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9g3x9l | Book recommendation please: WWII / post war liberation | Hi,
Apologies if this is not the right sub to ask. I’ve read plenty of WWII history books that end with the end of the war, and I’ve also read some books about the Cold War. I’m really interested in reading a history that concentrates on life in the liberated parts of Europe, and in Allied occupied Axis nations, as th... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9g3x9l/book_recommendation_please_wwii_post_war/ | {
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2dcwq2 | how were international treaties enforced before the establishment of international organisations such as the UN, EU and the international court of justice? | war (or threat of war) would be an obvious answer but given the financial and social costs it seems like a tool of last resort. what could a smaller state do if a more powerful state disregards the terms of a treaty? if nothing, why would anyone enter into a treaty? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2dcwq2/how_were_international_treaties_enforced_before/ | {
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75d9sl | Similar to how Christmas has pagan roots, Are there any traditions in Islam or Buddhism that pull from various regional traditions or customs? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/75d9sl/similar_to_how_christmas_has_pagan_roots_are/ | {
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8d45ve | why is it possible for certain animals, particularly typical pets, to die from extreme stress? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8d45ve/eli5_why_is_it_possible_for_certain_animals/ | {
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36gdaw | Are there Lagrangian points between the black hole in the middle of our galaxy and the sun/earth? | So Langrangian points are points where gravitational forces of two things cancel themselves out, right? If so, Are there Lagrangian points between the black hole in the middle of our galaxy and the sun/earth? And can we be trapped in such a point somehow on our journey through the galaxy? What would change for us (even... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/36gdaw/are_there_lagrangian_points_between_the_black/ | {
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33sot1 | differences in pain? (example: stab, sharp pain vs. punch pain?) | Getting pinched or getting punched can hurt equally as much, but they feel...different. When you get pinched, have a shot, or get stung by a bee, it feels kind of sharp. When you get punched, hit your knee on wood/metal, or stubbing your toe feels different than that sharp feeling I described. Do these two things have ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/33sot1/eli5_differences_in_pain_example_stab_sharp_pain/ | {
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1j10c7 | why do i stop being able to see properly for a brief period if i exercise vigorously? | Sometimes after running vigorously or doing stair climbing training, I become very sensitive to light right after and things become almost blurry, but more so, I can't see properly. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1j10c7/eli5why_do_i_stop_being_able_to_see_properly_for/ | {
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63dih8 | Is there any evidence of Roman gladiators from the same stable (or known to each other) making fight 'arrangements' in order to survive? | For example, putting on a great but ultimately non fatal show. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/63dih8/is_there_any_evidence_of_roman_gladiators_from/ | {
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2xo4zx | Without hindsight was Stalin's reasoning for believing Hitler wouldn't invade reasonable? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2xo4zx/without_hindsight_was_stalins_reasoning_for/ | {
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1s23ob | why is it that some paintings are popular and others are not? | It seems like the quality of the art doesn't change much from a person selling their art on the street to a big time artist selling their paintings in a museum or a high class art show. Is it just the name of the artist that sells the paintings? If so, how does anyone actually become famous in the first place? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1s23ob/eli5_why_is_it_that_some_paintings_are_popular/ | {
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2xo2do | What was the English view of Bacon's Rebellion of 1676 and did they know he wanted full independence from England? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2xo2do/what_was_the_english_view_of_bacons_rebellion_of/ | {
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7o98ks | why did south korea and japan become so successful after world war 2, but the philippines didn’t? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7o98ks/eli5_why_did_south_korea_and_japan_become_so/ | {
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9jxszz | why does using a pillow feel comfortable when it makes your head tilted? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9jxszz/eli5_why_does_using_a_pillow_feel_comfortable/ | {
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8m7qea | What makes paper fresh from the copier hot? Why don't inkjet printers produce the same amount of heat as copiers do? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8m7qea/what_makes_paper_fresh_from_the_copier_hot_why/ | {
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6cxv8x | why do you continue to sweat from running (particularly in hot weather) after taking a cold shower? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6cxv8x/eli5_why_do_you_continue_to_sweat_from_running/ | {
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20qq8d | Why is is that some atoms with a higher atomic mass are less dense than those with less atomic mass? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/20qq8d/why_is_is_that_some_atoms_with_a_higher_atomic/ | {
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2rn0mr | what are islamic extremists actually trying to accomplish by violent attacks, like the one today in paris? don't these attacks just embolden the majority against the viewpoints of the attackers? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2rn0mr/eli5_what_are_islamic_extremists_actually_trying/ | {
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40sz1d | Why is the word 'Bosnian' left out of the 'Serbo-Croatian language' and the country 'Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes'? | Also can someone explain the status or even nationality of Bosnian Muslims that now call themselves 'Bosniaks'. In every name for things in the former Yugoslavia it looks like every ethnicity was included except Bosnians (e.g. Serbo-Croatian language, and then the name of their country, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slo... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/40sz1d/why_is_the_word_bosnian_left_out_of_the/ | {
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bwr0yy | can bees sense any ''human-made'' signals such as bluetooth or wi-fi? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bwr0yy/eli5_can_bees_sense_any_humanmade_signals_such_as/ | {
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ycswv | How much do we actually know about gravity? Where are some holes in our knowledge? | An article posted in r/politics said we know more about evolution than gravity, what does that mean?
