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cogbko | does faster metabolism shorten our lives? | So, the studies say that turtles have slower metabolism than other Animals, and that means the metabolism correlates with their high lifespans ? And If water accelerates the metabolism, Does that mean that we are shortening our lives?
Edit -: Pretty interesting
Quite Glad to ask, thx a Lot guys , have a good day | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cogbko/eli5_does_faster_metabolism_shorten_our_lives/ | {
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fhfmd5 | why vaginal toys aren't shaped like buttplugs. [nsfw] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fhfmd5/eli5_why_vaginal_toys_arent_shaped_like_buttplugs/ | {
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7imu06 | if influenza is always mutating, why does getting a flu shot help? doesn't the shot only prevent attacks from a certain strain? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7imu06/eli5_if_influenza_is_always_mutating_why_does/ | {
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1k4msp | how do universities catch people torrenting on their network, and how are comapnies able to identify what files are being torrented? | Just a matter of curiosity, how are universities/companies able to differentiate between torrents and and high speed direct downloads? How are they able to tell if someone is torrenting a movie or a large library of work files from another computer, or if they are using p2p to download legal copies of games like StarCr... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1k4msp/eli5_how_do_universities_catch_people_torrenting/ | {
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4dzkr3 | how do people running for presidential office keep up with their current political office while spending a seemingly full-time job campaigning? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4dzkr3/eli5_how_do_people_running_for_presidential/ | {
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2ffjhy | why are aircraft winglets only on the top and not to bottom? | Why are aircraft winglets only on the top and not to bottom? Wouldn't winglets extending past the bottom of the wing increase the amount of high pressure air there? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ffjhy/eli5_why_are_aircraft_winglets_only_on_the_top/ | {
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262hft | what kind of technological breakthrough(s) would be needed for militaries to field an airborne aircraft carrier? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/262hft/eli5what_kind_of_technological_breakthroughs/ | {
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1gu3fb | what happened after my mom had a hysterectomy? | So after I was born my mom had her uterus removed and I'm confused about a few things. What happened to the space where her uterus was? Is it still empty? Also, where do her eggs from her ovaries go now? Do they just float around in her?
EDIT: Answered, thanks! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1gu3fb/eli5_what_happened_after_my_mom_had_a_hysterectomy/ | {
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jsuph | Does alcohol-containing antiseptic cause skin cancer? | Since alcohol (usually ethanol) causes dozen types of cancer in the human body, does disinfecting your hands frequently cause skin cancer? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/jsuph/does_alcoholcontaining_antiseptic_cause_skin/ | {
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1v3r9v | What would happen if you move an animal that loses most of their fur in the summer to a place where the seasons are opposite? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1v3r9v/what_would_happen_if_you_move_an_animal_that/ | {
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3k4yo5 | do bodybuilders get stretch marks on their skin similarly to overweight people? | Logically speaking, the skin is being stretched in both instances so do bodybuilders also get stretch marks? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3k4yo5/eli5_do_bodybuilders_get_stretch_marks_on_their/ | {
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4ns542 | Proportionally, how much of what we see in the night sky are actually stars and how much are in fact distant galaxies that look like single stars? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4ns542/proportionally_how_much_of_what_we_see_in_the/ | {
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fqxkqi | Is it possible to produce a cure/vaccine to a virus and then apply it to a different strain of that virus? Let's say one produces a vaccine for bats for their strain of the corona virus and then modify that vaccine for the mutation that infected humans? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/fqxkqi/is_it_possible_to_produce_a_curevaccine_to_a/ | {
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ed2oow | how do probe thermometers accurately read the temp. at the probe and not the temp of the wire? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ed2oow/eli5_how_do_probe_thermometers_accurately_read/ | {
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33gdps | why can't we fast charge our phones to 100%? | Devices and chargers nowadays increasingly boast about "Fast Charge" capability where they are able to say, charge 50% of the battery in 15 minutes by drawing a larger current.
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jkx0q | Is there a universe-wide "now"? | Maybe my understanding of time is flawed, but the more I seem to learn about it the less the word "now" seems to make sense when referring to the present state of extremely distant objects. What I mean by that is somebody might say "That star might not be there now"... What the fuck does that even mean if there isn't ... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/jkx0q/is_there_a_universewide_now/ | {
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2m1v68 | why is my wifi slower than my phone? (frontier fios vs. 4g lte) | Could someone please, "help me understand", why the speed on my mobile device is so dramatically reduced when using WiFi, (the second result), versus the naitive receiver it is packaged with?
