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3ukb51 | what is going on with russia and turkey? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ukb51/eli5_what_is_going_on_with_russia_and_turkey/ | {
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1sxfsz | I know our eyes are more sensitive to certain wavelengths. Are our ears also more sensitive to certain frequencies? Does that affect how sound is mixed? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1sxfsz/i_know_our_eyes_are_more_sensitive_to_certain/ | {
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q2ean | Why do mammals have capsaicin receptors? | I was originally going to ask why peppers evolutionarily selected to produce capsaicin, but the answer was readily available (apparently birds do not have capsaicin receptors and do not digest the seeds as well as mammals). That led me to ask: then why do we have these receptors? Does it provide some advantage or is ... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/q2ean/why_do_mammals_have_capsaicin_receptors/ | {
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1u5f96 | How closely related are the Y chromosomes in a male lineage? | Since Y chromosomes must always be transferred from the male parent, how closely related should the Y chromosomes be when tracing the male lineage? I.e., comparing the Y chromosomes of the son to his father, grandfather, great grandfather, and so on? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1u5f96/how_closely_related_are_the_y_chromosomes_in_a/ | {
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caojmr | is there a limit to how fast a mobile phone can move before it can’t keep a signal? | I’m not 100% sure how phones work but I’m curious if there is a limit to how fast a phone could travel before it was unable to keep a signal / 4G? For example if you put a phone in a cat. How fast would it have to travel before it stopped getting a signal? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/caojmr/eli5_is_there_a_limit_to_how_fast_a_mobile_phone/ | {
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920u46 | How were Indians, Chinese, Arabs, and Africans perceived in pre-colonial Europe? | If I understand correctly, colonization and the associated monetary lure led to the development of several racist theories as well as widespread prejudice against non-white peoples in Europe and the 'new' continents of America.
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1di4ub | Why do atmospheric pressure changes and temperature shifts affect the sinuses so strongly? | Feel free to correct me if I'm wording this incorrectly.
A lot of people have allergies/sinus problems when the seasons change. Part of that is pollen, dander, etc. But part of it too seems to be when there's rapid temperature changes and/or a sudden atmospheric pressure shift from an incoming storm.
Do we know ... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1di4ub/why_do_atmospheric_pressure_changes_and/ | {
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5lj296 | bicameral legislatures - how do they work and why do they exist? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5lj296/eli5_bicameral_legislatures_how_do_they_work_and/ | {
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6kpeg9 | In the Salem witch trials, or any other witch trials, was a woman ever found innocent? What evidence was presented to determine this? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6kpeg9/in_the_salem_witch_trials_or_any_other_witch/ | {
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j3xcd | how does counting cards work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/j3xcd/eli5_how_does_counting_cards_work/ | {
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3awkny | why does my doctor prescribe me 800mg ibuprofen when he could just tell me to take 4 200mg pills? is there something better about 1 800mg pill over 4 200mg pills? | Wouldn't it be easier for him to tell me to take 800mg at a time. I can but 200mg pills at the store without a prescription. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3awkny/eli5_why_does_my_doctor_prescribe_me_800mg/ | {
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6ojwmg | Why are some foods, like eggs and donuts, sold in America in units of a dozen? | Is there an historical reason for this phenomenon? Are these foods sold in different units in other countries? This question was asked two years ago, but received no responses. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6ojwmg/why_are_some_foods_like_eggs_and_donuts_sold_in/ | {
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10rjpc | Why don't hair cells (noise-induced hearing loss) heal themselves like cuts and scrapes do? Will we have solutions to this problem soon? | I got back from a Datsik concert a few hours ago and I can't hear anything :) | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/10rjpc/why_dont_hair_cells_noiseinduced_hearing_loss/ | {
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s5qn8 | Why does the human immune system not have a cummulative effect? | To be more specific, shouldn't our immune systems become more efficient as we get older and our body recognizes more and more pathogens? For example, i believe its true that you cannot get the same cold virus twice because your system remembers the virus, and has the antibodies to kill it. Why does this system not accu... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/s5qn8/why_does_the_human_immune_system_not_have_a/ | {
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3j0qln | how do high liquors makers (like scotch) forecast demand 6/8/12 years in the future? is scotch really aged for that long or is it some magic marketing math? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3j0qln/eli5_how_do_high_liquors_makers_like_scotch/ | {
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9f9afi | If I were able to watch an object enter a black hole, would the object going into black hole eventually come to a stop from my point of view or would it disappear as it passed the event horizon? | Given that time runs slower relative to me, shouldn’t the object passing through the event horizon come to a stop eventually through my eyes? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/9f9afi/if_i_were_able_to_watch_an_object_enter_a_black/ | {
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cxw6gm | Can you totally lose your sense of touch? | You can lose all of the other four senses completely, but touch, given that receptors are distributed evenly on the body, gives me the idea that it can happen. Or can it? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/cxw6gm/can_you_totally_lose_your_sense_of_touch/ | {
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3s17fk | how is lettuce able to be picked, shipped, processed, and shipped again, and still be green but if i don't finish a bag of premade salad in a week the lettuce turns brown? | EDIT: Front page thanks so much guys!!
