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87d96g | Why are some charging cables faster than others even when using the same power supply? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/87d96g/why_are_some_charging_cables_faster_than_others/ | {
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93500e | what exactly happens when we bend paper? why is it permanent? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/93500e/eli5_what_exactly_happens_when_we_bend_paper_why/ | {
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hwjsw | Will we ever be able "read" a brain ? | Is there a point where scientists will be able to connect to a persons head a device to read memories?
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63p6gu | Why is it impossible for an object to have an absolute velocity of 0? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/63p6gu/why_is_it_impossible_for_an_object_to_have_an/ | {
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m609b | how does nasa take super detailed pictures of space? | Like this one _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/m609b/eli5how_does_nasa_take_super_detailed_pictures_of/ | {
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u8esq | How were French soldiers who participated in the mutinies during WWI punished? | My lecturer refused to talk about it, said it was too horrific. All I can seem to find is, they were convicted, some were executed. By my lecturer's refusal to talk about it, I figure there's more to it than that. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/u8esq/how_were_french_soldiers_who_participated_in_the/ | {
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yq7b0 | gluons | I understand the properties of fermions and most bosons, but gluons are the ones that are easily the most complicated and are the coolest. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/yq7b0/eli5_gluons/ | {
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47pn5b | Has there ever been a city that feigned defeat, letting in enemy troops, to only trap them once inside the city walls? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/47pn5b/has_there_ever_been_a_city_that_feigned_defeat/ | {
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5ge7u0 | why do male orgasms get more intense in relatively short amounts of succession? | Why is that? For example, if you masturbate the first time, it feels nice. But by the 3rd time in a relatively close time period, let's say about 45 minutes from the second orgasm, the ejaculate volume is low, but the orgasm is noticeably more intense than the first or second. Anyone know why that is? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ge7u0/eli5_why_do_male_orgasms_get_more_intense_in/ | {
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frcx1 | what is the feasibility of a (manufactured) organic computer, and what are the scientific obstacles to making it a reality? | given the dual rapid advancement in biotechnology and computer in, is this something which should be expected as a natural progression, or would it instead be impossible or prohibitively inefficient compared to a normal computer system? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/frcx1/what_is_the_feasibility_of_a_manufactured_organic/ | {
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pe0vp | i spent a frustrating hour with gimp before coming to you guys, please eli5 how to make animated .gifs. | With this username I'm often asked which gif I'm referring to so I'd like to make some to answer people. Unfortunately my years on the internet have not yielded this information.
So how is it done? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/pe0vp/i_spent_a_frustrating_hour_with_gimp_before/ | {
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f44ou | What would happen, physiologically, if you drank Febreze? | I've been thinking about it, and here's what I've come up with so far: the active ingredient in Febreze is a [cyclodextrin](_URL_0_). Cyclodextrins are water-soluble, and can potentially solubilize normally hydrophobic compounds. They're also pretty big and weirdly-shaped relative to the sugar compounds the body's used... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/f44ou/what_would_happen_physiologically_if_you_drank/ | {
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2gvbvh | georg cantor and set theory | Can someone eli5 how Georg Cantor came about this theory and the implications it has on mathematics today? Any good, easy to understand examples?
Thanks! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2gvbvh/eli5_georg_cantor_and_set_theory/ | {
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fupvfr | how would the earn it act negatively affect end to end encryption? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fupvfr/eli5_how_would_the_earn_it_act_negatively_affect/ | {
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1j8bg7 | Why is the clock industry so strong in Switzerland? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1j8bg7/why_is_the_clock_industry_so_strong_in_switzerland/ | {
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yq0ao | how someone can recover from being paralyzed. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/yq0ao/eli5_how_someone_can_recover_from_being_paralyzed/ | {
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202ooq | Did the Romans understand what inflation was? | I've been told that Supposedly in the third century the roman empire experienced a lot of financial inflation because the successive Barrack emperors kept just coining new money everytime they needed to pay men.
Did they not know that would happen, ....or did they know and just not care?
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2jwzjm | why is autism seemingly more common now that is has been in the past? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jwzjm/eli5_why_is_autism_seemingly_more_common_now_that/ | {
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p77w4 | the fine print on the xkcd website | "We did not invent the algorithm. The algorithm consistently finds Jesus. The algorithm killed Jeeves.
The algorithm is banned in China. The algorithm is from Jersey. The algorithm constantly finds Jesus.
This is not the algorithm. This is close."
