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wht4b | why are maps that way round? | Why is north at the top, east and west to the side? If we lived in a differently arranged planet, might things be different? Have there been other cultures (Australians aside) who viewed maps differently? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/wht4b/eli5_why_are_maps_that_way_round/ | {
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6ucs9b | I know that a calorie is the energy needed to raise 1 gram of water through 1 degree Celsius, but what is the actual process used to determine what calorie value to put on a nutrition label? | Would the food item be burned like fuel in order to measure the energy released? If so, what kind of device is used, and how are beverages or food items with very high moisture content handled? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6ucs9b/i_know_that_a_calorie_is_the_energy_needed_to/ | {
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3xzbp2 | Why is it that the American colonies with the highest Puritan populations are now the least religious and most liberal states in the country? | Puritans would be *pretty* far to the right on our modern political spectrum, and yet the states where they settled the most (Massachusetts in particular) are now solidly blue states and widely regarded as among the farthest left in the country. Why the change? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3xzbp2/why_is_it_that_the_american_colonies_with_the/ | {
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3u0qcb | Did Germans citizens who peacefully opposed Hitler get punished in any way? What would happen if a soldier didn't want to kill Jews? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3u0qcb/did_germans_citizens_who_peacefully_opposed/ | {
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bh9auu | What did America do after the dust bowl | Today I was learning about the dust bowl, which horribly affected my state(Oklahoma). And during several road trips , dad tells me that most of the lakes I see aren't natural. Is this related, if so, what else did the U.S do to prevent another dust bowl. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/bh9auu/what_did_america_do_after_the_dust_bowl/ | {
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cm9i3a | why is alcohol so detrimental to fat loss/muscle gaining goals? what’s the biological mechanisms happening? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cm9i3a/eli5_why_is_alcohol_so_detrimental_to_fat/ | {
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3feu62 | why is shampoo usually translucent but conditioner opaque? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3feu62/eli5_why_is_shampoo_usually_translucent_but/ | {
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7r8hsx | Does our mother tongue affect our face features in any way? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7r8hsx/does_our_mother_tongue_affect_our_face_features/ | {
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3a4yk5 | will we run faster if we use 4 legs instead of 2 | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3a4yk5/eli5_will_we_run_faster_if_we_use_4_legs_instead/ | {
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6p5iag | how did early humans, or those part of small tribes and villages, survive genetic disorders of inbreeding and did not become extinct? | During some preliminary research, it is shown that inbreeding has "increased levels of mortality and morbidity due to a variety of genetic defects". ^[1]
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84q4r9 | Since neutrinos DO interact with particles if they get lucky, such as atomic nuclei, do neutrinos interact with the strong force, or weak force? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/84q4r9/since_neutrinos_do_interact_with_particles_if/ | {
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vtgs8 | Would a box with a perfectly reflective interior have light inside? | I've been wondering this for 20 years, ever since I learned about the existance of photons.
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ibfaz | Dark Matter, Black Holes and The Big bang! | We assume Dark Matter and Dark Energy exist because galaxies are held together by this stuff and also because the expansion of the universe in increasing in speed. I wanted to know, even though the Big band was over 13 billion years ago, would it be possible that we are still at the infancy of the initial big bang and ... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ibfaz/dark_matter_black_holes_and_the_big_bang/ | {
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e6vzby | do things suspended in a magnetic field affect the weight of whatever the magnets are on? if i had a backpack that could do that an out something that was 5kg in it would i feel that much heavier? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e6vzby/eli5_do_things_suspended_in_a_magnetic_field/ | {
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6lxtu2 | how does the mlb regulate the dimension of a park when its being built? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6lxtu2/eli5_how_does_the_mlb_regulate_the_dimension_of_a/ | {
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6y0cqe | why do we feel cold when we have tummyaches? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6y0cqe/eli5_why_do_we_feel_cold_when_we_have_tummyaches/ | {
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3ndvmy | how exactly does a 1080p screen display a 720p video, or any other resolutions without an even scale? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ndvmy/eli5_how_exactly_does_a_1080p_screen_display_a/ | {
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2fzbqx | how would the internet sustain itself if everyone used adblock? are there any other options for income than ads or a fee? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fzbqx/eli5_how_would_the_internet_sustain_itself_if/ | {