Here is what I have learned: My fridge sucks, all my food is gassed, ice my lettuce, and eat it quicker. Thanks | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3s17fk/eli5_how_is_lettuce_able_to_be_picked_shipped/ | {
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1jee8e | how pre-electronic recording worked? | I mean, before microphones. Jelly Roll Morton era. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jee8e/eli5_how_preelectronic_recording_worked/ | {
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5c4c86 | why does the direction left have negative connotations in western languages (while right has the opposite) | For example in English left also means the past tense of to leave, while right means the right decision. Furthermore, in Spanish right, "derecha", means law. Furthermore in Italian left is "sinistro" (which comes from the same word sinister does in english). Lastly in French right "driote" means straight, while left "g... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5c4c86/eli5why_does_the_direction_left_have_negative/ | {
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2x8ce7 | Does a photon stop traveling at the speed of light once it enters a black hole? | If so, does the photon then experiences time? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2x8ce7/does_a_photon_stop_traveling_at_the_speed_of/ | {
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4zew8z | why is there activism for women to have equal representation in office jobs and politics but not in other male-dominated fields like mining, construction and related fields where they are equally or less represented in? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4zew8z/eli5_why_is_there_activism_for_women_to_have/ | {
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4418en | Did two countries united by a personal union (i.e., the same king) ever go to war with eachother? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4418en/did_two_countries_united_by_a_personal_union_ie/ | {
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42odlt | by what logic do "sovereign citizens" feel that the laws don't apply to them, when they quote the same established law as as their justification or protection? | In short, how do they ever think [THIS](_URL_0_) won't happen? What is their logic? I can not figure it it. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/42odlt/eli5_by_what_logic_do_sovereign_citizens_feel/ | {
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1a37dl | I read today that infantry units in the American Civil War chose their officers (captains, lieutenants and such) through popular election. How did this work? | This seems to have been true for both the Union and Confederate armies, but I have to admit that I'd never heard about this at all until just now.
Is this really true? How were the elections organized, if so? What sort of things did "candidates" do to earn their men's votes? Could candidates step forward, or did th... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1a37dl/i_read_today_that_infantry_units_in_the_american/ | {
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9v1nwx | How were old world metal-based currencies affected by the massive influx of gold and silver from the new world via the Spanish treasure fleets? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9v1nwx/how_were_old_world_metalbased_currencies_affected/ | {
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a06181 | why does the usa have a passenger rail system of a third world country? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a06181/eli5_why_does_the_usa_have_a_passenger_rail/ | {
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10q7dh | If a person was born lacking all senses (sight, hearing, feeling, etc.), would they know they exist? | Also, what would they likely perceive? This is more of a Neuroscience question, although possibly another field may be able to lead to the answer! | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/10q7dh/if_a_person_was_born_lacking_all_senses_sight/ | {
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31ev2b | how did china end up with 90%+ han chinese? equaling more than a billion people? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/31ev2b/eli5_how_did_china_end_up_with_90_han_chinese/ | {
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83sxup | why is the mouth so much more high maintenance compared to the rest of the body? | Why is it that the our teeth, gums need to be maintained and looked after multiple times a day and are generally more demanding to keep in good shape compared to the rest of the body? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/83sxup/eli5_why_is_the_mouth_so_much_more_high/ | {
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7qe4ez | how do underwater matches maintain their burn? | How do matches like this keep burning underwater?
