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2mg0qx | Are satellites sending data back to earth affected by the Doppler effect? | Are the data signals satellites send back to earth affected at all by the Doppler effect, since the data is in a wave form, and if so, does the satellite have to change the signal slightly to prevent data loss or corruption? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2mg0qx/are_satellites_sending_data_back_to_earth/ | {
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1mw3ja | Why would it be fatal if someone had too much fat removed through liposuction? | I have heard that during a liposuction procedure you can only get 5 pounds or so of fat removed safely; why is that? Why can't you get 50 pounds sucked out? It's just fat. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1mw3ja/why_would_it_be_fatal_if_someone_had_too_much_fat/ | {
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fqms8 | Why don't solids merge when pushed against each other? | Torn paper I can understand. But what about two crystals? As far as I understand, they're perfect molecular arrays. Let's assume that they are. When two of those are pushed together, what keeps them apart? Or would they actually merge if pushed hard enough? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/fqms8/why_dont_solids_merge_when_pushed_against_each/ | {
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zdkji | would curing cancer ultimately be a good thing? | Everyone has been affected by cancer, myself included, and I know that this is incredibly insensitive.. but with the current population increase rate doesn't it provide a good regulator? I heard somewhere that if nothing else kills you, cancer eventually will, so wouldn't it create a huge problem in regards to overpopu... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zdkji/eli5_would_curing_cancer_ultimately_be_a_good/ | {
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82homb | who are the people peer reviewing statistics and scientific findings | Every week I see a new study on some subject and some of them contradict one another, others coincide, others are just off the wall and all of them use different metrics and ways of analyzing to skew the data to make it seem like there way is the best way.
So who the heck is approving all this stuff? Is there some ent... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/82homb/eli5_who_are_the_people_peer_reviewing_statistics/ | {
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2k6dr6 | Why did telegrams fall from popular use? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2k6dr6/why_did_telegrams_fall_from_popular_use/ | {
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1d8vp1 | When bright light reflects off a coloured or black surface and the reflection is white (IE from the sun), what is happening? | When you have a bright reflection of light from a surface that is coloured, why does it appear white? I'm talking about [this](_URL_0_) phenomenon.
Take a pure blue surface.
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1ktfp1 | what are the biases of main us news networks? which us news network is considered the must unbiased? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ktfp1/eli5_what_are_the_biases_of_main_us_news_networks/ | {
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bxun1r | how do animals without parental training know how to be the animals they are? | Like snakes, bees, lizards, crocs. Everything that doesn't have a parent raise them. How do they "know" how to survive? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bxun1r/eli5_how_do_animals_without_parental_training/ | {
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2st8c5 | Microwave Ovens: What is the relationship between the power level selected and the cooking time? | Serious question...I'm wondering about the science behind this relationship, and how it affects the product being "cooked" if different combinations of power and time are selected.
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zinna | How do we know how fast a galaxy was moving away from us at the time the light we can see left it. | That's it :) We know the red shift that could give us the distance, but how do we know how fast it was moving away from us. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/zinna/how_do_we_know_how_fast_a_galaxy_was_moving_away/ | {
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3cjzuu | /r/subredditsimulator | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3cjzuu/eli5_rsubredditsimulator/ | {
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11pn01 | Arguments that the Counter Reformation was a success? | Any info helps. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/11pn01/arguments_that_the_counter_reformation_was_a/ | {
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1suiw8 | What are the products of the regeneration of a diesel particulate filter? | My dad and I were talking about catalytic converters and other forms of emission control and I was wondering if diesel particulate filters and their regeneration cycle actually does anything but burn carbon? What would the benefits be of burning the particles rather than release them? Isn't CO and CO2 more harmful than... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1suiw8/what_are_the_products_of_the_regeneration_of_a/ | {
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794q5e | How come when Europeans came to north America, they made the natives a minority, but in south America, the descendants of the natives at lest make up the majority? Or are they not native, but from elsewhere? (Spain?) | Ex, Americans are mostly form the old world, but Latinos are the majority in mexico | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/794q5e/how_come_when_europeans_came_to_north_america/ | {
