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139wiz | why linux is so special among unix flavors (unices?) | Unix was around long before Linus Torvalds came along, right? And there were all sorts of different competing varieties. Then Linux was introduced, and now it's taken over the roles that would have been filled, and the competition's between different kinds of Linux. So what makes Linux so special that it's considered s... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/139wiz/eli5_why_linux_is_so_special_among_unix_flavors/ | {
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41xpat | what causes old dogs to sleep and lay around all day? | My dog seems to do nothing and still manage to be tired (she's a 10 year old border collie-black lab mix). I run her every few days whenever she wants to play. But, she'a always sleeping and seems tired | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/41xpat/eli5_what_causes_old_dogs_to_sleep_and_lay_around/ | {
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1f6pwt | Have there been things that we, as westerners, view as traumatic (rape, war, molestation, child abuse) that individuals from other civilizations were not traumatized by, and vice versa? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1f6pwt/have_there_been_things_that_we_as_westerners_view/ | {
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266a3h | why is it so hard to permanently cure allergies such as nut and shellfish? | Unfortunately i have both, and i want to know if a cure is a realistic goal in the near future. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/266a3h/eli5_why_is_it_so_hard_to_permanently_cure/ | {
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7b6jcv | why is it so much easier to set our biological clocks one hour back than it is to set them one hour forward? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7b6jcv/eli5_why_is_it_so_much_easier_to_set_our/ | {
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6sxk73 | how does the first person receive a transmitted disease? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6sxk73/eli5_how_does_the_first_person_receive_a/ | {
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291ggl | Why is lead so much more abundant than gold? | They are so close on the periodic table, yet lead is something like 3000x more abundant. I know that gold isn't unstable, so why is there so much less of it? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/291ggl/why_is_lead_so_much_more_abundant_than_gold/ | {
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52m3rc | why are most if not all of the zippers on my clothing made by the brand ykk? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/52m3rc/eli5_why_are_most_if_not_all_of_the_zippers_on_my/ | {
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6yp7tc | My government textbook says the option for states to withdraw from the union was discussed at the Constitutional Convention but eventually left out because of a lack of consensus on how to do it. Is this true? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6yp7tc/my_government_textbook_says_the_option_for_states/ | {
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584gso | how can you see things in your mind with your eyes shut? | You go to sleep and dream. In your dream there can be newspapers, books and magazines. If you read them in your dream who wrote those words and how can you read them with your eyes close? What is happening in your brain?? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/584gso/eli5_how_can_you_see_things_in_your_mind_with/ | {
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6tnc76 | In times of war, do the attacking forces generally try to avoid cultural icons like Big Ben or the Cologne Cathedral, or are they treated like every other structure and subject to bombing raids, etc? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6tnc76/in_times_of_war_do_the_attacking_forces_generally/ | {
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2125kc | Why did 'Beatlemania' happen? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2125kc/why_did_beatlemania_happen/ | {
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62ispk | why some people are "nightowls" even though humans a supposed to be active in the day time | I've always been a late night person, I ussually default to going to bed at 4-5am and waking up around 2-3pm | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/62ispk/eli5_why_some_people_are_nightowls_even_though/ | {
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89iveo | why does the rotation of the earth not influence a mechanically driven gyroscope? or does it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/89iveo/eli5_why_does_the_rotation_of_the_earth_not/ | {
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3mubyb | how we have all this scientific data and information about the universe but we didn't know about flowing water on mars until yesterday. | How do we have all this information on other planets, black holes, stars, other galaxies, etc and only found flowing water on Mars recently. This seems like it would have been found sooner being Mars is our closest planet.
