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1yoylw | If I were to take a stack of printer paper and put it under the stress of thousands of pounds by a flat weight, what would happen to the paper? | It's a question that has always remained a mystery to me. Seeing as how the paper is pressed so thin, I can only surmise that the paper would be pressed thinner. But I honestly have no idea. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1yoylw/if_i_were_to_take_a_stack_of_printer_paper_and/ | {
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1ybjmr | is there a reason why nazi germany is referred to as the third reich, however the german empire is not referred as the second reich? | Just wondering as Reich has a similar meaning to empire, however it is more common for it to be used for Nazi Germany instead of the two previous German empires. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ybjmr/eli5_is_there_a_reason_why_nazi_germany_is/ | {
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53i44v | what happens from a chemical perspective when you're in love? which reaction affects you in which way? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/53i44v/eli5_what_happens_from_a_chemical_perspective/ | {
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6tk7n1 | why does a common house fly insist on repeatedly landing on a person despite having an entire property to fly around in? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6tk7n1/eli5_why_does_a_common_house_fly_insist_on/ | {
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8xx1y2 | What's the best way to learn about the gap between the fall of the western Roman Empire to the rise of the Carolingians? | [deleted] | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8xx1y2/whats_the_best_way_to_learn_about_the_gap_between/ | {
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3gc3bm | What did Hannibal Barca probably look like? | I've seen all kinds of different renditions of his appearance and some of them are very different. Sometimes he looks white, sometimes black, middle eastern. Even the bust of him found at the ancient city of Capua has some historians doubting its authenticity. What did he probably look like, or what kind of people did ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3gc3bm/what_did_hannibal_barca_probably_look_like/ | {
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1prjap | Did Muhammad really marry and have sexual relations with Aisha who was 9 years old? | This is often thrown around by people who don't particularly like Islam and use it to cast the religion in a negative light, but how accurate is it? Is this a definite fact we know about his life? If it is, how common was it at the time? Did other cultures have a large age disparity in marriage/sex like this?
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1zyb3z | Why are comet orbits all messed up and not on the same relative plane as the planets? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1zyb3z/why_are_comet_orbits_all_messed_up_and_not_on_the/ | {
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23lfqp | why was the soviet union called communist when socialist was in the name ussr? | Or why was "Socialist" in USSR if it was a communist country? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/23lfqp/eli5_why_was_the_soviet_union_called_communist/ | {
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3ejr9t | why has the order that was brought by by the congress of vienna restored peace for most of the following century while the order brought by by the agreements that followed WWI only lasted for miserable 15-20 years? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3ejr9t/why_has_the_order_that_was_brought_by_by_the/ | {
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24n64i | why isn't the cover to nirvana's album, nevermind, considered child pornography? | Always wondered. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24n64i/eli5_why_isnt_the_cover_to_nirvanas_album/ | {
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1pcr3c | what does a doctor do to clear an athlete to play following a concussion? what is a baseline test and what kinds of things do they ask you? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pcr3c/eli5_what_does_a_doctor_do_to_clear_an_athlete_to/ | {
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1jzs42 | found on front page can somebody explain the mechanics behind how it works | subreddit only accepts text so heres the photo i was talking about : _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jzs42/found_on_front_page_can_somebody_explain_the/ | {
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3kd3vh | what would happen if another galaxies merged with ours? | what would happen to earth and our solar system if another galaxies merged with our at a speedy rate? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3kd3vh/eli5what_would_happen_if_another_galaxies_merged/ | {
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7al6co | noise isolating headphones vs noise cancelling | I see lots of headphones that are Noise Cancelling or Noise Isolating. What's the difference and how do they work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7al6co/eli5noise_isolating_headphones_vs_noise_cancelling/ | {
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3ens3q | why is greece public debt seen as the beginning of the apocalypse, while japans public debt is far greater, in terms of % of gdp? and why is not the media talking about this? | _URL_0_
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2s26xx | what is the origin of golfing terms like 'birdie, eagle and bogie'? | Always wondered why they have such strange names compared other terms in different sports. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2s26xx/eli5what_is_the_origin_of_golfing_terms_like/ | {
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6a1sck | In the Classical era, what would victorious Greek armies do with the equipment of the dead/ captured enemies? | I know some portion was used to create a monument in tribute to the gods and to mark the victory, but surely not all of it? Did individuals get to claim them? If so, who had dibs? Did they sell it, use it? Also what about fallen citizens from the victor? Did the armor stay in the family? I know that's a lot of question... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6a1sck/in_the_classical_era_what_would_victorious_greek/ | {