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34unbx | Is it possible for 0% humidity to ever occur on Earth? How would the human body react? | Would we become rapidly dehydrated? Would it hurt to breathe? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/34unbx/is_it_possible_for_0_humidity_to_ever_occur_on/ | {
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4okbr5 | if we manage to get fusion, is that really unlimited energy and how does it compare to current energy sources? | Also, can we process normal water for fusion and get out energy efficiently (theoretically with 100% efficiency) or are our resources of fusion material just as limited as oil ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4okbr5/eli5_if_we_manage_to_get_fusion_is_that_really/ | {
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20v6ot | How often did medieval Christian priests fight in battles? Was the mace their weapon of choice? | I heard somewhere that the weapon of choice for priests was the mace as it did not draw blood, is there any credible backing for this statement? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/20v6ot/how_often_did_medieval_christian_priests_fight_in/ | {
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v0rmi | why does the human body get used to things? for example: smells, the way a room looks, routine | to explain more... Every family has a scent to their house, but they are unaware of it. You go to a new place and it looks huge at first, the more times you go there, the smaller it seems. Can someone explain why the brain does this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/v0rmi/why_does_the_human_body_get_used_to_things_for/ | {
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at1bjo | What a ischaemic heart disease really is and what happens to the heart? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/at1bjo/what_a_ischaemic_heart_disease_really_is_and_what/ | {
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2mmhku | In space, can magnetic material orbit a magnet using magnetism the same way mass orbits each other using gravity? | So orbiting works for things around earth by them moving fast enough that the earth curves away from it before it hits the ground.
So hypothetically, can magnets work in the same principle and orbit each other in space using magnetism instead of gravity? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2mmhku/in_space_can_magnetic_material_orbit_a_magnet/ | {
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70mzkn | how do plastic bags help preserve food? | Assuming you don't vacuum seal it how does trapping the food with the same oxygen that's outside the bag help it stay fresh? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/70mzkn/eli5_how_do_plastic_bags_help_preserve_food/ | {
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ebt9at | where is non-physical government money stored? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ebt9at/eli5_where_is_nonphysical_government_money_stored/ | {
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3kwa1n | What actually happens during the combustion of hydrocarbons? | When something such as methane or ethene is burnt, what is the mechanism (if that is the correct term) for what happens? Does the molecule break apart (hydrogens break away) and then the free atoms/molecules react with oxygen? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3kwa1n/what_actually_happens_during_the_combustion_of/ | {
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3dr569 | How far would various groups of people travel in a days time in Roman times | How many miles could say a trading caravan, Roman legion, or just an individual cover in a days time?
I realize most people wouldn't travel alone but I'd they did how far could or would they have gone? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3dr569/how_far_would_various_groups_of_people_travel_in/ | {
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4dkaik | What would be the result if we somehow trap photons in closed metallic sphere that is as reflective as a mirror on the inside? | Would that produce heat from all the back and forth reflection?
EDIT: I am *assuming* 100% reflectivity. | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4dkaik/what_would_be_the_result_if_we_somehow_trap/ | {
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39mwrr | why do people prefer "natural" diamonds. are there real differences? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/39mwrr/eli5_why_do_people_prefer_natural_diamonds_are/ | {
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wwws6 | Why does smoke leave a smell? | What is happening on the small scale. What remains behind for that lingering smoke smell (like clothes after a bonfire or a smoker's car) and does it disperse? If so, why? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/wwws6/why_does_smoke_leave_a_smell/ | {
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4cj6ot | the growth rate of real gdp per capita is usually lower than the growth rate of real gdp | Why? And under what circumstances can it be the same or higher? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4cj6ot/eli5the_growth_rate_of_real_gdp_per_capita_is/ | {
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1gcsds | What causes people to create and believe in truly outlandish conspiracy theories? | For example, I just read that Obama and Biden will resign on 6/21 because the Earth's core has changed from nickel to plasma and we'll be crossing the galactic plane on that date. Is there any explanation for creating or believing in these types of theories other than a mental illness?
