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5flu2a | can someone please explain why formaldehyde is in most manufactured products? is it dangerous to human health? | I read that formaldehyde is in most manufactured products - clothes, flooring, shampoo, soap, frozen food, mattresses, sofas, etc. I also read that formaldehyde levels in clothing are not regulated in the United States, and that clothing companies aren't required to let consumers know how much formaldehyde is in their ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5flu2a/eli5can_someone_please_explain_why_formaldehyde/ | {
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1bsn8a | blood pressure. | I don't understand what the measurements mean. What happens of its too high? Or too low?
How does it affect the heart?
How is it measured (I know using the medical device, but how does the pressure inflating relay the measurement?
What exactly is does blood pressure tell us? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1bsn8a/eli5_blood_pressure/ | {
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j2tsk | could someone explain buddhism to me li5? | I've always been curious as to what it is and what the beliefs are. I am an atheist so I don't plan on converting, but it seemed like the culture was nice and I wanted to learn more. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/j2tsk/could_someone_explain_buddhism_to_me_li5/ | {
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6ohjdy | how ants can build complex structures without any centralized coordination. | Seen here: _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ohjdy/eli5_how_ants_can_build_complex_structures/ | {
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2vqzwp | why do most anime characters exhibit "western" physical traits rather than japanese? especially when many of them take place in japan and the characters are "japanese". | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2vqzwp/eli5_why_do_most_anime_characters_exhibit_western/ | {
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dcwbq9 | how does taking the 2's compliment of a binary number and adding it to another binary number give you the same answer as if you were to subtract the same numbers in decimal notation? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dcwbq9/eli5_how_does_taking_the_2s_compliment_of_a/ | {
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3c7dfp | if someone were to say, for example, that "the pizza industry is worth $5 billion", where does that number come from and what goes into it? | The pizza industry may or may not be worth 5 billion dollars, I completely made that up. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3c7dfp/eli5_if_someone_were_to_say_for_example_that_the/ | {
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1pxu3c | why are there poker championships? isn't it just a game of luck? how can you be a champion of luck? | yeah. Card game, cards are dealt by a non-player dealer, all you need to do is know when to fold. How can you be a champion at that? Isn't it all just pure luck? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pxu3c/eli5_why_are_there_poker_championships_isnt_it/ | {
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64n06c | why can't we see stars from our homes while others have amazing views? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/64n06c/eli5_why_cant_we_see_stars_from_our_homes_while/ | {
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2cudb8 | can russian sanctions benefit everyday canadians/other countries? | [I was reading today](_URL_0_) that Russia has put sanctions on Canada that mainly block some agricultural sales of pork to the country.
Could this ban result in a surplus of pork in Canada, thus lower prices Canadians would see at the supermarket? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2cudb8/eli5_can_russian_sanctions_benefit_everyday/ | {
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23k3j4 | why doesn't glass decompose? | Everything decomposes, even metals and radioactive materials. So why is glass different? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/23k3j4/eli5_why_doesnt_glass_decompose/ | {
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a4adn9 | how did everything come to be in existence? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a4adn9/eli5_how_did_everything_come_to_be_in_existence/ | {
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67nnt1 | why or how is it possible that dying people are able to 'withhold' their death until a wish is granted? | I bet this need clarification.
We've all read stories like [this one](_URL_0_): a person is putting death 'on hold' until they get to see a person, or hear some news, or do something and then when they rest peacefully about it, *then* they die.
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fbp1a3 | what happens to detergent when you run water over it? | Dish soap bubbles up when you blast it with water, so are the cleaning properties stuck in the bubbles? Is the clear-looking water underneath the bubbles just as potent when it comes to disinfecting, or is it actually just water? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fbp1a3/eli5_what_happens_to_detergent_when_you_run_water/ | {
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6mbxc5 | why do songs stop giving you goosebumps after listening to it several times? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6mbxc5/eli5_why_do_songs_stop_giving_you_goosebumps/ | {
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ntb2e | states with no income tax vs. states with income tax | Never really understood how this works, I'm moving near the border of Oregon and Washington. Washington has no income tax, all I have to do is move across the river. It sounds too good to be true to me. Can someone please explain. Thanks. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ntb2e/states_with_no_income_tax_vs_states_with_income/ | {
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mk34a | the turing test | I know it can be used to determine whether something is a computer or not (or something like that), but how does it do that, can it be fooled, and what would the implications be if a computer passed (or failed - whichever means the test says it's human) the test? Wikipedia just makes my head spin when I try to understa... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/mk34a/eli5_the_turing_test/ | {
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1qj3i9 | why does google allow apple to use their apps on iphones, yet androids don't have apple-developed apps? | Yeah, so why can I get apps such as youtube/google dictionary on my iPhonne, but if I had an Android I can't get any Apple-deved such as iTunes. I don't understand the business behind such a one-sided relationship, I thought it would've been more of a 2 way street. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qj3i9/eli5_why_does_google_allow_apple_to_use_their/ | {
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56u19s | considering the consequences of inaction, why is the environment's trajectory not at the forefront of today's politics? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/56u19s/eli5_considering_the_consequences_of_inaction_why/ | {
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1g97m7 | why do some ice trays work better than others? (same brand) | One of my ice trays pops out smooth cubes easily, the other fractures the cubes into jagged shards and clings to half. Happens every time. Visual inspection shown no apparent differences.
