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64wpup | how does a computer virus get its own code to infect new files? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/64wpup/eli5_how_does_a_computer_virus_get_its_own_code/ | {
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1r1eos | what are those random blurry circles on some pictures? | Always wondered what they were when I was younger | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1r1eos/eli5_what_are_those_random_blurry_circles_on_some/ | {
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6m66zu | why can you not take multiple doses of medicine and be fine for an extended amount time? | Why do we get damaged from overdose? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6m66zu/eli5_why_can_you_not_take_multiple_doses_of/ | {
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2cfqs8 | how does an employee owned company come to be and operate? | A competitor of the company I work for recently announced that it was becoming entirely employee owned.
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fzo8ee | why can't corporations keep the economy afloat? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fzo8ee/eli5_why_cant_corporations_keep_the_economy_afloat/ | {
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be0o8s | regarding notre dame...how does a stone building burn down? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/be0o8s/eli5_regarding_notre_damehow_does_a_stone/ | {
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2mu2u7 | is it possible that the local presence of significantly more negatively charged ions could affect a persons mood or the probability of predictable variances in effects? | Do negatively charged ions affect the magnetic field, and could that change affect our physical surroundings enough to alter the probability of an event occurring in a more predictable manner?
Is negative energy the same thing as negative energy, dude?
Also, I might be high, and I need help with this one. Maybe I sh... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mu2u7/eli5_is_it_possible_that_the_local_presence_of/ | {
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935xbq | there are buildings in europe, asia, africa, and south america which have been around for centuries or millennia. why can't build those kind of quality, time lasting structures today in the usa? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/935xbq/eli5_there_are_buildings_in_europe_asia_africa/ | {
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1305x4 | how does the quaker religion work? | I have been looking at my Genealogy/Ancestry and it turns out that my grandparents were Quakers. I was not raised in this fashion, but told i was allowed to explore whatever religion/s i should choose and if i wanted to join a church, i could do so. Religious freedom at it's best. However i never explored the Quakers, ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1305x4/eli5_how_does_the_quaker_religion_work/ | {
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3anoub | why does an album of music cost as much as a movie? | Despite such differences in production costs, length, etc. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3anoub/eli5_why_does_an_album_of_music_cost_as_much_as_a/ | {
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262xq6 | why do groups like boko haram and al qaeda think that killing random civillians will help achieve their goals? | I understand that there are tons of political and religious reasons behind the existance of these groups but their actions still make no sense to me.
It seems every week in Iraq there are still bombings that kill dozens. Just now I read that at least 118 have been killed in random bombings in Nigeria. Who do these gro... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/262xq6/eli5why_do_groups_like_boko_haram_and_al_qaeda/ | {
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56gmqj | what is happening with your muscles when you get a cramp while doing nothing (such as sleeping)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/56gmqj/eli5_what_is_happening_with_your_muscles_when_you/ | {
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8tzckh | looking through our eyes, why is there a motion stutter if under a certain light? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8tzckh/eli5_looking_through_our_eyes_why_is_there_a/ | {
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3pbrq3 | does our conversion of solar radiation to electrical energy reduce the heat in the system of the earth? | I would think, because of the minuscule portion of the earth's surface that is actually solar panels or other methods to do this that it would not be significant, but in theory does the conversion of this energy reduce heat in the system? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3pbrq3/eli5_does_our_conversion_of_solar_radiation_to/ | {
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62fwzh | how do "fake news" websites not get charged with libel? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/62fwzh/eli5_how_do_fake_news_websites_not_get_charged/ | {
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bira2f | if nebulas are giant clouds of dust and gas, how do nebulas keep their shape? | For instance on the Horsehead Nebula, every picture I've seen over time looks the exact same and appears the nebula has not changed or altered shape. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bira2f/eli5_if_nebulas_are_giant_clouds_of_dust_and_gas/ | {
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a6nskj | how is tesla worth more than general motors even though they only sell around 250k cars and gm sells 4.7 million cars each year? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a6nskj/eli5_how_is_tesla_worth_more_than_general_motors/ | {
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8hn6fi | why identity of the winner isn't protected when they win a big lottery? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8hn6fi/eli5_why_identity_of_the_winner_isnt_protected/ | {
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546bao | what's the difference between a urinal that is water free and not water free? what's the point of having a urinal that flushes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/546bao/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_a_urinal_that/ | {
