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2uu84m | How did black soldiers react to a propaganda against their own country in the Korean war? | [Courtesy of /r/Popagandaposters](_URL_0_)
Were Jim Crow laws in the Korean War? How did they effect troop morale? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2uu84m/how_did_black_soldiers_react_to_a_propaganda/ | {
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23ta14 | the reason behind reddits ui | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/23ta14/eli5_the_reason_behind_reddits_ui/ | {
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3strh9 | to receive a subpoena, does the deliverer have to say, "you've been served"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3strh9/eli5_to_receive_a_subpoena_does_the_deliverer/ | {
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19xxq9 | During the 15th and 16th century, when Britain, Spain, French, Portugal and the Dutch were colonizing or invading other countries, what were the Germans doing? | I know that most of the sub-continent was under British rule, that south-east Asia was under the Dutch, the Spaniards, the French. South America, under the the Spaniards again. America was also being colonized. I'm not sure about the Italians as well. Columbus was Italian I know. But, what were the Germans doing? We kn... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/19xxq9/during_the_15th_and_16th_century_when_britain/ | {
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43doni | why hasn't the people's salary gone up? | I have been wondering why hasn't people's salary increase and yet price of goods and services has sharply increased the past 50 years?
My rational is, if the price of good and services goes up, the company makes more money. So when the company makes more money, why don't they increase the salary of their workers? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/43doni/eli5_why_hasnt_the_peoples_salary_gone_up/ | {
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8llsrs | Is it possible to magnetize any material regardless of its composition, even if it is only for a small fraction of a nanosecond? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8llsrs/is_it_possible_to_magnetize_any_material/ | {
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cvv8jc | Why does Hirohito seem to get a free pass among most historians when it comes to war crimes? | I know Nanking was the result of a poorly controlled army that was fed anti-Chinese propaganda for a long time but this seems to be the only warcrime spoken about when it comes to Hirohito.
He officially swore of the geneva conventions and actively tried boost morale among his pillaging troops during the Sino-Japanese... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/cvv8jc/why_does_hirohito_seem_to_get_a_free_pass_among/ | {
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9humz6 | with the earth being about 70% oceans, and 97% off all water being saltwater, how does natural freshwater exist? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9humz6/eli5_with_the_earth_being_about_70_oceans_and_97/ | {
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n45jt | How can we see the structures of molecules (eg. enzymes etc.)? | If we have to have models to tell us what atoms even look like, how can we tell that the angle that a water molecule makes is 104.5°? How can we tell how macro-molecules (like enzymes and stuff) change shape when stuff binds to it? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/n45jt/how_can_we_see_the_structures_of_molecules_eg/ | {
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8wqzyf | why can't the body restore it's nerve cells when a disembodied body part is reattached? it's the same genetic coding as it was before the dismemberment, so why can you be able to move it, but not feel/feel pain with it. | No clue, but this has been on my mind for the past day or so. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8wqzyf/eli5_why_cant_the_body_restore_its_nerve_cells/ | {
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2wtljy | what is the difference between a men's mid range price haircut and an expensive mens hair cut? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wtljy/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_a_mens_mid/ | {
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1t8eu0 | why people are so opposed to default internet porn filters | Frankly, I don't see what is so terrible about default internet porn filters. With time, it seems entirely plausible that they can be programmed to only weed out actual porn and permit helpful stuff like sex-ed.
You wouldn't leave a Maxim lying around the house for your 14 year old to find, so what's terrible about ha... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1t8eu0/eli5_why_people_are_so_opposed_to_default/ | {
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18n9np | What have the Romans ever done for us? Does the public image of social advantage hold true for occupied regions? | Based on this post from [MapPorn](_URL_0_) about the Roman infrastructure 125 AD I would like to know if there was progression. I could understand if the Romans would only marginally interfere with the other cities infrastructure and city building. So did the Romans leveraged occupied cities? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/18n9np/what_have_the_romans_ever_done_for_us_does_the/ | {
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20h3jy | how does backtracing a phonecall really work? | So there are many many movies in which the police backtraces a phonecall, so the hero can punch the bad guy in his face. The thing is almost every movie has its own backtracing. What I mean is, one movie says you need "exactly one minute" to trace the call, another movie shows a PC software with a visual map and then i... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20h3jy/eli5_how_does_backtracing_a_phonecall_really_work/ | {
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3didmw | could a country legalize murder? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3didmw/eli5_could_a_country_legalize_murder/ | {
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31zgwn | Were there any "Slingshots" or slingshot like weapons during ancient, roman or medieval times? How widespread and effective was its use? | The sling is a common and often deadly weapon, but it often was used in conjunction with a leathery "strap" that helped throw the missile, I was wondering, did the Ancients have a slingshot type of weapon (_URL_0_)?
