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ev5t7o | Did slavery play a significant role in Texas secession from Mexico? If not, what changed in the next 25 years? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ev5t7o/did_slavery_play_a_significant_role_in_texas/ | {
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f51gvn | After his term as president, John Quincy Adams ran for a seat in the House of Representatives and held it for 17 years. How unique was it for American presidents to run for "lesser," public offices after being president? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/f51gvn/after_his_term_as_president_john_quincy_adams_ran/ | {
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4erijg | how does your bac scale with your alcohol tolerance? | What I mean by "scaling" is: let's say my first time drinking, I had 2 beers in a 1 hour period, and felt a good buzz with a BAC of .05. Now fast forward a few years, my tolerance has grown. Now I drink 2 beers in a 1 hour period, and i barely feel it. So does the same amount of beer now give me a lower BAC, or did it... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4erijg/eli5_how_does_your_bac_scale_with_your_alcohol/ | {
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dlkfzj | why does food poisoning happens if heat is supposed to kill bacteria/parasites? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dlkfzj/eli5_why_does_food_poisoning_happens_if_heat_is/ | {
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f3kb7 | Could it be possible for a species to have one sapient sex and one non-sapient sex (e.g. the Kzin)? | Larry Niven writes some pretty fantastic aliens, including the not-just-your-everyday-cat-alien Kzinti. In his stories, the Kzin evolved with both sexes of equal intelligence, but after a very long time with serious eugenics (controlled breeding), the females were reduced to being of merely animal intelligence, while t... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/f3kb7/could_it_be_possible_for_a_species_to_have_one/ | {
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5pedo1 | stomach growls | Why do our stomachs growl so loud when we are hungry? Like today it sounded like a thunderstorm in my belly. What is causing the growling and why is it so loud | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5pedo1/eli5_stomach_growls/ | {
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326y2q | why is the toyotoa pickup present in many wars and insurgencies in africa and the middle east? is toyota intentionally producing old models and selling them in the middle east and africa? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/326y2q/eli5_why_is_the_toyotoa_pickup_present_in_many/ | {
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4onin4 | why is laundry detergent and fabric softener such a popular item to steal in order to exchange for drugs? | My local walmart guards those items more than tv's and booze. Feels kind of odd. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4onin4/eli5_why_is_laundry_detergent_and_fabric_softener/ | {
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6pgaok | why do small bugs (gnats etc.) seem to hover around and fly into my eyes far more often than everywhere else on my person? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6pgaok/eli5_why_do_small_bugs_gnats_etc_seem_to_hover/ | {
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8qonnu | Why does water evaporate off of ceramic quicker than plastic? | Well I imagine it's because water sticks to the plastic more cohesively. So why? I imagine it has something to do with the electrons. The electrons with H20 and plastic must share some sort of bond that is more cohesive than the random bond-breaking force of evaporation? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8qonnu/why_does_water_evaporate_off_of_ceramic_quicker/ | {
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4g1ooa | how do food flavors transfer to other foods despite being in wrappers? | E.g. Candy | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4g1ooa/eli5_how_do_food_flavors_transfer_to_other_foods/ | {
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a6lpkn | How did the Kowloon Walled City come to exist? Why did the British and Chinese agree to remove it? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/a6lpkn/how_did_the_kowloon_walled_city_come_to_exist_why/ | {
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3ein96 | why don't we have malaria in the northeast united states? we have lots of mosquito's, why don't they carry malaria? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ein96/eli5_why_dont_we_have_malaria_in_the_northeast/ | {
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16hyc3 | Why does the discovery of this LQG (Large Quasar Group) which is 4 billion light years wide, seem to threaten Einstein's Cosmological Principle? | they state this in the article:
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a1q2tt | Why is Freud so popular today? | His ideas of hyper sexualization seem dated and outlandish- and culturally irrelevant to modern society- why are his teachings as highly praised as compared to Jung or even Campbell? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/a1q2tt/why_is_freud_so_popular_today/ | {
