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2f6qap | Did the USSR have any kind of attempt to appeal to the youth similar to how Captain America got big in the US? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2f6qap/did_the_ussr_have_any_kind_of_attempt_to_appeal/ | {
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a7e6g2 | why animals naturally know how and when to mate, where as we are educated or we learn about it from external sources? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a7e6g2/eli5why_animals_naturally_know_how_and_when_to/ | {
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4h1g0r | does your blood temperature actually increase when you get mad or hot(old people saying "makes my blood boil")? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4h1g0r/eli5_does_your_blood_temperature_actually/ | {
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2ojtku | The Byzantines favored blinding to remove a potential rival from politics. How did the act of blinding take place? What was the favored method for blinding someone? What tools were used? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2ojtku/the_byzantines_favored_blinding_to_remove_a/ | {
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20x0ka | How big of a part did the navy play during Ancient Rome? What were some of the largest and/or most important naval battles? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/20x0ka/how_big_of_a_part_did_the_navy_play_during/ | {
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96721i | When does the body produce Melanin? | When is the body producing melanin or for the matter is there even a specific time for that? Does Melanin production occur only at a specific time like for example how some body functions only occur while sleeping or is it a process that activates as soon as sunlight hits the skin? Sorry I know this an kinda an uncommo... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/96721i/when_does_the_body_produce_melanin/ | {
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db9jq9 | why our vision appears to be "green" after closing the eyes for some time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/db9jq9/eli5_why_our_vision_appears_to_be_green_after/ | {
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a2dblj | why can’t a patient’s blood be reused in cases of internal bleeding? | Let’s assume someone has internal bleeding - maybe a ruptured spleen or some such. Could the internal blood that’s escaping be collected, and then used to “top up” the patient’s blood supply when the cause of the bleed is corrected? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a2dblj/eli5_why_cant_a_patients_blood_be_reused_in_cases/ | {
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bqdt20 | why do aa and aaa batteries not shock us when touching opposite ends with wet fingers, but licking a 9 volt battery does? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bqdt20/eli5_why_do_aa_and_aaa_batteries_not_shock_us/ | {
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7s0um6 | why does antipsychotic medication mess with motor function and cause the body to tense up? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7s0um6/eli5_why_does_antipsychotic_medication_mess_with/ | {
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3nhz3x | Why did Benjamin Franklin not discuss the Revolution in his autobiography? | I know part 1 was written before the Revolution takes place, but as I was reading parts 2-4 he didn't seem to go into detail about his role in it? Why does he do this? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3nhz3x/why_did_benjamin_franklin_not_discuss_the/ | {
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863bug | why does the education system favours memory retention over imagination? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/863bug/eli5_why_does_the_education_system_favours_memory/ | {
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6tznf6 | Does uranium actually glow green as it's often depicted? If so, why? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6tznf6/does_uranium_actually_glow_green_as_its_often/ | {
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1sbifl | when you're reviewing your research, how the hell do you find the null hypothesis? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1sbifl/when_youre_reviewing_your_research_how_the_hell/ | {
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12i2p2 | What happens to satellites and other objects orbiting our planet when they are outdated or no longer work? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/12i2p2/what_happens_to_satellites_and_other_objects/ | {
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b5rbvf | Is a child born via egg donor related to the birth giver? How much so? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/b5rbvf/is_a_child_born_via_egg_donor_related_to_the/ | {
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c0jgdl | what does "support/maintenance" for software mean? what is part of it, why do companies pay money for it instead of foregoing it to save money? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c0jgdl/eli5_what_does_supportmaintenance_for_software/ | {
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1cwqd6 | Was being a frontline, front rank, musket-carrying infantryman in conflicts like the Seven Years War a death sentence? | I chose Seven Years war arbitrarily, but essentially any armed european conflict from 1700-1780 is welcome for consideration.
What was done to relieve individual companies in the front line of fire? Or were front-line units frequently reduced to 2/3 and half strength?
