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1cnzsu | Hey, what can you historians tell me about the personalities of the conspirators responsible for Rasputin's death - Prince Felix Yusupov, Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich, and Vladimir Purishkevich? I am particularly interested in Purishkevich and his involvement in the Black Hundreds. | Hey Historians of Reddit
So this is a long shot - I am looking for more information about the lives of the people involved in Rasputin's murder. I am also curious about why certain beliefs were pervasive at the time (what were the arguments towards maintaining Russian Monarch around 1910?) I am currently writing a pla... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1cnzsu/hey_what_can_you_historians_tell_me_about_the/ | {
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1rel6x | neurologically what is happening at the moment i fall asleep and why can't i ever remember transitioning into sleep. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rel6x/neurologically_what_is_happening_at_the_moment_i/ | {
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3dagjn | why do dog paws smell like fritos (corn chips)? | And why do I love it so much? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3dagjn/eli5_why_do_dog_paws_smell_like_fritos_corn_chips/ | {
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4ah8ci | why are most call centers based out of india? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ah8ci/eli5_why_are_most_call_centers_based_out_of_india/ | {
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2hny4q | How did the dutch prepare their coffee in the age of exploration? Was it different from today? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2hny4q/how_did_the_dutch_prepare_their_coffee_in_the_age/ | {
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4awtwz | why do some states prohibit recording your own phone calls? | I understand a prohibition of third parties recording calls. There is an expectation of privacy between two trusted parties. What I don't understand is the legal justification to prohibit recording my own phone calls without the other persons' consent. Especially when dealing with business related phone calls.
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45s0s8 | Late Roman 'gun control' - did people in the western empire, c.400 CE, have personal weapons? | I know that the Roman empire wasn't keen on private citizens carrying arms, and specifically dedicated a lot of energy toward preventing banditry. But by the late empire, we also start to see many of private citizens outfitting their own armed body guards / bucellarii, elites hunting, and a gradual privatization of org... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/45s0s8/late_roman_gun_control_did_people_in_the_western/ | {
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7ymi5l | -- why do people blame the nra for mass shootings? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ymi5l/eli5_why_do_people_blame_the_nra_for_mass/ | {
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1fm94m | How rich and smart are we today compared to those of the 16th century? | Obviously the answer for most of us is vastly more so, take for example a middle class Brit or American, would an average meal be fit for a king? Would our house stand as a palace assuming plumbing and electronics still functioned?
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7u81ym | why is the president saluted while they retain a civilian status? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7u81ym/eli5_why_is_the_president_saluted_while_they/ | {
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aosmvh | what causes cavities and how do dentists fix them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aosmvh/eli5_what_causes_cavities_and_how_do_dentists_fix/ | {
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fjdml8 | how does food become skin, blood, organs, etc? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fjdml8/eli5_how_does_food_become_skin_blood_organs_etc/ | {
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gti11 | Is gravity infinite? | I dont remember where I read or heard this, but I'm under the impression that gravity is infinite in range. Is this true or is it some kind of misconception?
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42q88l | what are snails even trying to do? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/42q88l/eli5what_are_snails_even_trying_to_do/ | {
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kheir | how do video cards, gpu's and ram work together in terms of gaming? | And what's the difference/interaction between the RAM intrinsic to the video card and the computer's RAM? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/kheir/eli5_how_do_video_cards_gpus_and_ram_work/ | {
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ba8kf7 | Books on ancient sexuality? | Hi all. My university is offering a course on Ancient Sexuality next semester, and I’ve decided to take it because it looks incredibly interesting. But now I’ve got the bug for learning more about the topic, while still having a summer to get through before I can start doing that.
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jxz1a | How was weather different when landmasses were clumped into super continents like Pangaea? | Apart from climate changes, how were storms like hurricanes different? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/jxz1a/how_was_weather_different_when_landmasses_were/ | {
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13mxm9 | - why does eating a banana help with muscle cramps? | I've always been told that eating bananas, or other foods rich in potassium, will help with muscle cramps when you work out. But I've never understood the science behind it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/13mxm9/eli5_why_does_eating_a_banana_help_with_muscle/ | {
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1rpjnq | why are different audio channels/layers played through left and right earphones and not all layers through both? | I was wondering why it is that when I play songs on my iPod and inevitably one of my earphones stops working, I can only hear select layers of the song? Surely it would be easier to have all the elements of the song playing through both earphones at the same time? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rpjnq/eli5_why_are_different_audio_channelslayers/ | {
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7seap9 | Is the 7.9 earthquake in Alaska related in any way to the recent eruption of Mount Mayon in the Philippines? | Title | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7seap9/is_the_79_earthquake_in_alaska_related_in_any_way/ | {
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92shvc | how did scientists breed produce for specific traits hundreds of years ago | I've never understood how you're able to breed a basic plant for enhanced traits such as less seeds or larger leaves. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/92shvc/eli5_how_did_scientists_breed_produce_for/ | {
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5uulzl | how are boneless fish made? | I have seen plenty of those, where there's a whole fish, and it as just no bones in it, as if it never was born with any (I doubt that, though.). What's the process behind it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5uulzl/eli5_how_are_boneless_fish_made/ | {
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10h0ta | Given the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics, why is there order in the world? | Title mostly explains it all. Given that anything tends toward entropy, then why is there still so much order in the world like food chains, ecosystems, life in general.
