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44iusn | Were bycocket hats & cloaks really that popular with hunters during the medieval ages? | In a lot of media the archer/hunter character is either wearing a hood or a bycocket hat (robin hood hat). I understand the use of hoods but the hats always looked a little too "costume-y" to me. I have seen images of them being worn back then, I'm just wondering if it was more a fashion statement and if the serious hu... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/44iusn/were_bycocket_hats_cloaks_really_that_popular/ | {
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pycfx | why semi-stale bread gets new life after a round in the microwave | So, if I have loaf of bread that is past its prime - not bad in any way - just not fresh and juicy anymore, why on earth does cutting a slice and sticking it in the microwave for 10-15 seconds return it to moisty goodness?
My logic, which is not directly applicable to baked doughs apparently, tells me that if anything... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/pycfx/eli5_why_semistale_bread_gets_new_life_after_a/ | {
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bmomrc | In 27 BC Octavius returned full power to the senate, and in turn they bestowed upon him the titles of princeps and Augustus. If Augustus returned full power to the senate, does this mean the first emperorship of Rome was merely a ceremonial position with little to no executive power? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/bmomrc/in_27_bc_octavius_returned_full_power_to_the/ | {
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3c87jn | why can't cars go as fast in reverse as it goes going forwards? and what produces the sound of the car going in reverse? | And by the sound I mean that whirring they produce when going fast enough while reversing | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3c87jn/eli5_why_cant_cars_go_as_fast_in_reverse_as_it/ | {
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42731g | What kind of armor would Southeast Asian peoples wear into battle? | Knowing that the climate in areas like Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines is very hot, I was surprised when a search for armor in southeast asia turned up some results that look like this:
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33wte7 | Can bats use echolocation while food is in its mouth? | I was watching Planet Earth: Life (s1e7) and they showed a bat fishing in a river. It was easy to see in the slow footage the bat was flying with its mouth open and moving its head. As the bat rose from a successful catch he moved the fish from its feet into its mouth and made me wonder "can it still see?". | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/33wte7/can_bats_use_echolocation_while_food_is_in_its/ | {
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29gmla | why are movies typically cropped, leaving black horizontal stripes above and below the picture? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29gmla/eli5_why_are_movies_typically_cropped_leaving/ | {
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43i7d6 | why do people sometimes have to pay the government on their tax return, even though they already take their taxes from the persons pay checks? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/43i7d6/eli5_why_do_people_sometimes_have_to_pay_the/ | {
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98aeue | why are the faces of face transplants recipients so swollen even after healing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/98aeue/eli5_why_are_the_faces_of_face_transplants/ | {
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5xsn04 | why are pandas black & white? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5xsn04/eli5_why_are_pandas_black_white/ | {
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1g9nrg | Why does curving a paper make it stay horizontal without flopping over? | If you take a piece of paper and curved it into a half circle, you can hold the tip of the paper horizontally and the paper won't flop over. How does this work? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1g9nrg/why_does_curving_a_paper_make_it_stay_horizontal/ | {
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54kjs9 | stopped clock illusion | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/54kjs9/eli5_stopped_clock_illusion/ | {
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atyswg | Was Elizabeth I a virgin all her life? | I've gotten completely different answers by seperate professors at my college at both extremes of the spectrum. I hear arguments that she was because the omnipresence of servants waiting/spying on her. I hear that she most definitely was not and that she was just playing politics. What do you think about the matter? Wh... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/atyswg/was_elizabeth_i_a_virgin_all_her_life/ | {
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3ht68i | when you buy a song on itunes, why do they only provide you with a 256 kbps m4a file after you've spent a good $0.99- $1.29 for the song? | Shouldn't they give you at least a 320 kbps MP3 after you've given them your money? Similarly, why don't they give you the option of downloading a lossless quality file for a higher price?