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1u5ehs | what that random loud noise is that you sometimes hear when you're trying to fall asleep | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1u5ehs/eli5_what_that_random_loud_noise_is_that_you/ | {
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5uwlev | how are there more stars in the universe than grains of sands in all the beaches on earth? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5uwlev/eli5_how_are_there_more_stars_in_the_universe/ | {
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7gh1ju | if blood circulates around the body in a circuit how does cutting off a limb not break the circuit and stop the flow? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7gh1ju/eli5_if_blood_circulates_around_the_body_in_a/ | {
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2bqmdc | when going to remove software can i just delete all of the files or do i have to do the uninstall process? (pc not mac) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bqmdc/eli5_when_going_to_remove_software_can_i_just/ | {
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1tzm1u | How long was the toga "in fashion" in Ancient Rome? | I know that the toga was worn exclusively by male Roman citizens, so in that sense it was an expression of political power (I guess sort of like Western Business Attire today?). When did it come into fashion? Was there a time when it was phased out? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1tzm1u/how_long_was_the_toga_in_fashion_in_ancient_rome/ | {
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1rzkdk | what is time where there is nothing to measure it by? | This is a very convoluted question with an even more convoluted answer. I can't wrap my head around it for the life of me.
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3izuyo | Why does land far in the distance always look like it's colored deep blue? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3izuyo/why_does_land_far_in_the_distance_always_look/ | {
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j2omu | bayes theorem? explain it like im five...if that's possible. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/j2omu/bayes_theorem_explain_it_like_im_fiveif_thats/ | {
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k5iff | What causes us to see a ripple-effect above things that are very hot? | I'm having trouble explaining what I'm talking about; like when you look above a flame and the image of whatever is behind it looks like its reflection on the top of a pond on a windy day.
I'm sure it's heat, but why does it do that to our vision?
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2skn7h | why is it so easy for people to routinely o.d. on drugs and quietly die in thier sleep, but when a state attempts an execution, its complicated, often botched, and generally controversial? | Also, vererinarians. Putting a dog or cat to sleep is a simple procedure performed every day with no complications.
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azqutg | What was combat like in Africa compared to Europe during World War I? Was there ever trench warfare like in Europe? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/azqutg/what_was_combat_like_in_africa_compared_to_europe/ | {
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1o939w | Can someone tell me about the language spoken in/during the time of the Ottoman Empire? What has happened to it? | I was always under the assumption that Turkish or some older variety of it was the language spoken by the Ottomans. I recently learned about a language called 'Osmanic' or something similar...and would like to know about the dominant (~official, ~formal, e.g. by leaders...) language spoken in the Ottoman Empire. I had ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1o939w/can_someone_tell_me_about_the_language_spoken/ | {
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j6u06 | Are there any recorded cases of siblings that are genetically close to being identical twins but aren't? | Let's say siblings who share more than 95% of their DNA with each other. If there aren't any recorded cases of this, how likely is this to happen? I've tried researching both of these myself, but either I'm just plain dumb, or the answer is hard to find.
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1q8f6i | Would daily life be noticeably different for an average American after 1776? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1q8f6i/would_daily_life_be_noticeably_different_for_an/ | {
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1ok0ro | How to pharmaceutical companies know what the maximum dosage is for a untested drug? Is there some kind of mathematical or statistical model that aids in this process? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ok0ro/how_to_pharmaceutical_companies_know_what_the/ | {
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91e8t5 | what distinguishes light that reflects on a window and light that travels through? | If you go to a window, you can obviously see out of it and also see your own reflection to an extent. My question is: someone on the other side of the window can also see you in the window. So, if a photon of light is reflected from a point on your body, what decides whether that photon is going reflect on the glass or... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/91e8t5/eli5_what_distinguishes_light_that_reflects_on_a/ | {
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13f6y1 | why does my urine sometimes smell like honey smacks breakfast cereal? | I first noticed it after eating a bowl, so that explained it that time. But sometimes it happens when I haven't eaten it in months? Is there a certain protein or enzyme or something? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/13f6y1/why_does_my_urine_sometimes_smell_like_honey/ | {
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7ulj9e | what's the difference between molecular weight and formula weight? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ulj9e/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_molecular/ | {
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388kqn | How did urinating into a sock and breathing through it help soldiers survive gas attacks in WWI? | Hey guys. I've been studying WWI and connecting it to my family genealogy, and found a story my great grandfather told of the second battle of Ypres, where he was advised to urinate on a handkerchief/sock and breathe through that when the Germans launched a gas attack.
