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1vn101 | Why was there a large quantity of music from Europe, Africa, India while other countries in Asia or the (Native) Americas are barely represented? | Specifically, I'm talking about Music Bands, Choirs & Orchestras would play. As a Choir Student, I've sung my large scale of European and African pieces, but I've never sung nor heard a song from Asia nor from Native Americans. Are there any Historical explanations for this, or am I not exposed to enough variety? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1vn101/why_was_there_a_large_quantity_of_music_from/ | {
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1dzj9k | what's the point of a silent letter? | Like in ghost, Django, freljord etc.... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1dzj9k/eli5_whats_the_point_of_a_silent_letter/ | {
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321y4j | instead of all the costly and/or inhumane methods of death penalty execution, why don't they just open convicts' veins and let them bleed out safely and hygienically? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/321y4j/eli5_instead_of_all_the_costly_andor_inhumane/ | {
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srvvn | Is it possible for intelligent life to be of a different sex system? | I always watch movie or games, and while I realise that they are poor examples or representations of actual alien life, I always witness that aliens have the same genders as us, male and female. What are the chances that they follow us in this? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/srvvn/is_it_possible_for_intelligent_life_to_be_of_a/ | {
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22x4ke | How did ancient empires/kingdom (Roman Empire, Warring States) equip their armies? | So like the question is a little ambiguous I'll rephrase it here: how did those empires so much equipment to equip their armies? Did they have some sort of *"industrial-scale"* factories? Or many craftmen doing the same thing independently? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/22x4ke/how_did_ancient_empireskingdom_roman_empire/ | {
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3xmi01 | What's c to the power of i if c is a complex number and i the imaginary unit? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3xmi01/whats_c_to_the_power_of_i_if_c_is_a_complex/ | {
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40pso7 | when referencing a black hole and speaking of matter, why is it referred to as information? | I love science, and space! I love learning new things, I try to learn new things! Unfortunately I was unable to ever find information about [information](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/40pso7/eli5_when_referencing_a_black_hole_and_speaking/ | {
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94hc21 | Organized Crime during the Weimar Republic | The State of the Republic with its often fractured political landscape, ideological infighting, weak centralized control, changing societal attitudes that just wanted to forget the horrors of war and a growing black market due to financial uncertainty seems like the perfect breeding ground for organized Crime to spring... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/94hc21/organized_crime_during_the_weimar_republic/ | {
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31dk1u | In the Antebellum South, what was the infant mortality rate of enslaved children? | Did Slave-owners have much of an investment in keeping infant African Americans alive, or did they not care? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/31dk1u/in_the_antebellum_south_what_was_the_infant/ | {
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69jvma | how does sitting close to the tv affect my eyesight? it's not like i have to strain to see what i'm watching because i'm nice and close. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/69jvma/eli5_how_does_sitting_close_to_the_tv_affect_my/ | {
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1v6g6i | How can a species evolve a counter-measure to a threat or predator, ie poison, when those that fall prey to it aren't passing on their genes? | How do those passing on the species' genes know what needs to improve when they've been successful enough to reproduce? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1v6g6i/how_can_a_species_evolve_a_countermeasure_to_a/ | {
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4vwu6i | What was the largest city in the Americas 1000 years ago, before Tenochtitlan (the Aztec capital) was built? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4vwu6i/what_was_the_largest_city_in_the_americas_1000/ | {
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1pquyg | that feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when looking over the side of a tall building. | Or something else that scares you. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pquyg/eli5_that_feeling_you_get_in_the_pit_of_your/ | {
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uq619 | Is it true that a car would use more gas to turn off and then on instead of idling for five minutes? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/uq619/is_it_true_that_a_car_would_use_more_gas_to_turn/ | {
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8a9q66 | how do fashion designers gain fame when they start out | How did fashion designers like Ralph Lauren and Yves saint Laurent gain fame when they started out? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8a9q66/eli5_how_do_fashion_designers_gain_fame_when_they/ | {
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4jvv3k | how do cultures develop in the first place and what defines a culture? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4jvv3k/eli5_how_do_cultures_develop_in_the_first_place/ | {
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k9091 | explain like i'm 5 how moisturizer works. | It kind of baffles me and I'm not convinced it does anything beneficial for your skin. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/k9091/explain_like_im_5_how_moisturizer_works/ | {
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7twjfp | pros and cons of using an ionizer on an air purifier? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7twjfp/eli5_pros_and_cons_of_using_an_ionizer_on_an_air/ | {
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pkv94 | why youtube videos always seem to get stuck at 306 view count. | Is there a reason for this? 306 seems rather arbitrary. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/pkv94/eli5_why_youtube_videos_always_seem_to_get_stuck/ | {
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8ijnx1 | How does tidal heating work? | I was watching a video and someone said that some Jupiter's moons aren't as cold due to a process called tidal heating but didn't add much to it. Can someone explain because it sounds cool? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8ijnx1/how_does_tidal_heating_work/ | {
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2e4c6j | [WW2] Are there any memoirs of the major figures on the German side worth reading? | I am quite interested in German perspectives on WW2. Especially the major participants and how they looked back on it - What were their thoughts on why they lost? What was it like on D-Day, how they reacted when they Dresden burned - that kind of thing.