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2d992g | what are the differences in the formations in soccer? | I mean I know that a 4-3-3 has four backs 3 mids and 3 strikers but why play it as opposed to a 3-5-2? What would be the best formation out of all of them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2d992g/eli5_what_are_the_differences_in_the_formations/ | {
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3lk1mn | Why does snake venom turn blood into a gel? | Why does snake venom interact with blood by turning it into a gel or solid of some sort? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3lk1mn/why_does_snake_venom_turn_blood_into_a_gel/ | {
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fw5lkv | how do cinemas get original copies of a certain movie . do they buy it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fw5lkv/eli5_how_do_cinemas_get_original_copies_of_a/ | {
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e8v4z3 | why is the "cherry" at the end of a lit cigarette hard? | I want to know why the heat causes the soft tobacco to go into a more solid state, before turning to ash. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e8v4z3/eli5_why_is_the_cherry_at_the_end_of_a_lit/ | {
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2czqqk | why does rain hurt when it hits you during a sky diving free fall | I have talked to a sky diver and they said one of the reasons they hate jumping in the rain (something not really recommended anyway) is because the rain really hurts, but dont all things fall at the same rate? Why would the rain drops inpact you and hurt. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2czqqk/eli5why_does_rain_hurt_when_it_hits_you_during_a/ | {
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2qxbpk | why are seas different from open ocean? why do we name some swaths of water but not others? | This has been on my mind for a while, and I've never gotten a real answer. Why do we name seemingly arbitrary places in the water a sea? Are there any differences between the sea and another part of the ocean? Why are these artificial boundaries created? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2qxbpk/eli5_why_are_seas_different_from_open_ocean_why/ | {
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1vicwz | do those "4g lte coverage maps" in advertisements actually represent anything realistic? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vicwz/do_those_4g_lte_coverage_maps_in_advertisements/ | {
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do0t4x | what is determinism? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/do0t4x/eli5_what_is_determinism/ | {
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10mnek | Are there chemicals/foods that negate the effects of caffeine or remove it from the blood stream? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/10mnek/are_there_chemicalsfoods_that_negate_the_effects/ | {
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s5ndd | Cultural identities | [1]Can you help explain to me places that have some very distinct cultural identities and how they would be better to be put together? (for example some middle east counties mostly post colonization right)
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14mei3 | When were helicopters first used in a significant way in combat? What tactical/strategic changes were made because of their introduction? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/14mei3/when_were_helicopters_first_used_in_a_significant/ | {
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28wla0 | how do young earth creationists rationalize radiocarbon dating? | Not trying to stir the pot, just genuinely curious about how they do it. Since it is based on relatively simple math, and relatively simple science, on what basis do they reject it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28wla0/eli5how_do_young_earth_creationists_rationalize/ | {
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90p1ln | how do big manufacturing companies like apple trace who leaked information about future products to third parties? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/90p1ln/eli5_how_do_big_manufacturing_companies_like/ | {
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1mea24 | why does the death of a ceo decrease stock prices? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1mea24/eli5_why_does_the_death_of_a_ceo_decrease_stock/ | {
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4g8vac | why is there so much incest on the front pages of porn sites? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4g8vac/eli5_why_is_there_so_much_incest_on_the_front/ | {
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259c1m | Is there any objective way of determining the north pole of a magnet other than saying it points to the "top" of the earth? | For example, hypothetically you create a magnetic field in space and have an unmarked magnet within it. Is there anything you could measure to say that, "Yes, if this magnet were back on earth this half of it would point north."? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/259c1m/is_there_any_objective_way_of_determining_the/ | {
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2b8ns1 | why can't we insist on nobody touching anything else from the malyasian ukraine flight shoot down without international press and civilian oversight? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2b8ns1/eli5_why_cant_we_insist_on_nobody_touching/ | {
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3epdwi | A book about military formations in the ancient era? | Well, as the title says. I've always had an affinity for ancient warfare and their military formations so i'm asking here. Google can't seem to provide me an answer or maybe i don't phrase it enough.
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2x0m9e | how did the hippy generation afford to travel cross country and enjoy the hippy lifestyle without having careers? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2x0m9e/eli5_how_did_the_hippy_generation_afford_to/ | {
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1ssqep | reddit's link karma system | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ssqep/eli5_reddits_link_karma_system/ | {
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d8px95 | Just how ‘heavy’ was the Late Heavy Bombardment? | I was watching a BBC production which said mars received a total of 53 tonnes of rock fell on every square metre of Mars.
