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2l1opc | why do some cds have a static sound like if it was scratched even though the condition is "new"? | I bought some cds that are new and haven't been opened but they are playing with a static sound. There's no scratches on the cd but it still plays with distorted quality. Any ideas of what might cause this and is there a way to fix it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2l1opc/eli5_why_do_some_cds_have_a_static_sound_like_if/ | {
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1gfxso | can somebody please give me a tl;dr on this whole nsa scandal? | First off, I understand *scandal* isn't the best word for it, but it's two in the morning and that's the word I decided to use. Now let me explain.
Ok, so I have a mild understanding about the issue at hand. Basically, we can all be "watched" by the government at any point in time, more or less, and because of that we ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1gfxso/eli5_can_somebody_please_give_me_a_tldr_on_this/ | {
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23y95a | What is the process for doping silicon? | I understand that to make p- and n-type semiconductors materials such as boron, phosphorous, arsenic and what not are added to silicon, but HOW are they added? Like the physical process of making it. And then from this point, how is the material handled and made useful?
Thank you! | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/23y95a/what_is_the_process_for_doping_silicon/ | {
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227j0x | How bad was a slave's life in antiquity, truly? | I am not referring to American plantation slaves or anything post enlightenment. I am wondering just how bad a slave's lot in the Roman or Grecian empires was, or any old world states famous for their slaves.
On a side note, it seems to me freeing a lifelong slave would be doing them a unkindness, suddenly they have ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/227j0x/how_bad_was_a_slaves_life_in_antiquity_truly/ | {
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5lxn0e | Does Jupiter's orbit impact the average global temperature of Earth? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5lxn0e/does_jupiters_orbit_impact_the_average_global/ | {
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3sj3lk | why is it that when you lay down and lay as still as possible, you can hear a pillow compressing no matter how still you lay? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3sj3lk/eli5_why_is_it_that_when_you_lay_down_and_lay_as/ | {
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11n1du | Would it be possible for a planet wide EMP to occur? | With the Earth being round, wouldn't there be a dead zone?
Also, what would be the most likely candidate for causing such an impressive force? Would there be any chance of humanity surviving whatever caused said EMP? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/11n1du/would_it_be_possible_for_a_planet_wide_emp_to/ | {
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1lapq7 | what's it like for astronauts who have been in space to be back on earth with gravity? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lapq7/whats_it_like_for_astronauts_who_have_been_in/ | {
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awcfp5 | Actually GOOD textbooks? | [deleted] | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/awcfp5/actually_good_textbooks/ | {
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5hg9id | how is momentum realated to mass and velocity?is momentum different than power? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5hg9id/eli5how_is_momentum_realated_to_mass_and/ | {
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dvgt9p | why is the zipper merge faster? | I watched this [video](_URL_0_) on why zipper merging when driving is better than merging early. I understand the first 3 reasons they lay out for why early merging is bad:
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d0ufly | How widespread were Sea Shanties spread? And are there any example of different regional variations of the same song? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/d0ufly/how_widespread_were_sea_shanties_spread_and_are/ | {
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2klsp7 | why we care that companies track our web browsing to create targeted ads for us? | I understand that some people claim it's a violation of privacy, but I have to say that I've found several good things through targeted ads (related to sites I had recently viewed.)
Why all the outrage regarding privacy when in it helps us see ads that we might actually care about? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2klsp7/eli5_why_we_care_that_companies_track_our_web/ | {
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b243uq | why does wearing heels appear to enhance female appearance and appeal? is it cultural or biological or psychological? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b243uq/eli5_why_does_wearing_heels_appear_to_enhance/ | {
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7a9rqj | does getting hit on the head have to do with losing your taste buds? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7a9rqj/eli5_does_getting_hit_on_the_head_have_to_do_with/ | {
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1525cz | [Physics] Since LCDs rotate polarized light, why is the light not circularly polarized? | LCDs rotate the plane of polarization by 90 degrees. For some reason, rotating the plane of polarization is not the same as circular polarization. Can someone explain why? - regarding circular polarization in particular (I think I know a bit about plane polarization). | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1525cz/physics_since_lcds_rotate_polarized_light_why_is/ | {
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3llmzw | if color is the wavelength then what exactly is brightness? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3llmzw/eli5_if_color_is_the_wavelength_then_what_exactly/ | {
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9hddud | why does the letter "s" always stand out slightly from other letters in conversation? | If I'm down the hall from people having a conversation, and I can just barely make it out, everything sounds hazy but I always hear the S's clearly. Turn on a TV or any media with dialogue and it has the same effect at this distance. During performances or speeches using mic's, S's echo longer and louder than the other... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9hddud/eli5_why_does_the_letter_s_always_stand_out/ | {
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3p1s5x | Does the terminal velocity of a fluid depend on its viscosity? | So a question that stems from that: if I dropped a drop of water and a drop of maple syrup out of an airplane, which hits the ground first? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3p1s5x/does_the_terminal_velocity_of_a_fluid_depend_on/ | {
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sdsv0 | the arguments for 9/11 being an 'inside job' | Title.
