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3v6v7c | why do i sometimes get zapped when touching metals? how can i prevent this from happening? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3v6v7c/eli5_why_do_i_sometimes_get_zapped_when_touching/ | {
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46kt6w | In History, what was the extent to the Region known as India? How was this determined, if India was never unified until recently? | Historically, were places such as Kashmir, Tibet, Ceylon, Bhutan ever considered "India"? (Refering to the Region, not the Current Country). Were parts of Southeast Asia (Burma, Siam, Laos, Vietnam) considered parts of India when they were majority Hindu? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/46kt6w/in_history_what_was_the_extent_to_the_region/ | {
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y8ew9 | How does the developing fetus know the structure of the human body? In other words, how does the hand form during pregnancy instead of a glob of flesh? | I saw a creationist video talking about this saying the fetus must have a 'guiding hand'. Bullshit, I say. So I ask you reddit. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/y8ew9/how_does_the_developing_fetus_know_the_structure/ | {
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k9dhp | how a sonogram works and how they do a 3d image. | Soon to be dad and was wondering how all this stuff works.
Thanks in advance. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/k9dhp/eli5_how_a_sonogram_works_and_how_they_do_a_3d/ | {
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bh8b3f | why do currency exchange rates exist? why is it not just 1:1? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bh8b3f/eli5_why_do_currency_exchange_rates_exist_why_is/ | {
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3igke8 | what is actually happening at evangelical church things when people speak in "tounges" and have fits and stuff? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3igke8/eli5_what_is_actually_happening_at_evangelical/ | {
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4j80h8 | why are some youtube videos flagged for removal for minor use of music clips, but many other youtube videos of entire songs are left to be viewed millions of times no problem (and presumably monetized by someone without the rights)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4j80h8/eli5_why_are_some_youtube_videos_flagged_for/ | {
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2g16rz | why are ebooks generally just as expensive as their print counterparts when publishers don't have to account for ink, paper, and binding costs? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2g16rz/eli5_why_are_ebooks_generally_just_as_expensive/ | {
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3v2ebe | why do we prefer wider-screened tv's over just larger tv's? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3v2ebe/eli5_why_do_we_prefer_widerscreened_tvs_over_just/ | {
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6bvjua | why do so many acne medications require you to not be exposed to the sun? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6bvjua/eli5_why_do_so_many_acne_medications_require_you/ | {
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6uli46 | Why was a garrison left on the Akropolis to withstand the Persian sack of Athens? | Seriously, I cannot get over it unless there is some religious reason, because elsewise, the garrison did not number greatly, and even if it was of great number to pour out if the Hellenic somehow magically ambushed them in order to hit the rearguard, well, the same thing it made the Akropolis good for defense makes it... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6uli46/why_was_a_garrison_left_on_the_akropolis_to/ | {
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35wbbj | why does obama and the republicans like the trans-pacific partnership and many democrats dislike it? are trade pacts good for american jobs? | What's the theories and how have they worked in the past? It seems to be a very complex subject. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35wbbj/eli5_why_does_obama_and_the_republicans_like_the/ | {
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jh0a3 | warhammer 40k lore | I'm really digging the whole brutal empire of man, but I want to learn more. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jh0a3/eli5_warhammer_40k_lore/ | {
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ezdppw | what is the best thing the average person in a more-developed country can do to improve the life of the average person in a less-developed country? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ezdppw/eli5_what_is_the_best_thing_the_average_person_in/ | {
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9ivgnc | if we have the ability to create tall skyscrapers, why don’t cities have a bunch of skyscrapers of the same height? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ivgnc/eli5_if_we_have_the_ability_to_create_tall/ | {
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6hrcke | When someone wakes up from a coma lasting an extended period of time (months-years), what happens to their short term memory? | If they are in a coma for a long time, do they remember things that happened the day/night before they entered the coma as if they just happened? For example, will a patient who's been in a coma for a month remember exactly what meal they had before entering the coma? Or will they be groggy about things and remember on... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6hrcke/when_someone_wakes_up_from_a_coma_lasting_an/ | {
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9jez9f | WWII: During the Attack on Mers-el-Kébir the British attacked French ships, what was the sentiment after the war? | Over 1200 French sailors were killed by the British. Did the British ever apologize? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9jez9f/wwii_during_the_attack_on_merselkébir_the_british/ | {
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20uu8w | Would a deflated party balloon that is tied off seem to "inflate" when put in outer space? | The balloon would have some air inside. Not vacuumed out. Just curious as to what would happen. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/20uu8w/would_a_deflated_party_balloon_that_is_tied_off/ | {
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110k7r | Why is entropy "the energy unavailable to do work"? What does that mean?? | I'm learning about the second law of thermodynamics, something that I've learned about before.