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2kianx | how does a space rocket dock with the international space station? | I'm watching the Antares Rocket launch that is sending supplies to the ISS, and wondered how they manage to 'park' a rocket.
Link for the stream [here](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2kianx/eli5how_does_a_space_rocket_dock_with_the/ | {
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3ezmq0 | how do animals, such as deer, in wooded areas with no nearby lakes or rivers obtain water? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ezmq0/eli5_how_do_animals_such_as_deer_in_wooded_areas/ | {
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2nctnv | how come with all our technology we still have to fill in a bubble on a piece of paper every 4 years to tell a guy to go to a building to hopefully vote the way we wanted him to on issues we wanted to vote for in the first place? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2nctnv/eli5_how_come_with_all_our_technology_we_still/ | {
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1pon6l | how can a lawyer talk with the judge/police officer to lower my driving ticket when i am clearly guilty of the ticket i got? | When I was 17 I was screwing around really bad on the road, sliding through intersections, and just being an idiot because the road was empty and it was the middle of the night. Anyway, two cops saw me, I got handcuffed and they called my dad. I got a reckless driving ticket which in VA is a pretty bad ticket. I hired ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pon6l/eli5_how_can_a_lawyer_talk_with_the_judgepolice/ | {
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1qyp2e | why do most people not like what they sound like? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qyp2e/eli5_why_do_most_people_not_like_what_they_sound/ | {
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x4ysn | why does computer duster (such as dust-off) become an anti-freeze spray when you flip it over? | Please actually ELI5. There were way too many explanations online that were very scientific, and unfortunately I'm not exactly versed in that stuff. Thanks! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/x4ysn/eli5_why_does_computer_duster_such_as_dustoff/ | {
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bnnvsi | why are plastic waste from developed countries shipped off to poor and developing countries ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bnnvsi/eli5_why_are_plastic_waste_from_developed/ | {
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6okh5v | why do "knock-off" and "dollar-store" brands try to imitate some better-known product's packaging rather than establish a brand of their own? | Wouldn't it make more sense in the long run to have a unique identity, instead of being ridiculed as [one of hundreds of Dr Pepper wannabes](_URL_0_)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6okh5v/eli5_why_do_knockoff_and_dollarstore_brands_try/ | {
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n3mjf | Does the color of fabric matter in the conduction of heat? | Hi reddit,
If I were to use two different colors of cloth (black and white) to pad my hands while carrying very hot plates, which color is more likely to get my hands hotter (controlling for temperature, etc.)? And why?
Thanks in advance :)
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23c9iy | why is genetically engineering embryos so that children aren't born with genetic diseases illegal? | I've been researching the laws around genetic engineering of humans, and I don't think I can find a single country where modifying an embryo to get rid of a horrible genetic illness is legal. It's all classified as "heritable modification", and therefore banned. Why isn't there an exception for recognised diseases like... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/23c9iy/eli5_why_is_genetically_engineering_embryos_so/ | {
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2qw2d5 | How accurate is the popularized image of the "Viking Funeral?" | I speak, of course, about the solemn ritual in which the deceased is placed in a boat with all his or her (usually his) possessions, pushed out onto a body of water, and cremated via flaming arrow. This image has been perpetuated in everything from Hollywood Epics to Game of Thrones, but is there historical basis for ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2qw2d5/how_accurate_is_the_popularized_image_of_the/ | {
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1eehu3 | If energy is truly conserved, then can we measure how much of it exists? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1eehu3/if_energy_is_truly_conserved_then_can_we_measure/ | {
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186x65 | charge on atoms. | What does it even mean for an electon to be 'charged' negatively and a proton to be 'charged' positively?
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1azpni | Is it better to accelerate or decelerate through a turn than to maintain constant speed? (Why?) | I distinctly recall my high school physics teacher telling us this would be more important when we were older. I certainly forgot the specifics of this as soon as we left class, but the idea has stuck with me and pops into my head regularly when going around long turns...