What does this mean? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/p77w4/eli5_the_fine_print_on_the_xkcd_website/ | {
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1lma9i | why are dogs no longer found in the wilderness? | Hello I am wondering why dogs are no longer in the wilderness, you can't go out in the woods and find any household species can you? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lma9i/eli5_why_are_dogs_no_longer_found_in_the/ | {
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v03a6 | This Mathmatical problem has been bothering me for over a week | So let's say there is a given lock that has a four digit code. It opens on recognition of that code no matter how many wrong digits have been inputted before said four digit code. So, for instance, given a code of 3568, you could types in 4379143568 and it would still open.
There are, therefore, a set of 10,003 digit... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/v03a6/this_mathmatical_problem_has_been_bothering_me/ | {
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4rupim | Suppose I'm a typical voter in the U.S in the late 18th century. Am I aware the founders based the structure of the country on the work of other enlightenment philosophers (John Locke & so fourth), or do I think they made it all up them selves? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4rupim/suppose_im_a_typical_voter_in_the_us_in_the_late/ | {
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8lpezh | Could a really skilled knight or swordsman really take on and kill 5 or so other opponents at a time? Or is that just movie bs? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8lpezh/could_a_really_skilled_knight_or_swordsman_really/ | {
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1926gl | what is the difference between constant and variable bitrate mp3 files, and what makes the latter supposedly "better"? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1926gl/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_constant_and/ | {
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sicqp | How can every point be the center of the universe if it isn't homogeneous? | This sounds kind of contradictory.
You know it is said that the universe has no center and wherever you are, you are in the middle of the observable universe.
Sure, in the grand scheme of things it doesn't matter where you are, but the argument still stands.
To me this would only make sense if every point was its ... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/sicqp/how_can_every_point_be_the_center_of_the_universe/ | {
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4kv6ya | Some planes from WW2 were designed in such a way that the bullets they fired had to go between the propeller blades. How did the designers make sure they won't hit a blade and was the fire rate affected? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4kv6ya/some_planes_from_ww2_were_designed_in_such_a_way/ | {
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c94xqy | Was the Holy Roman Empire really a singular state? Or was it at best a loose league of states? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/c94xqy/was_the_holy_roman_empire_really_a_singular_state/ | {
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fpq5kc | Why couldn't Chiang Kai-Shek lead a unified Kuomintang, despite being appointed by Sun Yat-Sen to be the new leader? | I know there are other threads about the Chinese Civil War, but I'm very interested in knowing why a split within the KMT happened almost immediately after SYS died.
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cccv40 | A question about how American right-wing religious rhetoric shifted around the end of the Cold War | During the 1980s, in keeping with the American political climate, some apocalyptic-minded right-wingers predicted that the Soviet Union would be a major antagonist in the biblical armageddon. By necessity, this rhetoric changed by the early 1990s once the Soviet Union dissolved. But had it already begun changing during... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/cccv40/a_question_about_how_american_rightwing_religious/ | {
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3guv9b | why does it feel so nice/good to sing along to a song? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3guv9b/eli5_why_does_it_feel_so_nicegood_to_sing_along/ | {
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1010j5 | why is reddit composed mostly of male, middle class liberals? | I can understand why most of Reddit is white (b/c most Americans are white, obviously) and why most of Reddit are young adult or teenage (b/c they tend to be more net-savvy). But I can't think of a reason of why Reddit would appeal particularly to liberal, middle class men. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1010j5/eli5_why_is_reddit_composed_mostly_of_male_middle/ | {
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7r7a6k | if one company buys out another company for a monetary fee, wouldn’t the money go back to the parent company, therefore the parent company essentially gained capital for free since they own the other company? how does that work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7r7a6k/eli5_if_one_company_buys_out_another_company_for/ | {
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23mmq9 | Can Allergies be inherited? If not, how do they develop? | I've also heard of allergies that can form over the course of a person's life. How does this happen? If allergies can be inherited, why hasn't natural selection filtered out the severe ones? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/23mmq9/can_allergies_be_inherited_if_not_how_do_they/ | {
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a2fowe | What does "thinness" or "thickness" of air imply and how does it happen and change? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/a2fowe/what_does_thinness_or_thickness_of_air_imply_and/ | {
