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9rsb4d | (california) what does proposition 10 about rent control actually will do? what are the pros and cons ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9rsb4d/eli5_california_what_does_proposition_10_about/ | {
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63s7an | what's the point of women's education programs in american while women outnumbering men in colleges? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/63s7an/eli5_whats_the_point_of_womens_education_programs/ | {
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1uyl7w | the difference between temperature (f/c/k) and heat (joules) | My knowledge of the subject is only high school level calciometry, and I've heard other explanations about the subject. It's never been that clear to me at all for some reason, please help! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1uyl7w/eli5_the_difference_between_temperature_fck_and/ | {
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qwrz7 | why do large tech companies seem to be more willing to hire external people and pay them more rather than promoting internally? | I'm not sure if this is limited to tech companies or not, but I've experienced it with several of them. Why is it that I can take a job at another company for over a 20% increase in salary, but if I apply to a nearly identical position at my current company for a promotion, I could expect less than a 5% raise? Then i... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/qwrz7/eli5_why_do_large_tech_companies_seem_to_be_more/ | {
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4iceso | why does netflix have to delete a show/movie after a certain period of time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4iceso/eli5_why_does_netflix_have_to_delete_a_showmovie/ | {
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8doeuc | air movement in a house | For example, the indoor temp is set at 68. If it is 65 outside, what happens when you open the window? Does opening 2 windows in the room cool off the space faster?
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503cwo | why when you cough in the dark do you see a little flash if light an inch from your nose? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/503cwo/eli5_why_when_you_cough_in_the_dark_do_you_see_a/ | {
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40g8yu | what does a card reader do when you swipe a credit/debit card's magnetic strip through it? and what information does it read? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/40g8yu/eli5_what_does_a_card_reader_do_when_you_swipe_a/ | {
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e6e0ph | when men pee, are we just allowing the pee to flow out or are we subconsciously pushing it? also, when we do push it, what's happening there? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e6e0ph/eli5_when_men_pee_are_we_just_allowing_the_pee_to/ | {
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653awy | what's the difference between 4k led, and oled tv's? | Does it have to do with pixels? Are the pixels the same? Are the LED pixels rectangular vs OLED circular or something? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/653awy/eli5whats_the_difference_between_4k_led_and_oled/ | {
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38mdfh | why do some black people have such unusual names ie. daekwon, d'shandra? where do they come from? or do their parents just make them up? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38mdfh/eli5_why_do_some_black_people_have_such_unusual/ | {
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3ix3ll | how does a wifi router pull data from the surrounding environment and translate it into usable information? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ix3ll/eli5_how_does_a_wifi_router_pull_data_from_the/ | {
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2o3y7z | how come when you look at something up close with 2 eyes, a ghostly copy of it appears parallel? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2o3y7z/eli5_how_come_when_you_look_at_something_up_close/ | {
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s5ruv | embryonic stem cell research | What is it? How does it work? Why are some people so worked up about it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/s5ruv/eli5_embryonic_stem_cell_research/ | {
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51t7vb | how do computers calculate exact integrals? | I know that calculators can estimate integrals by using Riemann Sums, but those are approximations, not exact. How can calculators determine exact integrals/antiderivatives given that it's not always a linear process? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/51t7vb/eli5_how_do_computers_calculate_exact_integrals/ | {
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1l4by7 | if congress blew up and the president, vice-president and all senators and representatives were killed/incapacitated who would be in charge? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1l4by7/if_congress_blew_up_and_the_president/ | {
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93dq48 | why are online travel agencies cheaper (significantly) than booking directly from airline? | Considering the OTA is a middleman in the transaction, how are they able to sell the ticket cheaper than the airlines themselves? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/93dq48/eli5why_are_online_travel_agencies_cheaper/ | {