“There is more evidence for evolution than there is for the theory of gravity, than the idea that things are made up of atoms, or Einstein’s theory of relativity. It is the finest scientific theory ever devised.” [ [1... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ycswv/how_much_do_we_actually_know_about_gravity_where/ | {
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76eu2g | Is it true that the VOC (Dutch East Indian Company) was the most valuable company ever? | I regularly read this assumption on the internet, and that the company worth 10 times the one of Apple after inflation is adjusted (worth around 7.4 trillion dollars).
I am quite skeptical about this, Europa had only 180 millions inhabitants at the height of the VOC, most of whom could probably not afford to buy luxur... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/76eu2g/is_it_true_that_the_voc_dutch_east_indian_company/ | {
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8jfx3y | How can scientists detect binary systems of planets with no star? | I just saw [this article](_URL_1_) about a system of binary planets which was discovered recently. Skimming the [methods of detecting exoplanets](_URL_0_) wikipedia page, it isn't clear to me how they could have been observed because there doesn't seem to be any source of light in the system. | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8jfx3y/how_can_scientists_detect_binary_systems_of/ | {
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1rb77o | If the terminal velocity of an object is about 120mph, what would it be if the object was falling in an airless environment? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1rb77o/if_the_terminal_velocity_of_an_object_is_about/ | {
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1xq3ar | why don't we say "an user" instead of "a user"? | Or "an utensil". "An umbrella" sounds normal. Why don't we say "an user" even though it starts with a vowel? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xq3ar/eli5_why_dont_we_say_an_user_instead_of_a_user/ | {
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4262bd | why does radiation destroy human dna and make human life impossible but yet trees can survive and flourish? | For instance in Pripyat, there are many trees growing. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4262bd/eli5_why_does_radiation_destroy_human_dna_and/ | {
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2tnpnh | why does nasa launch its rockets in florida which is prone to a lot of rain? why not launch in arizona where rain is rare and the skies are very clear | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2tnpnh/eli5_why_does_nasa_launch_its_rockets_in_florida/ | {
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94veki | why can the sound volume of commercials on internet tv be double the actual show's volume? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/94veki/eli5_why_can_the_sound_volume_of_commercials_on/ | {
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1327mq | How did Europe go from a backwater land in the medieval era(Compared to Asia) to one of the most thriving lands in the world by the end of the Renaissance and Industrial Era | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1327mq/how_did_europe_go_from_a_backwater_land_in_the/ | {
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823ken | what is derealization? | I tend to suffer from this a lot. Quite confused as to why and how it happens? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/823ken/eli5_what_is_derealization/ | {
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urmam | how are teeth made and why can't your body make additional ones? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/urmam/eli5_how_are_teeth_made_and_why_cant_your_body/ | {
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6wl5it | how the heck do keurig's actually work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6wl5it/eli5_how_the_heck_do_keurigs_actually_work/ | {
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6gsf03 | why does the surface of a stirred liquid calm before the rest of it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6gsf03/eli5_why_does_the_surface_of_a_stirred_liquid/ | {
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4jxkk5 | if i donate blood while high off marijuana, will the same chemicals that are making me high (thc,cbn,cbc,cbd) make the recipient high when they receive the blood? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4jxkk5/eli5if_i_donate_blood_while_high_off_marijuana/ | {
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3nyyed | Scope and use of different tactics in the First World War | I know many casualties in WWI were not in the trenches, which were confined to specific fronts during the war, but what exactly were the tactics used in areas where fighting was more mobile? How much did it resemble WWII? How did these tactics vary between different fronts? Also, with regards to trench warfare, how muc... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3nyyed/scope_and_use_of_different_tactics_in_the_first/ | {
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3om8n8 | what causes the fishy smell in clean dishes? | It's happened pretty much everywhere I've lived. Pull a clean glass, fill it with water, and within five minutes it smells like you have a trout swimming around down there.
