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fcc4ru | why don’t we see only perfect black when our eyes are closed?🙈 | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fcc4ru/eli5_why_dont_we_see_only_perfect_black_when_our/ | {
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o4jjy | why israel seems a lot more developed and rich than many other middle eastern countries | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/o4jjy/eli5_why_israel_seems_a_lot_more_developed_and/ | {
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5f047v | Why communist countries produced some of the brutal totalitarian regimes of 20th century given that one of the core principles of the communism is shared ownership/ decentralisation ? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5f047v/why_communist_countries_produced_some_of_the/ | {
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2n1i14 | From 1945 to 1990, how much independence did the Eastern Bloc states have? Were they capable of determining their own national policies independently of the Soviet Union, or did the Soviet Union pull all the strings? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2n1i14/from_1945_to_1990_how_much_independence_did_the/ | {
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4ocslc | why does microsoft word sometimes reformat half my document just because i hit enter or delete a space? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ocslc/eli5_why_does_microsoft_word_sometimes_reformat/ | {
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5qw3z4 | How much did Communist regimes support/resist feminism and feminists within their own country? | I'm most interested in the PRC, but I'd like to hear about others as well. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5qw3z4/how_much_did_communist_regimes_supportresist/ | {
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67f4la | why english distinguish between fingers and toes unlike other languages and what about thumbs? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/67f4la/eli5_why_english_distinguish_between_fingers_and/ | {
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ahc3c6 | Subway fallout shelters? | In the "Metro" series of novels by Dmitry Glukhovsky, the vast majority of human survivors of a nuclear apocalypse take shelter in the Moscow metro tunnels. Was this kind of measure ever floated either in the US or USSR as a credible method of surviving a nuclear strike? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ahc3c6/subway_fallout_shelters/ | {
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4d8w9l | air resistance and newton's second law | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4d8w9l/eli5_air_resistance_and_newtons_second_law/ | {
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es6fds | extra chromosomes | Why is it that having more chromosomes makes you have physical and mental problems? I get that having less than the correct amount could mean missing info and stuff but why does extra cause problems? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/es6fds/eli5_extra_chromosomes/ | {
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2864j6 | How did British civilians react to losing the Revolutionary War? How did they take the news? How was it broken to them? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2864j6/how_did_british_civilians_react_to_losing_the/ | {
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6gr0tf | why do tv shows use identical twins to portray one character? | For example, Michelle Tanner in Full House was portrayed by Mary Kate and Ashley Olson or Jamie from Malcom in the Middle was portrayed by James and Lukas Rodriguez. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6gr0tf/eli5_why_do_tv_shows_use_identical_twins_to/ | {
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34wiis | where does the bulk of our knowledge of ancient rome come from? | I've heard that most of the historical records were lost during the Great Fire of Rome in 69AD but I haven't really been able to turn up much reliable info on the net. I would love to hear from an expert. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34wiis/eli5where_does_the_bulk_of_our_knowledge_of/ | {
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2efxqj | why is it that when we first wake up, our eyes don't work very well? i don't mean the re-adaptation from darkness into the lit environment, i mean that our sight is really bad even moments after adapting to the light. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2efxqj/eli5why_is_it_that_when_we_first_wake_up_our_eyes/ | {
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79ovti | [Physics] if I peeled off two random stickers on a rubix cube and replaced them with each other, will the cube still be solveable? | Also, where do I post this question | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/79ovti/physics_if_i_peeled_off_two_random_stickers_on_a/ | {
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4bcuav | ; why is the qwerty keyboard configuration slower than the alphabetical form? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4bcuav/eli5_why_is_the_qwerty_keyboard_configuration/ | {
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28el6t | What can you tell me about the Allied counterinsurgency operations against the Nazis after the end of WW2? | i'm specifically interested in the US operations, and how the tactics employed may have differed from how the US conducts those types of operations now. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/28el6t/what_can_you_tell_me_about_the_allied/ | {
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2jzy1q | why don't the jehovah's witnesses churches have any windows? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jzy1q/eli5why_dont_the_jehovahs_witnesses_churches_have/ | {
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44kcr4 | if water has no nutrional information how does it support life to function? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/44kcr4/eli5_if_water_has_no_nutrional_information_how/ | {
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9j7b43 | salt lamps?? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9j7b43/eli5_salt_lamps/ | {
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65fwao | why did slavery in the 1800s only exist in the agricultural economies of the south and not the industrial economies of the north in the us? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/65fwao/eli5_why_did_slavery_in_the_1800s_only_exist_in/ | {
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30ee93 | How accurate is the portrayal of Italian colonial activities in Libya in “The Lion of the Desert”? | -In the film, the Italian colonial authorities round the Bedouin population into concentration camps, use poison gas, and execute civilians. I am aware these events are broadly accurate, but does the film exaggerate any specific incidents? Or is it a largely accurate portrayal?
