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4utju4 | what happens to underground creatures when it rains? | ants, bugs, rabbits, what happens to their burrows and caves when the weather turns bad? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4utju4/eli5_what_happens_to_underground_creatures_when/ | {
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exzfp3 | how is michelob ultra turning farm land “organic”? | Saw their ad during the super bowl promising to turn 6sq ft of farmland organic for each 6pk sold. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/exzfp3/eli5_how_is_michelob_ultra_turning_farm_land/ | {
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6fg4cp | why are tanks and armored vehicles usually carried on the back of a truck to the war? | I mean why don't they just drive the tank/armored vehicle to the front lines?
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2bb5fe | why do i have to pay a tow company to get my car back? | I understand that it's legal for them to remove my vehicle from a place where it is illegally parked. But, once they've moved it, why is it legal for them to keep my property unless I pay them?
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2wp3wm | we all know how king and queen make sense, but in a deck of cards what is the origin of an ace or jack? were these actual titles? | It would be news to me. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wp3wm/eli5_we_all_know_how_king_and_queen_make_sense/ | {
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5v8613 | why do almost all countries still have speed limits on highways, even though germany has no speed limit and has a low crash rate? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5v8613/eli5_why_do_almost_all_countries_still_have_speed/ | {
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5d4bbk | why are jurors not allowed to ask questions during a trial, even if asked anonymously? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5d4bbk/eli5_why_are_jurors_not_allowed_to_ask_questions/ | {
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2k3jd0 | what happen to world trade center 7? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2k3jd0/eli5_what_happen_to_world_trade_center_7/ | {
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2se8la | why do 4-wheel drive vehicles have their spare tires behind them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2se8la/eli5_why_do_4wheel_drive_vehicles_have_their/ | {
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1ohdve | why could the us and ussr produce more than 120,000 nuclear warheads and smaller nations struggle for years to make one? | According to Wikipedia _URL_0_ the US has produced 70,000 nuclear warheads, and the former USSR produced 55,000. Why is it that these two countries could make so many and other determined countries like Iran struggle for years to build 1? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ohdve/eli5_why_could_the_us_and_ussr_produce_more_than/ | {
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32fyfb | why is dog and horse breeding not evidence of evolution. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/32fyfb/eli5_why_is_dog_and_horse_breeding_not_evidence/ | {
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436yap | what is going on with you tube? all sorts of fairly popular channels are being deleted, losing monetization, or having constraints placed on them and seemingly out of nowhere. is there new management, broken automation, or something else? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/436yap/eli5_what_is_going_on_with_you_tube_all_sorts_of/ | {
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4juprx | what happened in r/the_donald and why is there a new subreddit r/mr_trump? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4juprx/eli5_what_happened_in_rthe_donald_and_why_is/ | {
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1xjlfo | why do black women have larger and more pronounced butts than white women? | This may seem like a stupid question, but I've always wondered what was up with that? I'm hoping to find an actual reason besides just "genetics". | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xjlfo/eli5_why_do_black_women_have_larger_and_more/ | {
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1rxb0b | how does marine life tell direction when they're so deep there's no light? | Say a fish life's at point A and they go a few km away for food or what ever, how do they find their way back? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rxb0b/eli5_how_does_marine_life_tell_direction_when/ | {
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2mvglq | why are teeth such a mess? | If teeth help us process the food we eat, and therefore, they are very important for our health, why do they give so many problems, aesthetically also? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mvglq/eli5_why_are_teeth_such_a_mess/ | {
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2o5ec3 | why is there only a very small copetitive e-sport scene in japan compared to the rest of east asia/europe/north america? | For example the league of legends/starcraft scene is huge in south korea and china, but i never heard of a well known player from japan (speaking about lol now), or from an major tournament held in japan. Why is that the case? Because the gaming scene in japan seems to be quite large acctually | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2o5ec3/eli5_why_is_there_only_a_very_small_copetitive/ | {
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4yysqy | how can pirañas detect a drop of blood from two miles away? | _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4yysqy/eli5_how_can_pirañas_detect_a_drop_of_blood_from/ | {
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29wlsn | how come sharks and alligators stayed pretty much the same since the time of the dinosaurs? i was thinking that evolution (ie random mutation) was inevitable. shouldn't they have evolved frickin' laser beams on their heads by now? | Or at least a crazy tentacle appendage that helps grab food or somesuch. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29wlsn/eli5_how_come_sharks_and_alligators_stayed_pretty/ | {
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bzzgn8 | first time being on own health insurance. how does one go about using it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bzzgn8/eli5_first_time_being_on_own_health_insurance_how/ | {
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ofmbm | mosh pits | I don't go to concerts *too* often, but I've stopped trying to find my way up near the stage, because there's always some type of mosh pit going. I think there may be different types of pits depending on the style of music, but it's all very confusing to me. I'm all for dancing or singing along and enjoying the music, ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ofmbm/mosh_pits/ | {
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ayswoy | how do film crews get in contact with big cartels and criminals and how are they allowed to not tell the police about gang’s location? also how can they trust these criminals? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ayswoy/eli5_how_do_film_crews_get_in_contact_with_big/ | {
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eujcye | why is hyperventilation bad and why do you need to breath in a bag? | I mean, isn't oxygen good fit your body? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eujcye/eli5_why_is_hyperventilation_bad_and_why_do_you/ | {
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3je8vw | why is advertising pushed so forcefully onto people who don't want to see advertisements? it seems counterproductive to their goals. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3je8vw/eli5_why_is_advertising_pushed_so_forcefully_onto/ | {
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bnfum7 | what's the difference between the different type of steaks? (ribeye, porterhouse, tomahawk, filet mignon, t-bone, etc.) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bnfum7/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_the_different/ | {
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39vzgc | amongst chess masters, why don't all chess matches end the same way? | Isn't there always a right course of action based on the board? Wouldn't chess masters always know the best move?