I'm not talking about more mains... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1gcsds/what_causes_people_to_create_and_believe_in_truly/ | {
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1cqc90 | What do all languages have in common? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1cqc90/what_do_all_languages_have_in_common/ | {
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jdrfa | Is it possible to 'paint' a target with a proton beam to make it more attractive to a tesla coil? | I am stupid, but imaginative; is it possible to send a proton beam to 'paint' a target and the move a Tesla Coil into the path to send lightning to the target? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/jdrfa/is_it_possible_to_paint_a_target_with_a_proton/ | {
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c2d8vx | When fighter jets break the sound barrier, is it loud in the cockpit? | I can see it being just normal high Db, but I guess I could also be convinced that it's dangerously loud, or even by some way of pressure change or something it could actually get more quiet. | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/c2d8vx/when_fighter_jets_break_the_sound_barrier_is_it/ | {
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1obgct | 19th-20th century American schools | I submitted this over a week ago with no replies so I will try again.
How standardized or progressive was the USA's education system mid 19th to early 20th centuries? Did the cirriculum vary by school, state, or region? How popular were ideas such as John Dewey's and did they have widespread implementation?
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1kow07 | Why do rowing teams need to be synchronized? | Say there are two identical boats, each with an identical team of rowers. One team rows in perfect synchronization and the other does not. Intuitively I'd expect the boat with the synchronized team to be faster. But I'm also thinking that the total work done by each team would be identical. Where is the benefit to havi... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1kow07/why_do_rowing_teams_need_to_be_synchronized/ | {
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n355f | why is copper such a good conductor? | Cause [this shit](_URL_0_) don't make sense | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/n355f/eli5_why_is_copper_such_a_good_conductor/ | {
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850884 | how were the first perfect objects manufactured? first straight piece, first perfect circle, first perfect sphere, first perfectly straight sword, etc.? | As the title says. Thank you! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/850884/eli5_how_were_the_first_perfect_objects/ | {
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2aqyq5 | What happened with prisoners in the German Democratic Republic after reunification? | While I understand that political prisoners were released and reimbursed what happened with the ordinary criminals? Did the sentences get adapted to the laws of the Federal Republic or did the original sentences remain? Were there new trials to prevent people still being locked up for political reasons?
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2mu6m0 | how does a virus such a ebola stay unheard of for so long and then have massive outbreaks? are there still a few cases between outbreaks? or is it truly non-existent in humans in the time between outbreaks? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mu6m0/eli5_how_does_a_virus_such_a_ebola_stay_unheard/ | {
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7exuu6 | [physics] When I turn off my oven but leave the door closed how does the temperature cool? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7exuu6/physics_when_i_turn_off_my_oven_but_leave_the/ | {
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bmuo6v | why "trap music" has such a distinguishable beat. what about the beat is different? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bmuo6v/eli5_why_trap_music_has_such_a_distinguishable/ | {
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19f24a | Why did the German Army stop using paratroopers in WW2? | I understand that the casualties on Crete were a turn off for the high command, but surely they could have been used in Barbarossa? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/19f24a/why_did_the_german_army_stop_using_paratroopers/ | {
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4lu12y | how could two shapes or places that have same the perimeter, have different area? | I know this in theory, i.e. in Mathematics. But, somebody please explain this to me further and give me an example in real life. Thank you! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4lu12y/eli5_how_could_two_shapes_or_places_that_have/ | {
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4kyl2f | rim lost its dominant position in the smartphone market,and nokia its dominant position in mobile handsets general market. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4kyl2f/eli5rim_lost_its_dominant_position_in_the/ | {
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1472qt | the physical process of death | I'm curious about what happens to your body as you die. The order of events and how one might feel as this is going on. Thanks! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1472qt/eli5_the_physical_process_of_death/ | {
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3lvre4 | Was the "Battle of the Bulge" really the "greatest single defeat in American military history"? | I was watching a documentary and heard this claim get thrown in. They didn't qualify in what metric they were qualifying this claim, but is there any truth to this assertion? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3lvre4/was_the_battle_of_the_bulge_really_the_greatest/ | {
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c6jguk | how do websites which ask for the x, y and zth letter of my password avoid storing it in plain text? | Edit:
