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75wwjx | why can animals eat dirty food that has fallen on the ground or otherwise contaminated and be okay but humans cannot? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/75wwjx/eli5_why_can_animals_eat_dirty_food_that_has/ | {
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236yej | "free will", (in)compatibilism, and determinism. | I realize that the term "free will" is tricky to define sometimes, but I've heard some really good guesses. I've watched a couple videos by Sam Harris which were pretty good. Anything solid on it? I think it says that we are able to make conscious and purposeful decisions. At a glance, this seems obvious, so why have a... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/236yej/eli5_free_will_incompatibilism_and_determinism/ | {
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2ltafa | why do cell phone manufacturers make phones with built-in battery? what is the advantage here? | There has to be a reason, I mean even some phones has a removable back, but not removable battery (HTC One Max - One plus One). What benefit does the device or the manufacturer gain from built batteries? Is there a financial reasons? Does it make the battery respond fast to heavy demand? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ltafa/eli5_why_do_cell_phone_manufacturers_make_phones/ | {
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8pbyoe | how small can pc chips really get, the recent introduction of 7nm chips from amd made me think is there some kind of limit? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8pbyoe/eli5_how_small_can_pc_chips_really_get_the_recent/ | {
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75qubx | why do rats get cancer very often? | Domesticated rats, to be specific. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/75qubx/eli5_why_do_rats_get_cancer_very_often/ | {
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1rw9nk | why doesn't microsoft word's autocorrect work as well as that of my phone? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rw9nk/eli5_why_doesnt_microsoft_words_autocorrect_work/ | {
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2mrgc8 | what is a physician assistant (pa) compared to a doctor or nurse? | Mom is a PA and no matter how many times I try to ask for a simple explanation of what one is compared to a doctor or nurse she always just leaves me still blank minded with poor layman explanations. Hopefully someone medical can clear it up. It sounds like a PA is both but neither. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mrgc8/eli5what_is_a_physician_assistant_pa_compared_to/ | {
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1udurq | when two voices have the same volume and frequency, how can we still tell them apart? | There's got to be some other factors that decide what makes a voice differentiable from others right? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1udurq/eli5_when_two_voices_have_the_same_volume_and/ | {
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c25xk8 | why do red and white wine need to be stored in different temperatures? what is the allure of aged wine? what are the different types of wine? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c25xk8/eli5_why_do_red_and_white_wine_need_to_be_stored/ | {
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4k5d29 | how can we measure the velocities of the redshift of stars? | Are they measured assuming the earth itself isn't moving or is this somehow taken into account?
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kyjx9 | saliva, and how the body makes so damn much of it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/kyjx9/eli5_saliva_and_how_the_body_makes_so_damn_much/ | {
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987i6j | aside from the fact it's a different console, how are developers able to remaster 3 huge games and put them in one disc? | Talking about Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/987i6j/eli5_aside_from_the_fact_its_a_different_console/ | {
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elhocb | how is a company like redbox able to exist in a time where other dvd/video rental services have died out or become minimized, and where steaming is more than commonplace? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/elhocb/eli5_how_is_a_company_like_redbox_able_to_exist/ | {
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17yxms | how transposition works in music | I am mainly interested in how it works when transposing between instruments different keys of different keys. I just realized how much this confuses me, can you help me out? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/17yxms/eli5_how_transposition_works_in_music/ | {
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405ngi | why is blindness more common than anosmia? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/405ngi/eli5_why_is_blindness_more_common_than_anosmia/ | {
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a8pt88 | how do steroid creams work? | I’ve been given steroid creams a few times by my doctor for eczema, but I don’t really get how they work, or like how they relate to muscle enhancing steroids! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a8pt88/eli5_how_do_steroid_creams_work/ | {
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38wsui | why is atheism in the us associated with science? | First of all a little background. I was born a Moroccan Muslim and grew up to be an atheist, now living in Canada.
Whenever I see American atheist subreddits/forums etc., the content seems to be 95% science instead of religion (or lack of).
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6pky74 | why is it that our facial expressions seem to show that we are in pain while having sex, even though we feel pleasure? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6pky74/eli5_why_is_it_that_our_facial_expressions_seem/ | {
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5iegg3 | how do scam centers work? how do they employ people to work there? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5iegg3/eli5_how_do_scam_centers_work_how_do_they_employ/ | {
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5pm0g5 | why do postal tracking numbers have to be incredibly long? are there that many products in existence? | A recent tracking # of mine was 9241996901177450612702
I sincerely doubt there are 9,241,996,901,177,450,612,702 products on this Earth.
