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8hac2t | why do rocket engines always go over 100%? | If the standard is say 104%, than why isn’t that 100%? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8hac2t/eli5_why_do_rocket_engines_always_go_over_100/ | {
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cgjozl | can you make a brand new internet, like it would be completely empty with no data, no website no anything? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cgjozl/eli5_can_you_make_a_brand_new_internet_like_it/ | {
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2khbmr | how do tribute bands not have to pay royalties? | If I were to take a movie and remake it, nearly identical, I couldn't without facing a huge lawsuit. I have an idea for a "tribute" movie: Cosmos Chaos - Episode IV, a A Renewed Optimism. Similarly for a book. For example, my idea for a "tribute" book: Gary Rotter and the Wizards Wonders.
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55vcev | why do eli5 posts have to be longer than a sentence, when a five year old would probably appreciate and better understand a simple one-sentence answer? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/55vcev/eli5_why_do_eli5_posts_have_to_be_longer_than_a/ | {
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3m3xs1 | what exactly is _url_0_ ? it seems like a government site, yet there are a lot of papers supporting homeopathy as effective treatment, while many scientist have concluded homeopathy is fake science and just placebo. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3m3xs1/eli5_what_exactly_is_wwwncbinlmnihgov_it_seems/ | {
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5mbb5w | why does pineapple hurt/irritate my tongue even though i'm not allergic to it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5mbb5w/eli5_why_does_pineapple_hurtirritate_my_tongue/ | {
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acs01j | bearer bonds. what are they? how do they work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/acs01j/eli5_bearer_bonds_what_are_they_how_do_they_work/ | {
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4anpd8 | what happens during a contested convention? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4anpd8/eli5_what_happens_during_a_contested_convention/ | {
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1sjzva | why do game devs make games for one mobile system (e.g. android vs. ios) and not the other. | Two part question: I have noticed there are a number of games that are on ios that aren't on android. What stops game devs from changing their code and putting it on the other system.
2) It seems that a lot of games favour apple. This seems extra weird since Android is outperforming apple. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1sjzva/eli5_why_do_game_devs_make_games_for_one_mobile/ | {
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70copy | what is calculus? how does it work? | I understand that calculus is a "greater form" of math. But, what does it does? How do you do it? I heard a calc professor say that even a 5yo would understand some things about calc, even if he doesn't know math. How is it possible? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/70copy/eli5what_is_calculus_how_does_it_work/ | {
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4r5joj | exempt vs non-exempt | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4r5joj/eli5_exempt_vs_nonexempt/ | {
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d1siek | how and/or when did the egyptians, greeks, vikings, etc came up with the name of their gods? | \*If these gods "existed" way before them (As in almost every civilization has primordial gods in one way or another), how or when did these gods received their names?
\*Or are these names something archaeologists interpreted from discoveries regarding said civilizations?
