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37n8re | how would zimbabwe reintroduce its own currency | Regardless of whether it would be economically viable at the present time, in theory what would the steps be for a country like Zimbabwe which has practically no foreign currency reserves to reintroduce its own currency? What could the new currency be tied to? Would it be tied to the US dollar dor example, then exchang... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37n8re/eli5_how_would_zimbabwe_reintroduce_its_own/ | {
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12cok3 | Why did Jimmy Carter, a Democratic candidate, win so many Southern states in the 1976 election? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/12cok3/why_did_jimmy_carter_a_democratic_candidate_win/ | {
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9occ9i | what makes someone a polyglot? is it something about the brain, or simply a learning technique that anyone can do? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9occ9i/eli5_what_makes_someone_a_polyglot_is_it/ | {
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378qpu | why won't any of the arab nations take in and help the "palestinians"? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/378qpu/eli5_why_wont_any_of_the_arab_nations_take_in_and/ | {
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2h7ztk | Why does the Barrow Alaska have 15 more days where the sun does not set than rise? | . | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2h7ztk/why_does_the_barrow_alaska_have_15_more_days/ | {
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2pzeq0 | in american high school, i learned virtually nothing at all about african or south american history. why isn't it part of the world history curriculum? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2pzeq0/eli5_in_american_high_school_i_learned_virtually/ | {
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6s56ur | how do elites hide money successfully behind 'front' companies established in other countries? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6s56ur/eli5_how_do_elites_hide_money_successfully_behind/ | {
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496xcz | why are car engine idles not lower? | Majority of cars I've been in have an idle of 800 or so.
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7ma602 | how does apple slows down its phones? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ma602/eli5_how_does_apple_slows_down_its_phones/ | {
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2a3aep | why is poor vision so much more prevalent across all age groups than other types of sensory loss, and why is it not viewed as a disability while others are? | The sheer number of people of all ages who wear some type of corrective lens for their vision is kind of astounding to me. Why do so many of us have bad eyesight, even from such a very early age, when there aren't nearly as many people born with poor hearing, or a diminished capacity of some other sense?
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1v4tg5 | Why doesn't the human iris produce a red color? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1v4tg5/why_doesnt_the_human_iris_produce_a_red_color/ | {
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4or7ab | how intelligent were prehistoric humans? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4or7ab/eli5_how_intelligent_were_prehistoric_humans/ | {
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16b4bo | Is there a material that can absorb air or a specific kind of gas? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/16b4bo/is_there_a_material_that_can_absorb_air_or_a/ | {
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6npkz1 | why do soda contents not drop/settle to the bottom and need to be mixed up or stirred but other drinks like juice do? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6npkz1/eli5_why_do_soda_contents_not_dropsettle_to_the/ | {
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3rq51t | 'magic underwear' worn by mormons | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3rq51t/eli5_magic_underwear_worn_by_mormons/ | {
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1sw2tb | why orgasms become more intense the more you have in a row? does this apply to all sexes? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1sw2tb/eli5_why_orgasms_become_more_intense_the_more_you/ | {
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reec2 | interlaced display vs noninterlaced (progressive scan) display | I lack the information to even understand the basic concept. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/reec2/eli5_interlaced_display_vs_noninterlaced/ | {
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2fbfd1 | how do subways not collapse? | the constant rumble of trains+weight of the earth above...how do they do it? london tube has bin here 1860 0____0 | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2fbfd1/how_do_subways_not_collapse/ | {
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ao5ug4 | what is an interface in programming? | I'm an web dev, I have worked with Ruby on Rails for over 1 year now, I started now actually studying design patterns, so far they seem to mention a lot about Interfaces, in my research it leads me to believe it's commonly used in Java, but I can't grasp what it is, or what it is supposed to do, or even how it differs ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ao5ug4/eli5_what_is_an_interface_in_programming/ | {
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9qu7jj | how are you supposed to know who to believe in political debates when both candidates just accuse the other of lying the whole time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9qu7jj/eli5_how_are_you_supposed_to_know_who_to_believe/ | {
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canawo | What was the woman's role in Viking society, particularly but not limited to when men were out on conquest? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/canawo/what_was_the_womans_role_in_viking_society/ | {
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24cs5k | when a dog or a cat's owner changes clothes or wears something out of the ordinary, do they think the attire is part of your body or can they tell that clothes are just something that we put on top of our bodies? | I just got a puppy for the first time in my life! She seemed to think I was a different person because of a hat I wore the other day and this question popped in my mind!
