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8zad9w | why do objects kept in the pockets of trousers often make a white-ish outline in the material? | Frequently when I have worn tight or tailored bottoms, I find that my thighs have many of these marks from where a phone or keys have put pressure in the material. They're easy to rub out, but it always surprises how even in very black bottoms the marks are always very white? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8zad9w/eli5_why_do_objects_kept_in_the_pockets_of/ | {
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wn9j9 | why should i switch from rgb to cmyk? | I'm an amateur graphic designer and all too often I'm told that I should produce my work in CMYK rather than RGB. However, RGB colours look far brighter and cleaner to me.
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5peo3m | how do ticket-less rallies like the women's march calculate attendance? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5peo3m/eli5_how_do_ticketless_rallies_like_the_womens/ | {
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9qdhre | Can you recommend a book on the history of western fashion (approximately 20th century)? | I looked online, but honestly I can't really figure out what is a good source on certain subjects anymore. I am looking for a scholarly, in-depth history of western fashion. I checked the reading list and the only fashion book I saw was African fashion. Thank you very much! | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9qdhre/can_you_recommend_a_book_on_the_history_of/ | {
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y9y6i | Gaius Marius and the Roman Republic | I was playing the classic Rome Total War and got inspired, so:
Did Gaius Marius military reforms lead to the end of the Roman Republic? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/y9y6i/gaius_marius_and_the_roman_republic/ | {
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6luigk | why does a weird wavy patter appear if a small chequered pattern moves across a screen? | *Pattern | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6luigk/eli5_why_does_a_weird_wavy_patter_appear_if_a/ | {
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ffst65 | how does thermal imaging work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ffst65/eli5how_does_thermal_imaging_work/ | {
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29qhwr | We know that there's a superior speed limit in the universe, the speed of light. Is there an inferior speed limit? | An obvious answer would be "staying in place". If you don't move, then obviously, you're at the slowest speed possible. But the small things of which you're made still move between them, and the smaller things like atoms are moving. Also, you're moving through space.
So, how slow, or how close can you get to being *... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/29qhwr/we_know_that_theres_a_superior_speed_limit_in_the/ | {
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5fzxou | In the history of mankind, is it likely that two people have had the same fingerprints? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5fzxou/in_the_history_of_mankind_is_it_likely_that_two/ | {
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2e0q69 | If you throw the water out of a glass, in space, would the water move or remain in the glass? | Like the action of throwing water out of a glass but in space? Causing an argument over dinner and need an answer! | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2e0q69/if_you_throw_the_water_out_of_a_glass_in_space/ | {
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8jtrz9 | how many people lived in the city of Carthage in 150BC(IE right before the last punic war)? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8jtrz9/how_many_people_lived_in_the_city_of_carthage_in/ | {
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abfw81 | why are burmese buddhists so violent? | Of the 3 major schools of Buddhism, all abhor and denounce violence. Of course, there are always exceptions, but generally, that refers to individuals.
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1hvl3v | Why doesn't a course of antibiotics for a urinary tract infection kill off all the good bacteria in my digestive system? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1hvl3v/why_doesnt_a_course_of_antibiotics_for_a_urinary/ | {
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ij0f0 | Anyone out there an expert in opiate pharmacology and physiology? | I am attempting to research the process that causes sugar cravings from opioid medications. Specifically, Methadone induces significant cravings for sugar and as a result causes a large amount of weight gain. many people on methadone say that these sugar cravings are so intense as to be irresistable. This is true of me... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ij0f0/anyone_out_there_an_expert_in_opiate_pharmacology/ | {
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c5z493 | when a large company is broken up via anti-trust litigation, how is it decided who owns the new, smaller companies? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c5z493/eli5_when_a_large_company_is_broken_up_via/ | {
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2ago51 | if the countries debt is so massive ($17.075 trillion?) why don't the gov't just go all out and spend even more? the amount of debt doesn't seem to matter | Invest in things like clean energy and such, it seems that amount of debt will never be "paid", so why worry about it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ago51/eli5_if_the_countries_debt_is_so_massive_17075/ | {
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rbxb1 | Can someone with a neuro-biology background tell me if this research is bunk or not? | My question is about this link:
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The link is an analysis of this paper:
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What I was curious about is the comparison he makes between these apparant 'fractal' levels in a brain exposed to psilocybin and those states observed in a person experianced in meditation.
