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2hu0t9 | why do some people sweat substantially quicker/more often than others? | I know someone whe sweats almost every time they sit on leather (like their legs/rear end) even when they are not necessarily hot. It might be normal room temp, but they might still be sweating... Why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2hu0t9/eli5_why_do_some_people_sweat_substantially/ | {
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8srx3z | how do car sharing services deal with impounded cars? | Today i saw a car sharing smart (a Car2Go) being taken away because it was on a no parking zone.
I'd like to know how getting back cars works for them in these situations. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8srx3z/eli5_how_do_car_sharing_services_deal_with/ | {
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34b8e7 | How safe was ancient Rome compared to some modern cities? | If i were to go back in time and take an extensive walk around ancient Rome, say during the time of Trajan, how likely would i be to get assaulted, killed or robbed outside of the better areas? To which modern cities could the danger of such a walk be compared? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/34b8e7/how_safe_was_ancient_rome_compared_to_some_modern/ | {
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1v3pfc | what are the effects of ibuprofen on the body? | I'm a gymnast so I tend to be sore often, and I would say I take more ibuprofen than the average person, so what are the effects of this on my body? I know it can effect the liver, but does it do anything to anywhere else? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1v3pfc/what_are_the_effects_of_ibuprofen_on_the_body/ | {
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3ssve9 | British PM Benjamin Disraeli was born Jewish. How did people in Britain and around the world react to this fact? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3ssve9/british_pm_benjamin_disraeli_was_born_jewish_how/ | {
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eh1i31 | why do passenger jets have to have their fuel manually calculated? why can't the computers in them automatically calculate the fuel? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eh1i31/eli5_why_do_passenger_jets_have_to_have_their/ | {
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a1koum | how does it rain in kansas? | There’s like no oceans or large bodies of water near Kansas. How the hell does enough water get up in the clouds to rain?? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a1koum/eli5_how_does_it_rain_in_kansas/ | {
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9b6f74 | difference between colonialism and imperalism | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9b6f74/eli5_difference_between_colonialism_and_imperalism/ | {
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22uwg7 | how come files i save on windows can't have a ':' in the file name? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22uwg7/eli5_how_come_files_i_save_on_windows_cant_have_a/ | {
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fzv38g | Why didn't India become majority muslim if Iran did. | Ok so I was wondering why the hindus in India did not become muslim like the Zoroastrians in Iran. Some cities like delhi where under islamic rule for like 600 years, yet they did not become majority muslim. And to my understanding Zoroastrianism was more organised than Hinduism. Also weren't other religions like Buddh... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/fzv38g/why_didnt_india_become_majority_muslim_if_iran_did/ | {
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fg5wa | How clean exactly is my tap-water? | I live in North America. Also, if it is not clean, what would be some simple precautions to take to ensure purity? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/fg5wa/how_clean_exactly_is_my_tapwater/ | {
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15p59y | What would effect balance more loss of sight or loss of sound? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/15p59y/what_would_effect_balance_more_loss_of_sight_or/ | {
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3l1w03 | what is the deal with proms and homecoming queen and kings? | I tried to gain understanding of this form a exchange student from USA but I didn't get the concept at all. What is the deal with the proms? Do all schools have them? Is there a national prom day or how does a school decide when it is held? In the movies they always vote for prom king and queen. Then there is a home co... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3l1w03/eli5_what_is_the_deal_with_proms_and_homecoming/ | {
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1qqge2 | Is it possible to asphyxiate yourself from breathing water vapor? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1qqge2/is_it_possible_to_asphyxiate_yourself_from/ | {
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x2j4t | syrian protests and bashar al-assad | Im constantly hearing information about this, but i really have no idea what is going on. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/x2j4t/eli5syrian_protests_and_bashar_alassad/ | {
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42kg3b | In an old news report from the 1980s about wrestlers being arrested for drug possession, the shocking part of the story was that wrestlers that supposedly hated each other were traveling together. Did adults back then really not understand that professional wrestling was staged? | The text of the news report, which was featured in the documentary "Bigger, Stronger, Faster":
> The Iron Sheik had been arrested recently along with wrestler Hacksaw Jim Duggan while driving along the Garden State Parkway. The Iron Sheik was charged with possession of cocaine and marijuana. What has interested mos... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/42kg3b/in_an_old_news_report_from_the_1980s_about/ | {
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2xl1bj | Question about American GI deserters in the Vietnam war... | What was it really like for the american gi's who came back under Gerald Ford's amnesty extended to draft dodgers and deserters left in south east asia? I know they had to do community service and 'repledge their allegiance to america,' but what were their lives really like? were they on a list in the fbi or cia? were ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2xl1bj/question_about_american_gi_deserters_in_the/ | {
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poy1y | How does memory relate to addiction? | How does addiction in the brain work? And how does it work for particular substances?