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2y0ijy | how can you have stereo sound with a vinyl ? | I have some difficulties to understand how it is possible to create 2 different track for each speaker with just one groove. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2y0ijy/eli5_how_can_you_have_stereo_sound_with_a_vinyl/ | {
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cs6xbj | the usage of iodine | Why iodine is still being used in operations, rather than hydrogen peroxide or salicyl alcohol? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cs6xbj/eli5_the_usage_of_iodine/ | {
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ffy6w4 | how do they trace the origin / first case of an outbreak of a viral disease, say hiv? how accurate are they? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ffy6w4/eli5_how_do_they_trace_the_origin_first_case_of/ | {
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8cb24z | how does a student improve their credit score to one day get a mortgage or finance a car? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8cb24z/eli5_how_does_a_student_improve_their_credit/ | {
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2jcjf0 | how does d-earth kill pests such as fleas? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jcjf0/eli5_how_does_dearth_kill_pests_such_as_fleas/ | {
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1ssq8m | why is it when i have a cold or flu, i sometimes feel really cold and start shivering violently, even though when i feel my skin i'm warm? | I'm sick right now and could not stop shivering last night, even sleeping in a hoodie and under 2 bed sheets, what's happening here? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ssq8m/eli5_why_is_it_when_i_have_a_cold_or_flu_i/ | {
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1lq9xx | what is the difference between astronomy and astrophysics? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lq9xx/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_astronomy_and/ | {
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68ctue | what is a natural immunity? | What is a natural immunity and why do some people have them to certain specific diseases? In addition, do some people have stronger immune systems than others? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/68ctue/eli5_what_is_a_natural_immunity/ | {
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6ltyhh | why does a fly hover around people, even when they don't have food? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ltyhh/eli5_why_does_a_fly_hover_around_people_even_when/ | {
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22ri9b | how is distance not affected when it comes to reflections in water. | I saw this photo in [/r/earthporn](_URL_0_). The mountains in the background don't overshadow the pond, so how come it's there? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22ri9b/eli5_how_is_distance_not_affected_when_it_comes/ | {
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1r7oaf | how does the foodbank feed four people from $1? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1r7oaf/eli5_how_does_the_foodbank_feed_four_people_from_1/ | {
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2w5qfa | what sets anime apart from other animated styles? | Question in title. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2w5qfa/eli5_what_sets_anime_apart_from_other_animated/ | {
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1pi30z | why so avacados require grafting to produce fruit? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pi30z/eli5_why_so_avacados_require_grafting_to_produce/ | {
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abubq8 | what determines the height of the clouds? | I mean, why are they exactly where they are? What prevents them from going a few hundreds of meters higher or lower?
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36zne2 | why do chain restaurants that aren't anywhere near my state have commercials on my tv channels? | I live on the East Coast and see commercials for chain restaurants that don't have places anywhere near the state I live in. Why do they do that? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/36zne2/eli5_why_do_chain_restaurants_that_arent_anywhere/ | {
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5pkccf | why is the namib desert so dry even though it's right next to the atlantic ocean? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5pkccf/eli5_why_is_the_namib_desert_so_dry_even_though/ | {
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7a3hop | why are people getting depression at younger ages? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7a3hop/eli5_why_are_people_getting_depression_at_younger/ | {
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2hrg3d | why does my arm hurt all day if it hung over the edge of the bed when i slept? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2hrg3d/eli5_why_does_my_arm_hurt_all_day_if_it_hung_over/ | {
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203v8h | with a finite number of musical notes, chords, and a limited number of notes that are in key with one another - are we ever at risk of exhausting all possible combinations for melodies? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/203v8h/eli5_with_a_finite_number_of_musical_notes_chords/ | {
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5juup3 | why are oled pixels individually lit but not led pixels? | I bought an LED lightstrip and the LED's on the lightstrip are individually lit. Before I thought only OLED can be individually lit. Current generation LED monitors require a backlight to operate. Why wasn't this technology ever used in monitors or TV's (excluding OLED)?