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3ud3ot | if we managed to somehow go beyond the edge of the expanding universe in a space ship, what would we find? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ud3ot/eli5_if_we_managed_to_somehow_go_beyond_the_edge/ | {
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5erkj5 | Does the heat produced by combustion engines have an effect on Earth's temperature? | Over Thanksgiving dinner my father and I were discussing climate change and the topic of heat generation came up. His argument is that since fossil fuels are essentially stored thermal energy, burning them is releasing that energy.
A quick calculation says that all the cars in America produce enough heat each year to... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5erkj5/does_the_heat_produced_by_combustion_engines_have/ | {
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10qplq | How do up and down quark decays produce W bosons? | If beta minus and plus decay is thought of as an up or down quark decaying into the other version with the production of a W plus or minus boson, how is this process allowable given how much more massive the W boson is? Is it even a true decay process in that sense or is it something else entirely? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/10qplq/how_do_up_and_down_quark_decays_produce_w_bosons/ | {
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40mjv0 | There is a bird inside a large cargo plane. Does the plane weigh less if the bird flies inside the plane? | This question was asked [here](_URL_0_) and the popular answer is that the downward pressure from the bird's wing would push against the floor of the plane and have the same effect as if the bird were standing on the floor. I argue that this pressure would mostly dissipate before reaching the floor and have minimal eff... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/40mjv0/there_is_a_bird_inside_a_large_cargo_plane_does/ | {
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1x3847 | Before the system broke down, how effective was enforcement of the parole system in the American Civil War? | As far as I can tell, the American Civil War was one of the last major wars where prisoners could reasonably expect to be paroled shortly following their capture (although I've read of limited uses as late as World War II). For instance, I've been reading about the Gettysburg Campaign, and during Stuarts raiding in lat... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1x3847/before_the_system_broke_down_how_effective_was/ | {
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aw42l3 | the need to pee and proximety to the toilet? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aw42l3/eli5_the_need_to_pee_and_proximety_to_the_toilet/ | {
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dam4td | how do political polling places find people to use for their data? | For example, I’ve been a registered voter for years and I haven’t once been contacted to participate in any particular political poll. I’m curious how the pollsters decide who to ask or if it is based on sign-ups instead? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dam4td/eli5_how_do_political_polling_places_find_people/ | {
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7y9wxz | what is a viral vector? | I read Dan Brown's Inferno and was wondering what this is. How does it work? How is it different from a regular virus? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7y9wxz/eli5_what_is_a_viral_vector/ | {
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est3a6 | why is assaulting a cop more serious than assaulting anyone else? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/est3a6/eli5_why_is_assaulting_a_cop_more_serious_than/ | {
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1w4vdu | How did the first person with a contagious disease get infected with it? | For instance, Syphilis. How did the first person with syphilis get it? Or any other contagious disease. Where do these diseases come from? Is it just evolution or what? If it was evolution, is there a graphic of an evolution tree I could look at? I've seen them for mammals, and I think one for diseases would be interes... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1w4vdu/how_did_the_first_person_with_a_contagious/ | {
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4x227u | Why was Sufi Islam particularly strong in Ottoman Empire when compared to other places? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4x227u/why_was_sufi_islam_particularly_strong_in_ottoman/ | {
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4swimn | how do celebrities get social media handles with their names? do companies like twitter or instagram assist celebs in getting a marketable handle? | E.G., Zayn Malik getting the handle "Zayn" on Instagram or "ZaynMalik" on Twitter. Do these people have to make a settlement with whoever has the handle they want? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4swimn/eli5_how_do_celebrities_get_social_media_handles/ | {
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o2zmu | So, I was dumping out an old bottle of generic dayquil, and found two clear crystals, can you explain what I found? | They kinda look like salt or an actual crystal _URL_0_
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23r5dc | If I increase the Frequency of a sound wave will it travel further over a distance? | If I emit a note it will decrease in intensity over distance, but if I emit a not with a higher frequency of the same intensity will it's intensity be any louder over the same distance because of the higher amount of energy in it? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/23r5dc/if_i_increase_the_frequency_of_a_sound_wave_will/ | {
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3igu38 | Did anyone from past eras produce writings solely for the purpose of future historians to study? | To explain in further detail - do we have any examples of writings (books, memoirs, stories, archives, etc.) that were made, kept, or produced solely for the purpose of future historians to study and help them understand a particular event, place, people, etc.