According to his anecdote, the soldiers who refu... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/388kqn/how_did_urinating_into_a_sock_and_breathing/ | {
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3coa1b | Sengoku Period resources | What are some definitive books (in english) for information on the Sengoku period? Also, since I'm on a Japanese topic already, what are some good resources for Japanese folklore? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3coa1b/sengoku_period_resources/ | {
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1lkl0l | When in Medieval Europe did making knights become restricted to Royalty? | I am interested in the evolution of the modern state out of feudalism. I reckon two good measures of the end of feudalism are
1. Royal monopoly on the award of titles. (The king as a 'fount of honour')
2. Royal monopoly on judicial authority and capital punishment.
However I have no idea how or when either of these... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1lkl0l/when_in_medieval_europe_did_making_knights_become/ | {
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4suayo | How far back in history does the act of pricing things one less than full tenth hundredth eg. $699 instead of $700 or $0.99 instead of $1 go? When did it start? Was there similar concepts in Roman times? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4suayo/how_far_back_in_history_does_the_act_of_pricing/ | {
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44j0s4 | What is the history of "Whig History"? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/44j0s4/what_is_the_history_of_whig_history/ | {
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213uqo | Why does text/font change so much over the centuries? | It seems over the last 400 years our writing has gotten reshaped and simplified much more than it was. [Here](_URL_1_) is a sample of a bible from 1454, and [here's](_URL_0_) what we use generally for books today. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/213uqo/why_does_textfont_change_so_much_over_the/ | {
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3nfiw5 | can someone give me a crash course on the irrational numbers like pi? | Wikipedia and various searches are just not helping. The Fibanacci sequence (sp?) Didn't really help either. What are they used for? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nfiw5/eli5_can_someone_give_me_a_crash_course_on_the/ | {
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2viioi | How can you tell how many isomers a molecule has? | ex. Dichloroethane, C2H4Cl2 | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2viioi/how_can_you_tell_how_many_isomers_a_molecule_has/ | {
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7xncct | what do server farms/data centers create? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7xncct/eli5_what_do_server_farmsdata_centers_create/ | {
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1b8vca | Outside of the Korean War, have tensions ever been as high with North Korea as they are right now? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1b8vca/outside_of_the_korean_war_have_tensions_ever_been/ | {
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3ewqwj | Is infrared one colour or several? | Bit of a pointless question. This also applies to ultraviolet, but we'll just use infrared for ease of reading.
The visible spectrum of light (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet) extends between about 390 to 700 nm, wavelength-wise. In that stretch of the spectrum, there are at the very least four or five distin... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3ewqwj/is_infrared_one_colour_or_several/ | {
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5zvg9o | why do tomato-based sauces stain so markedly and quickly? | I just dumped the remnants of some spaghetti sauce into our sink and within 5 seconds was rinsing it down the drain. Yet after it washed out there was still a very noticeable reddish stain caused by the sauce. Clothes get permanently stained, fabrics, etc. I assume chemical processes/properties are involved. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5zvg9o/eli5_why_do_tomatobased_sauces_stain_so_markedly/ | {
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14xbv1 | Elite (and not so elite) units during the Civil War? | So I was rereading *The Killer Angels* and Shaara portrayed the Iron Brigade as being seriously badass. Civil War historians, was this reputation deserved? What other units (from both sides) would you consider to be "elite"? What units had negative reputations?