If I were black-out drunk one night, had a cigarette, and had no recollection of that night the next morning, is there a chance that I would be sub-consciously addicted to the nicotine, and craving a cigarette?
Is it possible to be... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/poy1y/how_does_memory_relate_to_addiction/ | {
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2g9mee | why is something advanced like assembling tiny computer parts made overseas less expensive than making them in the us? is it just purely nature resources or does insurance and legal stuff take a large chuck of profit in the us? | I know that some countries have some advanced technology so how come we make things like computer chips which I assume are hard to make are made overseas like Germany or Taiwan rather than at home? How come it's so much cheaper to make something that complex in a foreign country? Is it because the US has more laws for ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2g9mee/eli5why_is_something_advanced_like_assembling/ | {
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2y8gsm | why don't game designers just use real world physics equations in games? | Since we have so many well-established physics equations explaining gravity, motion, and just various forces overall, why don't game programmers just create their worlds using actual physics equations? Since a computer/console is just going through the code and essentially solving equations, wouldn't it just be easier ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2y8gsm/eli5_why_dont_game_designers_just_use_real_world/ | {
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6l8n82 | Why were firearms such an advantage for Native American tribes on the plains in the early 1800's? | I'm reading Ambrose's "Undaunted Courage" and am somewhat mystified by something. As Lewis travels west he encounters tribes with fewer and fewer western weapons (guns). These tribes (like the Shoshones) have been driven from their land by rival clans because those clans have rifles. But as we learned earlier, this tri... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6l8n82/why_were_firearms_such_an_advantage_for_native/ | {
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ee0vrm | What is the origin of pasta? | Was it originally Italian/European or was it actually brought over by Marco Polo or was it brought from Asia before Polo? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ee0vrm/what_is_the_origin_of_pasta/ | {
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fwjemr | Why can't we suppress immune system overreaction? | With different diseases causing your immune system to go into overdrive and causing major damage instead of helping you, example being the Covid-19 making the immune system overreact and destroy the lungs, why do we not have any medicine to suppress or counteract this reaction? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/fwjemr/why_cant_we_suppress_immune_system_overreaction/ | {
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1axu60 | How has modern technology changed the study of history? | How exactly has your discipline changed or benefited from modern technology? I'm mostly thinking 20th-century and onwards, but any examples are welcome; more specifically, I was wondering how things like improved radioisotope dating and better computers and modelling software had aided historians, but really I'm just i... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1axu60/how_has_modern_technology_changed_the_study_of/ | {
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143qly | Why have countries outlawed traditional dress? | I visited the royal textile museum in Bangkok today and the exhibits mentioned that in 1941, the Thai government had issued a decree requiring all Thais to start wearing western-style clothing instead of traditional Thai clothing. Was that an accurate statement on the museum's part? If so, why did the government issue ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/143qly/why_have_countries_outlawed_traditional_dress/ | {
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4kg4lh | us army/navy/air force numbering systems | Ex: Eighth air force, 115th infantry, etc. Those are just random examples, but how are they named? Is there a method to the madness or just chronology | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4kg4lh/eli5_us_armynavyair_force_numbering_systems/ | {
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1ikqyb | What was the life of a North American field slave like during winter time? | Did they live in the same hovels even during the winter? I'm assuming this was less of a problem in the South where the winters were probably warmer.