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5gbxu5 | why aren't claw machines and other similar arcade games considered gambling? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5gbxu5/eli5why_arent_claw_machines_and_other_similar/ | {
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4wahtq | When did humans start digging water wells? | [deleted] | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4wahtq/when_did_humans_start_digging_water_wells/ | {
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4yahdi | I'm trying to find out more about the interactions between ancient Greece and India. Especially Greco-Buddhism and associated kingdoms. Are there any good books on this topic? | I'd really like to learn more about the culture, societies, history of this Greco-Buddhist era. Based the associated wiki it looks like I'm kind of fishing for books that might talk about Alexander the Great, the Indo-Greek Kingdom, and/or Kushan Empire. I'd also be really interested to read about longer term impacts o... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4yahdi/im_trying_to_find_out_more_about_the_interactions/ | {
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4y0qeg | Was Josef Stalin personally a racist? | And if so, how did he and international communists who supported the USSR reconcile that (and the ethnic deportations) with anti-racist communist ideology? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4y0qeg/was_josef_stalin_personally_a_racist/ | {
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2fl42f | why are metals like bronze harder than the metals used to create them. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fl42f/eli5_why_are_metals_like_bronze_harder_than_the/ | {
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57ama0 | why is tylenol effective at lessening/curing a hangover when taken before going to sleep? | Typical Tylenol lasts for 4 hours, so why do I feel better in the morning when I take Tylenol *before* going to bed after a night of drinking? It seems it would be effective at pain relief during my 4 hours of unconsciousness, but why do I feel better when I wake up? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/57ama0/eli5_why_is_tylenol_effective_at_lesseningcuring/ | {
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2nx08g | how did twitter use marketing when they first started? i'm interested in knowing how twitter got so big so fast, and what the company did to spread word about it? | I've always wondered how they got so popular so quick | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2nx08g/eli5_how_did_twitter_use_marketing_when_they/ | {
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c2emcl | how can a wound infection get chronic? | I mean, I'm aware bacteria can get/be resistant to some or most antibiotics. I'm also aware they can make biofilm to protect themselves.
But I can only understand this if it was inside the body, in a hard to reach place.
But if it's on your leg for example, why can't you just put antibiotics or sanitizer (which basi... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c2emcl/eli5_how_can_a_wound_infection_get_chronic/ | {
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4xp3e7 | what exact leagues are covered by the champions league? | Where can I find a list of the leagues and how many teams qualify from said league? I can't find anything about this even though I would think this is one of the most important things to put on the Champions League website. All I know from googling, reading other eli5's, the Champions League website/wiki is that the to... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4xp3e7/eli5what_exact_leagues_are_covered_by_the/ | {
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l5kf0 | Could we end paper recycling programs in the name of carbon sequestration? | In my mind, forests remove carbon from the atmosphere as they grow and stored in its solid mass. When we cut forests down for paper, we allow more carbon dioxide to be removed and stored as wood. paper and wood products don't break down that much in waste dumps compared to wet organic matter so every ton of paper in ... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/l5kf0/could_we_end_paper_recycling_programs_in_the_name/ | {
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coqxva | how does amazon have almost instantaneous access to so many different things? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/coqxva/eli5_how_does_amazon_have_almost_instantaneous/ | {
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2exa6k | Are human emotions universal across all cultures? | Are there any emotions that exist in other cultures that might be unrecognizable to someone from another? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2exa6k/are_human_emotions_universal_across_all_cultures/ | {
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2td5mb | Why do pH and pOH always add up to 14? | I understand that pure water will dissociate equally into H^+ and OH^-, and the equilibrium happens to be at 10^-7. But if I add H^+ ions to the solution so that the concentration of H^+ becomes 10^-6, why does the concentration of OH^- go down to 10^-8 instead of staying at 10^-7?
The best reason I can come up with i... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2td5mb/why_do_ph_and_poh_always_add_up_to_14/ | {
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3e72e7 | Since the Sun is converting mass to energy, its gravitonal pull should be reducing. What kind of effect does this have on our orbit? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3e72e7/since_the_sun_is_converting_mass_to_energy_its/ | {
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1w9hvq | how come subreddits like r/teenmodels and r/cutegirls were banned, but r/starlets is basically the same thing but considered okay? | I'm not bothered at all by photos of cute girls, some of which are underage. I understand why jailbait was banned, due to its blatant sexualization, but why were the others taken down, but not r/starlets? Is the content really that different?