Thanks! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24cs5k/eli5_when_a_dog_or_a_cats_owner_changes_clothes/ | {
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2pe69f | When American troops liberated Dachau, they were so enraged that they summarily executed dozens of SS guards. Did similar events happen at other concentration camps? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2pe69f/when_american_troops_liberated_dachau_they_were/ | {
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4yhfjh | what actually happens in our brain when we experience a heartbreak? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4yhfjh/eli5_what_actually_happens_in_our_brain_when_we/ | {
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2r1teh | Was there any international outcry over the American coup in Hawaii and annexing it? | I don't see this get mentioned much, but the coup in Hawaii which led it to become a part of American territory seems pretty heinous in hindsight. Did people care at all about how it happened or did it go pretty much unnoticed by the rest of the world? What was colonization like in Hawaii and how were the natives treat... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2r1teh/was_there_any_international_outcry_over_the/ | {
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2g5jru | why does dental pain feel worse when lying down? | I currently have an infected tooth and I was more or less fine until I came to bed and now it feels like my tooth is literally going to explode. Why is this? All Google told me was how to make the pain better, not why it was so much worse. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2g5jru/eli5_why_does_dental_pain_feel_worse_when_lying/ | {
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5wdb1r | In the Revolutionary War, how did British troops lose Boston so quickly when they had an iron hold over New York? | At first I thought it was because New York was more accessible to the Navy but Boston is also on the coast | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5wdb1r/in_the_revolutionary_war_how_did_british_troops/ | {
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cxod96 | why are bricks stacked the way they are rather than just one directly on top of the other? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cxod96/eli5_why_are_bricks_stacked_the_way_they_are/ | {
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cyo37q | Are people with Congenital Insensitivity to Pain (CIP) unable to feel emotional pain in the same way they are unable to feel physical pain? | People with congenital insensitivity to pain (or congenital analgesia) can’t feel physical pain. According to a study by Eisenberger, the same part of the brain controls both physical and emotional pain. So, does this mean that people with this condition also cannot feel emotional pain? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/cyo37q/are_people_with_congenital_insensitivity_to_pain/ | {
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1di735 | the ellen show keeps showing "psychics." what makes it all bullshit? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1di735/eli5_the_ellen_show_keeps_showing_psychics_what/ | {
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13fa4u | Do gravitational waves really all travel at the same speed? | I know that the *linearized* version of general relativity predicts that gravitational waves all travel at the speed of light. I don't know much about nonlinear equations, but I understand that they need to be handled on a case-by-case basis in general. My question is: do there exist propagating solutions, in an approx... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/13fa4u/do_gravitational_waves_really_all_travel_at_the/ | {
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3pttwh | Is the form of a galaxy influenced by the black hole in its middle? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3pttwh/is_the_form_of_a_galaxy_influenced_by_the_black/ | {
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1w1hi4 | why does cold water make razor blades last longer? | I got a free razor in the mail with a pamphlet about shaving and one of the tips was rinsing your razor with cold water make the blades last longer. Why is this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1w1hi4/eli5_why_does_cold_water_make_razor_blades_last/ | {
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lw93a | what the us holds against the palestinian state? | I've just been watching the news about Palestine getting Unesco membership, I'm not trolling but I don't feel I understand the context in which the US is getting so upset? Why is this such a big deal? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/lw93a/eli5_what_the_us_holds_against_the_palestinian/ | {
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bxm8pc | how do gut bacteria actually make it to your intestines with the hydrochloric acid produced by the stomach in the way? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bxm8pc/eli5_how_do_gut_bacteria_actually_make_it_to_your/ | {
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77bm2e | What does 'locality' mean in terms of quantum physics? | Typically when I don't understand something in physics, it's an equation. While I'm not saying I think quantum physics should be easily understood, but one quality that really perplexes me is when variables are said to be 'local' or 'non-local'.