Same manufacturer, bought at same time.
I've noticed similar things in other times and places.
What is this dark majik? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1g97m7/eli5_why_do_some_ice_trays_work_better_than/ | {
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1m3es2 | why modern classical composers are seen as being inferior to those of the past? | Surely we have geniuses in any era? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1m3es2/eli5_why_modern_classical_composers_are_seen_as/ | {
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2pgaad | how do journalists get the story/interview of criminals? | Okay this question lurks in my head since i was a child. Its time to ask for some answers.
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f6m4o6 | why aren't sperm considered as "alive" like we do bacteria and other single celled organisms? | im probably wording this wrong....English is my native language...i has a case of the dumb | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f6m4o6/eli5_why_arent_sperm_considered_as_alive_like_we/ | {
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12a2fu | is there any truth to "an apple a day keeps the doctor away"? | How about any other little sayings and famous quick tips? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/12a2fu/eli5_is_there_any_truth_to_an_apple_a_day_keeps/ | {
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37xroq | how does something like this (see link) become a computer or calculator? | _URL_0_
From this reddit post: _URL_1_
People are saying that the next step is for someone to turn this into a calculator... Please explain.
Apparently computers have also been built in games like minecraft. How is this possible? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37xroq/eli5_how_does_something_like_this_see_link_become/ | {
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3qf5tm | why do some american citizens not care about tax dollars being spent on the war on drugs and war in the middle east but freak out at the idea of tax dollars being spent on healthcare and education and call it socialism? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3qf5tm/eli5_why_do_some_american_citizens_not_care_about/ | {
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ant8f6 | why is spicy food still spicy when it exits the body's digestive tract? | I'm sure most people have experienced this... unpleasant side effects of eating spicy food. Does the body not break down the capsaicin or other components that make the food spicy? Why or why not? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ant8f6/eli5_why_is_spicy_food_still_spicy_when_it_exits/ | {
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25bt6a | why do people in rural areas like country music more than anywhere else? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25bt6a/eli5_why_do_people_in_rural_areas_like_country/ | {
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8czd0g | would it kill/hurt me if i only ate cereal for the rest of my life? if so, how and why? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8czd0g/eli5_would_it_killhurt_me_if_i_only_ate_cereal/ | {
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223jl8 | why dairy products create greater amounts of mucus | So yeah, my parents keep telling me ice cream, milk, etc. are all bad when you have a cold because it makes you have more flem.
Is that true and if so why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/223jl8/eli5_why_dairy_products_create_greater_amounts_of/ | {
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6gh1dr | how do people have a contagious smile? why do you feel the need to smile back at those people? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6gh1dr/eli5_how_do_people_have_a_contagious_smile_why_do/ | {
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apu9gw | why do batteries leak that white powdery stuff and how can it be prevented? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/apu9gw/eli5_why_do_batteries_leak_that_white_powdery/ | {
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45om7h | i've heard that leaving wall/phone chargers pluged in when not charging wastes power. what prevents them from shutting off automatically when not charging a device? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/45om7h/eli5_ive_heard_that_leaving_wallphone_chargers/ | {
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4kezkp | why does our skin absorb poison but not water? | I read [here](_URL_0_) that your skin does not absorb water but I've also read that your skin can absorb poison.
