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2fughl | Why don't we take a full breath when we inhale? | Like when you yawn you can take in way more oxygen then normal breathing. Why don't we take a full breath? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2fughl/why_dont_we_take_a_full_breath_when_we_inhale/ | {
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x2ikf | Why haven't scientists attempted to genetically alter our gut bacteria? | As I understand it the bacteria in our guts weigh up to two kilos, and exist throughout both intestines.
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5lbkrq | how any human babies survived in early human history | I'm currently being dragged around babies r us by my pregnant wife filling out our registry. So much of the stuff is so concerned with being soft, safe clean etc... Which is good I guess. But when people lived in the woods and caves, how were any babies surviving? I know the infant death rate was high, it just see... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5lbkrq/eli5_how_any_human_babies_survived_in_early_human/ | {
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25c9os | What type of fighting was characteristic of the Eastern Front in WWI? How was it different from the Western Front? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/25c9os/what_type_of_fighting_was_characteristic_of_the/ | {
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70enf7 | why do some farts feel hot coming out? are they actually a different temperature than normal farts? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/70enf7/why_do_some_farts_feel_hot_coming_out_are_they/ | {
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1jqhng | alimony and child support payments. | It makes no sense to me.
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9wubly | what were the components of the housing crisis? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9wubly/eli5_what_were_the_components_of_the_housing/ | {
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3hb8xg | Just how important was Gustavus Adolphus in military history? What were his major innovations in the art of war? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3hb8xg/just_how_important_was_gustavus_adolphus_in/ | {
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4f9kjy | why do we have to exhale air when speaking? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4f9kjy/eli5_why_do_we_have_to_exhale_air_when_speaking/ | {
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4fwucx | Why do I need to eat food when taking antibiotics but I don't need to when taking pain relief such as panadol? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4fwucx/why_do_i_need_to_eat_food_when_taking_antibiotics/ | {
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6xtfs1 | why do you have a deeper/raspier voice, after a night out drinking? is it just an extended morning voice that lasts all day? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6xtfs1/eli5_why_do_you_have_a_deeperraspier_voice_after/ | {
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q7r9k | Hundred year war essay- recommendations? | I'm doing an essay on the first part of the Hundred years war 1337-1360 (or Edwardian war). The essay would focus on the reasons behind the French defeat. Does anybody know reliable and accurate sources? (secondary sources mainly, but if you know any primary sources, they're more than welcomed) | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/q7r9k/hundred_year_war_essay_recommendations/ | {
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5sfwwq | why were milkmen once a thing in america, and why did they stop being a thing? | The Milkman is a standard feature in the image of a wholesome, idyllic mid 20th-century America. However, having been born in the 90s, it's only a thing I've seen in cartoons and old media. Was milk hard to store in markets or something? Why did daily milk deliveries used to be a thing, and when and why was it phased o... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5sfwwq/eli5_why_were_milkmen_once_a_thing_in_america_and/ | {
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czg9t7 | why does popcorn that's popped from the bag taste stale a few hours later, while pre-popped popcorn will taste good for weeks or months at a time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/czg9t7/eli5_why_does_popcorn_thats_popped_from_the_bag/ | {
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1bisfh | If someone were to be forced into slavery what year and location would be the best for them? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1bisfh/if_someone_were_to_be_forced_into_slavery_what/ | {
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1z8oz4 | What triggers Apoptosis in the human body? | What makes certain cells kill themselves in Apoptosis while other types continue to reproduce? If its a chemical trigger can we reproduce it artificially to target specific cells such as cancer? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1z8oz4/what_triggers_apoptosis_in_the_human_body/ | {
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1ri2no | Is it possible that, in our universe, there are entire galaxies made out of anti-matter? | Most, if not all, universe documentaries that I have seen consistently say that we are the remnants of this great battle between matter and anti-matter. But, isn't it possible that there is still quite a bit left, and it could have formed into an entire galaxy? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ri2no/is_it_possible_that_in_our_universe_there_are/ | {
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rn8o6 | Could a planet be at the barycenter of two star of equal mass? | Could a planet rest at the center of gravity of [two stars,](_URL_0_) so that it looked like the stars were orbiting the planet? Could the planets stay their indefinitely or would it be ejected? Would the pull of the two stars' gravity have an effect on the planet?