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82vu3n | Is it possible to know the charge of a black hole? | With the event horizon "hiding" all the information about the singularity inside, how is it possible that we can know the charge of a black hole? The charge information is conveyed via the electromagnetic field, but as I understand it no light can escape from the event horizon? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/82vu3n/is_it_possible_to_know_the_charge_of_a_black_hole/ | {
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1n9ghc | Could the successful recipient of a bone marrow transplant go on to donate bone marrow themselves? | For example, can a leukemia patient be successfully transplanted, and, if shown to be disease free, "pay it forward" by donating themselves? Or would the individual be disqualified because they had a history of leukemia? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1n9ghc/could_the_successful_recipient_of_a_bone_marrow/ | {
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er73nd | Why did Andalusians dominate the Spanish settlers of the New World? Did the presence of Andalusians impact the way colonial cultures developed in comparison to "metropolitan" Spain? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/er73nd/why_did_andalusians_dominate_the_spanish_settlers/ | {
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mdv7f | People have claimed that drinking hot liquids make you sweat less than drinking cold liquids. | I have had several people explain this to me on the basis of: "your body has to heat the water to body temperature, so when you drink cold water, your body burns calories to warm it up, and therefore you sweat more."
I have the following problems with this explanation.
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14lail | Are there instances of documented, hidden treasure that we know are out there somewhere, but are still undiscovered? | I was recently reading about Genghis Khan's tomb, and the possibility that it might have significant treasure (though my impression is that the treasure was speculative, and not documented). But it started me wondering about what piles of treasure are out there for which historians have significant evidence, but haven'... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/14lail/are_there_instances_of_documented_hidden_treasure/ | {
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3bsiat | why are african americans one of the most religious groups considering christianity was essentially forced on their ancestors and used as a justification for slavery? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3bsiat/eli5_why_are_african_americans_one_of_the_most/ | {
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ab3gny | how do people get penny size, or bigger, black heads in their skin? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ab3gny/eli5_how_do_people_get_penny_size_or_bigger_black/ | {
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3gdeys | What makes Mount Everest so deadly? | Assuming an average Joe with no training had all the right supplies and permitting no natural disasters occurred, why is considered so likely he would die climbing the mountain?
Is it natural disasters, climate, temperature? Does it have to do with pressure exposure to the altitude?
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242zio | Do waves outside the visible light spectrum have color? | I know the question seems silly, but what I mean is are gamma rays like a deep, deep blue, since they are on the short W/long F side of the spectrum? Are FM radio waves a strong red?
...God, I hope this makes sense. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/242zio/do_waves_outside_the_visible_light_spectrum_have/ | {
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3gxuen | In a household with a pet, does the animal recognize all mature humans in the home as dominant, or do they recognize only one as the alpha? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3gxuen/in_a_household_with_a_pet_does_the_animal/ | {
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quykr | Does the "blue light effect" in this product have any scientific basis, or is it just marketing BS? | _URL_0_
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43c4oa | how do police investigate a suicide? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/43c4oa/eli5_how_do_police_investigate_a_suicide/ | {
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1ypvu2 | Where did Gustavus Adolphus manufacture his troops' standardized equipment and weapons? | What about the gunpowder and supplies as well? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1ypvu2/where_did_gustavus_adolphus_manufacture_his/ | {
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4tqe5j | Why did the British Royal Family change their name during World War One? | Whose idea was it? Was there resistance to the idea from the royal family themselves, or traditionalists outside of the family? Was anti-German feeling in Britain really strong enough to force the Head of State to change his name? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4tqe5j/why_did_the_british_royal_family_change_their/ | {
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ez9vgl | heats of solution | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ez9vgl/eli5_heats_of_solution/ | {
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2mt7v9 | what causes the picture to roll over on old tv sets? | As I was binge watching Mad Men on Netflix, I noticed that the pictures on the old TV sets would constantly roll over, usually vertically. What caused this? And how did improvements to modern TV sets ultimately render this a non-issue. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mt7v9/eli5_what_causes_the_picture_to_roll_over_on_old/ | {
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33w581 | Why don't mosquito bites hurt? Could We modify needles to draw blood/inject people in the same fashion? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/33w581/why_dont_mosquito_bites_hurt_could_we_modify/ | {
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tmy5q | Did life on Earth evolve to perceive time relative to the Earth's speed through the universe? | I don't quite understand the physics of either the "Great Attractor" or relativity all that well, but I do know that humans are whizzing through the universe at some break-neck speed -- relative to empty space.