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49fymr | why do some people pronounce the word niche as "nitch" while others pronounce it "neesh" and which is right? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/49fymr/eli5_why_do_some_people_pronounce_the_word_niche/ | {
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4k9pep | what makes a wine bad? | Why are large, popular brands of wine (Yellowtail, Barefoot, etc.) considered bad wine? Do they have specific bad qualities in taste or production or is it an arbitrary judgement? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4k9pep/eli5_what_makes_a_wine_bad/ | {
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3mbd1t | why do some people capitalise every word? | It Seems Counter Intuitive And It Took Me Forever Just To Type Out A Simple Explanation As To Why I'm Curious. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mbd1t/eli5_why_do_some_people_capitalise_every_word/ | {
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f60yvt | why are so many large passenger planes equipped with wings that tilt slightly upwards? | Why not just have the wings flat? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f60yvt/eli5_why_are_so_many_large_passenger_planes/ | {
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390nvp | why is it when i drive my work truck around town everybody else with a work truck waves at me even if i don't know them? this doesn't happen when i drive my normal car. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/390nvp/eli5_why_is_it_when_i_drive_my_work_truck_around/ | {
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78h5os | when and how did people start wearing bikinis at the beach? | [Inspired by this post.](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/78h5os/eli5_when_and_how_did_people_start_wearing/ | {
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ec68f9 | why can't we use aspirin to ease pain instead of prescribing so much opioids? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ec68f9/eli5_why_cant_we_use_aspirin_to_ease_pain_instead/ | {
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oe44b | how does a person become the president in the
states? | How does a person become the president in the states? Are there more party's then the republican and democratic? Does that party rule the country and can they make an "alliance" with another party to make the future for the party(party's) safe?
Also, Rob Zerban that guy that made an AMA here on reddit, is he running f... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/oe44b/how_does_a_person_become_the_president_in_the/ | {
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2tl521 | on rotten tomatoes, marco polo is rated at 30% by critics and 93% by viewers. what caused this discrepancy, and are there any other examples of this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2tl521/eli5_on_rotten_tomatoes_marco_polo_is_rated_at_30/ | {
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3ad26u | how does the brain create new synapses? | I understand that millions of new synapses are formed in the brain every day and others dissolved as a result of memory formation, but how exactly does this happen? How are synapses formed in the "right" areas? How does this process relate to the process of developing new neurons?
How does age affect this process, and... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ad26u/eli5how_does_the_brain_create_new_synapses/ | {
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a3qxhq | self driving cars | I have never seen a self driving car in person yet. But all these pictures in news articles and everywhere else show that they have outside rear view mirrors (OSRVM). Do self driving cars need a rear view mirror? What's the purpose of OSRVM in self driving cars? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a3qxhq/eli5_self_driving_cars/ | {
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2p753y | what is the point of the winrar trial period, does the program change at all following the end of the "trial"? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2p753y/eli5_what_is_the_point_of_the_winrar_trial_period/ | {
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2py9sv | how scientifically instrumental were famous scientists (e.g. einstein, feynman, oppenheimer etc.) in the development of the first nuclear/thermonuclear bombs? | Everyone knows that Einstein and Oppenheimer played parts in designing the bomb (and less-famously Feynman), but how important were these people when it came to developing the actual science behind the bomb? Also, what was day-to-day life like for the leading-scientists working on the Manhattan Project (e.g. frequent ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2py9sv/eli5_how_scientifically_instrumental_were_famous/ | {
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15639p | why is it cheaper to fly with multiple stops? | Why is a 2-stop flight cheaper than a 1-stop or direct? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/15639p/why_is_it_cheaper_to_fly_with_multiple_stops/ | {
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1r9imh | why doesn't the prime meridian go completely around like the equator? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1r9imh/eli5_why_doesnt_the_prime_meridian_go_completely/ | {
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6qc390 | how does the mercator projection make navigation easier? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6qc390/eli5_how_does_the_mercator_projection_make/ | {
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3mfp81 | [us] what could happen if the executive branch just ignored the judicial branch? | I know Andrew Jackson just ignored the Supreme Court and nothing happened. What would happen if Obama did the same thing today? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mfp81/eli5_us_what_could_happen_if_the_executive_branch/ | {
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3mky7x | what is overhydration, and what are the consequences? | I mean more than just "having too much water in your body", what is happening in your body and whatnot while you are overhydrated? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mky7x/eli5_what_is_overhydration_and_what_are_the/ | {
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6do2f0 | why is it when i'm riding in the car i almost become narcoleptic and fall asleep without trying? | Edit: after a bunch of answers I feel like I should clear up it only happens when I'm in a car and the car is moving.