What does this mean, and why is it not a numerical value? Can you explai... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/77bm2e/what_does_locality_mean_in_terms_of_quantum/ | {
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lqkgs | us army camouflage | As you can see in [this image](_URL_0_), US Army camouflage seems to be pixelated. I don't know of any plant/dirt/etc in the real world that is pixelated like that - so why does the Army choose this pattern? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/lqkgs/eli5_us_army_camouflage/ | {
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6i84d5 | Why was Pompey described as 'the new Alexander the Great'? | I've heard Pompey described as 'a new Alexander the Great' or as a 'Roman Alexander' and 'Pompey the Great' - forgive me if the wording isn't perfect - but what military accomplishments did he have to be known as such? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6i84d5/why_was_pompey_described_as_the_new_alexander_the/ | {
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1u63fo | Happy New Year! As it is now 2014, the outward limit of the 'twenty-year rule' in AskHistorians has ticked ahead once more -- let's talk about 1994. | As you've no doubt discovered while reading the questions and answers offered in /r/AskHistorians, in a bid to keep the focus off of current events (and, moreover, current politics) we have chosen to enact a not-always-elegant and not-always-total ban on discussions of events that had taken place less than 20 years ago... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1u63fo/happy_new_year_as_it_is_now_2014_the_outward/ | {
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aaw6fi | why do cameras “freak out” when they are recording someone with a striped pattern on their clothing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aaw6fi/eli5_why_do_cameras_freak_out_when_they_are/ | {
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3jcnk4 | Is there a limit with telescopes? | I was wondering if a telescope could/or is strong enough to look at another planets surface with great detail. What I mean is, Could we look at Mars, and with perfect conditions see individual grains of sand?
Edit: I am so appreciative to the response.I want to learn as much as I can. It's almost a need.
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* Choose brand name gas (Chevron, Shell) over generic brand gas (Costco gas)
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3o3t8v | Is it true that the bible was not translated into different langauges for most of the middle ages? | I read somewhere that it was illigal to create a bible that was not in latin for most of the early and middle medival time period. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3o3t8v/is_it_true_that_the_bible_was_not_translated_into/ | {
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4ihoxf | Did historians know of Tutankhamun before the discovery of his tomb? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4ihoxf/did_historians_know_of_tutankhamun_before_the/ | {
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40swiu | Why was Russia never able to build a great automobile industry? | From what I understand, Russian aviation and military engineering is supposed to be really, really good. Why couldn't this transfer over to an automobile industry? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/40swiu/why_was_russia_never_able_to_build_a_great/ | {
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3inrqw | why do presidents seem to dissappear from politics after their term ends? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3inrqw/eli5_why_do_presidents_seem_to_dissappear_from/ | {
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qipnt | the ending of the movie 2001: a space odyssey | I have watched and re-watched it several times but still I feel like I am trying to write a thesis with a massive hangover for the last 20 minutes or so of the movie. What about the monoliths? Whats with that fetus? Just what the hack happens in that long ending sequence?All that symbolism actually makes it even harder... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/qipnt/eli5_the_ending_of_the_movie_2001_a_space_odyssey/ | {
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1fh8me | how people are so distracted from space exploration and technologies? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1fh8me/eli5_how_people_are_so_distracted_from_space/ | {
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34nduv | What effect did the Nuremberg trials have on the U.S. Supreme Court during that period? | With U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H Jackson serving as a prosecutor in Nuremberg, how did this affect the SCOTUS operations? Did they appoint a stand-in, or continue to hear cases without him? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/34nduv/what_effect_did_the_nuremberg_trials_have_on_the/ | {
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cnghi9 | Since pi is and irrational number, it goes on forever. How do we know the sequence of pi beyond what current technology computes? | [deleted] | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/cnghi9/since_pi_is_and_irrational_number_it_goes_on/ | {
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2cf3hc | why are the conservative republicans afraid of the the tea party republicans? | I hear this a lot and not 100% sure why. Not looking for Republican bashing just why they are so influential | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2cf3hc/eli5_why_are_the_conservative_republicans_afraid/ | {
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e06i7i | what causes the occasionally visible electricity when you plug things in? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e06i7i/eli5_what_causes_the_occasionally_visible/ | {