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2m2fs7 | i understand that only around 35 percent of the populace votes, but what would actually change if 100 percent voted? | I do mean 100% of those allowed to vote in America. You would still be confronted with one of two approved packages. Two packages that are really hard to distinguish between. I just hear all the time how it's my responsibility to vote, but I don't understand how it really makes any difference. I don't mean that it ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2m2fs7/eli5_i_understand_that_only_around_35_percent_of/ | {
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326siw | why can't planes have a streaming black box that is constantly uploaded so that it can be accessed immediately after an accident? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/326siw/eli5_why_cant_planes_have_a_streaming_black_box/ | {
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b5w1mo | Why can our eyes handle mixed lighting better than cameras? | If a photographer takes a photo somewhere there is both tungsten lighting (3200k-ish) and daylight (5-6000k) you will either get very yellow indoor lights if you balance the camera for daylight, or very blue daylight if you balance for tungsten. Yet our eyes (or brain) seem to handle mixed lighting situations much bett... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/b5w1mo/why_can_our_eyes_handle_mixed_lighting_better/ | {
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2mhhjf | What happened to Frankish identity in the Low Countries? | Looking at maps on Wikipedia, the Franks were from the area of the modern Low Countries. And modern Dutch is apparently descended from Old Frankish. So what happened to Frankish identity in those areas? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2mhhjf/what_happened_to_frankish_identity_in_the_low/ | {
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1elc1x | What were the main reasons for the European revolutionists of 1848/49 to take actions? | The general topic of the 1848 revolutions has already arisen a few times in the last few month in this subreddit, but the the more specific question regarding the reasons why the revolutionists started rioting has not. I hope this does not violate the rules in this case.
I'm especially interested in the revolutions of... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1elc1x/what_were_the_main_reasons_for_the_european/ | {
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1dwnxf | How long would the oxygen in the atmosphere last without any more oxygen production? | say all plants and other oxygen producing things just suddenly disappeared. how long would humans and other animals be able to live only on the oxygen that is in our atmosphere now?
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3trvgq | why do web pages for cancelling services load at a fraction of the speed of the rest of the page? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3trvgq/eli5_why_do_web_pages_for_cancelling_services/ | {
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devg78 | why is “no.” a common shorthand for “number” in english when there is no “o” in the word “number”? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/devg78/eli5_why_is_no_a_common_shorthand_for_number_in/ | {
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2eold8 | how do certain companies acquire/keep a monopoly over a market (without the use of patents)? what's stopping others from providing a similar service and equalling the market place? | Given that most companies that have pretty much created a Monopoly are widely hated, why can't another company provide better services? They have the consumer base | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2eold8/eli5_how_do_certain_companies_acquirekeep_a/ | {
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1gtags | What was our governments justifications for spying on Martin Luther King Jr? | With the NSA scandal in full swing, I always hear from politicians and people supporting the spying that if you aren't doing anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about.
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8jdzxh | What makes some people have a better memory than others? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8jdzxh/what_makes_some_people_have_a_better_memory_than/ | {
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66o74v | How did a medieval European raid work? | It is my understanding that small-scale fighting such as raids were a large part of medieval European warfare. But from what I can find, often those smaller actions are not described in any sort of detail.
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4y0w17 | how did original computers translate the input? | I understand computers are super complex, and all the current functions are built upon layers and layers of more complexity, but how did the first computer translate the first input? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4y0w17/eli5_how_did_original_computers_translate_the/ | {
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1n8gzq | Is it actually feasible to "sow the soil with salt" to enough of a degree to impact agriculture? | I just learned that this did probably DIDN'T happen at Carthage and that's why I'm asking.
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There is a wikipedia article but I don't think it answers my question.
