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816u82 | “The Triumph of Christianity,” by Bart D. Ehrman, claims that socially, politically, and religiously, the Roman world was based on “dominance,” strong vs weak. The author also claims that Christianity brought the concepts of “charity” and caring for ones neighbor to Roman society. Thoughts? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/816u82/the_triumph_of_christianity_by_bart_d_ehrman/ | {
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3ifby0 | can we train our voices over time to get higher or lower? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ifby0/eli5_can_we_train_our_voices_over_time_to_get/ | {
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au9147 | Why did several Confederate states ratify the 13th Amendment right after the civil war? | _URL_0_
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4af8ha | Are there any 2 compounds which would react violently with each other in solid states? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4af8ha/are_there_any_2_compounds_which_would_react/ | {
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5p7wia | How "Secure" were borders (in Europe) in the middle ages | Say I'm a rich Spanish nobleman in the late middle ages. I'm planning on going on a trip north through English Aquitaine, West across Southern France, tour around Northern Italy a bit, and finally end up visiting my cousin in Bohemia. What kind of preparations would I need to make? Do I need any kind of identifying pap... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5p7wia/how_secure_were_borders_in_europe_in_the_middle/ | {
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r3fl9 | What color would plants be if our sun was blue? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/r3fl9/what_color_would_plants_be_if_our_sun_was_blue/ | {
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48qsjg | Would water boil at 99°C? What difference does 1°C make? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/48qsjg/would_water_boil_at_99c_what_difference_does_1c/ | {
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2q2dyi | Why does closer thunder sound sudden and sharp, while distant ones are more drawn out? | I thought the cause may be that different frequencies in the sound of thunder are carried at different speeds through the air, but wouldn't that mean I would be able to hear a difference in pitch? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2q2dyi/why_does_closer_thunder_sound_sudden_and_sharp/ | {
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19j7x6 | Are the background smattering of stars bright enough to illuminate two astronauts holding hands in deep space so that they could see each other? | I was wondering at what distance from the sun does it become too dark to see. Or is there a distance from the sun at which the human eye can no longer make out objects even on their weakly illuminated solar side? For example, standing on Pluto at midday, will it still be too dark to see your own hands? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/19j7x6/are_the_background_smattering_of_stars_bright/ | {
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9gqglr | what do the "pill" terms mean when online asking to be "blue/red/black/etc pilled" on a certain subject/topic? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9gqglr/eli5_what_do_the_pill_terms_mean_when_online/ | {
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5f3f5f | how come when i'm dizzy my vision always spins to the right? do other people's spin left? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5f3f5f/eli5_how_come_when_im_dizzy_my_vision_always/ | {
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6iqreo | The first human head transplant is set for December 2017. Have we reached a point in medical technology were this is even possible? | I've read in various articles that a human head transplant is scheduled for December of this year. However, the odds of the patient surviving seem quite unlikely. Am I wrong? Has technology and medical innovation advanced to the point that doctors can connect a spinal cord from a head to another spinal cord on the dono... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6iqreo/the_first_human_head_transplant_is_set_for/ | {
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7l7ird | Did prima noctis (the right of the first night) really happen? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7l7ird/did_prima_noctis_the_right_of_the_first_night/ | {
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2liour | why is a 3d printer considered a printer? | I cannot understand how it's a printer or how it's not just an advanced manufacturing machine. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2liour/eli5_why_is_a_3d_printer_considered_a_printer/ | {
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981aj2 | What do the amplitude and frequency of a single photon actually represent? | In the classical view, light is the combination of an electric wave and a magnetic wave going up and down in phase. Here, what is going up and down is the square root of intensity of the electric and magnetic wave. So we clearly know what the amplitude and frequency represent.
The photoelectric effect proves that the ... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/981aj2/what_do_the_amplitude_and_frequency_of_a_single/ | {
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1lsq7u | What are the most notable cities and locations during the viking-age (political, cultural, religious, economical and so on) | *Before I start: when I write Svitjod, I mean the region around lake Mälaren in sweden, since this was the name used in a book I recently read.*
I think I should explain what I have in mind so you get an idea of what I'm asking for: I'm doing research for a little project of my own. Basically, I'm thinking about creat... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1lsq7u/what_are_the_most_notable_cities_and_locations/ | {
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25w9cz | why is there no b# | Why is there no B# (or E-flat if you prefer) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25w9cz/eli5_why_is_there_no_b/ | {
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4or2mx | why do we sometimes have an urge to smell disgusting things? | Especially from our own environment. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4or2mx/eli5_why_do_we_sometimes_have_an_urge_to_smell/ | {
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21ip1h | What was the connection between Osama bin Laden and the US government, prior to 9/11? | I always had thought that he was one of many operatives directly trained by the US government to raise an army to fight the Soviet invaders, but recently I've heard that this was not the case?