Having a slingshot seems like a more versatile and ubiquitous weapon than a leather strap style that... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/31zgwn/were_there_any_slingshots_or_slingshot_like/ | {
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hh7a5 | What would happen if you put your finger in a venus fly trap? | I've read from differing sources that putting a finger in a venus fly trap might elicit the trap to either ignore the finger, or alternatively close around it and attempt to digest it.
What would it really do? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/hh7a5/what_would_happen_if_you_put_your_finger_in_a/ | {
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2oi4iq | Would the Byzantine army of AD 1114 have been more or less organised than the Roman army AD 114? How much had the structure of the Roman military changed in that 1000 years? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2oi4iq/would_the_byzantine_army_of_ad_1114_have_been/ | {
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6drqpb | why drill instructor in the army never stop screaming at recruit in the army? | What's the point of screaming at people like that? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6drqpb/eli5why_drill_instructor_in_the_army_never_stop/ | {
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1ihuau | The philosophy of Viking raiders | **Insofar as it is possible to know, did Scandinavian raiders have any sort of philosophy or religious justification for their actions?**
When looting, killing, raping and taking slaves, would the Vikings need any more justification than a primitive 'might makes right' philosophy?
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d34hi1 | how do brine pools form? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d34hi1/eli5_how_do_brine_pools_form/ | {
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euef3v | How aware was Martin Luther of Jan Hus and the Hussites? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/euef3v/how_aware_was_martin_luther_of_jan_hus_and_the/ | {
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1oh367 | Since the gram is a unit of mass and the pound is a unit of weight, how would one determine the mass of an object (in grams) independent of gravity? | In other words, why do you have to *weigh* an object on a scale on Earth in order to determine its *mass* (in grams) given that grams are a unit of mass and not a unit of weight? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1oh367/since_the_gram_is_a_unit_of_mass_and_the_pound_is/ | {
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6o4ay3 | how do governments determine the dollar amount of a fine? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6o4ay3/eli5_how_do_governments_determine_the_dollar/ | {
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229cip | Is it a coincidence that the two most important former Axis countries, Germany and Japan, now have one of the strongest economies in the world? If not, what is the reason that despite their losses in WWII, they managed to create a robust economy? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/229cip/is_it_a_coincidence_that_the_two_most_important/ | {
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5sss8k | why do livestreams always have a small delay but group calls (on skype for example) don't | We can show our screen to everyone who's on the call (on skype) and it doesn't have a delay, then why do livestreams of games, for example, have that delay. Isn't it almost the same thing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5sss8k/eli5_why_do_livestreams_always_have_a_small_delay/ | {
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2hvcr2 | what's the deal with idaho's northern border / montana's western border? | So in my head, borders are usually divided because of Geographical terrain, otherwise they'd all be square, or at least straight.
States to the east have rivers or mountains that act as natural boundaries between geographical areas. I understand why a state like New Jeresey is drawn the way it is.
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3qyrk0 | I want to translate a proverb into Egyptian hieroglyphics. | Is there a service or a individual out there who can as accurately as possible translate a short proverb into ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3qyrk0/i_want_to_translate_a_proverb_into_egyptian/ | {
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1dchw6 | how is a red giant formed? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1dchw6/eli5_how_is_a_red_giant_formed/ | {
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es7ro0 | why do certain turns on the road have signs instructing how fast you should go while others do not? | I ask because certain turns seem a lot sharper and you might be going 60 mph around an easy turn and no sign is to be seen yet other times going 45 mph around a corner and their is a sign telling you to go 35 mph. Hope its not a dumb question. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/es7ro0/eli5_why_do_certain_turns_on_the_road_have_signs/ | {
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157xcf | What causes the brain to latch onto certain skills? In other words, why is it possible some people were "born with" certain talents? | A personal example that I can use is my natural talent for language. I have been able to pick other languages up with remarkable speed. I was raised in the US, and exposed to no other languages other than a tiny bit of Spanish offered by Dora when I was about 7. What caused my brain to grip other languages so well?