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2xinzl | why does it seem like more and more people these days have medical problems? | I rarely see anyone that is what I would consider "normal" (i.e. Does not have a medical condition of some kind). Why is this happening these days? Is it because modern medicine has made it so people with medical conditions can live mostly-normal life spans (that people in the past would have died from)? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xinzl/eli5_why_does_it_seem_like_more_and_more_people/ | {
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5zie34 | why u.s. dollar is the main world currency? | I'm from Eastern Europe and every day I read news like "USD exchange rate expectations are..", " expert said that U.S. dollar will get stronger...". Why world economics depends from dollar more than from any other currency? Or - if I'm wrong - why it looks like it is?
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24ea05 | the building i work in has a lot of people from middle-eastern decent. why are they always washing their faces in the restroom? | I know this seems like a weird question and the answer could be that it's just random, however, I'm naturally inquisitive and was wondering if this had any cultural or religious ties? Thank you! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24ea05/eli5_the_building_i_work_in_has_a_lot_of_people/ | {
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1qicfv | why are "terms and conditions" for things so long? are we actually expected to read them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qicfv/eli5_why_are_terms_and_conditions_for_things_so/ | {
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b62mki | now that article13 has been voted; what is going to change for me, a random european person on the internet? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b62mki/eli5_now_that_article13_has_been_voted_what_is/ | {
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eruton | what corona virus exactly does to our body system? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eruton/eli5_what_corona_virus_exactly_does_to_our_body/ | {
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3gkejs | if there was no standardised spelling for english words before the 1700s, why do latin and ancient greek have standardised spelling? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3gkejs/eli5_if_there_was_no_standardised_spelling_for/ | {
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2lxdns | when modern day albums are "released on vinyl" are they the same quality vinyl sound as in the original days of analog? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lxdns/eli5_when_modern_day_albums_are_released_on_vinyl/ | {
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cclv5d | mobile phone game ads where you can play the advertised game in the ad. how does that work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cclv5d/eli5_mobile_phone_game_ads_where_you_can_play_the/ | {
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37yasa | why does red appear to jump out of my mobile phone screen? | I have a Nexus 5 if that helps. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37yasa/eli5_why_does_red_appear_to_jump_out_of_my_mobile/ | {
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3gbks9 | why is the color blue like in the facebook logo considered calming yet blue light in computers is known to stimulate the brain so its harder to go to sleep? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3gbks9/eli5why_is_the_color_blue_like_in_the_facebook/ | {
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9j8ufb | how hackers are bypassing/cracking drm software in games? denuvo, vmprotect etc. | From what I can understand DRM is working by encrypting game files and when you are playing, the software decrypts some of the content to be usable in real time. But if all of that is stored on your machine, why those protections (especially Denuvo) are so hard to crack? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9j8ufb/eli5_how_hackers_are_bypassingcracking_drm/ | {
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21io0w | the difference between nuclear fusion and fission???? | I get that fission is the separating of atoms and fusion is the joining of them. i always here that they are the "key" to are energy crisis i just don't understand how? help | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21io0w/eli5_the_difference_between_nuclear_fusion_and/ | {
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4mqiug | what evidence is there that supports the big bang theory? | It seems probable, but how did humanity's great minds come to the conclusion that existence was confined to one molecular area and then exploded everywhere. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4mqiug/eli5_what_evidence_is_there_that_supports_the_big/ | {
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8aw3u5 | at a distance, why do blue lights seem “blurry” or “harder to focus on” compared to red or orange lights that appear more sharp? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8aw3u5/eli5_at_a_distance_why_do_blue_lights_seem_blurry/ | {
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1xa0cs | why can't we just make cellphone and other chargers high powered, so they can charge in a matter of minutes? | I don't know if this means increasing the voltage, or the current, but why is this not feasible? Will it overheat? What is stopping us from charging our phones faster? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xa0cs/eli5_why_cant_we_just_make_cellphone_and_other/ | {
