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53sqz1 | what would happen if the world were to hit the reset button on the global economy? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/53sqz1/eli5what_would_happen_if_the_world_were_to_hit/ | {
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4mupmd | Did other nations have a similar "Manifest Destiny" period where huge numbers of settlers expanded the frontiers of the country? | According to wiki, there are three basic themes to manifest destiny:
*The special virtues of the American people and their institutions
*America's mission to redeem and remake the west in the image of agrarian America
*An irresistible destiny to accomplish this essential duty
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85759g | if your neurones make a new connection when you learn something new, would it be possible to run out of space in your brain for new connections to form. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/85759g/eli5_if_your_neurones_make_a_new_connection_when/ | {
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i8ej7 | Is racism due to society or biology? -Social/Psychology- | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/i8ej7/is_racism_due_to_society_or_biology/ | {
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altxn8 | What is used as nutrition to cultivated cell meat? And how much antibiotics is used? | Where does the nutrition to the cells come from. And can you avoid using antibiotics completely | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/altxn8/what_is_used_as_nutrition_to_cultivated_cell_meat/ | {
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72v1wd | why do some sites require credit card ccv numbers, and others (like amazon) do not? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/72v1wd/eli5_why_do_some_sites_require_credit_card_ccv/ | {
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1ayta7 | Why are the Planck Length, Time and Temperature so unbelievably minuscule or enormous while the Planck Mass is close to being on our scale, being the mass of a flea's egg or an eyelash? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ayta7/why_are_the_planck_length_time_and_temperature_so/ | {
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9i0vyh | AM modulation - What are sidebands? | Hi, I'm studying electronics and communications and our teacher explains things pretty poorly. I didn't understand what the sidebands are. According to what I understood from my teacher, they're the upper and lower borders of the carrier signal's envelope, but according to what I made of [wikipedia's](_URL_0_) first pa... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/9i0vyh/am_modulation_what_are_sidebands/ | {
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fhu5ht | how do viral test kits work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fhu5ht/eli5_how_do_viral_test_kits_work/ | {
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5pp8b2 | how did ancient people find/define constellations when there was no light pollution? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5pp8b2/eli5_how_did_ancient_people_finddefine/ | {
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4pv0i8 | are vegetables alive? | Are fruits and vegetables alive once they are picked but not yet growing into a new plant? Do they have any biological process occurring at all? For example a carrot once picked and kept in the fridge will eventually rot but will not sprout or grow. So is it technically alive or not. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4pv0i8/eli5_are_vegetables_alive/ | {
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1iecmg | why do i always wake up from a dream immediately before i suffer some kind of fatal physical harm (ex. someone shoots me, stabs me, hits me etc.) | Intentional human (or humanoid)-on-human harm. I've read the threads about falling off of cliffs and so forth but I'm not really talking about that. I've been attacked in dreams from everything ranging from a gun to a rolling pin and I always wake up right before contact, with the in-dream implication being it would b... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1iecmg/eli5_why_do_i_always_wake_up_from_a_dream/ | {
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9sl4rx | Do we have any evidence that the Azores were inhabited by humans at any point prior to their discovery by the Portuguese? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9sl4rx/do_we_have_any_evidence_that_the_azores_were/ | {
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ixhio | If a mosquito bites my eye, would it be able to suck up any blood? Would it itch? | I mean, there are little blood vessels I can see in my eye, but I've always been afraid to get bitten there. Does the answer change depending on which part of the eye gets bitten? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ixhio/if_a_mosquito_bites_my_eye_would_it_be_able_to/ | {
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1bwbuu | How does deionized water stay deionized? | It is my understanding, according the general chemistry classes and preparatory materials for the MCAT that I've taken, that water autoionizes all the time and produces H+ ions and OH- ions. How is it, then, that deionized water is produced in the first place, and what keeps it from autoionizing back to these ions in e... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1bwbuu/how_does_deionized_water_stay_deionized/ | {
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8oskfv | Did any of the ancient civilizations know they were one of the first human civilizations or have any understanding of the significance of that? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8oskfv/did_any_of_the_ancient_civilizations_know_they/ | {
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2aimrm | how can we show child sexuality in movies, books, and other media formats, but not in pornography? | I'm not a pedophile (not seeking material); this paradox is just something I noticed. In movies, like *The Virgin Suicides* and *White Oleander*, we're allowed to hear about children having sex. We even see a fourteen-year-old girl (in TVS), played by a minor, "grab" a boy.