Obviously to a religious person the answer is obvious but I wanted to know what the scientific reason(s) is. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/10h0ta/given_the_2nd_law_of_thermodynamics_why_is_there/ | {
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4hfg6f | Was Julius Caesar a reformist, a conservative, or just an opportunist? | Or a bit of all three? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4hfg6f/was_julius_caesar_a_reformist_a_conservative_or/ | {
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4177sd | Does the moon have an effect on the speed of earth's revolution around the sun? | i.e. does having a moon revolve around the earth influence the speed or direction of earth's orbit around the sun? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4177sd/does_the_moon_have_an_effect_on_the_speed_of/ | {
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2lqoa1 | How long can radio wavelengths get, while still being useable? | I recently became a licensed Technician Class amateur radio operator. I talk about it a lot with friends. I was explaining some of the basics of RF, when one friend asked, "So if you can make a radio wave that's ten meters and that needs 28 kHz, what would you have to do to make one that's the diameter of Earth?" I did... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2lqoa1/how_long_can_radio_wavelengths_get_while_still/ | {
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3oa9ep | why are there fewer blue raspberry jolly ranchers than every other flavor? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3oa9ep/eli5_why_are_there_fewer_blue_raspberry_jolly/ | {
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2dbm84 | are humans designed to eat meat? i get that we have canines, but aren't our digestive tracts too long? | Thank you. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2dbm84/eli5_are_humans_designed_to_eat_meat_i_get_that/ | {
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x2u49 | When did the cannon reach the end of it's use as a conventional artillery weapon? | I'd like to know at what point did militaries as a whole make the switch from the plain ol' cannon shooting plain ol' cannonballs to the more or less modern artillery battery shooting shaped, explosive ammunition, and if you guys could tell me at what point the Mexican military specifically made the switch too, it'd be... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/x2u49/when_did_the_cannon_reach_the_end_of_its_use_as_a/ | {
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4zg8le | How are the massive diesel engines on industrial ships started? | I have a hard time imagining there's an equally massive starter motor and glow plugs, is that the case or no? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4zg8le/how_are_the_massive_diesel_engines_on_industrial/ | {
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1rvcyx | why do humans have sex (mostly) in missionary, when nearly all other animals do it doggy, even apes / chimps? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rvcyx/eli5_why_do_humans_have_sex_mostly_in_missionary/ | {
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7nke3y | why do our teeth feel dirty after sleeping? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7nke3y/eli5_why_do_our_teeth_feel_dirty_after_sleeping/ | {
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38j661 | How could the UK afford to set up the NHS in '48 if WW2 had bankrupted them? | The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK was set up in 1948. WW2 ended in 1945. I've heard that WW2 was very hard, economically, for the UK (right?). I'm *guessing* that setting up a socialised medicine system would be very expensive (right?). So how was the UK able to set up the NHS so soon after being bankrupted b... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/38j661/how_could_the_uk_afford_to_set_up_the_nhs_in_48/ | {
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1xg5g7 | art thieves. for those who do it for the money and not the challenge, how do you get by the fact that everyone knows it's stolen? | I mean, if you are stealing art in today's world, people have to know it's stolen, especially famous items. How does someone fence something like that? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xg5g7/eli5_art_thieves_for_those_who_do_it_for_the/ | {
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3tklyy | how can companies like t-mobile offer streaming for certain products that doesn't count against your cap? isn't this prioritizing one company's data over another's? | How is this any different than Internet "fast lanes?" | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3tklyy/eli5_how_can_companies_like_tmobile_offer/ | {
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10xqow | what things happened (not the actual weather) that caused hurricane katrina to be such a disaster. | I have seen a couple documentaries but they mostly focused on the plight of individual families. Can someone explain to me in an unbiased as possible way, what happened leading up to, during and after the physical hurricane that made this such a terrible event. Thanks!!