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sm6dh | why mobile data is so limited? | Why is it that Verizon FIOS (and other home network companies) can offer me an unlimited data plan, but carriers cannot? What's the difference? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/sm6dh/eli5_why_mobile_data_is_so_limited/ | {
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2hsra6 | how do you determine when a dna sequence becomes a gene? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2hsra6/eli5_how_do_you_determine_when_a_dna_sequence/ | {
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7cjs9i | why do some cell phones have area codes different from the geographical area in which they were purchased? | For example, I live in a suburb of Minneapolis where the area code is 952. But my cell phone's area code is 612 - the area code for Minneapolis city proper - even though I purchased it in the suburbs where the area code is 952. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7cjs9i/eli5_why_do_some_cell_phones_have_area_codes/ | {
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1rbvtu | what's the different between republican and democrats in american culture? what's the point being a republican and vice versa? and why republican is always negatively stigmatized in movie i watched? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rbvtu/eli5_whats_the_different_between_republican_and/ | {
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4brd9a | why does an ice pack help neutralize a headache? | when you put something cold on the headache, why does it help? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4brd9a/eli5_why_does_an_ice_pack_help_neutralize_a/ | {
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2g52yl | why is being pro-life a position almost exclusively held by religious people? | I don't have any strong opinions one way or the other, and this isn't a question trying to start a heated debate over its merits or anything like that.
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ej1lnl | what the difference between a call and a put is in stocks | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ej1lnl/eli5_what_the_difference_between_a_call_and_a_put/ | {
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4t12vo | what is the encrypted text that comprises a file? (editing a .jpg or .exe) | For example, when I go to edit a .jpg file, i'm met with thousands of lines of encrypted text. replacing certain characters with others alters the photo in a glitch-style fashion. But if I copy all the characters and paste them into a new .jpg file, they will not create the original photo. Why is this? Does this encryp... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4t12vo/eli5_what_is_the_encrypted_text_that_comprises_a/ | {
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8psqbr | in theory, what would happen if a woman consumed an entire 24-day pack of birth control pills at once? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8psqbr/eli5_in_theory_what_would_happen_if_a_woman/ | {
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15mglj | what is a crook in your neck? | I've gotten crooks in my neck before, and never really known why I got them or what is really going on with them. Somebody please tell me what it really is.. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/15mglj/what_is_a_crook_in_your_neck/ | {
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1g4yf5 | the r/atheism mod fight | wtf is going on? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1g4yf5/eli5_the_ratheism_mod_fight/ | {
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88i2zp | how did those 'magic eye' posters from the 90's work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/88i2zp/eli5_how_did_those_magic_eye_posters_from_the_90s/ | {
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4t3j17 | what enables us to continually store more data on smaller components (i.e. what is the science behind moore's law)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4t3j17/eli5_what_enables_us_to_continually_store_more/ | {
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9omt5g | what is “safe mode?” | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9omt5g/eli5_what_is_safe_mode/ | {
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4bjixb | how do you prove that 1 and 1 equals 2? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4bjixb/eli5_how_do_you_prove_that_1_and_1_equals_2/ | {
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y9br1 | how does ikea get away with essentially being a non-profit? also, is this true? | Follow up questions: Do they pay taxes in Sweden? The ultimate question is: is it morally ethical to shop at Ikea? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/y9br1/eli5_how_does_ikea_get_away_with_essentially/ | {
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31ncan | why does reddit care so much about privacy? | I understand the slippery slope argument, but in it's current state is the government abusing the information it gathers? Am I naive for thinking the government doesn't really care about most of the illegal stuff I do (piracy, drug use, etc.)? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/31ncan/eli5_why_does_reddit_care_so_much_about_privacy/ | {
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amxfba | what is a shell, and orbital, and a suborbital in an atom? | How are each of these structured and what do they represent? I am having a very hard time visualizing them and how they interact with each other.