Why is this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4kezkp/eli5why_does_our_skin_absorb_poison_but_not_water/ | {
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4gkvbj | the united states of europe | The British tabloids have dredged up the idea of the 'United States of Europe' and building a similar political style to the USA. Why and what is it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4gkvbj/eli5_the_united_states_of_europe/ | {
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261fi3 | when mixing colours, why is it much easier to make light colours darker than it is to make dark colours lighter? | I was just reminiscing on my artistic days as an amateur painter, when this thought suddenly hit me. Any replies appreciated and thanks! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/261fi3/eli5_when_mixing_colours_why_is_it_much_easier_to/ | {
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twpks | why do some albino animals have pink skin tones while others have white and some have blonde hair while others have white hair/fur? | [albino dolphin](_URL_2_)
[albino african american](_URL_6_)
[albino asian](_URL_5_)
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[albino lion](_URL_0_)
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[albino peacock](_URL_1_) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/twpks/eli5_why_do_some_albino_animals_have_pink_skin/ | {
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5gpnq0 | what the heck is pizza gate? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5gpnq0/eli5_what_the_heck_is_pizza_gate/ | {
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2djzez | why lately the chinese are exhibiting really appalling bathroom habits. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2djzez/eli5why_lately_the_chinese_are_exhibiting_really/ | {
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extzat | how was the first clock programmed? | I can understand the logic behind a mechanic clock, but I mean like in a computer. How was someone able to tell a computer how long a second was so that it could be constantly changing in an accurate way every second? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/extzat/eli5_how_was_the_first_clock_programmed/ | {
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5qosap | why are my taxes so high, even with a high withholding amount? | My income taxes are about 35-40% and I am at a fed & state withholding of 10. When my withholding was a 1, I was being taxed about 45%. My coworker made more money than me last month, and was only taxed about 20% with a withholding of 1. Is this an accounting error or is it something more? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5qosap/eli5_why_are_my_taxes_so_high_even_with_a_high/ | {
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f2xv6o | why do ballpoint pens stop working after writing over pencil lead? | For example, if you sketch something out in pencil and then try to trace over it with a ballpoint pen, then the pen skips over the sketch or on the plain paper. Thank you! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f2xv6o/eli5_why_do_ballpoint_pens_stop_working_after/ | {
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3vqko6 | why does shutting your computer off every once in a while, make it perform better? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3vqko6/eli5_why_does_shutting_your_computer_off_every/ | {
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44oj1h | why are flags not thrown when nfl players gloat/dance or yell at refs | Why can NFL players allowed to dance and show off when they do something and not get flagged? And they can yell and listen to refs all they want? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/44oj1h/eli5_why_are_flags_not_thrown_when_nfl_players/ | {
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18vn1s | what is svchost.exe in my task manager and where are there 11 running? | What does it do and why is it whenever I end the task it just starts up again? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/18vn1s/what_is_svchostexe_in_my_task_manager_and_where/ | {
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25dpku | how do they forge the material that has the highest melting point, since you need something of a higher melting point for a mould? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25dpku/eli5_how_do_they_forge_the_material_that_has_the/ | {
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jd9dz | how to make money when the stock market goes down like it did today? | Show me the money $$$$. Is it even possible? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jd9dz/eli5_how_to_make_money_when_the_stock_market_goes/ | {
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7edwn3 | what shows up on a background check if you have no job or credit? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7edwn3/eli5_what_shows_up_on_a_background_check_if_you/ | {
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b8r6vi | why/how does china make their currency cheap? wouldn't everyone else just catch on and give it a real value? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b8r6vi/eli5_whyhow_does_china_make_their_currency_cheap/ | {
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dk52s3 | why are things cheaper in poor countries? isn't products being cheap a sign of economic prosperity? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dk52s3/eli5_why_are_things_cheaper_in_poor_countries/ | {
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6l7nol | why is weight loss a symptom of many deadly illnesses? | Things like HIV and Cancer often have extreme weight loss as a symptom, but what about these illnesses make your body actively lose weight so quickly? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6l7nol/eli5_why_is_weight_loss_a_symptom_of_many_deadly/ | {
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j4aph | why can big pharma still produce pseudoephedrine that people make meth from? | It just seems so odd. I know there are many pills with opium in them, but it seems like an easy way to kill the meth problem by not producing pseudoephedrine.
I do not watch breaking bad, but I guess he is making his own pseudoephedrine and then meth from it.
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3pfg0o | why are there so many weird/oddly specific old laws in the us? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3pfg0o/eli5_why_are_there_so_many_weirdoddly_specific/ | {
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4s9fwh | why are some people ambidextrous while others can barely make a legible smiley face with their non-dominant hand? | Is it something that you learn or is it something that you're born with? I'm ambidextrous but I don't have any recollection of ever being taught how to write with both hands or use them, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen. My friends all supposedly had similar upbringings and they can barely make a straight line wi... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4s9fwh/eli5_why_are_some_people_ambidextrous_while/ | {
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3rekk1 | h.p. lovecraft universe | What are the different deities and worlds? What are the dreamlands? Where are these stories found? What is the "cthulhu mythos" about? Is it kinda like "Revelations" in the Bible?