If so, how was a coherency maintained at a unit-l... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1cwqd6/was_being_a_frontline_front_rank_musketcarrying/ | {
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24wp03 | Why do I talk louder when I can't hear my voice as well? | I've noticed if I plug my ears or wear headphones that decrease how well I can hear my own voice, I subconsciously speak louder than I would had I been able to hear my own voice fine. Is this because a person's "volume control" is based on the feedback we receive through our ears?
I hope I chose the correct flair. ... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/24wp03/why_do_i_talk_louder_when_i_cant_hear_my_voice_as/ | {
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ew0w4k | How did humans end up in the Americas before it got ‘discovered’ by Europeans? | This has always bothered me. We know humans originated in Africa. And then migrated around the region and evolved to build ships and to sail to a continent half way across the globe to find.. humans? How did they get there? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ew0w4k/how_did_humans_end_up_in_the_americas_before_it/ | {
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bbt3wj | how can we edit dna if it’s so small!? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bbt3wj/eli5_how_can_we_edit_dna_if_its_so_small/ | {
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4s1z3d | Why does an atom that gains neutrons become radioactive? | *"Neutrons are much less influential on the chemical character and identity of an atom than protons, although they are just as hard to add to or remove from the nucleus, being so tightly bound. If neutrons are added or gained, the atom will still retain the same chemical identity, but its mass will change slightly and ... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4s1z3d/why_does_an_atom_that_gains_neutrons_become/ | {
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lld84 | How does the brain "store" vision? | It's really been giving me a headache to think about this, so I was wondering if someone with some background could explain it.
Basically, as a programmer, if I was drawing an image I'd write the colors of it into a large chunk of memory and send the location off to the GPU to signal the screen pixels based on the val... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/lld84/how_does_the_brain_store_vision/ | {
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1nvfsm | why do some people get so effin' angry over repetitive noises? | Today I was playing LoL and my toddler neighbor wouldn't stop screaming "ma", "ma", "ma" over and over again, with an interval of around 3 seconds in between each scream. I was on the verge of going there and killing the little monster with a chainsaw. Why does that annoy me to that point? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1nvfsm/eli5_why_do_some_people_get_so_effin_angry_over/ | {
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2thrm8 | Pretty sure most of these photos are from WW1... what can you all tell me about them? (OC xpost from r/pics) | So i was hoping the denizens of askhistorians might be able to tell me a little about what I'm seeing in [these photos?]( _URL_0_) I found them in a friend's house they're cleaning. Many of the dates on the backs are 1918 so I'm going with WW1. (I know those plane shots are p47's so ww2 on those ones) | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2thrm8/pretty_sure_most_of_these_photos_are_from_ww1/ | {
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2todt6 | Did the US *have* to nuke Japan in WWII? | What I mean is, it seems really haphazard and unusual to just drop massive bombs and decimate civilian cities. Was it really necessary? Could they just have bombed the shit out of a not-so-populated area to demonstrate what was possible with the nuke and maybe prompt a surrender or something?
I just came to the realiz... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2todt6/did_the_us_have_to_nuke_japan_in_wwii/ | {
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45vnwr | why does it always come down to "drink lots of fluids" when you tell the doc you gave the flu? | see title | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/45vnwr/eli5_why_does_it_always_come_down_to_drink_lots/ | {
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dfig0i | when we sleep on our arms or legs in a weird way, why does the resulting muscle ache only seem to go away after we sleep again? | I think most people have at some point "slept on their arm weirdly," resulting in a muscle ache after waking up. I've noticed this ache seems to last a long time, even a whole day with no change, but feels fine after sleeping again. Is there something going on here specifically related to sleep? Or do we just happen to... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dfig0i/eli5_when_we_sleep_on_our_arms_or_legs_in_a_weird/ | {
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az8n0g | Was the Propaganda leaflets dropped over japan effective? | After the bombing of Hiroshima the U.S dropped its rather infamous warning leaflets over key cities in Japan. What i'm wondering is whether they were successful in preventing some loss of life. Did some Japanese actually flee from Nagasaki in between the first atomic attack and the second. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/az8n0g/was_the_propaganda_leaflets_dropped_over_japan/ | {
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4u91nx | What was J.S. Bach's personality like? | As the question says, I'm suddenly interested in the character and attitudes and life of the man behind the music. I'm classically trained in piano and Bach has been one of my favorite composers. I've done a little bit of reading and I've come across conflicting answers - some places say he was fairly religious and per... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4u91nx/what_was_js_bachs_personality_like/ | {
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587lmt | how can a country survive without government? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/587lmt/eli5how_can_a_country_survive_without_government/ | {
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5dhf38 | why do streams need to buffer although the bar shows that it has many minutes preloaded already? | For example I'm 48 minutes into a stream and the bar shows that it has buffered up to 54 minutes of a total of a 55 minutes file. Why does it suddenly start buffering again although there would be plenty to watch?