I'm glad r/starlets is allowed to exist, but I don't understand the logic of... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1w9hvq/eli5_how_come_subreddits_like_rteenmodels_and/ | {
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32g2hp | Why are all the promblems with Henri Pirenne's muhmmand and charlegme? | Just want to see what modern medieval studies has to say to it. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/32g2hp/why_are_all_the_promblems_with_henri_pirennes/ | {
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a8x1cx | Why didn't the Western Allies take land from Germany like the USSR did after WW2? | When WW2 ended, the USSR took South Sakhalin from Japan, Kaliningrad from Germany, and gave North Korea, Manchuria, Pommerania, and Silesia to puppet regimes. All these gains were permanent except for the Soviet occupation of what would become East Germany. The gains made by the Western Allies included the British and ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/a8x1cx/why_didnt_the_western_allies_take_land_from/ | {
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djmj7z | Were the women in the Hoecker Album (currently trending on Twitter moments) fully aware of and participants in Auschwitz? | [deleted] | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/djmj7z/were_the_women_in_the_hoecker_album_currently/ | {
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fba9ww | why is social isolation bad for your health? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fba9ww/eli5_why_is_social_isolation_bad_for_your_health/ | {
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24askr | if telcos own all the fiber for internet, why can't we just route internet through powerlines? | If telcos own all the fiber for internet, why can't we just route internet through powerlines, ultimately providing internet for everyone on the grid? It works small scale in homes, with powerline networking. What are the pros and cons of this approach? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24askr/eli5_if_telcos_own_all_the_fiber_for_internet_why/ | {
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2fci9b | why does anyone go on tabloid talk shows such as the jeremy kyle show, maury, jerry springer, etc? | What possesses people to submit themselves for this modern bear baiting? Do they get paid? Do they just go for the free DNA and lie tests? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fci9b/eli5_why_does_anyone_go_on_tabloid_talk_shows/ | {
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2k01wg | why do we use the term transgendered instead of the more-accurate transsexual? | Tried searching for an answer to this (mostly etymological) question. [This](_URL_0_) is the only entry that came close, but it didn't get at the essence of my question, which is more about the word itself.
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8h8754 | The reason America joined WW1 was because they intercepted a message from Germany to Mexico asking them to invade America. If Mexico received this, what was the likelihood of them invading, and if they did, how much of a problem would it have been for America? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8h8754/the_reason_america_joined_ww1_was_because_they/ | {
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2gnb4x | i have never had a headache before. why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2gnb4x/eli5_i_have_never_had_a_headache_before_why/ | {
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10818k | If marijuana really has no measurable long term effects, then why do heavy users who have quit just seem... slower? | I've noticed that people I know who have been smoking since they were teenagers just seem to take longer to process things, and generally appear less intelligent. Is this really just a coincidence? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/10818k/if_marijuana_really_has_no_measurable_long_term/ | {
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d41vxr | why are balls called ball bearings? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d41vxr/eli5_why_are_balls_called_ball_bearings/ | {
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2qmsxm | Why didn't the Greeks/Macedonians ever expand North? | Looking through history, no state that occupies the region ever seems to expand into the Balkans. I would suspect the mountains, but Anatolia is mountainous as well, and always seems to be the first area a given state claims.
At the risk of this being a "Throughout History" question, surely there must be some constant... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2qmsxm/why_didnt_the_greeksmacedonians_ever_expand_north/ | {
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2r5cq4 | if insurance companies will cover the cost of an expensive procedure like a vasectomy, why wouldn't they give allowances for condoms? | I hope that makes sense.
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3tcfu8 | Is the imposter syndrom more common among people who are a minority in their job? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3tcfu8/is_the_imposter_syndrom_more_common_among_people/ | {
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1r6tro | what impact does a suspension have for a player/coach/team in the nfl? | I read about suspensions all the time in the NFL.. such as the 1 day suspension of Erik Walden for a headbutt (helmet on) against Delanie Walker (without a helmet). But I could find nothing about what this penalty really means for the player or the team. It seems longer suspensions definitely have more teeth.. but th... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1r6tro/eli5_what_impact_does_a_suspension_have_for_a/ | {
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d1fncd | how is fruit flavor “essence” captured? if soda water is unsweetened and zero-calorie, how is the flavor added? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d1fncd/eli5_how_is_fruit_flavor_essence_captured_if_soda/ | {
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1hyfh7 | how do you type in a language that doesn't have an alphabet? | I was curious at how people type if they're typing in Chinese or Japanese or similar. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1hyfh7/eli5_how_do_you_type_in_a_language_that_doesnt/ | {
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ed06t7 | how do people start when making music? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ed06t7/eli5_how_do_people_start_when_making_music/ | {
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b3bfka | What is the logic behind the medieval practice of Animal Trials?, they knew the animals would never comply... didn't they? | I have heard many stories of medieval people suing animals like French people suing rats for eating their crops and the hilarious way in which the rats' appointed lawyer defended them. How a bishop sued caterpillars for eating his vineyard. How a dog won a trial by combat against the killer of his master.