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53gbo1 | Do we have texts of Asian countries exploration of the Middle East and Europe pre 1600's? If so, how did they discribe people from the Middle East and Europe? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/53gbo1/do_we_have_texts_of_asian_countries_exploration/ | {
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3ms349 | how is circumcision acceptable in cultures or religions that don't accept body piercings or enhancement surgerys? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ms349/eli5_how_is_circumcision_acceptable_in_cultures/ | {
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7dl8xq | if wavelength of light emitted by a heated metal is supposed to keep on going down as temperature goes up then why does a metal never glow purple? | Also why doe it glow white? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7dl8xq/if_wavelength_of_light_emitted_by_a_heated_metal/ | {
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36yxks | [Psychology] Does working with people with mental illnesses increase your chances of developing a mental illness yourself? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/36yxks/psychology_does_working_with_people_with_mental/ | {
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8k4btu | what is the difference between dna and rna, and how do the work in biology? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8k4btu/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_dna_and_rna/ | {
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85riry | why can't we send someone with a piece of paper and a pencil to map the paris catacombs? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/85riry/eli5_why_cant_we_send_someone_with_a_piece_of/ | {
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1siqp7 | Why is it significant that the East India Company was a company that colonized India, and not the British government? | I hate to be asking questions from a class I'm in, cause it looks like I'm just doing this to get answers for my test, but whatever. I'm legitimately stumped by this, and I hoped you guys could help. On our final, one question we can be asked is this one about the East India Company. I understand who they were and what... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1siqp7/why_is_it_significant_that_the_east_india_company/ | {
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vnale | youtube top comments | What the hell kind of system do they use?? They change every minute! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/vnale/eli5_youtube_top_comments/ | {
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3sdr5d | how does a website like facebook or google handle millions of requests a minute? | I know load balancing is a thing, but how does it work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3sdr5d/eli5_how_does_a_website_like_facebook_or_google/ | {
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1z6b0t | if i was an employer, would i be allowed to fire whoever i wanted for no reason? | Would I be allowed to fire someone just because I wanted to? Or are there laws preventing this from happening? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1z6b0t/eli5_if_i_was_an_employer_would_i_be_allowed_to/ | {
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20qmdr | when doing a multiple choice test, is it better to choose 1 answer for when you have no clue, or to make your guesses random? | Is it a better testing strategy to vary what your random guess answer is, or to keep it the same (Like "The answer is always C") | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20qmdr/eli5_when_doing_a_multiple_choice_test_is_it/ | {
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4dgi1y | What was Taiwan's role in World War 2? | I was watching a [Chinese drama on spies](_URL_1_) during the World War 2 period and it got me thinking about [traitors and collaborators](_URL_0_), specifically as to their treatment after the war was over. Then I read about the [Sook Ching](_URL_3_) which was about how the Japanese tried to eliminate Chinese elements... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4dgi1y/what_was_taiwans_role_in_world_war_2/ | {
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1seky4 | How exactly does one prove the existence of a new species? | What exactly is required of the scientist to prove that a newly-discovered organism is in fact a new species? Does it depend on the type of organism? (e.g. a bacterium vs. a mammal) How much significant evidence is required? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1seky4/how_exactly_does_one_prove_the_existence_of_a_new/ | {
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54zj22 | the difference between object oriented programming and structured programming in computer science? | Thanks! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/54zj22/eli5_the_difference_between_object_oriented/ | {
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1hs3xg | What could be considered "History's most awkward moment?" | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1hs3xg/what_could_be_considered_historys_most_awkward/ | {
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ctgthc | Do you burn more calories than normal in the days subsequent to a heavy workout? | The days after a heavy workout would you burn more calories than if you hadn't? Given your muscles are healing and trying to repair them selves. Or are you still burning the same amount? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ctgthc/do_you_burn_more_calories_than_normal_in_the_days/ | {
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14gdcm | How much, in modern dollars, did it cost for Columbus' first expedition? How did it compare to the costs for the Moon landing? | Additionally, did Columbus get all the funding from the Spanish crown? Any idea on what percentage of the Spanish budget this was by comparison to the amount of US funds used?