I've heard that his main motivation for 9/11 was because non-Muslim soldiers were stationed in Mecca. Is this true?
Apologie... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/21ip1h/what_was_the_connection_between_osama_bin_laden/ | {
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lpubd | how does hydrogen turn into people? | I know you've heard the quote--I saw fourteen of you use it today. But how? What's the chain of events that begins with hydrogen and ends with people? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/lpubd/eli5_how_does_hydrogen_turn_into_people/ | {
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4ff6q4 | Why are rocket engines not able to throttle down all the way? | In the case of the Merlin 1D, it can throttle down to 70% max thrust. What is preventing it from going any lower than this? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4ff6q4/why_are_rocket_engines_not_able_to_throttle_down/ | {
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1nt589 | There are thousands of pigeons in central London. They don't seem to be eaten by birds of prey. What's preventing predation? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1nt589/there_are_thousands_of_pigeons_in_central_london/ | {
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2vwj59 | when a nuclear warhead is de-commisioned, what happens to the nuclear material? | Is it re-used in any non military capacity (like in a nuclear reactor) or is it sent to a waste site like Sellafield? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2vwj59/eli5when_a_nuclear_warhead_is_decommisioned_what/ | {
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2csq5y | Why is Byzantium not just called the Roman Empire and why isn't its fall considered the actual fall of the Roman Empire? | Why is Byzantium not just called the Roman Empire and why isn't its fall considered the actual fall of the Roman Empire? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2csq5y/why_is_byzantium_not_just_called_the_roman_empire/ | {
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6gfk8j | Second time trying: I see a lot about sexuality in Greece and Rome but what about the Ancient Middle East? | Is there any scholarship about attitudes concerning sexuality and heteronomativity in Mesopotamia, Persia or pre-Islamic Arabia? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6gfk8j/second_time_trying_i_see_a_lot_about_sexuality_in/ | {
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2lzq0v | how is spacecraft controlled over such long distances? how do scientists factor in obstacles such as asteroids? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lzq0v/eli5_how_is_spacecraft_controlled_over_such_long/ | {
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70kfe9 | how do we know there weren't any intelligent civilization on earth before man | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/70kfe9/eli5_how_do_we_know_there_werent_any_intelligent/ | {
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m5znb | american educational system | What is grad school? What is elementary? What is junior high? What is a community college? What is an university? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/m5znb/eli5_american_educational_system/ | {
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3j1m43 | If you were stuck between two planets with the same gravity at equal distances apart would you move or be stationary? | See, I know if you had two positively charged particles and a test positive charge is between them it will remain in place. However does this work for gravity? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3j1m43/if_you_were_stuck_between_two_planets_with_the/ | {
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3agfpa | why do dark objects get hotter in the sun than lighter objects? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3agfpa/eli5_why_do_dark_objects_get_hotter_in_the_sun/ | {
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b50wgv | why does having a positive mind set help with sickness and pain? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b50wgv/eli5_why_does_having_a_positive_mind_set_help/ | {
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3hz3jd | why can quicksilver and scarlet witch be used in marvel movies from two different intellectual property owners, such as x-men and the avengers? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3hz3jd/eli5_why_can_quicksilver_and_scarlet_witch_be/ | {
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2yvcvl | In WWI, what would happen to a Frenchman living in Germany or a German guy living in France? How did they deal with immigration? | When WWI was declared, what would happen with someone from a country opposed to the one he or she was currently living in? Do they fight for or against their country of origin or where they sent back to where they were from? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2yvcvl/in_wwi_what_would_happen_to_a_frenchman_living_in/ | {
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2g5twe | How long will it be before the great attractor is visible and moves out from behind the center of the milky way? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2g5twe/how_long_will_it_be_before_the_great_attractor_is/ | {
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u2b1a | Shrimp have low levels of mercury and pollutants? | [Link](_URL_0_)
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21h5ga | the difference between techno and house | Electronic music is a bit confusing to me. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21h5ga/eli5_the_difference_between_techno_and_house/ | {
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3szo2g | why is it socially acceptable to vilify scientology and other religious sects? | This is something that has been done a lot of times, virtually everywhere on the Internet. Here on reddit "f**k Scientology" is an universally accepted narrative and I've never in my life seen anything like that being censored or anyone speak in that religion's defense.