\*Are these names like Zeus, for example, a... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d1siek/eli5_how_andor_when_did_the_egyptians_greeks/ | {
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9kwk5j | how can glass be cut using a laser? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9kwk5j/eli5_how_can_glass_be_cut_using_a_laser/ | {
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2o8ii7 | why is cyprus still split in half. | I understand why it was split with the Greeks and Turks fighting over it but why like 30 years later is it still divided? You would think a UN mandate or something would come through settling this issue. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2o8ii7/eli5_why_is_cyprus_still_split_in_half/ | {
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2odhtz | why as an adult sitting on your knees is so painful compared to when you were a kid. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2odhtz/eli5_why_as_an_adult_sitting_on_your_knees_is_so/ | {
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4cvj5v | i keep hearing people advocating for equal pay for women. i have yet to hear an argument against this. is there one? if so, what is it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4cvj5v/eli5_i_keep_hearing_people_advocating_for_equal/ | {
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633rb8 | what are networking software ports and how do they work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/633rb8/eli5_what_are_networking_software_ports_and_how/ | {
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1gjtay | why is the obama administration supporting the syrian rebels considering they are also being support by al-qaeda? | I understand that the Syrian government is using chemical weapons on their people, but if we train the rebels supported by al-qaeda, aren't we training and arming them to attack us after they overthrow the current Syrian regime? Would the Syrian people be better off being run by a group that is backed by al-qaeda? Th... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1gjtay/eli5_why_is_the_obama_administration_supporting/ | {
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22tl51 | why does everyone tell me to drink gatorade when i'm sick/hungover? is it better than water? | I know it is supposed to replace electrolytes, but what does that mean? Thank you in advance. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22tl51/eli5_why_does_everyone_tell_me_to_drink_gatorade/ | {
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8c1bw7 | constitutional crisis | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8c1bw7/eli5_constitutional_crisis/ | {
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3x7l26 | why newspapers are so huge? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3x7l26/eli5_why_newspapers_are_so_huge/ | {
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1ji9dv | how does google's search by images work? | I tried to Google, but i am not much smarter. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ji9dv/eli5_how_does_googles_search_by_images_work/ | {
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bpc0nj | how do big cars end up in malls? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bpc0nj/eli5_how_do_big_cars_end_up_in_malls/ | {
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2wjn76 | what happens to spotify songs when they are available for offline listening? | Are they downloaded to my phone? If so what type of crazy compression happens or is it something else? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wjn76/eli5_what_happens_to_spotify_songs_when_they_are/ | {
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4p2r8q | what would happen if a presidential candidate simply did not pick a vice president or was hostile to the idea of a vp? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4p2r8q/eli5_what_would_happen_if_a_presidential/ | {
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2rkl5t | the need for metered data plans on cellular networks. | I'm curious if there's a physical / spectrum limitation that the cellphone providers are trying to overcome, or if it's a "We are the cell providers, and we want to do this. Deal with it." thing. Perhaps a little bit of both? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2rkl5t/eli5_the_need_for_metered_data_plans_on_cellular/ | {
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77oqwh | how does food sober you up and lessen the effect of pharmaceutical drugs? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/77oqwh/eli5_how_does_food_sober_you_up_and_lessen_the/ | {
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7krd9j | why do people tend to touch the wound immediately after injury? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7krd9j/eli5_why_do_people_tend_to_touch_the_wound/ | {
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fgcr7m | what is law of attraction and can there be any convincing (logically or scientifically) grounded explanation about how it works? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fgcr7m/eli5_what_is_law_of_attraction_and_can_there_be/ | {
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4b3wvq | why is the life expectancy of foxes so short? | It baffles me its only 3-6 years. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4b3wvq/eli5_why_is_the_life_expectancy_of_foxes_so_short/ | {
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1v2yku | how are tv shows and movies able to film on the streets without people looking at them? | For example, I just watched a promo for the new Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. He was in 70s attire and dancing to the Bee Gees while walking down the street. At least 100 people passed him and no one in the foreground or background turned their head. How are movie crews able to do this? Were they all hired? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1v2yku/eli5_how_are_tv_shows_and_movies_able_to_film_on/ | {
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dxw7ze | how do white blood cells destroy large parasites, such as parastic nematodes, etc? | I think this is the right subreddit for a quick question. I can't find a straight, definitive answer online. Anyone know? Do they secret some sort of dissolving agent? They can't phagocytize them as they are too big, so how do they combat multicellular organisms as mere single cells? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dxw7ze/eli5_how_do_white_blood_cells_destroy_large/ | {
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2jpmvm | if i look through a telescope at a planet 500 light years away, i am seeing what occurred on that planet 500 years ago. if i begin to travel towards that planet at the speed of light and maintain my telescope on it, what will happen to what i see? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jpmvm/eli5_if_i_look_through_a_telescope_at_a_planet/ | {
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1i1bcr | how does the police track and bust drug dealers? | ***Obligatory side note: I am by no means a drug dealer and I'm not asking for applicable information, I'm just curious at how it's done and how effective their methods are*** | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1i1bcr/eli5_how_does_the_police_track_and_bust_drug/ | {
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ba2lmm | - why do builders make up ground and then dig it out again? | I might not be explaining this very well but here goes. There's a new industrial unit going up near me. The builders moved in a few days ago and put down a layer of hard core stone. Probably only 6" deep. But then they came along with a digger and dug out the footings *through* the hard-core they'd just put down.