Did the German generals of the WM leave many memoirs and are any ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2e4c6j/ww2_are_there_any_memoirs_of_the_major_figures_on/ | {
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7qxj5a | Do all neutrons have the same mass? | In chemistry today there was an example there was an example of a magnesium atom and 2 other isotopes, but the math didn't make sense because the only change should have been in neutrons adding roughly one more AMU but the change was different, from magnesium-24 to magnesium-25 was 1.0008 AMU and from magnesium-25 to m... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7qxj5a/do_all_neutrons_have_the_same_mass/ | {
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16fhek | nasal congestion | So I have bronchitis right now, and as I'm laying in bed trying to fall asleep I have a few questions. I get the premise of why it happens, but I'm more asking about the plumbing I guess. Why is it that when I lay in a certain position it sometimes clears up? Why does that "specific position" change over the course of ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/16fhek/eli5_nasal_congestion/ | {
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7kmms8 | how can some countries that rely on resource extraction and agriculture, like australia for instance, be really rich, but others, like say zambia, be really poor? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7kmms8/eli5_how_can_some_countries_that_rely_on_resource/ | {
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582oa3 | Why do lasers have such a visible diffraction pattern? | When looking at a laser hitting a surface, whats the cause of the obvious diffusion pattern from it?
Its almost like being able to see each individual photon beam. | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/582oa3/why_do_lasers_have_such_a_visible_diffraction/ | {
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bw406y | when suspects are being interviewed, why are they advised by their lawyer to say “no comment”? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bw406y/eli5_when_suspects_are_being_interviewed_why_are/ | {
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cn30wo | what does statistically significant mean? | If the p < 0.05, what does this mean?!
For some reason I just cannot understand this concept. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cn30wo/eli5_what_does_statistically_significant_mean/ | {
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bk25ay | what’s the difference between a bionic human and a cyborg? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bk25ay/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_a_bionic_human/ | {
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xp1ft | Is there a way for humans to gather information faster than reading? | With the advent of the internet and smartphones, we have access to an enormous amount of information. But with our fast-paced fun-filled lives, we don't seem to have the time to research everything we'd like to learn about.
Has anyone heard of a device or technology that uses a different sense, outside of sight and ... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/xp1ft/is_there_a_way_for_humans_to_gather_information/ | {
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2suary | Why have popular antibacterial soaps gone away from triclosan, and now use benzalkonium chloride? | I just noticed at the market the other day while in the soap aisle that all the major brands have switched over.