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jy0rf | the poincare conjecture. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jy0rf/eli5_the_poincare_conjecture/ | {
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748odd | What regulations were there for firearms in the early United States? | I'm interested in what laws governed firearms in the early United States including the late Colonial period (leading up to the Revolution), the Articles of Confederation era, and the period from the adoption of the Constitution through about 1820. Were firearms regulated? What did ordinary people think about firearm sa... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/748odd/what_regulations_were_there_for_firearms_in_the/ | {
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23p4po | Is it true that there was an unspoken rule amongst WWII pilots that said you shouldn't shoot at soldiers in parachutes while in the air? | _URL_0_[1] .
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I am wondering if there is any truth to this, and if so,... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/23p4po/is_it_true_that_there_was_an_unspoken_rule/ | {
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37heyj | why is whatsapp so popular? | I can use Google Hangouts or GroupMe from me PC but not WhatsApp (I think recently there is an extension that allows this but it uses your phone as a server). Personally, I find other messaging apps to be a lot more reliable and have many more features. So why is WhatsApp so popular? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37heyj/eli5_why_is_whatsapp_so_popular/ | {
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quoup | when being drunk, is there a psychological factor involved? | I was getting drunk with my friends the other night and I drank at least six shots, enough to feel SOMETHING, and then we played DnD, but I never got that drunk, I only felt somewhat tired, my vision was still perfectly fine and could think without a problem. On the other hand, one of my brother's friends went to a pa... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/quoup/when_being_drunk_is_there_a_psychological_factor/ | {
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41wn1q | Berbers ancient to Ireland? | I recently read something saying that ancient Berbers travelled to Ireland.
It reminded me of the 'Black Irish' legend of Spanish sailors washed ashore who survived against all odds.
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3mqz75 | places like norway and iceland seem to have few to no trees, yet i've seen old dwellings and other ancient structures built out of wood. we're there forests at one time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mqz75/eli5_places_like_norway_and_iceland_seem_to_have/ | {
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kk0wq | - utilitarianism | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/kk0wq/eli5_utilitarianism/ | {
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6hxk9b | why do police helicopters circle instead of hover? | Yea, there's sirens and a circling helicopter a few blocks away. I wondered. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6hxk9b/eli5_why_do_police_helicopters_circle_instead_of/ | {
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bq2hp1 | how did old hand-drawn animation achieve such consistent color? | Mainly wondering how they avoided discoloration or the presence of brushstrokes. Thanks! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bq2hp1/eli5_how_did_old_handdrawn_animation_achieve_such/ | {
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1ywpcz | if stars we see now could actually by "burnt out" due to the traveling of light, will the major constellations (i.e. the big dipper) ever disappear? | If so, how long would that take? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ywpcz/eli5_if_stars_we_see_now_could_actually_by_burnt/ | {
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8dacox | how do transistors in a cpu work together? | Just wondering how transistors work when there isn't just one single one :)
Thanks guys | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8dacox/eli5how_do_transistors_in_a_cpu_work_together/ | {
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1owm3y | How did Soviet military power at its height compare to the U.S. during the same period? Where they relatively equal, or was there some advantage to one side, militarily speaking? | Just curious if the Soviet Union was able to have the same military power as the US or did they surpass it. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1owm3y/how_did_soviet_military_power_at_its_height/ | {
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338lqr | what does "cogito ergo sum" mean? and what is the importance of this statement? | The statement seems remains a possibility: Am I a brain in a vat? How philosophers answer it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/338lqr/eli5_what_does_cogito_ergo_sum_mean_and_what_is/ | {
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23870f | How did North Africa and the Middle East become so thoroughly Arabized. | Wikipedia states that there are approximately 420 million arabs in the world _URL_0_.