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8ogln9 | Why are there so many volcanic eruptions recently? Are they somehow connected or is it a coincidence? Or is it just new media coverage? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8ogln9/why_are_there_so_many_volcanic_eruptions_recently/ | {
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1nubl9 | why do rich people have credit cards? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1nubl9/why_do_rich_people_have_credit_cards/ | {
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9rr4g9 | How far did Nazi Germany's anti-Slavic sentiment extend? Did it encompass all Slavic peoples? Were certain Slavic peoples seen as better or worse than other Slavic peoples? | Just something that has been on my mind for awhile. I've never really examined it myself, but it appears to me as a layman looking in that Poles and Russians were treated / viewed the worst while Czechs and Slovaks and other Slavic peoples were largely ignored. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9rr4g9/how_far_did_nazi_germanys_antislavic_sentiment/ | {
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788bda | how did "cheater boxes" (cable descramblers) allow you to watch premium tv channels for free? | I had a few friends who had one back in the 90's that allowed you to get HBO and pay-per-view without actually paying for it. I always wondered how they work. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/788bda/eli5_how_did_cheater_boxes_cable_descramblers/ | {
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3fts9t | what causes hair to have a terminal length? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3fts9t/eli5_what_causes_hair_to_have_a_terminal_length/ | {
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eb7hkf | When the Berlin Wall went up, what did the average citizen, who supported the East German government think? | I’m listening to a BBC podcast called Tunnel 29 about a group of students who built a tunnel to help people escape from Eastern Europe. The podcast describes a hellish scene the night and morning after the Berlin Wall was erected. They described people being frantic, uncertain of the future, and the feeling of being tr... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/eb7hkf/when_the_berlin_wall_went_up_what_did_the_average/ | {
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fmesa | If air can both heat things up (friction) and cool them down... | OK, so car radiators (the ones in front of engine) are cooled by passing air, so in this case air cools things down.
Meanwhile, fighter jet wings are made of titanium to withstand heat which is created because of friction (?).
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488fem | Why don't we use deuterium in hydrogen powered cars? Wouldn't it be safer? | Edit: I am referring to breaking the Hydrogen down into a gas to then use, not fusion. | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/488fem/why_dont_we_use_deuterium_in_hydrogen_powered/ | {
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56qwr8 | Why did the Roman Pilum(Javelin) die out? | Romans are famous for their Pilum throwing before melee combat. Why did that go out of fashion amongst medieval European powers if it was so successful for the Romans? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/56qwr8/why_did_the_roman_pilumjavelin_die_out/ | {
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w4o0c | Are the ocean floors scattered with bones? | What happens to whales and other large sea animals when they die? Do their bones sink? Do they get consumed? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/w4o0c/are_the_ocean_floors_scattered_with_bones/ | {
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5ql0z0 | why water completely damages a cell phone when submerged. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ql0z0/eli5_why_water_completely_damages_a_cell_phone/ | {
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2pt34m | Why didn't the Muslims, Indians, Chinese, etc launch colonial efforts on the scale of the Europeans? Or more specifically, what caused the massive rise in colonial efforts in Europe? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2pt34m/why_didnt_the_muslims_indians_chinese_etc_launch/ | {
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hetlh | Why is there only a fixed geostationary orbit? | I read on Wikipedia,
> A geostationary orbit can only be achieved at an altitude very close to 35,786 km (22,236 mi), and directly above the equator. This equates to an orbital velocity of 3.07 km/s (1.91 mi/s) or a period of 1,436 minutes, which equates to almost exactly one sidereal day or 23.934461223 hours. This... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/hetlh/why_is_there_only_a_fixed_geostationary_orbit/ | {
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1i3nl0 | the difference between an hmo insurance plan and a ppo insurance plan, or different insurance plans in general, i suppose. | I never understood what the difference was, or why a PPO is generally given quicker treatment or something like that. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1i3nl0/eli5_the_difference_between_an_hmo_insurance_plan/ | {
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5so5dr | how come when stars explode, they gush their matter out in 2 dimensions? | How come when you see pictures of recently exploded stars, they always explode away in 2 dimensions instead of everything going everywhere?
Found a good picture from another subreddit.