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gc9b7 | Potentially a really stupid question, but when you make 2 mirrors face each other, why does it get continuously darker the further you look down? | Maybe my brain isn't functioning properly today, but I just can't seem to understand it. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/gc9b7/potentially_a_really_stupid_question_but_when_you/ | {
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4ne379 | why do you have to send a zip/rar file through the internet instead of sending a folder? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ne379/eli5_why_do_you_have_to_send_a_ziprar_file/ | {
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3lzjgb | Why are wasps hanging around their fallen nest? | I am in northern Colorado, and had a paper wasp nest (Polistes dominula AFAIK) attached to the underside of a fence support. I noticed it a few weeks ago, and made sure it wasn't an aggressive species. I went back to it today and it had fallen off the fence onto the rocks below (strong wind?). There aren't any wasps in... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3lzjgb/why_are_wasps_hanging_around_their_fallen_nest/ | {
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3qpo11 | what are the societal/cultural basics of the islamic (or muslim) religion? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3qpo11/eli5_what_are_the_societalcultural_basics_of_the/ | {
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37khlq | why is it that some victims of sexual assault, whether as children or as adults, are more capable of handling the trauma/experience, mentally, than others? | Made a throwaway, because obvious. I was molested twice as a child and have known a few close friends throughout my lifetime that have had similar experiences, yet we are all completely "normal". You wouldn't know it unless we told you outright. Why is it that some victims of sexual assault become so emotionally scarre... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37khlq/eli5why_is_it_that_some_victims_of_sexual_assault/ | {
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91c5yo | if salt water is left alone does it separate into na+ and cl- ions? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/91c5yo/eli5_if_salt_water_is_left_alone_does_it_separate/ | {
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6r0xwv | Were there ever any female gladiators? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6r0xwv/were_there_ever_any_female_gladiators/ | {
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2n2j23 | why do birth defects increase when people give birth when they're older? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2n2j23/eli5_why_do_birth_defects_increase_when_people/ | {
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14pdqe | How hard was it to navigate the roads before the institution of the national highway system under Eisenhower? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/14pdqe/how_hard_was_it_to_navigate_the_roads_before_the/ | {
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x3oyh | What is the point of Variance? | I understand that it is the Standard deviation squared, but what is it actually used for? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/x3oyh/what_is_the_point_of_variance/ | {
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1nu68k | what is touching the inside of a body piercing? | So when people get ears, eyes or bellybuttons pierced, and they heal, what is the stuff that is touching the piercing (i.e inside the body)? Is it skin that grows over like grass would, scar tissue or something else? Does it change depending where you are pierced? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1nu68k/eli5_what_is_touching_the_inside_of_a_body/ | {
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a2thhy | How much did a late medieval county bring in in revenue? | Take for example I am a baron in late 15th century Hungary. I am in control of a modest-sized county. By this point how many florins do I bring in per year in income? Or (even by this date) are most taxes still paid in lifestock, crops, etc? Did the crown bring in most of its revenues through taxes or mining? Thanks fo... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/a2thhy/how_much_did_a_late_medieval_county_bring_in_in/ | {
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9ywr6p | why are e. coli outbreaks such a common occurance these days? | Are there root causes for all food or is it different with different types of food such as meat, poultry, or vegetables? Are there measures that can be taken to help curb these outbreaks? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ywr6p/eli5_why_are_e_coli_outbreaks_such_a_common/ | {
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b2zg9g | How did computers get from the size of rooms to the size of a fingernail? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/b2zg9g/how_did_computers_get_from_the_size_of_rooms_to/ | {
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3sj8ug | What were European armies like before the advent of mass conscription after the French Revolution? | Did European powers not see the advantages of being able to levy larger armies before Napoleon did it? Or were things just too decentralized for mass conscription to be feasible? Were European armies in the 18th century before the revolution all just fairly small by modern standards? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3sj8ug/what_were_european_armies_like_before_the_advent/ | {