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8kh1pe | why there are rainforests along australia's east coast but not the west? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8kh1pe/eli5_why_there_are_rainforests_along_australias/ | {
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45sv3o | Searching for a historical figure | I'm attempting to remember a historical figure who I read about a while ago. He was a mill or factory owner in the early 1800s in England, it may have been in the north. He was one if the first owners to implement rights for his workers, revolutionary at the time. For example they were fairly paid, not allowed to work ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/45sv3o/searching_for_a_historical_figure/ | {
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9byxbf | How exactly were armour and weapons (that we associate with being) used by samurai suited to their way of waging warfare? What would make European plate armour less useful in Japan than in Europe? | Euroepan plate armour offered tremendous protection, even if it wasn't full plate. Meanwhile Japanese armour was mostly lamellar, without shields with parts that looked a bit like skirts (lammelar parts protecting thihgs). What exactly made this armour good at their warfare? Why haven't there been an arms race like in ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9byxbf/how_exactly_were_armour_and_weapons_that_we/ | {
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2otd11 | why do restaurants need to do 2 trips with my check? why can't they just give me the check with the tip line in the first place? | **Edit**: I just commented this but will leave it here for newcomers to see:
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751ph7 | what's the subconscious drive that gets you motivated to do something your conscious brain doesn't want to do? | Like when you're about to start the last rep or you need to get up and do laundry and you consciously think to yourself "I don't want to do this, I'm tired" but then your body autopilot starts doing the task like starting that final set and you think "oh screw it" and bang it out. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/751ph7/eli5_whats_the_subconscious_drive_that_gets_you/ | {
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e7dshx | how does the shape of an airplane's wings generate lift? and how does the retractable wing flaps affect that? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e7dshx/eli5_how_does_the_shape_of_an_airplanes_wings/ | {
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7hfahk | Christmas tree candles?? | Can someone explain how the whole Christmas lighting happened before string lights? They used candles? That's such a fire hazard, how did that work? Would love to hear that history of Christmas tree lighting | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7hfahk/christmas_tree_candles/ | {
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93m3ml | Can people die from a highly oxygenated environment? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/93m3ml/can_people_die_from_a_highly_oxygenated/ | {
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32ojl1 | is it possible to see the iss from earth? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/32ojl1/eli5_is_it_possible_to_see_the_iss_from_earth/ | {
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av9j88 | emps | How do they work? And are the electronics that get affected by them permanently broken? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/av9j88/eli5_emps/ | {
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424833 | since there is a nautical mile, is there also a nautical feet, inch, etc? | There must be, right? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/424833/eli5_since_there_is_a_nautical_mile_is_there_also/ | {
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7m7nyj | Why were the innovations on the HMS Dreadnought not thought of earlier? | I can understand manufacturing not being able to make the steam turbines earlier, but the all big gun design doesn't have any technological limitations (after all, they were already making big guns before). Why did people not favour all big guns until HMS Dreadnought? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7m7nyj/why_were_the_innovations_on_the_hms_dreadnought/ | {
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1q9xi2 | How many of those living in the Roman Empire/ Rome itself, were actually citizens. | Or what criteria did someone have to meet to become one? I know that Hellenic States had relatively few compared to slaves etc. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1q9xi2/how_many_of_those_living_in_the_roman_empire_rome/ | {
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sqpdo | What is happening during a 'sleep high'? Why is everything so funny? | I'm sure you've all experienced this: you are so tired that you feel high. Everything is automatically comedy gold.
