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kmfmd | I open the windows and let the humid air in my room. Then I close the window, turn on the A/C, and the air becomes dry. Where did the moisture/humidity/water in the air go? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/kmfmd/i_open_the_windows_and_let_the_humid_air_in_my/ | {
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3lid4n | why does sweden have the highest number of rapes in europe, by a wide margin? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3lid4n/eli5_why_does_sweden_have_the_highest_number_of/ | {
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c9zcok | what the heck does a county do? (u.s. civics) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c9zcok/eli5_what_the_heck_does_a_county_do_us_civics/ | {
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9ri25z | why is the water in some rivers almost turquoise in color while in other ones it's just transparent? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ri25z/eli5_why_is_the_water_in_some_rivers_almost/ | {
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49lf9m | what would happen to matter if it were frozen down to 0 k? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/49lf9m/eli5what_would_happen_to_matter_if_it_were_frozen/ | {
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7l6szc | what mastering is, when music gets remastered. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7l6szc/eli5_what_mastering_is_when_music_gets_remastered/ | {
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m9ohe | how come i have to eject flash drives on my pcs but other devices dont care? (xbox, cameras, phones etc) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/m9ohe/eli5_how_come_i_have_to_eject_flash_drives_on_my/ | {
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6rdlh0 | Was fast food a quick take over or did it take decades for it to catch on? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6rdlh0/was_fast_food_a_quick_take_over_or_did_it_take/ | {
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82j8oo | Have there ever been presidential candidates that were not on the ballots in every single state? What was the outcome? | Maryland recently passed a law requiring all presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns. This has sparked some debate on news and politics subreddits about future candidates choosing to not be on Maryland's ballot becayse they don't want to disclose their returns and how much it would harm them. I'm curious ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/82j8oo/have_there_ever_been_presidential_candidates_that/ | {
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4v0jn0 | If we fired every single nucleur weapon we have on the planet into the sun simultaneously, would anything happen to the Sun at all? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4v0jn0/if_we_fired_every_single_nucleur_weapon_we_have/ | {
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1n383b | How do rogue planets/nomad planets come into existence? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1n383b/how_do_rogue_planetsnomad_planets_come_into/ | {
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1k6s61 | How does an IUC Paragaurd work? How does the copper wire prevent pregnancy? | I just got one and I was wondering how it works. I was told the copper creates an ion force field, but how does that prevent sperm from finding the egg? I was told this method of BC is immediately effective, and i am assuming that is due to the force field it creates? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1k6s61/how_does_an_iuc_paragaurd_work_how_does_the/ | {
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1ds247 | why do car batteries need water in them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ds247/why_do_car_batteries_need_water_in_them/ | {
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3zd0kh | [Minorities]How continuous were the Maroons of North America before Emancipation? | Reading about Slavery in British North America and then in the United States, I have read about maroon communities in the Great Dismal Swamp of Virginia, and also elsewhere in the South. Leaving aside Florida, which seems like its own case, just how stable and long-lasting were larger maroon communities in the Great Di... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3zd0kh/minoritieshow_continuous_were_the_maroons_of/ | {
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8o64zd | When did many anglophones start mispronouncing the old thorn-letter “Y” as a vowel? | In Mark Lewisohn’s Beatles history “Tune In”, he references a pub called “Ye Cracke” that he says was pronounced as “The Cracke” when Lennon frequented in the 1950s. But nowadays (in North America at least), the Y-as-thorn is mostly mispronounced as a Y-as-vowel, ~~particularly when quoting articles like “ye” in Shakes... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8o64zd/when_did_many_anglophones_start_mispronouncing/ | {
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5pm6fi | Why did the romans use a cross to crucify | What was the purpose of using the cross bar. I know that initially a normal post was used to crucify, but eventually they added the crossbar and that seems to be standard(from what I learn from movies and tv.) But I just wonder is there a practical reason for a cross? Am I just wrong about this? What's the deal? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5pm6fi/why_did_the_romans_use_a_cross_to_crucify/ | {
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119rk3 | I was resistant to poison ivy as a kid. Could literally roll in the stuff and be fine. I haven't tested in a while because a friend said the same but also said they lost resistance around 35. What is the science behind this? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/119rk3/i_was_resistant_to_poison_ivy_as_a_kid_could/ | {
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277io7 | what prevents digital banks / payment solutions like paypal to create money by adding few zeros to someone's account. | Or, in a total hypothetical situation, me, if I create my own payment solution / wallet and add some zeros to my own account and then send those "money" elsewhere.