[Like this](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5dhf38/eli5_why_do_streams_need_to_buffer_although_the/ | {
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49gcqh | Is it possible to slow down radioactive decay through cooling? | Would it be possible to cool an element to where it will slow down the radioactive decay. | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/49gcqh/is_it_possible_to_slow_down_radioactive_decay/ | {
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6ynder | How do distant neurons know to connect with each other to create new pathways? | To be clear I'm talking about distant unconnected neurons, not just a change in dendrite strength or spine quantity.
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a51ytx | how did it come to be that michael jackson owned the beatles’ songs? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a51ytx/eli5_how_did_it_come_to_be_that_michael_jackson/ | {
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23rc3m | If we can "freeze" light for a minute, does that mean that we can "freeze" time? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/23rc3m/if_we_can_freeze_light_for_a_minute_does_that/ | {
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4y5wcr | why are we less likely to fancy new stuff (especially music, art, cartoons, etc) when we get older? why does it always seem that only children and teenagers pick up on the latest crazes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4y5wcr/eli5why_are_we_less_likely_to_fancy_new_stuff/ | {
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fxvg0 | Humans are one species, but we speak different languages in different parts of the world, which means not every human could communicate with every other human. Are any other species like this? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/fxvg0/humans_are_one_species_but_we_speak_different/ | {
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2ab0w1 | what would the u.s. government have to do in order to make college free in the states? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ab0w1/eli5_what_would_the_us_government_have_to_do_in/ | {
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518meq | flashing headlights at oncoming traffic | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/518meq/eli5_flashing_headlights_at_oncoming_traffic/ | {
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5i94l5 | What substance (if any) is there to claims of Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact by the Arab or Muslim sailors? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5i94l5/what_substance_if_any_is_there_to_claims_of/ | {
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3rq1tv | Could somebody who specialises in American history assess the historical accuracy of the article "Southern Slavery As It Was" written by two American pastors with Confederate sympathies? | _URL_0_
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70kkkz | how was professional cooking and baking handled hundreds of years ago in the hot seasons with no refrigeration? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/70kkkz/eli5_how_was_professional_cooking_and_baking/ | {
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3aa0w0 | Roman, Merovingian, and Carolingian political organization: what was the relationship between them? | To be more precise, to what extent was the political organization of Merovingian Gaul (dukes, counts, senators, patricians, etc.) a continuation of late Gallo-Roman political organization under the Western Empire? And to what extent were the Frankish aristocrats of the Merovingian era - dukes, counts, graffen, etc. - a... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3aa0w0/roman_merovingian_and_carolingian_political/ | {
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9pds43 | what happens with all the profits the fortune 500 companies make? | [_URL_0_](_URL_0_)
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1qkupp | Has there ever been a country that **de**industrialized for self-sustainability purpose? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1qkupp/has_there_ever_been_a_country_that/ | {
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ary092 | hand sanitizer kills the germs, but the germs still remains on our hands. so its not clean right? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ary092/eli5_hand_sanitizer_kills_the_germs_but_the_germs/ | {
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7zlb2u | What would a spaceship moving at 0.9c firing lasers both in front of it and behind it look like to an external reference frame? | I'm having some difficulties wrapping my head around how fast the ship would appear relative to the two lasers. In order for both to be moving away from the spaceship at c, the spaceship would also have to appear to be not moving. Where am I wrong/what am I missing? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7zlb2u/what_would_a_spaceship_moving_at_09c_firing/ | {
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5rinw3 | why do they launch boats sideways instead of forward when first launching them? | It also looks like they just roll straight in, do they not use any mechanism to slow the boat down? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5rinw3/eli5_why_do_they_launch_boats_sideways_instead_of/ | {
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3ve2oj | why does insulation work? | My entirely uneducated intuition on the matter tells me that putting a blanket against a window will *delay* cold air getting inside. But, eventually, the blanket will become as cold as the average of the outside and inside.