I doubt there are even 9,241,996,901,177,450,612,702 rocks on this earth!
How is it necessary to need that many digits in order for it to be a tracking number?
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5g77d2 | why do salt lands have such reflective properties? example: salt land in bolivia looks like the world's greatest mirror | _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5g77d2/eli5why_do_salt_lands_have_such_reflective/ | {
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3trox7 | what are electric field lines and magnetic field lines and how do they produce each other? | Electric field lines and Electric charges produce Magnetic fields and vice versa. How? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3trox7/eli5_what_are_electric_field_lines_and_magnetic/ | {
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cxvzhl | what is the difference between “pasteurized” and ”ultra-pasteurized” milk, and why do some countries only have the shelf stable “ultra-pasteurized” kind? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cxvzhl/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_pasteurized/ | {
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4nbe0q | what are the physics behind bulletproof glass? | What allows bulletproof glass to stop up to a 50 caliber round being fired directly at it? [Here is a video example of the glass in action.](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4nbe0q/eli5_what_are_the_physics_behind_bulletproof_glass/ | {
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40kvyv | those familiar with immigration law: undocumented vs. illegal | Why do Democrats want to say "undocumented" immigrants as opposed to "illegal" immigrants? Is this just an "illegal is offensive" thng or is there a legitimately grey area here on whether or not they could be considered illegal immigrants? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/40kvyv/eli5_those_familiar_with_immigration_law/ | {
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b14wcs | why are animals smaller near the equator? shouldn’t it be the other way around, since resources are more abundant in warmer climates? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b14wcs/eli5_why_are_animals_smaller_near_the_equator/ | {
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avt569 | why does the pitch of a sound become harder to distinguish when it is at a lower volume? | I noticed driving home the other day, when listening to music at lower volumes the pitch of the notes the artists were singing became more ambiguous, but what they were saying was still clear. Like I could hear the words so started to sing along, but got my reference wrong and ended up in completely the wrong key. Not ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/avt569/eli5_why_does_the_pitch_of_a_sound_become_harder/ | {
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ccwrhg | how do supplements like cinnamon and berberine lower blood sugar? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ccwrhg/eli5_how_do_supplements_like_cinnamon_and/ | {
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1qvvz2 | why does game such as skyrim with a huge open world only require 1 disc but a game like call of duty: ghosts require 2 discs? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qvvz2/eli5why_does_game_such_as_skyrim_with_a_huge_open/ | {
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axsthd | 'meaning' vs 'semantics' | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/axsthd/eli5_meaning_vs_semantics/ | {
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6ghzad | why do some vehicles (certain busses, semi trucks, etc) have completely flat front ends? isn't this the last aerodynamic shape possible without getting concave? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ghzad/eli5_why_do_some_vehicles_certain_busses_semi/ | {
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g2lbgs | why do builders and carpenters use those extra big square pencils instead of the regular pencils the rest of the population uses? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/g2lbgs/eli5_why_do_builders_and_carpenters_use_those/ | {
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7uk7vj | how do chess games between some of the best in the world very often end up in a draw? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7uk7vj/eli5_how_do_chess_games_between_some_of_the_best/ | {
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xitn4 | how are certain tires with a different shape tread better than others? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/xitn4/eli5_how_are_certain_tires_with_a_different_shape/ | {
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1ii6wo | why is it that manure helps fertilize plants, but i have to go clean up dog crap in my yard or my grass dies? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ii6wo/eli5_why_is_it_that_manure_helps_fertilize_plants/ | {
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3ycvq7 | what is google search engine? also, who uses bing anyways? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ycvq7/eli5_what_is_google_search_engine_also_who_uses/ | {
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3dw5pg | what does this giant wall of buttons and cables do for a music producer that a computer can't do? (picture in post) | _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3dw5pg/eli5_what_does_this_giant_wall_of_buttons_and/ | {