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4k4xrw | why do more libertarians lean towards the right? what are some libertarian values that are more left than right? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4k4xrw/eli5_why_do_more_libertarians_lean_towards_the/ | {
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2y1s5r | why a major news network has to loop the same five second clip (for days sometimes | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2y1s5r/eli5_why_a_major_news_network_has_to_loop_the/ | {
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fyrr2y | - if a mortgage group goes bankrupt, what happens to the mortgage of the properties of the people that financed through that group? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fyrr2y/eli5_if_a_mortgage_group_goes_bankrupt_what/ | {
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3m9puh | why are clips from tv on youtube always in such bad quality? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3m9puh/eli5_why_are_clips_from_tv_on_youtube_always_in/ | {
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9pwhjs | the economic crisis of mexico in 1994 | Hello. I have trouble understanding this crisis from my lesson. I do not understand the correlation between the US dollar , the forex market and the the Mexican debt and how this led to a crisis in Mexico | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9pwhjs/eli5_the_economic_crisis_of_mexico_in_1994/ | {
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3ff6s8 | what makes my dog hate someone he has never met? | My dog is 9 and I've had him since he was 6 weeks old. I know he's never been abused or mistreated. To tell you his breed would just be a guess. He's generally a pretty nice, chill dog but there are some people (indifferent to race, sex, or age) that he just does not like and has no problem showing it. What would make ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ff6s8/eli5_what_makes_my_dog_hate_someone_he_has_never/ | {
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26byjw | why is military equipment so expensive? | Like on how can a jet cost $62 million and a tomahawk missile cost $1.5 million? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26byjw/eli5_why_is_military_equipment_so_expensive/ | {
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250mj0 | why can't i use my phone while i'm pumping gas into my car? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/250mj0/eli5_why_cant_i_use_my_phone_while_im_pumping_gas/ | {
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a65vsw | i live on a small island, how do small insects like mosquitoes not get blown away from high winds? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a65vsw/eli5_i_live_on_a_small_island_how_do_small/ | {
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3c71av | if you're busted for committing a crime in a foreign country, what can the police do if you don't provide any identification and refuse to speak? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3c71av/eli5_if_youre_busted_for_committing_a_crime_in_a/ | {
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1wivo3 | how is meat more calorie-dense than plants if protein and carbs have 4 cal/g each? | A variety of animal and human physiology describes the consumption of meat as crucial for brainpower and growth. I recall seeing calorie density as a dominant factor, but shouldn't the body be deriving the same amount of calories per by weight?
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4m8heo | why is 5% unemployment considered by many to be ideal? | It doesn't make much sense to me that 1 in 20 people isn't working | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4m8heo/eli5_why_is_5_unemployment_considered_by_many_to/ | {
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3rrdfa | why are dogs so scared of thunderstorms? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3rrdfa/eli5_why_are_dogs_so_scared_of_thunderstorms/ | {
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2v7y4l | why was brian williams shamed into taking an hiatus and the same doesn't happen to fox news anchors? | Hasn't FOX News been called out many times before for making up stories? How come their news anchors are not called out and shamed into hiatus? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2v7y4l/eli5_why_was_brian_williams_shamed_into_taking_an/ | {
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1lgsj5 | how would bombing syria solve the problem of syria using chemical weapons on their people (if true). | Not sure I understand this situation. Let's say it's true that chemical weapons were used. What does a military strike actually resolve here?
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5qsk1l | why exactly is it considered racist for white people to be proud of their heritage, but not any other race? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5qsk1l/eli5_why_exactly_is_it_considered_racist_for/ | {
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22h9ia | why is windows xp very popular? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22h9ia/eli5_why_is_windows_xp_very_popular/ | {
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auxu5m | how do air fryers work? i'm always baffled at the fact that air fryers can produce the same texture as conventional oil fryers. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/auxu5m/eli5_how_do_air_fryers_work_im_always_baffled_at/ | {
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fytw7m | why is the skin under my nail sensitive to water? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fytw7m/eli5_why_is_the_skin_under_my_nail_sensitive_to/ | {
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391dzn | on us roads, when they do construction but after they're done the road isn't new, what did they do? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/391dzn/eli5_on_us_roads_when_they_do_construction_but/ | {
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5v0mok | how did mail-order music companies like columbia house / bmg (get 13 cd's for a penny) make money? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5v0mok/eli5_how_did_mailorder_music_companies_like/ | {