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4zehfr | Why did Vladimir I of Kievan Rus embrace Byzantine Orthodoxy rather than Catholicism? | I was reading up on Vladimir the Great and I never understood why he decided to take on Eastern Orthodoxy over the Pope, while his biggest neighbours (Poland, Hungary, etc) were all Catholics. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4zehfr/why_did_vladimir_i_of_kievan_rus_embrace/ | {
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3if3e3 | how come humans seem to be the only animal that require whiping their ass after shitting? | Seems like my dog can always walk away no problem. What gives? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3if3e3/eli5_how_come_humans_seem_to_be_the_only_animal/ | {
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2ppcte | how are doctors incentivized to be better and compete for careers in the toughest specialties within healthcare systems that are socialized? | If this question has been answered I apologize, I wasn't really sure how to search for it and the 2 minutes I spent looking were unfruitful. In a socialized healthcare system where everyone pays for healthcare through taxes, what incentives are there to make doctors want to be better? What's the point of being the best... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ppcte/eli5_how_are_doctors_incentivized_to_be_better/ | {
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20qv8r | How much of ancient history are we missing? | I am doing some research on historic ages and can find information about ancient Greece/Mesopotamia/Egypt dating back to approx 3000 BC , but anything prior to that dates back to 10,000 -13,000 BC with cave paintings, Aborigines in Australia , or Ancient Japan. Have we lost everything that happened between those 7,000 ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/20qv8r/how_much_of_ancient_history_are_we_missing/ | {
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e7uu5c | how in boxing a person can get cut when punched by someone wearing gloves? | Basically, how is the blunt force from the punch able to cut someone? The gloves aren’t sharp right? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e7uu5c/eli5_how_in_boxing_a_person_can_get_cut_when/ | {
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2dii64 | why are some people coordinated and some people not? what in your brain determines how coordinated you are? | I saw a gif of Iron Mike at 15 years old throwing punches and was amazed. Just curious as to why some 15 year olds look like a dumbass trying to fit a square peg into a circle and why others are forces of fucking nature. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2dii64/eli5why_are_some_people_coordinated_and_some/ | {
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3o3a8q | how is america not totally collapsing because of debt and the dollar bill losing value? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3o3a8q/eli5_how_is_america_not_totally_collapsing/ | {
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3yoe0g | At the time, did people think there would be a WW2? | It's kind of a stupid question..............
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4ihif9 | how does the government keep increasing the debt ceiling? are they simply pushing the debt onto the future generation? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ihif9/eli5_how_does_the_government_keep_increasing_the/ | {
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acfgpy | Why must an electric charge be moving to experience a force inside a magnetic field? | I understand the traditional answer of "because a magnetic field exerts force perpendicular to the velocity of the charged particle, so it must be moving in order to have a perpendicular velocity."
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3lupck | why jeremy corbyn is being described as a 'threat to national security' | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3lupck/eli5why_jeremy_corbyn_is_being_described_as_a/ | {
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4yqr1t | Do "non-water rainbows" exist and (if yes) what do they look like? | I've been thinking about rainbows from other liquids than water (e.g. gasoline) and wether they'd look like regular ones | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4yqr1t/do_nonwater_rainbows_exist_and_if_yes_what_do/ | {
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q85zb | Would it be possible to use MagLev technology for faster/ cheaper Space Shuttle launches? | I was thinking about the awesome speeds the new MagLev (Magnetic Levitation?) trains achieve, and got me thinking if a MagLev powered Space Shuttle is a good idea.
Basically build a long, straight MagLev track that starts bending upwards. The Shuttle is attached to a "train" and is accelerated to high speeds (afaik we... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/q85zb/would_it_be_possible_to_use_maglev_technology_for/ | {
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1engar | When a new language is discovered, how do people start deciphering it? | Just read about the apparently undecipherable Voynich manuscript again and I started wondering. When people start deciphering a new language, where do they begin and where do they go from there? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1engar/when_a_new_language_is_discovered_how_do_people/ | {
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jz7q4 | - how do we perceive color? | i am vaguely aware of wavelegnth and reflection but i want to understand it plainly enough that i can appreciate the process when i see, say, a pretty flower | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jz7q4/eli5_how_do_we_perceive_color/ | {