What's going on with that? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2suary/why_have_popular_antibacterial_soaps_gone_away/ | {
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19aw41 | Can someone please explain why Methenol poisoning can be counteracted with Ethenol? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/19aw41/can_someone_please_explain_why_methenol_poisoning/ | {
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9uo10s | america's midterm election? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9uo10s/eli5_americas_midterm_election/ | {
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66nh3d | why would intel be interested in making "inferior" 14nm chips, if qualcomm has apparently been making 10nm chips? | Seems like Intel would want to get more transistors on a chip the same size. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/66nh3d/eli5_why_would_intel_be_interested_in_making/ | {
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140oq2 | what does it mean for a sports game to be 'blacked out'? | How come channels such as ESPN or CBS often has both college and professional sports games 'blacked out' in certain areas? Why do they do this and why is it sometimes only blacked out in certain areas (i.e.- the East/West coast or a specific state)? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/140oq2/what_does_it_mean_for_a_sports_game_to_be_blacked/ | {
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67ilrg | In layman's terms, what does it mean to take a partial derivative of something? What does this accomplish? | [deleted] | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/67ilrg/in_laymans_terms_what_does_it_mean_to_take_a/ | {
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2dojxd | how do signatures hold up in court? | Like, idk about you guys but my signature changes all the time (sometimes I just make the letters different and shit) and I don't think it would be possibly to 'verify' one of my sigs by comparing it others. So how do signatures (let's say on a contract or something) hold up in court? Couldn't you just deny it if you... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2dojxd/eli5_how_do_signatures_hold_up_in_court/ | {
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2n226e | Do Millipedes/Centipedes have the same number of legs for life? Do they grow more? | Curious, couldn't find an answer on google search. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2n226e/do_millipedescentipedes_have_the_same_number_of/ | {
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3x70s8 | Why didn't Ming dynasty invade and conquer nearby empires such as Japan, Korea or Vietnam? | My question is that while numbers of historical empires such as the Imperial Britain or Ottomans were always seeking to expand their territory by conquering nearby empires, why didn't Ming dynasty, one of the most prosperous eras of medieval China, conquer nearby smaller empires? Very primitive question so would be kee... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3x70s8/why_didnt_ming_dynasty_invade_and_conquer_nearby/ | {
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1wv7a0 | In the 1930s would most people in the western world have understood the concept of what a computer was suppose to be? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1wv7a0/in_the_1930s_would_most_people_in_the_western/ | {
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35enqi | why don't developers in california, and other drought-stricken areas of the u.s., have to include solar panels and drought-resistant landscaping, as well as water-efficient appliances, in all new buildings? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35enqi/eli5_why_dont_developers_in_california_and_other/ | {
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1dfe90 | that jet of warm air as i walk into a shopping mall - what does it do? | So I want to enter the shopping mall complex for some nice air-conditioning, and this blast of hot air sweeps across me over my head as I walk past the entrance.
What merit is there to this great atrocity?
My friend tells me it kills bacteria, is this the truth? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1dfe90/eli5_that_jet_of_warm_air_as_i_walk_into_a/ | {
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xin9x | When and why did people stopped portraying Jesus as the Middle Eastern man that he was and started portraying him as we do today? | When and why [this](_URL_1_) turned into [this](_URL_2_)?
Also, when i was searching for those images of modern Jesus i found[ Cage Jesus](_URL_4_).
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2fwmfy | i know stores can't legally stop shoplifters anymore, but seriously- why the hell don't they at least have someone standing at the door for appearances? | I'm a late 20's dude and to be honest, I never really gave a shit about shoplifting. I never did it, and while I heard stories, I never really saw it go down.
Well, I recently moved to California and damn, I see kids walking out of the grocery store with shit just about every damn time I'm there. I always see news st... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fwmfy/eli5_i_know_stores_cant_legally_stop_shoplifters/ | {
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3qn17z | why were cigarettes the norm then and now are considered deadly? | When you watch old films, you see people smoking everywhere like it was healthy or something. You can even see it in advertisements and stuff. I want to know, why was it like normal then and no it's like a taboo to smoke? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3qn17z/eli5_why_were_cigarettes_the_norm_then_and_now/ | {
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1r7mr2 | synchronous vs. asynchronous, in terms of ajax, ftp, etc. | I've got a very basic general knowledge of the internet, in that I know what clients and servers are, that different protocols (FTP, HTTP, etc) exist, and that data can be transmitted in different ways.