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1d7q56 | John D. Rockefeller - man of greed or a visionary? | I'm working on a presentation about Standard Oil Company and i did some research on this topic in internet, but unforunately i have a problem with determining which sources are reliable since they vary from describing Rockefeller as a greedy man that used violence and unfair monopolistic strategies (such as _URL_1_ or ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1d7q56/john_d_rockefeller_man_of_greed_or_a_visionary/ | {
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107ntk | how does the "vote weight" system work--on reddit/res and elsewhere? | when i say "vote weight," im talking about the little number beside peoples usernames on RES, that you can change. How does that--and the idea of weighted votes in general--work? What happens if i give myself or someone else an exorbitantly large vote weight? also, i did a google search, and *what does the creator of x... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/107ntk/eli5_how_does_the_vote_weight_system_workon/ | {
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6hcy6x | how does championship unification in boxing work, and how do championships get separated again? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6hcy6x/eli5_how_does_championship_unification_in_boxing/ | {
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1g6acn | If global warming continues at its current rate is sea level rise an inevitability? If it is what will the rate be? | I'm just wondering if maybe in 40 years it would be a good idea to buy property that isn't near the coast. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1g6acn/if_global_warming_continues_at_its_current_rate/ | {
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3d1qjf | why is it when you take a nap, you get indents and marks from your sheets/body, but when you sleep normally you don't? | example of what I mean: _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3d1qjf/eli5_why_is_it_when_you_take_a_nap_you_get/ | {
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1lr9oc | why do(almost) all police cars use the same car/model? | I noticed that even narcs use them. I mean I understand for the typical not undercover police people. But what about those that follow cars. I mean if there was an all black police model car with tinted windows I would know something is up. But if I was followed by a different car I probably wouldn't notice. Now I know... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lr9oc/why_doalmost_all_police_cars_use_the_same_carmodel/ | {
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2rin7h | How would a vaccine against a different strain of flu minimize symptoms of the other flu? | Last night on NBC Nightly News, Dr. Nancy Snyderman stated that individuals who got the flu vaccine are still very much at risk this year to catch the flu due to the strain changing from what I understand. She ended the report claiming that those who got the flu shot will see lighter or less symptoms. Is this true or i... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2rin7h/how_would_a_vaccine_against_a_different_strain_of/ | {
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1aim9n | How diverse was the Mongol Empire at its peak? | I'm curious as to what Giovanni da Pian del Carpine saw while at the great Kurultai. Was it a mix of Asians, Arabs and Europeans?
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5tblop | Why is the major key considered cheerful and the minor key considered sad? Is this a nurtured trait or a natural predisposition? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5tblop/why_is_the_major_key_considered_cheerful_and_the/ | {
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fjnn9 | We seem to agree on the metric system, but why not UTC? | I've used the metric system, in the US, since I was a small kid. 'Technical' people applauded that.
I also use UTC.
I've never met anyone else who also uses this. More than a DAE, does anyone know why this is the case? Why do those same 'technical' people abide by something as inane as DST or 'timezones'.
EDIT: ... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/fjnn9/we_seem_to_agree_on_the_metric_system_but_why_not/ | {
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3ophb7 | why do we, humans need to have wars when we can just talk problems over?u | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ophb7/eli5_why_do_we_humans_need_to_have_wars_when_we/ | {
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2j6pyl | What are the main differences between Valence Bonding Theory, VSEPR Theory, and Molecular Orbital Theory? | I have a basic knowledge of each of the theories but I really want to know how they relate to each other and how they contradict each other. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2j6pyl/what_are_the_main_differences_between_valence/ | {
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2c94jw | What were major differences between the Federalist Party and the Democratic Republican Party? | I haven't been able to find any sites that go into detail about the differences of the Federalist Party and the Democratic Republican Party. I was hoping you guys here would he able to help me with that. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2c94jw/what_were_major_differences_between_the/ | {
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118vdb | If we were to create a bottomless vacuum on Earth and dropped a ball in it, could it ever reach a "terminal velocity?" | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/118vdb/if_we_were_to_create_a_bottomless_vacuum_on_earth/ | {
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1ccc10 | What were movies like in Soviet Russia during the Cold War? | More specifically, what were the major themes in Russian films?
Also, did they change when Stalin died?