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wxj77 | what is a rss feed and what's the best way to use them? | I know it's some kind of automatic update when blogs + sites release new content, but I don't really know how that all comes together for the user. Is it worth using them instead of checking several websites daily? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/wxj77/eli5_what_is_a_rss_feed_and_whats_the_best_way_to/ | {
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3c6dni | Why were the British able to beat the French militarily so consistently throughout history? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3c6dni/why_were_the_british_able_to_beat_the_french/ | {
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7bi854 | What determines how electrons return to the ground state after they are excited? | If all excited electrons must return to the ground state, then what determines if they do this in one continuous drop or several discrete ones? Using hydrogen at as the example, what determines whether an electron at, say, n=6 returns to n=1 as part of the Lyman series, or to n=2, exiting visible light, and then separa... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7bi854/what_determines_how_electrons_return_to_the/ | {
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bboodd | without getting too political, why is the president able to remove and appoint people in completely separate organizations than his own cabinet? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bboodd/eli5_without_getting_too_political_why_is_the/ | {
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4e4aq5 | Why did Mathieu Kérékou rename Dahomey to Benin? | I can understand attempts at decolonization, but I don't understand why they'd use a Nigerian kingdom that was located some hundred(s) (of) miles to the east. Was there cultural ties between Dahomey and Benin? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4e4aq5/why_did_mathieu_kérékou_rename_dahomey_to_benin/ | {
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43wdct | how do scammers get away with contacting amazon and telling them their item (such as an xbox one/ps4/expensive video card) never arrived, and immediately get sent a replacement, or are refunded? how do they get away without an investigation? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/43wdct/eli5_how_do_scammers_get_away_with_contacting/ | {
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1n2i4b | Simply: does the space station get hit with space rocks or debris? | With the puncturing and what nots. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1n2i4b/simply_does_the_space_station_get_hit_with_space/ | {
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1yjoy3 | Where their any pro-union groups of guerrillas operating in the south during the Civil War? | I know there were confederate guerrillas operating in the border states, but were there union guerrillas operating in the south? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1yjoy3/where_their_any_prounion_groups_of_guerrillas/ | {
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6y2ovh | why can’t modern productions of ww2 footage get the speed right? | I’m new here. Sorry if this is a re-question.
It just seems tragic that such a serious time in our history is portrayed with an almost comedic flair. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6y2ovh/eli5_why_cant_modern_productions_of_ww2_footage/ | {
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24jyz4 | How can the universe have a shape? This is mind-boggling to me... | I cannot understand the concept of [the universe having a shape](_URL_0_)
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14wd8e | When I boil water, I don't see any steam coming off until AFTER I turn off the heat. Why is that? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/14wd8e/when_i_boil_water_i_dont_see_any_steam_coming_off/ | {
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9m9cf9 | why do foods so often use artificial flavoring to replicate the taste of something, rather than just using the original thing to flavor it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9m9cf9/eli5_why_do_foods_so_often_use_artificial/ | {
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bm3tol | How do bugs become fossils by being trapped in amber? Cant other small animals can be fossils the same way? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/bm3tol/how_do_bugs_become_fossils_by_being_trapped_in/ | {
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2d8zkq | Why was gin so prevalent in the roaring twenties? | Surely it would have been easier to make vodka? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2d8zkq/why_was_gin_so_prevalent_in_the_roaring_twenties/ | {
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24bbm4 | why does my girlfriend seem so warm while sleeping at night? | She seems to get as hot as an oven, and I've heard of people in similar situations. Why does this happen? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24bbm4/eli5_why_does_my_girlfriend_seem_so_warm_while/ | {