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12m0v6 | From what cup size on does a woman have more breast than brainvolume? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/12m0v6/from_what_cup_size_on_does_a_woman_have_more/ | {
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ag21lm | how are combination and permuation different? | Ive looked it up and I still dont understand
The ones formatted like this
9c4 vs 9p4 | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ag21lm/eli5_how_are_combination_and_permuation_different/ | {
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ftbcxc | how distilleries repurpose to make hand sanitizer? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ftbcxc/eli5_how_distilleries_repurpose_to_make_hand/ | {
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1eqfah | Has there been an increase in the amount and severity of storms in the last 10 years? | Hurricane Sandy, big snow storms, tornadoes leveling out cities...are we seeing more of these because of global warming or because of other factors like population increase, news coverage, or the way we measure/record? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1eqfah/has_there_been_an_increase_in_the_amount_and/ | {
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396hk0 | when did american healthcare become so terrible, ie when did jobs with benefits become the epitome of a career? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/396hk0/eli5_when_did_american_healthcare_become_so/ | {
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3pe0a9 | How true to history is this anecdotal account of Nazi-occupied Austria? | _URL_0_ | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3pe0a9/how_true_to_history_is_this_anecdotal_account_of/ | {
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415r8c | Since the sun is largely composed of helium and hydrogen, could you theoretically fly through it? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/415r8c/since_the_sun_is_largely_composed_of_helium_and/ | {
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1xtofh | what are the properties of software licenses? | There are many licenses that you can have for example GPL, MIT, Apache, BSD... Can anyone explain the difference like I'm 5 because when I enter their website I find many legal stuff with formal language which I can't understand as english is not my native language. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xtofh/eli5what_are_the_properties_of_software_licenses/ | {
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4tjcvl | how is it possible that we have developed a drug that is 95%+ effective in preventing the transmission of HIV, but the best we can do with cancer is reactive treatment that is invasive and uncomfortable at best, with no real guarantee of success? | what am i missing here? i know that PrEP hasn't been around for long, so efficacy can be taken with a grain of salt. but it really blows my mind that if you get cancer your options are really (1) invasive surgery to remove the cancerous tissue, often extending to surrounding and often times healthy tissue and/or (2) ch... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4tjcvl/how_is_it_possible_that_we_have_developed_a_drug/ | {
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5ru07g | what are those white stone looking things that come out of you mouth that smell horrible? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ru07g/eli5what_are_those_white_stone_looking_things/ | {
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4wwh5r | how come manufacturers can get pixels so small for a phone screen and can't do the same on big led screens? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4wwh5r/eli5_how_come_manufacturers_can_get_pixels_so/ | {
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60hrgc | why do so many shows for children in elementary school feature characters in middle and high school? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/60hrgc/eli5_why_do_so_many_shows_for_children_in/ | {
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slk2p | Does the dilation of our iris work like the f-stops on a camera, increasing depth of field as the hole gets smaller? | So on camera there is a thing called f-stop. It controls the amount of light being let into the camera, and does this by making a hole that gets bigger and smaller. [Here is a picture.](_URL_0_). At f-16 it lets in less light, like an iris contracting to let less light into the eye. At this f-stop the camera has a ver... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/slk2p/does_the_dilation_of_our_iris_work_like_the/ | {
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1u0gzr | What made melee cavalry so effective in ancient times? Was there much variation in their usage before the advent of gunpowder? | Were cavalry more effective as a morale breaker than an actual killing force?
Or if they were effective at directly inflicting casualties then how much of this was due to the riders skill vs. the horse simply trampling soldiers in it's path?
And finally was there much variation in cavalry tactics before the advent of... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1u0gzr/what_made_melee_cavalry_so_effective_in_ancient/ | {
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1z1dxz | If electrons are perfectly spherical, how do we know they have spin? | I'm learning Quantum Chemistry and this is really bothering me.
EDIT: to be more specific, the spinning of the electron is assumed to be the origin of intrinsic angular momentum we observe in all quantum particles. i guess (?) we assume the electron is spinning because in other models of spinning spheres (i.e. the ear... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1z1dxz/if_electrons_are_perfectly_spherical_how_do_we/ | {
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3ybbez | what happens when someone od's on specific painkillers? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ybbez/eli5what_happens_when_someone_ods_on_specific/ | {
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1hjquv | how do messages in a bottle work? | I know it seems like a simple question, but is there some form of art behind it, do you have to throw the bottle at a certain time, in a certain direction? or do you just throw it and hope for the best, ALSO, how do people get their replies to the right person with such accuracy? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1hjquv/eli5_how_do_messages_in_a_bottle_work/ | {
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3wdr63 | why does the stock market respond to falling oil prices with sell-offs? shouldn't every sector that uses energy to make and ship their products see increased profits? | I have a lot of money in the stock market right now, and I'm getting frustrated with the constant nosedives the DOW and S & P keep taking being blamed on low oil prices. I get that low oil prices hurts Exxon Mobil and BP, but energy is only 5.9% of the US economy:
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2gz922 | how can companies that sell "aged" goods (e.g. wine, cheese) predict the demand for their goods so far in the future? | Any demand for goods can fluctuate constantly, so how do companies with long-term manufacturing/aging process reasonably match their supply with a demand years in advance? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2gz922/eli5how_can_companies_that_sell_aged_goods_eg/ | {
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xk65e | When, why, and how did the U.S. prison system become privatized? | Also if you can recommend further reading (articles, papers, books, whatever) it would be very much appreciated! | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/xk65e/when_why_and_how_did_the_us_prison_system_become/ | {
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agvg4n | When did humans start keeping track of their age? | What was the significance of it? Did they celebrate their birthdays somehow? How did they do so before the Gregorian calendar became standard?