In what ways is this beneficial? How does this work on a physical/thermodynamic level?
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1p5swh | What were relations like between Pirates and Native Americans? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1p5swh/what_were_relations_like_between_pirates_and/ | {
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28smgw | Why are the major producing oil fields located where they are? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/28smgw/why_are_the_major_producing_oil_fields_located/ | {
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eaxkvq | how do caterpillars know when to spin a cocoon? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eaxkvq/eli5_how_do_caterpillars_know_when_to_spin_a/ | {
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xfq58 | I heard the Human body holds many more bacterial cells than it has Human cells. Hypothetically speaking, if all the bacterial cells could be removed from an average human, would that translate to a significant loss in weight? | I know if all the bacterial cells were removed it would probably be a very bad situation for any human. I am also aware that bacterial cells are smaller than human cells.
I am just curious how much of an average humans weight comes from bacterial cells living on/in the body. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/xfq58/i_heard_the_human_body_holds_many_more_bacterial/ | {
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3nw69o | why do closed rooms have a particular "smell" to them? | When you reenter a house or room after the windows have been shut for a while, why is there an instantaneous stale smell? Why is it always the same? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nw69o/eli5_why_do_closed_rooms_have_a_particular_smell/ | {
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2gwn4x | how does yelp manipulate reviews? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2gwn4x/eli5_how_does_yelp_manipulate_reviews/ | {
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1nuo22 | why can astronomers see many distant galaxies but they don't know what's on outside of our own solar system? | The Oort Cloud is only hypothetical, yet we can see galaxies billions of light years away. I don't understand. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1nuo22/eli5_why_can_astronomers_see_many_distant/ | {
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70agth | The Collapse of the Kievan Rus' | Why is it that a powerful Russian state based out of Kiev never re-emerged after the collapse of the Mongol empire despite having been the most prominent Rus' city prior to that?
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2wf5ws | Why was Catharism never as succesful as Protestantism? | Why was Catharism which came more than 3 centuries before Protestantism not as succesful as the latter? If I recal correctly Catharism was reasonably widely spread it formed mostly around rich harbor towns (?) like Protestantism (?). What are the main differences between the two? Oh and I would also like to know which ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2wf5ws/why_was_catharism_never_as_succesful_as/ | {
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4oipak | Were the plays and poetry made by William Shakespeare considered vulgar, sexually explicit and immoral in his own lifetime, or shortly after his death? Was he considered a great playwright during his lifetime? | I've read in some articles that the plays and poetry of Shakespare was actually vulgar, sexually implicit and he was considered "low art". And that Titus Andronicus was overloaded with gore and violence.