EDIT: What I wanted was an (unbiased) account of some of the actual arguments used. Like evidence and such. I didn't want just people saying that arguments did exist and people's motives for having them.
EDIT 2: My inbox hates you guys. :D | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/sdsv0/eli5_the_arguments_for_911_being_an_inside_job/ | {
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fw132 | I regret not learning more about physics while in college. Can r/askscience recommend a book(s) to bring me up to speed on as wide a variety of physics topics as is feasible? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/fw132/i_regret_not_learning_more_about_physics_while_in/ | {
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7a46e2 | how were integrals, derivatives, limits, and other calculus concepts originally discovered and applied? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7a46e2/eli5_how_were_integrals_derivatives_limits_and/ | {
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2edy3c | why are speed cameras always accompanied by big signs that let motorists know they're there? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2edy3c/eli5why_are_speed_cameras_always_accompanied_by/ | {
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98cj9b | If the earth rotated at the same speed but in the opposite direction, how long would a day be? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/98cj9b/if_the_earth_rotated_at_the_same_speed_but_in_the/ | {
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zof6j | What are some good books to read for an introduction to neurochemistry? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/zof6j/what_are_some_good_books_to_read_for_an/ | {
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33fyww | why does my laptop say i have an hour of battery left but then runs out within 15-20 minutes? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/33fyww/eli5_why_does_my_laptop_say_i_have_an_hour_of/ | {
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4ganhz | Do the lungs, rather the bronchii and alveoli inside them fill from top to bottom, or vice versa? | I'm just a man interested in knowing things. | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4ganhz/do_the_lungs_rather_the_bronchii_and_alveoli/ | {
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98ook3 | why do our feet get cold whenever we're scared/nervous? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/98ook3/eli5_why_do_our_feet_get_cold_whenever_were/ | {
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1daiok | What would happen if when you get a shot or something injected to your body, there was an air bubble in it. | You know when the doctor prepares a shot, he puts it right side up and squirts it so there air comes out? What would happen if there was still air in it? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1daiok/what_would_happen_if_when_you_get_a_shot_or/ | {
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1zbozf | why do different countries measure their shoes differently? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zbozf/eli5_why_do_different_countries_measure_their/ | {
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24enno | Can a photon be redshifted to 0 Hz/nonexistence in finite time? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/24enno/can_a_photon_be_redshifted_to_0_hznonexistence_in/ | {
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c5xuzg | What is the hottest manmade temperature ever recorded on Earth, and how was it created? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/c5xuzg/what_is_the_hottest_manmade_temperature_ever/ | {
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24bcp0 | My sailor uncle wonders: Why are equinox tides more intense? | He writes: As a sailor and life-long student of the ocean, I've learned about the 400-plus astronomical cycles that influence the tides. The one cycle mentioned in most tide science books but never explained is the exceptional tides produced around the equinoxes. Why would this be so? Why would a full or new moon du... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/24bcp0/my_sailor_uncle_wonders_why_are_equinox_tides/ | {
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5y7vgj | how can founder of a company (like steve jobs) be voted off it? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5y7vgj/eli5_how_can_founder_of_a_company_like_steve_jobs/ | {
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49lpp8 | there is a 1 lightyear long pole. you are holding one end of this pole, you turn that end. would a person on the other end of the pole take 1 year to see the pole turn? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/49lpp8/eli5_there_is_a_1_lightyear_long_pole_you_are/ | {
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increasing physical activity? | For example - in the gym, on day 1, I could barely walk a kilometer without breaking into profuse sweat and being short of breath. After about 15 days now, I can easily walk that much distance in half the time with barely any sweating. How does this happen? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/lhj2d/how_does_the_body_adapt_itself_to_increasing/ | {
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4o2xl0 | Any good films that depict the Crusades? | One of my all-time favourite movies is Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven. Yes, I know, it ain't historically accurate. Still loved it though.