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4fdao2 | What are the differences between Fiberglass and Refractory Ceramic Fibers? | As far as I can tell, both are made from aluminosilicates. Does it just depend on the size of the fiber? What makes one hazardous and the other less so?
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5n8cl5 | How is it that we can smell heat? | Right now I just moved into a new room which was left unheated. There's only one radiator on the other end of the room from where I'm sitting and although I turned it on, it's still very cold in the room. However, I can "smell" the heat coming from the radiator. How does this work? The smell is usually always the same ... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5n8cl5/how_is_it_that_we_can_smell_heat/ | {
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76wm3t | how does advertisements actually profit? i find it hard to believe that they actually cover the cost that it took to run. | For example, a holiday inn running a commercial. Surely that commercial is not convincing anyone to go stay at a holiday inn. Or a ford commercial, how many people out there are actually convinced to buy a ford truck by watching a commercial? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/76wm3t/eli5_how_does_advertisements_actually_profit_i/ | {
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3r0smg | how and why do some substances stay in our body 'forever', like heavy metals? | I realise organic molecules eventually break down, but this isn't the case for heavy metals. Say we 'store' Mercury as an example, where does it go? Does it concentrate in one of our organs or something?
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6ikdu9 | Is there a tidal effect on our atmosphere? | So I understand that the sun and moon's gravity creates a tidal effect on the oceans of our planets, but do they cause a similar effect on our atmosphere? Or is it not dense enough? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6ikdu9/is_there_a_tidal_effect_on_our_atmosphere/ | {
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cc4793 | how does _url_0_ work? i find it is very accurate; the thunder projection is almost always spot on, but i don't get how they can detect lightning. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cc4793/eli5_how_does_lightningmapsorg_work_i_find_it_is/ | {
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1lohjn | why did the term milliard (now billion) seemingly vanish in the english language while it still exists in many other lanuages? | Or why did the affix '-ard' vanish in english counting? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lohjn/eli5_why_did_the_term_milliard_now_billion/ | {
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3jn2gk | what is super symmetry and how does breaking it create new universes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3jn2gk/eli5_what_is_super_symmetry_and_how_does_breaking/ | {
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2r2yn4 | why don't oreos absorb almond milk as fast as cow's milk? | So this is the first time I've consumed Oreos in a long while. I was dipping and dapping them in some almond milk and noticed they weren't acting the same. Thoughts, knowledge, ideas? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2r2yn4/eli5_why_dont_oreos_absorb_almond_milk_as_fast_as/ | {
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zhayn | How famous were Edwin and John Wilkes Booth before, say, the spring of 1865 or so? What celebrities today have a roughly similar level of fame? | I'm just curious if a similar level of reaction would be along the lines of, "Holy shit, Bill Murray's brother just shot the you-know-who!" | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/zhayn/how_famous_were_edwin_and_john_wilkes_booth/ | {
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70o5cf | why can't our mind just shut up? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/70o5cf/eli5_why_cant_our_mind_just_shut_up/ | {
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3mb9ep | Is it a coincidence that Reagan and Thatcher both came to power with similar ideologies at almost the same time? What brought on their surge in popularity? | I guess, more broadly, why did neoliberalism become popular when it did? And why in both the U.K. and U.S. Did it happen anywhere else?