Th... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/157xcf/what_causes_the_brain_to_latch_onto_certain/ | {
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1qe7mp | why is a moment of silence seen as a sign of respect? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qe7mp/eli5_why_is_a_moment_of_silence_seen_as_a_sign_of/ | {
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1flggm | How fast do neural signals travel in my body? | If I touch my phone with my finger as I'm doing right now, how long does that info take to get to its destination? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1flggm/how_fast_do_neural_signals_travel_in_my_body/ | {
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5r40m5 | To what extent was the Finnish military in WWII complicit in Nazi war crimes? Do historians believe that Finnish involvement and complicity was motivated by resistance to USSR and communism? | I have been under the impression that although Finland participated in military action alongside and ostensibly in support of Nazi Germany, they did so out of necessity to resist the USSR and communism. I have also been under the impression that the Finns were generally unaware of the holocaust as they were working wit... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5r40m5/to_what_extent_was_the_finnish_military_in_wwii/ | {
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fah8g5 | How does the gut microbiome recover after a very strong antibiotic course? | Let us assume that a person takes a very strong antibiotic for over a month. I presume that this will impact the gut microbiome in a bad way. Now, how will the gut microbiome recover if most of it gets affected? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/fah8g5/how_does_the_gut_microbiome_recover_after_a_very/ | {
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2mbfq7 | Is there a reason Blackbeard named his ship Queen Anne's Revenge? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2mbfq7/is_there_a_reason_blackbeard_named_his_ship_queen/ | {
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bzhjr3 | Why did Victoria succeed instead of Ernst August? | I get that she was the descendant of an older brother, but her father was never king and they hadn’t exhausted the children of George III (which I’d always figured they had until I fell down a Wikipedia rabbit hole just now. ) so did being the descendant of an older sibling trump male preference primogeniture or were t... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/bzhjr3/why_did_victoria_succeed_instead_of_ernst_august/ | {
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2nrone | Did Roman soldiers have to go through "boot camp" after enlisting? Was it similar to boot camp in the American military today? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2nrone/did_roman_soldiers_have_to_go_through_boot_camp/ | {
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5lerpw | how do google and gis products know the elevation of a certain point? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5lerpw/eli5_how_do_google_and_gis_products_know_the/ | {
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31esgu | how does plasma get under a blister? | Hi all,
Does anyone know what is the process that makes plasma separate from blood, and why aren't blisters always blood blisters?
P.S - English is not my main language, so apologies in advance for any errors on my grammar.
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2u4p99 | Every object that have mass has a gravitational field? | Self-explaning title... (Sorry for any gramatical error, english is not my main language) | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2u4p99/every_object_that_have_mass_has_a_gravitational/ | {
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3ri6b0 | Why does 0!=1? | In my stats class today we began to learn about permutations and using facto rials to calculate them, this led to us discovering that 0!=1 which I was very confused by and our teacher couldn't give a satisfactory answer besides that it just is. Can anyone explain? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3ri6b0/why_does_01/ | {
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2xck0u | what does isis gain by destroying ancient statutes and burning ancient books? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xck0u/eli5_what_does_isis_gain_by_destroying_ancient/ | {
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v2q60 | How much Aspirin is life-threatening? | Inspired by this [lovely thread](_URL_0_)
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21wt4m | When the Greeks rose up against the Ottoman Empire, why did they embrace their Hellene identity over their Roman one? When, roughly, did this shift occur? | I don't particularly understand why there was a sudden shift in perception. The people of the area were known as "Romans" to both themselves (Romaioi), their enemies and eventual overlords for centuries.