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18uu7p | historical explanation for why the american academic "levels" [k-8, 9-12, college] have their respective number of years and why they are split into three separate sections? | I was thinking about a friend who graduated two years younger due to home schooling, and I wanted to know why the normal American track is 12 years [plus at least 4 for college]. When did this current model develop? Was it a loosely-based British or other European school system in its inception? And why the separation ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/18uu7p/eli5_historical_explanation_for_why_the_american/ | {
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63zx5a | why and when did sex turned into a dirty sin and become something bad or something we can't open talk about? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/63zx5a/eli5_why_and_when_did_sex_turned_into_a_dirty_sin/ | {
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3jb2f4 | rent control | How does rent control work? How do they pick which places are rent controlled, and how do they pass it on to others? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3jb2f4/eli5rent_control/ | {
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60a843 | why do we, out of nowhere, take a deep breath? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/60a843/eli5_why_do_we_out_of_nowhere_take_a_deep_breath/ | {
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16c9ze | how is it possible to maneuver spaceships in space? | How can you maneuver in space when there isn't anything around you? Mustn't there be any matter for a spacecraft to 'turn'? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/16c9ze/eli5_how_is_it_possible_to_maneuver_spaceships_in/ | {
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2ln14o | if magnets are bad for electronics, how does my magnetic laptop charger not mess up my macbook? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ln14o/eli5if_magnets_are_bad_for_electronics_how_does/ | {
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75exva | in baseball, why do managers and coaches meet with pitchers but not batters? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/75exva/eli5_in_baseball_why_do_managers_and_coaches_meet/ | {
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n5j6u | the benefits the us gets from protecting israel so much. | I've always been rather perplexed by the U.S position regarding Israel. It never seemed to me that Israel really could offer the U.S THAT much that Israel needed such protection. It strikes me that Israel can do NO wrong in the eyes of the U.S, and I'm wondering how and why such a relationship was created and persists ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/n5j6u/eli5_the_benefits_the_us_gets_from_protecting/ | {
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4csnt9 | what does it take to label a product "made in (country)"? | I see products, especially food products, labeled with a "Made in Spain" or "Made in Italy" description. Are there any sort of regulations for that or is it just a marketing gimmick? My Google-fu has failed me, so I turn to Reddit. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4csnt9/eli5_what_does_it_take_to_label_a_product_made_in/ | {
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4ug2sx | how to get the rights to a piece of music for use in a movie? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ug2sx/eli5_how_to_get_the_rights_to_a_piece_of_music/ | {
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1nolw6 | why does a solid state hard drive cost so much more than a usb flash drive of the same size? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1nolw6/eli5_why_does_a_solid_state_hard_drive_cost_so/ | {
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7a611i | what exactly happened with kevin spacey? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7a611i/eli5_what_exactly_happened_with_kevin_spacey/ | {
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3j42gb | how is it possible to get drinkable water through the public waterpipes, don't they have everything essential for harmful microorganisms to evolve? this goes especially for the hot water | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3j42gb/eli5how_is_it_possible_to_get_drinkable_water/ | {
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ah5ye0 | why would anyone choose to smoke cigarettes over vape? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ah5ye0/eli5_why_would_anyone_choose_to_smoke_cigarettes/ | {
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71waas | how and why can dna be represented in bytes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/71waas/eli5_how_and_why_can_dna_be_represented_in_bytes/ | {
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bit6kx | if our longest finger is two away from our thumb, why is our longest toe next to our “big toe?” | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bit6kx/eli5_if_our_longest_finger_is_two_away_from_our/ | {
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6jth17 | how we know how much uranium a sample started with when using uranium-lead dating? | I am familiar with the process of radioactive decay, and how it can be used to meausre the age of samples, but it seems predicated on knowing, or being able to accurately predict, the original sample size of the radioactive element at the time the sample formed. How do we do this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6jth17/eli5_how_we_know_how_much_uranium_a_sample/ | {
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4cw6xw | how can the unemployment rate increase when jobs are added? | A CNN article (linked below) details how the U.S. economy gained 215,000 jobs in March. Yet the unemployment rate increased from 4.9% to 5%. The article says that this may be a result of people returning to the job market, but can that really account for the complete negation (plus more) of those 215,000 jobs added?