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9w3vm8 | when a whale dives to depths of thousands of feet, why does the extreme pressure not force seawater through its anus into its colon? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9w3vm8/eli5_when_a_whale_dives_to_depths_of_thousands_of/ | {
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5exk0a | why are neo-nazis even a thing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5exk0a/eli5_why_are_neonazis_even_a_thing/ | {
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2l3oxj | When a large nucleus absorbs a neutron, why does it undergo fission and not just emit the neutron? | For example:
U-235 + neutron → U-236 → Ba-141 + Kr-92 + 3 neutrons + energy
Why not just emit the neutron and return to the original nucleus:
U-235 + neutron → U-236 → U-235 + neutron
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2qa6oy | how come computer hardware is getting better and better, but at the same power cost? | It just seems odd and amazing (yeah, both at the *same* time) how it just got better without any losses. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2qa6oy/eli5how_come_computer_hardware_is_getting_better/ | {
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1zzypu | if we could farm lightning and did so, would there be any negative consequences? | Like, if lightning doesn't hit the ground but instead a big battery that powers the world would this cause the earth's electromagnetic activity to whack out. At a 5 right now | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zzypu/eli5_if_we_could_farm_lightning_and_did_so_would/ | {
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2dhitx | Did Pagan religions have definite names? | Something that has long bothered me is calling pagan religions/traditions by their culture. Did religions like Nose, Germainc, Hellenic paganism have shortened names, or titles. I've seen Norse Paganism be referred to as Ásatrú. I'm not sure if that is a recent invention, but do historians have names for pagan religion... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2dhitx/did_pagan_religions_have_definite_names/ | {
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1wefiv | Why is e an irrational number if it is the sum of rational numbers? | I know the formula for calculating e is the sum of (1/n!) where n starts at 0 and goes in to infinity. But all those numbers are rational. So how is e itself irrational? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1wefiv/why_is_e_an_irrational_number_if_it_is_the_sum_of/ | {
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3h4dcm | why aren't time zone borders straight and equidistant from each other like longitude/latitude lines? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3h4dcm/eli5_why_arent_time_zone_borders_straight_and/ | {
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1dcqod | What do we know historically about the events of the Book of Exodus? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1dcqod/what_do_we_know_historically_about_the_events_of/ | {
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1t54it | why do some cars make springing, popping noises when parked after a long drive? | I hope people know the noises I'm talking about. As a kid I always noticed it from my moms van, and now experience the same noises from my own past cars(the newest of which is from 2002, so it may be an older car thing.) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1t54it/eli5_why_do_some_cars_make_springing_popping/ | {
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1php0t | if humans are multitasking capable, why is it not possible to count 2 different things in our head at the same time? (for example, heartbeat and seconds). | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1php0t/eli5_if_humans_are_multitasking_capable_why_is_it/ | {
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4d2ijz | In WWII, did Canada have a contingency plan to shelter the British monarchy if the UK was overrun? | I would assume they did, since they helped shelter part of the Dutch royal family, and the UK was far more important to Canada than the Netherlands, but I can find nothing outlining whether plans were in place for George VI and his family if Germany had overrun the UK, or what the plans would have been. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4d2ijz/in_wwii_did_canada_have_a_contingency_plan_to/ | {
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1avwwv | So this is kind of a broad question, but in your opinion what has been the most peaceful society in human history? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1avwwv/so_this_is_kind_of_a_broad_question_but_in_your/ | {
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1k1d7y | Gravitational time dilation: what exactly slows? | So I've been reading about gravitational time dilation and my tiny brain is having trouble wrapping around the concept. Like what is it that slows? Obviously there's tests showing clocks slow down at different heights due to the gravitational differences but what is it that's making them slow down?
And if literally ev... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1k1d7y/gravitational_time_dilation_what_exactly_slows/ | {
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2iglnp | Could US soldiers come home temporarily from Vietnam war? | I've been wondering for a while, but nothing I've found online has a straight answer. Could American soliders in Vietnam come home at all for any reason, then go back to Vietnam?
I'm especially wondering about holidays- did any soldiers get to go back to America for holidays, and afterwards return to Vietnam?
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17dkwx | acid vs. base? | One always thinks of acids as what burns. But I've learned that substances that are strong bases will do this too. Can someone ELI5 acid vs. base?