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3k67qw | Why are the equations for gravitational force, electrostatic force, and Gauss's Law all relatively the same? | I am currently an engineering student and I have wondered since I first took physics in high school why those 3 equations are all relatively the same to each other?
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881vmd | why is it better to only pay off part of my monthly credit card statement instead of all of it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/881vmd/eli5_why_is_it_better_to_only_pay_off_part_of_my/ | {
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87hvc0 | how can sound "break" something solid? | For reference:
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4e27l3 | why is that people with good singing voices (ariana grande, bruno mars, christina aguilera) can imitate other voices or singers so easily? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4e27l3/eli5_why_is_that_people_with_good_singing_voices/ | {
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2filfp | how come when i slap a fly in mid-flight it can keep on going like nothing happened? how much force would it take to make it explode on impact and can i do it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2filfp/eli5_how_come_when_i_slap_a_fly_in_midflight_it/ | {
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1pnd7n | Pre-20th Century was their any religious extremist groups? Or is this a current phenom? | Did people look at them as outcasts or were they accepted within their own religion? Did they carry out any "attacks" or anything? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1pnd7n/pre20th_century_was_their_any_religious_extremist/ | {
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1jg1wx | satanic worship | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jg1wx/eli5_satanic_worship/ | {
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4jt805 | If an electron were the size of a blueberry, how far would you have to travel to reach the nucleus of an atom? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4jt805/if_an_electron_were_the_size_of_a_blueberry_how/ | {
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a91qg7 | why do middle-eastern houses normally have flat roofs while other countries upside down v shaped? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a91qg7/eli5_why_do_middleeastern_houses_normally_have/ | {
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1seb7f | Did Hitler make any state visits outside of Europe? | Basically, how far did Hitler travel on official business before and during the war? Did he ever travel outside of Europe? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1seb7f/did_hitler_make_any_state_visits_outside_of_europe/ | {
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mukf1 | What are the health risks (if any) of wifi? | Just curious- I work in an environment where wifi is always present, would like to know if my dick will fall off in a few years because of it. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/mukf1/what_are_the_health_risks_if_any_of_wifi/ | {
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1n6yg9 | how to torrent and how to torrent safely. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1n6yg9/eli5how_to_torrent_and_how_to_torrent_safely/ | {
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3ggmti | What brought about the sudden switch from tricorn hats to the much taller ones in the militaries of the late 1700s? | It seems that around the time of the French revolution and during the American revolution most soldiers wore a tricorn hat, but by the time Napoleon came into power the much taller hats were being used. What prompted the abrupt change? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3ggmti/what_brought_about_the_sudden_switch_from_tricorn/ | {
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2sbu9x | why don't electric guitars need to be plugged on a power outlet? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2sbu9x/eli5_why_dont_electric_guitars_need_to_be_plugged/ | {
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2z5cjs | How did Portugal go from being a colonial empire to Western Europe's poorest country? | I'll just bet it has something to do with those meddling British and their dumb Navy, but I really have to clue! | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2z5cjs/how_did_portugal_go_from_being_a_colonial_empire/ | {
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41u43l | What built structures and natural formations would have been considered as 'wonders of the world' in the Renaissance era? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/41u43l/what_built_structures_and_natural_formations/ | {
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2pis67 | When did writers begin to capitalize dialogue to portray shouting? | For example
> "Put that down!" he shouted.
versus
> "PUT THAT DOWN!"