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2tv2on | How well trained were the Secret Service when they first appeared? | With reference to this image: _URL_0_ (President Roosevelts inauguration, May 5th 1904) How well trained were these SS Agents compared to the military of that year? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2tv2on/how_well_trained_were_the_secret_service_when/ | {
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2jts5e | How did Soviet armor tactics and methodology differ from American and German armor tactics and methodology during WWII? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2jts5e/how_did_soviet_armor_tactics_and_methodology/ | {
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49k7gw | Did any European states/societies weather the Protestant Reformation and formation of new religious minorities without major incidents or violence or patterns of persecution? | It seems like the Protestant Reformation in Early Modern Europe was a pretty traumatic event in a lot of places. As societies converted to new forms of Christianity, there was often violence against the new types of Christians and/or violence against Catholics once some form of Protestantism had taken hold. Catholics i... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/49k7gw/did_any_european_statessocieties_weather_the/ | {
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6980q9 | why is "no antibiotics" a big selling point for meat? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6980q9/eli5_why_is_no_antibiotics_a_big_selling_point/ | {
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5xv6jm | what happened in the bible and how much of it is true? | I'm from a different part of the world. All I know about the Bible is through pop culture. Noah's Ark, Jesus, water to wine, walk on water, and crucifixion. Clearly the part about Young Earth and all isn't true, but Jesus Christ was a real person, right? What cause did he champion and how did he come to be considered t... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5xv6jm/eli5_what_happened_in_the_bible_and_how_much_of/ | {
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14ju86 | why do individual states have their own military forces? | Sorry for the US-centric post, but after seeing [this post](_URL_0_) I was wondering why the hell Arkansas needs a bunch of A-10s? Crowd control? Surveying the aftermath of a disaster? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/14ju86/eli5_why_do_individual_states_have_their_own/ | {
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1z03c6 | if a fever, coughing, vomiting or diarrhea are the body’s defenses fighting an infection, why do otc drugs offer to combat the symptoms? wouldn't you want the body to do its job? | I understand that deaths related to Spanish Fever were caused by the body's overreaction, but most symptoms of a sickness are the body’s defenses fighting the battle. Shouldn't they be aided and not suppressed or is it all just marketing and they are really just drugging you with a small dose of DXM? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1z03c6/eli5_if_a_fever_coughing_vomiting_or_diarrhea_are/ | {
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2wxlcq | how can campbells make soup with cooked meat in it that doesn't need to be refrigerated? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wxlcq/eli5_how_can_campbells_make_soup_with_cooked_meat/ | {
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c6gxse | what is domain and a host before making a website? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c6gxse/eli5_what_is_domain_and_a_host_before_making_a/ | {
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114xeb | If the Nazis had moved to resettle Jews in Palestine instead of Madagascar (or eventually camps) might the Jews have cooperated? | I know that the conditions that the Nazis wanted to place on a Jewish nation would have been anything but popular. I remember that they were to be isolated from the rest of the world financially, by using German banks to act as overseers (and no doubt plunderers) of all international business.
Still, a subjugant Jewi... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/114xeb/if_the_nazis_had_moved_to_resettle_jews_in/ | {
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1rnj0l | if heat is simply molecules moving faster, why does my breath moving air faster cool down soup? | EDIT: Guys these are such great thoughtful thorough explanations and I really appreciate you taking the time to write them and I don't understand a word of what anyone is saying I'm sorry. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rnj0l/eli5_if_heat_is_simply_molecules_moving_faster/ | {
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aqns66 | the new funding bill is over 1100 pages long. how does a bill of this size get written so quickly, and how could it possibly get reviewed effectively? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aqns66/eli5_the_new_funding_bill_is_over_1100_pages_long/ | {
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kgoxr | Relationship between Testosterone and Beard Growth? | I was wondering the correlation between Testosterone levels and beard growth.
I'm almost 25 and my facial hair is extremely patchy.
I've been reading around and some places say taking a testosterone supplements have shown to increased beard growth.