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7z999l | How are we able to put more space/memory into processors, GPU's, ram, hard drives, etc. as time progresses? | Over the years we've been able to fit more and more data into computer parts, but how do we manage to fit more and more into the same size of chip or card or ram? What exactly is holding us back from making sticks of ram with a terabyte on it? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7z999l/how_are_we_able_to_put_more_spacememory_into/ | {
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1ypnmp | why can i kick a soccer ball farther when it's rolling towards me? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ypnmp/eli5_why_can_i_kick_a_soccer_ball_farther_when/ | {
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e9vsip | Were there classical/medieval versions of ambulances? | If there were, were they like horse drawn or something like that? And were there people on those carriages that would treat those in need on the way to . . . wherever they would be taken to? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/e9vsip/were_there_classicalmedieval_versions_of/ | {
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2bd7fn | the different parts of web development and the languages/tools that are used for each part. | I am looking at leading a start up in the near future. After speaking with some developer friends, I was told I would need to find people who are familiar with things like Angular, Python/Java, Drupal, Jquery, etc etc etc. The list goes on! Could someone break down the different layers to this website/application onion... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bd7fn/eli5_the_different_parts_of_web_development_and/ | {
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6ea8u3 | what happens when your body "adjusts" to a high-fiber diet | I'm looking for a somewhat science-based explanation for why certain "problematic" foods, like beans, broccoli and cabbage, present a problem in terms of GI ruckus for a few days before the "body adjusts."
I've read "the body adjusts" a dozen times without an explanation what that entails. Does the body just produce f... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ea8u3/eli5_what_happens_when_your_body_adjusts_to_a/ | {
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yg4wf | - why is microwaving metal objects dangerous? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/yg4wf/eli5_why_is_microwaving_metal_objects_dangerous/ | {
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2u0p0k | What is it about the American Revolution that allowed it to"work" when there are so many other revolutions (the French and Russian Revolutions come to mind) that end up horribly? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2u0p0k/what_is_it_about_the_american_revolution_that/ | {
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7c3acd | how is tv static from the big bang? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7c3acd/eli5_how_is_tv_static_from_the_big_bang/ | {
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1r3nyv | Why would some knights during the Middle Ages name their weapons? | For example, In the French epic, La Chanson du Roland, Roland's sword is named Durendal.
Why would they name their weapon?
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1xcpg5 | 50 years ago $20 was a lot of money, today it's almost spare change. where does all the extra money come from? | I understand that there is 'inflation' and things cost more, but where has all this extra money come from? I feel like there should be a finite amount of money in the world, otherwise someone is just printing extra money and handing it out, but who does it get handed out to? And if it just gets printed out and we get m... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xcpg5/eli5_50_years_ago_20_was_a_lot_of_money_today_its/ | {
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1p57ha | Since flames burn at different temperatures, are there any flames that are safe to touch? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1p57ha/since_flames_burn_at_different_temperatures_are/ | {
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hgvou | I can't seem to understand what a virtual image is in optics. Secondly, is a rainbow an example of a virtual image? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/hgvou/i_cant_seem_to_understand_what_a_virtual_image_is/ | {
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2otqay | why do we work so hard against extinction of any species, when 99.9% of species naturally die out? | Forget that puppies are cute, I'm talking cold hard mutation and evolution here.
Even if a species is 'saved', it will eventually (however not naturally in foreseeable future) become another species. So why do we care so much about saving a particular type of cat or deer?
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1vl90s | what are the properties of hydrogen/helium that enable physicists to distinguish them from 'metals'? | i.e. how does their definition differ from a chemist's definition of a metal | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vl90s/eli5_what_are_the_properties_of_hydrogenhelium/ | {
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20acw9 | how do we know what the earth looks like on the inside? | Another post on the frontpage made me think of this. How can we know that the world is a solid core in the middle? We have never drilled that deep. Is it speculation, looking at other bodies, or something else? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20acw9/eli5_how_do_we_know_what_the_earth_looks_like_on/ | {
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3q6gp1 | when not hunting, what do predators do when they meet prey animals? | Do they attack anyway? Just ignore them? Just sit there awkwardly? And how do prey animals attack when they run into a predator that is clearly not an immediate threat -- sleeping, for example. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3q6gp1/eli5_when_not_hunting_what_do_predators_do_when/ | {
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dakn8k | why are data measurement units (mb, mb, gb, tb) not even numbers of bytes? like why is a gigabyte not exactly 1000 megabytes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dakn8k/eli5_why_are_data_measurement_units_mb_mb_gb_tb/ | {
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co5fi1 | Did he British ever plan a direct naval invasion of Germany in World War I? Were there any defensive fortifications on the German coast? | The Royal Navy dominated the North Sea, and the Western front was locked in a stalemate, so was there a plan to invade Germany and break the stalemate like in Gallipoli, landing somewhere like Hamburg or Wilhelmshaven? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/co5fi1/did_he_british_ever_plan_a_direct_naval_invasion/ | {
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327kmq | Vonnegut says that the Texas Revolution was based on the idea that Mexico had outlawed slavery, which caused Texas to rebel. Any truth to that? | I'm readying "Hocus Pocus" for the first time, and Vonnegut has made two references so far along the lines of: "I might have added, but didn't, that the martyrs at the Alamo had died for the right to own black slaves. They didn't want to be a part of Mexico anymore because it was against the law in that country to own ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/327kmq/vonnegut_says_that_the_texas_revolution_was_based/ | {
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44ubyp | How different are brains in "normal" people, and their structure, genetics and other things? | By normal I mean someone without any known disorder, physical damage or whatever else that would affect it.