But now that I've stepped back to think about it, I have NO IDEA what my textbook means when it says that entropy is the energy unavailable to do work.
How does dS=Q/T translate to energy unavailable to do work?
Thanks in ... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/110k7r/why_is_entropy_the_energy_unavailable_to_do_work/ | {
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6jwnoc | stupidly, i replied to a text near a petrol bowser & was embarrassingly told off over the pa system to "get off your phone", in front of everybody. what're the actual concerns for using phones at service stations? (and how stupid was i?) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6jwnoc/eli5_stupidly_i_replied_to_a_text_near_a_petrol/ | {
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bskx63 | What was the highest percentage of 'men living in monasteries' that was ever reached? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/bskx63/what_was_the_highest_percentage_of_men_living_in/ | {
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408z5a | How much did the invention of the nuclear bomb affect Carbon 14 dating? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/408z5a/how_much_did_the_invention_of_the_nuclear_bomb/ | {
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bs10ss | How does Trans-cranial magnetic stimulation(TMS) work? | I read about TMS in a neuroanatomy book and am under the impression that it basically works by the principle of electromagnetic induction and this is exactly what I cannot seem to understand. For an electric potential to be induced there are two requirements- 1) Changing magnetic fields and 2) There should be a conduct... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/bs10ss/how_does_transcranial_magnetic_stimulationtms_work/ | {
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svh7a | Would Mars be considered to be in "Habital Zone"? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/svh7a/would_mars_be_considered_to_be_in_habital_zone/ | {
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ttmjm | So what would happen if a thimble full of Neutron Star were to suddenly transport itself instantly into empty space? | Number 6 on this link: [10 Mind bending facts about the universe](_URL_0_)
In case you don't click the link:
6. Just a thimbleful of a neutron star would weigh over 100 million tons.
So what would happen if this little thimbleful of star were to pop in empty space?
Would it explode? Expand? Or would it be like "na... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ttmjm/so_what_would_happen_if_a_thimble_full_of_neutron/ | {
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18jrf5 | If I had cuts on eat hand... Bandaged then together for a few weeks would skin/nerves/blood vessels for and heal together? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/18jrf5/if_i_had_cuts_on_eat_hand_bandaged_then_together/ | {
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2m8im0 | Why do the majority of Native Americans in the US have significant European heritage, if English settlers rarely intermarried with native people? | Was this because of institutionalized rape by white men? Or adoption of white children by Native groups?
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edylie | why does alcohol have the wavy/ distorted looking lines when mixed with other drinks? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/edylie/eli5_why_does_alcohol_have_the_wavy_distorted/ | {
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5wr23r | Were criminals/felons in prison ever enlisted to fight during the World Wars? | If so, did they choose to go or refuse and stay? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5wr23r/were_criminalsfelons_in_prison_ever_enlisted_to/ | {
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2vl501 | Did the popularization of the progressionist, post modernist views of history in the 20th century effectively reduce the role of history as a science? | (I know this is more concerning historiography than actual history but I couldn't think of a better place to ask the question)
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5zay1d | What is the history of William The Conqueror's title? | Conventionally, people seem to think he was "The Bastard" until 1066, whereupon he had a global official name change to "The Conqueror".
I assume he is mentioned in documents in Anglo-Saxon English, Celtic languages, Norman French and presumably legal/ecclesiastical Latin?
What do we actually know about this?