Edit: ty, answered. D'oh. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/277io7/eli5_what_prevents_digital_banks_payment/ | {
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6ud30l | How did the first European explorers find small, remote islands? Did they luckily stumble across them or was there more to it? Specifically, how did Cook discover the Hawaiian Islands? | Looking at a map of James Cook's third voyage on Wikipedia, he makes a fairly straigtforward path to the Hawaiian Islands. Did he have some foreknowledge that the islands existed and their rough location? Was he just lucky? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6ud30l/how_did_the_first_european_explorers_find_small/ | {
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32r0sk | What is happening on a molecular level when a solid becomes saturated with water? | Or any liquid. Specifically, I am referring to polymers that are undissolvable. What properties and what structure would a solid possess to hold water over solids that are completely hydrophobic? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/32r0sk/what_is_happening_on_a_molecular_level_when_a/ | {
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18j5p1 | Did Native Americans who lived in climates similar to Europe develop lighter skin? | I was watching Pocahontas and this question popped into my head. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/18j5p1/did_native_americans_who_lived_in_climates/ | {
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dr6wt0 | considering millions of men have been sent to war (and their death) throughout the ages, how is it that the ratio of men to women in the world's population still about half? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dr6wt0/eli5_considering_millions_of_men_have_been_sent/ | {
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1qq8j7 | am i left or right handed | I write, throw balls, use rackets (tennis), and punch right handed. I eat, bat, use sticks (Hockey and such) left handed. I feel stronger with my right arm but my left arm looks bigger in the mirror. As well, I'm in construction and can do many things either way. I frequently change arms when painting, drywall taping, ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qq8j7/eli5_am_i_left_or_right_handed/ | {
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apmywv | what exactly is in blood and how come some animals are able to survive without it? | Additional question: Why do some animals have different coloured blood? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/apmywv/eli5_what_exactly_is_in_blood_and_how_come_some/ | {
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4f38fd | why does it get harder to breathe when running, even if i try to control my breaths? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4f38fd/eli5_why_does_it_get_harder_to_breathe_when/ | {
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19nv13 | Why do bacteria not get crushed and die when objects millions if times their mass are placed on them? | Bacteria are so tiny that even the lightest of objects would be extremely heavy in comparison. How is it that they are able to survive under the weight of things when they are so extremely small? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/19nv13/why_do_bacteria_not_get_crushed_and_die_when/ | {
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4ne8ii | i have a question about schizophrenia and alien hand syndrome. its a little long so see inside please | So the idea behind alien hand syndrome is that one side of the brain is somewhat conscious and learns to just be along for the ride, but a brain injury or something happens and then that side gets some freedom. My thought was that maybe people who are schizophrenic / hear voices / have intrusive thoughts have a similar... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ne8ii/eli5_i_have_a_question_about_schizophrenia_and/ | {
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4uzlkb | how does the rendering process works in videos? | I use Adobe Premiere Pro and I don't have a clue how that rendering process works. (mostly using H.264 here)
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1v1wpy | How do photons exist within an electro-magnetic field? | I have been learning a lot about electro-magnetism recently, and I have tried asking this question to a few people already but none of them seem to know the answer.
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d9kul1 | what are the dual "inner rail tracks"? | Sometimes, especially on bridges and in tunnels, railroad tracks have a pair of inner tracks. They don't seem to connect to anything in any obvious way. What's their purpose?