Thank you! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ht68i/eli5_when_you_buy_a_song_on_itunes_why_do_they/ | {
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308x2c | Is it possible for a meteorite to gently land on earth? How gently? | Is it possible that (out of sheer coincidence) a sizeable meteorite comes in, matching the speed of earth, then gently lands on it? How gently could it land? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/308x2c/is_it_possible_for_a_meteorite_to_gently_land_on/ | {
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v4a2e | what are the possible/actual ramifications of pirating movies/music/games? | To satisfy my curiosity. What are cases that have happened? I'm not talking every movie on the top 1000 movies of all time, just a movie here and there. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/v4a2e/eli5_what_are_the_possibleactual_ramifications_of/ | {
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3dg5j9 | What happened to draftees in the US Army during the Vietnam War that failed basic training? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3dg5j9/what_happened_to_draftees_in_the_us_army_during/ | {
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eq2491 | how do they extract natural gases? | It may be possible for me to understand the extraction of natural gases in our modern days, by using such a cutting edge technology, but what I don't understand is how they did it back in the 1800'? It is not like they could just go in a pit and catch the gases with a jar... Or could they? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eq2491/eli5_how_do_they_extract_natural_gases/ | {
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2yysbj | why are butterfly knives illegal | IN CANADA? or in general whyyyyyyyy omg man | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2yysbj/eli5why_are_butterfly_knives_illegal/ | {
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b8lznm | if 1 g fat = 9 calories so 1 kg of fat = 9000 calories why is it that 1 kg of body mass is = 7700 calories? | If you search online to lose 1 kg of body mass you need to lose ~ 7700 calories.
But 1 kg of fat has 9000 calories. So that would mean that if you eat 1kg of animal fat you gain more then 1 kg of body mass.
Where does the discrepancy comes from? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b8lznm/eli5_if_1_g_fat_9_calories_so_1_kg_of_fat_9000/ | {
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b8hgo2 | why aren't babies allowed to sleep on their side? | My girlfriend is about 34 weeks pregnant with our first child and she recently asked me if I knew what position you're supposed to lay babies down in to sleep. I said that I thought you lay them on their side, so that if they were sick in the night they wouldn't choke, but she told me that babies were in fact only allo... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b8hgo2/eli5_why_arent_babies_allowed_to_sleep_on_their/ | {
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23254t | Why do we have the 3 small ear bones? | The Ossicles - malleus, incus, and stapes - transmit sound to our cochlea allowing us to hear through vibrations. My question is, why are these bones necessary? Why can't the cochlea just be directly behind the ear drum or something and receive sound directly? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/23254t/why_do_we_have_the_3_small_ear_bones/ | {
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j92qs | serrated vs. straight knives? | Specifically for cooking. What kinds of things are each type best at and why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/j92qs/eli5_serrated_vs_straight_knives/ | {
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6rc6eg | could you jump off the moon, towards earth, and eventually get to earth? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6rc6eg/eli5_could_you_jump_off_the_moon_towards_earth/ | {
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6o5gbq | How long would it take for the tidal force from the sun to tidally lock the earth in its orbit, given the sun stays in the state it is now? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6o5gbq/how_long_would_it_take_for_the_tidal_force_from/ | {
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4vqtay | Is it possible to surgically change a person's voice? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4vqtay/is_it_possible_to_surgically_change_a_persons/ | {
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1nvanv | In the second world war if a white American was married to a Japanese’s immigrant would they both have been interned, or just the Japanese partner? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1nvanv/in_the_second_world_war_if_a_white_american_was/ | {
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24bxst | when i get that random, stabbing / shooting pain in in my chest that doesn't let me take a deep breath... what's actually happening? (and is it normal?) | I'll be hanging out watching TV and then suddenly get this pain in the left side of my chest. I'll feel fine otherwise - I just can't take deep breaths without a stabbing sensation. Thirty seconds later, it's gone and I'm good as new. What's the story?
(I've always just assumed it's a normal thing that happens to p... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24bxst/eli5_when_i_get_that_random_stabbing_shooting/ | {
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8oo357 | Any podcast about the medieval or ancient Greek time that can be compared to Mike Duncan's histoy of Rome? | I loved the quality and details, I wish he had done some on those topics, but hopefully someone did.
I have looked in the archive of this sub, maybe I have missed it.