Looking to know more. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/kgoxr/relationship_between_testosterone_and_beard_growth/ | {
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9zpavc | why are 32 cases of e. coli enough to issue a country-wide ban of romaine lettuce? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9zpavc/eli5_why_are_32_cases_of_e_coli_enough_to_issue_a/ | {
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y4hbo | how r/braveryjerk works | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/y4hbo/eli5_how_rbraveryjerk_works/ | {
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5o46pi | why do we have differences interms of intelligence? some are smart and some are dumb as sh*t. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5o46pi/eli5_why_do_we_have_differences_interms_of/ | {
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qy34z | why is animal breeding widely known and accepted and evolution not? | Humans have been breeding animals for certain desirable traits for millennia, and with obvious and dramatic outcomes (e.g. all the breeds of dogs). How is it that the theory of natural evolution still meets with such resistance? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/qy34z/eli5_why_is_animal_breeding_widely_known_and/ | {
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1c789r | If I were to sleep deprive a person until their death, what would the cause of death be? | As far as I know, science still does not have a definitive answer to why we need sleep. So my question is related to this.
Suppose I don't let this person microsleep either, they just have to go without any sleep at all until they die. Is it possible to kill a person this way?
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6u8ywz | what is the biological reason behind human toddlers instinctively pointing at things with the index finger ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6u8ywz/eli5_what_is_the_biological_reason_behind_human/ | {
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5m6mbp | At the end of Civil War what happened if you were southern soldier with outstanding wages? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5m6mbp/at_the_end_of_civil_war_what_happened_if_you_were/ | {
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2k7v9m | Why was England so behind militarily during the First English Civil War? Were they behind in other ways to the Continent? | So I am currently listening to the great Mike Duncan Podcast "[Revolutions](_URL_0_)", and the first segment is about the English Civil War. After listening to Duncan's awesome series on [Rome](_URL_1_), I was really surprised to hear about the seemingly disorganized and unprepared armies leading into the English Civil... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2k7v9m/why_was_england_so_behind_militarily_during_the/ | {
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19sbg9 | black lights | What exactly do they do, and why do certain things glow under them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/19sbg9/eli5_black_lights/ | {
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ghzjx | Chemicals in the brain. Where do they come from? | Serotonin, dopamine/norepinephrine, and a few others that I've forgotten what they are and can't find them with a quick google search... "The runners high" one.
Does the brain produce these? Are they just signals and not physical chemicals? Does a different organ produce them and they travel through the blood to the ... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ghzjx/chemicals_in_the_brain_where_do_they_come_from/ | {
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6zwlx6 | How can you algebraically solve x^x=5? | I looked up the answer on wolfram alpha but the math it was using made absolutely no sense to me. Can someone at least explain what type of math is required in order to solve this? Also, how and why does e show up?
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16y639 | al jazeera vs cnn bias | I love al Jazeera but recently there have been some news surfacing about the Syrian war bias. And every time I tell my friends how well rounded this source of news is and how much information they provide compared to any other news channel they tend to point out it's source of funding. Is it really bad that it is funde... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/16y639/al_jazeera_vs_cnn_bias/ | {
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3j5vqk | tennis challenges and how that technology works. | Is it lasers or something. That seems like bullshit | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3j5vqk/eli5_tennis_challenges_and_how_that_technology/ | {
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pt2qy | If a photon's frequency determines its color, how does combining colors work? | My understanding of light is that the frequency determines color. But if you shine a green light and a red light at a (white) wall, it appears to us as yellow. Are both green and red photons being reflected and processed by our eye somehow? Or, maybe if both green and red photons hit the electrons in the wall, then ... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/pt2qy/if_a_photons_frequency_determines_its_color_how/ | {
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7b0cs7 | What happens if we shoot an antiproton at a heavy element atom? | Would we create an atom of the element below it in the periodic table or would the energy of the annihilation be enough to blow the nucleus into smaller bits? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7b0cs7/what_happens_if_we_shoot_an_antiproton_at_a_heavy/ | {
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22cv2v | what do 'visine' eye drops do to your eyes, and why do they turn so white? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22cv2v/eli5_what_do_visine_eye_drops_do_to_your_eyes_and/ | {
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1r7yfr | why do companies like hospitals enter contracts with suppliers? isn't it a horrible idea to limit yourself to 1 vendor, where they can charge insane prices? | On the top of /r/rage, there is a post about how some crappy metal baskets cost 700 dollars, and there is no other way to get them because they are contracted to a medical supplier. Why on earth would a company make it so that they can only buy from 1 source, where that source is now free to charge things marked up 70... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1r7yfr/eli5why_do_companies_like_hospitals_enter/ | {
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slv5h | Why did the humans who migrated north develop white skin while those in Africa retained the original black color? | I know there's probably not a definite answer to this, but are there any theories as to what could have caused this? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/slv5h/why_did_the_humans_who_migrated_north_develop/ | {