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1lsc09 | What is different biologically between lactose intolerant people and those who aren't? | I imagine it has to do with how bacteria deals with the lactose. I've been told people have symptoms from just bloated and gas, to full out body paralysis. What causes this? Is it true that most lactose tolerant people have ancestry that deals with farming (cattle in specific) and they have built up an immunity? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1lsc09/what_is_different_biologically_between_lactose/ | {
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3iznpf | How much of an oven was a WWII tank in desert conditions? | I was unable to find any information whether WWII tanks (especially those used in North Africa) had air conditioning or not. Likely there was some kind of a ventilation to get rid of the fumes, but how effective it was in lowering the temperature inside? Are there any known cases of tank crews fainting from the heat? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3iznpf/how_much_of_an_oven_was_a_wwii_tank_in_desert/ | {
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3ffh3w | how do machines like cars and boats, use gasoline | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ffh3w/eli5_how_do_machines_like_cars_and_boats_use/ | {
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i64cu | Gravity and the time dimension | Three observations:
1If you dropped a man who has one leg shorter than the other onto a 2d plane and asked him to walk in a straight line, he'd end up walking in circles if there were no reference points he could use for course corrections. This is because one leg wouldn't be covering as much distance as the other.
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g0nj8u | When were the first Irish Medieval cities built? | Several history books I've read during university stated that Ireland had no form of urban settlement until later in the Middle Ages with no precise date. I know that the Norse had settled the mouth of the Liffey river and built a trade post which evolved into modern day Dublin. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/g0nj8u/when_were_the_first_irish_medieval_cities_built/ | {
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37g910 | why has the us, instead of any european country, filed charges against fifa? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37g910/eli5_why_has_the_us_instead_of_any_european/ | {
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6s7no2 | most animals lick their fur to clean it. so, how come they don't get their mouths full of fur which would be extremely annoying and uncomfortable? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6s7no2/eli5most_animals_lick_their_fur_to_clean_it_so/ | {
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36z6c5 | Have an A2 History exam soon, Historians, how do you remember the detail? | Hi, I have an A2 History exam coming up on June 8th. The topic is **'British State and People: 1865-1915'**.
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t9f7m | If Mars or Venus were destroyed, would Earths orbit be affected? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/t9f7m/if_mars_or_venus_were_destroyed_would_earths/ | {
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42cqws | [North and South (TV-series)] Is it true that the citizens would line up close to the battles in the beginning for entertainment? | I was watching this episode of this TV-show and the people from the US (the rich elite) were lined up rather close to the battle having a picnic.
Did the population really think of the Confederated Army as mere rebels that would be beat down in a couple of battles?