Every single aspect of Scientology and other rel... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3szo2g/eli5_why_is_it_socially_acceptable_to_vilify/ | {
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464sen | By Mycenaean standards of beauty, what would Helen of Troy have looked like? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/464sen/by_mycenaean_standards_of_beauty_what_would_helen/ | {
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pp0bi | How important is gravity for human embryo development? | I imagine no one was crazy enough to do actual experiments in space stations and whatnot, but what can we deduct from other animal tests and from what we know of human embryo development. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/pp0bi/how_important_is_gravity_for_human_embryo/ | {
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2uoj7c | if i was to stop masturbating, eventually, would i simply stop producing semen or does my body dispose of the 'old' semen some other way? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2uoj7c/eli5_if_i_was_to_stop_masturbating_eventually/ | {
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14gzmj | is it plausible that a person from 1313 BC Britain would be aware of the existence of Egypt? | I once read a sci-fi story where a women from 1313 BC is brought forward to the present day. at one point she makes some sort of comment about electric lighting, that was along the lines of "surly even in pharaoh's court they don't have things this splendid" (but probably more poetic then that) | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/14gzmj/is_it_plausible_that_a_person_from_1313_bc/ | {
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1kql0f | how candlestick charts work and why they're useful | They're kind of confusing... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kql0f/eli5_how_candlestick_charts_work_and_why_theyre/ | {
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2g0yxk | why do we use water as a containment field for nuclear fuel rods, yet contaminated water is such a notable and talked about issue when a meltdown occurs? | Contaminated water is commonly talked about in a reactor meltdown (chernobyl, and fukishima) yet, most fuel rods are kept in a pool of water? Isn't that water then contaminated? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2g0yxk/eli5_why_do_we_use_water_as_a_containment_field/ | {
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6dxloi | why are our names followed by our fathers' names and not our mothers'? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6dxloi/eli5_why_are_our_names_followed_by_our_fathers/ | {
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qgdci | What can we expect the world in terms of population, famine, resources to be like in 40-50 years? | What could the population be like in 40-50 years time? We've just reached 7 billion now and 80 years ago it was only 2 billion, a 350% increase in population. Will we see a similar growth or does the Earth have a 'natural' limit in terms of what it can handle in terms of food and resources?
Can we safely predict some ... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/qgdci/what_can_we_expect_the_world_in_terms_of/ | {
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7pvpsb | why does running just after eating cause cramps? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7pvpsb/eli5_why_does_running_just_after_eating_cause/ | {
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14hmkb | During WWII, were any German-Americans detained in the United States similar to the way Japanese-Americans were? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/14hmkb/during_wwii_were_any_germanamericans_detained_in/ | {
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dpz4cm | How did the invention of the press affect the usage of parchment paper? | Prior to the development of the press, it was common practice for the copying monks to scrape the parchment and re-use it to write a different book.
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1rkdp4 | how do moka coffee makers work | _URL_0_
These guys? I get that the water heats and expands, but how does all the water get up the top and how does all the air in the bottom get in? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rkdp4/eli5_how_do_moka_coffee_makers_work/ | {
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2odni2 | Formations during the Sengoku period and how it evolved during this time? | I heard a lot of changes were made after their interactions with the mongols and that wars prior to the ones that occured during Sengoku period weren't as bloody, but I don't see many explaining why.
They were said to have fought completely disorganized in the past. During this time, were they more organized and bette... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2odni2/formations_during_the_sengoku_period_and_how_it/ | {
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aanblv | why can’t normal airplanes go to space? | I saw that our atmosphere is ~300 miles in depth. Normal airplanes can fly much farther than that so why can’t they just fly straight up for 300 miles at a slower speed than a space rocket? Or why not a supersonic jet? There’s something I’m not thinking about.