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2rrdr2 | How did the double slit experiment explain if light was a wave or a particle? | I have general background of the experiment, but I'm confused as to what exactly it explained | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2rrdr2/how_did_the_double_slit_experiment_explain_if/ | {
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302zxc | how are rock songs constructed? | How exactly does the guitar interact with the bass, rhythm and vocals.
I know nothing about music theory or rhythm, and I don't even know where to begin looking for a deeper understanding about how a rock song is put together. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/302zxc/eli5_how_are_rock_songs_constructed/ | {
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63cjok | why do many college students want safe spaces on their campuses? why is it such a big deal to them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/63cjok/eli5_why_do_many_college_students_want_safe/ | {
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46z0jw | how does running/walking for a cause work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/46z0jw/eli5_how_does_runningwalking_for_a_cause_work/ | {
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eyigg8 | Does a Tesla’s (car) battery die faster in extremely hot or cold climates like our phone battery? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/eyigg8/does_a_teslas_car_battery_die_faster_in_extremely/ | {
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1myd8v | electronic device battery charge indicators? | What process tells the software what level of charge a battery is at? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1myd8v/eli5_electronic_device_battery_charge_indicators/ | {
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1v3788 | having a family member who is once or twice removed? | Can someone please explain what this means... and what they did to get themselves removed at one point in time..? My dad tried explaining how some of my cousins were "once removed" but I still don't understand what it has to do with removal. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1v3788/eli5_having_a_family_member_who_is_once_or_twice/ | {
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86rmll | why do electric cars have a lower range when it's cold? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/86rmll/eli5_why_do_electric_cars_have_a_lower_range_when/ | {
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4wm0zi | Were bronze swords reused through many battles? | Were bronze swords ever reusable through many battles, and were they generally constructed (within organized militaries) to last for a full campaign? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4wm0zi/were_bronze_swords_reused_through_many_battles/ | {
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5mbn0v | Can you identify this ship? (Circa WWII-1950s?) | Hi, Historians!
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qqpy1 | If a tree is planted and given infinite resources, in perfect growing conditions at all times, can that tree grow forever? Or does it hit a limit and die of old age? | I'm pretty much trying to find out if a plant put in perfect conditions and is at all times in a constantly changing environment that supports perfect growth. Would it grow forever or stop at one point and die? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/qqpy1/if_a_tree_is_planted_and_given_infinite_resources/ | {
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ltc1i | how goldman sachs is ruining the world. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ltc1i/eli5_how_goldman_sachs_is_ruining_the_world/ | {
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6f9qds | why do chip card transactions take so much longer to process than magnetic strip transactions? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6f9qds/eli5_why_do_chip_card_transactions_take_so_much/ | {
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4gl0tc | how do video game sales work? | I assume that Steam can't just cut half the price off of a game whenever they feel like it, but do they really have to get every single game creator's permission to put their game on sale? (I can imagine this'd be a nightmare during the summer sale) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4gl0tc/eli5_how_do_video_game_sales_work/ | {
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4u5vl7 | how is it possible that data doesn't weigh anything? | Think of all the data in the world. How come if it's on a (admittedly massive) hard drive, the hard drive will weigh the same even if the data is deleted off it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4u5vl7/eli5_how_is_it_possible_that_data_doesnt_weigh/ | {
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9busg5 | Why didnt the B-29s that attacked Hiroshima and Nagasaki have fighter escorts? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9busg5/why_didnt_the_b29s_that_attacked_hiroshima_and/ | {
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5ai1l8 | why are there so many conflicting scientific research, especially in fitness/nutrition? how do we know which one is true? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ai1l8/eli5why_are_there_so_many_conflicting_scientific/ | {
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zmrey | Can a star be far enough away from Earth that it's light never reaches us? | The speed of light, when passed through a medium like water, can stop completely over a distance of a kilometer. If space is not really a vacuum, instead being made out of an extremely low-density medium, how far away does a star have to be, so it's light does not reach earth? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/zmrey/can_a_star_be_far_enough_away_from_earth_that_its/ | {
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2zy1de | Why are the biggest animals almost never predators? | Throughout the history of the world, the largest species have usually eaten plants or very small animals such as plankton. Why aren't the largest animals always predators? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2zy1de/why_are_the_biggest_animals_almost_never_predators/ | {
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3skqed | why were/are cars designed to slowly roll forward when no pedals are pressed? | I read about *why* this used to happen with older cars, but surely they or newer ones could be designed to not do so.