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jtvxe | We've seen pictures of Stellar Nurseries, huge nebulae created by the death of a star. How can the mass of a single star create a nebula that goes on to create many new stars and accompanying planets? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/jtvxe/weve_seen_pictures_of_stellar_nurseries_huge/ | {
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2eh84l | why is zoe quinn being defended? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2eh84l/eli5_why_is_zoe_quinn_being_defended/ | {
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3x39r1 | how is it that for two months california has had a methane leak and it won't be fixed until spring? | Saw a post about this yesterday. The leak is huge and it's constantly spilling and will continue for months.
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1fu633 | When and why did English orthography stop using Þ (thorn) and ð (eth)? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1fu633/when_and_why_did_english_orthography_stop_using_þ/ | {
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bjbh6h | Why does beta plus (β+) decay happen in proton-proton chain reactions; why don't the two protons just form helium instead of deuterium? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/bjbh6h/why_does_beta_plus_β_decay_happen_in_protonproton/ | {
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2ki93r | Has anyone ever become a Saint in their lifetime? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2ki93r/has_anyone_ever_become_a_saint_in_their_lifetime/ | {
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258lzc | when a body decays, where do those white maggots(?) suddenly come from? | I just watched a video (Thanks r/WTF) where a dead pig decays. After some time you see white little things eating away from the inside.
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3c4u8e | why is the world not on a universal time? in other words why is it not "13:00 pm" all around the world - some would come to see it as daytime afternoon, others late afternoon, and yet others early morning. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3c4u8e/eli5_why_is_the_world_not_on_a_universal_time_in/ | {
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19ia5l | Is there actual evidence that the ancient Irish sucked their kings' nipples to display fealty? | I apologize for the somewhat salacious title, but Stephen Fry on QI made the claim that ancient Irish people could suck their kings' nipples to demonstrate their loyalty, and if someone challenging the king's right to rule lost a certain contest, he would have his nipples cut off to symbolize his inability to rule. I f... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/19ia5l/is_there_actual_evidence_that_the_ancient_irish/ | {
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cdwowv | Resources to learn about US colonization/imperialism in Latin America | I would appreciate if someone could point me towards a good resource(s) that detail the impact of US exploitation of Latin American countries. In particular how it affected the general populace. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/cdwowv/resources_to_learn_about_us/ | {
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92jmbc | Why doesn't carbon monoxide turn into carbon dioxide when additional oxygen becomes present? | Or does it? It seems to me that when CO comes out of the tailpipe of a car that it would immediately turn into CO2. If it doesn't do this, why? If it does, why does leaving a car running in your garage kill you so fast? Is it just using up all the oxygen faster than it can be replenished from outside the garage? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/92jmbc/why_doesnt_carbon_monoxide_turn_into_carbon/ | {
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56gpkn | Why does cellular regeneration degrade as an organism ages? | Bonus question:
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coqey5 | the whole jeffrey epstein situation | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/coqey5/eli5_the_whole_jeffrey_epstein_situation/ | {
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tvz1t | [meta] what if i told you that you could get the most out of [eli5] if you brought an already correct answer to a question that interests you, but you just need someone to *explain* it to you. | **IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER** (I know people are misunderstanding the post because of my clumsy title): I am only suggesting a way to get the most out of the subreddit. a thing YSK.
When you bring an already correct answer it makes it much easier to figure out what level of understanding you are seeking It also helps to m... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/tvz1t/meta_what_if_i_told_you_that_you_could_get_the/ | {
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1b8qjt | Did the United States government ever consider allying with the Axis powers in WWII? | I have heard that there was actually a lot of nazi sympathy in the US - they weren't seen as "evil" right away, at least not by everyone. Was there ever any serious diplomatic consideration about allying with the Axis? Obviously this would have involved betraying key allies, but I am just curious. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1b8qjt/did_the_united_states_government_ever_consider/ | {
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1tq100 | why does david cameron want mandatory porn filters for uk internet users? | I just dont get it. Why, when he is facing the potential breakup of his country with Scotland's referendum, why is David Cameron's biggest idea blocking internet porn? What does he stand to gain? What does he not understand about how these filters work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1tq100/eli5_why_does_david_cameron_want_mandatory_porn/ | {
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7zchm5 | Is there any evidence of trench warfare in the Civil War before Petersburg? | Petersburg is, I think, famous as serving as a forerunner to WWI like trench warfare in 1864. But I was wondering if there is any evidence for trench warfare earlier in the war than this.