Anyways, that film really has me energized. I wanna learn more about the Crusades. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4o2xl0/any_good_films_that_depict_the_crusades/ | {
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mz42k | Is there a definitive answer to the Aspartame toxicity issue? | So my mom has been a huge advocate of the artificial sweeteners causing cancers and what not. I initially thought this had some truth to it with some research and others' opinions, but my senior year in high school, my biology teacher, who is quite possibly the most intelligent person I've ever met, said that it was c... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/mz42k/is_there_a_definitive_answer_to_the_aspartame/ | {
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2vzfu4 | Does a magnetic field affect water molecules? | As water molecules have a small magnetic moment | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2vzfu4/does_a_magnetic_field_affect_water_molecules/ | {
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3d6viq | when my credit/debit card does not read for being too scratched, why does the reader then accept it after folding receipt paper around it and sliding it again? | Paper seems like would hinder the magnetic strip when swiped, though it works every time.
Edit: Plastic bags work, carboard works, almost anything smooth will work assuming it isn't magnetic itself. r/theskepticalheretic
Edit again : This is best... Use clear box tape r/time2fly2124 | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3d6viq/eli5_when_my_creditdebit_card_does_not_read_for/ | {
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22i2l4 | What were the differences between the "field hospitals" and the "evacuation hospitals" during WW2? | Researching info on my Gramps. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/22i2l4/what_were_the_differences_between_the_field/ | {
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2dquad | why do luxury car company's with websites often never show the price of their vehicles? | I was looking at a bunch of luxury car company websites such as land rover, bentley, etc. and they never really show the price of their cars. Is it there a reason to this or am I just trippin' balls right now. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2dquad/eli5why_do_luxury_car_companys_with_websites/ | {
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6k9ugk | Why did the Japanese agree to the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty? | The Washington Naval Treaty appears to set in place a large number of limitations on the expansion of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The IJN has just come off a pair of successful wars, it is being funded by a militaristic, nationalistic, government, and has been expanding pretty rapidly.
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kyvh0 | why are all nfl punters white? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/kyvh0/eli5_why_are_all_nfl_punters_white/ | {
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2kw2a9 | How was the French nuclear deterrence perceived by the USSR? The US? | As a French, I've been exposed since childhood to the official propaganda about how our "Force de Frappe" protected us from the Warsaw pact.
I'll be curious to know if our nuclear arsenal was taken seriously by the USSR, and how it was perceived by the US.
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9ncjqv | why is a two-party system the stable result of first-past-the-post voting? what keeps it from collapsing into a single party system? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ncjqv/eli5_why_is_a_twoparty_system_the_stable_result/ | {
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2furc1 | How was warfare conducted between 1836-1914? | Reading up on conflicts such as the American Civil War, the Crimean War, the Austro-Prussian War, and the Franco-Prussian War I'm kind of left with an open gap as how they fought battles? What happened when two armies met each other on the open field?