I realize this is a subjective question, and reputatio... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/14xbv1/elite_and_not_so_elite_units_during_the_civil_war/ | {
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28wn7a | why is twoxchromosomes a default sub while there is no default male counterpart? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28wn7a/eli5_why_is_twoxchromosomes_a_default_sub_while/ | {
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2idm03 | What was Bomber Command doing during the battle of Britain? | I don't know you never hear about them during that time. it's all about the fighter squadrons and never the bomber squadrons. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2idm03/what_was_bomber_command_doing_during_the_battle/ | {
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sz8a9 | It's about vision | Hello I'm nearsighted and I noticed something today. I was looking in the mirrior (I was fairly close to it) and I noticed the things behind me were blurry but I was in focus, shouldn't the mirror act like a picture, everything equal distance, makeing everyhing in focus, or those light playa roll in this? Oh and I was ... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/sz8a9/its_about_vision/ | {
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2359r6 | Were there safety features for workers in the California Gold Rush? | I was wondering if miners who worked for companies during the Gold Rush used some sort of safety features in case of an emergeny. Also do miners receive compensation if they receive an injury from a mining accident? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2359r6/were_there_safety_features_for_workers_in_the/ | {
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3y3dbd | how do ancient cities end up underneath modern day cities? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3y3dbd/eli5_how_do_ancient_cities_end_up_underneath/ | {
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6fpak7 | How long have normal, everyday people known what year it was? For instance, would a farmer in France in 960 AD know it was 960 AD? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6fpak7/how_long_have_normal_everyday_people_known_what/ | {
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3iajko | why are gas prices typically the only thing we sell to the $0.009? when and why did this start? if it's only supposed to be effective marketing then why do other products not use it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3iajko/eli5_why_are_gas_prices_typically_the_only_thing/ | {
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21e1py | Colors/dyes in the Old and New World | Were there colors/dyes that were restricted to the Old and/or New World before the Columbian Exchange? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/21e1py/colorsdyes_in_the_old_and_new_world/ | {
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8mdnlp | If the universe is (generally speaking) flat, how come, as seen from telescopes, nothing lies on a single plane? Images of the CMB aren't 3D models, so why do we see galaxies in every direction? | [deleted] | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8mdnlp/if_the_universe_is_generally_speaking_flat_how/ | {
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134ssz | Before methods of starting a fire were discovered, was the only source of fire from lightning? | thoughts? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/134ssz/before_methods_of_starting_a_fire_were_discovered/ | {
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40j4df | how does soundcloud earn revenue? | I've started using their app for music discovery and noticed that there were no ads. I've heard that it charges artists for using its services or something of the sort but how far would this be sustainable? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/40j4df/eli5_how_does_soundcloud_earn_revenue/ | {
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26gm4r | After the US rounded up Japanese and put them in camps, were they able to return to their homes or to their other assets when the war was over? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/26gm4r/after_the_us_rounded_up_japanese_and_put_them_in/ | {
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1ko9g7 | The Paraguay War (1864 to 1870) 390 thousand people dead and as a result, a reshaped continent - But what do we really know about it? | This war has always been a mystery to me. I believe the winning nations have hidden the truth - there seems to be a lot of confusion and fuzzyness around the real motives and power struggles involved.
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76ctwu | how do all boys/girls schools turn co-ed? what reasons would a school have for doing this? | How do they find students when they turn co-ed? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/76ctwu/eli5_how_do_all_boysgirls_schools_turn_coed_what/ | {
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4tlt51 | After the death of Julius Caesar Marc Antony and Octavian formed the triumvirate with another man named Lepidus. Who was Lepidus, and why is he so overlooked by historians? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4tlt51/after_the_death_of_julius_caesar_marc_antony_and/ | {
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558pnr | Why did Finland industrialize later than Sweden, Denmark and Norway? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/558pnr/why_did_finland_industrialize_later_than_sweden/ | {
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158lbv | What is the difference between austenitic steel and austenitic stainless steel? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/158lbv/what_is_the_difference_between_austenitic_steel/ | {
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2akazl | are the sound effects for nature documentaries from bbc or national geographic recorded live or added in later? | I have been watching quite a few of them lately, and a lot of times it seems incredible that they can get a sound recording of what they are showing, for instance when they are filming from a distance, showing tiny critters or showing things in slow motion.