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3z2vsi | how did hollywood become the center for the entertainment business? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3z2vsi/eli5_how_did_hollywood_become_the_center_for_the/ | {
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1ru88w | how does computer works ? how is it possible that we see stuff on your screen thanks to binary? why is it possible for us to write with letters when a computer is based on number? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ru88w/eli5_how_does_computer_works_how_is_it_possible/ | {
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fu2gen | how does a missile calculate it's deviation and where it shouldn't be? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fu2gen/eli5_how_does_a_missile_calculate_its_deviation/ | {
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1xfwi1 | sometimes when we yawn, why do certain ones cause us to stretch and reach toward the sky which feels like our soul is being sucked from our body...and results in a yell? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xfwi1/eli5_sometimes_when_we_yawn_why_do_certain_ones/ | {
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tyhkf | Why is the temperature so low in the atmosphere when you are in an airplane? | My buddy was flying yesterday and he made the point that, if you are technically closer to the sun, it should be slightly warmer. Could someone please offer some clarity on this? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/tyhkf/why_is_the_temperature_so_low_in_the_atmosphere/ | {
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4yoh6v | why do delivery truck drivers wear high visibility jackets? | I don't know if this is an international regulation but in South Africa I always see truck drivers for large supermarket chains wear high visibility jackets. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4yoh6v/eli5_why_do_delivery_truck_drivers_wear_high/ | {
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bsxpmc | why dont sperm banks keep sperm warm like our bodies do rather than freezing it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bsxpmc/eli5_why_dont_sperm_banks_keep_sperm_warm_like/ | {
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55tikj | why do old movies have that signature soft glow around the actors when up close? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/55tikj/eli5_why_do_old_movies_have_that_signature_soft/ | {
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1dr3mq | Is it likely there were several species of humans living on earth at the same time? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1dr3mq/is_it_likely_there_were_several_species_of_humans/ | {
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A gun fires a bullet at the exact moment you drop a bullet from the same height. Which bullet hits the ground first?
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2. The bullet dropped from the fired gun barrel height
3. Both hit the ground at the same time
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ik27d | Is the measure of a parsec actually useful for anything? | I understand fully the definition of a parsec but I cannot for the life of me figure out how such a unit of measure can be considered useful, particularly when it's only about 3 lightyears in length and thusly anything that can be explained in terms of parsecs can also be explained in terms of lightyears.
Is there som... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ik27d/is_the_measure_of_a_parsec_actually_useful_for/ | {
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How come we haven't run out of some essentials yet? Like things used in construction, things used in manufacturing cars or cell phones or some other stuff.
It's just mind boggl... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7norvi/eli5_how_come_we_havent_run_out_of_various/ | {
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216fs6 | How were the Pyramids of Giza viewed, interpreted, and/or treated before the 1900s? | I've been playing a lot of Europa Universalis IV, and I noticed that The Mamluks and Ottomans were the primary occupiers of Egypt during the era the game takes place(1444-1820).
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1kk0ku | How far back does calling decades 50's, 60's, 70's etc go ? Would people in the 18th century casually talk about the 50's like we do? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1kk0ku/how_far_back_does_calling_decades_50s_60s_70s_etc/ | {
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18nhsj | how does one not become severely injured when jumping from extreme heights into a small amount of water? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/18nhsj/eli5_how_does_one_not_become_severely_injured/ | {
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1vn7rg | why do we do stupid things when we are young even though we have an idea that they are not right? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vn7rg/eli5_why_do_we_do_stupid_things_when_we_are_young/ | {
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1p3tpk | Do i get more fluid from 1 straw or 2? | If I had a milkshake and used 2 straws to drink the milk shake, would I get more fluid from using 2 straws than I would with 1? or would I get the same amount? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1p3tpk/do_i_get_more_fluid_from_1_straw_or_2/ | {
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flyqy | Inspired by another question: why don't Martian explorer robots include wipers to wipe dust from the solar panels, thereby making the robot more reliable? | As of now, they need to wait for a [cleaning event](_URL_0_) to gain more power from the panels. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/flyqy/inspired_by_another_question_why_dont_martian/ | {
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2ya8mx | If all life on Earth evolved from a common ancestor, have we found separating links for completely different species? | Such as cats and dogs, or horses and cows. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2ya8mx/if_all_life_on_earth_evolved_from_a_common/ | {
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dh8kg5 | can anyone explain to me what are those tubes for? | I dont know how to explain what I mean that's why here's a link to it: _URL_0_
It's a tube on a cable that's holding shopping mall logo above the entrance- there are several cables all of them connected to the ceiling above
Do you guys have an idea what those tubes are? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dh8kg5/eli5_can_anyone_explain_to_me_what_are_those/ | {
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1ymv70 | Is the speed of light contingent upon the speed in which the universe is expanding at? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ymv70/is_the_speed_of_light_contingent_upon_the_speed/ | {
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3zd9dq | How frequent where attempts to overthrow the US government, throughout its history? | [deleted] | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3zd9dq/how_frequent_where_attempts_to_overthrow_the_us/ | {
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3yjo1j | How do we measure the age of ice? | I'm explaining (poorly) how climate change is not only real to my grandfather but explaining in laymen's terms how we can measure it. This led to me pointing out a few receding glaciers and he seems to think that ice just comes and goes. How do we know a glacier is old?