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3i3shr | Historical context of the film Lincoln (2012) | I recently watched the film Lincoln (2012) and enjoyed it a great deal, but I was wondering if I could get a little help understanding the historical context of some of the events in the film – mainly the issue of passing the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
I’m from the UK, so although I know... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3i3shr/historical_context_of_the_film_lincoln_2012/ | {
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77hep9 | Isn't classical conditioning of animals basic "If this then that" reasoning? Doesn't this mean that cats/dogs could think? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/77hep9/isnt_classical_conditioning_of_animals_basic_if/ | {
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2ngjrj | Were people in Europe honestly religiously motivated to go to war or were religious tensions used more similarly to what we would call a "casus belli", by ambitious rulers? | Why is it that while reading texts on conflicts in Medieval Europe there are always massive implications that so and so happened because God willed it or such and such people were heathens? Was this truly how people felt in those days? Or is this like a literary device for scholars who were often religious people to ex... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2ngjrj/were_people_in_europe_honestly_religiously/ | {
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8eut4h | what is happening to our brain when we go to speak and the start of the words get switched? | It isn't that the words I speak don't make any sense but that the first letter/s for each word get switched around e.g. I may go to say "what is you phone number" but it comes out as "none phumber" . Not sure if this is the best example but it has happened to me few times lately and I find it very strange! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8eut4h/eli5_what_is_happening_to_our_brain_when_we_go_to/ | {
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q5h8t | the tree of life | I can't fathom why it was nominated for best picture. I need to know what I don't get. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/q5h8t/eli5_the_tree_of_life/ | {
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44cqhk | When Book 10 of the Iliad was written? | I have been reading the Iliad and when I read book 10 I noticed it seemed out of place based on how it was written compared to earlier and later books in the Iliad. After further research I found that many consider the book to be from a later period.
So my theory is it was written in the 5th to 4th century B.C. The r... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/44cqhk/when_book_10_of_the_iliad_was_written/ | {
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yr8pu | What do former-soviet nations teach about WWII? | I feel like schools in the US hardly teach about the USSR's huge role in WWII. Do USSR countries teach about the rest of the allies role in the war? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/yr8pu/what_do_formersoviet_nations_teach_about_wwii/ | {
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tsyjt | Why was there such a gap between the earliest stone tools and the earliest metal tools? | Basic google-fu suggests a gap of ~2.495 million years between the development of stone tools and metal tools. Obviously the control of fire is a major factor, but that still leaves a gap of ~120,000 years. Given the obvious advantages to the first society that produced metal tools and the speed of technological advanc... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/tsyjt/why_was_there_such_a_gap_between_the_earliest/ | {
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4rr3m1 | Zhuge Liang: Fact vs. Fiction | Zhuge Liang is one of my favorite characters in history/historical fiction/whatever Romance of the Three Kingdoms is. I am interested in knowing what is true and what is false. Which of the stories about him is based on real acts and which are not? What acts were attributed to him but in truth were the acts of others? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4rr3m1/zhuge_liang_fact_vs_fiction/ | {
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2n87hb | why do we tear up when we rip out nose hair or rip off a inner nose scab? | I just plucked a few long nose hairs, nothing painful but my eyes started watering right after I did it...why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2n87hb/eli5why_do_we_tear_up_when_we_rip_out_nose_hair/ | {
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bgczvz | So another earthquake hit the PH today. Just 1 day apart, but from different places. Is there a connection between the 2? Should we be worried here in the PH for another big one? | _URL_0_ | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/bgczvz/so_another_earthquake_hit_the_ph_today_just_1_day/ | {
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bstjpx | why are vietnam veterans praised so much in america? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bstjpx/eli5_why_are_vietnam_veterans_praised_so_much_in/ | {
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fwvcbi | how come peripheral vision is blurrier or less clear than whatever you're directly focusing on? | And less and less clear the further in your periphery it gets | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fwvcbi/eli5_how_come_peripheral_vision_is_blurrier_or/ | {
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1danlu | How often do cancer cells divide? | I know that cancer cells divide faster than normal cells, but I haven't been able to find any numbers as to *how much* faster. And I realize there will be a range, perhaps quite wide. I'm interested in Lymphoma cells in particular. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1danlu/how_often_do_cancer_cells_divide/ | {
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283wh2 | Why haven't we sent any more probes to Uranus and Neptune since Voyager 2? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/283wh2/why_havent_we_sent_any_more_probes_to_uranus_and/ | {
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a664dd | what causes a car's head gasket to blow and why do certain car brands seem to have a bigger issue with this than other brands? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a664dd/eli5_what_causes_a_cars_head_gasket_to_blow_and/ | {
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f7oi2z | the accounting equation (assets = liabilities + equity) | I've heard explanations like "What you own = What you owe" and that this equation shows the dual-nature of every financial transaction.