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2xec5z | how does cold weather cause my tires to lose air? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xec5z/eli5_how_does_cold_weather_cause_my_tires_to_lose/ | {
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rh8mf | montessori method | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/rh8mf/eli5_montessori_method/ | {
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o0rcm | israel and palestine, specifically why israel's "settlements" aren't called "colonies" | Basically I've been reading up on this whole situation and it appears that Israel is a colonial power just like England was to the United States a few hundred years ago... Why are the Palestinians treated as a lesser people in the UN? and, Why does the US, which the media portrays as having most of the power to illicit... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/o0rcm/eli5_israel_and_palestine_specifically_why/ | {
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4ps8zw | Leif Erikson voyaged to America succesfully and went back,and the Viking race continued .Yet the continent was apparently forgotten till Columbus.What happened? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4ps8zw/leif_erikson_voyaged_to_america_succesfully_and/ | {
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166eju | If a newborn baby was put in an environment with absolutely no encouragement or need to stand/walk on two feet, would it still instinctively learn to do it? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/166eju/if_a_newborn_baby_was_put_in_an_environment_with/ | {
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7n82bq | the protesting in iran, what is it over? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7n82bq/eli5_the_protesting_in_iran_what_is_it_over/ | {
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4arjkh | why does the same bottle of iced tea sometimes taste bitter and sometimes taste sweet? | I usually drink a bottle of sweetened iced tea in the morning over the period of a couple hours. Sometimes it tastes bitter, and then an hour or so later it tastes sweet. Why does this happen despite me not eating or drinking anything between sips? If nothing in my mouth changes, why do I percieve the tea to taste diff... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4arjkh/eli5_why_does_the_same_bottle_of_iced_tea/ | {
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ffapm9 | how does a bot on this website scan all comments continuously for keywords to find relevant comments to reply to? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ffapm9/eli5_how_does_a_bot_on_this_website_scan_all/ | {
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fq91dc | how come we can see the sun for the first couple minutes after it rises without it being so bright? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fq91dc/eli5_how_come_we_can_see_the_sun_for_the_first/ | {
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26za9v | What were the post world war two plans for Germany? (like the Roosevelt plan) | I have heard teachers talk about radical plans for the division of Germany after their surrender but no teacher has been able to give me a list of them! As it turns out, the state is making my school skip past the time period from the 1800s up to the world wars and i may not get this topic covered in highschool, so thi... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/26za9v/what_were_the_post_world_war_two_plans_for/ | {
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2358iv | How did the Allies view the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact? | As a followup question, why did two clashing ideologies create a cease-fire with each other? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2358iv/how_did_the_allies_view_the_molotovribbentrop_pact/ | {
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360isi | What do we believe is history's first real fashion trend? | Fashion trend as in a feature of clothing that is at least partially ornamental, and widely emulated and adopted quickly for the purposes of appearing appealing.
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jjbkz | what is the reason for the statute of limitations ? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jjbkz/elif_what_is_the_reason_for_the_statute_of/ | {
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1mya63 | beer before liquor, never been sicker..... | Why do I feel as if I'm more intoxicated when I mix beer, wine, and liquor in the same day? More so, why does adding liquor to the beer in my belly lead to a worse tomorrow? I have friends at parties who will be fine mixing beer and liquor, but as soon as they smoke a J they are "obliterated." How does adding the third... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1mya63/eli5_beer_before_liquor_never_been_sicker/ | {
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46b4tr | Why was there no Scandinavian unification during the 1800 century similar to the Italian or German unifications? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/46b4tr/why_was_there_no_scandinavian_unification_during/ | {
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3disw6 | what is this whole res thing | I keep seeing people talking about RES and I'm not sure what it is | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3disw6/eli5_what_is_this_whole_res_thing/ | {
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v9o2p | How did food preservation techniques in the pre-Industrial era evolve? | I was thinking about how even with modern refrigeration, fresh produce will spoil in a relatively short amount of time after purchase. Which made me think about how people would preserve food in the pre-refrigeration era.
From reading books like A Song of Ice and Fire series (which depicts a medieval society) I under... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/v9o2p/how_did_food_preservation_techniques_in_the/ | {
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7aw4xr | Was there severe tension between Greek settlers and Egyptians during the Ptolemaic Period? | I am currently playing the new Assassin's Creed and without giving away spoilers, of the numerous insights into the period this got me most curious. In the game, upon reaching the city of Faiyum and the Oasis, the side quests in the area focus on tension between Greeks and Egyptians. An example of an Egyptian character... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7aw4xr/was_there_severe_tension_between_greek_settlers/ | {
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f22fjd | what happens at subatomic level when we touch things? shouldn't electrons repel from each other due to their negative charge? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f22fjd/eli5_what_happens_at_subatomic_level_when_we/ | {
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uscdh | why are there so many different citation manuals (e.g. mla, apa, chicago, etc.)? | I tried Googling and Wikipedia-ing, but they were only able to explain the major differences between the manuals, not the rationale behind having so many different ones. By the way, here's the [Wikipedia article](_URL_0_).