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2iczkv | What are the biggest problmes people would enconter living in Mars 3.6 m/s² gravity? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2iczkv/what_are_the_biggest_problmes_people_would/ | {
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22uuxk | how come reddit is so massive and influential yet all of the people i've spoken to don't know about it and i never see it used on tv like twitter or facebook is used? | Edit: So it seems that it's not as massive and influential as I thought it was. Thanks for the responses though guys :) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22uuxk/eli5_how_come_reddit_is_so_massive_and/ | {
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1rp63i | why do operating system messages give useless (to most) error codes instead of simple explanations of what went wrong? | Example: Windows Update was failing. A string of numbers was the error. Turned out to be a simple matter of the system time being off. Why can't they just SAY "Check system time"? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rp63i/eli5_why_do_operating_system_messages_give/ | {
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2xwfv1 | Since wasted energy in a circuit typically ends up as heat, are electric heaters nearly 100% efficient? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2xwfv1/since_wasted_energy_in_a_circuit_typically_ends/ | {
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ab5c5b | how does white noise cause people to hear phantom sounds, such as voices or music? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ab5c5b/eli5_how_does_white_noise_cause_people_to_hear/ | {
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64ppzf | In Roman times, how long would it take a letter to travel from Rome to London? | I have read that a "pony express" system was used for important government communication. Was this true across the empire? What about mail between regular citizens? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/64ppzf/in_roman_times_how_long_would_it_take_a_letter_to/ | {
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qni5x | is there a correlation between the Sun's activity and Global Warming? | The temperature where I live (Ontario, Canada) rose 16 deg. C higher than average for this time of year. This corresponds directly with the solar flare activity reaching earth. Can this be coincidence and can it explain why global warming is occurring?
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1euspa | Did German soldiers in WWII have derogatory names for allied soldiers, such as Kraut and Jerry being used towards them? | On that note, what about Japanese soldiers towards US soldiers in the Pacific. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1euspa/did_german_soldiers_in_wwii_have_derogatory_names/ | {
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2fvedv | How prevalent were the sacking of cities in the ancient greek world? | Were the sackings a common strategy employed by the cities? Or were they uncommon and extraordinary events? Could you recommend any bibliography about the history of sacking?
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2xm4k8 | Why was Bulgaria so prized by both sides in World War 1 and why and how did they lose specifically on the Greek front and in general? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2xm4k8/why_was_bulgaria_so_prized_by_both_sides_in_world/ | {
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2b0j1s | why does the mh17 crash affects the us airline stocks? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2b0j1s/eli5why_does_the_mh17_crash_affects_the_us/ | {
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1j9u8q | How were relations between the native population and Mexican settlers in what is now the Western United States? (pre Mexican-American war) | I would like to know how all of the settlers (British, French) interacted with the natives and if almost all of their experiences with settlers were as bad as with Americans. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1j9u8q/how_were_relations_between_the_native_population/ | {
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bxfn1f | how do people make up languages for films/books? do they go through a dictionary word by word and make up a translation for each one? or is it more of a pig-latin type process? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bxfn1f/eli5_how_do_people_make_up_languages_for/ | {
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29jf39 | what are music critics listening for? | For example, the album "Yeezus" was well received by music critics but many said it would take multiple listenings for it to grow on the general public. And as far as I can tell, a lot of Kanye West fans did not really like it at first. Why is this? How do music critics appreciate music right away without having to hea... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29jf39/eli5what_are_music_critics_listening_for/ | {
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1pxt6a | lift (the phenomena, not the english term for elevators) | I know how lift is produced, I just don't know how the shape of the wings of an airplane or the shape of a frisbee produces it.