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9kvxlw | Does adding more heat to a pot of boiling water make it cook things faster? | I have to win an argument. The idea starts off with somebody boiling a decently large sized pot of water. When small amounts of bubbles start to form and rise is what qualifies as "boiling the water". My question is, if you were to add heat and make it a rapid rolling boil, would that cook food inside of the pot faster... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/9kvxlw/does_adding_more_heat_to_a_pot_of_boiling_water/ | {
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62ui2r | Why were the Gracchus Brothers allowed to be People's Tribunes? Weren't they patricians? | Hello, I'm trying to get an understanding of the Late Republic's Political system. It is my understanding that the People's Tribunes had to be plebeians. Weren't the Gracchus brothers both patricians? I've got bonus questions as well, how many people made up the Plebeian assembly (those who elected the People's Tribune... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/62ui2r/why_were_the_gracchus_brothers_allowed_to_be/ | {
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1c726r | what it is to default on a debt. what are the consequences? | I'm studying the bond market in an econ class, and the definition I was given of a bond is that it is a legal document binding the seller to pay the buyer at a given date and interest rate. That I get. But now, we're discussing how buyers sometimes calculate the expected value of a bond, by including the default risk. ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1c726r/eli5_what_it_is_to_default_on_a_debt_what_are_the/ | {
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26ulna | how is the sat scored? | I recently took a diagnostic and got a 1720, however I don't get how it was scored. I got a total of 51 wrong and omitted and a 7 on my essay. How did this add up to 1720? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26ulna/eli5how_is_the_sat_scored/ | {
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3ctoxa | How were Americans treated/viewed in Japan (Tokyo specifically) during the Taishō era? (1912-1926) | Also were there differences when it came to Americans of distinguished class like the family of the US Ambassador versus an ordinary sailor? Were US students allowed to attend the University of Tokyo? Was there discrimination against fellow Japanese who associated with Americans? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3ctoxa/how_were_americans_treatedviewed_in_japan_tokyo/ | {
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cs94dh | Why did the German Army invade Netherlands in World War II, when in World War I, Dutch armed neutrality deterred the Germans? | During and before World War I, the Dutch mantained an armed neutrality that would've made it inefficient both in terms of time, and resources to invade, yet in World War II, the Germans invaded through Netherlands, and succeeded, as the Dutch capitulated quickly.
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7zhdcc | describe the process of gaining weight. from ingestion to digestion and so on. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7zhdcc/eli5_describe_the_process_of_gaining_weight_from/ | {
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33y1c4 | What determines the frame of reference for us to feel acceleration? | If there is no "absolute" reference frame for the universe, if I floor the accelerator in a car, what makes feel the acceleration relative to earth rather than the zero acceleration relative to the car? I understand that my own inertia would keep me in place as the car accelerates, but why "in place" relative to the ea... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/33y1c4/what_determines_the_frame_of_reference_for_us_to/ | {
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cu632r | What weapons were popular with Vikings during raids? Did they ever use siege engines? What kind of armor was commonly worn? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/cu632r/what_weapons_were_popular_with_vikings_during/ | {
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q974p | Why can't surgeons always implant an artificial heart instead of giving a heart transplant? | What makes it more complicated than just being a pump? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/q974p/why_cant_surgeons_always_implant_an_artificial/ | {
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ut6um | How do glow sticks work? | Why do they "crack" and how does that trigger the glow? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ut6um/how_do_glow_sticks_work/ | {
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aq5qcc | what is being woke and what does it mean to be woke? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aq5qcc/eli5_what_is_being_woke_and_what_does_it_mean_to/ | {
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10jzlr | Why is the Earth's freshwater supply diminishing? | If our potable water is considered a renewable resource, why are we taught to conserve water? Think about it: we use the water, it goes to the sewage cleaning facility, and then back to our water taps. So why is it so suddenly (within the last 10ish years) that there has been a movement to save, save, save water? What'... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/10jzlr/why_is_the_earths_freshwater_supply_diminishing/ | {
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3tvfts | whats the difference between honey and syrup? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3tvfts/eli5whats_the_difference_between_honey_and_syrup/ | {
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9l8jeg | How do PET scans work? Confused between gamma emitters vs positron emitters. | I'm studying medical physics at the moment, and I think it's the idea of positron emission that I can't wrap my head around. How does it work with PET scans? From what I understood:
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apmk34 | What are historically the most peaceful countries? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/apmk34/what_are_historically_the_most_peaceful_countries/ | {
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9baj0n | how does the finance industry benefit society? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9baj0n/eli5_how_does_the_finance_industry_benefit_society/ | {