I think I get the Liabilities part: what I owe. But I'm not quite clear on the difference between Assets and Equity.
Also: let's say you don't owe anything (i.e. Liabilities = 0)
T... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f7oi2z/eli5_the_accounting_equation_assets_liabilities/ | {
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27m5zk | How did the natives of Indonesia and the Pacific Islands treat punctures, scraps, infections, and other injuries that might occur while hunting or foraging? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/27m5zk/how_did_the_natives_of_indonesia_and_the_pacific/ | {
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favv2y | how do guitar pickups get the strings sound? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/favv2y/eli5_how_do_guitar_pickups_get_the_strings_sound/ | {
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3g26fb | Could all of earth's life survive if the atmosphere was only oxygen and carbon dioxide? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3g26fb/could_all_of_earths_life_survive_if_the/ | {
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1eroh7 | bayes' theorem in probability | And also Contingency table? Please and thank you. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1eroh7/eli5_bayes_theorem_in_probability/ | {
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558tsb | When did Europeans start bathing with soap rather than oil and a scraper? | I am aware that through the early and high Middle Ages Europeans continued to bathe as their ancestors the Romans did, and that bathing only fell out of favor with the Black Death. Ironically, Charlemagine probably bathed more often than George Washington. But I know that the Romans bathed by coating themselves in oil... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/558tsb/when_did_europeans_start_bathing_with_soap_rather/ | {
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3bpaht | Do any animals besides mammals and bees make food for their young? | Mammals make milk, bees make honey. Do any other animals make food? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3bpaht/do_any_animals_besides_mammals_and_bees_make_food/ | {
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tm5wl | Does anyone have primary sources on the Seleucid government? | It would help me immensely. I'm having a hard time finding any, as I as a danish student have a hard time finding any.
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1gu0yg | Why was the latin word for left-hand "sinister"? Did they prefer the right hand over the left and for what reasons? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1gu0yg/why_was_the_latin_word_for_lefthand_sinister_did/ | {
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f8hmzb | Why do scholars always imagine recorded troop sizes to be larger than reality? | I recently started reading Caesar's Gallic wars, and after reading about the battle of Bibracte I looked at the wikipedia page to see if there was any more information. Caesar records the number of Helvetii as 368,000 (a figure he got from their own records which he looted) - but the wikipedia page lists three sources ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/f8hmzb/why_do_scholars_always_imagine_recorded_troop/ | {
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"More input is always welcome; for the meantime, you'll be greatly interested in these two answers from previous threads:\n\n* On the matter of Herodotos versus numbers, in this thread u/Iphikrates [breaks down just how Herodotos got his numbers]... | [] | [] | [
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8pejtq | European colonists often referred to Native Americans by grouping them into categories like "Cherokee" or "Choctaw" on an ethnolinguistic basis. How relevant were such distinctions to the indigenous groups themselves? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8pejtq/european_colonists_often_referred_to_native/ | {
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17fjpr | What would happen if two tidal waves hit one another in the middle of an ocean? | Would they bounce off each other like a solid object, or pass through one another, or would something else happen? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/17fjpr/what_would_happen_if_two_tidal_waves_hit_one/ | {
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