Did they still line up in rank and file and unload volley after vol... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2furc1/how_was_warfare_conducted_between_18361914/ | {
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684pvo | the science/biology/chemistry behind capsicain and hot peppers such as ghost pepper and carolina reaper and how the body reacts | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/684pvo/eli5_the_sciencebiologychemistry_behind_capsicain/ | {
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1fzk2u | What are some lesser-known or unusual ways the Jews hid from the Nazis? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1fzk2u/what_are_some_lesserknown_or_unusual_ways_the/ | {
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89j8jk | why does co2 make a drink like coke feel 'fizzy' while nitrogen gas makes a drink like beer/ale feel smother? | Is it to do with the slight difference in charge between the C and Os or something about the kinds of receptors that are stimulated? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/89j8jk/eli5_why_does_co2_make_a_drink_like_coke_feel/ | {
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6ununx | how do you chug beer? like how do you get it to just slide down in one gulp? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ununx/eli5_how_do_you_chug_beer_like_how_do_you_get_it/ | {
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1rlfca | Why is it that people of most of South American and African colonies adopted the religion of their colonial masters but peoples of countries of Asia (India, Indonesia for sure) retained their original religious beliefs? | I was travelling in South America when I noticed that after colonization, the people adopted Christianity, the religion of their colonial masters. They did this even when they had a reasonably established religion and social structure of their own (especially the Incas). This happened in Africa too. It aligns with my u... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1rlfca/why_is_it_that_people_of_most_of_south_american/ | {
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5i4mpb | Could someone explain the ethnicities in the British Isles? (Saxons, Celtics etc.) | As i'm not from Central Europe i do not really know what was going on with European Ethnicities. And as my nation is kind of "unique", if you could say (I mean that we do not fall under a specific category as Germanic/Latin etc.), it's a bit weird to have all these different tribes in Europe.
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8i84pn | why hotdogs called “hotdogs”? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8i84pn/eli5_why_hotdogs_called_hotdogs/ | {
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jtxjs | Why is it that politicians seem to be convinced that we don't have enough science graduates? Even though many people have graduated this year unable to find positions in industry/research/teaching courses | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/jtxjs/why_is_it_that_politicians_seem_to_be_convinced/ | {
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5fghym | Why do some minerals crystallize into cubes while others form hexagons? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5fghym/why_do_some_minerals_crystallize_into_cubes_while/ | {
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26jf60 | Why has fascism in Italy been more present than in for example Spain or Portugal, countries with a similar history of fascism? | As a European, the recent elections have shown that there are many political parties with fascist tendencies growing at the moment. In many countries this influx of nationalist ideas are fairly new. With Italy as an exception. Why has fascism been a constant in the italian political landscape?
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71qp3e | What is the highest resolution a screen can have, at least in theory. And when would the pixel size become so small that it doesn't matter to the eyes anymore? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/71qp3e/what_is_the_highest_resolution_a_screen_can_have/ | {
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3ixj6o | what would it take for americans to stop having guns? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ixj6o/eli5_what_would_it_take_for_americans_to_stop/ | {
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2u711e | why do some males find glasses attractive? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2u711e/eli5_why_do_some_males_find_glasses_attractive/ | {
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3y5td0 | Are extra spatial dimensions something we can accurately perceive with a trained mind? | On that note, it seems the only way to begin to perceive these dimensions is by seeing wireframe shapes in constant rotation. I feel that there is a way to perceive these in our mind with extra mental senses, maybe artificial senses of time/space and seemingly impossibly connected points in space (like how worm holes... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3y5td0/are_extra_spatial_dimensions_something_we_can/ | {
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1s0r5d | Can the bacteria in your mouth utilize artificial sweetener? In other words, can artificial sweeteners give you cavities? | So, when I went in for a filling I asked the dentist if artificial sweeteners could cause cavities. He didn't know, but said that his best guess would be that they did not.
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85o5p1 | How did Chechnya fall into radical Islamism while Bosnia & Herzegovina, despite being under even more direct support by Islamists and Jihadists than Chechnya, stayed a secular state? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/85o5p1/how_did_chechnya_fall_into_radical_islamism_while/ | {
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272yt2 | What type of people became explorers an colonists? Was there a common background or profession? | > Those vessels sailing out into the unknown, they weren't carrying noblemen or aristocrats, artists or merchants. They were crewed by people living on the edge of life: the madmen, orphans, ex-convicts, outcasts like myself. As a felon, I'm an unlikely candidate for most things. But perhaps not for this. Perhaps I am... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/272yt2/what_type_of_people_became_explorers_an_colonists/ | {
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1ouy4b | Why does sound move so slowly in a Bose-Einstein condensate? | Sound in a BEC moves at 0.0022 meters per second. _URL_0_
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1qpegr | How does digestion work when you're upside-down? If hung upside-down, would you eventually starve, even if you had food? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1qpegr/how_does_digestion_work_when_youre_upsidedown_if/ | {
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9pfgdl | What did a college level world history textbook look like in 1900? | Specifically, I am curious about what was being taught to students that would go on to become major players - as adults - in the events that led to World War 1. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9pfgdl/what_did_a_college_level_world_history_textbook/ | {
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6ht3v0 | how come plenty of deities in different ancient polytheist civilisations had more than one association? | For example, Zeus was known as the sky god and the god of lightning but Athena was the goddess of wisdom, knowledge, war strategy, craftsmanship and so on.