Edit: I'm more interested in what was going on w... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/10xqow/eli5_what_things_happened_not_the_actual_weather/ | {
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110f5l | Is the heat that radiates from humans (and other living things) enough to effect the temperature of the Earth on a global scale? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/110f5l/is_the_heat_that_radiates_from_humans_and_other/ | {
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3szpa9 | if anonymous is just an idea, then what are these social media accounts and websites. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3szpa9/eli5_if_anonymous_is_just_an_idea_then_what_are/ | {
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57il19 | what is "the stack"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/57il19/eli5_what_is_the_stack/ | {
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2ve8ih | why do votes recorded on electronic voting machines need to be counted separately? is it not possible to count the votes as they are cast? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ve8ih/eli5_why_do_votes_recorded_on_electronic_voting/ | {
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1ghpd9 | What is nutrition? | I just watched a video that said pop/soda has no nutritional value. Sugar or corn syrup provides calories -- simple sugars -- we burn as energy. So, it is a food. Even complex carbs like whole wheat bread break down into simple sugars.
What then is nutrition? Vitamins, minerals, what????
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4knhm3 | Given that the earth is spinning, and water is a liquid, will sea level rise (due to climate change) be greater at the equator? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4knhm3/given_that_the_earth_is_spinning_and_water_is_a/ | {
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s1h51 | How reliable is the medical information regarding marijuana that is published on _URL_0_? | And how honest are they? Has their political agenda (which I like) affected their scientific integrity? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/s1h51/how_reliable_is_the_medical_information_regarding/ | {
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3hm599 | Do the animals (mammals, mostly) that we keep as pets exhibit behavior that is akin to that of a human suffering from Stockholm Syndrome? | Edit: This thread got pretty interesting (and philosophical in some ways). I've got some reading to do and also some psychologists and philosophers to consult. The question: "Where does SS end and free will begin?" is a very interesting one. If we apply the concept of SS too universally then everyone is just an existen... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3hm599/do_the_animals_mammals_mostly_that_we_keep_as/ | {
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5fodfp | Did the transportation of convicts to Australia lower the crime rate in Britain? | I know alot of criminals were sent to Australia when it was still a colony, but I was wondering if the crime rate actually dropped as a cause of this or if "new" criminals just took their place. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5fodfp/did_the_transportation_of_convicts_to_australia/ | {
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zh710 | callouses | I get why they form... But I don't understand HOW. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zh710/eli5_callouses/ | {
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a0rpxf | if i have a large sum of money sitting in a checking account, then why would bankers from the same institution encourage me to invest the funds? doesn’t the bank make more money off of my funds if i’m completely hands off? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a0rpxf/eli5_if_i_have_a_large_sum_of_money_sitting_in_a/ | {
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11e0lx | if reddit was against sopa and other censoring freedom of speech on the internet, why are many subreddits pushing to ban others? | It's literally all in the title. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/11e0lx/eli5if_reddit_was_against_sopa_and_other/ | {
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37q6rd | why would anyone choose a revolver over a pistol, given the substantial reload time? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37q6rd/eli5_why_would_anyone_choose_a_revolver_over_a/ | {
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cthtyg | how bad is the rain forest fire that's been going on for weeks now? how irreversible us the damage? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cthtyg/eli5_how_bad_is_the_rain_forest_fire_thats_been/ | {
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2vsnl4 | why would an artist want to start their own record label? | Why do some artists leave a well established label and try to start their own? What advantages does it give them as for production? How difficult is it to find distribution avenues? Do labels stifle creative expression that would be undesirable to some?
Curious since a well known artist left a major label. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2vsnl4/eli5_why_would_an_artist_want_to_start_their_own/ | {
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ju2ne | How much petroleum is used for making, say, a plastic bag? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ju2ne/how_much_petroleum_is_used_for_making_say_a/ | {
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12awga | Why do most landmasses appear to taper downward? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/12awga/why_do_most_landmasses_appear_to_taper_downward/ | {
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4gi0rs | How did medieval urban militias maintain training? | As indicated by the Battle of the Golden Spurs, at least some cities had well-trained infantry, and I'm under the impression from books like the Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England that town-dwellers normally had significant martial ability.