& #x200B;
Please help me pass this intro chemistry class lmao | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/amxfba/eli5_what_is_a_shell_and_orbital_and_a_suborbital/ | {
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dlydm4 | how exactly does product-placement work in movies? do the producers ask for example nike to pay them and they use their stuff? or do they just say 'we need a sport brand, who wants the spot'? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dlydm4/eli5_how_exactly_does_productplacement_work_in/ | {
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5ih5v7 | why do some people find glasses attractive, even though they are a means to repair what could be genetic, and thus bad for evoloution? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ih5v7/eli5_why_do_some_people_find_glasses_attractive/ | {
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5awzw7 | fetal position usefulness | A little background for those who never had to do this.
In school, during our tornado drills, we would line up in the hallways then get on our elbows and knees tucking our head beneath our hands. It was uncomfortable, cramped, and as I think about, not really useful.
If there was a real tornado that caused damage to... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5awzw7/eli5_fetal_position_usefulness/ | {
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27tr2m | what's the difference between an argument and an explanation? | I've been attempting to understand these differences for a few days now, but I'm not coming to anything too concrete. Both are rational, but while explanations can be part of arguments, arguments are not a part of explanations? From what I seem to know:
* Argument:
-Answers "How do you know?"
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29k2iz | why do people feel their rights are being taken away because of the hobby lobby decision? | I support the ACA. I voted for Obama twice and have never voted for the GOP. Generally I consider myself a liberal but on this issue I'm a little lost. Basically, I don't understand how if you still have access to birth control you have lost the right to access birth control because you cannot get it at free or reduced... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29k2iz/eli5_why_do_people_feel_their_rights_are_being/ | {
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59ja1s | why are corruption, poor governance and low standards of living more prominent in sub-saharan africa than in any other region in the world? | Why are other parts of the world including but not limited to South America, Europe and Asia not as affected?
Did earlier European intervention make them "grow up too fast"? Is it a cultural thing? Is it an issue of morals (greed, envy)?
What are they doing wrong that the rest of the world seem not to be doing?... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/59ja1s/eli5_why_are_corruption_poor_governance_and_low/ | {
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6p7edu | why we can't we convert any object with mass into desired energy? | I recently read that 1kg of mass equates to 90 quadrillion joules, which is approximately the amount of energy consumed by the entire world in an hour. So, according to Einstein's famous equation, we should be able to convert any mass into energy. So is it possible to convert a 1kg rock into any desired form of energy?... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6p7edu/eli5_why_we_cant_we_convert_any_object_with_mass/ | {
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9wozc2 | if light switches work by breaking the circuit when you switch them, how do lights that are controlled by multiple switches that change direction based on each other work? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9wozc2/eli5_if_light_switches_work_by_breaking_the/ | {
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qlfh7 | what would it take for a computer to become "self aware"? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/qlfh7/eli5_what_would_it_take_for_a_computer_to_become/ | {
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2akkhf | what's with all the stories about uk ministers being pedophiles? | I subscribed to some top UK sub-reddits and I keep seeing lots of stories about various (seemingly right-wing, seemingly former) politicians ensnared in child sex stuff? But are they really? Wouldn't we have heard about this more broadly in the US if so? What exactly is going on here? Just muck-racking, or something re... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2akkhf/eli5_whats_with_all_the_stories_about_uk/ | {
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5wi7g4 | why do they say that "glass flows over time?" and why has this been proven false? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5wi7g4/eli5_why_do_they_say_that_glass_flows_over_time/ | {
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3y8u63 | why do some people's personalities completely change when they are drunk? | I am a very easy going guy but when I got blackout drunk I had the tendency to become an overly aggressive jackass. I have since quit drinking but the question remains; why do some people become different when they are drunk? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3y8u63/eli5_why_do_some_peoples_personalities_completely/ | {
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3b1ynq | why do bullets have curved tops rather than sharp, pointy tops? | It seems like a sharp top would pierce the target better, which is usually what a gun is intended to do, so why don`t they make them like that? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3b1ynq/eli5_why_do_bullets_have_curved_tops_rather_than/ | {
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7xtfyn | what is short-selling stocks? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7xtfyn/eli5_what_is_shortselling_stocks/ | {
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3dblj0 | why is trickle-charging a battery better than throwing high amperage at it? | I've heard the bucket analogy but it still makes no sense to me. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3dblj0/eli5_why_is_tricklecharging_a_battery_better_than/ | {
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1pk5uf | why do we regrow flesh, but not bones | Why is it that you can lose a fairly large chunk of flesh and it will (mostly) grow back, but once you lose something like a fingertip or toe it's gone forever?