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3l6rov | how do they know how things were pronounced in the past? | There was a post about how English was pronounced 500 years ago. Sure we have written words left over from back then, but how do we know how the pronunciation of these words has evolved? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3l6rov/eli5_how_do_they_know_how_things_were_pronounced/ | {
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29iicn | why are fireworks considered patriotic? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29iicn/eli5_why_are_fireworks_considered_patriotic/ | {
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2bxfns | how come that atoms can be sending signals, and detected through space? how are the atoms not becoming smaller from emission? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bxfns/eli5_how_come_that_atoms_can_be_sending_signals/ | {
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4x3mj2 | how come soap fails to foam in rubbing alcohol (70% isopropyl)? | When I wash my hands with soap and water, it foams. Sometimes, I've tried to wash my hands with soap and rubbing alcohol, odd I know, but it doesn't foam at all (or it foams so little it looks like it's not foaming). Also, I've sprayed rubbing alcohol into a sink filled with foamy soap-water, the result is that the rub... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4x3mj2/eli5_how_come_soap_fails_to_foam_in_rubbing/ | {
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5v9ue3 | the process of dating | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5v9ue3/eli5_the_process_of_dating/ | {
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9gcfv1 | why do phones/laptops etc have so many different size screws in them? why not just use one size? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9gcfv1/eli5_why_do_phoneslaptops_etc_have_so_many/ | {
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2n54t0 | What type of brain damage is caused by enlargement of the brain ventricles and how reversible is it? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2n54t0/what_type_of_brain_damage_is_caused_by/ | {
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8d3lro | how close are scientists to finding out how to reverse aging in humans? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8d3lro/eli5_how_close_are_scientists_to_finding_out_how/ | {
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1f5lia | I'm doing a presentation on the Quileute tribe. Anything I need to know about the culture of PNW Native Americans? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1f5lia/im_doing_a_presentation_on_the_quileute_tribe/ | {
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1dhr5z | what are the factors that decide whether law is handled at thr state level vs the federal level? | I don't want to know the actual people that decide as much as I want to know why certain laws are handled federally and some are handled at the state level. Ex. Gun laws, gay marriage, differing divorce laws. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1dhr5z/eli5_what_are_the_factors_that_decide_whether_law/ | {
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3249kq | why does it rain so much in april compared to other months? | *April showers bring May flowers* | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3249kq/eli5_why_does_it_rain_so_much_in_april_compared/ | {
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2v1ery | why do cats and dogs sneeze and yawn but not cough? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2v1ery/eli5_why_do_cats_and_dogs_sneeze_and_yawn_but_not/ | {
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2jy087 | how come i can vibrate my eyes? | I can conciously vibrate my eyes. Most people I've met cannot do it. Why am I able to? What's happening when I do? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jy087/eli5_how_come_i_can_vibrate_my_eyes/ | {
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crltqr | why do some bugs splat yellow, and others splat white when they hit my windshield? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/crltqr/eli5_why_do_some_bugs_splat_yellow_and_others/ | {
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2ij5kn | why does everything we drink, regardless of color, come out as either clear or yellow? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ij5kn/eli5_why_does_everything_we_drink_regardless_of/ | {
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4bqz7g | Why were both the Spanish peninsula and the Caucasus region called Iberia by the Greeks? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4bqz7g/why_were_both_the_spanish_peninsula_and_the/ | {
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5ftr1z | why does scratching a wound give such a pleasure when it is considered bad ripping it up, leaving it open for infections etc.? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ftr1z/eli5_why_does_scratching_a_wound_give_such_a/ | {
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5h3dk8 | how does dry heat cause nose bleeds? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5h3dk8/eli5_how_does_dry_heat_cause_nose_bleeds/ | {
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32dstr | why do dogs go crazy, and get "the zoomies," after a bath? | Wow, front page! I never expected that to happen at all. I gave my dog a bath earlier, made this post, then went on to do laundry and other boring housework. Just got back on here to see if anyone had commented, and was surprised by all of the great responses...thanks guys! TIL my dog FRAPs out after a bath, and yo... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/32dstr/eli5_why_do_dogs_go_crazy_and_get_the_zoomies/ | {
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2vwdj7 | Is there a fourth Rome? | If the original Rome was the first, the Byzantines the second and the Russian Empire the third, is there a fourth Rome by any extent? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2vwdj7/is_there_a_fourth_rome/ | {
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1v7ydp | what is the foreword of a book? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1v7ydp/eli5_what_is_the_foreword_of_a_book/ | {
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25dghp | why are the chinese taking over africa? | In South Africa they want build a whole new town the New York of Africa. In Mozambique they build highways, airports.. Do they get resources like diamonds and oil from the government or do they hope to expand their habitat and expand en masse? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25dghp/eli5_why_are_the_chinese_taking_over_africa/ | {
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2lx9bc | How is the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft affected when the shuttle is attached to it during flight? | How is this aircraft affected aerodynamically, when the space shuttle was attached? Obviously the added weight is an issue, but what I am looking to understand, is how the 747 is affected while flying...do the wing surfaces of the shuttle provide added lift, how does the landing glide slope change?