Bonus questions: would a neutral substance be equally good at counteracting both an acid burn and a base burn? Or would a strong base be best at counteracting a strong a... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/17dkwx/eli5_acid_vs_base/ | {
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3zq79k | What do we actually know about human sacrifice among the ancient Maya? | On a trip to Mexico, I was told by two different tour guides at Mayan ruin sites that the Western world greatly misunderstands Mayan human sacrifice. One guide denied any evidence of human sacrifice among the ancient Mayans, explaining the artistic depictions as symbolic. The other guide acknowledged that it may have... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3zq79k/what_do_we_actually_know_about_human_sacrifice/ | {
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2m3n6n | why is it so common to dream you are flying? | A common theme in dreams is to be able to fly, or at least hover at a small altitude. What causes it and why is it so common?
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8why1t | why is virginity something you “lose”, or else “take” from someone else? where did this idea originate? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8why1t/eli5_why_is_virginity_something_you_lose_or_else/ | {
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2wd85s | why is getting water in the car engine bad? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wd85s/eli5_why_is_getting_water_in_the_car_engine_bad/ | {
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28nbte | why is the un often accused of being corrupt? | Also how much has the organisation actually helped in the areas of peace and human rights? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28nbte/eli5_why_is_the_un_often_accused_of_being_corrupt/ | {
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21rlqi | what would happen if a plane tried taking off in an extremely hot atmosphere? like surrounded by fire | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21rlqi/eli5_what_would_happen_if_a_plane_tried_taking/ | {
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3lm98t | what happens in your brain when you are reliving a memory and stop paying attention to your sight. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3lm98t/eli5_what_happens_in_your_brain_when_you_are/ | {
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46tov7 | how would this (cost effective 3d printed houses) affect the economy and housing prices in america's future when america starts doing it? | [story](_URL_0_)
So would that mean most people would be able to afford a big house because that mansion cost about $171,000 . Where im from you cant even afford a townhouse for that much.
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193muw | How does the eyepiece on Google Glass work? | How can you see the "screen" part, when it is completely transparent?
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2jnm4z | ; in the event of a global disaster/disease etc like wwz or resident evil, how long would the internet be functioning? is there anything that would stop it at this point if you could reach an access point? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jnm4z/eli5_in_the_event_of_a_global_disasterdisease_etc/ | {
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bbzj6i | how does bone cancer occur | I thought cancer cells moved through the blood? Are bones directly connected to vessels? Am i dumb | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bbzj6i/eli5_how_does_bone_cancer_occur/ | {
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1fjskw | What's the best way to finding information on Confederate soldiers who fought in the American Civil War? | I live in rural Virginia and recently while hiking in the woods near my house came upon a confederate grave with a man's name and his unit. I searched and found very limited information on his history. What's a good source for finding information on Confederate soldiers? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1fjskw/whats_the_best_way_to_finding_information_on/ | {
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2fza5m | how did i just drive normally for 20 minutes while lost in thought? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fza5m/eli5_how_did_i_just_drive_normally_for_20_minutes/ | {
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5utski | Why did more Jews in France survive the Holocaust then in Belgium and the Netherlands? | So, I read some discussion on the sentiment "Petain did nothing wrong" - the main argument being: "Thanks to collaboration a lot more Jews survived then in Belgium and the Netherlands".
Which made me curious: Why did more of the Jews survive in France?
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db84oq | how does a bank adjust its accounts after a robbery. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/db84oq/eli5_how_does_a_bank_adjust_its_accounts_after_a/ | {
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2e7mzm | How are new starts formed from the remains of an exploded star? Aren't they mostly Helium/Oxygen/Carbon dust? Don't new stars require Hydrogen? | Or does the explosion cause the elements to break back down to H? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2e7mzm/how_are_new_starts_formed_from_the_remains_of_an/ | {
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8q1tvb | why does the rain make plants and stuff look more green? | Is it just because the darker wet bark contrasts with the leaves and makes it look greener? Or does the rain wash off dust or something? Or does it look greener for the same reason wet bark is darker? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8q1tvb/eli5_why_does_the_rain_make_plants_and_stuff_look/ | {
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54adxv | For how long did pre-Civil War South Carolina restrict its citizens from partaking in national elections? | Currently doing some work for my American Civil War class at the moment and I came across a section in my textbook discussing the ideology of the South leading up to secession, specifically discussing the influence of John C. Calhoun on states such as South Carolina. It mentions outright that South Carolina was the onl... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/54adxv/for_how_long_did_precivil_war_south_carolina/ | {
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1fjxl0 | If pieces of my hair fall into open wounds (like during brain surgery) what happen to them? How do they get out of my body? | I wanted to ask after watching this video.