Thank you | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8oo357/any_podcast_about_the_medieval_or_ancient_greek/ | {
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5pnssd | If you strapped a Saturn V rocket to the moon, how much would it move the moon? | Imagine strapping a Saturn V rocket so that its nose points perpendicular to the center of the near side of the moon. How much would it push the moon?
How about if you set off a 1MT nuke? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5pnssd/if_you_strapped_a_saturn_v_rocket_to_the_moon_how/ | {
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1dhr3w | Why is it that everyone who tries to conquer Russia in the winter is surprised at the cold? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1dhr3w/why_is_it_that_everyone_who_tries_to_conquer/ | {
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1ri0yx | why, if i have a great health insurance policy through my employer, do i still have to pay a $20 co-pay for a routine 5 minute doctor visit? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ri0yx/eli5_why_if_i_have_a_great_health_insurance/ | {
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1wkrzj | [Biology] What are these growths on the leaves of this plant? | I found these in my office. They aren't on all the leaves, but some have them. They also break easily when you touch them, and falls off.
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14fxrg | How true is it that cell phones can cause infertility if left near a man's testicles for an extended period of time? | Along with that, if true, how long would it generally take for you to become infertile? What about more than one phone? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/14fxrg/how_true_is_it_that_cell_phones_can_cause/ | {
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ar992x | Why does blue light look so much darker than red or green light that is said to have the same intensity? | "Intensity" here meaning brightness/saturation of light as given by, for example, a Web hex color value. Why does Web color #0000FF look so dim compared to #FF0000? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ar992x/why_does_blue_light_look_so_much_darker_than_red/ | {
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4ace75 | Do people in the far north different circadian rhythms to those living on the equator? | Are they biologically wired to cope with perpetual days and nights, or is it something anyone can develop? Are they better at recovering from jet-lag as a result? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4ace75/do_people_in_the_far_north_different_circadian/ | {
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6smodo | can someone explain why this is wrong? | _URL_0_
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aem1cl | if jeff bezos looses half of his money upon divorce, why is he worth all of the money when he is married? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aem1cl/eli5_if_jeff_bezos_looses_half_of_his_money_upon/ | {
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2r3zub | In space, are all stars (blue, red, yellow) visibly white? | For example if viewed from an equal distance in space, would a blue giant star appear the same color as a red giant star? I know white is not a color but for the sake of the question forgive me. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2r3zub/in_space_are_all_stars_blue_red_yellow_visibly/ | {
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5qul4j | How were non-Christians treated and looked at around the time of the founding of the United States? | What was it like to be a Jew or a Muslim or an open Atheist or non-religious person around the founding of the US? Were these people treated as equals since the US was founded upon religious freedom or were they discriminated against? Were these people easily able to come to America and practice their faith or display ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5qul4j/how_were_nonchristians_treated_and_looked_at/ | {
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1ahheg | Was Sir Thomas Cromwell really a traitor to the crown? | Was Sir Thomas Cromwell truly a traitor or was King Henry misled and tricked. was it down to him arranging the marriage of Ann of Cleaves or for his lutherist ideology | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1ahheg/was_sir_thomas_cromwell_really_a_traitor_to_the/ | {
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4nxsat | why do batteries have a best before date? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4nxsat/eli5_why_do_batteries_have_a_best_before_date/ | {
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2ed771 | If fish do grow proportional to their surroundings (i.e. a fish tank), what causes this? And is there any background to suggest why this happens? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2ed771/if_fish_do_grow_proportional_to_their/ | {
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26av6e | AMA - History of Western Christianity | Have you ever wondered how monasteries came to be so important to western Christendom, what set Martin Luther off, or how Mussolini and the fascists interacted with the Papacy? This is the place for you!
We have a full panel fielding questions on the History of Western Christianity, AD 30 - AD 1994, including:
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5zdel1 | Canadian history - Is anyone able to identify what the second character on the right of this image represents? | Hi everyone. My boyfriend and I are looking at drawings that were made as float suggestions for a parade for the Canadian Jubilee of 1927 (60th anniversary of the Confederation).