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1pgr6w | why is it impossible to scare a bug on the opposite side of a window? | Seriously. You can tap on the glass and everything and they don't even notice but if you were on the other side with them you can't even get close without them flying away. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pgr6w/why_is_it_impossible_to_scare_a_bug_on_the/ | {
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3fwd5s | how is the infamous housing bubble that the u.s. created different from the current student loan bubble that we are creating as we speak? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3fwd5s/eli5_how_is_the_infamous_housing_bubble_that_the/ | {
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7ts1a3 | do babies still dance if they haven't been exposed to it? | My one year old has been dancing and moving to music for at least the past couple of months. He has undoubtedly been exposed to the act of dancing through me and his mother and through music videos etc. But do babies who haven't been exposed to this behaviour still show a desire/urge to dance? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ts1a3/eli5_do_babies_still_dance_if_they_havent_been/ | {
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2kywsu | how do anti-bacterial hand gels/soaps kill bacterial cells but not your own cells? | EDIT: Wow, thanks for the great responses! Never knew epidermal cells were dead... kinda creepy really! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2kywsu/eli5_how_do_antibacterial_hand_gelssoaps_kill/ | {
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6woyli | how are old games "remastered" for current generation consoles? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6woyli/eli5_how_are_old_games_remastered_for_current/ | {
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9tme0w | why are viruses incurable, while things like infections can be cured with antibiotics? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9tme0w/eli5_why_are_viruses_incurable_while_things_like/ | {
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22u7d6 | why can't we access all of our brains full power? what restricts us from doing so? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22u7d6/eli5_why_cant_we_access_all_of_our_brains_full/ | {
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70nqjw | why does time seem to take forever to pass when you are really high? especially on edibles? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/70nqjw/eli5_why_does_time_seem_to_take_forever_to_pass/ | {
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4mewqi | why is the wifi on my computer so much faster than my iphone? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4mewqi/eli5_why_is_the_wifi_on_my_computer_so_much/ | {
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37a8ug | what role do the hormones testosterone and estrogen actually play in stereotypical masculinity and femininity? | In other words, what do each of these hormones contribute to common male and female personality characteristics? When we think of stereotypical masculinity for example, we think of certain attributes: strength, assertiveness, dominance, etc. Conversely, when we think of stereotypical femininity, we think of attributes ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37a8ug/eli5what_role_do_the_hormones_testosterone_and/ | {
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20n70g | what does cosmic inflation mean to normal people like me? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20n70g/eli5_what_does_cosmic_inflation_mean_to_normal/ | {
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7xu5lw | what is a (second)^2? | I understand how a S^2 is derived (integrated, technically i guess), and how it's necessary so you can multiply an acceleration by time to get velocity, but unlike with m^2 where it's actual area, you can't really get an "area" of time. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7xu5lw/eli5_what_is_a_second2/ | {
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3x4ijy | the importance in the increase of nasa's funding | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3x4ijy/eli5_the_importance_in_the_increase_of_nasas/ | {
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g2sqqf | why do games need to download even more data when you download the game, cant they download all the data at once when you actually download the game? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/g2sqqf/eli5_why_do_games_need_to_download_even_more_data/ | {
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1n49i3 | why has the global average temperature remained the same for more than a decade? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1n49i3/eli5_why_has_the_global_average_temperature/ | {
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ahug02 | why is our food hole the same as our air hole? doesn't it only result in things like choking? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ahug02/eli5_why_is_our_food_hole_the_same_as_our_air/ | {
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ubgv2 | why is the queen of england's husband the duke of edinburg and not the king of england? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ubgv2/eli5_why_is_the_queen_of_englands_husband_the/ | {
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40eje3 | why does latin refer to the spanish-speaking people (spaniards and the hispanic people of the americas)? | It's so confusing when Latin is an italian/roman thing then to become a universal language of religion and learned discourse then to now only mean people who speak the spanish language (and portuguese by affinity).