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ah7h8e | how does a company go about separating, like with activision blizzard? | How do you get both sides to agree to split? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ah7h8e/eli5_how_does_a_company_go_about_separating_like/ | {
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fhoi9 | If the Earth was a smooth, frictionless object (still spinning and revolving around the sun) and if I were to set an equally smooth ball rolling, would it circle the Earth forever? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/fhoi9/if_the_earth_was_a_smooth_frictionless_object/ | {
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82f2sa | why would a company spend money making offices in a leased spaced. doesn't the landlord "own" and benefit from all of the enhancements? | I've never understood why a company would spend money on a rented/leased (maybe there's a difference there) office space that they don't own. Wouldn't it be a better financial decision to purchase a smaller place elsewhere and renovate it so they own all of the improvements? Is there a benefit I'm not aware of? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/82f2sa/eli5_why_would_a_company_spend_money_making/ | {
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1aetkc | why do conspiracy theorists care if drones patrol our cities? | Maybe I'm missing something but, I feel as if the only people who would care are the ones committing crimes. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1aetkc/eli5_why_do_conspiracy_theorists_care_if_drones/ | {
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2mwj4y | why does every text to speech synthetic voice pretty much suck? | No matter how hard I look for a text to speech software they all have that robotic fake sound. Even Google and Apple with Siri have voices that are clearly fake and robotic. What it's so difficult about the language or the human voice that no program can imitate, are there any advancements in this area? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mwj4y/eli5why_does_every_text_to_speech_synthetic_voice/ | {
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inmms | For other planets, how do scientist determine which pole is the North one? | Is it in relation to Earth's own northern pole? Solar system wise, how do we decide and agree upon where the "top" of everything (mainly planets) is? Or, is there just something about poles and magnetism that I am just completely missing out on? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/inmms/for_other_planets_how_do_scientist_determine/ | {
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155i4k | How large would the universe be if there was no empty space between protons, neutrons, and electrons? | Would it be the same estimated size as the Big Bang's dense state? What would the density be? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/155i4k/how_large_would_the_universe_be_if_there_was_no/ | {
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5tzvng | Is it true that baths and personal hygiene were considered dangerous for your health during the 16th/17th century in Europe? | I am currently reading Shogun, a fictional novel by James Clavell that is set in 1600 Japan. In one of the chapters, the main protagonist, an English sea-merchant, is being questioned by his Japanese captures. The Japanese translator states to him, "Lord Toranaga says, it is unbelievable that any human could live wit... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5tzvng/is_it_true_that_baths_and_personal_hygiene_were/ | {
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5kh4i6 | why does thinking about our subconscious actions make them manual? | For example:
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You're also aware of your tongue now.
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2ao8tc | how come my dog can sleep in crazy positions and not hurt her neck but if i sleep just slightly off my pillow or at an odd position my neck hurts all day. | What kind of voodoo allows my boxer to sleep upside down and contorted but I bend my neck the wrong way sleeping and I'm taking pain relievers for the rest of the day. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ao8tc/eli5how_come_my_dog_can_sleep_in_crazy_positions/ | {
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956ftm | Have there ever been any conflicts between the Republic of Congo and DRC over who gets the name "Congo? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/956ftm/have_there_ever_been_any_conflicts_between_the/ | {
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3i0eym | why do "million" and "millennia" sound the same, but one refers to millions and the other refers to thousands? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3i0eym/eli5_why_do_million_and_millennia_sound_the_same/ | {
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147q0s | The spread of Confucianism to Japan and Korea | I am currently taking a class related to Asian Traditions, and we are looking at the spread of Confucianism to Japan and Korea and its relationship to gender roles and the control of sexuality. I'm pretty good on the gender part. However, I'm less clear on WHY Confucianism was seen as such an attractive thing to Japan ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/147q0s/the_spread_of_confucianism_to_japan_and_korea/ | {
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d9v7pp | why can't we put a metallic grille on plane reactors to keep birds from getting to the engine? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d9v7pp/eli5_why_cant_we_put_a_metallic_grille_on_plane/ | {
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1idhit | Do we know exactly how strong the Olympians of ancient Greece were compared to the Olympians of today? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1idhit/do_we_know_exactly_how_strong_the_olympians_of/ | {
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2pn166 | Was the M4 Sherman a good or bad tank? | My friend insists that the Sherman was a bad tank, simply for the reason that it was incredibly flammable. He says the British called it the "Zippo" or "Ronson", and the Germans called it the "Tommy Cooker". Is there any truth in what he claims, or is it just a myth?