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179trq | How did Romans view the myth of Romulus and Rhemus? Were they at all interested in "fact" or was that not a principle of historical writing? | [Jorster wrote](_URL_0_):
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t759v | the recreational drug hierarchy. which drugs are worse for your body short-term, long-term, etc? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/t759v/eli5_the_recreational_drug_hierarchy_which_drugs/ | {
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4xeq9u | how does the cell tower know what phone to send a call/text message to? how secure is this system? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4xeq9u/eli5how_does_the_cell_tower_know_what_phone_to/ | {
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1189dp | Looking for book recommendations on Theodore Roosevelt. | I recently became interested in President Theodore Roosevelt and was hoping someone here could recommend a book on him. I'm mostly interested in what type of person he was. Are there any good books with a lot of anecdotes? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1189dp/looking_for_book_recommendations_on_theodore/ | {
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4uyyz9 | Is the atlantic ocean rougher and more dangerous than the pacific ocean? | Please give me sources as well. Google mostly brings up cruise ship sites. I am trying to write a paper to my girlfriend about this. Hopefully I am correct in thinking that the pacific is calmer than the atlantic... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4uyyz9/is_the_atlantic_ocean_rougher_and_more_dangerous/ | {
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ad5vqp | what do musicians hear through the headphones when "acoustic" with a band? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ad5vqp/eli5_what_do_musicians_hear_through_the/ | {
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ckoa0v | how does a hot and deserty country like egypt have such a high humidity? | I'm in Cairo right now and I noticed the humidity is incredibly high. In fact, I took a water bottle from the refrigerator out and it was soaking wet in a matter of minutes. For a place in the largest desert in the world and being so incredibly hot this time of year (just short of 40°C) it's quite strange. You'd think ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ckoa0v/eli5_how_does_a_hot_and_deserty_country_like/ | {
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4njsxw | how do actors improvise lines in movies? | Like that post on the front page about Bill Murray improvising most of his lines. How do the other actors even know what to respond with? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4njsxw/eli5_how_do_actors_improvise_lines_in_movies/ | {
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1ruwje | Theoretically how fast could a dial-up modem transfer files? | From what I understand, the reason that dial-up never went faster than 56.6 kbps was due to a legal impediment. Let's say we did away with that (and land-line phones) and only used the existing copper to connect via dial-up modems, how fast could it get? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ruwje/theoretically_how_fast_could_a_dialup_modem/ | {
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yt3b5 | why is b. obama always referred to as black? is mulatto an offensive term? why is a half-black person 'black' by default? | It just sits weird with me. That a half-black person is 'black' by default. Like blackness of one parent is more dominant than the whiteness or anything else really of the other because it's more visible in a half-b offspring. Tiger Woods, Bob Marley...
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1hnmgd | why do wild bulls gore everything in sight at a rodeo? | The people in the rodeo aren't a threat to the bull, and the bulls aren't attacking people for food, are they?
Also, how do they keep the bulls so docile before they're released? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1hnmgd/eli5_why_do_wild_bulls_gore_everything_in_sight/ | {
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i7lgs | What makes (uncontacted) tribes so different from
us? | Why did we leave the jungles so many thousand years before them? Why is it that they lack a sense of curiosity about the world outside? Is it genetic? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/i7lgs/what_makes_uncontacted_tribes_so_different_from_us/ | {
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8vf49z | how did the nazi party fund their paramillitary groups before they took power? | really interested in this and theres no answers on the internet. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8vf49z/how_did_the_nazi_party_fund_their_paramillitary/ | {
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3hrkc3 | why stagnant water makes humans sick and can potentially kill them but animals and bugs have no problems with it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3hrkc3/eli5_why_stagnant_water_makes_humans_sick_and_can/ | {
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ri0pe | What makes up the atmosphere, and could we create one? | From what I understand, Mars has a very thin atmosphere, which would make living on the planet, very difficult. Now, is there a way to artificially create an atmosphere? I guess I always assumed that if you could get enough plants in an area, then the atmosphere would thicken up, and air would be breathable. How comple... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ri0pe/what_makes_up_the_atmosphere_and_could_we_create/ | {
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h91yp | Different type of /r/askscience question: What was the title of your dissertation/thesis? | Feel free to nerd it up and not use your main account.