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2aop7w | "nestlé wants to own all the water!" what's really going on? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2aop7w/eli5_nestlé_wants_to_own_all_the_water_whats/ | {
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5s3ula | how a song you used to know, but after 10 years are unable to say a single phrase from it, once the music starts you suddenly can sing the whole thing without even thinking? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5s3ula/eli5_how_a_song_you_used_to_know_but_after_10/ | {
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3uno7f | how do researchers decide if ancient texts are facts or just novel stories, like we have both today? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3uno7f/eli5eli5_how_do_researchers_decide_if_ancient/ | {
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23ld20 | snooker | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/23ld20/eli5_snooker/ | {
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2gcw2b | why is shooting competitions divided into men and women? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2gcw2b/eli5_why_is_shooting_competitions_divided_into/ | {
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1wx78n | how did knowledge from antiquity survive until the renaissance? | Considering things like the sacking of Constantinople and the dark ages it's surprising how much remained to pave the way for modern science. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wx78n/eli5_how_did_knowledge_from_antiquity_survive/ | {
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s4zx7 | what happened to google search? | I've been online since the nineties and toiled through the slip-shod functionality and helter-skelter results of the early Search Engines. When Google came along, it was like a miracle that you actually got the answers you were looking for, and usually on the first page.
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1svwbt | why do sweetened drinks taste less sweet after i eat something sweet? | I'm sure everyone has had this happen to them before. Scenario: you're drinking a Gatorade and eating a donut (why those idfk). While you're drinking you're simultaneously eating the donut. Why does the Gatorade then taste like unsweetened donkey semen while the donut still tastes fine? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1svwbt/eli5_why_do_sweetened_drinks_taste_less_sweet/ | {
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3matyb | how come my beer will take less than an hour to come to room temperature after being removed from the fridge, but take 4 - 6 hours to come to fridge temperature when put in the fridge? | It's just not fair!! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3matyb/eli5_how_come_my_beer_will_take_less_than_an_hour/ | {
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62gh6y | what happens if the president won the election due to foreign intervention? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/62gh6y/eli5_what_happens_if_the_president_won_the/ | {
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2bcdin | when you 'smell the sex' on someone, are we literally smelling pheromones or we just gathering visual clues? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bcdin/eli5when_you_smell_the_sex_on_someone_are_we/ | {
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4pieid | why does the grape powerade zero turns green when frozen, and back to purple when it thaws (link inside) | [I saw this link on reddit](_URL_0_)
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782r95 | why do clarinets overblow at the 12th, but saxophones overblow at the octave? | I know the clarinet has a cylindrical bore and the sax has a conical bore, but how does the bore shape affect how an instrument overblows? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/782r95/eli5why_do_clarinets_overblow_at_the_12th_but/ | {
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1zv0zz | if bigfoot were real, would they not have found some dead ones/ remains or even bones? | I love to watch all Bigfoot program's that I can find on my tv planner, and some times evidence can seem quite convincing. But how come they don't find corpses, bones or even Bigfoot turd anywhere? Some thing that big MUST leave something. It's hard to believe in but there are thousands of "witnesses" and "footprint ca... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zv0zz/eli5_if_bigfoot_were_real_would_they_not_have/ | {
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4bs0cu | why is there such a strong assumption online that sweden has been culturally destroyed by immigration? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4bs0cu/eli5why_is_there_such_a_strong_assumption_online/ | {
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319xr4 | how can anyone believe scientology's doctrine and religion when it developed by a science fiction writer? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/319xr4/eli5_how_can_anyone_believe_scientologys_doctrine/ | {