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sv6dr | Is the average life expectancy thought to cap off at some point? | I'm really wondering, with increasing medical advancements, until what age could life expectancy steadily rise to? Also, with increasing life expectancy, do we see an increase in outliers, or people who live to a record age? How far could we see that go? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/sv6dr/is_the_average_life_expectancy_thought_to_cap_off/ | {
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8pmb4p | What population impacts were observed from adding iodine to table salt? | I found a study referenced in Wikipedia that stated that the wide-scale adoption of iodine into salt resulted in increased IQ among that age cohort. It stated also that:
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3jpl9r | why don't they put high quality microphones/speakers in air planes? i've never been able to hear what the pilot is saying clearly. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3jpl9r/eli5_why_dont_they_put_high_quality/ | {
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k1xpw | how the does a printer work? | I watched a huge printer in the office today. It is about 4 feet wide and was printing extremely intricate details for me. I don't understand how a printer works! How do lasers or jets work so that color comes out on the page? Help me out Reddit! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/k1xpw/eli5_how_the_does_a_printer_work/ | {
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8ikxrj | why are drugs that have no recreational use, such as a drug that you would get to treat a sinus infection, only available through prescription. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8ikxrj/eli5_why_are_drugs_that_have_no_recreational_use/ | {
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3k7v63 | why is their so much abuse on online gaming? | I am reasonably new to the gaming community, after only a few hours i realized how abusive the online chat for some games are.
The game I am talking about in particular is Rust. So explain why this happens. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3k7v63/eli5_why_is_their_so_much_abuse_on_online_gaming/ | {
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4ktjwk | why are many important historical artefacts locked away and rarely displayed even though they are very well protected (climate control boxes etc)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ktjwk/eli5_why_are_many_important_historical_artefacts/ | {
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bxs2op | In the middle ages did people really have gold coins? | Or maybe to be more specific did normal common people have gold coins? It's one thing for merchants and kings to have access to coins that would be like a 10,000 dollar bill or something but would a normal peasant be able to go to a baker and trade 2 gold coins for a loaf of bread or something? In Feudal systems did mo... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/bxs2op/in_the_middle_ages_did_people_really_have_gold/ | {
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6e9pn3 | why is there a border crossing between hong kong and china since the british relinquished to the people's republic on china in 1997? | A friend of mine just got back from China and described having to cross a border check-point between Hong Kong and China.
Why is this in place, considering the British relinquished control of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1997? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6e9pn3/eli5_why_is_there_a_border_crossing_between_hong/ | {
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6lewna | how large corporations recover once they have been infected by ransom ware. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6lewna/eli5_how_large_corporations_recover_once_they/ | {
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cb14n0 | Do we have any surviving primary sources from ancient rome? | Most of the sources I've seen are copies of copies from the middle ages but do we have any actual sources that date to ancient rome? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/cb14n0/do_we_have_any_surviving_primary_sources_from/ | {
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2kbwyy | How has the "choreography" of opera changed? | Nowadays you'll usually see the singers also acting the role, but has it always been this way? I seem to recall reading there was a time that the singers were expected to be quite static while performing an aria or other piece. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2kbwyy/how_has_the_choreography_of_opera_changed/ | {
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7xrmsb | How are Bi Elliptical Transfers More Efficient Than Hohmann Transfers? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7xrmsb/how_are_bi_elliptical_transfers_more_efficient/ | {
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2bq27b | Suppose I'm falling at terminal velocity with a large object near me. I positioned myself on top of said object and pushed up with my legs as hard as I can before hitting the ground. Under what parameters would I survive the fall? | I did some rough physics calculations though they may be wrong since it's been a while:
Terminal velocity ~= 53 m/s, with a rough weight of 70 kg, so my total momentum is 3750 kg m/s which I would need to reduce to a small value through the impulse of pushing off with my legs. Not how to proceed from there though. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2bq27b/suppose_im_falling_at_terminal_velocity_with_a/ | {
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rwtds | [meta] A modest proposal to further improve this subreddit. | Hi gang, it's me, the pirate person.