Books can get even more explicit. Some lite... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2aimrm/elif_how_can_we_show_child_sexuality_in_movies/ | {
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15vmg8 | Has a wholly or mainly guerrilla opposition ever driven out a large conventional force, without the aid of another country? | Before we begin, I'd rather not discuss Vietnam(I don't feel it's what I'm asking about entirely), as I know that will be what this thread is flooded with.
Also, Afghanistan vs the USSR doesn't seem to be as much an actual military victory as much as it is a side effect of the Cold War's toll.
It just seems guerrill... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/15vmg8/has_a_wholly_or_mainly_guerrilla_opposition_ever/ | {
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25oco0 | is sleeping in a fetal position (curled-up back) as bad for your posture as slouching for 8 hrs a day? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25oco0/eli5_is_sleeping_in_a_fetal_position_curledup/ | {
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314w9p | Good Holocaust books dealing with holocaust denial? | I understand that I could read the histories in the book list, but Ideally I would like to read something that specifically targets the common arguments made by deniers, and has a focus on explaining what the sources and the like are. If only because I encounter a couple deniers on various things and it would be easier... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/314w9p/good_holocaust_books_dealing_with_holocaust_denial/ | {
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2frhvr | why are people hiding ebola victims? | I keep hearing about how dangerous Ebola is, and how easily it is spread to caretakers like close family members and medical staff. Sierra Leone has made harboring the infected a crime, though I find it odd that such a step would be necessary. Why are people hiding the sick from those seeking to treat them, especially ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2frhvr/eli5_why_are_people_hiding_ebola_victims/ | {
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35tmik | what are the main differences between hydraulics and pneumatics? | I know that Hydraulics are with liquid and Pneumatics are with air, but why would you use one over the other? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35tmik/eli5_what_are_the_main_differences_between/ | {
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fdlzqo | why are non-real ids still available in the us? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fdlzqo/eli5_why_are_nonreal_ids_still_available_in_the_us/ | {
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3dp0uy | What was the average number of children a Christian family had around 0 - 100 A.D.? | Not looking for specifics but rather a general answer. Trying to work out if family size was fairly similar to families today, or if they were significantly larger. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3dp0uy/what_was_the_average_number_of_children_a/ | {
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3620lh | Is it possible to create a sonic boom by waving a stick really fast? | If you wave a stick in an arc shape, would it be possible for the end to create a sonic boom? How fast would I need to shake it?
Alternatively, how long would the stick have to be to shake it at a reasonable speed? Assume stick is more or less weightless and will not break | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3620lh/is_it_possible_to_create_a_sonic_boom_by_waving_a/ | {
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6abqcx | Did the early-modern developers of the physical/chemical atomic theory explicitly credit ancient philosophical Atomism? | So, as a physicist, it's clear that the ancient Atomism and the physical atomic theory come from completely different approaches - philosophical Atomism is not empirical in the same way etc.
But at the same time, the early modern developers of the physical/chemical atomic theories chose to use the word "atom", apparen... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6abqcx/did_the_earlymodern_developers_of_the/ | {
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2ovb8y | Why didn't slaves in ancient times just run away? and how were they distinguished from free men? | And by ancient i mean around 1500 years ago. since slaves came from different cultures and ethnicities you couldn't tell a slave from a free man just by appearance alone (I speculate). was there a way that someone could recognize a slave just by appearance?