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3gxvu4 | how do companies like red bull make profit from competitions? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3gxvu4/eli5_how_do_companies_like_red_bull_make_profit/ | {
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2lx82x | how is it physically possible for the nsa read all the worlds data and make sense of it all? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lx82x/eli5_how_is_it_physically_possible_for_the_nsa/ | {
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5j0lox | when usps, ups, or fedex says the package you're sending will arrive on a specific date, but it's not guaranteed, what extra work do they do when you pay extra to "guarantee" it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5j0lox/eli5_when_usps_ups_or_fedex_says_the_package/ | {
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cfpem6 | do wasps inject the same amount of venom with each sting? | I've heard that some insects such as wasps are capable of stinging multiple times because their stingers aren't barbed. But do they inject the same amount of venom each time, or do they "run out" after a certain number of stings? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cfpem6/eli5_do_wasps_inject_the_same_amount_of_venom/ | {
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40rckd | how is dna pulled from a living being and turned into computer code? | Maybe this is stupid... When watching crime shows they find a hair, then they somehow extract the DNA and analyze it as a computer code string. How does it get from physical to digital? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/40rckd/eli5_how_is_dna_pulled_from_a_living_being_and/ | {
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267e2m | how is there still room in the brain to learn new things as we get older? | For example, I lived in Germany in my 20s and learned how to speak German. Now I'm in my 30s in a French speaking land, and I'm learning how to speak in French. How does the brain find places to store these new language centers? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/267e2m/eli5how_is_there_still_room_in_the_brain_to_learn/ | {
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bfl56q | since the body moves via electrical signals from the nervous system, is it possible to feel the electricity that makes our body move? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bfl56q/eli5_since_the_body_moves_via_electrical_signals/ | {
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8rueal | the term “fixed income” | I’m confused on the term. I hear senior citizens yelling at me at work that they are on it but so am I. That’s why we have budgets, right? We all live on fixed incomes. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8rueal/eli5_the_term_fixed_income/ | {
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4joo6o | what's a "short circuit" and why is it bad? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4joo6o/eli5_whats_a_short_circuit_and_why_is_it_bad/ | {
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3bw8gc | the difference between "civil right", "constitutional right", and "human right". | And which one/ones bear on recent issues like:
Right to Marriage (straight/gay/poly)
Right to Internet Access
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bi46lp | what is a light cone? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bi46lp/eli5_what_is_a_light_cone/ | {
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1fljy5 | what exactly happens to the human body experiencing hyperthermia? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1fljy5/eli5what_exactly_happens_to_the_human_body/ | {
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2kz71e | friction | How does friction work, on a molecular level? For example, how can I hang a towel over the shower curtain rod with one side longer than the other and the longer side doesn't make it slip off? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2kz71e/eli5_friction/ | {
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8e4nqq | why are the trees dieing from extra co2 at horseshoe lake, ca if they feed of of it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8e4nqq/eli5_why_are_the_trees_dieing_from_extra_co2_at/ | {
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aplt2n | when a building is made weather proof with windows and stuff, how do they remove the moisture already inside? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aplt2n/eli5_when_a_building_is_made_weather_proof_with/ | {
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605dxo | what is unix time and what is it used for | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/605dxo/eli5what_is_unix_time_and_what_is_it_used_for/ | {
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jmvt7 | the difference between javascript and php/python | I'm a complete noob to programming and I'm just wondering what's the difference... all three can create dynamic webpages can they not?