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3zr21t | why arching your back feels more comfortable than having it straight, even though it's damaging? | Edit: Thanks to r/HanaHonu for their helpful answer. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3zr21t/eli5_why_arching_your_back_feels_more_comfortable/ | {
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303hy7 | if everyone knows california is due for "the big one" earthquake along the san andreas fault. why do people seem to not care? | Since it's a matter of "when" and not "if" shouldn't there be detailed evacuation plans and new routes built to escape? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/303hy7/eli5if_everyone_knows_california_is_due_for_the/ | {
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2r39j7 | why do sentences only rhyme when the rhyming word is in the back of the sentence instead of the front? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2r39j7/eli5why_do_sentences_only_rhyme_when_the_rhyming/ | {
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14hm0g | in computers, how are processes and services different? | What do they each do? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/14hm0g/eli5_in_computers_how_are_processes_and_services/ | {
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ruxpy | dwarf fortress | I'm trying to play it but I simply don't understand. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ruxpy/eli5_dwarf_fortress/ | {
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3c903f | how are scientists able to look at distant planets and determine their gravity? | And how are they able to determine other things, like how do they know that Saturn rains diamonds? Surely a telescope isn't that good. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3c903f/eli5_how_are_scientists_able_to_look_at_distant/ | {
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aurohw | why is the us running out of the poison for the fatal injections of prisoners? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aurohw/eli5_why_is_the_us_running_out_of_the_poison_for/ | {
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byqe9y | what is the point of the machine (clapperboard) that starts a film? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/byqe9y/eli5_what_is_the_point_of_the_machine/ | {
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7jho4x | if weight lost during a diet is just calories expended minus calories consumed, how does that account for feces? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7jho4x/eli5_if_weight_lost_during_a_diet_is_just/ | {
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1t2ter | the nutritional difference between drinking a home-made smoothie and just eating that fruit. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1t2ter/eli5_the_nutritional_difference_between_drinking/ | {
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4g9y6h | whats that random pinging noise you hear in your ear occassionaly? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4g9y6h/eli5whats_that_random_pinging_noise_you_hear_in/ | {
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15zxc4 | double jeopardy. | I understand you can't be tried twice for the same trial...but if you were found innocent and then said "Ha, I did do it!" what happens? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/15zxc4/eli5_double_jeopardy/ | {
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bby4uf | can someone give me a rundown of the julian assange case? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bby4uf/eli5_can_someone_give_me_a_rundown_of_the_julian/ | {
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69ss13 | most people i know have a dominant hand they do everything with, but i don't. i write with my right hand, and do everything else with my left. why is that? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/69ss13/eli5_most_people_i_know_have_a_dominant_hand_they/ | {
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175esj | what is "cash flow" in a business? | I was reading article today about Tesla: "Tesla's Future Looks Brighter As Cash Flows Turn Positive". | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/175esj/eli5_what_is_cash_flow_in_a_business/ | {
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4jqaz9 | how do manufacturers align the pixels in a monitor/tv/screen so perfectly? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4jqaz9/eli5_how_do_manufacturers_align_the_pixels_in_a/ | {
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10r371 | how does fuel make an engine run? | My son has a couple of questions about fuel and engines.
Where does the fuel go?
Why is it required?
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9gtgzl | how do breeders change some features of an animal? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9gtgzl/eli5_how_do_breeders_change_some_features_of_an/ | {
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3jjmlv | why are so many films/tv shows set in either new york city or los angeles, but seldom in other large cities like chicago, detroit, houston, etc.? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3jjmlv/eli5_why_are_so_many_filmstv_shows_set_in_either/ | {
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7n7csp | why my monitor refresh rates are alwys 24, 30, 59, 60, 144 and 165? what's special about these numbers? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7n7csp/eli5why_my_monitor_refresh_rates_are_alwys_24_30/ | {
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8d02i5 | how did suffixes for differing nationalities come to be named as such (-ese, -ean, -ish) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8d02i5/eli5how_did_suffixes_for_differing_nationalities/ | {
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2hd12n | if water evaporates then rains back down, why are we in a drought? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2hd12n/eli5_if_water_evaporates_then_rains_back_down_why/ | {
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5t2dla | how does your computer determine when to use the cpu and when to use the gpu to calculate things? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5t2dla/eli5_how_does_your_computer_determine_when_to_use/ | {
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4b8geb | if the dark web has so many users, why is it so hard for governments to trace and track down illicit activity that occurs through the dark web? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4b8geb/eli5_if_the_dark_web_has_so_many_users_why_is_it/ | {