How did they ensure that when war came they would fight as a cohesive ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4gi0rs/how_did_medieval_urban_militias_maintain_training/ | {
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4a9wbl | why do actors alter their credited name slightly between films, often long after they are an established name? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4a9wbl/eli5_why_do_actors_alter_their_credited_name/ | {
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6qlbh9 | why aren't things in orbit constantly accelerating? | Objects in orbit are constantly in free fall correct? So shouldn't they be accelerating from gravity, I know that gravity's effect greatly lessens as you get further from the surface, but still it's a force that should be accelerating, so why isn't the moon and the ISS constantly orbiting faster and faster? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6qlbh9/eli5_why_arent_things_in_orbit_constantly/ | {
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21w6de | doppler effect and radar guns that cops use | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21w6de/eli5doppler_effect_and_radar_guns_that_cops_use/ | {
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41dbrn | what factors can cause a medication to produce fatally adverse reactions in humans during phase 1 drug trail, but pass animal testing with no problems? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/41dbrn/eli5_what_factors_can_cause_a_medication_to/ | {
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5pa9c3 | Did some people like living in East Germany? What things did they like about it? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5pa9c3/did_some_people_like_living_in_east_germany_what/ | {
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5ko0q9 | why is cold water so effective at getting rid of suds? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ko0q9/eli5_why_is_cold_water_so_effective_at_getting/ | {
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1pc7d9 | why do apps in the apple app store have 5 star ratings, but when i scroll down and look at the reviews, they're all angry customers who left one star? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pc7d9/eli5_why_do_apps_in_the_apple_app_store_have_5/ | {
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3ajeea | How much of the sunlight, emitted from its birth untill now, is still travelling? | How much of the sunlight, emitted from its birth untill now, is still travelling? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3ajeea/how_much_of_the_sunlight_emitted_from_its_birth/ | {
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e7igok | why do movies/series always fake phone screens? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e7igok/eli5_why_do_moviesseries_always_fake_phone_screens/ | {
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3zi68b | how does political instability in the middle east affect oil prices? | I see a lot of news sites mention that the instability in Syria and rising tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia affect the price of oil. Could someone explain this? More specifically, I read that tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia would lead to an increase in the price of oil.
Edit: If someone could specifically... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3zi68b/eli5_how_does_political_instability_in_the_middle/ | {
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1qq6fw | price fixing | Pertaining specifically to Nestle's price fixing of chocolate in 2008 | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qq6fw/eli5_price_fixing/ | {
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bz1kkz | why do lips get chapped in cold weather compared to hot? doesn’t the hot air absorb the moisture more? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bz1kkz/eli5_why_do_lips_get_chapped_in_cold_weather/ | {
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4kvb9p | Could you recommend sources with information about cultural conceptions of time in post-World War II America? | I've just begun reading Stephen Kern's The Culture of Time and Space, 1880–1918. I am interested in related sources that address more recent history, particularly in the United States.
I am especially curious about the impact the internet has had on our understandings or perceptions of time. Thank you! | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4kvb9p/could_you_recommend_sources_with_information/ | {
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38zgcb | butt smacking in sports. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38zgcb/eli5butt_smacking_in_sports/ | {
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88e069 | how does my phone number show up on a stranger’s call log even though i never called that person? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/88e069/eli5_how_does_my_phone_number_show_up_on_a/ | {
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3d0x00 | Do ears have depth perception? | I know that having two eyes enables us to be able to perceive depth. Do our ears do the same thing? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3d0x00/do_ears_have_depth_perception/ | {
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22gx0w | how do child actors/actresses play roles in films and tv shows meant for mature audiences such as "game of thrones?" | I understand how they could be separated from the filming of sexual scenes and what not, but what about when they are a part of said scenes, or when their lines are composed of cussing and other mature aspects? Are they allowed to see the films they play roles in? I've never come to understand how children are exposed ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22gx0w/eli5_how_do_child_actorsactresses_play_roles_in/ | {
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cqsxlm | what does inflammation have to do with a diabetics pancreas? | I was readying about a trial on CBD oil on diabetic mice and it mentions that it reduced pancreatic inflammation. But I am not sure how this is helpful to a type one diabetic. I don’t understand what inflammation has to do with diabetes. I was under the assumption the pancreas just doesn’t work but I believe I may be w... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cqsxlm/eli5_what_does_inflammation_have_to_do_with_a/ | {
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1oc7nd | ruth's chris steakhouse. what is a chris steak? why is it ruth's and not ruth chris' steakhouse? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1oc7nd/eli5_ruths_chris_steakhouse_what_is_a_chris_steak/ | {
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2f6dnk | 1953 & Iran | Hey folks!