E; added *is* | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3yjo1j/how_do_we_measure_the_age_of_ice/ | {
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28625m | what allows humans to "think" intelligently while other animals cannot? could other lifeforms develop this intelligence like us? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28625m/eli5_what_allows_humans_to_think_intelligently/ | {
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24ajsx | how does accents work? shouldn't you be able to reproduce the sounds you hear? | i am fluent in three languages without any "foreign" accent.
i only started learning english when i was 12 and i speak with a neutral accent.
how is it, let's say, so hard for someone to speak another language without a foreign accent if they can clearly hear what the words are supposed to sound like?
i've also been ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24ajsx/eli5_how_does_accents_work_shouldnt_you_be_able/ | {
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3no9u3 | What was the international drug trade like before the second world war? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3no9u3/what_was_the_international_drug_trade_like_before/ | {
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1p1d1n | Given how important the Mediterranean and Atlantic campaigns were in WW2, why weren't aircraft carriers a big priority in the European theatre? | They're the way we mark naval power now and proved vital to the Pacific Theatre, with the Americans being saved by their spared carrier fleets in the early days after Pearl Harbour and the Japanese being damned when their carriers were devastated at Midway.
It seems like aircraft carriers would be a given for battles... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1p1d1n/given_how_important_the_mediterranean_and/ | {
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1cisf1 | How is it the "tribal" peoples of the world seem so connected, yet are so far apart? | I've been enjoying Kauai with my wife for about five days now. It's my first time in Hawaii. After coming home from our excellent Luau tonight, I find myself plagued by questions which can only be answered by experts in history. How is it that the "tribal" nature in so many cultures rings so similar to each other? T... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1cisf1/how_is_it_the_tribal_peoples_of_the_world_seem_so/ | {
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moep3 | What would happen if you were to shoot a bullet through liquid nitrogen? | Does the extreme heat of the bullet cause some sort of reaction? Does the bullet slow down? I'm curious about what would happen after seeing a few videos recently of liquid nitrogen acting on objects of room or neutral temperature and of normal size. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/moep3/what_would_happen_if_you_were_to_shoot_a_bullet/ | {
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548kag | If most of the American Indians died from disease, is it fair to say that the Europeans are responsible for their genocide? | If thousands of American Indians died at the hands of the Europeans and an estimated**20-70 MILLION died** due to disease, would it still be fair to say that the Europeans are responsible for their genocide?
It is the Europeans who brought over the disease that led to this genocide, yes. But it seems though that even ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/548kag/if_most_of_the_american_indians_died_from_disease/ | {
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7rl2w2 | as you grow from an infant to a teenager how do new teeth form in your gums? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7rl2w2/eli5_as_you_grow_from_an_infant_to_a_teenager_how/ | {
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70hlr5 | what effect do north korea's missiles have on marine life? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/70hlr5/eli5_what_effect_do_north_koreas_missiles_have_on/ | {
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2elquk | how come scientists haven't created a device that notices a heart attack and sends a distress signal to the authorties? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2elquk/eli5_how_come_scientists_havent_created_a_device/ | {
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2mzkil | Does outside noises and other stimuli impact the dreams I have? | For example does noise from the neighbors or my dog chewing a bone all night make a difference in my dreams? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2mzkil/does_outside_noises_and_other_stimuli_impact_the/ | {
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kevwk | Are there any societies (past or present) that practice funeral preparations other than burial or cremation? | From my limited knowledge I can only think of 2 ways to go...burial in some sort of casket/tomb, or burning the body. Have any other cultures practiced a different form of returning our bodies to the earth.