My question is this: Does the rate that we are flying through the universe affect our biology in any way? Al... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/tmy5q/did_life_on_earth_evolve_to_perceive_time/ | {
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z4fsu | With the exception of WWII, in what other wars have US journalists actively taken up arms? | I ask this because I've been reading a recent book called *Cronkite* by Douglas Brinkley (excellent book btw, as are just about all of Brinkley's books) and there is a significant section on Cronkite's time as a reporter during WWII. At one point, Cronkite and other reporters, including Andy Rooney, joined U.S. pilots... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/z4fsu/with_the_exception_of_wwii_in_what_other_wars/ | {
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24cri1 | why some people suffer from fear of flying when it is the most safest way to travel long distance? ? | Many many people suffer from fear of flying, however it is one of the most safest ways to travel compared to other modern methods? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24cri1/eli5_why_some_people_suffer_from_fear_of_flying/ | {
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2dje7x | Have presidential elections always been the center of attention? | I barely hear anything in the news about elections if it's not a presidential election year.
Has it always been like this?
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44r3lr | how can emotional distress cause someone to faint? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/44r3lr/eli5_how_can_emotional_distress_cause_someone_to/ | {
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8fjv50 | why can't we have the characters '\', '/', ':', '*', '?', ' < ', ' > ', '|' in a file's name in windows? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8fjv50/eli5_why_cant_we_have_the_characters_in_a_files/ | {
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1koflv | During the American Civil War, was the importance of Gettysburg recognized immediately after the battle, or did it only become clear afterwards? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1koflv/during_the_american_civil_war_was_the_importance/ | {
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ep1czn | How did people drink so much alcohol in the past? | I'm reading a lot of primary sources from 18th and 19th century Europe for a class, and it seems like people were drinking just *constantly.* I know this is a bit qualitative, and I don't have any hard data to back it up, but why wasn't everyone permanently hammered all the time? Were they? What am I missing here?
Edi... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ep1czn/how_did_people_drink_so_much_alcohol_in_the_past/ | {
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bkxd8k | Did people in past centuries (Middle Ages - XIX century) struggle with the same health issues as we do? | I hope my question will not be considered stupid but it's definitely very random. There are some history podcasts concerning "the origins of middle finger", so I thought my question is worth asking here. It's more anthropolological though.
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303a7g | Did ancient Roman fashion fluctuate as much as modern american? | There are obvious differences between style 30-50 years ago and today, and even earlier this year, in america.
Despite that, we only ever see the same, very uniform roman fashion in most media for seemingly the entire history of the empire.
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5d78j7 | why is there serotonin syndrome, but not dopamine syndrome caused by elevated levels of the respective neurotransmitters in the blood? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5d78j7/eli5_why_is_there_serotonin_syndrome_but_not/ | {
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3ktdr7 | what is the point of the assessments on job applications? what makes employers think applicants are not going to choose the answers that make them sound like the best candidate for the job? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ktdr7/eli5_what_is_the_point_of_the_assessments_on_job/ | {
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13ai7l | Can i get some clear scientific description of why water condenses on cold water bottles in a hotter enviroment. Also how can water be in the air if its way colder than 100 degrees. | I have my own theory about why water gathers on cold water bottles.
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1k96rs | What effects, if any, did the reformation have on non Roman Catholic Churches such as the Coptic or Armenian Churches? | I recently started reading The Lost History of Christianity by Phillip Jenkins and it occurred to me that I've only ever heard of the reformation in regards to western Europe and the Roman Catholic Church. Did the reformation in any way impact Eastern Churches, and for that matter what sort of familiarity would men suc... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1k96rs/what_effects_if_any_did_the_reformation_have_on/ | {
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3rmfae | why does the cable company care how much you use your internet (data cap) but not how much tv you watch? | Doesn't HD on a cable box use pretty much the same bandwidth as HD on YouTube? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3rmfae/eli5_why_does_the_cable_company_care_how_much_you/ | {
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1ybehf | When was the Sumerian civilization 'lost'? When was it rediscovered? | For example, would Alexander the great have known about it? What about the Romans? Any of the Muslim empires? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1ybehf/when_was_the_sumerian_civilization_lost_when_was/ | {
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ba96h1 | what is the mechanism behind how we gargle water and why does it help a sore throat? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ba96h1/eli5_what_is_the_mechanism_behind_how_we_gargle/ | {
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2lf11b | To what extent did the Native Americans use mathematics? Were there any known Native American mathematicians, either before or after Columbus? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2lf11b/to_what_extent_did_the_native_americans_use/ | {
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8cl9m7 | How did the Union defeat the Confederacy militarily? | A large part of the Lost Cause's mythology is that the CSA was only defeated by the Union because of the Union's overwhelming advantages in population, technological advancement, and productive capacity, while the Confederacy had much better leaders and braver soldiers. Given how much of the Lost Cause is inaccurate, I... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8cl9m7/how_did_the_union_defeat_the_confederacy/ | {