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2py33v | Is there a trade off that makes it hard for a virus to be both very contagious and very deadly? | It seems like viruses that are very contagious like the yearly flu are the least harmful, while more deadly viruses like HIV and ebola are harder to catch/less contagious. Movies and books like to deal with viruses that are both extremely contagious and deadly. Is there any fundamental trade off that makes it unlikely ... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2py33v/is_there_a_trade_off_that_makes_it_hard_for_a/ | {
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26makn | (tennis elbow) why does applying pressure to the mid-arm, such as using a compression sleeve, greatly reduce or eliminate pain from tennis elbow? | How does this pressure on the arm make the pain go away? What exactly is happening in the arm? Also, does this same some of thing occur in the calves/shins as well? I see athletes often wearing compression garments around the upper shin like you would wear on the arm for tennis elbow. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26makn/eli5_tennis_elbow_why_does_applying_pressure_to/ | {
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4ikea5 | how is amd still in business? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ikea5/eli5_how_is_amd_still_in_business/ | {
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ejferk | Can a planet have a core made of diamond? | I know that there can be a lot of pressure in the core of a planet, but can that pressure make a diamond? I think that if there was enough carbon in the core that it could compress to make a diamond, but would a planet like this (assuming it is rocky) be able to have life on it or be habitable? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ejferk/can_a_planet_have_a_core_made_of_diamond/ | {
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cx3nwt | Is it possible for a conductive room temperature gas to exist? | More specifically is it possible for a gas to exist at room temperature and still conduct electricity relatively well. | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/cx3nwt/is_it_possible_for_a_conductive_room_temperature/ | {
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9q36fx | how does overall wealth actually increase? | Isn’t there only so much “money” in the world? How is greater wealth actually generated beyond just a redistribution of currently existing wealth? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9q36fx/eli5_how_does_overall_wealth_actually_increase/ | {
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pjbkf | Is our solar system falling through space? | I'm a little bit confused on the motion of large celestial bodies. When I read the sentence, "The universe is expanding and the galaxies are moving away from each other," what does that mean? In all of the artist conceptions of what the solar system looks like, we're just kinda floating in black space...but we're not f... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/pjbkf/is_our_solar_system_falling_through_space/ | {
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7bn9en | why a bunch of people have birthdays the same day? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7bn9en/eli5_why_a_bunch_of_people_have_birthdays_the/ | {
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1p0b7y | why do we feel the need to play with our phone or read something while pooping? | I at least feel the need to be occupied with something while I am sitting on the toilet trying to poop. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1p0b7y/eli5_why_do_we_feel_the_need_to_play_with_our/ | {
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5u3vu4 | why does stroking animals relax/calm us down? | I heard or read somewhere once that stroking a soft animal can reduce blood pressure and lower heart rate. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5u3vu4/eli5_why_does_stroking_animals_relaxcalm_us_down/ | {
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dn75sn | What affects continental drift? | Speaking in laymen’s terms, when I look at the land distribution on a globe, it is not difficult to put all the continents together as I would suppose they once were. What I am wondering is how the separation started as the Pacific Ocean seems a much greater area than the Atlantic Ocean. As well, why did some land mass... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/dn75sn/what_affects_continental_drift/ | {
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18iws8 | why we have the right to bear arms (guns), but not swords? | Reading [this](_URL_0_) article got me thinking about this. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/18iws8/eli5_why_we_have_the_right_to_bear_arms_guns_but/ | {
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1iyawu | What are the greatest "missing" objects that are probably still in existence? (stolen etc.) | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1iyawu/what_are_the_greatest_missing_objects_that_are/ | {
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6gpy5h | Why can't I remember a smell or taste the same way I can an image or a sound? | For sounds and images, I'm able to replicate those sense data in my head. But for tastes, smells, and touches, I can only remember descriptions of that sensation. For example, my favorite food is ramen and I'm unable to simply produce the taste of ramen in my head - I can only remember that it is savory and salty. Thou... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6gpy5h/why_cant_i_remember_a_smell_or_taste_the_same_way/ | {
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z5165 | Just how much different are actual languages different from their «old» counterpart? (eg Old English) | If so, are there some living languages that have only changed a little, if at all?