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1hcl8o | how did obamacre kill jobs, if it really did? | I googled it and it seems like it has...but I'm sure it was because of health insurance or something? > _ > | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1hcl8o/eli5_how_did_obamacre_kill_jobs_if_it_really_did/ | {
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3mbhrh | How will Climate Change affect the the level of the Caspian Sea? | The Caspian sea seems to have a lot of very low-lying land nearby, so if the sea-levels there rise, it would be disastrous. On the other hand, at a glance it seems completely cut off from any oceans or glacier-fed rivers. Will it equalize anyway? Or lower due to increased evaporation? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3mbhrh/how_will_climate_change_affect_the_the_level_of/ | {
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8ufmte | how does type i diabetes develop so quickly in a seemingly healthy person, and how does this differ to the development of type ii? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8ufmte/eli5_how_does_type_i_diabetes_develop_so_quickly/ | {
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3y30ob | What did Germany hope to achieve strategically with the invasion of Russia in WWII and how was this war sold to the public? | What were the main reasons for Germany's invasion of Russia? My understanding is that it was primarily ideological(lebensraum and hatred of the communists). Strategically, what did Germany gain by invading Russia?
Also, how was the war sold to the public? Did the Germans resort to using some sort of propaganda? I reme... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3y30ob/what_did_germany_hope_to_achieve_strategically/ | {
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7buzbs | what are neural networks? specifically rnns. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7buzbs/eli5_what_are_neural_networks_specifically_rnns/ | {
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d5yqjy | In medieval Europe, how common would it have been for non-nobility to own weapons or have access to them? | As the title states, would it have been possible for your average peasant, artisan, etc, to own weapons like a sword or spear? Was this a common practice and was their ever anything similar to a modern 2nd amendment put in place? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/d5yqjy/in_medieval_europe_how_common_would_it_have_been/ | {
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6yi2we | how do people spend billions of dollars on water? | I was looking at a Google webpage that lists various charities, one of which was World Vision. They say $1 = 3 months of clean water for 1 child. So if you were to look at that on a macro scale that would be $4 billion a year to provide clean water to 1 billion children. Why does water cost so much, who is making money... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6yi2we/eli5_how_do_people_spend_billions_of_dollars_on/ | {
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5jyk9t | why do people who are going to be executed not put up a fight when they know they are going to die either way? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5jyk9t/eli5_why_do_people_who_are_going_to_be_executed/ | {
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1x1jdt | Did dinosaurs actually roar or is it just a construct of movies to make them scarier? | I'm just thinking about reptiles in general, and none of them really make any noise (except frogs but we all know they're amphibians, come on). It makes me think that all the dinosaur sounds in Jurassic Park probably didn't exist. Any dinosaur experts know if they had noise-making abilities? The talking dinosaurs in La... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1x1jdt/did_dinosaurs_actually_roar_or_is_it_just_a/ | {
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4brmo8 | why do some speakers have "mini" speakers around the large ones? | Image for context.
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3o8z3z | how do electronics spin in full circles without getting their wires tangled? (example in text) | [Example!](_URL_0_) Obviously the lights on the fan are getting energy from somewhere since they're lighting up. What gets power to the lights? If it's wires how do they not get tangled? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3o8z3z/eli5_how_do_electronics_spin_in_full_circles/ | {
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2y0tf2 | whats going on with the racial motivated rape gangs going on in europe? | Its still an issue? I heard about it months ago, people havnt been prosecuted yet or are there even more of these gangs?
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3puxao | how to move out of my parents house (aka. downpayments, interest rates, credit) | Basically how to move out, if you were explaining it to a child. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3puxao/eli5_how_to_move_out_of_my_parents_house_aka/ | {
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2fhv6l | Given that many insects are attracted to light sources at night, do spiders take advantage of this? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2fhv6l/given_that_many_insects_are_attracted_to_light/ | {
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2ogvmk | Why are there so many companies getting hacked? | Is there some common loop hole and why dont they fix it? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2ogvmk/why_are_there_so_many_companies_getting_hacked/ | {
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1hijix | why when you get sunburned you get sleepy/tired? | When you get sunburned it seems to make you tired, why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1hijix/eli5_why_when_you_get_sunburned_you_get/ | {
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1mouo5 | english bill of rights | I am awful when it comes to history and would love it if someone could break down The English Bill of Rights to me. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1mouo5/eli5english_bill_of_rights/ | {
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ifpgf | Great ape crossbreeding... possible? | So, a recent thread asks about a cross between a chimp and a human. It supposedly can't happen because of the number of chromosomes, but what about the other great apes that have the same number of chromosomes? Can there be offspring between a gorilla and an orangutan or chimpanzee or other such species? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ifpgf/great_ape_crossbreeding_possible/ | {
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1d6gvq | why can't enemy combatants on the ground hear apache helicopters (or whatever) before they strike? | I'm referring to the countless videos on YouTube and LiveLeak of Apache helicopters ambushing groups of combatants. Wouldn't they be able to see/hear a hulking death machine circling around for the several minutes before they strike?