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kpk2w | how does dying from exhaustion work, wouldn't you just pass out before you die? | How does one actually die from exhaustion, I thought that if you're beyond tired that eventually you would just pass out, thus beginning to rest, how is it fatal? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/kpk2w/eli5_how_does_dying_from_exhaustion_work_wouldnt/ | {
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34hl16 | the tesla home battery holds 10kwh the average home uses 30 a day how is this low amount useful? | the tesla home batteries store 10kwh the average home uses 30kwh a day (_URL_0_) so how is such a small amount useful? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34hl16/eli5_the_tesla_home_battery_holds_10kwh_the/ | {
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3cwkhw | what does dank meme mean? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3cwkhw/eli5what_does_dank_meme_mean/ | {
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1wttnd | Why is Technetium radioactive? | Why? No elements near it are. . . Is it the same for Promethium? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1wttnd/why_is_technetium_radioactive/ | {
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1l7viy | In what ways did the European colonization positively affect the Native Americans? | I only hear the bad things that the Europeans did to the Native Americans. Did the Europeans do anything good for them? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1l7viy/in_what_ways_did_the_european_colonization/ | {
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819pno | What goes into to making a new cable standard? | So if you're creating a new cable standard like USB type C as an example, what requirements would you have to meet? And how do you get it standardized?
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3m7tn1 | what will volkswagen's fix be for their emissions cheat? won't a software fix reveal a hardware problem? | In other words, once the software is corrected, won't these cars be unable to pass emissions tests and therefore need another correction (a new exhaust system, or perhaps more)? If the correction slows the cars' performance, will the consumer be entitled to a refund because they've been lied to? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3m7tn1/eli5_what_will_volkswagens_fix_be_for_their/ | {
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4h5yx7 | Why is it considered easier to hit a home run on a ball traveling faster rather than slower? | I watch baseball and I've heard them mention that the fact that it's a fastball made it go far enough to go over the wall. | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4h5yx7/why_is_it_considered_easier_to_hit_a_home_run_on/ | {
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2yonxg | how it is possible that before 2. world war only men worked and still earned enough for whole family when today we have whole families (mom, dad, child) working and barely survive? | I asume that then capitalists were paying their workers fair (and actually care for them) instead of minimum required and rather buying 5 rolls royces, couple of yachts and jets like today? Speaking for the majority then and now. Can be? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2yonxg/eli5_how_it_is_possible_that_before_2_world_war/ | {
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3ugsbp | Will antihydrogen still annihilate in a collision with bigger, more complicated molecules? | Lets say you create one antiproton in a sealed room filled only with oxygen.
Do the protons bonding together prevent them from annihilating with the antiproton?
And if not, do you get more energy from breaking the bond?
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r47pj | My science teacher in high school said that there are really 4 states of matter - but we will only be focusing on 3 | Gas, liquid, solid and plasma I remember him saying. Is plasma a state? What is it? What does it look like? What properties does it have?
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3epkdy | Can you go faster than light through something OTHER than a vacuum (air, water, etc.)? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3epkdy/can_you_go_faster_than_light_through_something/ | {
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3r2i80 | why dont all planes have an aircraft recovery system thats built to only track airplane locations 24/7 | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3r2i80/eli5_why_dont_all_planes_have_an_aircraft/ | {
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12lzm0 | Ransoms in Medieval Europe | Okay, so medieval warfare allowed a man to become supremely rich in a single battle should he capture the right person. My question is what was the largest ransom paid in this period? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/12lzm0/ransoms_in_medieval_europe/ | {
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g1eh7c | I've heard that in medieval warfare, the nobility of enemy nations would intentionally fight in a way so as to not seriously hurt each other, but that common soldiers were 'fair game.' Is there any truth to this? How much protection did nobles have under the medieval rules of engagement? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/g1eh7c/ive_heard_that_in_medieval_warfare_the_nobility/ | {
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9c0nxt | why do ocean waves get more rough during a storm? | What causes it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9c0nxt/eli5_why_do_ocean_waves_get_more_rough_during_a/ | {
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6msybx | why does coffee taste so much better after eating something sweet? | I have two coffees each day at work. The first tends to be early in the morning, the second mid-morning after fresh pastries have been delivered to the office. The second coffee tastes so much better than the first after I've had a few bites of something sweet, particularly a sweet food with carbs (e.g. almond croissan... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6msybx/eli5_why_does_coffee_taste_so_much_better_after/ | {
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2idgke | how can artists legally sell paintings/sculptures of licensed characters? | I've been to a couple of conventions this year with my boyfriend and he kept pointing out how he's surprised vendors haven't been fined for their merchandise. An example would be, people printing out images from books, movies, tv shows and pasting them on to bottle caps or light switch covers and reselling them. Or peo... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2idgke/eli5_how_can_artists_legally_sell/ | {
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1ilk4g | What was the Nazi view of Feminism, women's rights, and women in general? | Were they blatantly sexist ("Women are inferior to men in every way!")?