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js9t8 | how sat's are supposedly "slanted against african-americans" | Apparently people think this. I don't understand how someone can slant a question so that, due to someone's skin color, they will answer incorrectly. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/js9t8/eli5_how_sats_are_supposedly_slanted_against/ | {
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33jgbo | why are there restrictions on liquid containers for planes? i know an attempted terror attack caused it, but how does it make sense? | [found this on r/funny](_URL_0_)
It's actually quite true, you can bring lots of small liquid containers, but not one big one. I know hydrochloric acid is a popular way of mutilating people and you could easily fit it into a tiny can of deoderant, or several cans of deoderant, so how would taking a large bottle of con... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/33jgbo/eli5_why_are_there_restrictions_on_liquid/ | {
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4jnxfc | are there any species that are both sexually and asexually reproductive? | If so, how do they fare? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4jnxfc/eli5_are_there_any_species_that_are_both_sexually/ | {
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2pcblw | What are these lines? | Room temperature water put on high temperature burner for boil.
[Video](_URL_0_) | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2pcblw/what_are_these_lines/ | {
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aageh4 | i recently got into a physical altercation where afterwards i had to explain the situation and my voice was shaky and words wasn’t forming at all. no matter how hard i tried to slow down . and i tried to sit down and but my leg shook uncontrollably, why did those two things occur ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aageh4/eli5_i_recently_got_into_a_physical_altercation/ | {
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2575z5 | How were native Americans able to survive in the Sonoran desert with such little water? | I've currently been reading on the culture of the Apache, Tohono O'odham, and Raramuri, as well as other indigenous cultures in the Sonoran desert region. They would grow corn, beans, and grains, but I'm curious as to how they utilized water conservation to accomplish this. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2575z5/how_were_native_americans_able_to_survive_in_the/ | {
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292kqb | cold welding in space | I recently read a short article about cold welding in space. Where if you touch to like metals together (ex copper on copper) they stick together. How and why does this happen? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/292kqb/eli5cold_welding_in_space/ | {
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5bjurd | Were there significant amounts of refugees as a result of the American Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War? | We've see staggering amounts of refugees as a result of recent day wars and conflicts. I can't remember being taught of refugees that resulted from the wars that took place on American soil. Did those result in the migration of refugees, or did the population put up with the conflict? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5bjurd/were_there_significant_amounts_of_refugees_as_a/ | {
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51b6ko | How representative is the composition of our solar system versus the composition of known exoplanets? | For instance, is a large gas giant like Jupiter representative of other gas giants? Are gas giants typically located towards the out portions of the solar system? Do rocky planets tend to have atmospheres like Venus and Earth or is Mars a more representative example? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/51b6ko/how_representative_is_the_composition_of_our/ | {
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8rkkc9 | why do city birds sing at night? do the city lights prevent them from ever sleeping? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8rkkc9/eli5_why_do_city_birds_sing_at_night_do_the_city/ | {
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a1on3q | why dont humans replace teeth more than once like animals such as sharks do? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a1on3q/eli5_why_dont_humans_replace_teeth_more_than_once/ | {
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3t4pym | When, and how, did mint become the universal "fresh" flavouring for mouth hygiene products? | In the western world today mint has a near monopoly on flavouring for things like mouthwash and toothpaste, whereas for example in Asia you can easily find lemon or other flavours, and I've heard that lavender and rose were popular in Europe up until around ww2.
Does anyone have any insight as to when and how the shi... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3t4pym/when_and_how_did_mint_become_the_universal_fresh/ | {
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4zxwyi | Jobs in the American Industrial Age | During the Industrial Age, plenty of immigrants settled in the booming cities to find jobs and lived in immense poverty. However, if working in industry was so money-less for the workers, how did the lower class among the "native" population (or essentially the decedents of earlier immigrants from the colonial times up... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4zxwyi/jobs_in_the_american_industrial_age/ | {
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1nenie | why are tobacco products behind the counter, while alcohol is on shelves in stores? | I don't understand why tobacco is behind counters and you have to be 18, and alcohol is on shelves in the store, available for everyone to see, but you have to be 21? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1nenie/why_are_tobacco_products_behind_the_counter_while/ | {
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1c8bwo | how can this guy drink this much alcohol at once at not die? | _URL_0_
I'm watching this video and apparently this guy Shoenice is the real deal. These aren't fake stunts. How in the world can one person consume this much alcohol at once at not die?