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6dhn4s | what did bill clinton do/what contributed to the prosperous economic state in the 90's? | Doing a presentation on the 90's as a decade, and one of the topics is economics. This seemed like a nice and stable period time for the U.S. but why? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6dhn4s/eli5_what_did_bill_clinton_dowhat_contributed_to/ | {
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8gvnlv | My teacher brought up the other day that America possibly knew about Pearl Harbor being bombed. Is that possibly true? | She mentioned that they sent out their best ships, the aircraft carriers out on patrol, rather than the normal patrol ships. Why else would they have sent out the aircraft carriers? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8gvnlv/my_teacher_brought_up_the_other_day_that_america/ | {
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1w1hp7 | why, in most governments, does there seem to be no effort in fighting corruption in politics? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1w1hp7/eli5_why_in_most_governments_does_there_seem_to/ | {
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1878ut | How effective was the Soviet war machine? | How good were the Soviets against Nazi Germany when they were able to dominate Europe for quite awhile? And how well were the Soviets doing in Afghanistan before they pulled out? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1878ut/how_effective_was_the_soviet_war_machine/ | {
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2f3xwn | Were sharks feared in WWII when planes crashed in the ocean? | Hello everyone,
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f3zily | how is soy sauce made? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f3zily/eli5_how_is_soy_sauce_made/ | {
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6aowmn | how can some people feel bad weather coming in previous injuries? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6aowmn/eli5_how_can_some_people_feel_bad_weather_coming/ | {
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4dt1zt | What were early Mongol attitudes towards islam? | The wikipedia page on zoroastrians in Iran says that when Mongols invaded Iran, they mostly directed their attention towards muslims, because being pagans and buddhists, they hated islam. How true is this? Where does this animosity stem from? Why would Mongols differentiate between islam and other religions? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4dt1zt/what_were_early_mongol_attitudes_towards_islam/ | {
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ux5dz | Why do neurons have space between them rather than a solid connection? | We were studying neuroscience in psychology class today and occurred to me that there's something very out of place with how our neural network is set up. My professor couldn't answer my question, so I'm hoping you can.
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2oz2r8 | Why do spinning tops reverse their direction of rotation shortly making contact with the ground? | I'm sure I'm missing something here, but it looks like the angular momentum of the top reverses in [this video](_URL_0_) (around 4:25), I'd love it if someone better versed in physics then I could explain what's happening here, because I can't for the life of me figure it out. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2oz2r8/why_do_spinning_tops_reverse_their_direction_of/ | {
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9bukpc | why is volcanic soil so fertile? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9bukpc/eli5_why_is_volcanic_soil_so_fertile/ | {
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5gk1n6 | how do domesticated rodents know what a wheel is for? | I have a hedgehog and the day we got her we got her a wheel (like any hamster or gerbil owner would). From day one she "knew" what to do with the wheel. I understand they must have some instinctive need to run but how do they know that the wheel is for running?
Bonus: [Photo of Juliet the Hedgehog](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5gk1n6/eli5_how_do_domesticated_rodents_know_what_a/ | {
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3i7972 | why do governments produce and sell weapons to other entities than their own law enforcement? | **EXCLUDING WEAPONS FOR ANIMAL HUNTING!**
^(but they don't need a fully automatic, do they?)
Besides making profit, you can be 100% sure that, at a certain point the producer (government) will be the cause of armed violence against it's own law enforcement.
Does the profit financially outweigh the danger for armed r... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3i7972/eli5_why_do_governments_produce_and_sell_weapons/ | {
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3a82x4 | why does it appear american conservatives have pushed so far to the right in the last 15 years? | I'm honestly not trying to offend anyone with this question. That's why I say "appear," because I want to include the possibility that the shift is merely my perception, not reality.
That being said, it appears the election of GW Bush in 2000 marked the beginning of a calculated and significant shift to the right amon... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3a82x4/eli5_why_does_it_appear_american_conservatives/ | {
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1v8zmf | When did Muslims start building elaborate and grand mosques? | Pre-Islamic Arabia and even early Islamic Arabia did not have many grand or elaborate temples and later mosques (the kabba wasn't that elaborate). So when did they start building some of their more glamorous structures? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1v8zmf/when_did_muslims_start_building_elaborate_and/ | {
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7l2114 | The Japanese vs the Russians | I’ve always wondered what the extent of fighting was between the Japanese and the Russians, I know they fought at Manchuria but where else did they fight or was it just mainly at Manchuria? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7l2114/the_japanese_vs_the_russians/ | {
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