My rationale for asking? I'm just curious. But thanks for your help! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/uscdh/eli5_why_are_there_so_many_different_citation/ | {
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hza33 | Could careful administration of a heart rate increasing drugs have the same effect as cardio? | Disregarding the positive effects that cardio exercise has on other muscles, would artificially increasing the heart rate on a regular basis have the same positive effect on the heart as regular exercise?
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25k93y | why do we use hours, minutes, seconds to measure time versus increments of a decimal system? | Seems like the world uses an "English" system to measure time when it should be using a "metric" system. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25k93y/eli5_why_do_we_use_hours_minutes_seconds_to/ | {
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3rz1er | what dimension does science say we exist in presently? how do scientist know? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3rz1er/eli5_what_dimension_does_science_say_we_exist_in/ | {
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7fh92g | virtual particles please. | I understand the basic concept behind them but would like to know more. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7fh92g/eli5_virtual_particles_please/ | {
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pkhde | Can someone explain to me what this guy means by "That whole light theory by Einstein is being proven wrong by science right now."? | [Here's](_URL_0_) the context of why he said that statement. Was he just trying to be snarky and say that science is always proving itself wrong? Or did he hear something wrong? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/pkhde/can_someone_explain_to_me_what_this_guy_means_by/ | {
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1245bb | imaginary numbers and i (square root of -1) | I took a look over the simple wiki page.. And though it made me get it a bit more, I'm still almost as confused as I was when I didn't know yet. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1245bb/eli5_imaginary_numbers_and_i_square_root_of_1/ | {
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zrqmy | If I have a really long pole, say 1 light year long, and I pull on one end of it, will the other end move immediately or will it take more than one year for it to move? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/zrqmy/if_i_have_a_really_long_pole_say_1_light_year/ | {
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qaiby | How did we find out all the steps of star creation? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/qaiby/how_did_we_find_out_all_the_steps_of_star_creation/ | {
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bvjjbh | why cannot there ever be a successful breeding between a human being and another animal? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bvjjbh/why_cannot_there_ever_be_a_successful_breeding/ | {
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2wqmio | Exactly how much more advantageous is it to "switch" in the Monty Hall Problem? | In the Monty Hall Problem, you're on a game show, and there are 3 doors to choose from. Behind 1 door is a new car, and behind the other 2 doors are goats. You pick a door, and the host opens another door, revealing a goat. The host then offers you to either stay with your door, or switch to the other unopened door. Mo... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2wqmio/exactly_how_much_more_advantageous_is_it_to/ | {
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2j4dhj | how do they measure how much water travels through a a waterfall every minute/second? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2j4dhj/eli5_how_do_they_measure_how_much_water_travels/ | {
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bqk8v8 | what's the difference between a technologist and a technician? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bqk8v8/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_a_technologist/ | {
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8ji8rm | To plant scientists: What are the most efficient plants to put inside a home for producing the most oxygen and cleaning up the air? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8ji8rm/to_plant_scientists_what_are_the_most_efficient/ | {
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3k0vkc | How hard was it for an Irish immigrant to become an American citizen? (I'm also interested in the experience of Italians and other immigrant groups) | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3k0vkc/how_hard_was_it_for_an_irish_immigrant_to_become/ | {
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ukic2 | When did the Royal Navy get its first steel boat? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ukic2/when_did_the_royal_navy_get_its_first_steel_boat/ | {
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1q3uy6 | why using the word "rape" is considered normalizing the issue while using the word "murder" is not. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1q3uy6/eli5_why_using_the_word_rape_is_considered/ | {
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26l9a9 | How does a small gust of wind measure eye pressure? | I went to get my eyes checked about a week ago, and part of the (many) procedures was checking my eye pressure. A machine was put close to my eye and a small puff of wind was blown against my eye. Predictably, this caused me to reflexively close my eyes.