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24bxvn | why does the english language have so many exceptions? | Specifically relating to grammar and spelling. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24bxvn/eli5why_does_the_english_language_have_so_many/ | {
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3xxi5b | why does anyone allow their property to go into foreclosure? if you're no longer able to afford the mortgage why not just sell for whatever you can get? | Seems like that would be the best option in any case but I'm clearly misunderstanding something. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3xxi5b/eli5_why_does_anyone_allow_their_property_to_go/ | {
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14k479 | Would it be safe to fly directly over the north pole, I suppose from New York to Moscow? | Would the earth's magnetic field, air pressure or other factors interfere with the on board fly instruments or aerodynamics? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/14k479/would_it_be_safe_to_fly_directly_over_the_north/ | {
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6yxi8b | why do we groan and make deep noises when lifting weights and in pain? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6yxi8b/eli5_why_do_we_groan_and_make_deep_noises_when/ | {
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erz4du | How do wearable health devices (body patches, smartwatches) measure respiration rate? | I am researching specific health devices and determining a good candidate device to monitor patients with a wide range of complicated health issues to monitor remotely. However, I find that the physical mechanism most of these devices to monitor certain vital signs is left out. I understand a finger clip can use a puls... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/erz4du/how_do_wearable_health_devices_body_patches/ | {
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3ajkrc | Is there a limit to how much information can be crammed into a given space? | Edit: This is my most upvoted post! Thank you all! | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3ajkrc/is_there_a_limit_to_how_much_information_can_be/ | {
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6ep487 | why does exhaust smell different from car to car? | Older cars with loud mufflers smell different to me. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ep487/eli5_why_does_exhaust_smell_different_from_car_to/ | {
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cvjzip | why do video games cost so much to make? | I always hear that Triple A video games cost millions to make why is that? Is it that all cost of workers? Does it cost money for a single person to make a game? Thanks in advance | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cvjzip/eli5_why_do_video_games_cost_so_much_to_make/ | {
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1wv1ln | why is windows vista so hated? | I have absolutely no clue why Vista has become so hated over the years, and from personal experience with it, I really didn't find it bad at all. In fact, I actually liked it. So why all the hate?
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3mbyps | if states like co and others can legalize marijuana outside of the federal approval, why can't states like ms or al outlaw abortions in the same way? | I don't fully understand how the states were able to navigate the federal ban, but from a layman's perspective - if some states can figure out how to navigate the federal laws to get what THEY want, couldn't other states do the same?
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91wa94 | how do they lay the foundation for structures in water without it being pushed away by the water? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/91wa94/eli5_how_do_they_lay_the_foundation_for/ | {
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fhxnds | During The American Civil War, The Confederacy Issued Banknotes - But How Did Southern Banks Operate During The Conflict? | One of those shower thoughts questions - how did banks in the South handle the transition to the Confederacy, the introduction of greybacks, etc.? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/fhxnds/during_the_american_civil_war_the_confederacy/ | {
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94d1ts | why do fizzy drinks sometimes release smoke when opened. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/94d1ts/eli5_why_do_fizzy_drinks_sometimes_release_smoke/ | {
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78x37t | why there does not seem to be a protected right to bear arms for any major country except the us? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/78x37t/eli5_why_there_does_not_seem_to_be_a_protected/ | {
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119l8h | How did ancient people, from before the age of the printing press, view memory? | I was watching [this video](_URL_0_) (5:50 in) and the speaker talks about the way our modern world has allowed us to outsorce memory. Where once people devoted time to holding onto their memory, we increasingly outsource this job to journals, photographs, and the works.
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2e94cz | Can you hear thunder from space? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2e94cz/can_you_hear_thunder_from_space/ | {
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8lzj3g | why is atmospheric pressure high at the poles, but low at higher altitudes? | If the basic principle is that cold air is denser, therefore high pressure exists in lower temperature areas such as the poles, why do hilly areas which are cold experience low pressure?
EDIT: \(added to the question after receiving some replies\)
Okay, so do higher altitudes always experience low pressure? What abo... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8lzj3g/eli5_why_is_atmospheric_pressure_high_at_the/ | {
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3spu9f | how does a nuclear reactor keep lights on in my house? | So how does the reactor convert the radioactive materials into an electric current? How long does the material last and how much electricity will each "rod" produce? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3spu9f/eli5_how_does_a_nuclear_reactor_keep_lights_on_in/ | {
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2kc68t | If we made an empty chamber half way into the earths crust would we experience less gravity? | Lets pretend that the chamber is essentially 'perfect' and already has the people in it. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2kc68t/if_we_made_an_empty_chamber_half_way_into_the/ | {
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hhbys | What are some of the possibilities of nano-technology? Will it ever be possible to use the kind of nano-machines seen in games like 'Metal Gear Solid'? | I have visions of tiny machines being injected into the body to fight off diseases and repair damaged tissue. Is this just the stuff of fantasy? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/hhbys/what_are_some_of_the_possibilities_of/ | {
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2uuq9u | how can the brain produce thoughts, imagination, and the mental world if its physical? | Can't really explain it, its been bugging me | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2uuq9u/eli5_how_can_the_brain_produce_thoughts/ | {
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61n4fv | is vegan diet better (healthier) than omnivorous diet? why/why not? can babies and small children thrive on it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/61n4fv/eli5_is_vegan_diet_better_healthier_than/ | {
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