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169fdh | What are some of the most plausible verifications of ancient Oral history? | I have read a few books claiming that various aboriginal people's have exceedingly old oral histories verified by physical sciences.
Is this more fringe-science nonsense or are you, the historians of Reddit, aware of a situation where the ancient oral history of people has turned out to be remarkably plausible?
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c9uwc5 | why can firms like ally & goldman sachs offer much higher interest rates for savings then my own bank? | They have rates of \~2.15% while my own bank only has 0.01% interest on savings. Why is this?
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8y1gw9 | if clouds are masses of condensed water, then how come if a plane flies through it, the plane does not get wet? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8y1gw9/eli5_if_clouds_are_masses_of_condensed_water_then/ | {
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3i1n64 | why is it racist/closed-minded to find people of a race unattractive? | I got called out today because a couple of Black women overheard a conversation I was having with my White mom; I'm Mixed. I had said that I don't really find myself attracted to Black women, but White and Asian women, and one of the two had called me out quite loudly, shouting about how I was this horrible, racist, bl... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3i1n64/eli5_why_is_it_racistclosedminded_to_find_people/ | {
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cbwx0a | why are there different types of zits? i.e. blackheads, different types of puss, seed-esque, etc. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cbwx0a/eli5_why_are_there_different_types_of_zits_ie/ | {
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3clv5r | What did people have for breakfast in the 1920's | particularly rich american city dwellers. it's for a play | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3clv5r/what_did_people_have_for_breakfast_in_the_1920s/ | {
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7mzgui | how do high blood pressure medicines help reduce blood pressure? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7mzgui/eli5_how_do_high_blood_pressure_medicines_help/ | {
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2q81u7 | What year was it when people started using the current dating system? | Rome wasn't Christian until 326. And the Gregorian calendar wasn't established until the 500s. So what year did people think it was when they switched? Did anyone ever know it was year 1? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2q81u7/what_year_was_it_when_people_started_using_the/ | {
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3r4ls1 | why do conservatives not typical push for conservation of the environment and of natural resources? | This is not just a semantic question. Conservatives favour family, the economy, a strong country and a continuation of the status quo. It would seem that the degradation of the environment and the overuse of resources would be a being threat to these values than, say, terrorism. So why is conservation of the environmen... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3r4ls1/eli5_why_do_conservatives_not_typical_push_for/ | {
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4b1kno | is reverse-engineering easy? like if say, someone dropped an f-22/f-35 at the chinese doorstep how much could they learn from it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4b1kno/eli5is_reverseengineering_easy_like_if_say/ | {
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3wevwx | how is the deep web inaccessible via search engines? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3wevwx/eli5_how_is_the_deep_web_inaccessible_via_search/ | {
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3ie2rb | why are big guys tough (or at least portrayed so in media)? | In all sorts of action and other movies the protagonist inevitably fights a 7 foot tall, often Russian beast of a man. It seems like being tall always correlates to being essentially immune to punches in movies and TV. What does being big have to do with being so tough? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ie2rb/eli5_why_are_big_guys_tough_or_at_least_portrayed/ | {
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3u9l2g | Is rotation relative? | If I match the velocity of a body in motion, I can declare it to be stationary from my observational perspective. There is no test I can conduct to determine an absolute velocity for it.
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cps5sc | How was military recruitment done in Canada/common wealth during WW2? | How did the process of military recruitment and enlistment go in Canada/common wealth during ww2? Would young men just show up to a recruitment centre, select they branch they wanted to enlist in? Or where there different recruiting centres for different branches? How where their trades selected? Did a recruit list wha... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/cps5sc/how_was_military_recruitment_done_in_canadacommon/ | {
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9lsmlu | what caused the deserts across the sahara, middle east, and central asia? | What weather conditions created [this](_URL_0_)? Or did ancient civs have access to nukes? All I've heard for central asia is that the Himalayas block moisture from the Indian Ocean leading to a rainshadow effect.
