a modern, concise overview of the period. One thing I've been getting curious about is what the relationship between the 'English' and 'German' Saxons were.
... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1b093r/what_were_the_extent_of_anglosaxon_and_german/ | {
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e8hq43 | What did the British plan to do if the captured New Orleans during the war of 1812? | Keep it, burn it like Washington, or use it as a temporary base for the war? *Was* there much of a long term plan, or were they focused more on taking it first? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/e8hq43/what_did_the_british_plan_to_do_if_the_captured/ | {
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3n4kyt | What was the mentality/practice behind conducting electro-shock therapy on homosexuals as a "cure"? | Looking for a better understanding on how/why this was conducted. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3n4kyt/what_was_the_mentalitypractice_behind_conducting/ | {
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3twnhz | Why didn't the Greeks try to explore west? | I have heard/read that the Greeks were able to calculate the circumference of the Earth. If they were able to do this, then wouldn't they be able to tell that there was more land westward (the Americas)? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3twnhz/why_didnt_the_greeks_try_to_explore_west/ | {
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2wqhw5 | who decided the #2 pencil was the one to rule them all? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wqhw5/eli5_who_decided_the_2_pencil_was_the_one_to_rule/ | {
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5vkvdk | why can't we just like take a giant telescope and look at the planets that nasa discovered? similar to how our satellites can zoom in on earth. | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5vkvdk/eli5why_cant_we_just_like_take_a_giant_telescope/ | {
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e01lf9 | why is it that most of us won't think twice about spending £3.00 on a beer but will hesitate and think far too long about buying something that'll actually be useful and last for a long time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e01lf9/eli5_why_is_it_that_most_of_us_wont_think_twice/ | {
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3t3xvg | why do they market toys and collectibles before their respective movies come out? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3t3xvg/eli5_why_do_they_market_toys_and_collectibles/ | {
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4d2alo | Did the USSR have any kind of youth counterculture movement like the USA during the late 1960s? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4d2alo/did_the_ussr_have_any_kind_of_youth/ | {
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1api3p | if the 4th dimension exist does that mean im already dead somewhere/when in time? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1api3p/eli5if_the_4th_dimension_exist_does_that_mean_im/ | {
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30tu6a | How far into North America did the diplomatic/economic sphere of the Aztecs and other Mesoamerican empires extend? For instance, would a Native American living on the Chesapeake have heard of massive, city-building empires to the south? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/30tu6a/how_far_into_north_america_did_the/ | {
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2nhamk | What does "punk" mean in this context? | I was reading something written by a relative in about 1930 in which he describes going to a party and having a "punk time". What does this mean? The author was from upstate New York, if that helps.
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5f92k6 | if i sat in a bathtub of liquor would i get drunk? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5f92k6/eli5_if_i_sat_in_a_bathtub_of_liquor_would_i_get/ | {
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3rx4ys | difference between enlisted and officers in army and how different are their selection process. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3rx4ys/eli5_difference_between_enlisted_and_officers_in/ | {
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1qurch | why is it that links are repeated on different pages in reddit? | For example, why is it that there will be five of the same link on the next page while scrolling through reddit? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qurch/eli5_why_is_it_that_links_are_repeated_on/ | {
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cqwb7s | if spider webs are one of the most stiky things we know, why do spiders dont get stuck if they get tangled in them? and what aobout nest like spider webs? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cqwb7s/eli5_if_spider_webs_are_one_of_the_most_stiky/ | {
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a9j56b | Can someone explain to me what ricci flatness is? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/a9j56b/can_someone_explain_to_me_what_ricci_flatness_is/ | {
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11ma6m | What will replace integrated circuits once they reach the smallest size possible? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/11ma6m/what_will_replace_integrated_circuits_once_they/ | {
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15pzm9 | Did any significant amount of early-ish American settlers return to Europe? | If so, what were some of the reasons? How were they received/perceived? Were they seen as oddities? What else? Do you know of any individual cases? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/15pzm9/did_any_significant_amount_of_earlyish_american/ | {
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1kgb6v | Why do frozen foods thaw faster on granite countertops? | We recently upgraded our kitchen countertops from laminate to granite, and I've noticed that frozen foods defrost very fast on granite. The bottom always thaws first, so I have to flip over the food to get it to thaw evenly.
This applies to any cold items. When I place a bag of lunch meat on the counter, the bottom of... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1kgb6v/why_do_frozen_foods_thaw_faster_on_granite/ | {
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27y9v5 | - what does it mean when a file is encrypted? | What do hackers do exactly, and how does encrypting things make them unable to do that? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/27y9v5/eli5_what_does_it_mean_when_a_file_is_encrypted/ | {
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2dbwul | When NSDAP wanted to replace Roman law with German law, what did they meant? | One of the points of the original NSDAP platform from 1920 was:
19. We demand the replacement of Roman Law, which serves a materialistic World Order, by German Law.
Why Nazis objected to Roman Law (did they saw ancient Romans as not white?), and what did they meant by "German Law"?
Did they wanted to introduce Anglo... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2dbwul/when_nsdap_wanted_to_replace_roman_law_with/ | {
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1bmrt7 | Were left leaning student beatnik types any less hostile towards the Soviet Union in 1960s than most "normal" Americans at the time? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1bmrt7/were_left_leaning_student_beatnik_types_any_less/ | {
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38gnro | How come the Abwehr were so inefficient and seemingly completely useless in gathering intelligence? | From what I've read about them they were not at all good at their job and the only success in their legacy is dealing with the logistics of annexing neighbouring states. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/38gnro/how_come_the_abwehr_were_so_inefficient_and/ | {
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373jyk | by what method does google translate detect the language of input texts? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/373jyk/eli5_by_what_method_does_google_translate_detect/ | {
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