Wha... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ba2lmm/eli5_why_do_builders_make_up_ground_and_then_dig/ | {
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g02r1z | what does it mean when scientists say “an eagle can see a rabbit in a field from a mile away”. is their vision automatically more zoomed in? do they have better than 20/20 vision? is their vision just clearer? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/g02r1z/eli5_what_does_it_mean_when_scientists_say_an/ | {
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dyfjoq | support vector regression and support vector machine | I’m struggling to understand these two topics of machine learning, I think is mainly because I’m looking it from the math side first (and it’s a little complex since I’m new). So I’d like to someone explains these 2 important concepts like I’m five. Thanks! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dyfjoq/eli5_support_vector_regression_and_support_vector/ | {
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380zf2 | how does one multithread a program and why is it so difficult? | I was reading [this](_URL_0_) and it made me wonder why multithreading a program is so hard. So, why is it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/380zf2/eli5_how_does_one_multithread_a_program_and_why/ | {
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3vfz1w | why can't we write straight along the lines of lined paper if when we aren't looking at it? | If we're watching what were writing we can easily write straight along the lines of lined paper. However, if we look away from the paper and keep writing it doesn't follow. Why doesn't muscle memory or anything keep this from happening? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3vfz1w/eli5_why_cant_we_write_straight_along_the_lines/ | {
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39k8jz | why is looking at stars like looking back in time? | Not sure I understand exactly why, when we look at the sky, it is a sky from many years ago... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/39k8jz/eli5_why_is_looking_at_stars_like_looking_back_in/ | {
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2ljcf4 | why do we still use gunpowder in ammunition instead of other explosives that have a much greater energy to volume ratio? | Wouldn't it save a huge amount of weight and make weapons much more compact if the rounds were much smaller? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ljcf4/eli5_why_do_we_still_use_gunpowder_in_ammunition/ | {
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64b50c | why did going into world war ii dramatically propel the u.s. economy, as opposed to ruining it like the british economy? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/64b50c/eli5_why_did_going_into_world_war_ii_dramatically/ | {
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504hlh | why were taxes in the us in the early 20th century 90%? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/504hlh/eli5_why_were_taxes_in_the_us_in_the_early_20th/ | {
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15zpzu | ...why don't i remember mostly anything before the age of 4? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/15zpzu/eli5why_dont_i_remember_mostly_anything_before/ | {
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bjaduc | why does it seem like plants grow dramatically overnight? | Hey there! I really hope this comes out the way I'm thinking.
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2n4wsz | where did the generic doorbell/clock melody originate? why is it used around the world? | [This](_URL_0_) is the melody( apparently called West Minister ). | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2n4wsz/eli5_where_did_the_generic_doorbellclock_melody/ | {
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bfn9lq | why when you're outside and then go inside, you can't see properly for a while | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bfn9lq/eli5_why_when_youre_outside_and_then_go_inside/ | {
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6bmdlb | saffron's high price stems from how rarely it blooms, how come people don't just extract the saffron from the flower when it isn't blooming? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6bmdlb/eli5saffrons_high_price_stems_from_how_rarely_it/ | {
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11t6zv | what is the status/nature of lance armstrong's guilt? | I have not paid attention to this scandal, because for many years I assumed the accusations were false, and based in jealousy rather than fact. It appears the internet is FREAKING OUT about Lance Armstrong, with many people insisting that the evidence is there. So I ask you to please explain
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38wiyv | how the solar system planets rotates around the sun | This is probably a stupid question, and i cant seem to word it correctly in order to google it. How do planets within our solar system revolve around the sun? and what i mean by this is does each planet have a different path within their so called space? or does all planet follow the same alignment? like does earth mar... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38wiyv/eli5_how_the_solar_system_planets_rotates_around/ | {
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4is70b | why have christianity and islam been so successful? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4is70b/eli5why_have_christianity_and_islam_been_so/ | {
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11ygpa | female ejaculation [nsfw] | So, I'm not five. Just explain *like* I'm five.