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as3glk | how does diabetes work on a cellular level? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/as3glk/eli5_how_does_diabetes_work_on_a_cellular_level/ | {
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es4g5q | can you get your pets sick, or vice versa? | We were supposed to take home a new kitten tonight, but my son was sick (Possibly strep. Negative on the quick strep test but the doctor wanted to do a culture because the symptoms say strep.) So we had to reschedule. Between orange juice and ibuprofen, my son asked if he could get the kitten sick. I honestly don't kno... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/es4g5q/eli5_can_you_get_your_pets_sick_or_vice_versa/ | {
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t3paf | How much lower were sea levels during the ice-age? | I'm assuming much lower due to all that water being tied up in ice-form... Am I wrong? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/t3paf/how_much_lower_were_sea_levels_during_the_iceage/ | {
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fcvbgs | how does saliva become "sticky" sometimes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fcvbgs/eli5_how_does_saliva_become_sticky_sometimes/ | {
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2zuupb | Do we know what the Vikings called the island of Britain? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2zuupb/do_we_know_what_the_vikings_called_the_island_of/ | {
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3hsyw3 | why is tire pressure printed so tiny? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3hsyw3/eli5_why_is_tire_pressure_printed_so_tiny/ | {
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18sdvb | I heard some people talking at the store and they said that gravity isn't really real. They said that instead, space is just curved. Please answer me this | If that wasnt true then shouldn't a coin you drop from your hand get a little closer as it falls? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/18sdvb/i_heard_some_people_talking_at_the_store_and_they/ | {
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2a9lkl | Why was Romania ordered to pull out of Hungary and denied any war reparations from the Entente after conquering Budapest in the Romanian-Hungarian war of 1919? | They were also promised additional territories populated by Romanians in Hungary in 1916 , when Romania entered the war , but the Entente didn't keep its promise | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2a9lkl/why_was_romania_ordered_to_pull_out_of_hungary/ | {
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224041 | Did the Red Army have a "full-invasion" kind of reputation during WWII? If so, how did it earn it? | I read that the Germans and the Japanese would rather surrender to the western powers than to the USSR. Is this because the Red Army had a reputation of "total annihilation" or treating the defeated really bad? Or "just" because they (the Axis powers) inflicted so much damage to them they were sure the russians would s... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/224041/did_the_red_army_have_a_fullinvasion_kind_of/ | {
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1ggaqt | Is there a delay if two people are listening to a radio station at different distances? | I'm assuming there must be because of the time the waves take to travel. Does this also mean that if u drive toward the station the music plays just a bit faster, and visa versa? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ggaqt/is_there_a_delay_if_two_people_are_listening_to_a/ | {
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2z4evx | How do keep seeing improvements in USB cables? | I don't understand where the massive improvements in cables are coming from.
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Hdmi cables aren't that old but now we are being told that we can deliver HD video while charging and transferring data all from a tiny little charger.
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6ni01i | Could the army of the Potomac(1865) have won a war against any of the major European power during the same time period | For a very brief time after the civil war, the us had the largest navy in the world, but I was wondering how their army would compare | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6ni01i/could_the_army_of_the_potomac1865_have_won_a_war/ | {
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1qpi32 | can someone explain what the vote for the "upton bill" is about? | I'm having trouble understanding what the upton bill is and what it has to do with obamacare? I keep hearing about it but I don't get what its about. Please eli5! Thankyou! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qpi32/can_someone_explain_what_the_vote_for_the_upton/ | {
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3hox05 | Are there any valid historical documentaries still being made? | I love learning about history for fun and like watching documentaries but it seems like every documentary produced in the last 10 years is always full of action, intense narrating, inaccuracies, and over-the-top reenactments.