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9gxayz | why do some older racing cars have taped x's over their headlights? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9gxayz/eli5_why_do_some_older_racing_cars_have_taped_xs/ | {
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3s48zx | how did florida become the go-to state for retirement? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3s48zx/eli5_how_did_florida_become_the_goto_state_for/ | {
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8n59tb | Were gay victims of the Holocaust only Jews and Romani? | Recently, someone that I know made the claim that the only people who had to wear the pink triangle were Jews and Romani people. Is it true that no one who was considered otherwise Aryan had to wear the pink truamgle and that the only gay victims of the Holocaust were in fact Jews and Romani? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8n59tb/were_gay_victims_of_the_holocaust_only_jews_and/ | {
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43ot8h | what is going to happen since i neglected to sign up for health insurance by january 31, 2016? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/43ot8h/eli5_what_is_going_to_happen_since_i_neglected_to/ | {
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5sh3oz | why are there basically no red or blue stars in the nightsky? | The Doppler effect says that things that move to us appear more blue and things that move away more red. But when I look at the nightsky, I only see the standard light. Why? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5sh3oz/eli5_why_are_there_basically_no_red_or_blue_stars/ | {
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2tmhqn | how can the iranian nuclear program be "limited" in such a way that reactor grade uranium can be produced but weapons grade cannot? | The current strategy for dealing with Iran is finding a compromise that lets them continue their research programs but limiting it to nuclear energy production(not weapons). If nuclear enrichment is just increasing the concentration of fissile U235, then I would expect the way they do it is by running a centrifuge to s... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2tmhqn/eli5how_can_the_iranian_nuclear_program_be/ | {
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3w547z | why can the company i work for legally claim "made in the usa" when half of their stuff is from taiwan, canada, or other chinese made companies products just re-branded? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3w547z/eli5_why_can_the_company_i_work_for_legally_claim/ | {
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14g1ik | Found this nearly 16 years ago as a kid on a tiny beach. (crosspost /r/whatisthisthing) | Someone told me to try it here, seeing it's obviously an item quite old.
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I found it on a beach in netherland, not a beach at the sea, but at a large lake called "The ijselmeer", It's a "fake" beach, as they take sand from the bottom of the lake and dump i... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/14g1ik/found_this_nearly_16_years_ago_as_a_kid_on_a_tiny/ | {
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1ratxg | Why didn't Spain develop an ancient civilization like Italy and Greece? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1ratxg/why_didnt_spain_develop_an_ancient_civilization/ | {
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8nmfc1 | if too much sun is bad for our eyes and we should wear sunglasses, how did humans not get bad eye sight thousands of years ago? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8nmfc1/eli5_if_too_much_sun_is_bad_for_our_eyes_and_we/ | {
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1lokhm | Why is classical liberalism less popular than conservatism or egalitarianism in the contemporary US or UK? | By egalitarianism, I'm referring to the spectrum of left-leaning ideologies like social liberalism, progressivism, social democracy, etc. And for Americans, classical liberalism is also known as libertarianism.
Bonus question: Are there any modern democracies in which classical liberalism still dominates as one of the... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1lokhm/why_is_classical_liberalism_less_popular_than/ | {
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mzzn2 | Is there a limit to entropy? | Is it possible for something to get so random, that it reverts to its original state (and therefore not random at all)?
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7g5z29 | teacher just said that when gravity is the only acting force, an elephant and a feather would fall at the same speed. | This makes no sense, as an elephant has greater mass, and therefore a greater pull towards the earth. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7g5z29/eli5_teacher_just_said_that_when_gravity_is_the/ | {
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1p6ptr | how colliding particles creates "new" particles | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1p6ptr/eli5_how_colliding_particles_creates_new_particles/ | {
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90qolr | “If it wasn’t for us you would be speaking German” was a common phrase when i was growing up. Has there actually been cases of national language change following the invasion of a sovereign nation? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/90qolr/if_it_wasnt_for_us_you_would_be_speaking_german/ | {
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1a7ip2 | Does the amount of fuel I use in my car scale quadratically with the velocity I accelerate to? | Given the formula for kinetic energy, a mass travelling at twice the velocity has four times the kinetic energy. In my car this energy comes from burning fuel which as I understand it is converting potential energy to kinetic. So I must have to burn 4 times the fuel to reach double the velocity. Ignoring energy loss li... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1a7ip2/does_the_amount_of_fuel_i_use_in_my_car_scale/ | {
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1n2kun | In a lecture I watched today at my high school, various statistics regarding Islam both historically and in contemporary society were presented without sources, and I would like to verify the validity of some of these claims. | The main statistical claims that I am presently viewing skeptically and that also pertain to this subreddit are:
1."90% of film portrayals of Muslims between 1880 and 2005 were 'negative'."