I'm a girl and even I just don't get it. Can someone explain/testify to what it's like? Occasionally I'll arbitrarily decide that squirting is just a big rouse by the porn industry and that these chicks are all pulling our legs/peeing all over us.
Do you cum every time ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/11ygpa/eli5_female_ejaculation_nsfw/ | {
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2uunw9 | if i lift appropriately heavy weights i really can't do any more than say 10. how come if i then wait just 30 seconds i can squeeze out a few more? | What happens to my muscles to get some strength back so quickly? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2uunw9/eli5_if_i_lift_appropriately_heavy_weights_i/ | {
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4hs9oe | how can surgeons attach all the capillaries around the new heart during heart transplant? | I get that the aorta, pulmonary vessels, and vena cava are large enough to stitch together, but how can surgeons stitch together all the little capillaries that supply power to the heart in the first place? How can they stitch up all of these vessels in a timely manner? Seems pretty incredible to me... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4hs9oe/eli5_how_can_surgeons_attach_all_the_capillaries/ | {
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2zma4b | what are the big controversies with putin? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2zma4b/eli5_what_are_the_big_controversies_with_putin/ | {
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tn2ns | the speed of pulling on one end of a string | So, if I have a string that is tight and I pull on one end, will the other end shift position at the same time? Could I use that to send messages quickly interplanetary? (Question comes from the pholites/ansibles in the Ender's Game series, if you haven't read them READ THEM NOW!) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/tn2ns/eli5_the_speed_of_pulling_on_one_end_of_a_string/ | {
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56u47v | why did we create words for words that already existed, but then still use that word? | I was getting ready this morning and while reaching for my hair paste I saw that the word "flexible" was also a french word "malleable." I don't know enough history about the English language but am confused as to why we would create a word, flex, to replace malleable, and then still use the word maliable. I know there... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/56u47v/eli5why_did_we_create_words_for_words_that/ | {
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5uvkud | when you get pulled over by a cop and they "run" your license, what are they actually doing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5uvkud/eli5_when_you_get_pulled_over_by_a_cop_and_they/ | {
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236rai | why do you sometimes start seeing in a "zoomed out" sort of fashion, and what triggers it | First time i noticed it, was when looking at my brother, his head started shrinking from my point of view, seeing him from far ahead. Another time I was programming at work , looking at my monitor, and all of a sudden, while looking at it, I was very aware about my surroundings as well, and the monitor didn't take tha... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/236rai/eli5_why_do_you_sometimes_start_seeing_in_a/ | {
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aibwkq | how does smoking narrow upper airways? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aibwkq/eli5_how_does_smoking_narrow_upper_airways/ | {
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3oiblf | why is it that our bodies feel heavy after swimming? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3oiblf/eli5why_is_it_that_our_bodies_feel_heavy_after/ | {
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4c5thc | why did saddam gas the kurds in his country? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4c5thc/eli5_why_did_saddam_gas_the_kurds_in_his_country/ | {
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5ltk8s | why does china ban facebook, youtube, and tinder but not sites like reddit where there is potentially more controversial information? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ltk8s/eli5_why_does_china_ban_facebook_youtube_and/ | {
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1wxhh0 | why can't we see the core of our galaxy with our naked eyes? | If the middle of our galaxy is so big and bright, how come we can't see it with our eyes? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wxhh0/why_cant_we_see_the_core_of_our_galaxy_with_our/ | {
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2rmglw | why are pandas so evolutionarily inept, yet we insist they are a species that must be saved? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2rmglw/eli5_why_are_pandas_so_evolutionarily_inept_yet/ | {
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21180f | "women, people of color, and lgbtq individuals are highly encouraged to apply" how is this statement legal on a job application? | This statement was on the **Career** section of a union website...not a fetish website
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vwu8o | why we don't feel a stronger gravitational force at different times of day. | To make the title clearer, I mean when your side of the world is facing the direction that Earth is rotating around the sun.