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45698o | how does game testing work? | How do developers find glitches and bugs within their game? Let's use an FPS for an example. Do they create the map then spend countless hours running around and going into every corner, nook, area and so on? I love videos games have always wondered how the bugs/glitches are found and fixed. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/45698o/eli5_how_does_game_testing_work/ | {
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4i24s4 | why do some colleges lower their admission rates every year? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4i24s4/eli5_why_do_some_colleges_lower_their_admission/ | {
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1vh6w1 | Why did the British empire not squash the American revolution? Were they fighting other wars at the time? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1vh6w1/why_did_the_british_empire_not_squash_the/ | {
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2n1ezt | Do snowflakes exist formed from things other than water? | Do the flakes form differently? We got pictures? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2n1ezt/do_snowflakes_exist_formed_from_things_other_than/ | {
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3rqagl | why do really cold foods, like smoothies and ice cream, make me cough? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3rqagl/eli5why_do_really_cold_foods_like_smoothies_and/ | {
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aozgid | How did the Young Turks go from a progressive reform party to the party that helped carry out the Armenian genocide? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/aozgid/how_did_the_young_turks_go_from_a_progressive/ | {
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26in60 | Are astronomers capable of detecting large asteroids on a collision course with earth, and what would be the outcome or course of action in the event of such a detection? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/26in60/are_astronomers_capable_of_detecting_large/ | {
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71affn | why is the united states still considered the richest nation in the world when our national deficit is so high? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/71affn/eli5_why_is_the_united_states_still_considered/ | {
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209x2h | What exactly are muscle tears? | I know exercise creates micro tears to a muscle, but what accounts for complete tears such that the muscle separate from the tendon/bone? Below is a video of what i'm talking about, i understand the after math of pooling blood and it "rising" to the surface.
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16wkhx | why don't they make a "best" car engine? | I see "car people" on Facebook and the like arguing about fuel injectors and better thermal gaskets and junk, and I just wonder, can you just quantify a "best" of each part based on price/value or something? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/16wkhx/eli5_why_dont_they_make_a_best_car_engine/ | {
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1hamiw | How important were the Apollo moon landings to contemporary people? | I know that it is touted as man's greatest scientific achievement today, but did it garner just as much support back in the late 60s/early 70s? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1hamiw/how_important_were_the_apollo_moon_landings_to/ | {
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6x04ka | at what speed would someone have had to move across the us to stay in the path of totality during last week's solar eclipse? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6x04ka/eli5_at_what_speed_would_someone_have_had_to_move/ | {
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3lv3g9 | docker and container technology | Can someone explain to me how Containers are used? Particular with upcoming release of Windows Server 2016 | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3lv3g9/eli5_docker_and_container_technology/ | {
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5uso7y | I've read that Augustus acquired his powers piecemeal, and that the first few successors emulated that. What were the pieces and when did that change? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5uso7y/ive_read_that_augustus_acquired_his_powers/ | {
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2nw6or | What role did the Eastern bloc play, and how important was it, for the Soviet Union? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2nw6or/what_role_did_the_eastern_bloc_play_and_how/ | {
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339i12 | Which books would you recommend to someone looking for reconstructions of the daily life and trade of ancient peoples and early-medieval civilizations? | I've read many of the standard college textbooks that give the broad view of eastern and western civilizations. I've read about Rome to the point of exhaustion, and I'm not terribly interested in war or politics. I studied art history in college, and I love the sort of history that gets into the small details - how pot... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/339i12/which_books_would_you_recommend_to_someone/ | {
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948t8p | ; why do you sweat when your stomach hurts really bad? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/948t8p/eli5_why_do_you_sweat_when_your_stomach_hurts/ | {
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444hfx | why does quick dry nail polish stay wet in the bottle and on the brush but dries as soon as you apply it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/444hfx/eli5_why_does_quick_dry_nail_polish_stay_wet_in/ | {
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2g7g5k | When did America begin to notice a sharp decrease in serious construction injuries and/or fatalities? | I used America just for the sake of inquiry, rather than saying when did we as a whole. It could be any nation that implemented workplace regulations and practices, but I thought it would give a good basis by using the United States. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2g7g5k/when_did_america_begin_to_notice_a_sharp_decrease/ | {
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e541a3 | - why do smartphones charge slower in cold temperatures? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e541a3/eli5_why_do_smartphones_charge_slower_in_cold/ | {
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6614f1 | why do certain buildings consistently have static electricity in them? | A recently built gym on my college campus has these metal doors that shock me 9/10 times while all the other buildings have never shocked me once. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6614f1/eli5_why_do_certain_buildings_consistently_have/ | {
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5butcy | Now with LHC being the prime particle accelerator. What scientific use/discoveries do the smaller ones provide now? | LHC is all the rage now. The biggest, baddest and meanest accelerator around. The smaller ones are unheard of. Don't the provide any scientific results worth the buzz any longer? Or are they workhorses pumping particles in the quiet making groundwork for new discoveries?