I recently tried watching **Mankind: The story of us all** from the History Channel and it wa... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3hox05/are_there_any_valid_historical_documentaries/ | {
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138yqe | At what point did China's population start booming into unprecedented levels and what caused it? | Always wondered why, out of all the countries on the planet, theirs ended up with almost 3 billion people, with atleast 2 billion ahead of the second most populated country on the planet. What caused this? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/138yqe/at_what_point_did_chinas_population_start_booming/ | {
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13ipro | How much computing power would it take to simulate all the molecules and interactions in a human body? | when might we get there according to Moore's law? does quantum computing help in any way? Would it be possible to obtain an "image" of a human while still alive? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/13ipro/how_much_computing_power_would_it_take_to/ | {
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2rttnm | why is it, and why was it originally, seen as insulting for other people to have sex with your mother? why are 'your mom' jokes so insulting, yet little is said about 'your dad' jokes? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2rttnm/eli5why_is_it_and_why_was_it_originally_seen_as/ | {
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3h5886 | why would people want to buy bonds with short maturity dates when the return is lower than the average inflation rate? | I was looking at CDs and bonds on scottrade and I realized that some of the short term bonds have returns below 1%. This is way below the average inflation rate.
Why would people want to invest in these types of short bonds. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3h5886/eli5_why_would_people_want_to_buy_bonds_with/ | {
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3t625g | if there ia only one harvest season, how are most vegetables able to be sold year round? | I live in TN where the corn is grown. It grows in the spring and ia harvested in the fall. All the cornfields are nubs now. But corn is sold around the year. How can they sell it around the year if there is only one harvest season?
And why don't they do the same for pumpkins and watermelons? Those are only sold dur... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3t625g/eli5_if_there_ia_only_one_harvest_season_how_are/ | {
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9vifo6 | how do radical muslims interpret the quran in such a way that they feel compelled to conduct extremist acts such as suicide bombings? is there a certain passage that is misinterpreted? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9vifo6/eli5_how_do_radical_muslims_interpret_the_quran/ | {
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64swn9 | if you owned land would the land underneath be still considered yours? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/64swn9/eli5_if_you_owned_land_would_the_land_underneath/ | {
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1fa6f1 | How much pressure does water put on each inch of the item holding it? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1fa6f1/how_much_pressure_does_water_put_on_each_inch_of/ | {
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3gnht9 | what is the difference between china's "devaluing currency" and america's "quantitative easing?" | Don't they both just involve using monetary policy as an economic stimulus (i.e. printing money)? It feels like politician doublespeak to me. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3gnht9/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_chinas/ | {
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2pzyz8 | I'm interested in the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Can anyone give an overview and/or some good online sources to help me understand a little more? | Question says it all. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2pzyz8/im_interested_in_the_history_of_the_democratic/ | {
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4r16n1 | How did the convoy system protect shipping in the world wars? | Thanks. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4r16n1/how_did_the_convoy_system_protect_shipping_in_the/ | {
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4blxbm | why cant we just stop media outlets from covering terrorism? wouldn't that effectively make it pointless? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4blxbm/eli5_why_cant_we_just_stop_media_outlets_from/ | {
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1qkwg8 | the difference between feminism and women's rights. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qkwg8/eli5the_difference_between_feminism_and_womens/ | {
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1r25zl | By the start of the American Civil War, how much money was invested into slavery? | EDIT: I've done some research on the topic, and to whomever it may interest check out this work:
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The average value of slaves at this time is stated by persons well informed to be as high as five hundred dollars each. To be certainly within the mark, let us suppose that it is only four hundred dollars. The tot... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1r25zl/by_the_start_of_the_american_civil_war_how_much/ | {
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5tw9hl | what caused the deepwater horizon catastrophe? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5tw9hl/eli5_what_caused_the_deepwater_horizon_catastrophe/ | {
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"1) BP Co man tried to be cheap & reduced the number of pipe centralizers by a significant number. \n2) Halliburton was hired to pump cement to solidify the pipe. Head cementer noticed the discrepancy & noted it to the Co man. Insufficient ... | [] | [] | [
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2ifd31 | Looking for a couple books! | Hey! I'm new to this subreddit, and I was brought here because of my current interests in European history! I am a history buff, particularly for World War 1, and have a deep interest in the history of several European Countries, particularly Spain, France, Germany, and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, all up until ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2ifd31/looking_for_a_couple_books/ | {
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