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2pd2ym | why do marketing personnel like to purposeful misspell words (ie. "wyngs", "kwik", etc.)? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2pd2ym/eli5_why_do_marketing_personnel_like_to/ | {
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1rdcgg | why do headphone manufacturers use electricity for noise cancelling? why not use the same method as construction earmuffs? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rdcgg/eli5_why_do_headphone_manufacturers_use/ | {
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9vy5mm | what happens to our bodies while we sleep? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9vy5mm/eli5_what_happens_to_our_bodies_while_we_sleep/ | {
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2exmt8 | what is the caliphate that isis is trying to create, and why are western countries calling this a threat? | Just saw David Cameron say in his press conference that the creation of a Caliphate is a threat to the country. What is this Caliphate that ISIS is trying to create, and why is it a threat, ELI5? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2exmt8/eli5_what_is_the_caliphate_that_isis_is_trying_to/ | {
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73or0s | how do car dealerships make money when they claim the markup on new cars is only a few hundred dollars? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/73or0s/eli5_how_do_car_dealerships_make_money_when_they/ | {
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36oiwy | how does investigative journalism work? like, if i have proof that some important people are doing illegal stuff, wouldn't i take that to the police instead of writing an article about it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/36oiwy/eli5_how_does_investigative_journalism_work_like/ | {
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70uv3r | identifying elements vs compounds vs heterogenous mixtures vs homogenous mixtures | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/70uv3r/eli5_identifying_elements_vs_compounds_vs/ | {
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9h7s56 | do the bacteria in our mouths that cause plaque and tooth decay/gum disease have a useful purpose? | Like how other bacteria in our bodies can be useful, unless something upsets the balance of amounts of bacteria. Is there any good reason to have mouth bacteria? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9h7s56/eli5_do_the_bacteria_in_our_mouths_that_cause/ | {
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87z4ow | why is it that when i’m sick a small dry spot at the back of my throat can make me cough? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/87z4ow/eli5why_is_it_that_when_im_sick_a_small_dry_spot/ | {
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3k0ocu | how can fifa be registered as a non-profit when it has over a billion dollars in reserves and the people who occupy its top positions are being paid millions? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3k0ocu/eli5how_can_fifa_be_registered_as_a_nonprofit/ | {
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dr6b14 | how does acute promyelocytic leukemia (apl) effect the body and why is it so rare? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dr6b14/eli5_how_does_acute_promyelocytic_leukemia_apl/ | {
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38m0o2 | could a president today just suspend the writ of habeas corpus like abraham lincoln did? or did he just kinda do it and shouldn't have been allowed to | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38m0o2/eli5_could_a_president_today_just_suspend_the/ | {
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239uez | what's preventing us from rescuing the (potential) survivors in air pockets on the sunken south korean ferry? | Expat living in Seoul, here, and there's just as much confusion here as there is elsewhere in the world. Why can't the divers get inside? Why can't we just drill a hole in the part of the ship that's still visible above water and get rescuers in there? Is it really that dangerous inside the ship if a rescuer has an oxy... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/239uez/eli5_whats_preventing_us_from_rescuing_the/ | {
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3mmuiy | does rest actually help when you're sick? if so, how? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mmuiy/eli5_does_rest_actually_help_when_youre_sick_if/ | {
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1t6ldh | why salaries don't increase with the inflation rate? | Why a job that's lets say was paid paid 12$/h in 2000 is still at 12$/h today but minimum wages increased and the inflation rate increased too. Everything costs more but the salaries don't go up much and in the end we only get poorer? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1t6ldh/eli5_why_salaries_dont_increase_with_the/ | {
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2lhnkh | why is "pro-choice" so often referred to as "pro-abortion"? | The pro-lifers are at it again at my school today, pictures of aborted fetuses, calling anyone who disagrees with their totalitarian view as "pro-abortion". How does advocating personal freedoms become interpreted as promoting/encouraging/forcing abortions to all? Why is it so black and white, that if you're not pro-li... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lhnkh/eli5_why_is_prochoice_so_often_referred_to_as/ | {
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35zcep | how is crime dealt with on indian reservations | Do the police get involved, or do they have their own group of trusted individuals. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35zcep/eli5_how_is_crime_dealt_with_on_indian/ | {
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6s1fg4 | why are galaxies and stars named with numbers and alphabets? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6s1fg4/eli5_why_are_galaxies_and_stars_named_with/ | {
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38d4zu | why do people who are lactose intolerant become gassy or sick instead of getting rid of lactose like the body does with fiber? | I know the body lacks a certain enzyme to digest lactose in these cases, but the body can't digest fiber either. I guess another way to word this question is "Why don't people get sick when they eat fiber but lactose intolerant people get sick when they consume lactose?" | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38d4zu/eli5_why_do_people_who_are_lactose_intolerant/ | {
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