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9ezhw5 | How deep into the ocean will the impacts of a hurricane be felt? | I was watching the forecast of Florence and though about how deep a submarine would need to be to not be effected. | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/9ezhw5/how_deep_into_the_ocean_will_the_impacts_of_a/ | {
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47vaqj | how hindu religon / gods works | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/47vaqj/eli5_how_hindu_religon_gods_works/ | {
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b61m2p | How does blending fruit/veg change nutrient content and uptake by the body? | I have read that blending can change the speed with which your body absorbs sugars, making blood sugar spike rather than slowly releasing sugar (when you eat the food). But does blending change the vitamin or micronutrient contents of the food? E.g. a smoothie of spinach, blueberries, strawberries, apple juice. | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/b61m2p/how_does_blending_fruitveg_change_nutrient/ | {
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3hj83c | if it takes lawyers 3 years to learn the law, how can we trust a cop to learn it in 6 months? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3hj83c/eli5_if_it_takes_lawyers_3_years_to_learn_the_law/ | {
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8ux9s2 | how does the koenigsegg gearless transmission work? | I understand how automatic, manual, CVT and dual clutch transmissions work, but I've been trying to understand how the Koenigsegg transmission works with little avail. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8ux9s2/eli5_how_does_the_koenigsegg_gearless/ | {
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2vrbe6 | Can custom proteins be manufactured? | Is it possible that we could splice together various triplets to make our own synthetic, never before seen, protein? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2vrbe6/can_custom_proteins_be_manufactured/ | {
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a1dgd3 | Can race be determined by bones alone? | I'm doing research on a prison scandal from my home state for school. In a police report from 1968, there is a description of found remains that says "The bones are demineralized and partially decayed... Several of the bones of the femur, sacrum, pelvis, ribs, scapulae are severely eroded. This is the remains of a male... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/a1dgd3/can_race_be_determined_by_bones_alone/ | {
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2z140t | when did people start listening to music/radio in their cars. | when did the general public of car owners start listening to radio in their cars, and when did it first become available? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2z140t/when_did_people_start_listening_to_musicradio_in/ | {
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5a3dr6 | Can the human eye detect a Gamma Ray Burst from a near distance? Or are Gamma Rays frequency too high? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5a3dr6/can_the_human_eye_detect_a_gamma_ray_burst_from_a/ | {
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c03t9e | when astronauts play with liquids in space aren't they worried about water damage to parts from all the floating liquid? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c03t9e/eli5_when_astronauts_play_with_liquids_in_space/ | {
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kq7s0 | software patents and why they are "evil" | I'm not quite sure what a software patent is, and Wikipedia doesn't have the greatest information.
Is it like the creation of a file type that others cannot use (.rar where only winRAR can make but others can unarchive)?
Or is it like a process (the way VLC opens a video file)?
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1lyzwn | Why do we see citizens who support the Confederacy in the US even today, and why are they not considered traitors? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1lyzwn/why_do_we_see_citizens_who_support_the/ | {
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3kvdm9 | what are the most likely effects of this super powerful el nino season? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3kvdm9/eli5_what_are_the_most_likely_effects_of_this/ | {
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3ixbnr | Is it true that our solar system moves at speed of 70,000km/h? | I watched a video on youtube that was talking about how our solar system is constantly moving, and at a speed of 70,000km/p.