First, I cannot find a source for this claim. Second, I find the parameters of this claim to be ambiguous; what scientifically v... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1n2kun/in_a_lecture_i_watched_today_at_my_high_school/ | {
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2v21nn | How can the Sun's outer atmosphere be hotter than the surface? | The surface of the sun is roughly 5,500°C while the outer atmosphere or corona is 1,000,000°C? How is this possible and what is happening to make such a drastic temperature change? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2v21nn/how_can_the_suns_outer_atmosphere_be_hotter_than/ | {
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mel58 | Will it ever be possible to bring back dinosaurs? | Like most people, after watching Jurassic Park I began to wonder how possible it would be to re-grow dinosaurs. Will the technology ever exist to make it feasible, or is it strictly fiction? I only ask because Compies look like they would make awesome pets. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/mel58/will_it_ever_be_possible_to_bring_back_dinosaurs/ | {
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1mi1aq | How do historians distinguish a powerful chiefdom from a minor kingdom? Is this only a familial distinction? How long ago did "kingdoms" arise? | Humans have always lived in social structures with defined hierarchies (chiefdoms, for example). But at what point is a chiefdom sufficiently powerful to be considered something ... Larger, like a small kingdom? Does that only occur when control crosses familial lines? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1mi1aq/how_do_historians_distinguish_a_powerful_chiefdom/ | {
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eggvmb | In Al Yankovic's 1984 hit "Eat It," the singer implores a 'fussy young man' to eat his cereal, because 'other kids are starving in Japan.' Was childhood hunger an actual problem in Japan at this time? | [deleted] | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/eggvmb/in_al_yankovics_1984_hit_eat_it_the_singer/ | {
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1h6op0 | Why didn't the Swedish expand from their colonies in Trinidad and Pennsylvania? | I've been researching the Swedish Empire, and so far, it seems that I have to attribute this to economic downturn following the Great Northern War. That just doesn't make any sense to me, as typically, colonies were not liabilities, they were assets, so one would use colonies to bring your country out of an economic do... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1h6op0/why_didnt_the_swedish_expand_from_their_colonies/ | {
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1mtejm | Can the air become so humid a human can be hydrated from it alone? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1mtejm/can_the_air_become_so_humid_a_human_can_be/ | {
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2fg3fz | "rogue cell towers". why is it difficult or not possible to find out who these towers belong to? | apologies if this has been asked or answered but i did not see the specific question being addressed . the recent circulating articles by slashdot and io9 regarding mysterious cell towers. how can something like this just be operating with no one knowing or claiming to know who they belong to or even their purpose? and... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fg3fz/eli5_rogue_cell_towers_why_is_it_difficult_or_not/ | {
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29yotx | What was the crew turnover on tanks in WW2? | Many posters have shown how American, German, Russian engineers and mechanics were very adept at taking damaged and destroyed tanks and putting them back together for new crews. Since im assuming the rebuilt vehicles wouldn't be going to their old crews (since they would likely be given new tanks soon after), how many ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/29yotx/what_was_the_crew_turnover_on_tanks_in_ww2/ | {
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1xyz5w | the 50 new facebook genders - a brief description for each one - list inside.. i.e. the difference between trans male and trans man | Agender
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Cisgender Man
Cisgender Woman
Female to Male
FTM
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Gender Nonconforming
Gender Questioning
Gender Variant
Genderqueer
Intersex
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6h8ov3 | How did the Crusades change Muslims' concept of jihad? | I read in a textbook that the Crusades changed the way Muslims thought about jihad, or at least refined it. I would like to know more about this. Is it related to contemporary terrorist movements? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6h8ov3/how_did_the_crusades_change_muslims_concept_of/ | {
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2151wc | If you take hormones during pregnancy, could you affect your fetus's sex-characteristics? | It's my understanding that the Y chromosome "turns on" testosterone, and the testosterone is what develops the fetus into a boy. (Is that true?)
So my question is, what if they Y doesn't work? Or what if the mom takes hormones or hormone blocking meds?
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65065f | is it legal to domesticate any critter as household pets? | I.e. raccoons | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/65065f/eli5_is_it_legal_to_domesticate_any_critter_as/ | {
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