How is the veracity of these claims? What was the reaction of the contemporary English public, or whoever his audi... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4oipak/were_the_plays_and_poetry_made_by_william/ | {
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2oie6m | How did one join the Soviet secret police in the 1920's? | I'm writing a memoir (for school) from a first-person perspective of someone who lived in the Soviet Union and looking for more information on the selection process for the Soviet secret police, specifically the Joint State Political Directorate. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2oie6m/how_did_one_join_the_soviet_secret_police_in_the/ | {
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zwt3h | what is *everything* made of? | We have atoms, and quarks, and gluons, but what are they each made of, and what are the things they're made of, made of? How deep does this go before things stop being made of things and just are? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zwt3h/what_is_everything_made_of/ | {
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vxmhf | how can dogs bark and whine if they don't have a voice box? | I assume they don't have a voice box, otherwise they'd be able to talk, right? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/vxmhf/eli5_how_can_dogs_bark_and_whine_if_they_dont/ | {
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zs0xr | How common was violence against peasants in the Middle Ages? Is it exaggerated in novels and films? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/zs0xr/how_common_was_violence_against_peasants_in_the/ | {
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35cui5 | why exactly do phone carriers sell their cellular devices with all of those unnecessary apps that users can't delete and stay on your phone forever unused? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35cui5/eli5_why_exactly_do_phone_carriers_sell_their/ | {
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2fy6nk | as something gets closer and closer to the exact center of a body of mass (say, earth), what happens to the gravitational force from that body of mass? | Ok, so this is a bit of a multi part question. So say it was completely possible to drill down to the exact center of the earth. How would gravity change from the surface of earth to the core? Would the force of gravity become stronger and stronger, opposite of if you were moving away from the surface towards space?... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fy6nk/eli5_as_something_gets_closer_and_closer_to_the/ | {
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8jdtfj | why is it that you can try something for hours and hours, take a break/be done for the day and somehow do it your first time upon retrying? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8jdtfj/eli5_why_is_it_that_you_can_try_something_for/ | {
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1w7xx3 | Why did the Lorica Segmentata become the foremost armor both before and after the use of chain mail? What was special about the period that favored it? Why did plate not gain prominence again for a thousand years? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1w7xx3/why_did_the_lorica_segmentata_become_the_foremost/ | {
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2buw2c | why do people turn down the music when they're close to locating a street or destination? | When you're really close to getting to your destination you turn down the music as if it will help you see where you're going better? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2buw2c/eli5_why_do_people_turn_down_the_music_when/ | {
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8ao9w4 | what is actually happening (inside) when you plug a portable charger into itself? | As much as its amusing to see a portable charger "charge itself", why is it bad? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8ao9w4/eli5_what_is_actually_happening_inside_when_you/ | {
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3gynrb | why do people in the us work so much? | I have heard that Americans have longer work hours or have more work hours than the nations in Europe(and maybe other places too). I even heard about the jobs in the US offering little vacation time. Why is that? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3gynrb/eli5_why_do_people_in_the_us_work_so_much/ | {
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4cokqm | all 5 mass extinction of the earth | What are the causes? What was life like before/after they happened? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4cokqm/eli5_all_5_mass_extinction_of_the_earth/ | {
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6f90mp | why is saudi arabia not diversifying their economy to include solar or wind power? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6f90mp/eli5_why_is_saudi_arabia_not_diversifying_their/ | {
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3elnc9 | When the US entered WW2, how far did geography determine where a draftee would be deployed? For instance were those from Cali more likely to head into the Pacific, and likewise New Yorkers into Europe/North Africa? Brit here and it's something I've no idea about! | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3elnc9/when_the_us_entered_ww2_how_far_did_geography/ | {
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7x525n | why are portraits, any paintings of humans really, almost always left or right-facing instead of directly forward? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7x525n/eli5_why_are_portraits_any_paintings_of_humans/ | {
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2i36fq | Is "Common Ancestor" a Literal Concept of a Single Animal? | We often see reference to our "common ancestor", particularly in genealogical "we're all related" type arguments, but it seems to me that life did not begin with a single organism and, esp., that evolutionary changes leading to populations created by sexual reproduction are not singular - i.e. there may have been 10 or... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2i36fq/is_common_ancestor_a_literal_concept_of_a_single/ | {
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4y5mtj | why does it make a difference in taste, if the water i brew tea with has boiled or not? | It's the other way around with mate: if the water hasn't boiled the mate tastes fine, if it boiled it's spoiled.
What does boiling do to the water? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4y5mtj/eli5why_does_it_make_a_difference_in_taste_if_the/ | {
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bu0ngh | In theory (disregarding light pollution), do we see more stars now than our ancestors hundreds of years ago? | Given that it takes a certain amount of time for the light emitted by stars to reach us, does this mean we see more stars as time progresses? or does it mean we see older and older stars but not necessarily “more”.
Thanks! | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/bu0ngh/in_theory_disregarding_light_pollution_do_we_see/ | {
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1ye1ms | what happens when someone wins a large amount of money (powerball, pch) and why does everyone seem to be broke after? | What are the actual winnings like? How high are the taxes? Why does everyone seem to go broke after winning? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ye1ms/eli5_what_happens_when_someone_wins_a_large/ | {
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33i09h | Do plants/trees experience wind chill? | If yes, do plants and trees experience wind chill in the same way we humans experience it?