Sorry in advance if there are some syntax errors, my English is still not perfect. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/z5165/just_how_much_different_are_actual_languages/ | {
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17zn4p | Anyone know of any mafia families who had their sons serve in World War II? Any post-WWII crime bosses who were veterans? | I've been wanting to a write a novel following an Italian-American family through the 20th century. I've always been fascinated with the idea of cultural assimilation. It seemed like most of the servicemen from the GI Generation were 2-3rd generations Americans (following the immigration wave from the 1870s-1920s). The... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/17zn4p/anyone_know_of_any_mafia_families_who_had_their/ | {
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1cx3it | how to differentiate whether a person is chinese, japanese, korean, etc. (honest question - not meant to seem racist) | I grew up in a predominantly white area and have never been able to tell, and would like to. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1cx3it/eli5_how_to_differentiate_whether_a_person_is/ | {
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6j76rg | why do we have phobias that weren't a result of early experiences? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6j76rg/eli5_why_do_we_have_phobias_that_werent_a_result/ | {
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fnzp2i | through what mechanism is a ventilator an effective treatment for respiratory illness? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fnzp2i/eli5_through_what_mechanism_is_a_ventilator_an/ | {
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3usps1 | Why did the Great Migration in US history start in the 1910s instead of earlier like after the Civil War (1865) or the end of Reconstruction (1877)? | Everything I've read says that African-Americans left the South in huge numbers between 1910 and 1920 to escape the brutality of Jim Crow laws and lynchings in the South. However, I can't find any explanation for why this didn't happen sooner. Was it a perceived lack of opportunity in the North? Thanks for the help! | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3usps1/why_did_the_great_migration_in_us_history_start/ | {
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2zfx6n | The ocean level stands for 0 high. If the ocean level rises, will the understanding of 0 high change too? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2zfx6n/the_ocean_level_stands_for_0_high_if_the_ocean/ | {
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1qupd8 | why does bacteria grow faster at certain temperature? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qupd8/eli5_why_does_bacteria_grow_faster_at_certain/ | {
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24h335 | if double jeopardy exists, why can a judge overturn a sentencing and retry someone? | I read [this article](_URL_0_) and became extremely confused. I always assumed that double jeopardy protected people from this sort of thing (not to say that this particular gentleman deserves that protection.)
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fhvut | Quick high school chemistry question | My dad has a PhD in chemistry, and I usually get my help from him since my teacher is completely useless. Recently she handed us a list of polyatomic ions and one was: acetic acid-C2H4O2, and my dad got mad and said it was CH3COOH. Who's right? Or does it not make a difference?
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af9c6i | why do waterproof materials (tents and shower curtains) let water through when something touches it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/af9c6i/eli5_why_do_waterproof_materials_tents_and_shower/ | {
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caobuz | how is space debris tracked? | How can so many tiny pieces of debris going all over the place be tracked and managed? Do other satellites do the tracking, or is it a land based system? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/caobuz/eli5_how_is_space_debris_tracked/ | {
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7lebz5 | how can a founder of a company, like papa john, be forced to step down from ceo | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7lebz5/eli5how_can_a_founder_of_a_company_like_papa_john/ | {
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29ynto | How do sunburns go away? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/29ynto/how_do_sunburns_go_away/ | {
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legp9 | why is rent control a bad thing? | I don't understand economics like I probably should and i'm having trouble understanding why rent control is a bad thing. I live in Saskatchewan if that makes a difference. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/legp9/why_is_rent_control_a_bad_thing/ | {
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37a2kq | How does a computer graph a function? | I'm curious as to what algorithm or process a computer uses to graph a function that has curves in it. Do computers just plot an insane amount of points and connect the points with tiny straight lines? Or is there an algorithm that can help the computer to make inferences as to where those points would be to save comp... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/37a2kq/how_does_a_computer_graph_a_function/ | {
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5p40vn | Why did the Constitution specify March 4 (the date) for the start of the new president's term? Why did FDR specify January 20 (the date) as the new date in the 20th amendment? | I'm not asking about the time delay, but about those specific dates - why March 4, not March 3 or March 5? Why January 20, not January 19 or January 21? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5p40vn/why_did_the_constitution_specify_march_4_the_date/ | {
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4jhbtk | what happened at the nevada democratic convention last night? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4jhbtk/eli5_what_happened_at_the_nevada_democratic/ | {
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30eb0f | what makes even "healthy" or "normal" people sad from time-to-time for no reason at all (it seems like)? | It's a sincere question.
I'm very fortunate in life and have nothing to feel down about. I usually don't.
Once and awhile though I feel really sad for no reason at all.
What is happening? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/30eb0f/eli5_what_makes_even_healthy_or_normal_people_sad/ | {
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4uf3ke | How did showering to clean one's body become a thing? | I was thinking about this in the shower...it seems to me that a lot of technology is required to shower daily. You need water, hot water, running water, an available shower with the appropriate shower equipment installed or available, lots of things. In my country, showering is the main way that people clean their bodi... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4uf3ke/how_did_showering_to_clean_ones_body_become_a/ | {
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2nbd39 | Could DNA fossilize? | With a strong enough microscope could we read extinct animal DNA from fossils? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2nbd39/could_dna_fossilize/ | {
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33uoqb | Would a single candle in an otherwise unlit circus Hall of Mirrors provide the same lighting effect as an equivalent number of real candles (equivalent to the number of reflections) in a normal room? | If so, how is this possible since energy can't be created? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/33uoqb/would_a_single_candle_in_an_otherwise_unlit/ | {
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1psl9q | the weekend | Who/what era "invented" it, as it were? Where did it come from? What were things/the quality of life like before it was a universally-recognized institution?
