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2ug9xm | When did it become an acceptable practice to be in debt? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2ug9xm/when_did_it_become_an_acceptable_practice_to_be/ | {
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2g26ti | Is Magma Radioactive? | How Radioactive? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2g26ti/is_magma_radioactive/ | {
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a5sc81 | How did we eradicate Smallpox? | How does an entire disease get wiped out? Do all the pathogens that cause the disease go extinct? Or does everyone in the human race become immune to that disease and it no longer has any effect on us? If it's the latter case, can diseases like smallpox and polio come back through mutation? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/a5sc81/how_did_we_eradicate_smallpox/ | {
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bpp79c | how did we come to the point where we have chocolate eggs for easter? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bpp79c/eli5_how_did_we_come_to_the_point_where_we_have/ | {
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1zser2 | how do deep space satellites navigate through debris like the asteroid belt or the oort cloud? | Are they smart enough to detect and maneuver around objects in their immediate trajectory? Or unexpected objects encountered in the satellites' flight plan? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zser2/eli5how_do_deep_space_satellites_navigate_through/ | {
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4ov3as | Why do I need to delete a usb drive before removing it from my computer? | It's probably really obvious but I haven't got a clue as to why it is necessary. | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4ov3as/why_do_i_need_to_delete_a_usb_drive_before/ | {
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2jwicq | Why is buoyancy a fluid-only property? | This is a dumb question, but I'm wondering why buoyancy is unique to fluids. If I bury a balloon underground it doesn't pop back up but this isn't the case if I push the balloon down a tank of water. How does the FBD differ for each case and what properties specific to fluids allows for buoyancy but not solids? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2jwicq/why_is_buoyancy_a_fluidonly_property/ | {
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4ciwuo | why do people love eating fast food more often than having more "natural" food? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ciwuo/eli5_why_do_people_love_eating_fast_food_more/ | {
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14i8dl | how did we come up with our current system of years? | I don't mean "years" as in the earth revolving around the sun one time through. I'm asking why are we currently in the 2,012th "year"? How did they keep track of years before year 0? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/14i8dl/eli5_how_did_we_come_up_with_our_current_system/ | {
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4eiyxf | What happens if a person in a first world country is diagnosed with rabies? Are they doomed or can it be treated? | I know there's a series of injections and drugs a person can be given to prevent the virus from getting out of control, but what happens if they never get those drugs and actually start showing symptoms? How would the condition be treated once the virus is past its incubation period? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4eiyxf/what_happens_if_a_person_in_a_first_world_country/ | {
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2lc846 | why were there so many insane asylums 100 years ago, but you rarely hear about them today? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lc846/eli5_why_were_there_so_many_insane_asylums_100/ | {
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4wdyao | what exactly is the rem sleep cycle and how does it work? | I seem to wake up at about 3AM which is 3 hours after I go to sleep every night to go pee. So I was just wondering why it's so consistent | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4wdyao/eli5_what_exactly_is_the_rem_sleep_cycle_and_how/ | {
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2ybkxf | digestion takes hours to occur however, when i eat taco bell i immediately feel like exploding the nearest toilet. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ybkxf/eli5_digestion_takes_hours_to_occur_however_when/ | {
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eo560j | Were left-handed swordsmen in the middle ages more valuable? | I read online that it was advantageous to have them on your side when invading a fortress so they were often awarded signing bonuses when recruited. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/eo560j/were_lefthanded_swordsmen_in_the_middle_ages_more/ | {
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1wxls3 | i'm from the uk; what does it mean when the papers say the us could default on their current debt? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wxls3/eli5_im_from_the_uk_what_does_it_mean_when_the/ | {
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4tawj9 | Why are cigarette filters non biodegradable? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4tawj9/why_are_cigarette_filters_non_biodegradable/ | {
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1065jl | why do we restrict immigration to the united states? | Why were restrictions put in place? I just moved from one US state to another and they welcomed me with open arms. Why can't we just let folks from other countries (with the exclusion of, say, criminals) who want to be US citizens immigrate like that? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1065jl/eli5_why_do_we_restrict_immigration_to_the_united/ | {
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b7or48 | why is it simulations of deuteranopia colour blindness, which supposedly makes a person unable to see green, appears to drain all the red from an image instead? | [Example](_URL_0_) \- It appears that the red disappears from this apple | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b7or48/eli5_why_is_it_simulations_of_deuteranopia_colour/ | {
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2qqclb | During the age of sail, what was the procedure for a reasonably sized ship to weather a hurricane? | The main thing I was thinking about is, with the helm being open to the elements, was some poor, unfortunate soul required to remain topside to steer? Or is there some mechanism to use below decks? But I'm also looking for more general procedure that they would follow in an effort to survive. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2qqclb/during_the_age_of_sail_what_was_the_procedure_for/ | {
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2bfvaz | why are students fresh out of highschool allowed to take out huge student loans without ever working or having credit? | I ask this because if I had the knowledge I do now from simply life experience I would not have taken out all that money. I am not using my education for anything over than having to pay 880 a month. Why can we not sue for this? I didn't know what I was doing but everyone wanted me to go to school. If I just saved that... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bfvaz/eli5_why_are_students_fresh_out_of_highschool/ | {
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e3sti0 | how can snake eyes see in infrared? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e3sti0/eli5_how_can_snake_eyes_see_in_infrared/ | {
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43wyx2 | Since E=mc^2, does a photon create a gravitational field ? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/43wyx2/since_emc2_does_a_photon_create_a_gravitational/ | {
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cq1us1 | how does a person determine how much an art work is worth? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cq1us1/eli5_how_does_a_person_determine_how_much_an_art/ | {
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4u60mj | why are people in america more fearful for their safety now when crime is at an all time low? | From _URL_0_
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29mtnf | i'm far sighted. are there reverse-blurred images that would appear clear to me? | When I take off my glasses I see everything blurred. Is there some sort of picture that could be blurred in the opposite direction so when I look at it it would appear to be clear? Even something as simple as a black line?