I tried googling for the answer, but I wasn't finding the most thoughtful responses. ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1d6gvq/eli5_why_cant_enemy_combatants_on_the_ground_hear/ | {
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1t2de9 | the psychology of a troll (serious) | I'm relatively new to Reddit and today I've been noticing so many accounts with tens of thousands of negative karma points. Are these people getting off on being contrarians? Is it like with kids who don't get enough attention, any attention is attention? I understand why some people try hard to get positive karma, but... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1t2de9/eli5_the_psychology_of_a_troll_serious/ | {
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3xglx2 | why is it that illegal aliens are routinely arrested and deported but legal action is rarely if ever taken agains those that employ illegal aliens? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3xglx2/eli5why_is_it_that_illegal_aliens_are_routinely/ | {
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1omzoe | How does something as large as a city affect the crust/mantle below it? Could a city become so large and heavy that it would collapse or compress the earth underneath? | Always wondered how something as massively heavy and all-covering as an urban area (with sewers and sediment of more ancient city walls below etc) manages to not just sink. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1omzoe/how_does_something_as_large_as_a_city_affect_the/ | {
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tkk4m | What are some modern social concepts that would be completely alien to a person living during the time of you expertise? | An example would be the conept of homosexuality and ancient Greeks
(Edit: As in, they didn't have an identity of being homosexual, it was just something you did)
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6ixij2 | WW2: What do these patches mean? | [deleted] | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6ixij2/ww2_what_do_these_patches_mean/ | {
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2njnwm | how withdrawl from drugs causes severe illness? sometimes death? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2njnwm/eli5_how_withdrawl_from_drugs_causes_severe/ | {
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85s4ns | About the fancy uniforms we see in war paintings. | Were soldiers like the finely dressed Jannisaries or colorful French Musketeers really dressed fancy, or is this more akin to making soldiers prettier to look at for the paintings.
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37nvyb | why is the triple crown in horse racing so rare? | Since 1948, there have only been three horses to win the Triple Crown, and none since the 1970's. I imagine horse racing is as competitive as any other sport, but how is it possible that nearly 40 years have elapsed since one horse won those three races? Shouldn't a dominant horse be more common? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37nvyb/eli5_why_is_the_triple_crown_in_horse_racing_so/ | {
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2rjj8a | Why does Patton seem to be disliked by most of the commanders of his day, yet a prominent figure by the enemy? | It appears that a lot of Allied commanders such as Bradley had personal issues with Patton as a General. Why did he earn this reputation? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2rjj8a/why_does_patton_seem_to_be_disliked_by_most_of/ | {
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vutq2 | If someone spoke gibberish to babies would the babies mistake it for real language? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/vutq2/if_someone_spoke_gibberish_to_babies_would_the/ | {
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5r3yj5 | How did Genghis Khan's father die, specifically? | [deleted] | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5r3yj5/how_did_genghis_khans_father_die_specifically/ | {
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2zk56z | unix vs macosx/windows/linux | I've read that UNIX is an operating system, but why don't we hear it like we hear of the MacOsx/Windows/Linux OSes.