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1h5jf6 | How did the Dutch gain enough manpower for an empire? | How were the Dutch (The Dutch Republic) able to supply their ships and armies with enough manpower to control a vast empire in the 16th and 17th century during the Dutch Golden Age.
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5twqqt | why do companies put their eggs in cardboard boxes if they don't want them to get crushed? you'd expect they just get better packaging? | Working in a grocery store, I've never understood why companies don't just come up with better packaging for their eggs so they don't get crushed in the cardboard containers? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5twqqt/eli5_why_do_companies_put_their_eggs_in_cardboard/ | {
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3w07im | why is only $15 a day given if selected to be on a jury? | I understand it's our civic duty to do jury duty but $15 a day is doesn't account for production time lost on jobs. In my line of work, I have to deliver $1.6 million dollars worth of merchandise before my 4qt. is over at the end of this month. $15 a day doesn't quite pan out in my line of work. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3w07im/eli5_why_is_only_15_a_day_given_if_selected_to_be/ | {
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dd56sa | hybridisation (sp3 in ch4, nh3, h2o) | Hi guys, could someone explain to me what happens in terms of energy levels in this particular bond? I am doing A level chem and just struggling to get my head around what actually is happening to the 's' and 'p' orbitals respectively, are they sharing the energy or drawing more from somewhere to 'promote' the s orbita... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dd56sa/eli5_hybridisation_sp3_in_ch4_nh3_h2o/ | {
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2ycc9b | Is it true that the campaign for women's suffrage in the US was more to convince women to support suffrage than lawmakers? | I heard an argument recently that at the start of the suffrage movement, the majority of women did not want suffrage. The argument stated that the suffragettes were working more to convince women to vote in referendums than for lawmakers to vote for an Ammendment. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2ycc9b/is_it_true_that_the_campaign_for_womens_suffrage/ | {
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5lesef | why is it when we chew/swallow food or drink, we don't gag but if we have to have a medical procedure that involves something going down our airway or dentist, we don't gag? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5lesef/eli5why_is_it_when_we_chewswallow_food_or_drink/ | {
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5j9mw9 | other than planet-conscientious reasons, why is india planting so many trees? | Is there a direct economic benefit?
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2lz7ak | what do all the people and companies in the opening credits of a movie actually do? | I wish I had screen shots of the movie I watched last night because it had so many of these...
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41064u | How will a human born at 0 gravity develop? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/41064u/how_will_a_human_born_at_0_gravity_develop/ | {
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1wx41r | Have powerlines had a drastic effect on bird's longevity? | I was walking down the street and a flock of birds took flight to land i n nearby powerlines. I thought to myself before powerlines they must have perched on tree limbs which could expose them to any predators they would have in trees like snakes.