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7h5964 | why is it that freezing things, like an embryo or plant seeds, preserves them where as it would kill other living beings? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7h5964/eli5_why_is_it_that_freezing_things_like_an/ | {
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jjou9 | what do people mean when they say 'we went to iraq for the oil' | Who got the oil? Doesn't this mean oil prices should drop? Weren't we getting oil from Iraq anyway? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jjou9/eli5_what_do_people_mean_when_they_say_we_went_to/ | {
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323ekw | when you don't yawn "correctly", why do you feel out of breath until you manage to fully yawn? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/323ekw/eli5_when_you_dont_yawn_correctly_why_do_you_feel/ | {
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3p5v08 | why are assault rifle magazines curved? | The AK 47 mag is curved like a banana, and an AR 15 mag has a slight bend to it also. Why? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3p5v08/eli5_why_are_assault_rifle_magazines_curved/ | {
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2pby7c | why are there so many jewish comedians? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2pby7c/eli5_why_are_there_so_many_jewish_comedians/ | {
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2ey7o1 | how america can have a "3 strike" rule for criminal activity, but celebrities can have drug scandal and assault scandal after another and get off with it | Celebrities can get shitfaced and beat people up or put their pickup through a restaurant window with a month in rehab and a slap on the wrist, am I missing something? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ey7o1/eli5how_america_can_have_a_3_strike_rule_for/ | {
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4xstaw | if india and pakistan both became independent on the same day, why is their independence day celebrated on different days? | Pakistan's Independence Day is on 14th August and India's is on the 15th. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4xstaw/eli5_if_india_and_pakistan_both_became/ | {
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56e0ru | if we can never find the end of an irrational number, how do we know whether it's truly irrational or just a rational number with an incredibly large number of digits? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/56e0ru/eli5_if_we_can_never_find_the_end_of_an/ | {
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o9r72 | how to make the most out of health insurance, how to get a primary care physician, etc. | I finally have health insurance, but have no idea the proper way to use it. Before having it, I would usually wait until whatever I had got really bad and just check into urgent care if it didn't go away on its own. Now I want to get preventative care, regular check-ups, etc. I have no idea how to do this and I can't f... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/o9r72/eli5_how_to_make_the_most_out_of_health_insurance/ | {
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49516h | is it ok to not eat many vegetables one prefers fruit instead? | Title. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/49516h/eli5_is_it_ok_to_not_eat_many_vegetables_one/ | {
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6zchuc | how did brazil come to have such a large japanese population when brazil has historically been an extremely inconvenient location, geographically, compared to bolivia or peru, prior to the panama canal being built? | Brazil is in the central/eastern part of South America and Japan is in the Pacific Ocean. Prior to the canal, you would need to sail southwest and then back up north to reach Brazil. Why did Japanese settle in Brazil and not in the west coast countries of South America like Peru or Bolivia? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6zchuc/eli5how_did_brazil_come_to_have_such_a_large/ | {
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54q229 | why does microwaving a bagel make it chewy? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/54q229/eli5_why_does_microwaving_a_bagel_make_it_chewy/ | {
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brq1kl | what does it entail when a business is “100% employee owned”? | Do the employees get a stake in the company proportional to how many there are? Are profits shared amongst them equally? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/brq1kl/eli5_what_does_it_entail_when_a_business_is_100/ | {
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dcm9h2 | can electrical brainwave signals be represented in binary? | Follow up question to a post I saw a little bit ago. Since brainwaves are electromagnetic waves, I’m assuming in a similar way every day electricity is, would it be unreasonable to assume that these signals could be represented in logical 1/0 like we do for 5V/0V? And thus wouldn’t this help us map human brain function... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dcm9h2/eli5_can_electrical_brainwave_signals_be/ | {
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a1brc7 | how long dna chains such as in chromosomes stay unknotted? | [Open access here](_URL_0_)
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4k4987 | how does hydroplaning happen? is there any "safe" speed? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4k4987/eli5_how_does_hydroplaning_happen_is_there_any/ | {
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4jkm39 | how did the united kingdom, an area about the same size as alabama and mississippi, have the ability to colonize so much of the world? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4jkm39/eli5how_did_the_united_kingdom_an_area_about_the/ | {
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1anr3s | what do the movie/tv actors actually do to to get executive/ co-producer credits on the shows/movies they star in | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1anr3s/what_do_the_movietv_actors_actually_do_to_to_get/ | {
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eea8gt | how is kubernetes different from container platforms such as docker? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eea8gt/eli5_how_is_kubernetes_different_from_container/ | {
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5joaw9 | why couldn't the us just withdraw from iraq/vietnam/etc.? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5joaw9/eli5_why_couldnt_the_us_just_withdraw_from/ | {
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c0d8xv | is ‘naturally skinny’ a real thing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c0d8xv/eli5_is_naturally_skinny_a_real_thing/ | {
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6i9qyh | how does google's search algorithm work and what was the internet like before it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6i9qyh/eli5_how_does_googles_search_algorithm_work_and/ | {
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3dvkk9 | communism and the differences between communist countries. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3dvkk9/eli5_communism_and_the_differences_between/ | {
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