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5d7jrg | How much does a cat or a dog rely on smell to identify people, as opposed to vision? | For example, imagine the case in which a certain person of a household puts on all the clothes of another's - will the cat, or the dog, even for a moment confuse the people? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5d7jrg/how_much_does_a_cat_or_a_dog_rely_on_smell_to/ | {
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9nuyhl | Was it okay to loot a slayed enemy during the middle ages? | If a knight or any other fighter killed an enemy in battle was it okay to take their armor and weapons? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9nuyhl/was_it_okay_to_loot_a_slayed_enemy_during_the/ | {
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1p1r5w | what are the differences between us civilian and military courts? | I'm pretty familiar with the US civilian judicial system (rules of evidence, witness testimony, etc.) and I would like to know how a military court is different. For instance: Does the prosecution have to disclose all the evidence to the defense? Thank you. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1p1r5w/eli5_what_are_the_differences_between_us_civilian/ | {
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1tapzb | How often did Vikings use horses? Did this differ in Scandinavia and the territories they raided and settled? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1tapzb/how_often_did_vikings_use_horses_did_this_differ/ | {
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y6p7o | military numbering, regarding squadrons/wings/battalions etc. | I feel dumb (five years old?) for asking this, but when I read reports about how the "111th air wing intercepted [whatever]", I'm always left wondering if there are/were 110 other wings standing by. Same with squads, battalions, infantry divisions, etc. How are these numbers reached/calculated/set? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/y6p7o/eli5_military_numbering_regarding/ | {
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kbhwk | what is an 8-bit game? | If I understand correctly, the NES was an 8-bit console, SNES was 16-bit and this number doubled with each console generation.
My question is what does this mean? How could you possibly create a Mario game with only 8 bits (1s and 0s?)
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7l5lz3 | in films how do they make background noises like wind so quiet compared to the actors voices? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7l5lz3/eli5_in_films_how_do_they_make_background_noises/ | {
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3ddwkq | Did the Western NATO members ever explicitly or implicitly promise to the USSR that they would not expand the alliance to former Warsaw Pact members? | There seems to be a running narrative in Russia about the betrayal by the West. I've been looking around for information on this, as Putin has made statements about the broken promises of the West with regards to NATO enlargement. The NATO website has some good information, but they obviously have a stake in this issue... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3ddwkq/did_the_western_nato_members_ever_explicitly_or/ | {
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2brqld | Why doesn't Mercuries atmosphere explode if it contains hydrogen and oxygen? | According to this _URL_0_ Mercuries atmosphere contains fair amounts of hydrogen and oxygen. Why don't they react to water? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2brqld/why_doesnt_mercuries_atmosphere_explode_if_it/ | {
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6ub81x | Why isn't humidity the same for the same temperature and pressure? | Why does the humidity not adjust by pulling in more water from lakes/rivers/pools etc until equilibrium is reached? That is if the humidity is below that threshold, it should draw more water vapor into the air until it is at that point? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6ub81x/why_isnt_humidity_the_same_for_the_same/ | {
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blink such that it was imperceptible to their vision... | ...assuming you ignored every other effect this would have on the eye (such as friction and lacrimation)? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/tnib9/how_many_times_per_second_would_a_person_have_to/ | {
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49tl7n | How close to the Sun could a manned, contemporary spacecraft come before experiencing technical failures or crew deaths due to heat exposure? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/49tl7n/how_close_to_the_sun_could_a_manned_contemporary/ | {
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6sgj5c | Why aren't pixels made up of 'RYB' LEDs instead of RGB ones? | Was wondering that since the 3 primary colours are red, yellow and blue would it not make more sense in some applications for yellow LEDs to be used instead of green LEDs for pixel based displays. | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6sgj5c/why_arent_pixels_made_up_of_ryb_leds_instead_of/ | {
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2nwzz4 | how does radioactivity work | If radioactivity is a decaying atom. What is left behind at sites like chernobyl. What causes some atoms or isotopes of atoms to be radioactive while others are not? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2nwzz4/eli5_how_does_radioactivity_work/ | {
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fmr8y | Questions about sperm storage. | I'm talking about the facilities that specifically offer people to store their semen in a frozen state, like 'sperm banks'.