I can't remember mine exactly, but it was something along the lines of "Deposition and characterization of amorphous P and C containing alloys of Ru and Co by MOCVD." I'm sure not even my advisor read it. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/h91yp/different_type_of_raskscience_question_what_was/ | {
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crwogq | what causes autism in the brain what are neurological differences in the brain? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/crwogq/eli5_what_causes_autism_in_the_brain_what_are/ | {
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2u9dn1 | is breaking the seal a thing? ... if so, why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2u9dn1/eli5_is_breaking_the_seal_a_thing_if_so_why/ | {
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b6dlrf | why does putting tape on windows help during a tornado? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b6dlrf/eli5_why_does_putting_tape_on_windows_help_during/ | {
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2fvhix | how do glasses help a kid's eyes develop? | So last time I went to my ophthalmologist he said my eyes were basically finished developing. I was wondering how wearing glasses helps kids' eyesight develop better? Hoping for a biological answer so I can understand how much I can regret never wearing my glasses as a kid. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fvhix/eli5_how_do_glasses_help_a_kids_eyes_develop/ | {
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vyo6o | self posts/non-karma on self posts | Please explain
1. What is a self post?
2. What subreddits would one find a lot of self post
3. How do you distiguish a self post from a regular post?
4. Why do you receive no karma from a self post
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3ahzgo | why didn't coffee evolve the same way as tea, with everyone using little one-use bags of grinds just like tea? | Is it a taste issue? Genuinely curious. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ahzgo/eli5_why_didnt_coffee_evolve_the_same_way_as_tea/ | {
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egn7vp | What degree of stimulus is required to roust a hibernating animal? What process does the animal go through upon a sudden awakening? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/egn7vp/what_degree_of_stimulus_is_required_to_roust_a/ | {
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1jf1u2 | how capacitors work | I have a pretty good understanding of DC power, this just always confused me. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jf1u2/eli5_how_capacitors_work/ | {
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3crb0f | why do some internet services make it impossible to actually delete an account? what do they gain by holding on to an empty profile? | I just checked out that site "_URL_1_" that was posted in that thread about good websites today, and saw that some places like _URL_2_ and _URL_0_ don't let you fully delete your profile. What good is it to them to say you can't? Also, why is it legal?
Edit: Thanks for all the responses! I guess I never really thought... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3crb0f/eli5_why_do_some_internet_services_make_it/ | {
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a55fbb | why is the windshield on my car more frosty than everything else in the morning? | Even other objects made with glass don't seem to frost as much as the windshield. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a55fbb/eli5_why_is_the_windshield_on_my_car_more_frosty/ | {
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1nx54n | "Prussian discipline" is a term that comes up quite a bit. In what ways was Prussian society more disciplinarian than other European cultures of the age? | Was this just in reference to the army? What would be concrete examples of this military discipline?
What about outside of the military? Were legal penalties more punitive? Was vice or sloth or alcoholism viewed differently than in other countries? Longer work days?
In what ways did this famed Prussian disciplin... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1nx54n/prussian_discipline_is_a_term_that_comes_up_quite/ | {
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99ic1k | Is it possible to use the Oberth maneuver around a black hole? If so what would be the result? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/99ic1k/is_it_possible_to_use_the_oberth_maneuver_around/ | {
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89i2og | exactly how is smoking weed different from eating edibles. not in your mind but chemically. | I don’t know the science behind it but I can tell the difference in the effects. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/89i2og/eli5_exactly_how_is_smoking_weed_different_from/ | {
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9os7rq | how would universal healthcare in the us effect the economy? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9os7rq/eli5_how_would_universal_healthcare_in_the_us/ | {
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57ciy2 | how does glass become sea-glass? | Once glass has been in the ocean for awhile, it becomes smooth. Why is this possible?
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6uutud | how do humans "learn to like" things? shouldn't we have the same response every time? | A good example of this would be music. You hear a song and originally you hate it, but you hear it enough times and start to like it. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6uutud/eli5_how_do_humans_learn_to_like_things_shouldnt/ | {
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m95r7 | Sheets of Metal, Why do they make thunder sounds? | We all know the age old trick of shaking a large thin metal sheet to make thunder noises, but why? Walking through Home Depot I saw a small kid so amused by this simple thing, that I just had to know how it worked. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/m95r7/sheets_of_metal_why_do_they_make_thunder_sounds/ | {
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1moar0 | why aren't things that are inherently good for us addicting? while things that are naturally bad for us are? | Example: Nicotine and sugar = addicting, where as Apples are not.