I'm asking this question after listening to the "History of the Byzantium" podcast by Robin Pearson. In one of the... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/21wt4m/when_the_greeks_rose_up_against_the_ottoman/ | {
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55nhmw | why do we want to spend our day at home being lazy but then feel like we wasted the day or depressed about it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/55nhmw/eli5_why_do_we_want_to_spend_our_day_at_home/ | {
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jaw2x | Do humans have high natural miscarriage rates among animals? If so, why? | The perception I have of human birth is that compared to other animals, it's complicated and highly error-prone. This site said that 15% of pregnancies are miscarriages; is this especially high in the animal kingdom? Do humans have an especially hard/volatile reproductive cycle? If so, how would that have happened evol... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/jaw2x/do_humans_have_high_natural_miscarriage_rates/ | {
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2tq5ur | why do people delete highly successful posts and comments? | All the time I'm reading comments on a post and find a deleted comment with several thousand internet points, why delete it? And do you still get the karma, or does it go away? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2tq5ur/eli5_why_do_people_delete_highly_successful_posts/ | {
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6pnieh | How did people got access to fresh and drinkable water one thousand years ago? And why people living in deserts start drinking hot tea? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6pnieh/how_did_people_got_access_to_fresh_and_drinkable/ | {
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1dwtjh | why do people say that not paying off a credit card in full is better? | I've read through the other posts about credit scores and credit cards, but they didn't really help. I was told that I want to spend like 70% towards my credit limit, then only pay like 75% of the 70% back. I've been told that I want to carry a balance. I'm also confused about when I should pay them back? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1dwtjh/eli5_why_do_people_say_that_not_paying_off_a/ | {
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rstai | Isn't it a State's constitutional(US) right to secede from the Union? Why was the South then not permitted to? | I'm not American but my understanding is that the union of states formed under the condition that through legal processes a state can, if it chooses, secede from the union at any time. If that's true, then why did the supreme court or whoever looks over these things not just get a document signed by the governors of wh... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/rstai/isnt_it_a_states_constitutionalus_right_to_secede/ | {
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6vc932 | we can totally forget something and then remember it in an instant upon hearing a keyword/seeing something related to it. does this mean that we essentially have everythi̇ng stored in our brain, and we just cant pull it out without a reminder? | I will try to explain what i am asking a bit better. Now lets say we were given a 30-word list to memorize all. And one of those words is "sea". Sometimes we are not able to remember the word "sea" initially, but if someone said "maybe there was something about water", we might remember and say "yes, 'sea' was one of t... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6vc932/eli5_we_can_totally_forget_something_and_then/ | {
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13njbq | What were the American Founding Fathers views on Universal Suffrage? | After reading the constitution it struck me that nowhere in the text does it address voting. It only states that the electoral college of each state shall choose what candidate their state will support in that candidates bid for the presidency. It seems like a republic, rather than anything resembling a democracy, w... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/13njbq/what_were_the_american_founding_fathers_views_on/ | {
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12we55 | Where did Voyager's enormous speed (relative to us) come from? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/12we55/where_did_voyagers_enormous_speed_relative_to_us/ | {
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1jiedw | Why did the views of Al-Ghazali have such influence? Why was he so successful in destroying Arabic science? | In the late first millennium CE, the Arab world was enjoying a golden age of science and progress. Many attribute the closing of this period with the conservatism and closed mindedness of Al-Ghazali.
Why did this one scholar hold such sway? Why where his refutations of neoplatonism and the Mutazilites so effective? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1jiedw/why_did_the_views_of_alghazali_have_such/ | {
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9kfqn1 | how exactly does the us school system works? how is it possible that students are leaving school with huge debts? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9kfqn1/eli5_how_exactly_does_the_us_school_system_works/ | {
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8gjazh | what is unique enough about eyes to make them work like fingerprints when using retinal scans? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8gjazh/eli5_what_is_unique_enough_about_eyes_to_make/ | {
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7vxk9c | Why is the electric field inside a conductor 0? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7vxk9c/why_is_the_electric_field_inside_a_conductor_0/ | {
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2t0p7w | why do we wake up with morning face? | Puffy eyes, fat face. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2t0p7w/eli5_why_do_we_wake_up_with_morning_face/ | {
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7zqsum | Are there any ancient texts that have yet to be translated due to a lack of translators? | So I’m looking to teach myself an ancient language, and would like to translate text that has yet to be translated yet. Are there any projects out there that need help? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7zqsum/are_there_any_ancient_texts_that_have_yet_to_be/ | {
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5rokpi | What was the first country to offer government assistance to poor citizens (like welfare)? | I suppose I should clarify. When I said "like welfare," I meant a formal program or act in which the government used resources culled from working citizens (like income tax) to give assistance to impoverished citizens. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5rokpi/what_was_the_first_country_to_offer_government/ | {
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1qxzft | Music Historians, was there an event that became the reason we use flats vs. sharps and vice versa in some cases, if so what was it, if not how do these come to be the norm? | Instances of this happening are as follows, the first listed being the one I always see being used.