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3w7onf | Why did the Warsaw Pact intervene in Czechoslovakia in 1968 but not in Poland in 1980? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3w7onf/why_did_the_warsaw_pact_intervene_in/ | {
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3tct9i | how do we know the gravity of a planet without even being able to land there? | How do we know the Gravity of say Pluto? I've been asking myself this alot and thought of some ways they might've used but it would give an inaccurate number most likely. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3tct9i/eli5_how_do_we_know_the_gravity_of_a_planet/ | {
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3glnnq | why do so many people cross the border illegally? as in, why is it so difficult for them to cross it legally? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3glnnq/eli5_why_do_so_many_people_cross_the_border/ | {
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3druqb | if whiskey takes at least two years to age, how does a distillery get started? do they have to wait for two years before releasing their own product? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3druqb/eli5_if_whiskey_takes_at_least_two_years_to_age/ | {
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9mhttn | why do people with anxiety sometimes want to have something heavier on top of them. ex: weighted blankets | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9mhttn/eli5_why_do_people_with_anxiety_sometimes_want_to/ | {
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4icn76 | What evidence is there to support the theory that inside every black hole is another universe and our universe is inside of a black hole another universe? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4icn76/what_evidence_is_there_to_support_the_theory_that/ | {
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7nalt4 | what is a "magnetic wave"? | Everything I read about photons says they're a electric wave plus a magnetic wave, but nothing ever explains what that means. An electric wave seems clear enough, like it's a transferal of a packet of electric energy from one point to another. Fine. But what the hell is a magnetic wave?? Like, the object receiving the ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7nalt4/eli5_what_is_a_magnetic_wave/ | {
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1cyi2t | Why is the "Random/shuffle" function/algorithm still so bad WRT music playback? | That is to say, out of 10,000 tracks I have, be it on my computer or in my car, the shuffle function seems incredibly poor. For example, I may be listening to a song from Pearl Jam "Vitalogy" when it goes to another random track only for the next song to be another track on "Vitalogy". This happens too often to just ... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1cyi2t/why_is_the_randomshuffle_functionalgorithm_still/ | {
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avhgx7 | how does anxiety physically increase the chance of mortality? | I've been reading various journal articles today regarding anxiety, depression and mortality rates. It appears to have been concluded that anxiety increases the chance of mortality by about 50%. I don't understand physically how a mental disorder has this effect. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/avhgx7/eli5_how_does_anxiety_physically_increase_the/ | {
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15tpyo | Would fireworks look the same on mars? | Would the color be different, the way they look or would they look the same? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/15tpyo/would_fireworks_look_the_same_on_mars/ | {
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3amxuv | What are some Biblical figures, that can be historically confirmed? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3amxuv/what_are_some_biblical_figures_that_can_be/ | {
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ermzis | why is it when i'm having a fever, after waking up from a nights sleep my mouth feels so dry? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ermzis/eli5_why_is_it_when_im_having_a_fever_after/ | {
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317gnk | why are minimum wages in the usa so much lower than other places? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/317gnk/eli5_why_are_minimum_wages_in_the_usa_so_much/ | {
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21mtc5 | What is the clear liquid that forms on open wounds? | I did search for this question on this sub and found nothing. We have theorised it is white blood cells? but honestly, not a clue. Google isn't helping, can't get the search right for a specific answer..
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5zt5uf | Why are the surfaces of atolls so close to the current sea level? | What causes the formation of thousands of islands rising kilometers from the seafloor to surface within a meter of Earth's current sea level?