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3zu0ev | how when a laptop's battery runs out, it can display a message showing the battery is dead. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3zu0ev/eli5_how_when_a_laptops_battery_runs_out_it_can/ | {
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688maa | how can a normally healthy person get scared to death? is it common or rare? | I've stumbled upon an article which stated you can get scared to death despite not having any previous heart conditions.
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Though shouldn't it be... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/688maa/eli5_how_can_a_normally_healthy_person_get_scared/ | {
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3loc8t | sites like facebook and google have said their servers "can never be down." how can reddit constantly afford to? | From a business perspective, are Facebook and Google just wrong? Or is Reddit admin just lazy? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3loc8t/eli5_sites_like_facebook_and_google_have_said/ | {
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jiqxi | significant figures | Like how many significant figures does a number have if it has a decimal at the end, but no digits after it (5.) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jiqxi/eli5_significant_figures/ | {
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88rtrp | how can people drive from one point to another point without remembering every detail of it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/88rtrp/eli5_how_can_people_drive_from_one_point_to/ | {
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2epyq5 | what would happen to a bank if everyone who had an account there decided to withdraw their money all at the same day ? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2epyq5/eli5_what_would_happen_to_a_bank_if_everyone_who/ | {
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9fzy8i | does other people see us like we see ourselves in the mirror or do they see us like a photo which taken by front camera of our phones (with mirror effect)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9fzy8i/eli5_does_other_people_see_us_like_we_see/ | {
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68sk1k | how were ancient people able to survive out on the glaciers between modern-day russia and america when they were migrating to america? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/68sk1k/eli5_how_were_ancient_people_able_to_survive_out/ | {
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a5q5zc | why can’t great britain just change their minds and not leave the eu? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a5q5zc/eli5_why_cant_great_britain_just_change_their/ | {
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2c0uly | what is my computer doing while it is frozen? | It is obviously doing something because it is using power and still putting out warm air like it would under normal use. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2c0uly/eli5_what_is_my_computer_doing_while_it_is_frozen/ | {
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3an5vd | if someone were to "stand" on jupiter at the great red spot, what would the storm look like? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3an5vd/eli5_if_someone_were_to_stand_on_jupiter_at_the/ | {
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65v7ww | the whole erdogan powers thing | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/65v7ww/eli5_the_whole_erdogan_powers_thing/ | {
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3qgr78 | nmr spectroscopy | Please someone give me a run down of this. I feel like my brain melts when I look at my notes for my organic chemistry class. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3qgr78/eli5_nmr_spectroscopy/ | {
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2y9xu3 | how does buzzfeed get away legally by posting .gifs from movies/sports/tv shows when that is all copyrighted source material. | Essentially, Buzzfeed takes premade copyrighted content and hosts it on their site embedded in the article and makes money on the ads surrounding the article. How is that legal when they are making money off of somebody else's matterial? Specifically, considering how complicated it is for Netflix to just get one movie ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2y9xu3/eli5_how_does_buzzfeed_get_away_legally_by/ | {
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468tbb | why is china preventing chinese yuan from worth more? | Heard in the news a couple of times. Never understood why. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/468tbb/eli5_why_is_china_preventing_chinese_yuan_from/ | {
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35kqif | why are some dangerous mammals, like tigers and wolves, able to be tamed from a young age, but not reptiles like alligators | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35kqif/eli5_why_are_some_dangerous_mammals_like_tigers/ | {
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5i1v4e | could a helicopter hover inches above earth and wind up on the other side of the planet? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5i1v4e/eli5_could_a_helicopter_hover_inches_above_earth/ | {
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3njzys | how large graham's number is using atoms, stars, blackholes etc. (or even a multiverse) | I was astounded by its vastness, so I need more explanation. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3njzys/eli5_how_large_grahams_number_is_using_atoms/ | {
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108zur | how did republicans shift from being not so conservative to ridiculously conservative? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/108zur/eli5_how_did_republicans_shift_from_being_not_so/ | {
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3s4b5n | what bad things are actually in mcdonalds now? is it really that bad? | I've just seen McDonalds' latest 'good to know' ad campaign, and a few things surprised me. All the chicken meat is chicken breast, the fries are just cut and fried potatoes... it's pretty different from the chemistry experiment I assumed I was eating.