1. E Flat Vs. D Sharp
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3r3nt9 | Why were people in Great Britain so repressed during the Victorian era? | I'm curious what factors led to it. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3r3nt9/why_were_people_in_great_britain_so_repressed/ | {
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6de3xl | the federalist party | My old friend from middle school popped up on my Facebook recently, and all of his posts have something to do with The Federalist Party. I googled it and best I can come up with was it was founded by Alexander Hamilton. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6de3xl/eli5_the_federalist_party/ | {
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26akcy | Did any known rulers actually use Machiavelli's "The Prince" as a guide, or at least draw influence from it? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/26akcy/did_any_known_rulers_actually_use_machiavellis/ | {
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2l2bqc | Why did it take (West) Germany so long to recognize Oder-Neiße as the final eastern border of a reunited Germany? | When I went to school in West Germany in the late 80ties we still had schoolbooks and maps in use which would depict the 31.12.1937 German borders and name the territories east of Oder-Neiße as "under Polish administration" / "under Soviet administration" (Northern East Prussia).
I understand that in 1970, in the trea... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2l2bqc/why_did_it_take_west_germany_so_long_to_recognize/ | {
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3oypwm | why do throwing knives always land on the bladed side and never on the handle? | Well sure, it'd be pretty awkward after the event that the handle actually hit someone's forehead instead of the pointy end. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3oypwm/eli5_why_do_throwing_knives_always_land_on_the/ | {
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1mmt5p | Link between stress and cancer? | Dear Ask science
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3gcvag | how do the subway sub toasters work | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3gcvag/eli5_how_do_the_subway_sub_toasters_work/ | {
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1wi4wz | If men have XY and women have XX what would happen if scientists created a YY human or if it is impossible, why? | I already somewhat understand how reproduction works. with a mother passing on one of her X and the father passing on either an X or a Y, which would decide the sex. so would this mean that XX are very feminine, XY half feminine and half masculine, and YY some sort of super manly being? I assume a YY human wouldnt have... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1wi4wz/if_men_have_xy_and_women_have_xx_what_would/ | {
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439alw | the average bullet travels at 1700mph. so if you were to travel at 1700mph and simultaneously fire a bullet. what would happen? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/439alw/eli5_the_average_bullet_travels_at_1700mph_so_if/ | {
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4bfutj | what makes ricin such a potent poison, and what makes it untreatable? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4bfutj/eli5_what_makes_ricin_such_a_potent_poison_and/ | {
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2e4uf1 | why does my music stop when i open my microwave? | My computer and speakers are close to my microwave. I am using a DAC. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2e4uf1/eli5_why_does_my_music_stop_when_i_open_my/ | {
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7g0aoe | Why do our hands and other extremities shake? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7g0aoe/why_do_our_hands_and_other_extremities_shake/ | {
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40m4er | Can someone explain the Bell Test Experiments? | Hi!
My knowledge reaches a wall at a certain point.
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8oq7x4 | Are the two electrons in the Helium atom in the same energy state? | Are the two electrons in the same energy like two non-interacting electrons in a hydrogen atom (hypothetical) where the groundstate is degenerate due to spin? Or are the two electrons in different energy levels due to Coulomb repulsion? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8oq7x4/are_the_two_electrons_in_the_helium_atom_in_the/ | {
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2cvf1h | why do countries import things they already have or can produce? | For example, Russia imports a lot of poultry from the USA. Wouldn't it be a lot more simple, efficient and cheaper to just raise and slaughter their own chickens? Or the US producing tons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico and various other places, then exporting it to Asia, while importing from other places. Exporting beef ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2cvf1h/eli5_why_do_countries_import_things_they_already/ | {
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smir0 | What is actually happening when you get dizzy from say spinning in a chair? Is there a quick way to nullify these effects? | So when you spin on a chair then stop you get dizzy but why? Is it just blood flow that gets screwed about or is it something else like an internal gyroscope? Is there a way that the dizziness can be stopped instantly or is the only way to wait for your body to return to normal? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/smir0/what_is_actually_happening_when_you_get_dizzy/ | {
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6o066q | In fantasy books, bandits seem to be a very common occurrence. So far that merchants often hire mercenaries to protect caravans. Was that really a problem in medieval Europe and if yes who were the bandits and how big were the groups? | Was there a particular region and or time where they were particularly active? Did merchants really have to hire mercenaries for protection or did they ever seek out protection against bandits or highwaymen? Were the bandits just small groups or individuals or were there groups who counted a dozen or more? I apologize ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6o066q/in_fantasy_books_bandits_seem_to_be_a_very_common/ | {
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6zm6th | in the world of facebook, twitter, wikipedia, google and various new websites, what makes reddit ao successful. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6zm6th/eli5_in_the_world_of_facebook_twitter_wikipedia/ | {