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fx1lxb | Why do birds move their heads like stop motion animation? Why don't they have more fluid head movements? | [deleted] | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/fx1lxb/why_do_birds_move_their_heads_like_stop_motion/ | {
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808v30 | The cultural reputations of Edison and Tesla portray Tesla as an unappreciated genius, and Edison as a cynical opportunist. Are these reputations fair? Was Tesla's alternating current superior and workable, and, if so, why didn't it become standard? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/808v30/the_cultural_reputations_of_edison_and_tesla/ | {
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232w1e | why is it sometimes so satisfying to press buttons and flip switches? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/232w1e/eli5_why_is_it_sometimes_so_satisfying_to_press/ | {
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1pdb4z | What is the system of proving something? Is there only one or are there multiple, more specific systems? What makes something proven? | I'm still in high-school and am probably going to learn it in pure Maths next year, but I'm keen to know! Is there a general system that fits all fields of Maths and needs to be refined or specialized when it's applied to each field, or are there specific systems for each field? (By the way when I say field I mean like... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1pdb4z/what_is_the_system_of_proving_something_is_there/ | {
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1kx6lt | Do different types of Arachnids eat each other? | I'm not having much luck on google. I'd like to know if Arachnids eat each other in general, and if for example, a wolf spider would eat a cellar spider. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1kx6lt/do_different_types_of_arachnids_eat_each_other/ | {
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9txd7b | what are some of the causes of the huge variability in average salary (finance vs nursing for example) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9txd7b/eli5_what_are_some_of_the_causes_of_the_huge/ | {
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1q31im | what would happen if all the cockroaches in the world disappeared? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1q31im/eli5what_would_happen_if_all_the_cockroaches_in/ | {
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2orpux | What caused the Philippine American War? And what was the reaction of the journalists at home and the war correspondents abroad to American atrocities? | I'm trying to compile as many primary source documents about the decisions, meetings, speeches leading up to the war, but I suppose I'm having trouble understanding specifically what events precipitated the shift from the Spanish-American War to the Philippine-American war?
Also I've been looking at editorials and car... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2orpux/what_caused_the_philippine_american_war_and_what/ | {
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5fmfrz | why have processor speeds been stuck at 2-4 ghz for a long time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5fmfrz/eli5_why_have_processor_speeds_been_stuck_at_24/ | {
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aeokby | Why did the US Government make it so Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates have to be of the same party? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/aeokby/why_did_the_us_government_make_it_so_presidential/ | {
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17xv1z | why do so many parking lots, particularly in "shopping centers," seem so poorly designed? | I know that there are professionals who do this, and I'm not trying to call them out or anything. What makes it difficult to design a parking lot that feels easily navigable? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/17xv1z/eli5_why_do_so_many_parking_lots_particularly_in/ | {
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4dlj0c | Did Roman provincial governors rule with autonomy in the Late Republic? | I'm curious to know to what extent did the governors of provinces in the late roman republic get to make their own decisions and to what extent did they have to answer to the senate.