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vsvsx | why are the trees still standing with green when the homes are charred? _url_0_ | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/vsvsx/eli5_why_are_the_trees_still_standing_with_green/ | {
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bhnubv | if cameras can take videos with fps equaling single shutter speeds, why do photographers take dedicated still shots instead of video recording everything and later just isolating single frames for “photographs?” | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bhnubv/eli5_if_cameras_can_take_videos_with_fps_equaling/ | {
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2gi3uf | Which bacteria did mitochondria come from? | My professor said it was the Agrobacterium, but for some reason I thought it was a Cyanobacteria. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2gi3uf/which_bacteria_did_mitochondria_come_from/ | {
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4ifeq8 | Why does buoyancy equal the density of the fluid multiplied by the submerged volume times the gravitational acceleration, g and not the density of the object submerged? | When we talk about the Arquimedes principle and buoyancy, why does buoyancy have to do with the weight of displaced fluid rather than the weight of the object submerged? I ask this since the sum of the vertical forces that are applied in an object, in equilibrium, by the fluid in which he's submerged equals the weight ... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4ifeq8/why_does_buoyancy_equal_the_density_of_the_fluid/ | {
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ai4cnu | how do large companies send bulk letters? | For example, when the bank mails me my statement every month, how do they handle the process of printing the statement, putting it in an envelope and mailing it? Is there an assembly line for outgoing mail? Please help me understand! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ai4cnu/eli5_how_do_large_companies_send_bulk_letters/ | {
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4pdk2x | how does the sit in that is going on in the house of representatives work? | What is the purpose of a sit in and how does it work? Does the house have to do anything in response or can they ignore it until they stop? Please don't comment with your opinions on the sit in, just the way it works. Thanks :) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4pdk2x/eli5_how_does_the_sit_in_that_is_going_on_in_the/ | {
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1qi4fn | how do polygraphs work. | And how to trick them ;) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qi4fn/eli5_how_do_polygraphs_work/ | {
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5bc6k4 | Did the Romans have any racial prejudices that they held, particularly when they conquered other lands with people of darker skin tones? Did this factor into who was or wasn't sold into slavery? | I know that the Romans are famous for incorporating conquered peoples into their empire, but when they saw people that didn't look like them, did they have any preconceived judgements? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5bc6k4/did_the_romans_have_any_racial_prejudices_that/ | {
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42hl8t | what are eyeballs doing when looking at autostereograms (magic eyes) and why can some people not see the hidden image? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/42hl8t/eli5_what_are_eyeballs_doing_when_looking_at/ | {
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ff974 | What's the status of the conclusions of the Miller-Urey experiment today? | A certain subset of apparently learned men have questioned the validity of the discoveries made by the Miller-Urey experiment, and I wanted to ask those of you who may know: What's the modern consensus? Is it... well, to put it bluntly, *legit*? Claims of unfair bias toward amino acid production and other unfortunate "... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ff974/whats_the_status_of_the_conclusions_of_the/ | {
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1m8dr3 | At what point did self replicating molecules become what today is known as life? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1m8dr3/at_what_point_did_self_replicating_molecules/ | {
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5472ai | Why can't the Navier Stokes equations be solved in 3-D? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5472ai/why_cant_the_navier_stokes_equations_be_solved_in/ | {
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184dti | I am 23 years old, does my body still have the atoms in it that made up the sperm and egg cell that made me? | Maybe I am totally wrong, but I figure that as cells die and are discarded and replaced eventually the body would have to replace enough of the original cells that my body would no longer contain anything that it started with. Is that not the case?
I'm gunna break it down into a few different questions:
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nswmh | Is developing near or far sightedness something unique to humans, or could other animals conceivably develop poor vision? | As humans some of us have great vision but others need corrective lenses. Could other animals like dogs or bears lose the ability to focus over time as well? Or would that have been an evolutionary weakness that has been phased out of nature because it obviously hinders an animals ability to survive? But it continues o... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/nswmh/is_developing_near_or_far_sightedness_something/ | {
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30il3l | the sounds a computer makes when downloading | What are those sounds made by computers when we download things and where are they coming from? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/30il3l/eli5_the_sounds_a_computer_makes_when_downloading/ | {
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3ddafb | why is there such racial tension between australian aboriginals and australians? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ddafb/eli5_why_is_there_such_racial_tension_between/ | {
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