Edit: Thanks for all the info everyone! I knew ELI5 woul... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aanblv/eli5_why_cant_normal_airplanes_go_to_space/ | {
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7qonxp | why can a company take an erroneous payment from your account in a second but it takes them weeks to give your money back? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7qonxp/eli5_why_can_a_company_take_an_erroneous_payment/ | {
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7c1j6o | how does hit detection work in first-person shooters? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7c1j6o/eli5_how_does_hit_detection_work_in_firstperson/ | {
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5fvp6u | Can there be a star orbited by hundreds of planets? Thousands? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5fvp6u/can_there_be_a_star_orbited_by_hundreds_of/ | {
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5vj4ql | the racehorses which always finish last - why do they still bother to compete if they know they'll always be the slowest? | The payout for them is also very high - if only because it's impossible for them to win. What's the theory behind entering the slowest horses? What's in it for the jockey's team? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5vj4ql/eli5_the_racehorses_which_always_finish_last_why/ | {
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2pg78c | (not trolling) how is canada not just a better version of the us? it seems like all the problems we have aren't issues over there. am i missing something? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2pg78c/eli5_not_trolling_how_is_canada_not_just_a_better/ | {
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8makk7 | why does our brain find patterns in random events? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8makk7/eli5_why_does_our_brain_find_patterns_in_random/ | {
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bw491t | Why is it that Western Religions and Islam have had several major conflicts while East Asian Religions(Shinto, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.) have had a much more peaceful existence. | I mean like, the crusades between Islam and Christendom, the reformation and 30 years war and World War Two were all mainly middle eastern and Western Religions, while in East Asia, there not been almost any major religious conflicts(besides the Hindu Muslim conflict). | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/bw491t/why_is_it_that_western_religions_and_islam_have/ | {
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6aaygs | If we were on a spaceship traveling at a hypothetical 99.9% the speed of light and I spoke something to you, would you be able to hear me? | Since 99.9% the speed of light is faster than the speed of sound. | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6aaygs/if_we_were_on_a_spaceship_traveling_at_a/ | {
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3chzyz | what kept the heads of medieval arrows on the shaft | talking about arrow heads like the log bodkin which wraps around the outside of the shaft, not heads like the saxon heads that have a tang. i can't see any indication of nails having been used and surely they weren't simply glued on, but i can't seem to find anything on what keeps the friken arrow head from just fallin... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3chzyz/what_kept_the_heads_of_medieval_arrows_on_the/ | {
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1yug5h | why do huge corporations have such a long interview process (i mean ... months and months)? | I'm a senior programmer, I applied for a job on a big tech company website -- if you listed the 5 biggest tech companies you can think of, it's one of those.
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2w3kuh | Did WWII Soldiers have a preference between the Pacific and European front? | I know many soldiers did not have a choice because they were drafted into whatever branch needed bodies, but did soldiers who enlisted normally lean towards the army because they would most likely get sent to western Europe or the Marines or Navy because they would most likely get sent to the Pacific? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2w3kuh/did_wwii_soldiers_have_a_preference_between_the/ | {
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3rvezy | why is there a difference in voltage between america and pretty much the rest of the world (240v vs 120v i believe) and what are the impacts of this in terms of energy transport/conservation and usage. | ⚡⚡⚡ Wow, that's a lot of electric knowledge being passed around here. I'm buzzed! ⚡⚡⚡
ITT: Mostly discussions about water kettles.
For some really cool maps, click this link. ~~[Link](_URL_1_)~~
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109oey | What are some major disagreements among historians today? | I'm curious about theory, methodology, and things like that. I'm a history student, and whenever a professor goes over historiography, they tend to point out how things were done "wrong" before, but *now* we've got it right! Of course, every historian before them probably thought the exact same thing.
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3fmie2 | Do humans have skin inside their bodies? | For instance, on our lips or nostrils, as one proceeds from completely external areas to complete internal areas, is it all skin, or does it transition from skin to some other kind of tissue at some point? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3fmie2/do_humans_have_skin_inside_their_bodies/ | {
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k53mk | what does the pancreas do exactly? | Just like the title says. I am trying to explain it to an 8 year old. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/k53mk/eli5_what_does_the_pancreas_do_exactly/ | {
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g6rvj | Is gravity negative energy? | I was watching lawrence kraus video a universe from nothing where he seems to be saying the total energy of the universe is 0, so is it as simple as gravity cancelling out the other stuff in the universe?