I know this question has been posted before but I didn't find any good answers. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3rekk1/eli5_hp_lovecraft_universe/ | {
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f67vaw | how can one explain the pigeonhole principle? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f67vaw/eli5_how_can_one_explain_the_pigeonhole_principle/ | {
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1okazy | how many different scaling tricks and cognitive systems are involved in making a game feel 'massive'? | That is to say, how can games like Skyrim or GTAV scale over so many hundreds of square kilometres, but feel so short when you travel from one side to the other? Why do other games, which span over smaller sizes feel take just as long / longer to traverse?
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5wlv1z | why do moon's orbit not decay like artificial satellite's do? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5wlv1z/eli5_why_do_moons_orbit_not_decay_like_artificial/ | {
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6xumjt | why is the molecule of h2o not linear? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6xumjt/eli5why_is_the_molecule_of_h2o_not_linear/ | {
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j2svc | why is it bad to have a gold backed currency? why won't we ever switch? like i'm five | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/j2svc/why_is_it_bad_to_have_a_gold_backed_currency_why/ | {
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5hhmtc | pilot wave theory and why so many people dismiss it. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5hhmtc/eli5_pilot_wave_theory_and_why_so_many_people/ | {
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3q9ynd | can someone explain the significance of the iarc's findings on the relationship between processed meat / red meat and cancer? | Specifically, what is the significance of classing processed meat as a Group 1 carcinogen and red meat as Group 2(a)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3q9ynd/eli5_can_someone_explain_the_significance_of_the/ | {
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1vwnaj | how can documentaries on dinosaurs be sure on things like social habits, hunting behaviors, skin color and things like grooves and ridges on skin? is it just speculation? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vwnaj/eli5_how_can_documentaries_on_dinosaurs_be_sure/ | {
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f8l3of | ; when you close your eyes at night you see all these colours, and when you press your eyes they become more and more vilbrant the harder you push. what are those and where do they come from? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f8l3of/eli5_when_you_close_your_eyes_at_night_you_see/ | {
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45wynx | if the universe is infinite, does that mean that all permutations of matter exist within our universe? | So is everything that I, or anyone else, has observed occurring infinitely many times in infinitely many ways across the universe? And if not, how can the universe be infinite? Like, if we know that the world as is has a nonzero chance of existing, and it is given infinite space and potentially time to exist, then it... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/45wynx/eli5_if_the_universe_is_infinite_does_that_mean/ | {
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3aoldo | why don't republicans like donald trump? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3aoldo/eli5_why_dont_republicans_like_donald_trump/ | {
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35lt93 | why are there plus sized models? is it purely out of political correctness? could anybody ever want to look like that? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35lt93/eli5_why_are_there_plus_sized_models_is_it_purely/ | {
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5k06fu | how precise are the fuel measurements for a shuttle launch into space? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5k06fu/eli5_how_precise_are_the_fuel_measurements_for_a/ | {
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66y221 | how does discipline differ from willpower? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/66y221/eli5_how_does_discipline_differ_from_willpower/ | {
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83ffor | my car suggests using 93 gas, what would happen if i regularly used 87/89? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/83ffor/eli5_my_car_suggests_using_93_gas_what_would/ | {
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72ozmr | how are laws against monopolies actually enforced? is it a company's fault if they just simply have an uncompetable business model? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/72ozmr/eli5_how_are_laws_against_monopolies_actually/ | {
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n6urg | - why i can hear the radio through my guitar amp? | OK maybe not 5...explain like I'm a guitarist (ie. 5 @ [5]) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/n6urg/eli5_why_i_can_hear_the_radio_through_my_guitar/ | {
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2yqveb | why do employers with online job applications have answers on the assessment that no person would ever choose? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2yqveb/eli5_why_do_employers_with_online_job/ | {
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34c8af | if the u.s. sent in a team to north korea and assassinated kim jong-un, what would be the fall out? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34c8af/eli5_if_the_us_sent_in_a_team_to_north_korea_and/ | {
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5sx0t2 | why is weight loss such a huge value in our society? why are skinny bodies so idealized? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5sx0t2/eli5_why_is_weight_loss_such_a_huge_value_in_our/ | {
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7s4bey | why is there warning texts and images of dying people/organs on cigarette packages but not on items of alcohol? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7s4bey/eli5_why_is_there_warning_texts_and_images_of/ | {
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1y2l75 | what is the process of alcohol fermentation, and why do some alcohols have higher abv? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1y2l75/eli5_what_is_the_process_of_alcohol_fermentation/ | {
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299qbu | how have north korean leaders managed to brainwash their population? | for example there must have been a moment in history where the population would have been at the very least knowledgeable about the outside world and capable of critical thinking towards it's government?