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1mhgm9 | why, when we see aesthetically pleasing things such as pretty sun sets, do we think they are beautiful? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1mhgm9/eli5_why_when_we_see_aesthetically_pleasing/ | {
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4j8mxk | why do politicians always seem to have two mics at debates/rallies? | Shouldn't one be sufficient? It's not like there are multiple stations airing most of the debates. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4j8mxk/eli5_why_do_politicians_always_seem_to_have_two/ | {
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873z42 | why are restaurants owned by the same company always right next to each other? i get offering variety, but isn't it a really bad idea to go into competition with yourself? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/873z42/eli5_why_are_restaurants_owned_by_the_same/ | {
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dnz7kh | why do i sometimes see microphones set up facing the crowd during a (music) concert? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dnz7kh/eli5_why_do_i_sometimes_see_microphones_set_up/ | {
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2kbszm | if gay marriage is made legal (which is a good thing) what arguments would one use to keep polygamy illegal? | What I mean by this is that polygamy was banned for many of the same reasons gay marriage was. It goes against mainstream Christian values, it's viewed as taboo, it's unnatural, etc. If gay marriage is legalized what precedent would we have to deny polygamy? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2kbszm/eli5_if_gay_marriage_is_made_legal_which_is_a/ | {
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pmrqj | the greek protests. how did greece get in such a hole? what do the protesters want? does the government have any other choice? | It seems to me that the EU is demanding Greece pass these measures, so does the government have any choice. What do protesters want? I know almost nothing, but from what I've gathered from cursory looks into it, it seems that the Greeks have a system that's unsustainable in terms of early retirement ages and benefits. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/pmrqj/eli5_the_greek_protests_how_did_greece_get_in/ | {
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440634 | what are the lingo/acronyms to enable me to converse on reddit? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/440634/eli5_what_are_the_lingoacronyms_to_enable_me_to/ | {
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89m00i | Why was Spain during its imperial period not able to colonize any other territories or islands in Asia, the Indian or Pacific Oceans save for The Philippines, the Marianas and the Carolines? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/89m00i/why_was_spain_during_its_imperial_period_not_able/ | {
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5kpcg9 | how did earth and other planets get moons, and is it possible for earth to get more? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5kpcg9/eli5_how_did_earth_and_other_planets_get_moons/ | {
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8r3j96 | What is inside of an insect's exoskeleton? [biology] | What I am actually wondering is do insects have meat? If not, what is inside their shell, and what happens if it is cooked? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8r3j96/what_is_inside_of_an_insects_exoskeleton_biology/ | {
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66r7cj | how does running improve your oxygen uptake capacity? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/66r7cj/eli5_how_does_running_improve_your_oxygen_uptake/ | {
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10gmha | Ratio of Cavalry to Infantry in 19th Century Warfare? | I know a decent amount about ancient history. And from my general readings it seems like about 100 horsemen to every 1000 infantry. That is a very loose generalization by me, and would welcome edits. But I was wondering more specifically about the 1800s. By then, what amount of Cavalry actually used in battle?