Same other ancient civilisations such as Ra was the Egyptian god of the sun while Seth was the god of chaos, violence, confusion, anarchy, war and so on.
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4ri6zo | how is a global recession possible? doesn't the reduction of money from one economy doing poorly have to go into another economy doing well? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ri6zo/eli5_how_is_a_global_recession_possible_doesnt/ | {
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3srqpx | What knowledge did the Incas have of the Amazon Rainforest and the people who lived there? How much Inca influence was there in the area? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3srqpx/what_knowledge_did_the_incas_have_of_the_amazon/ | {
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27jtlc | Why did Julius Caesar fear prosecution when his term as governor of Cisalpine/Transalpine Gaul? | I've read a few times that one of the reasons Julius Caesar marched into Rome with his legions was because he feared if he disbanded his army and returned to Rome as he was supposed to, that he would be "prosecuted" for some reason.
I've never managed to get to the bottom of what he was to be prosecuted for, could any... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/27jtlc/why_did_julius_caesar_fear_prosecution_when_his/ | {
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av2gi8 | what actually happens inside of a meat when its marinaded that gives it the flavor? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/av2gi8/eli5_what_actually_happens_inside_of_a_meat_when/ | {
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15oypi | Does a mug of coffee retain it's temperature for longer while sitting on a table or while held by hands? | Science is an interest of mine but not my forte, for that reason I will be adding **(pc)** next to the assumptions I make, standing for please confirm, I would be grateful if they can be verified.
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ckmxex | How is the lithosphere affected by global warming? | Global warming affects the entire planet in numerous ways. It affects the atmosphere by having higher concentrations of CO2, it affects the biosphere because living things need oxygen to survive. It affects the hydrosphere with ocean temperatures increasing each year. It affects the cryosphere with mass ice sheet loss... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ckmxex/how_is_the_lithosphere_affected_by_global_warming/ | {
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xjb17 | Does the body forgo its fat storage and consume muscle while you're on a Caloric deficit? | I have a couple questions leading up to the title question as well.
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1elthj | Why is the climate of extreme South America so different from the corresponding North American latitudes? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1elthj/why_is_the_climate_of_extreme_south_america_so/ | {
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ebxzh2 | why does deleting things clear storage even though the pc only can’t find it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ebxzh2/eli5_why_does_deleting_things_clear_storage_even/ | {
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18qrfm | Why is the oxygen produced by the Amazon forest mostly consumed within the forest itself? | Although the Amazon forest produces about 20% percent of the worlds oxygen most of it is consumed by the forest itself - how? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/18qrfm/why_is_the_oxygen_produced_by_the_amazon_forest/ | {
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1vptj9 | why does nascar not like drafting? | Couldn't they just have different drafting rules per race or would that require a differently built car every race? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vptj9/eli5_why_does_nascar_not_like_drafting/ | {
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7haelo | what makes some names feminine and some names masculine? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7haelo/eli5_what_makes_some_names_feminine_and_some/ | {
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2hbygz | What were the benefits of the Ulster Plantations in Northern Ireland? | I feel I always hear of the negative consquences of the plantations, but what did they provide for the Crown? What were the arguments at the time? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2hbygz/what_were_the_benefits_of_the_ulster_plantations/ | {
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49hc0f | what happens to your sense of smell after being hit in the nose? | When ever I get hit in the nose, my sense of smell changes for a few seconds and I smell a very metallic smell and can't smell anything else other than that for a few seconds. What's happening in your olfactory system that's 1: shutting out other smells and 2: producing the metallic smell? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/49hc0f/eli5_what_happens_to_your_sense_of_smell_after/ | {
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aklg0c | I’ve read previously that Australian troops were the first in WW2 to fully stop the Germans on land, in Tobruk, and the first to stop the Japanese on land, in New Guinea. How did axis troops/leaders view Australian troops in general? | I’ve read quotes from German POWs and officers that attest to Aussie fighting prowess, my favorite being from Rommel: “if I was to invade hell, I would use Australians to take it, and New Zealanders to hold it.”