Please eli5 Unix and how it compares to the 3 OSes i explained | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2zk56z/eli5unix_vs_macosxwindowslinux/ | {
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4tugbx | what are the historical reasons for which english cuisine is usually regarded as "bad" whereas french cuisine is usually regarded as "good"? (at least i think this is how we see it in the us... | Is there something intrinsically good or bad in them? Why? Btw, I love fish and chips and hate cassoullet... does that mean there is something wrong with me? :p | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4tugbx/eli5_what_are_the_historical_reasons_for_which/ | {
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2wnco6 | why does my bottom lip get dry and chapped, while my top lip always remains smooth? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wnco6/eli5why_does_my_bottom_lip_get_dry_and_chapped/ | {
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ay3t85 | why can’t pc hardware run mac os but mac can run windows? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ay3t85/eli5_why_cant_pc_hardware_run_mac_os_but_mac_can/ | {
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5ocbfg | why do different numbers of protons/neutrons/electrons cause such drastic differences in the elements of the periodic table? | Follow-up question: is it theoretically possible to transmute any element into any other element given enough energy and the proper chemical process? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ocbfg/eli5_why_do_different_numbers_of/ | {
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6xg3ut | how does the definition of "species" work in single cell organisms? | the definition i know of species is something that can mate and make fertile offspring. i dont see how that works in single-cell asexual organisms. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6xg3ut/eli5_how_does_the_definition_of_species_work_in/ | {
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2ehvmp | What causes the liquid in a full spray bottle to siphon out entirely? | I know this is an odd one, but Googling leaves me stumped. My Dad and I are fascinated by what happened to the full Windex bottle in his semi truck. It sits in a plastic storage compartment along the cab floor. He got in his truck a few days ago and the bottle was floating in its liquid--every drop of what was once ins... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2ehvmp/what_causes_the_liquid_in_a_full_spray_bottle_to/ | {
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2zgh5l | why do our bowels release when we are scared? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2zgh5l/eli5_why_do_our_bowels_release_when_we_are_scared/ | {
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17syyj | the difference between libertarian economics and anarcho-capitalism. | I'm currently looking at various schools of though on economics. I'm confused on the difference between Libertarian Economics and Anarcho-Capitalism.
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205c0j | when a multi-billion dollar transaction occurs between two companies, how are the funds transferred/managed? | For example, let's say that American Airlines buys 50 Boeing 787-8 for the price of 50*$211.8M = $10.59B. Does a staff member of AA log in their system, enters the amount, then click 'Transfer' to Boeing's bank account, or is it more complex? Are the funds transferred by gradual amounts or in a single package? Are ther... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/205c0j/eli5_when_a_multibillion_dollar_transaction/ | {
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3bbmz0 | why won't youtube fix the issue of saving the video quality even though it's the number one complaint they get? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3bbmz0/eli5why_wont_youtube_fix_the_issue_of_saving_the/ | {
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54zbhz | i know the 2 major parties don't want 3rd party candidates in presidential debates unless polling is at 15%, but why does the media let the parties control who is invited to these debates? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/54zbhz/eli5i_know_the_2_major_parties_dont_want_3rd/ | {
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563qls | why the english speaking nations are more successful than any other linguistic nationalities in history? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/563qls/eli5_why_the_english_speaking_nations_are_more/ | {
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abvgl1 | when a company commits a gross violation that affects people (physically/mentally/financially, etc.), why is the company forced to pay the government, instead of the people they hurt? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/abvgl1/eli5_when_a_company_commits_a_gross_violation/ | {
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2hsgoq | what's the difference between killer bees and honey bees? | -As an Australian we don't have them over here. And in film and television shows they're pictured as the title implies "killer bees". I just want to know if there's something different in the venom or if they're just more aggressive, and if they actually kill. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2hsgoq/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_killer_bees_and/ | {
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aud4bl | How do scientists know the decay progression of Uranium-238 if it takes place over billions of years? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/aud4bl/how_do_scientists_know_the_decay_progression_of/ | {
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5rujl4 | Why was the Spanish colonisation of the Americas so brutal and destructive compared to their colonisation of the Philippines? | When you compare the Philippines to Hispanic America it seems the Philipppines retained so much of their indigenous culture. Filipinos all speak their indigenous pre-colonial languages and most of them are not mestizos or white due to mass rape. I read somewhere that something like 1% of Filipinos can even speak the Sp... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5rujl4/why_was_the_spanish_colonisation_of_the_americas/ | {