The tail section ... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2lx9bc/how_is_the_shuttle_carrier_aircraft_affected_when/ | {
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18bqrs | if you were to levitate in place for 12 hours by some means, would you end up on the other side of the earth? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/18bqrs/eli5_if_you_were_to_levitate_in_place_for_12/ | {
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I plan on making Arthur a, now forgotten, chieftain of several united Celtic tribes (that's where the... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/wdk1s/im_working_on_a_king_arthur_type_story_but_im/ | {
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3q2mpx | what is "high fashion" and why does it often look almost nothing like clothing people wear? | I've seen a few fashion shows - the garb seems more like crazy modern art than clothing, and I've never seen anything like those items at a store. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3q2mpx/eli5_what_is_high_fashion_and_why_does_it_often/ | {
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1re5ap | how can my german shepherd be just as happy in the 0 degree weather outside as in the 75 degree inside? | I know she has a double coat but how is she not dying when she comes inside the warm house? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1re5ap/eli5_how_can_my_german_shepherd_be_just_as_happy/ | {
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8r70xc | if lighter colors reflect more light, why is light skin better at producing vitamin d than darker skin? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8r70xc/eli5_if_lighter_colors_reflect_more_light_why_is/ | {
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5rh4x0 | why do you sometimes feel a big lump in your chest when you eat something heavy like bread or rice quickly? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5rh4x0/eli5_why_do_you_sometimes_feel_a_big_lump_in_your/ | {
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4jbl7c | There is plenty on how many Americans have died in U.S.-involved wars, but how many of America's enemy combatants have died in U.S. wars? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4jbl7c/there_is_plenty_on_how_many_americans_have_died/ | {
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1bjsnv | What are some achievements and advancements of Mesopotamia thanks to Hammurabi's Code and other written laws? | A history teacher gave us this as an essay though he never really went into detail about what he wanted. I can think of some obvious ones such as a more widespread understanding of morals, but what are some more explicit implications of written laws? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1bjsnv/what_are_some_achievements_and_advancements_of/ | {
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4v24mz | Does smell always correspond to substance? | [deleted] | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4v24mz/does_smell_always_correspond_to_substance/ | {
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16a8is | Is Hawking's Brief History of Time still accurate? | I'm about to read it for the first time and am wondering if any of the discussed topics and ideas have changed significantly in the last 25 years. Thanks! | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/16a8is/is_hawkings_brief_history_of_time_still_accurate/ | {
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1n0be1 | If the heaviest elements sink toward the center of the earth, shouldn't there be stratified layers of heavy metals - one of them being gold? | If the heaviest elements sink toward the center of the earth, shouldn't there be stratified layers of heavy metals - one of them being gold? And if so, won't we someday (possibly with the invention of some supermaterial) suck out this molten layer - upsetting the global gold/platinum/silver markets and so logically ups... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1n0be1/if_the_heaviest_elements_sink_toward_the_center/ | {
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7xcav5 | Can different volumes/pitches of sound travel at slightly different speeds in the same medium? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7xcav5/can_different_volumespitches_of_sound_travel_at/ | {
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