thanks for the 4 answers given so far. Clear as mud. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/g6rvj/is_gravity_negative_energy/ | {
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7mqipv | What does the content of radioactive waste Disposal Containers (The yellow ones) look like? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7mqipv/what_does_the_content_of_radioactive_waste/ | {
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3nf735 | why do carnivores seem to prey mostly on herbivores and omnivores, and not on other carnivores? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nf735/eli5_why_do_carnivores_seem_to_prey_mostly_on/ | {
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ha1s3 | How do you figure out what neuroreceptors a chemical activates? Do we know how many neuroreceptors there are? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ha1s3/how_do_you_figure_out_what_neuroreceptors_a/ | {
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5zyd6i | why do we feel nauseous when dehydrated | I don't understand why we feel nauseous and sometimes vomit when we are severely dehydrated. If we vomit, we are losing even more water and fluids. Why do we feel nauseous then? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5zyd6i/eli5_why_do_we_feel_nauseous_when_dehydrated/ | {
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et1xu8 | Did Salieri actually hate Mozart and vice versa? | I'm doing a presentation on Mozart for my history club and there are just a couple of things I'm not sure about. For one, did Salieri and Mozart actually have a rivalry or is that just Hollywood bullcrap made up for the film Amadeus? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/et1xu8/did_salieri_actually_hate_mozart_and_vice_versa/ | {
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7of9qr | What sources did medieval doctors use? Do we have copies of what books they studied? | European doctors in the medieval era are always seen as lunatics who think every medical problem could be solved by a paste of various plants and leeches, and a healthy dose of physical pain.
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d8c7ix | Who was Homer? | I don't mean what he did, I mean, who was he as a person? I've been poking around just for shits and gigs and there seems to be almost nothing known about his personal life, in fact, there's almost nothing that seems to be known about him beyond his works and accomplishments as a writer, so, who actually was he? what w... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/d8c7ix/who_was_homer/ | {
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3dpnmr | why is the gap in pay between genders a prominent political issue, when the gap in life expectancy between genders is not? | Obviously there are biological factors that contribute to the different life expectancy, but there are also undoubtedly biological factors (e.g. men being more aggressive negotiators) that contribute to the pay disparity - why are we willing to accept one but not the other? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3dpnmr/eli5_why_is_the_gap_in_pay_between_genders_a/ | {
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dafenw | how are about 1000 books the #1 best selling in new york? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dafenw/eli5_how_are_about_1000_books_the_1_best_selling/ | {
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7g3qyd | how does being out in the cold increase your chance of catching a cold? if it doesn't, where does this misconception come from? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7g3qyd/eli5_how_does_being_out_in_the_cold_increase_your/ | {
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bllv6a | In the show 'Deadwood' there is whiskey being drunk in, it seems, more than half the scenes in the show. Was frontier whiskey watered down? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/bllv6a/in_the_show_deadwood_there_is_whiskey_being_drunk/ | {
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3moea4 | What is the relationship between (tensile) strength and hardness? | Iron rod is stronger than glass. But one cannot make scratches on glass surface as easily as on iron rod, hence glass is harder than iron rod. It is said that when glass shatters, it is not because of its poor strength, but because of a powerful shockwave passing through it. But then, why doesn't the same happen with i... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3moea4/what_is_the_relationship_between_tensile_strength/ | {
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2b83zd | does it matter what time i brush my teeth? | I've always heard that we should brush our teeth twice a day. Once in the morning and once at night. But does it matter if we brush in the morning before we eat or after we eat? If we don't have breakfast in the morning should we wait until after we eat to clean off anything sticking to the teeth after the meal or brus... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2b83zd/eli5_does_it_matter_what_time_i_brush_my_teeth/ | {
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avomef | why when we look to a thing or a photo long enough we see the negative version of it after stop looking it or after closing eyes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/avomef/eli5_why_when_we_look_to_a_thing_or_a_photo_long/ | {
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9z7ql2 | how does strong duct tape and other adhesives bind easily and permanently with almost anything, but easily detached from it's roll/container? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9z7ql2/eli5_how_does_strong_duct_tape_and_other/ | {
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6s6p9w | is it technically possible for countries to 'build' a nuclear bomb, even if not given the technology by another nuclear country? | I was wondering whether North Korea, or any other country to that regard, even if not giving the 'technology' by another nuclear country would have been able to obtain nuclear power.