edit. I forgot to say this to begin with, but I'm referring to the times where the bone gets lopped off, like if you lose part of a finger to a table saw. Wh... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pk5uf/eli5_why_do_we_regrow_flesh_but_not_bones/ | {
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2swkmv | how edward snowden, who ran away from the u.s. has been since in russia for about a year, able to still leak documents? | The mans been away from his source of information for about a year now. How does he know these things if they've happened recently? If he has a stockpile of "bombshell" documents, then why didn't he just reveal what he knew all at once? Is he learning of these things through Russian intelligence? Or is he leaking new d... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2swkmv/eli5_how_edward_snowden_who_ran_away_from_the_us/ | {
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c47rsa | why do animals sometimes just stare at nothing? | Do they actually see/hear something or are they just being weird? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c47rsa/eli5_why_do_animals_sometimes_just_stare_at/ | {
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2zt0h2 | if the universe is constantly expanding, is it possible to trace it all back to the 'center' of the universe? | I read somewhere (_URL_0_) that its possible to detect how old an object is by its redshift, does the higher 'redshift' value relate how close an object is/was to the Big Bang? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2zt0h2/eli5_if_the_universe_is_constantly_expanding_is/ | {
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am27og | stars/galaxies that are light years away | when we discover a new star or galaxy that is 30 million light years away (it takes 30 million years for light to travel from us to it and vice versa) how do we know that the little spec we are looking at is actually a current star/galaxy and not something that disappeared 29 million years ago and we aren't just seeing... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/am27og/eli5_starsgalaxies_that_are_light_years_away/ | {
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244ird | why don't professional fighters' noses bleed that much? | Whenever I get a random nose bleed or I bump my nose, it bleeds for a long time. Why is it that UFC fighters seem to never get a nose bleed, despite being pummelled in the face. Furthermore, when it does bleed it's only a tiny amount.
Has conditioning got something to do with this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/244ird/eli5_why_dont_professional_fighters_noses_bleed/ | {
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44q4ke | how "hard" was it to develop games for the classic nintendo, nes,early sega consoles compared to game development today? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/44q4ke/eli5_how_hard_was_it_to_develop_games_for_the/ | {
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3za0tv | how many different health care systems are there in the world? what are the advatages and disadvantages of different health care systems? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3za0tv/eli5_how_many_different_health_care_systems_are/ | {
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2ps25x | why do the majority of terrorist organisations in the news seem to be muslim? | I apologise profusely if this seems racist in any way, I promise no offence was meant, but it seems that almost every time terrorism is mentioned it is Muslims committing it, why is this? Is it just that Islamic terrorists (Eg ISIS) get more publicity, or is there something, misinterpreted or otherwise, in their holy t... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ps25x/eli5_why_do_the_majority_of_terrorist/ | {
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6j3j0w | how do scientists know that it takes 8 minutes for light from the sun to reach earth? | I've always kind of assumed that light from the sun was just a long continuous stream so is the sun sending out subtle bursts of light that scientists can measure for time? I'm a bit ignorant on how distance and time are measured between earth and stars | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6j3j0w/eli5_how_do_scientists_know_that_it_takes_8/ | {
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35cds9 | if mountain gorillas are an endangered species, why don't we gather them all up an put them in zoos/nature preserves in other countries that will be a lot more safer for them? | Or any other endangered species for that matter. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35cds9/eli5_if_mountain_gorillas_are_an_endangered/ | {
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8gd4sg | how is that even older mmos, like wow, can handle so many players, while modern games like fortnite or pubg struggle with just 100 players | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8gd4sg/eli5_how_is_that_even_older_mmos_like_wow_can/ | {
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4jy9iy | what is "zionism" | I have a rough idea, but I don't really understand whether it's a religious thing or a political thing. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4jy9iy/eli5_what_is_zionism/ | {
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