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3m3p7j | How can you separate mixed dna samples? | Every now and then, I have a memory from an old episode of Quantum Leap where Sam becomes a woman, and long story short, saves her son from being abducted by two men.
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1qws7h | What would be found in a WW2 British soldiers rucksack or knapsack | Working on a paper regarding the articles that would be found in the bag of a common British (or any solider for that matter) bag.
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8b6f8n | Would a fusion reactor be affected by earthquakes? | I couldn't find any sources on which effect earthquakes would have on a reactor. Obviously, the structure could be ruined by a high magnitude, but i was wondering if smaller ones would have any effect on either the safety or efficiency. | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8b6f8n/would_a_fusion_reactor_be_affected_by_earthquakes/ | {
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14uvle | In light of today's Connecticut shooting, are mass shootings a fairly recent occurrence? | I understand the old adage "Guns don't kill people, people kill people", but with the easy availability of automatic weapons and plentiful ammunition wouldn't you say this is a 20/21st century evolution?
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5l9lqr | When did Europeans in New Zealand start adopting the practice of Haka from the Maori? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5l9lqr/when_did_europeans_in_new_zealand_start_adopting/ | {
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evgm3 | Physics student with a question on Mathematics. Seeking answers from those who work in a physic's capacity everyday. | Keep in mind that I'm planning my education around the assumption that I am going to graduate school when you read this.
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69c7fs | if our feet are naturally arched and used on the flat ground, why do flat shoes ruin arch support? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/69c7fs/eli5_if_our_feet_are_naturally_arched_and_used_on/ | {
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70v8mw | how is it that so many laws and rules are being placed that have their basis rooted in religion, yet the constitution includes the "separation of church and state" ideal? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/70v8mw/eli5_how_is_it_that_so_many_laws_and_rules_are/ | {
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3fqzbh | What were the lives of Black people in the United Kingdom like during the World Wars? | Want to gain an insight for a book I am writing about a family based on these times but it must be historically accurate alongside a compelling story. What did they do, where did they live? Was there stigma, racism much like today? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3fqzbh/what_were_the_lives_of_black_people_in_the_united/ | {
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6pt2tc | why is the word "reich" always used in texts about germany, instead of translating it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6pt2tc/eli5_why_is_the_word_reich_always_used_in_texts/ | {
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af2c42 | How do vegetables such as onions, potatoes, and garlic sprout long after harvest? | I'm sure most people have seen some old vegetables begin to sprout in their pantries. Are they still "alive" after harvesting? How do they manage to grow without sunlight once separated from the main plant? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/af2c42/how_do_vegetables_such_as_onions_potatoes_and/ | {
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6xsi9j | Why did the Catholic Church seem to be opposed to lay people reading the Bible? | In [this book](_URL_0_) it is stated that the Church was very hostile to translations of the Bible into the common tongues. And in [this book](_URL_1_) it states that there was a papal bull in 1713 that reading the Bible was not for everyone. Why did the Catholic Church have this view? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6xsi9j/why_did_the_catholic_church_seem_to_be_opposed_to/ | {
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3ja1a2 | what does canada's recession mean, exactly? what makes it different from the economic recession of the usa a few years back, and what does it mean for the average canadian? | Referring to [this](_URL_0_) article by Yahoo. Thanks for any explanation. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ja1a2/eli5_what_does_canadas_recession_mean_exactly/ | {
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2us43c | If I were in an astronaut suit and I floated through one of Saturn's rings, what would happen to me? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2us43c/if_i_were_in_an_astronaut_suit_and_i_floated/ | {
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1r9dom | Do we know if people with depression have a structurally different brain when compared to person without depression. | Please provide references if you can. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1r9dom/do_we_know_if_people_with_depression_have_a/ | {
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2filh8 | why we can't change our vocal chords to sound exactly like another person, through surgery | Ive tried looking it up.
I keep getting things like ("Voice lifts to make your voice sound more female / younger)
*First post on here pls dont kill me* | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2filh8/eli5_why_we_cant_change_our_vocal_chords_to_sound/ | {
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