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avmhit | how do pharmaceuticals decide which of their medications will be available as a generic? what percentage do they make off them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/avmhit/eli5_how_do_pharmaceuticals_decide_which_of_their/ | {
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5vqro4 | What happened in the Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction? | The most famous theory presented that explains this event, which is widely known as the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago, is a 6-mile wide asteroid that impacted the Earth off the coast of Yucatan Peninsula. I've learned that there are two ways that the asteroid could have affected the global temperature. O... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5vqro4/what_happened_in_the_cretaceouspaleogene/ | {
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6ue0d4 | If someone quits smoking without having contracted cancer, do their odds of getting cancer eventually return to those of non-smoker? | Or has some irreparable biological damage been done, which increases the likelihood of cancer over time?
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6jds4a | Why don't you feel an electric shock while touching a 9V battery but feel one with the fake pen and gum toys with button cells? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6jds4a/why_dont_you_feel_an_electric_shock_while/ | {
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1me7hb | Did Hitler ever give any thought to choosing a successor? | He obviously knew he couldn't rule forever; what were his (or other Nazi officials') plans for succession in the event of his death. The idea of a "Thousand-Year Reich" doesn't get you very far when your government dissolves into chaos and infighting upon the death of the Führer. There must have been some sort of thoug... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1me7hb/did_hitler_ever_give_any_thought_to_choosing_a/ | {
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6oinh8 | chip sealing of roads- taking a layer of asphalt covered in lose gravel that uses traffic to finishing smoothing out the gravel? why? | Why is this used? Is it harmful to cars? Outside of expense, what are the benefits long term to the road. I see on the wikipedia page, it is used for low traffic... but here it is used on all roads in our area outside of highway. (Milwaukee) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6oinh8/eli5_chip_sealing_of_roads_taking_a_layer_of/ | {
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70z1aa | apparently glass never fully breaks down? if this is the case, then why aren't most deserts just filled with lightning glass, instead of sand? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/70z1aa/eli5_apparently_glass_never_fully_breaks_down_if/ | {
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13jh7h | Are there any plausible alternatives to the Big Bang Theory? | When I say the Big Bang Theory I include inflationary cosmology and all that jazz. Is there a single other theory that fits the observations? For example, are any plausible theories based around the idea of a steady-state universe or anything like that? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/13jh7h/are_there_any_plausible_alternatives_to_the_big/ | {
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l3tkf | how i can tell if someone is black simply by just hearing their voice no matter how proper they speak? | Any time anyone is on the radio and they're black I can always tell. Even people like Bryant Gumbke that act "white." or whatever people say about him. This is not a joke post, I just don't know how to put it any other way. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/l3tkf/eli5_how_i_can_tell_if_someone_is_black_simply_by/ | {
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a9iyt6 | why do american schools favor a 9 month school system that inhibits age-appropriate sleep over a more conducive full year schedule? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a9iyt6/eli5_why_do_american_schools_favor_a_9_month/ | {
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d3xbvs | in the olden days before gyms were a thing how did people gain large amounts of muscle mass? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d3xbvs/eli5_in_the_olden_days_before_gyms_were_a_thing/ | {
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3lvmvx | Humans in arctic climates (such as parts of Canada and Greenland) traditionally eat a diet consisting of almost exclusively meat. Would a person of different ancestry (aka me, a white American) be able to thrive on such a diet or are genetics a factor? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3lvmvx/humans_in_arctic_climates_such_as_parts_of_canada/ | {
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5x78wt | Did the bizarre practice of turning men into eunuchs (and then giving these men substantial responsibilities) emerge independently in many places, or do we have some evidence of it starting in one place and then spreading through cultural diffusion? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5x78wt/did_the_bizarre_practice_of_turning_men_into/ | {
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9hpjdg | Was Nazism considered a form of socialism? At the time or now? | So I got into a heated debate about whether hitler was socialist I think he definitely was using his own version of socialism but I coild be wrong. At the time was he considered to be using a version of socialism or is it considered now to be based in that. My logic is Stalin is considered communist even though he was ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9hpjdg/was_nazism_considered_a_form_of_socialism_at_the/ | {
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1035s5 | Did anyone ever figure out what caused the massive bird and fish deaths last year? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1035s5/did_anyone_ever_figure_out_what_caused_the/ | {
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