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czmstf | what are features of the wc-130 as opposed to other planes that makes them better suited to fly directly through hurricanes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/czmstf/eli5_what_are_features_of_the_wc130_as_opposed_to/ | {
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1lsdvl | How accurate were the decors and costumes in 'The other Boleyn girl' (2008) ? | I recognize a lot of the costumes from paintings I've seen of the period but I'm wondering wether they actually wore those costumes as much as they do in the movie. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1lsdvl/how_accurate_were_the_decors_and_costumes_in_the/ | {
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19twt9 | the deep web, onion routing , and tor | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/19twt9/eli5_the_deep_web_onion_routing_and_tor/ | {
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2ayuvl | Is it possible for the body to retrieve water from urine after it has been filtered by the kidney? | By that i mean that if say one is fasting and begins the day hydrated and stores dilute urine within the bladder, is it possible that later on in the day once that person is dehydrated that the body can reabsorb some of that water in the stored urine? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2ayuvl/is_it_possible_for_the_body_to_retrieve_water/ | {
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2u473n | It's said the Nazis were not prepared with appropriate clothing and supplies for the Russian winter. How did the German High Command have such an operational failure? Were there not long term plans to occupy Russia and did they not realize they would need winter equipment then? | I've learned that the Germans thought they would conquer Russia during Barbarossa and then occupy the country. Did they not plan their occupation? Were they thinking they would conquer Russia and then just go home? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2u473n/its_said_the_nazis_were_not_prepared_with/ | {
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6dm6pt | How does Shor's algorithm work? (when implemented by a quantum computer and traditional computer respectfully) | I've been reading up on quantum computing lately as well as its implications and capabilities. I'm beginning to understand the units involved when discussing quantum computers, but I'm still at a loss when I try and wrap my head around Shor's algorithm. I've seen other people ask this question on threads relating to th... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6dm6pt/how_does_shors_algorithm_work_when_implemented_by/ | {
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17542x | How does modern biology and/or anthropology reject racism? | I believe that all humans are equal to each other, but i don't have any scientific facts to shove in the faces of racists. Can you help me? How does modern science reject racism? That people with different skin color have different intellectuality and different tendency to education or violence? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/17542x/how_does_modern_biology_andor_anthropology_reject/ | {
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46w79f | what is this "common core" thing in gaming everybody is suddenly talking about? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/46w79f/eli5_what_is_this_common_core_thing_in_gaming/ | {
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37i373 | are terms like republican/conservative/right-winger & democrat/liberal/left-winger interchangeable, or are there implied subtle differences in meaning? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37i373/eli5_are_terms_like/ | {
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278yig | what is the origin of the irrational number "e", and what significance does it have in the mathematical world? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/278yig/eli5_what_is_the_origin_of_the_irrational_number/ | {
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15rik5 | why do ford and chevrolet have subsidary companies (lincoln and gmc) that produce pretty much the same vehicles? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/15rik5/why_do_ford_and_chevrolet_have_subsidary/ | {
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2e8w7f | ancient dog breeds | I have been looking at ancient dog breeds and see that often times dogs like the Shar Pei and Basenji are listed as closer related to the wolf than dogs like the Malamute, which has a closer resemblance and a passdown history dating far back.
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4b1brs | Was the tea party a gathering of drunken lunatic frat boys and was it really about rum? | These less than scholarly articles raise some interesting questions.
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1m9cws | where do christians and other religions believe god came from? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1m9cws/where_do_christians_and_other_religions_believe/ | {
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1dbdvn | when you are nervous why your leg starts bouncing uncontrollably. | Pretty self explanatory really, but I would love to know, mine does it *all the time*. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1dbdvn/eli5_when_you_are_nervous_why_your_leg_starts/ | {
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d0wzq9 | how does a spacecraft use thrusters to move through essentially nothing? if they blast, and there’s nothing (aka, atmosphere) around them to get traction, how does it propel itself forward? and how does it steer? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d0wzq9/eli5_how_does_a_spacecraft_use_thrusters_to_move/ | {
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c32zmh | we use redshifting to determine expansion rate of the universe, but how can we know expansion rate if we only have a snapshot of a "moment" (our 100 years of space observation)? | Lets say stars A and B are redshifted by value of 2 and value of 6. But we have only one "photo", not a set of photos over looong period of time. So we (due to knowing amount of RS over distance) that star B is 3 times farther away than star A. But how do we know if they started that far away or not? Also, how would we... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c32zmh/we_use_redshifting_to_determine_expansion_rate_of/ | {
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k1ybx | non-mendelian inheritance | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/k1ybx/eli5_nonmendelian_inheritance/ | {
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