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5kzikc | when dealing with high speed cameras, why does resolution diminish as the framerate goes up? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5kzikc/eli5_when_dealing_with_high_speed_cameras_why/ | {
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dzqgv6 | Is light reflected off matter or is light absorbed and then released? | Are my curtains red because all other light is absorbed and (mostly) the red wavelengths are reflected, or does the fabric absorb the phiton and then release light of a red wavelength? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/dzqgv6/is_light_reflected_off_matter_or_is_light/ | {
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2jsvty | Is there any relation between indigenous languages and native wildlife? | Hey all.
Out of curiosity. Is there any correlations (not sure if right world) between indigenous languages and the surrounding, native wildlife? Specifically with certain noises and sounds.
Tried google but really have no idea how to use either.
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fhsoar | Did Ancient Peoples observe Galaxies? | I wonder if the Swastika could be a representation of Andromeda or even the Whirlpool Galaxy. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/fhsoar/did_ancient_peoples_observe_galaxies/ | {
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3r0v88 | Why don't spacesuit visors get foggy inside and prevent visibility? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3r0v88/why_dont_spacesuit_visors_get_foggy_inside_and/ | {
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l1vp9 | If you took a new-born baby from a primitive amazon tribe and raised it in a modern society, could it be intellectually "normal"? | I guess the underlying question is, have a few hundred years of higher learning or selection affected our natural intelligence, or would a baby from a primitive society be just as functional? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/l1vp9/if_you_took_a_newborn_baby_from_a_primitive/ | {
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3zlmjo | why does time behaves differently near black hole or at the edge of event horizon? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3zlmjo/eli5why_does_time_behaves_differently_near_black/ | {
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8j7hfm | Do other languages have a preferred way to order adjectives? | I learned recently that in English [we typically order adjectives](_URL_0_) opinion-size-physical quality-shape-age-colour-origin-material-type-purpose, and would like to learn more about it. Has it always been like this? Is it like this in other cultures? Are there theories as to why this developed? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8j7hfm/do_other_languages_have_a_preferred_way_to_order/ | {
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728eh9 | how is linux more customizable than other operating systems? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/728eh9/eli5_how_is_linux_more_customizable_than_other/ | {
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pwcie | Do orgasms feel the same for men and women? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/pwcie/do_orgasms_feel_the_same_for_men_and_women/ | {
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1dwf4j | How did the beginnings of body parts come to be naturally selected for? | At the request of a Christian friend, I was reading through [The Edge of Evolution](_URL_0_), a book that argues for intelligent design. While I don't agree with most of the novel (for logical flaws debunked by other scientists online), there was one argument that intrigued me:
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329vu0 | "Of the past 3,400 years, humans have been entirely at peace for 268 of them" Is this true? If so, what years where those? If false, when was the last year without war? | This is a commonly repeated factoid that seems to come from the 2003 book [What Every Person Should Know About War](_URL_0_) by Chris Hedges. Is it true? When, exactly, was the last year in human history where two governments were not fighting each other? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/329vu0/of_the_past_3400_years_humans_have_been_entirely/ | {
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z3wi6 | Questions Related to Pyramids (Egypt, Mexico) | I just saw the [The Revelation of the Pyramids](_URL_0_). It blew my mind when they started to talk about Pi/Golden Number and Astrology. But then i read some comments on this video and I got confuse.
My questions are
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49yyjg | What did the Mughals call their empire? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/49yyjg/what_did_the_mughals_call_their_empire/ | {
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2dj992 | why wi-fi uses 2.4ghz and 5ghz radio band, why not by ex. 1ghz or some very low like am radio? | I'm more confused with technical reasons, pros and cons of making choice of this two bands, rather than law and standards. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2dj992/eli5_why_wifi_uses_24ghz_and_5ghz_radio_band_why/ | {
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dln5i0 | where does the thermal energy go after dark/during winter? like, why does it get colder, shouldn't it just stay the same temperature? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dln5i0/eli5_where_does_the_thermal_energy_go_after/ | {
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axrz14 | why does it take so long to download and interpret black box info after a plane crash? | I realize it can take time to find the black box. But why isn’t there a computer program that hooks up to the BB and acts like a simulator? All the data is there. Why can’t they plug it in and watch a recreation of what happened immediately? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/axrz14/eli5_why_does_it_take_so_long_to_download_and/ | {
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fncl75 | Could Chile having the best economy in latin america be attributed to Augusto Pinochet's reign? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/fncl75/could_chile_having_the_best_economy_in_latin/ | {
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1bonj1 | How exactly was the famine in Ukraine ended? | Through my research I have come to understand that the famine was kept hidden from the public and media, people were writing fake articles to essentially satisfy the public and keep Stalin safe. Then I read about a guy named Gareth Jones, who went into Ukraine illegally and wrote articles about what he saw and what was... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1bonj1/how_exactly_was_the_famine_in_ukraine_ended/ | {