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1mm0d8 | Why didn't the Allies use ballistic shields when disembarking at Normandy? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1mm0d8/why_didnt_the_allies_use_ballistic_shields_when/ | {
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8wezed | Do Native Americans who didn't have direct contact with the early Spanish explorers have oral history about the introduction of horses? Where did they think they came from? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8wezed/do_native_americans_who_didnt_have_direct_contact/ | {
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2ba5ix | Literacy of Muhammad | I have been told that Muhammad was illiterate, but I have also been told that he was relatively well educated after his first marriage. With all of the Pro-Islam/Anti-Islam websites out there it is tough to find a decent source to work this out. Is there just some confusion on my part? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2ba5ix/literacy_of_muhammad/ | {
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fa8az6 | I’m a Medieval English peasant. How much am I concerned with personal hygiene? | I keep seeing the film trope of the peasant covered in filth, apparently fine with it. However in my own life I am disgusted by unclean habits and smells, from myself and other people. Would a peasant be ok with it or are the “dirty peasant” tropes exaggerated? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/fa8az6/im_a_medieval_english_peasant_how_much_am_i/ | {
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j727p | Does draining water exhibit a spiral motion at or near the equator? | So today I've been learning about the coriolis force and I knew it was responsible for the rotational motion of water when it drains in a sink and that the direction of the force depends on which hemisphere one observes this in. I did not know until today that the coriolis force vanishes at the equator (and this is the... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/j727p/does_draining_water_exhibit_a_spiral_motion_at_or/ | {
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15mj8v | When the brain sends a signal to both hands, do the signals arrive at the exact same time? | When, for example, I tap my fingers, do they tap at the same time or is there some tiny micro delay between the 2 fingers, which only can be detected by sound analysis? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/15mj8v/when_the_brain_sends_a_signal_to_both_hands_do/ | {
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1nnvf0 | Why wasn't Johann Reichhart, a judicial executioner in Nazi Germany, charged with a single war crime for carrying out executions on behalf of Nazi Courts? | * He meticulously documented the details of carrying out executions of 2,876 people between 1939 and 1945.
* Many of the executed were innocent such as members of the White Rose movement sentenced to death for their opposition to Hitler.
* He was a Nazi party member.
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1lypga | What was going on in Cuba when the Soviet Union collapsed? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1lypga/what_was_going_on_in_cuba_when_the_soviet_union/ | {
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6391y0 | If there are 3 space dimensions and one time dimension, is it theoretically possible to have multiple time demensions and if so how would it work? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6391y0/if_there_are_3_space_dimensions_and_one_time/ | {
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16nf95 | Why are there Iroquois names and words all over Seattle? | I'm from the Midwest, and I've grown up with places named Seneca and Genesee. However recently I started noticing more and more places with out of state native american names here in Seattle. (Genesee Park and St. Seneca St. and i thought there was one more...)
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2dgfd8 | How many and what type of people migrated INTO East Germany/Eastern Europe during the Cold War? | I'm interested in emigration patterns throughout the USSR's lifecycle. I know many people ran BEHIND the Iron Curtain, but history seems to focus on the those running out. Who chose to live in the Soviet sphere, why did they, and when did they? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2dgfd8/how_many_and_what_type_of_people_migrated_into/ | {
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4ru7gv | Should I take ancient Chinese history with a pinch of salt because of The Mandate of Heaven? | [deleted] | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4ru7gv/should_i_take_ancient_chinese_history_with_a/ | {
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dzpori | can a chicken hatch from a non fertilized egg? | a friend of mine told me there is a little chance that in the right conditions a chicken will hatch from a non fertilized egg, is he right? if he is how is that possible? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dzpori/eli5_can_a_chicken_hatch_from_a_non_fertilized_egg/ | {
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54w7hz | why do governments fund private schools? | What exactly are they paying for? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/54w7hz/eli5_why_do_governments_fund_private_schools/ | {
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6hovkj | how are rappers being inducted into the "rock n' roll hall of fame"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6hovkj/eli5_how_are_rappers_being_inducted_into_the_rock/ | {
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4bzhkl | When Mongolia was a communist state, how did the government portray Genghis Khan? Did they ever manipulate his image for propaganda purposes? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4bzhkl/when_mongolia_was_a_communist_state_how_did_the/ | {
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150f3w | Cambodian/Vietnamese Conflict - Various Questions | 1) Was Cambodia bombed by the Nixon Admin in order to avert the PolPot uprising? If so, why was it stopped? Given the genocide, it seems this was far more honorable than the case for Vietnam.
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17gw2u | How factual was Neil DeGrasse Tyson when he says Hamid al-Ghazali's work was the primary influence on Islamic society to reject scientific temper during 12th century? | I was paraphrasing his statement from this video.
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