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54cjq3 | When I type on my computer, where does the actual electricity from my keystroke travel to and what physical changes does it cause? | I'm so curious about where the actual rubber meets the road when it comes to instructions I send to my CPU. | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/54cjq3/when_i_type_on_my_computer_where_does_the_actual/ | {
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2j49qn | Is there any evidence that the United States purchased Alaska as part of a plan to connect it with the rest of the country (i.e. through Canada)? | In other words, did the United States ever plan on trying to acquire the area between Alaska and the rest of the country? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2j49qn/is_there_any_evidence_that_the_united_states/ | {
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6b47co | how does slamming particles into each other in the lhc help us to make new discoveries? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6b47co/eli5_how_does_slamming_particles_into_each_other/ | {
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almszq | how do voice assistants like siri or google assistant say so many things? | I have a non-English name, and it still got it spot on. Almost always say things properly, or at least how I imagine I'd say a word if I hadn't heard it before. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/almszq/eli5_how_do_voice_assistants_like_siri_or_google/ | {
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g3t3g | The "Moon Anomaly" | I hesitate to even ask this question because it comes from Above Top Secret, and 95 percent of the stuff posted there is craziness. That being said, here's an apparent study on the "moon anomoly". [Warning PDF](_URL_0_)
I really don't understand all of what's inside this, so maybe someone can help me out. Obvious... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/g3t3g/the_moon_anomaly/ | {
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1900hx | how do printers work so fast and efficiently? how does the ink not smudge all over the page? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1900hx/how_do_printers_work_so_fast_and_efficiently_how/ | {
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387wmp | why do the nsa and fbi actually need to gather our data? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/387wmp/eli5_why_do_the_nsa_and_fbi_actually_need_to/ | {
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e2y4pe | How did people react to hearing their own voice when the phonograph was invented? | As far as I understand, Thomas Edison's phonograph was the first device that could play back recorded sounds, including human voices. Today, everyone seems to hate their sound of their own recorded voice. How did they react back then? Did people notice their own voices sounded different? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/e2y4pe/how_did_people_react_to_hearing_their_own_voice/ | {
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31o759 | If only the skull of a human is found during an archaeological dig, is it possible to determine the gender of the individual? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/31o759/if_only_the_skull_of_a_human_is_found_during_an/ | {
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e874j9 | why does faster flow in a hose cause more pressure, given bernoulli's principle? | Bernoulli's Principle seems to say that increased flow velocity causes less pressure. This does make sense, since pressure takes energy and so does motion, so with a fixed amount of energy of course there's a tradeoff. But in every example I can think of, the opposite seems to be true. If you put your thumb over a hose... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e874j9/eli5_why_does_faster_flow_in_a_hose_cause_more/ | {
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htxsa | How much validity is there to the "Right and Left Brain" dynamic as a reference to math and artistic capability? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/htxsa/how_much_validity_is_there_to_the_right_and_left/ | {
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1y6ajr | Why was England the only Germanic nation to keep common law? | From most of my research, English common law developed out of ancient Germanic tribal law. Why was England the only country that kept this practice? Were there other countries that had this practice, but switched over to civil law? If so, how did they differ from English common law, or were the practices largely the sa... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1y6ajr/why_was_england_the_only_germanic_nation_to_keep/ | {
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1gx2r0 | How come people in Spain and other Spanish speaking countries have Islam/Arab influenced names like Ibrahim and Omar? | I know Moors ruled parts of Spain at some point in history but how did these names keep to this day and spread to other Spanish/Latin America countries while the people having these names are actually not Muslim or Arab at all. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1gx2r0/how_come_people_in_spain_and_other_spanish/ | {
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45sw56 | does bank account with all money which my country hold exist ? | Where is this all money which my country has from taxes ? Is somewhere a real account ? Does somebody has a real password to this account ? How this all looks like ?
Sorry for English, not native. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/45sw56/eli5_does_bank_account_with_all_money_which_my/ | {
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cuhorm | how does the science behind the inheritance of skin colour work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cuhorm/eli5_how_does_the_science_behind_the_inheritance/ | {
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etmipn | Why are most, if not all antiviral drugs designed to attack the virus indirectly such as during replication and never directly such as binding to the virus, making it useless? | There seems to be many ways that antiviral drugs are designed to work, such as attacking a specific essential enzyme in the life cycle of the virus or releasing a certain chemical or protein to trigger an immune reaction, but I have not heard of a drug that attacks the virus directly by reacting with it or binding to i... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/etmipn/why_are_most_if_not_all_antiviral_drugs_designed/ | {
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8vn1p4 | What's stopping planes from being built increasingly larger just by scaling up? | If I take the largest airliner in the world, and increase every single part of it to be 2x larger, will it still work? It has twice the weight, but but does it have wings that provide twice the lift, and engines that provide twice the thrust? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8vn1p4/whats_stopping_planes_from_being_built/ | {
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4hy30r | why do human beings, as a species, get such enjoyment from picking on each other and hurting each others' feelings, even among supposed friends? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4hy30r/eli5_why_do_human_beings_as_a_species_get_such/ | {
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19phu5 | How important was Cortes in the conquest of Mexico? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/19phu5/how_important_was_cortes_in_the_conquest_of_mexico/ | {
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1rzfts | what happens to the water elevation of a lake when a drop of water falls in? | Is it equally distributed throughout the lake or are the elevations different in different areas? Also, how much of a difference would the drip make in elevation? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rzfts/eli5what_happens_to_the_water_elevation_of_a_lake/ | {
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5gos8p | Why are ancient oracles or seers in TV often portrayed as ugly, old, blind and horny men. And how did they rise to power? | Hey guys,
so first of all let me show you these two pictures for a better understanding. [The Oracle of Delphi in "300"](_URL_0_) and [The Seer from TV Show "Vikings"](_URL_1_).