Basically just curious how two exploration moments compare in costs and who footed the bill. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/14gdcm/how_much_in_modern_dollars_did_it_cost_for/ | {
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y28nm | Is there a possibility of Ancient structures/lost civilizations lost to the advancement of the Sahara Desert | This question comes from a ted talk i saw awhile ago. It basically said that the region that the sahara desert is in goes through dramatic climate shifts every some thousands years. The region shifts from tropical to desert and back due to external factors. It is a widely held belief that this climate shift does occur.... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/y28nm/is_there_a_possibility_of_ancient_structureslost/ | {
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1fhhf7 | "The Bomb Didn't Beat Japan... Stalin Did" - Opinions on this article ? | Hey, people from r/AskHistorians
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1r19pr | elvis presley, particularly why he was so influential and significant | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1r19pr/eli5_elvis_presley_particularly_why_he_was_so/ | {
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7ndl27 | - what is a “bus” (or what is “bussing”) in audio and how is it utilized in live vs studio audio? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ndl27/eli5_what_is_a_bus_or_what_is_bussing_in_audio/ | {
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6ibhvh | Why do antibiotics like doxicillin work against acne? | How I thought pimples formed: pore gets clogged (with oil/sebum), oil is no longer able to escaoe, inflammation.
Yesterday my brother started taking antibiotics for his acne (it's really bad)
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3s147t | After the advent of massed gunpowder weapons, what was the first example we have of bulletproof armour? When was it developed? | It seems that after gunpowder weapons became more commonplace, the armours of the medieval era fell out of favour and then personal armour seems to disappear until relatively recently. Were there any attempts to develop bulletproof armour, and when was the first effective bulletproof armour developed? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3s147t/after_the_advent_of_massed_gunpowder_weapons_what/ | {
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11ktop | Could electrolysis of water efficiently provide fuel for a hydrogen fuel cell? | Well, I not quite sure how a hydrogen fuel cell works. However, I do know that the energy produced comes from the exothermic reaction of hydrogen and oxygen coming together to form water (I think it gives off about 55 kJ of energy per one mole O and 2 moles of H). But, wouldn't it take 55 kJ to decompose water into H a... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/11ktop/could_electrolysis_of_water_efficiently_provide/ | {
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caxzlm | Are there any diseases that are more common in one sex than the other that aren’t genetic or genital related? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/caxzlm/are_there_any_diseases_that_are_more_common_in/ | {
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14bdmj | Do all people absorb the same amount/ratio of calories from an identical food source? | If an apple has nominally 100 calories, would my body absorb 100% of that, or a lesser percentage - and does this vary between people? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/14bdmj/do_all_people_absorb_the_same_amountratio_of/ | {
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9xaje1 | How were poisoned arrows made? | Were they pre-poisoned a head of time, with something dry yet toxic, or did they dip it in something right before shooting? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9xaje1/how_were_poisoned_arrows_made/ | {
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5nmsa2 | how can someone be lost at sea with all of the technology and satellites we have now? | I saw the post earlier about a man and his daughter who have been lost at sea for about a month finally landed in Australia. Maybe it's because I watch too many sci fi movies, but I find it hard to believe that with all the technology we have now we could not pick them up on a satellite or something. Are we not as tech... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5nmsa2/eli5_how_can_someone_be_lost_at_sea_with_all_of/ | {
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2dfwjr | What would Earth be like if life never got started? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2dfwjr/what_would_earth_be_like_if_life_never_got_started/ | {
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3ne2a8 | how did 9/11 change the world ? | What major impact did 9/11 have on the world ? what would be different if it didn't happen? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ne2a8/eli5_how_did_911_change_the_world/ | {
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153uvr | why some sites such as cracked split all their articles into 2 pages instead of just putting everything on one page | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/153uvr/eli5_why_some_sites_such_as_cracked_split_all/ | {
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f3rlly | How was the nuclear binding energy measured? | Specifically how was it seperated from the coulomb force? To break apart a nucleus you need to overcome this force. So after a fission you dont know how much of the required energy did work against the coulomb force and how much of it worked against the nuclear bidning energy. At least I do not see how you can seperate... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/f3rlly/how_was_the_nuclear_binding_energy_measured/ | {
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2t1phe | why are panty lines taboo? | So I admit, I show panty lines, especially when I go to the gym. I really don't see what the big deal is. Everyone (hopefully) wears drawers, so wouldn't it be natural to have lines? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2t1phe/eli5_why_are_panty_lines_taboo/ | {
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3b48dp | if college education at public institutions became free of charge (to students) what happens to private institutions? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3b48dp/eli5if_college_education_at_public_institutions/ | {
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b2egbo | Books on Ancient Societies' Political, Social, & Economic Structures | See the title. I am not necessarily looking for a fully generalized source. Books dedicated to specific societies (i.e. Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, or China) and/or areas of interest (politics, society, or economics) would be of interest too. I would prefer non-textbooks, simply due to price. However, more rigor is appr... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/b2egbo/books_on_ancient_societies_political_social/ | {
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fjce84 | what is ip routing? | Hi all,
I’ve read on IP routing from different sources and since I am not very tech savvy, I get even more confused.