I'm not even convinced of it moving, let alone at a speed that high
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ey4of4 | how can babies scream for a long time and not hurt their vocal cords but adults can easily hurt themselves when they cream for a few minutes? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ey4of4/eli5_how_can_babies_scream_for_a_long_time_and/ | {
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5jtd4h | why is it so satisfying to peel something? | For example, plastic off a new screen. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5jtd4h/eli5_why_is_it_so_satisfying_to_peel_something/ | {
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4xarod | What's the oldest historical event that we have mythology about? | In fiction, especially fantasy, it's common for there to be legends of events that happened thousands of years ago. In ASOIAF, by George R.R. Martin, there are myths about a mini ice age like event called the long night, which happened something like 6,000 years before the series. This makes me wonder, is there anythin... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4xarod/whats_the_oldest_historical_event_that_we_have/ | {
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gbl7o | What's the most distant possible orbital path for something orbiting Earth? | I am doubtful that it is infinite, as the orbit will be perturbed by other objects. Is this question answerable? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/gbl7o/whats_the_most_distant_possible_orbital_path_for/ | {
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afrqne | Is there a factual, un-ideological and un-biased primary source covering the history of all (or mostly all) communist governments? | Something similar in style to that of William L. Sherir’s book “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich” or that of Mike Duncan’s podcast “The History of Rome,” both of which covered their topics in a very methodical, accurate and all encompassing manner. To find something that is almost unanimously considered a go to so... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/afrqne/is_there_a_factual_unideological_and_unbiased/ | {
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1q8mzh | why do theists often deny evolution? what religious beliefs does evolution disprove? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1q8mzh/eli5_why_do_theists_often_deny_evolution_what/ | {
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2prnaa | A spaceship travels from earth at near speed of light and is transmitting a short message back to earth every 10 minutes. After one year of travel the signal has to travel a year to get to earth but will it still arrive every 10 minutes? My head aches thinking about this. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2prnaa/a_spaceship_travels_from_earth_at_near_speed_of/ | {
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1l1866 | Do proteins dissolve in water? | I'm getting conflicting info on Google. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1l1866/do_proteins_dissolve_in_water/ | {
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ab7gxo | Why is there still such a sizeble italian minority in the US despite ww2? | During ww1 a strong anti-German sentiment grew in the US forcing the germans to assimilate. During ww2 Japanese Americans were forced into camps. How come none of this happened to the Italians? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ab7gxo/why_is_there_still_such_a_sizeble_italian/ | {
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1y58hf | Why did the Labour Party achieve a landslide victory in the 1945 UK General Election? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1y58hf/why_did_the_labour_party_achieve_a_landslide/ | {
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53jcye | What is the age difference of Earth's pole vs equator (theory of relativity)? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/53jcye/what_is_the_age_difference_of_earths_pole_vs/ | {
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lu6eq | If you are in a car going the speed of a bullet and shot a gun backwards out the window what would the bullet do? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/lu6eq/if_you_are_in_a_car_going_the_speed_of_a_bullet/ | {
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rs6jp | Would an all out nuclear war result in these conditions? | I was reading the Fallout wikia and was just curious about how realistic the described effects of the Great War were. These effects include:
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- Oceans turned into expanses of radioactive waste
- Jet black antarctic ice cap
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4354qz | How did Hitler improve Germany's economy to the extent it was before World War two broke out in the space of six years when prior to 1933 inflation and unemployment were at all time high under the leadership of the Weimar Republic. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4354qz/how_did_hitler_improve_germanys_economy_to_the/ | {
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16wktx | Was there a consistent democratic "country/state/area" between 1000-1400 AD? | Just popped into my brain and a few google searches didn't supply me any clear answers. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/16wktx/was_there_a_consistent_democratic/ | {
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a6ua46 | why law enforcement uses polygraphs but they are not admissible in court | If polygraphs are not reliable enough to be admissible in court then why do law enforcement use them to help eliminate suspects or possibly confirm their suspicions? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a6ua46/eli5_why_law_enforcement_uses_polygraphs_but_they/ | {
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4cb3bq | is it possible for there to be a solar system in a solar system? | If there was a solar system with a large central star could it have a smaller star orbiting it that in turn had planets orbiting the smaller star like moons? (I now it is possible for there to be multiple states in a solar system) I'm curious because I want to know if the solar system in Firefly is possible. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4cb3bq/eli5_is_it_possible_for_there_to_be_a_solar/ | {
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a2k7gp | how are sine, triangle, square, and saw waves used to produce sound? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a2k7gp/eli5_how_are_sine_triangle_square_and_saw_waves/ | {
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3t9wp5 | how are fetishes learned but sexual orientation is inborn? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3t9wp5/eli5_how_are_fetishes_learned_but_sexual/ | {
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ae8kf0 | how can people with dark skin say they're, "half-white" and white people can say they're, "half-black"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ae8kf0/eli5_how_can_people_with_dark_skin_say_theyre/ | {
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2d00xv | why are nike shoes $150 or more and how do they enhance performance in sports? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2d00xv/eli5_why_are_nike_shoes_150_or_more_and_how_do/ | {
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