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7lzs8r | why do officers in world war 2 use only a pistol while the soldiers get to use rifles and machine guns. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7lzs8r/eli5_why_do_officers_in_world_war_2_use_only_a/ | {
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38qkul | what is a historical analysis? | I'm trying to get an A in a 203 history course and the teacher keeps telling me to further analyze the information and primary sources. I do not understand what she wants. I do not understand how to analyze history, it's sources or events. This is killing me. Please help. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38qkul/eli5what_is_a_historical_analysis/ | {
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dpxqoh | is there any downsides to planting trees/flora in every place on earth that we can? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dpxqoh/eli5_is_there_any_downsides_to_planting/ | {
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8xe0ye | why do governments and companies destroy hard drives for security instead of just writing over all of the data 100% and why does it take multiple passes to make sure the data is gone? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8xe0ye/eli5_why_do_governments_and_companies_destroy/ | {
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abv6d4 | how does new horizon send pictures back to earth from 4 billion miles away? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/abv6d4/eli5_how_does_new_horizon_send_pictures_back_to/ | {
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4gbg2e | how can video streaming services support millions of viewers viewing the same video at the same time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4gbg2e/eli5how_can_video_streaming_services_support/ | {
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6drgk0 | why are the president's connections with russia bad, but everyone's connections with every other country are good? | First, spare me any, political tongue lashing and down talking. I don't care if you're right or left or middle, or all three. I'm none of the three, I just want to know why I should care, and want to have a clue when my BF talks about it because it seems backwards to me.
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320rz3 | is there any natural benefit in having night terrors? why does the mind give you nightmares when you are trying to sleep? | Woke up last night from one such thing, and it was a long time before I was calm enough to go back to sleep. It doesn't seem to be beneficial. So, what makes us have Night Terrors and is there a reason for them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/320rz3/eli5_is_there_any_natural_benefit_in_having_night/ | {
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40ufmj | how did humans come to agree upon the meanings of words? | I've always viewed this as sort of similar to the conundrum of how life formed from non-life. How did it become agreed upon that certain sounds mean certain things? In other words, how did languages develop?
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c1ehj3 | why do some tail lights appear to flicker in dashcam videos? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c1ehj3/eli5_why_do_some_tail_lights_appear_to_flicker_in/ | {
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83e4jo | why is it always shown to be important to keep people conscious when trying to keep them alive? ex. injured/ trapped in the cold weather overnight | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/83e4jo/eli5_why_is_it_always_shown_to_be_important_to/ | {
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4ljq3d | why does water seem to reach room temperature more quickly than cooling it in the refrigerator? | It seems like it takes 20 minutes for cold water to warm up, but it takes 1-2 hours to chill in the fridge. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ljq3d/eli5_why_does_water_seem_to_reach_room/ | {
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2fzyh4 | how is the bose einstein concentrate similar/ different to a superfluid? | {EDIT: Condensate*... Im a noob.} I may be barking up the wrong tree, I just notice the whole coalescence of the many atoms into "one". | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fzyh4/eli5how_is_the_bose_einstein_concentrate_similar/ | {
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2gc6pm | what causes those instances where you feel as if you have gotten alot of sleep when its still early in the morning? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2gc6pm/eli5_what_causes_those_instances_where_you_feel/ | {
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3525eg | how can the friends tv series be shown in a 16:9 aspect ratio on netflix without seeming recut when it must have been shot in 4:3 like any 90's show? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3525eg/eli5_how_can_the_friends_tv_series_be_shown_in_a/ | {
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6bdinz | how are victims of severe starvation (such as holocaust survivors), safely brought back to a healthy weight? | I remember reading somewhere that many of the liberated people from the holocaust were accidentally killed by soviets, because the soviets would feed them and their bodies just weren't prepared, or something of the sorts. It does make sense though, since they probably don't have the digestive systems they once had. So ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6bdinz/eli5_how_are_victims_of_severe_starvation_such_as/ | {
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2do294 | why don't we pay taxes at a garage sale? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2do294/eli5_why_dont_we_pay_taxes_at_a_garage_sale/ | {
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7st8cf | what does it mean for a currency to be backed by gold? | What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a currency backed by gold, and how are other currencies not backed by gold worth anything or why don’t all countries have currency backed by gold if they can? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7st8cf/eli5_what_does_it_mean_for_a_currency_to_be/ | {
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bvk75u | lng gas process? | Watched this video a couple times just need the process dumbed down please?
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2p0jxl | why do we think of our brains as separate entities than ourselves - when we're really just a brain? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2p0jxl/eli5_why_do_we_think_of_our_brains_as_separate/ | {
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19zbes | who was hugo chavez, and why do some people think he was a devil and others think he was a hero? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/19zbes/who_was_hugo_chavez_and_why_do_some_people_think/ | {
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cak78a | how do companies deliver packages overnight from one part of the country to another? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cak78a/eli5_how_do_companies_deliver_packages_overnight/ | {
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1fmxl0 | what is the cause of the initial neuronal firing in a thought or action? | If every thought or action is a result of a cascade of neurons firing, one after the other, what is it that sparked the first one in the series? Does our brain have a way of knowing what it wants to do before our consciousness is aware of it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1fmxl0/what_is_the_cause_of_the_initial_neuronal_firing/ | {
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45qu46 | probability of choosing a number from infinite numbers | When you have to choose a number randomly, ranging from one to infinity and someone bets on, for example, the number seven, how high is the probability of choosing seven? I would say it is 1:infinity, but wouldn't that mean that it's impossible to choose the number seven?