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193djm | Norovirus (common viral gastroenteritis) is extremely efficient at establishing an infection. Wikipedia says it takes about 20 viruses. That's ridiculous, fascinating and kinda terrifying. Why are we so susceptible to infection by this virus? | Source: _URL_0_. [Article](_URL_1_) | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/193djm/norovirus_common_viral_gastroenteritis_is/ | {
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8lrohm | Why did Richard Nixon switch the US dollar to a fiat currency rather than gold? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8lrohm/why_did_richard_nixon_switch_the_us_dollar_to_a/ | {
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1towug | What did Carthage call the Punic Wars? | The term "Punic" comes from Latin, referring to the people from Carthage. This leads me to wonder: how would someone from Carthage refer to that series of wars? Would they call them the Roman Wars? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1towug/what_did_carthage_call_the_punic_wars/ | {
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1k5ned | What did people used to think periods were? | Before humans had the technology to find out the system of conception, why did they think that women bled every month? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1k5ned/what_did_people_used_to_think_periods_were/ | {
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1guu5n | I understand there are thousands of satellites in orbit above the Earth today. What prevents these satellites from colliding with each other? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1guu5n/i_understand_there_are_thousands_of_satellites_in/ | {
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5t4xe7 | why do smokers get a calming response from cigarettes when they are distressed, nervous, or anxious; when it seems like nicotine (a stimulant) should have the opposite effect? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5t4xe7/eli5_why_do_smokers_get_a_calming_response_from/ | {
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ek8b9b | what is a cyberattack when it comes to warfare? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ek8b9b/eli5_what_is_a_cyberattack_when_it_comes_to/ | {
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kfbdu | how does plankton give off light? | Inspired by the image of plankton growing on the front page. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/kfbdu/eli5_how_does_plankton_give_off_light/ | {
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4nb637 | What are the theories regarding the origins of Qur'an ? | Muslims claim that Qur'an is a direct revelation of the God. I don't think historians take this as it is.
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177oqi | why do scandals end in "-gate"? | Examples: Watergate, Apple's antennagate, and just today I read about Beyonce's lip-sync-gate. Why the "-gate"? Where does that come from? Is it *because* of Watergate? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/177oqi/eli5_why_do_scandals_end_in_gate/ | {
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wf91e | Dogs understand pointing. Is this a learned behavior or innate? | Dogs understand pointing - if I point at something, my dog will look and often interact with what I'm pointing to. It is my understanding that wolves do not understand pointing. I know dogs have evolved to behave differently with humans than other dogs: gazing into human eyes, left gaze bias (where the dog looks left... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/wf91e/dogs_understand_pointing_is_this_a_learned/ | {
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5uj7iv | how will religious freedom laws affect federally protected classes other than sexual orientation? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5uj7iv/eli5_how_will_religious_freedom_laws_affect/ | {
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2vw4ht | what was it that aaron swartz did to invoke the wrath of the government? why does it matter? | I saw a lot about this on reddit and the news earlier this week and I still don't understand much of what he did and what his legacy is. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2vw4ht/eli5_what_was_it_that_aaron_swartz_did_to_invoke/ | {
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dezgll | how do benzodiazepines work to quiet anxiety/panic? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dezgll/eli5_how_do_benzodiazepines_work_to_quiet/ | {
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7sk5cn | why is, that we can't take the picture in our head and simply put it on to the paper, what makes it so hard? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7sk5cn/eli5_why_is_that_we_cant_take_the_picture_in_our/ | {
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2kcnic | How far back in history did the Romans legitimately know about? The Egyptians? The Babylonians? The Sumerians? The Ice Age? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2kcnic/how_far_back_in_history_did_the_romans/ | {
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2aquep | why do some substances sting an open wound (rubbing alcohol) and some do not (saline solution)? what is happening at a molecular level that causes the stinging? | I've had to resort to some unusual antiseptics in the past for emergencies (hand sanitizer, listerine) and the thought crossed my mind. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2aquep/eli5_why_do_some_substances_sting_an_open_wound/ | {
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2pnmud | what's so great about an ivy league school versus a state school? | Besides the fact that Ivy League schools are older. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2pnmud/eli5_whats_so_great_about_an_ivy_league_school/ | {
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16x68n | Does concentrated effort to stay conscious increase survival chances from a knife\gunshot wound? | When the action movie heroes scream at their dying friends to stay with them or not to drift away, is there any point in that and any data backing it up? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/16x68n/does_concentrated_effort_to_stay_conscious/ | {
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ensrbc | How did teaching, nursing, and being a secretary become the only “proper” professions a woman could work at, at least in the US? Didn’t teaching used to be a man’s job? Was it a part of “women raise children” thing which then extended to teaching them? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ensrbc/how_did_teaching_nursing_and_being_a_secretary/ | {
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