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4zir2v | How many of Great Britain's colonies successfully staged an armed rebellion? | Aside from the US. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4zir2v/how_many_of_great_britains_colonies_successfully/ | {
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vuqv0 | Why is 3-4pm the hottest part of the day, and why isn't it noon? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/vuqv0/why_is_34pm_the_hottest_part_of_the_day_and_why/ | {
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3fu1hm | How do we study the history of societies who have never had writing? | For instance, the native North Americans. Is it just anthropology + archaeology + whatever literate cultures have written about them? Or is oral history ever considered reliable enough to take into account? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3fu1hm/how_do_we_study_the_history_of_societies_who_have/ | {
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1as26r | Why does Taiwan seem to have the most mutually friendly contemporary relationship with Japan, out of all the countries the Japanese Empire had previously occupied? | Just read [this post](_URL_0_), and recently studied post-WWII Japanese/Korean literature in school. I'm Taiwanese myself and have always been intrigued by how much the older generations seem to idolize all things Japanese, and how the younger generations feel a sort of awe towards Japan. I grew up vaguely knowing that... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1as26r/why_does_taiwan_seem_to_have_the_most_mutually/ | {
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obena | What's the view like from the edge of our galaxy? | If you were able to journey to a star system on the very edge of our galaxy and look out into space, would the other galaxies out there look like stars, i.e. pinpoints of light?
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8ii3ow | why sometimes ice cubes in the freezer, freeze perfectly and come out in one easy piece, where as other times they break into dozens of pieces leaving you with ice chips and not cubes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8ii3ow/eli5_why_sometimes_ice_cubes_in_the_freezer/ | {
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27rzvh | What was the nature of warfare the British faced when conquering India? Did they have to develop a wide range of new doctrine and equipment to deal with the pitched/guerilla warfare they faced? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/27rzvh/what_was_the_nature_of_warfare_the_british_faced/ | {
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"I was recently reading a Richard Holmes book called Sahib, which talked about this topic. So what follows is a very brief summary of that.\n\nEarly on (1750s - 1850s), in southern and central India, warfare wasn't hugely different to how it was i... | [] | [] | [
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aocsvg | why does the first patch of pancakes come out spotty and the later batches come out a perfect golden brown? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aocsvg/eli5_why_does_the_first_patch_of_pancakes_come/ | {
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"A combination of too much oil, an unevenly heated pan, and batter that hasn’t “rested” long enough before cooking.\n\nExcess oil in the pan causes the first pancakes to not cook nicely. More is not better. Those first pancakes absorb that excess ... | [] | [] | [
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sfiig | Why does alcohol hit harder when consumed after a hard cardio session like running 5 miles? | I actually try to run or swim before going out drinking now to minimize the number of drinks it takes for me to feel good. Is it hurting my body in anyway? Planning to join a local hashing chapter too. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/sfiig/why_does_alcohol_hit_harder_when_consumed_after_a/ | {
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3032dr | why can some people eat 2 meals a day while i have to eat 5+ meals a day to not stay hungry? | Assuming every meal is about 500 calories. I'm not that big either, just 5'5 weighing at about 145 pounds and these guys are 6 foot weighing at about 180+ sometimes they don't even eat they just eat a big patty for example | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3032dr/eli5_why_can_some_people_eat_2_meals_a_day_while/ | {
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bztdtb | what is it about john carmack's code that makes it so special? | Is there anything special or even transcendent about it, or did he just basically set everything out in an elegant and well-planned fashion? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bztdtb/eli5_what_is_it_about_john_carmacks_code_that/ | {
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27ap42 | Why do only a few concentrated acids dissolve glass? | I'm assuming it doesn't have anything to do with the pH of the acids, since triflic acid is stable in glass while hydrofluoric acid eats through it. What, chemically, allows some acids to react with the oxides in glass? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/27ap42/why_do_only_a_few_concentrated_acids_dissolve/ | {
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