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11iw8i | What is, in your opinion, the best thing the CIA has done? What is the worst thing? | What are the best books about the history of the CIA? I am looking for books that look unflinchingly at the organization, particularly the CIA's role in South America, the Middle East and here in the United States. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/11iw8i/what_is_in_your_opinion_the_best_thing_the_cia/ | {
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jhu5y | can someone explain to me what the spectrum is and how we are using it (4g wireless and stuff)? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jhu5y/can_someone_explain_to_me_what_the_spectrum_is/ | {
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2tvpas | How do freshwater clams get to a man-made lake when there are no other larger bodies of water nearby? | I live by a large pond that my dad had made about 20 years ago. There aren't really any other notable bodies of water around. Last summer I found a really big clam in the pond. How did it get there? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2tvpas/how_do_freshwater_clams_get_to_a_manmade_lake/ | {
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1kqqgh | why is the scotus chosen by the senate and president and not the american people? | Aren't most matters brought before the court about issues that arise when the senate and pres can't agree on something? Why wouldn't the American people elect these positions since they are making final judgement calls on important issues pertaining to everyday life? BONUS QUESTION: Why are these positions life-long wh... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kqqgh/why_is_the_scotus_chosen_by_the_senate_and/ | {
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63tl9x | the senate "nuclear option" today. what this mean? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/63tl9x/eli5the_senate_nuclear_option_today_what_this_mean/ | {
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477k9d | what is the problem with marijuana? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/477k9d/eli5_what_is_the_problem_with_marijuana/ | {
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3unspb | why is notre dame not in a conference? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3unspb/eli5_why_is_notre_dame_not_in_a_conference/ | {
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edfu0y | How proton - proton fusion doesn't violate law of conservation of mass? | According to [this diagram](_URL_0_), first step of the proton-proton chain reaction is two protons fusing together - one of them transforming into a neutron - forming deuterium.
But a neutron is more massive than a proton so deuterium is more massive than two protons which means that we end up with more mass than we... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/edfu0y/how_proton_proton_fusion_doesnt_violate_law_of/ | {
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3251ve | Why are there so many more casualties in Ancient/Classical Chinese battles than in other cultures? | I was reading about the warring states period and some of the battles involved literally tens of thousands of people dying in them over the course of a couple of weeks.
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30jsau | if distracted driving is being cracked down upon more and more then how are car companies allowed to add big, distracting touch screen systems? | And further more, what's up with all these accident prevention warning systems and proximity censors? It's like they're implying that it's ok to be a shitty driver because now you don't have to pay attention as much. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/30jsau/eli5_if_distracted_driving_is_being_cracked_down/ | {
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a5m2ka | how does paper chromatography work? | In my science book it explains how to separate dyes in a sample of ink using chromatography but it doesn’t explain why it works. I ended up losing marks in my last exam because of this lack of detail. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a5m2ka/elif_how_does_paper_chromatography_work/ | {
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c1jx1v | how are leds brighter and more powerful, yet use so little energy? | Ex: Police Lightbars, they're so bright but use so little of the cars battery. Much less than the classic rotating lights. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c1jx1v/eli5_how_are_leds_brighter_and_more_powerful_yet/ | {
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3csi7i | Can you burn pure oxygen if no other atoms were around? | If I filled a vacuumed box with pure O2 gas and ignited it, what will the products of the combustion be, assuming the molecules composing the box do not react.
My (limited) knowledge in chemistry tells me that the product of a pure combustion is CO2 and H2O but what if the carbons and hydrogens are not present? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3csi7i/can_you_burn_pure_oxygen_if_no_other_atoms_were/ | {
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n7fwg | (Possible dumb question) If water boils at 100 degrees C, why do clothes dry on my radiators when they are nowhere near that temperature? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/n7fwg/possible_dumb_question_if_water_boils_at_100/ | {
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