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2ntri0 | i love that t-mobile does this, but how is allowing unlimited data for music streaming not a violation of nn? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ntri0/eli5_i_love_that_tmobile_does_this_but_how_is/ | {
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3qwipr | how do they make boneless chicken breasts? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3qwipr/eli5how_do_they_make_boneless_chicken_breasts/ | {
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u4ds0 | how does amazon ec2 work? | I've looked into it a bit - but still confused. So you rent slots or something? What happens when traffic skyrockets on your site? etc. I've always been told this is what people are doing to address scalability nowadays. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/u4ds0/eli5_how_does_amazon_ec2_work/ | {
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fzjnl6 | is human brain at it's limits? and are there other stages of human brain development that will lead to us getting smarter. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fzjnl6/eli5_is_human_brain_at_its_limits_and_are_there/ | {
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1ex5ez | Does WiFi have any detrimental effects? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ex5ez/does_wifi_have_any_detrimental_effects/ | {
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ar3l57 | why do governments, schools, and big businesses (mostly) always use hp printers? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ar3l57/eli5_why_do_governments_schools_and_big/ | {
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3tjtk3 | if shadows are the absence of light, why do you get different coloured shadows with different light sources? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3tjtk3/eli5if_shadows_are_the_absence_of_light_why_do/ | {
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ap172a | Is the black hole of our galaxy, rotating around something else? | Is our black hole in place and the entire galaxy rotates around it? Or is it also rotating around something else? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ap172a/is_the_black_hole_of_our_galaxy_rotating_around/ | {
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o6z7g | Could we send a spacecraft to LEO using solar sails? | So I was reading a xkcd “blag” and they proposed a funny idea. Basically they were wondering if you could send a craft to another star system, like Proxima Centauri, by harnessing the Sun’s power. Here is the [blog](_URL_1_). They go into how if you could keep the photons moving back and forth between sail and photon s... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/o6z7g/could_we_send_a_spacecraft_to_leo_using_solar/ | {
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1vkdqj | why is there a stigma with google glass? | I posted a comment on [r/technology](_URL_0_) a while ago, and got some hate for defending Google Glass's camera. That's one of the main features, and some people want it removed because they don't want someone to take a picture of them without knowing. I get that some people don't want their picture taken without know... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vkdqj/why_is_there_a_stigma_with_google_glass/ | {
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1tm1ew | What different tactics were developed by both the French and Germans to assault enemy trenches? | Tertiary question that I want to tack on is, how did officers keep convincing soldiers who by the end of the war who had to know that charging an enemy trench was basically certain death to actually go over that trench instead of just saying "no, screw you"? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1tm1ew/what_different_tactics_were_developed_by_both_the/ | {
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2dh96q | When did mortgages start to be sold regularly? | It's now very common for a borrower's mortgage to change owners even three or four times, when did this come to be the case? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2dh96q/when_did_mortgages_start_to_be_sold_regularly/ | {
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24t08k | Was Jesus trying to reform the Jewish faith as opposed to trying to begin a new religion? | I took a humanities class at my university a couple of years back, and I recall my professor saying that Jesus was a, "Jewish guy trying to reform his *church*. Is this true? I was under the impression for a long time that Jesus was indeed beginning a new religion.
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i978w | Is it possible that humans have evolved to have a tolerance to alcohol? | any thoughts? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/i978w/is_it_possible_that_humans_have_evolved_to_have_a/ | {
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20hrtr | why did apple's iphone gain so much popularity but windows phones have seen such meager market penetration? | Pretty self explainatory | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20hrtr/eli5why_did_apples_iphone_gain_so_much_popularity/ | {
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5ub64q | when a person is attempting suicide (eg about to jump from a bridge) and gets saved by emergency services, what happens to them next? what's their follow up care? could they just walk away? | Follow-up question: Does this differ by county? Like would someone on a bridge in America be treated differently from someone in the UK/Europe? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ub64q/eli5_when_a_person_is_attempting_suicide_eg_about/ | {
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1aflf1 | What muscle are involved in your tongue sticking out | I am a Anatomy Teaching Assistant, (so you can use anatomy jargon/go into deatail) I have long wondered how we can stick out our tongues, as muscles only contract (shorten) and never lengthen, thus I can not figure out for the life of me how our tongue is able to stick out | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1aflf1/what_muscle_are_involved_in_your_tongue_sticking/ | {
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emiox6 | how can you love yourself? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/emiox6/eli5how_can_you_love_yourself/ | {
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