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b38ekv | if i understand this correctly, freckles and a tan are both the result of the sun triggering the release of melanin. what determines which one it will be? also, in that case why can we get freckles on skin not exposed to sunlight, but can’t get a tan on unexposed skin? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b38ekv/eli5_if_i_understand_this_correctly_freckles_and/ | {
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7nvqfe | What do we know about author of Epic of Gilgamesh? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7nvqfe/what_do_we_know_about_author_of_epic_of_gilgamesh/ | {
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qgxnq | mao zedong's cultural revolution | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/qgxnq/elifmao_zedongs_cultural_revolution/ | {
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b859w6 | what is the difference between "frames per second" (fps) and "refresh rate" (hz)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b859w6/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_frames_per/ | {
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2xm2gz | how does facebook find people that i haven't had contact with in years or minimal contact ever and suggest them as friends? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xm2gz/eli5_how_does_facebook_find_people_that_i_havent/ | {
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1nt0q7 | why does our belly get "fat" but our backs don't? | I know that there is a layer of fat under my back-skin too, but somehow it seems to amass on the frontside of my body... Why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1nt0q7/eli5_why_does_our_belly_get_fat_but_our_backs_dont/ | {
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4i3vsj | how are specific shapes in cereal mass produced? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4i3vsj/eli5_how_are_specific_shapes_in_cereal_mass/ | {
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19e2sk | Is a single neuron like a sophisticated computer or more like a simple logical gateway? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/19e2sk/is_a_single_neuron_like_a_sophisticated_computer/ | {
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nzit3 | Since our oxygen comes from plants photosynthesizing the CO2, would it be possible to make a device that synthetically converts CO2 into oxygen so we can keep recycling the same air instead of carrying bulky oxygen bottles into space and underwater? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/nzit3/since_our_oxygen_comes_from_plants/ | {
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7osbgx | how do countries simulate full-scale wars? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7osbgx/eli5_how_do_countries_simulate_fullscale_wars/ | {
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3hxcbe | How did the tribes allied with Cortez react to his sacking of Teotihaucan? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3hxcbe/how_did_the_tribes_allied_with_cortez_react_to/ | {
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ee033w | How instrumental was the ‘ever victorious army’ in putting down the Taiping Rebellion? | For those who are curious, the Ever Victorious Army was an army that participated in fighting the Taiping Rebellion between 1860-1864. It was a Chinese force that was led by European/American officers. I have no idea if it was formed by the Qing government or grew organically from the foreign districts in Shanghai.
Fr... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ee033w/how_instrumental_was_the_ever_victorious_army_in/ | {
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c3uq2e | bpa in food containers | When does it become dangerous? Do we inhale it or do we ingest it? what happens to food containers with bpa that get microwaved? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c3uq2e/eli5_bpa_in_food_containers/ | {
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b25evn | Why and when did we associate green with "go" and red with "stop"? | Was there some delegation that decided or was it more intuitive than that? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/b25evn/why_and_when_did_we_associate_green_with_go_and/ | {
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2dfruk | Should the Northeastern US expect a higher frequency of snowstorms due to global climate change? | Yesterday's weather system produced over 6" of rain in MD and over 12" of rain in some parts of NY, breaking records in both regions. Will increased frequency of high-intensity rainfall also apply in the winter months when it would be snow? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2dfruk/should_the_northeastern_us_expect_a_higher/ | {
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4y5tlw | how far does the light from a laser pointer travel? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4y5tlw/eli5_how_far_does_the_light_from_a_laser_pointer/ | {
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318uvk | Prior to contact with Europeans during the Age of Discovery, were firearms known in India and Africa? | Supposedly knowledge of firearms and gunpowder were transmitted along the Silk Road from China to Europe. Did it spread along the trade routes to India and Africa as well? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/318uvk/prior_to_contact_with_europeans_during_the_age_of/ | {
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4mn98t | What were the major influences of Danish on the Norwegian language? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4mn98t/what_were_the_major_influences_of_danish_on_the/ | {
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2eshwk | why can't i buy gas and sell it later? | This was in an episode of its always sunny, and they do it horribly wrong. But lets say you can buy it straight from a distributor, hold on to it for a year or two, and then sell it to a gas station. What's stopping you from making a profit? (Gas prices increase faster than inflation.) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2eshwk/eli5_why_cant_i_buy_gas_and_sell_it_later/ | {
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2gg0p1 | why is the scottish independence referendum positioned as neck and neck in the polls, whereas the bookmakers odds suggest the opposite? | Bookmakers (here in England at least) currently have 3/1 for YES, and 1/4 for NO. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2gg0p1/eli5_why_is_the_scottish_independence_referendum/ | {
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