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1ukktb | Hitler glorified blonde hair and blue eyes, yet he himself didn't look stereotypically "Aryan". Did he consider himself and the other Austrians to be "lower quality Aryans" and the Scandinavians "higher quality Aryans"? I.e did he consider himself "pure"? | Prevalence of light hair: _URL_0_
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3w6aqn | what's the purpose for the mid season finale pretty much all shows have now? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3w6aqn/eli5_whats_the_purpose_for_the_mid_season_finale/ | {
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ev7mt0 | How good/bad were the Knights Templar in general? | I ask this question because some say that the Knights Templar were mostly overzealous murderers, brutally massacring Muslim civilians during the Crusades.
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1plzrw | what would actually happen if we built a tunnel from one side of the earth to the other and then proceeded to drop something through it? | Just pretend the two sides of the Earth are at sea level and center of the Earth is not really hot for this. I just want to know for say if the object would not reach the other side, if it would fly past the other side and shoot up possibly into space or if it would just make it to the exact position and why. Also what... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1plzrw/eli5_what_would_actually_happen_if_we_built_a/ | {
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9ui17w | what is the election everyone in america is talking about and what could it change in the american political system (i'm not american) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ui17w/eli5_what_is_the_election_everyone_in_america_is/ | {
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5p1orj | why is the nanking massacre so controversial among the chinese and japanese? which is correct? | For example...
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z5iha | why auto insurance companies allowed to discriminate? | I believe there is a law that companies can't discriminate against things like age, sex, race, and in some states, sexual orientation. However, auto insurance companies make males and young people pay more. I do understand that it's statistically proven than youngsters and males are more likely to get into a car accide... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/z5iha/eli5_why_auto_insurance_companies_allowed_to/ | {
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2iy89g | Why was the 5.56mm round chosen as the NATO standard? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2iy89g/why_was_the_556mm_round_chosen_as_the_nato/ | {
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3f8efv | why is the death of one lion such a huge story but the extinction of rhinos in the wild barely makes the news? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3f8efv/eli5_why_is_the_death_of_one_lion_such_a_huge/ | {
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1z64fz | Looking for some career guidance. (post-undergrad) | I'm sort of spinning my wheels in life, and I'm thinking about going back to school. I just am very uncertain about what path to take.
My background:
I graduated in 2011 from Rutgers with a BA in History and a 3.45 GPA. My GPA in my Major is considerably better, probably close to a 3.7. However, my transcript is l... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1z64fz/looking_for_some_career_guidance_postundergrad/ | {
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2kjsx7 | how come i can see a vein bulging out of my left bicep, but not my right, even though i work out each arm equally? | As the title said, I can see a vein bulging out of my left bicep but not my right. I can also see many veins bulging out of my right forearm but not my left.
I work both my arms out equally so how come this happens? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2kjsx7/eli5_how_come_i_can_see_a_vein_bulging_out_of_my/ | {
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e9a55r | milk expiration dates | If I walk into a Whole Foods Market today, Dec 11 and purchase a container of Clover Organic 2% milk it will have an expiration date of Dec. 26. (About two weeks). If I walk into a Safeway and grab that exact same carton of milk it will have an expiration date of Feb 6 (about 2 months).
Why such a big difference? Is i... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e9a55r/eli5_milk_expiration_dates/ | {
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25meoe | Is it possible to make an anti-matter atomic bomb? | So from what little I know about anti-matter, there are anti-protons anti-nuetrons, etc so would it be possible theoretically to make an atomic bomb using anti-matter and what would the explosion be like? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/25meoe/is_it_possible_to_make_an_antimatter_atomic_bomb/ | {
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28nswb | I've noticed on a lot of milk crates they say something along the lines of "using this for anything other than milk is punishable by law" was stealing milk crates ever such a big problem that they had to make a law to address it or was this just a precaution? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/28nswb/ive_noticed_on_a_lot_of_milk_crates_they_say/ | {
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sgll7 | how do the ads next to porn videos know where i am? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/sgll7/eli5_how_do_the_ads_next_to_porn_videos_know/ | {
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