*Sorry for bad title, meant to put and instead of at. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1c8bwo/eli5_how_can_this_guy_drink_this_much_alcohol_at/ | {
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3zx197 | Did a "closed state" like North Korea ever exist in pre-modern times? | I.e. a country where people were forced to have little to no interaction with the outside world in any form. Was this even possible before modern technology and Western-style bureaucracies? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3zx197/did_a_closed_state_like_north_korea_ever_exist_in/ | {
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3eez0l | eye color | I am a white male with blue eyes, my GF is Mexican with brown eyes. What is the chance of us having a blue eyed baby? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3eez0l/eli5_eye_color/ | {
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1r1n28 | what set apart google from yahoo, facebook from myspace (etc.) such that one failed where the other succeeded? | I remember a time when Myspace was big while Facebook was just coming up, a time when "Yahoo and Google" would be mentioned in the same sentence often enough. Yet now in hindsight, Google and Facebook clearly won out, while Yahoo/Myspace were to most either forgotten or relegated to uses secondary to their initial offe... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1r1n28/eli5_what_set_apart_google_from_yahoo_facebook/ | {
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pd5vk | What are the 'reset' and 'test' buttons for on a blowdryer? | I've only had to push reset a couple of times but I never knew what it actually did. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/pd5vk/what_are_the_reset_and_test_buttons_for_on_a/ | {
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cjb2h9 | For how long after the Norman conquest of England can we find a distinction between Saxons and Normans | It is my understanding that even though the majority of the Saxon landed lords were deposed and replaced with Norman nobility, some did continue to hold lands and titles after William had consolidated his power. For how long did the distinction between a Saxon and a Norman last? During the House of Anjou period there w... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/cjb2h9/for_how_long_after_the_norman_conquest_of_england/ | {
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700u7m | how do manufacturers of vehicles make car keys that are unique such that not 1 car key is identical to the other? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/700u7m/eli5_how_do_manufacturers_of_vehicles_make_car/ | {
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s3ncx | If the nature of sexual attraction comes from natural selection and the desire to create healthy babies, why am I more attracted to a skinny woman than a muscly woman? | For example: I find this: _URL_0_
more attractive than this:_URL_1_
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1vkyc0 | does having more blades on a helicopter make a difference? | Title mostly says itself. So if one was to have 4 blades as opposed to 2 blades on a helicopter, would it make a difference?
EDIT: To clarify, I mean in terms of speed or height or other things | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vkyc0/eli5_does_having_more_blades_on_a_helicopter_make/ | {
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5zkayt | why is heaven most commonly referred to as being up above the earth while hell is most commonly referred to as being down below the earth or in the ground? when did this tradition come about? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5zkayt/eli5_why_is_heaven_most_commonly_referred_to_as/ | {
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22rhwz | given that life has existed far longer in our oceans than on land, why hasn't there been species that evolved with the same intelligence level has higher primates? | An earlier question concluded that dolphins are an example of an aquatic intelligent species and yet humans have been far more successful. This also doesn't account for the fact that life existed in our oceans far, far longer than it has on land.
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8u2asp | What was the highest number of Frenchmen to ever live in French Algeria? With said territory being considered an integral part of France, how realistic would it be for French Algeria to remain a part of France? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8u2asp/what_was_the_highest_number_of_frenchmen_to_ever/ | {
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2uy7xs | Everything in space orbits something, right? | OK, so let's see if I can get this right. The Moon orbits the Earth, the Earth orbits The Sun, The Sun orbits the center of the Milky Way, the Milky Way orbits the center of the Virgo Supercluster, but what does the Virgo Supercluster orbit? Is there just some massive object out there in space and we don't know what it... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2uy7xs/everything_in_space_orbits_something_right/ | {
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29f2o5 | The last caliphate ended with the Ottoman Empire in the 1920s. Why has it taken until 2014 for the Muslim world to declare a new one? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/29f2o5/the_last_caliphate_ended_with_the_ottoman_empire/ | {
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