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7h0bf6 | what's the point in having arched feet? | Why isn't it better to NOT have an arch and why does it cause pain for people when they have fallen arches? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7h0bf6/eli5_whats_the_point_in_having_arched_feet/ | {
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1ugu5s | if we are in the milky way galaxy, when people see it in the sky or see the photos of it, what part are we actually seeing? | just curious | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ugu5s/eli5if_we_are_in_the_milky_way_galaxy_when_people/ | {
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bool78 | what are delegates and lambdas? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bool78/eli5_what_are_delegates_and_lambdas/ | {
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eqxttd | how is there enough oxygen in huge cities where the plant to mammal ratio is extremely low? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eqxttd/eli5_how_is_there_enough_oxygen_in_huge_cities/ | {
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8ywqpq | why do newer cars seem to not have “fogged up” headlights for a few years, while older cars need their headlights cleaned every few months or so? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8ywqpq/eli5_why_do_newer_cars_seem_to_not_have_fogged_up/ | {
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2cj2mp | when the concentration camps in nazi germany were liberated, why were people from local towns forced to bury the dead? | I watched a documentary recently regarding concentration camps and mentioned that German soldiers were forced to bury the dead from these camps but why civilians? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2cj2mp/eli5when_the_concentration_camps_in_nazi_germany/ | {
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83iweq | why do chemical reactions produce energy? | I understand energy as the potential for something to move by a force. So heat is molecules move and so on.
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5yj0yu | how are tattoos applied on actors for movies? | Is it applied like face paint every single day? It there like a stencil for them or are they free handed? Or are they more like temporary tattoos? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5yj0yu/eli5_how_are_tattoos_applied_on_actors_for_movies/ | {
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9d0gyx | why do foods continue to cook and get hotter after removing from them from the heat source? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9d0gyx/eli5_why_do_foods_continue_to_cook_and_get_hotter/ | {
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1k6rsc | in medicine, why is it considered good when something inhibits tnf (tumor necrosis factor)? | I would think that something that causes cell death of tumors is something people want! I get that TNF may worsen some inflammation disorders, but isn't taking herbs or supplements that claim to inhibit this a dangerous game that may result in tumor growth? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1k6rsc/eli5_in_medicine_why_is_it_considered_good_when/ | {
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27bs1x | why is my mental image of myself very different from my actual appearance, and why am i unable to reconcile the two? | The way I visualize my appearance is very different from what I actually look like, but when I look into a mirror or at a photo, it feels almost like I am looking at someone else. I understand that it is me, but it doesn't feel like it is, if that makes sense. Why is this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/27bs1x/eli5_why_is_my_mental_image_of_myself_very/ | {
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25ptae | with 4k television content just starting to trickle out, and 4ks planned obsolesce by 8k just 3 years away, when do these resolution wars stop? | Edit: I suppose my title was poorly worded. It should have been more along the lines of what's the new selling point after people stop caring about higher resolutions?
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There has to be a point where the human eye can't tell the difference after a certain resolution/pixel density. No?
It's starting to feel ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25ptae/eli5_with_4k_television_content_just_starting_to/ | {
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2prmtx | what it means when a central bank imposes negative interest rates | The Swiss central bank (a.k.a. "SNB") announced today that it would cut interest rates for banks that keep large amounts of money at the SNB to -.25% ([source](_URL_0_)).
I assume that means that banks now have to pay the central bank for the privilege of them holding their money, but it hurts my head to think about ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2prmtx/eli5_what_it_means_when_a_central_bank_imposes/ | {
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42xbb9 | how did organic life form in the universe if everything began as elements from the periodic table? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/42xbb9/eli5_how_did_organic_life_form_in_the_universe_if/ | {
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o70sc | why is my hearing so impaired when i have a plugged nose? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/o70sc/eli5_why_is_my_hearing_so_impaired_when_i_have_a/ | {
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"There are little tubes ([Eustachian tubes](_URL_0_)) going from inside of your eardrums to the inside of your nasal cavity. When these get plugged, your eardrums can't pick up vibrations as freely, and your hearing is therefore impaired."
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295uua | how is additional time determined in soccer? | (how many minutes to add, why it would be necessary, benefits, etc.) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/295uua/eli5_how_is_additional_time_determined_in_soccer/ | {
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