Earlier we created a sidebar that has improved the quality of this sub. This came along with the panel of historians flair tags already in place by our overlord Artrw...Hallowed be his moderating..., and this has made for us a great environment that has seen something in the order... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/rwtds/meta_a_modest_proposal_to_further_improve_this/ | {
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dufwn4 | why do two transits of venus occur every hundred or so years, but the transits of mercury occur more frequently than venus? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dufwn4/eli5_why_do_two_transits_of_venus_occur_every/ | {
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3n22v6 | why do states seem to carry out executions in the middle of the night rather than during the day? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3n22v6/eli5_why_do_states_seem_to_carry_out_executions/ | {
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k702l | how lottery cards are made? | They obviously cant have thousands of cards with the same combinations, so how does it work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/k702l/eli5_how_lottery_cards_are_made/ | {
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eia45p | Did Living Standards Decline After the Fall of Rome? | Question for anyone here who might know about living standards in Roman Europe (or Asia minor and North Africa) and living standards in medieval Europe: Would it be accurate to say that there was some drop in living standards once the Roman Empire began to decline and eventually fell? I understand that many educated pe... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/eia45p/did_living_standards_decline_after_the_fall_of/ | {
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48odch | How did Zhenjin die? (the father of Temür Khan and son of Kublai khan) | Can't find anything on google and just find it really odd that no mention of how he died seems to have been recorded. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/48odch/how_did_zhenjin_die_the_father_of_temür_khan_and/ | {
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t608z | If you bring a bucket big enough to put over your head underwater, can you breathe in the bucket, being able to stay underwater longer? | When a cup is pushed underwater rim-down, it creates an air bubble in the cup. Now, if the cup were bigger, say an ice bucket, it would create the same effect, but bigger. Since there is air in the bucket, it would be buoyant and float to the top. When it is tied down with enough weight, it would stay under. Now, if yo... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/t608z/if_you_bring_a_bucket_big_enough_to_put_over_your/ | {
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61ytji | why do islands come in chains? | Someone recently told me Hawaii comes from an underwater volcano and moving tectonic plates...? It doesn't make sense to me at the moment. Could someone explain how an Island chain is formed and maybe compare it to how other islands form? Thanks in advance! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/61ytji/eli5_why_do_islands_come_in_chains/ | {
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1yes9b | my poop floats sometimes, and sinks others. what gives? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1yes9b/eli5_my_poop_floats_sometimes_and_sinks_others/ | {
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f9az61 | why are whites and yolks mixed in separately while baking cakes? sometimes extra yolk is also added. how does that affect the cake? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f9az61/eli5_why_are_whites_and_yolks_mixed_in_separately/ | {
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49qixr | how does the us democratic party's rule of proportional representation work? | How does the rule work and apply to two candidates and what does it mean to the candidate coming second? From the little I have heard on the news it seems that the candidate coming second will always be second because of the rule. That seems like it would be a broken rule though so I do not think that is true. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/49qixr/eli5_how_does_the_us_democratic_partys_rule_of/ | {
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49fl0s | spanning tree network? | Please. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/49fl0s/eli5_spanning_tree_network/ | {
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dz186n | What invasive species invaded and destroyed ecosystems without the help of humans? | Like the cats destroyed birdlife in NZ, but only after humans brought them. | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/dz186n/what_invasive_species_invaded_and_destroyed/ | {
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fkrqw4 | How did the Haudenosaunee/Iroquois Confederacy form? | How accurate is the story of Hiawatha and Great Peacemaker? What are some good books on the history of the Iroquois from a Native perspective? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/fkrqw4/how_did_the_haudenosauneeiroquois_confederacy_form/ | {
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q85iq | Would someone with anaemia get intoxicated easier? | As I understand it, anaemia is a condition where you have decreased blood volume due to various reasons, is 'drunkenness' simply (or predominately) alcohol vs blood volume, or is it more a combination of other factors? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/q85iq/would_someone_with_anaemia_get_intoxicated_easier/ | {
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6of361 | Was there any serious opposition to the Habsburg dynasty for the Imperial throne between the death of Frederick III and the War of the Austrian Succession (1493-1740)? | After Frederick III managing secure the title of Holy Roman Emperor(several Habsburgs have been king of the romans beforehand), was there any serious opposition for the Habsburg election to the imperial throne until the succession of Maria Theresa? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6of361/was_there_any_serious_opposition_to_the_habsburg/ | {
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4cj7rp | i know who takes over if a u.s. president were to die in office, but who would take over if a presidential candidate were to die of a heart attack or such? they're running mate or would their party nominate another candidate? what would happen? | I was so afraid to google "what would happen if a presidental candidate would die before the elections" lol... So I figured I would ask here. Thanks.