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29pm9q | Hypothetically, is it possible to have a nuclear powered aircraft (what about a passenger jet)? Has such a thing been attempted? | Question is in title. I am not sure how small and shielded a nuclear reactor can get, but I'm curious how it would work on an aircraft. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/29pm9q/hypothetically_is_it_possible_to_have_a_nuclear/ | {
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7jm3c1 | Why are duck billed platypuses considered to be such a strange species? | I read that when they were first brought to england, no one believed it was a real animal but there was nothing I could find that seems extremely out of the ordinary except that it’s like a weird morph of ducks, beavers and otters. (There could have been something but I really don’t know much about this) | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7jm3c1/why_are_duck_billed_platypuses_considered_to_be/ | {
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9ojugf | Were there many Japanese nationals in Nazi Germany? If so, how were they treated by the Nazi government and the German people, despite not being "Aryan" but still being citizens of an allied nation? | And what happened to them between the period of Germany's surrender and Japan's surrender? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9ojugf/were_there_many_japanese_nationals_in_nazi/ | {
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j43mk | explanation the human immune system, li5. | Please describe how the human immune system works, specifically referencing the major organs and structure involved, and major cell types that comprise this system, including [natural killer cells, as seen in this neat video.
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Maybe a quick brush up of Biology 101 is in order first to meet the guidelines of ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/j43mk/explanation_the_human_immune_system_li5/ | {
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2t23t9 | Do electronic devices 'absorb' wifi around them weakening the signal in their immediate vicinity? | Say, would the signal be weaker for three tablets bunched up together in front of a router instead of being a bit further away but more spread out? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2t23t9/do_electronic_devices_absorb_wifi_around_them/ | {
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1laqbm | Could a black hole ever be destroyed by some event? | Could a black hole ever be destroyed by some event? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1laqbm/could_a_black_hole_ever_be_destroyed_by_some_event/ | {
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3goh9p | Is the facebook video (link in comments) that is going around about the causes of the Civil War accurate? If not, what points are most refutable? | _URL_0_ | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3goh9p/is_the_facebook_video_link_in_comments_that_is/ | {
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7yz2b5 | what do the people in the bobsleds do when going down the track? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7yz2b5/eli5_what_do_the_people_in_the_bobsleds_do_when/ | {
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t5v25 | why is classical music titled by a musical note? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/t5v25/eli5_why_is_classical_music_titled_by_a_musical/ | {
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aieq9f | what actually causes chromosomes to cross over in meiosis? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aieq9f/eli5_what_actually_causes_chromosomes_to_cross/ | {
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af6emp | when a flashlight is about to die, it becomes very dim. why don’t phones do that same thing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/af6emp/eli5_when_a_flashlight_is_about_to_die_it_becomes/ | {
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31p35y | other than efficiency, what does pumping premium gas instead of regular do? | I started pumping premium about a week ago and so far noticed better gas mileage and the response time almost feels better but I know absolutely nothing about gas and its effects. Thanks! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/31p35y/eli5_other_than_efficiency_what_does_pumping/ | {
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6nqk7g | Why can a drag coefficient only be found experimentally? | Why is it only found this way? Why can't we derive it from things such as ratios of the cross-sectional area of the object in motion? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6nqk7g/why_can_a_drag_coefficient_only_be_found/ | {
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35h1f0 | Did ancient Roman women shave their legs, armpits, and/or pubic hair? What was considered the fashion vis-a-vis body hair for women of the ancient world? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/35h1f0/did_ancient_roman_women_shave_their_legs_armpits/ | {
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"http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/rules#wiki_do_not_just_post_links_or_quotations",
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a8sxrd | why do microscopic images of things seem to have no texture? they look like crappy, grey animations. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a8sxrd/eli5_why_do_microscopic_images_of_things_seem_to/ | {
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