Are their Japanese accounts? Or Italian? I know Douglas Mcarthur was less than flattering. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/aklg0c/ive_read_previously_that_australian_troops_were/ | {
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3h5t2m | During the Cold War, East Germans were prohibited from escaping to the west, but if they did, was it a crime in West Germany to have escaped? | I just think these escape attempts, if successful, could mean some free passive propaganda to the West. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3h5t2m/during_the_cold_war_east_germans_were_prohibited/ | {
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7twgie | Why do we find marine and land organisms buried together? | I've been wondering this as I've heard this claim from numerous sources and I just wanted to know, why do we see this? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7twgie/why_do_we_find_marine_and_land_organisms_buried/ | {
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aa8jrk | if the individual acts involved are already illegal, why did they make a recent law making lynching a crime? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aa8jrk/eli5_if_the_individual_acts_involved_are_already/ | {
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7h8sna | Can anybody recommend a recent biography of Wu Zetian ancient china’s female emperor? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7h8sna/can_anybody_recommend_a_recent_biography_of_wu/ | {
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64wbml | How did the hebrew god Yahweh evolve?. Is he really an offshoot of El, and was it polytheistic in its origins? | I've been wondering this for a while but so far have only picked up bits and pieces.
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1en76n | If a comet is traveling through space, a vacuum, then why does it leave a 'trail' at all? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1en76n/if_a_comet_is_traveling_through_space_a_vacuum/ | {
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2ciyao | why is my printer always fiddling with itself? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ciyao/eli5_why_is_my_printer_always_fiddling_with_itself/ | {
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bm8azh | molten salt nuclear reactors | How do they work, and on what principles? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bm8azh/eli5_molten_salt_nuclear_reactors/ | {
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5vmuc4 | Lombards and Langobards? | So I know that in italian langobard is used to refer to the Germans that conquered most of italy.
Are the people in medieval history called Lombards the descendants of these Langobards or are they a native Latin people who adopted the name because the region they lived in was now called Lombardia? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5vmuc4/lombards_and_langobards/ | {
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2m70ib | how does an automated telephone assistant know which numbers you dial? | I.E. "if you know your extension, please dial it now"
How does it know which numbers you input?
I assume each number has a slightly different tone, and it detects them somehow... if so, is it just a computer program that analyzes the tone? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2m70ib/eli5_how_does_an_automated_telephone_assistant/ | {
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bpyjkz | Is there a way to identify the Rate Determining Step in a mechanism? | Can one pinpoint which step is rate determining without any specific information besides the steps themselves? If so, how is this done? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/bpyjkz/is_there_a_way_to_identify_the_rate_determining/ | {
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1p772z | how is the money distributed when you donate to research cancer? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1p772z/eli5_how_is_the_money_distributed_when_you_donate/ | {
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2jf03s | How successful was colonial America in keeping a separation between church and state? | Before during and after the bill of rights. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2jf03s/how_successful_was_colonial_america_in_keeping_a/ | {
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f94p2b | how do fat reduction procesures work? | Lately, people at work and at the gym are in this craze for these procedures (cryosculpting, laser lipo, etc) and they've been sending me Groupon links left and right.
I was under the impression that fat cells can't be removed, just drained or emptied.
Do any of these things actually remove fat cells? How do they wo... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f94p2b/eli5_how_do_fat_reduction_procesures_work/ | {
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54150f | Aside from the Lend Lease, why didn't the allies send military support to the Soviet Union during WW2? | Specifically, why didn't they send ground forces to assist the Soviets and instead focus on the invasion of Europe from the sea/Africa?
Were the western allies already anticipating friction with the Soviet Union post war? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/54150f/aside_from_the_lend_lease_why_didnt_the_allies/ | {
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