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386aw0 | why do we have toll booths when driving through states and such? is it just an easy way for them to get tax money? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/386aw0/eli5why_do_we_have_toll_booths_when_driving/ | {
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ynf1c | When an object breaks the sound barrier, mach 1, there's a sonic boom; is there a similar occurrence when it goes double or triple the speed of sound? | Is the sonic boom going to increase in strength exponentially? What about once something is traveling at hyper sonic speed? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ynf1c/when_an_object_breaks_the_sound_barrier_mach_1/ | {
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3tfbdj | why do some people use comma (,) instead of dot/period (.) when writing decimals? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3tfbdj/eli5_why_do_some_people_use_comma_instead_of/ | {
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amva6y | why does mic feedback always present itself as high pitched ringing? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/amva6y/eli5_why_does_mic_feedback_always_present_itself/ | {
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1j4usb | Why did the Romans use the letter 'C' for the sound already represented by the letters 'K' and 'Q', when it comes from the Greek letter 'Γ' (gamma) ? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1j4usb/why_did_the_romans_use_the_letter_c_for_the_sound/ | {
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2n1fxa | What happened to the confiscated items the Nazis took from the prisoners during the Holocaust? | By this I mean what happened to everything(Clothes, shoes, jewelry, toys, etc) after the camps were liberated? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2n1fxa/what_happened_to_the_confiscated_items_the_nazis/ | {
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21zz5p | Why do certain substances leave an odor that is nearly impossible to remove from your skin, while others was off with ease? | For example: gasoline, garlic and skunks. I would love for my cologne to be as lastingly potent as the gasoline I got on my hands.
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2wk8qr | regarding evolution. assuming the first life was single cell organisms that reproduced by splitting, or reproduced asexually. at what point was the male/female two-part system introduced...and why? | I'm just wondering how life somehow evolved into the male/female system that we have. It seems like asexual reproduction is more efficient and if life started that way, why would it "evolve" into a less efficient and effective way of reproducing? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wk8qr/eli5_regarding_evolution_assuming_the_first_life/ | {
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4dfcil | Why can we digest fats but not plastics when both are mostly hydrocarbon chains? | For example, some saturated fats differ from polyethylene only in the chain end group (and total length). Is 'cracking' that end group the key to unraveling the rest of the chain? If so, what's so hard about breaking an extra C-H bond? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4dfcil/why_can_we_digest_fats_but_not_plastics_when_both/ | {
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20tl52 | if america were to do away with the penny, what would happen to all the pennies i have? | Would the government buy them back from me for 1 cent a piece? Could I keep them? Would the value of pennies I kept go up or become absolutely worthless? What happened in Canada to their pennies? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20tl52/eli5if_america_were_to_do_away_with_the_penny/ | {
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2bao9u | why do antibiotics make you nauseous? | And possibly.. how can you prevent nausea? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bao9u/eli5_why_do_antibiotics_make_you_nauseous/ | {
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17393s | In what way were the Mongolians affected by the Black Death? | As in loss of trade, etc | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/17393s/in_what_way_were_the_mongolians_affected_by_the/ | {
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ewtxsq | how do teeth move? | Teeth have there own holes in our jaw that keep them in place, so how the fuck do teeth move when you wear braces or invisiline? Do the holes move with the teeth? Our jaws are bone, how does it allow the teeth to move without creating a bigger hole or just making the teeth sideways? Im really confused. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ewtxsq/eli5_how_do_teeth_move/ | {
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65s1za | Why are most tuxedos and other formal clothes black and white? | I get the white because it got dirty easily and could only be worn once, but black? And why not other combinations, like purple was very expensive too. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/65s1za/why_are_most_tuxedos_and_other_formal_clothes/ | {
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3gz14u | Who was the wealthiest individual in ancient history? | And how would we determine the value of land, holdings ect. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3gz14u/who_was_the_wealthiest_individual_in_ancient/ | {
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15zmjf | why ireland separated | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/15zmjf/eli5_why_ireland_separated/ | {
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1i31gr | what is healthcare reform in america and how will it affect me-a middle class, fulltime worker with benefits? i seriously cannot figure this out and nothing makes sense when i try to find simple explainations. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1i31gr/eli5_what_is_healthcare_reform_in_america_and_how/ | {
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5mvkgz | why do certain drinks (i.e: milk) make you sick in large quantities while others (i.e: water) do not? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5mvkgz/eli5_why_do_certain_drinks_ie_milk_make_you_sick/ | {
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3ipngn | what does a cigarette actually contain? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ipngn/eli5_what_does_a_cigarette_actually_contain/ | {
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