As an additional question: Is there a difference between your typical at-home fiber cable router and an IP routing capable router?
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72v3kb | how is supporting research for children's cancer different from supporting any other sort of cancer research? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/72v3kb/eli5_how_is_supporting_research_for_childrens/ | {
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ko9q7 | Remotes use infra red light, right? How come I could point the remote upwards on my old TV and it would still work? | The ceiling was not reflective, and pretty much any direction would work. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ko9q7/remotes_use_infra_red_light_right_how_come_i/ | {
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aty60s | Best or Most accurate Civil War memoirs. | I am currently learning about the civil war for 1) my own entertainment and 2) a Civil War project for school. I have already read Sam Watkins' "Company Aych" and am currently reading Elisha Hunt Rhodes' "All for the Union" and have Gen. Grant's bought as well. What other personal accounts can you recommend. I am open ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/aty60s/best_or_most_accurate_civil_war_memoirs/ | {
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3z4u4q | "citizens united" court case ruled corporations as "people", so how come they can avoid taxes on income made in other countries while us citizens living abroad have to pay taxes on all income made abroad? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3z4u4q/eli5citizens_united_court_case_ruled_corporations/ | {
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212s40 | How much do we really know about the Roman Kingdom (and the founding of the city)? | I've seen articles calling Romulus, Numa Pompilius and the other kings 'legendary'; how much do we know (or rather, suspect) about the Kingdom of Rome? Did a man called Romulus probably exist, was the Rape of the Sabine Women real or a myth, and was the expulsion of Tarquinius Superbus an actual event? Most importantly... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/212s40/how_much_do_we_really_know_about_the_roman/ | {
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lkqis | - what essentially is going on with the nba lockout? | Information regarding present status of the lockout, also past articles/information would be helpful to put a timeline on the events. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/lkqis/eli5_what_essentially_is_going_on_with_the_nba/ | {
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"players want 54 percent I believe, owners only want them to have 50. Fuck both of them they make too much money to be bitching anyway. I'm from Chicago and as soon as we start ... | [] | [] | [
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u22qr | and new to reddit, what is circle jerk? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/u22qr/eli5_and_new_to_reddit_what_is_circle_jerk/ | {
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"A circle jerk is when a group of guys get together in a circle, and jerk off the guy next to/in front of them. Everyone is jerking someone else off.\n\nA reddit circle jerk would be a sub-reddit where members post the same... | [] | [] | [
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eqgcnr | Does anybody know what kind of military jacket this is? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/eqgcnr/does_anybody_know_what_kind_of_military_jacket/ | {
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"That’s a German military uniform jacket, circa 1900. There’s a [reference](_URL_0_) to it being specifically for a Württemberg military court counsel."
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10cze0 | Not including today, where and when would be the best place to live historically in terms of living conditions and general well-being? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10cze0/not_including_today_where_and_when_would_be_the/ | {
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1aczg9 | why do video's filmed in 720p looks so much better viewed in 360p than video's filmed at 360p do at the same resolution? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1aczg9/eli5why_do_videos_filmed_in_720p_looks_so_much/ | {
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"It's called oversampling. Basically, if you capture way more digital data than you need, then throw most of it away with math, you end up with a much nicer result than if you only captured as much data as you intend to keep in the first place."
... | [] | [] | [
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fbg8bl | we can inject fat and silicon into body parts like lips, boobs, and butts to make them bigger and fuller; why can’t we do the same for penises? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fbg8bl/eli5_we_can_inject_fat_and_silicon_into_body/ | {
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ditrxo | Did anyone challenge Henry Tudor for the Lancastrian claim to the English throne? | Henry Tudor's claim to the English throne is famously weak, and was obviously opposed by the House of York, but was there any opposition to him from Lancastrians? And more specifically, as it seems to me the Lancastrian claim should have passed to Philippa of Lancaster's descendants, was there any push for a member of ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ditrxo/did_anyone_challenge_henry_tudor_for_the/ | {
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