Is there something I'm missing that means it is as unhealthy ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3s4b5n/eli5_what_bad_things_are_actually_in_mcdonalds/ | {
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kg5n9 | why do dvds look fine on a tv bigger than my monitor? | Why does a DVD look fine on a 30" tv but when I play it on a 22" monitor on fullscreen, it looks very pixelized? When it plays on the computer in a smaller window like 1000 pixels, it looks fine but then it looks terrible when maximized. Are there more pixels in a tv than most lcd monitors? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/kg5n9/eli5_why_do_dvds_look_fine_on_a_tv_bigger_than_my/ | {
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3uomqs | if someone posts a sexual picture of a minor on a site like imgur (for example), would a regular person get in trouble for finding it while flipping through random stuff? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3uomqs/eli5_if_someone_posts_a_sexual_picture_of_a_minor/ | {
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1kum8q | why did bradley manning get a 35 year sentence? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kum8q/eli5_why_did_bradley_manning_get_a_35_year/ | {
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2ozgdr | why is there oversupply in oil right now? | I understand that the dropping oil prices are from oversupply of oil, but why is there an over supply? Did the world's oil usage suddenly drop? What from? Or is there some new kind of oil-extraction tech that made supply jump up? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ozgdr/eli5_why_is_there_oversupply_in_oil_right_now/ | {
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5r8q2f | why is the g string on a guitar the one that tends to go out tune the most. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5r8q2f/eli5_why_is_the_g_string_on_a_guitar_the_one_that/ | {
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1k54ow | what is the point of captive breeding if the animals lose their ability to live in the wild? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1k54ow/eli5what_is_the_point_of_captive_breeding_if_the/ | {
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5uzg6j | are the different shampoos and soap actually different or is it all just a marketing trick? | if they aren't then is there is any ultimate product that includes everything? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5uzg6j/eli5_are_the_different_shampoos_and_soap_actually/ | {
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4o1w4p | why is it easier to read on paper vs. a screen? | Any time I am editing a paper, I print it out and find so many more errors than I do if I read on-screen. Why is that? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4o1w4p/eli5_why_is_it_easier_to_read_on_paper_vs_a_screen/ | {
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2d1rib | john d. rockefeller had a net work of, adjusted for inflation, $330 billion. where did he "keep" this sum of wealth? | I know he participated in a lot of philanthropy throughout his life, but at his most "wealthy," where did he keep his money? Was it tied up in company stock? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2d1rib/eli5_john_d_rockefeller_had_a_net_work_of/ | {
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3nnn0z | why do all deaf people speak with that specific tone in their voice? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nnn0z/eli5_why_do_all_deaf_people_speak_with_that/ | {
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c01v7x | why does the us not officially recognize taiwan as a sovereign state? what would happen if the us decided to? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c01v7x/eli5_why_does_the_us_not_officially_recognize/ | {
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3np5en | why do orthodontists put a permanent retainer on your bottom teeth, but not your top teeth? | I got my braces off a long time ago, and my ortho put a permanent retainer on my bottom teeth to prevent shifting, but for the top teeth, he made a removable retainer. I just don't understand why they don't put one up top too, it'd be very convenient. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3np5en/eli5_why_do_orthodontists_put_a_permanent/ | {
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