Yea yea yea, I know, I ment their not they're, sorry in advance. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4cj7rp/eli5i_know_who_takes_over_if_a_us_president_were/ | {
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273mh9 | There has been some claim that the Dalai Lama presided over a feudalistic/slave Tibet until Chinese Communism abolished the system. How accurate is this? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/273mh9/there_has_been_some_claim_that_the_dalai_lama/ | {
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50a8mg | What was "Viking" ale? | I've been watching Vikings and they reference "ale" a lot. I'm curious if anyone knows more about what this is and what they made it with. Thank you! | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/50a8mg/what_was_viking_ale/ | {
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1p6ngw | Why did the Red Army in WW2 allow itself to be encircled time and again? Bad leadership, arrogance, or other factors? | There were atleast twelve encirclement of 12,000+ men, with the largest around 500,000. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1p6ngw/why_did_the_red_army_in_ww2_allow_itself_to_be/ | {
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4lxl3u | why when you look in a mirror with a mirror oppisite that it goes on forever, but seems to get darker the further in it gets? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4lxl3u/eli5_why_when_you_look_in_a_mirror_with_a_mirror/ | {
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35yijm | What limited the hunter-gatherer population in comparison to agricultural societies? | I know that agricultral scoieties produced more calories-per-acre, but couldn't the hunter-gathers cover a wider area for more calorie production? Every thing I read about hunter-gathers make it seem like they work less and are healthier then those in an agricultural society, so I dont see why the birthrates and survi... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/35yijm/what_limited_the_huntergatherer_population_in/ | {
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2oxb83 | If comets are losing mass as they get closer to the sun, how are we able to accurately predict Halley's Comet's trajectory? | Since comets are constantly losing mass would this not affect the future trajectory of the comet? Unless we are able to measure the mass lost. But how did Edmond Halley predict it based on math alone? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2oxb83/if_comets_are_losing_mass_as_they_get_closer_to/ | {
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9h45s6 | How Did Newfoundland Interact With Slavery in the Americas & Carribbean? | I had read that the cod fisheries in Newfoundland were sort of symbiotic with the sugar plantations down south, importing salt & rum and exporting cheap salt cod to feed the slaves, but the details have always been a bit vague. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9h45s6/how_did_newfoundland_interact_with_slavery_in_the/ | {
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5y2kx2 | Is there any meaning to the phrase "twice as hot" or "twice as cold" as 0 degrees? | My understanding of temperature is that it's mostly a measurement of how fast molecules move. Do molecules move twice as fast at 80 degrees celcius as they do at 40? That's absurd, right?
Co-workers are arguing among one another. | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5y2kx2/is_there_any_meaning_to_the_phrase_twice_as_hot/ | {
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5obaha | How can TSA/Airport security workers stand next to X and T ray machines all day everyday without any ill effects? | I know the people walking through the machines have nothing to worry about, but are there any precautions in place to stop the workers absorbing these rays? Do the machines focus the radiation into one area?
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bx10vk | could someone get in trouble for accidentally stumbling upon child porn | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bx10vk/eli5_could_someone_get_in_trouble_for/ | {
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ia5bo | If something huge hit the Earth, would humans and objects on the opposite side of the planet go flying up in the air? | [Remember how these balls work?](_URL_1_)
One ball smacks another ball, the energy is transferred across the balls, and eventually the ball on the end goes flying.
If certain something hit the Earth, in a certain location, at a certain speed, at a certain angle, etc., etc., ideal conditions, etc. ... and I were stand... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ia5bo/if_something_huge_hit_the_earth_would_humans_and/ | {
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1ffb4n | If I shot a lazer that went forever in a straight line through space, what are the odds it would hit an object - star, planet, nebula etc..? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ffb4n/if_i_shot_a_lazer_that_went_forever_in_a_straight/ | {
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2tertv | why is there so much down time in professional football games? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2tertv/eli5_why_is_there_so_much_down_time_in/ | {
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77kcc2 | why does rain make us feel cozy? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/77kcc2/eli5_why_does_rain_make_us_feel_cozy/ | {
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