OR
Did they follow the times by being subtly sexist ("A woman's place is at home, doing her wifely duties to raise children" blah blah blah)?
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1taso9 | What was beer around Ireland and Britain like circa 400 CE? | I was thinking about brewing a special brew for St. Patrick's day this year and thought it might be interesting to try to recreate the style of beer that would have been enjoyed by Patrick and his contemporaries rather than settle for Guinness or green fermented rice/corn product.
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cntnuz | why do clouds move slowly in one direction, and not sporadically in different directions like, let’s say, a plastic bag would fly around in the wind? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cntnuz/eli5_why_do_clouds_move_slowly_in_one_direction/ | {
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18eii7 | Why would traveling at light speed make a trip seem shorter than it is? | I'm sure i probably butchered the question, but what i'm curious about is why if i'm traveling at light speed to something 100 light years away would it only seem to take a couple years? An example of what i'm saying is in the Jodie Foster movie Contact where the traveler would feel like the trip took 7 years (i think... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/18eii7/why_would_traveling_at_light_speed_make_a_trip/ | {
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4w8xo3 | would snow put out a fire faster or slower than rain? | Or maybe heavy snow vs heavy rain? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4w8xo3/eli5_would_snow_put_out_a_fire_faster_or_slower/ | {
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6um6di | how does apple know whether or not a charging cable is "certified"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6um6di/eli5_how_does_apple_know_whether_or_not_a/ | {
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80fbbs | Was Imperial Japan "afraid" of the Soviet Union after Khalkhin Gol? | As most people on the planet, I think, I have a rather biased opinion of the events in WW2.
I've always believed that the battle of Khalkin Gol was a mayor reason Imperial Japan turned its expansion from Asia to the Pacific even risking confrontation with the West.
This was reinforced by my understanding of certain... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/80fbbs/was_imperial_japan_afraid_of_the_soviet_union/ | {
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4206r3 | How are new antibodies made? | Given my understanding of antibodies, they have a sizeable protein component which can be variable in order to interact with the antigens on the pathogen surface. How does the body generate the new amino acid sequences in response to an unrecognized pathogen? Are there changes to the host's genome? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4206r3/how_are_new_antibodies_made/ | {
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ac8epe | What exactly is Hash? How is it useful and how does it promote privacry and encryption? | I'm in my second year of Computer Science. In Comp Sci, we bring up hash a lot, after careful digging through internet searches, I'm still a little confused on what hash is. To my understanding, hash is a long "code" of numbers, symbols, and letters assigned to an object. How is this useful and how does it promote priv... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ac8epe/what_exactly_is_hash_how_is_it_useful_and_how/ | {
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9etmxl | where does stuff go when it gets in your eyeball? is the fluid in your eyes somewhat acidic and dissolve it? | Something gets in your eye and it's there for a few seconds or few minutes. Then it's gone. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9etmxl/eli5_where_does_stuff_go_when_it_gets_in_your/ | {
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frgqfr | why to light bulbs burn out after a few months but computer/tv screens last for many years? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/frgqfr/eli5_why_to_light_bulbs_burn_out_after_a_few/ | {
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1fvw40 | why are school buses out and about at the most random times of the day? | I understand when they're taking kids to and from school and field trips but I see them with no kids just driving around. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1fvw40/eli5_why_are_school_buses_out_and_about_at_the/ | {
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2m6xic | if monster hdmi cables are such a ripoff, why do they have such good reviews on best buy's site? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2m6xic/eli5if_monster_hdmi_cables_are_such_a_ripoff_why/ | {
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5riqim | do people in cults consider themselves to be in a cult? | "Cult" has an extremely negative connotation to the general public so I'm wondering if people who are in cults consider it as such. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5riqim/eli5_do_people_in_cults_consider_themselves_to_be/ | {
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