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3q3be5 | why do ants act in groups and how do they communicate to each other what is going on? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3q3be5/eli5_why_do_ants_act_in_groups_and_how_do_they/ | {
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3ymvjy | why is latin america the only place that seems free of islamic extremism? | Muslim extremists are a problem in Europe, ME, Africa, Australia, America and even China.
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8aduvl | what is an annuity and how is it different from an ira? | Not that I'm sure that I fully understand an IRA, but an annuity wasn't described much differently than the IRA. Is it similar, but will function more like an allowance as soon as you can use it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8aduvl/eli5_what_is_an_annuity_and_how_is_it_different/ | {
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tm64y | for images, why can only gif's be animated? | EDIT: i think nowadays in the computer world, there might actually be a 5 year old that asks this lol | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/tm64y/eli5_for_images_why_can_only_gifs_be_animated/ | {
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3tyeku | why are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed of any competition awarded with gold, silver and bronze awards respectively? and why not platinum or anything else? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3tyeku/eli5_why_are_the_1st_2nd_and_3rd_placed_of_any/ | {
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eaynrd | what are razors in philosophy and why are they called that way? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eaynrd/eli5_what_are_razors_in_philosophy_and_why_are/ | {
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8cjbep | where does fat mass go and muscle mass come from? | I’ve lost 75 pounds over the past year and I’m wondering where all the fat mass has gone and all the muscle mass came from | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8cjbep/eli5_where_does_fat_mass_go_and_muscle_mass_come/ | {
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tb1t5 | what the people of greece want with regards to the austerity measures? | So what I understand is that Greece is basically broke and the government it trying to repay its debts but the people don't want them to do this. What do the people of Greece want? Do they just not want their government to repay the debts? Do they want to get off the Euro? What is the endgame for the people against... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/tb1t5/eli5_what_the_people_of_greece_want_with_regards/ | {
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2fcjtv | why does my tummy rumble? | Surely a rumbling tummy does not help you realize that you are hungry. So why does it happen? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fcjtv/eli5_why_does_my_tummy_rumble/ | {
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3gdjb4 | reddits voting system algorithm | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3gdjb4/eli5_reddits_voting_system_algorithm/ | {
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208unq | just like the scientific method, is there a 'historical method'? | I was reading [this article](_URL_0_) and the author mentions something called the 'historical method'.
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3t4bso | in music, what's the difference between a cover, a remix, a bootleg, and an edit? | You often see all four in different versions of the same song, but what defines them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3t4bso/eli5_in_music_whats_the_difference_between_a/ | {
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1on3pc | how does a website, specifically the _url_0_ site, end up costing in excess of $500 million to develop? | According to this article found here, _URL_0_, the _URL_1_ site cost more than $500 million to develop (although Google tells me varying amounts from $290 million to $634 million). I don't know enough about large scale website development to understand how this amount of money makes sense. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1on3pc/eli5_how_does_a_website_specifically_the/ | {
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fleg17 | what are all the functions of calcium in the human body? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fleg17/eli5_what_are_all_the_functions_of_calcium_in_the/ | {
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218nyk | why don't most earphones limit volume to only safe levels? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/218nyk/eli5_why_dont_most_earphones_limit_volume_to_only/ | {
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1venaw | why do i hate hearing music/whatever in only one ear? | like when one ear phone breaks. it is beyond abysmal. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1venaw/eli5_why_do_i_hate_hearing_musicwhatever_in_only/ | {
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230fjk | why does my doctor make me turn my head and cough, while checking out my junk | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/230fjk/eli5_why_does_my_doctor_make_me_turn_my_head_and/ | {
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4m9bst | how wasps can survive for long underwater? | When I clean my swimming pool I try to keep wasps underwater, but they're always alive after a while, is it possible that they can hold their breath more than a human? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4m9bst/eli5_how_wasps_can_survive_for_long_underwater/ | {
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