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1ws2tp | if opposition groups don't like the government, why do they boycott elections? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ws2tp/eli5_if_opposition_groups_dont_like_the/ | {
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3z0596 | why do people still have problems conceiving? wouldn't evolution mean that those with 'poor' genes wouldn't persist? or are all problems with conceiving environment related? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3z0596/eli5_why_do_people_still_have_problems_conceiving/ | {
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1lzh16 | why is that in the same room, same temperature, my boyfriend can be sweating while i am shivering? | We are close to the same height. If we are wearing the same amount of clothing - or even if he is shirtless and I am wearing a sweater, he can be sweating while I am so cold I am shivering. Why do we feel THAT different? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lzh16/eli5_why_is_that_in_the_same_room_same/ | {
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7w9y9e | when investing in a mutual fund for retirement, where does the wealth come from? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7w9y9e/eli5_when_investing_in_a_mutual_fund_for/ | {
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1rnf5r | my friend brought over some glass bottled beer that was room temperature and said that if we wrapped them in wet paper towels and put them in the freezer, they would get cold faster. is this true? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rnf5r/my_friend_brought_over_some_glass_bottled_beer/ | {
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4lei3h | why currency appreciation is bad? | In my very basic understanding of economics, it seems that having a strong nation currency is good.
Yes, appreciating currency hurts the exports and make imports cheaper, but is this downside that bad?
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5qt88d | how can malware get installed on your computer just by openning up a website and without the user getting notified about a download? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5qt88d/eli5_how_can_malware_get_installed_on_your/ | {
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5nsvbq | sometimes my phone's change with go from say 3% to 7% if i leave it alone for a long time. is it actually regaining charge? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5nsvbq/eli5_sometimes_my_phones_change_with_go_from_say/ | {
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1jcyq3 | what is the process of creating a maze in a cornfield? | Specifically ones when viewed from a distance create an image. From the planning, to actually cutting plants down, how is it done? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jcyq3/eli5_what_is_the_process_of_creating_a_maze_in_a/ | {
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zlitv | why is new mexico so much more liberal than the other states surrounding it? | It seems to me that if you look at a [political map](_URL_0_) of the United States, states tend to lean either Democrat or Republican in clumps - the west coast and northeast are liberal, the Great Lakes area is somewhat moderate and diverse, and the rest is conservative. Yet for some reason New Mexico is the only stat... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zlitv/eli5_why_is_new_mexico_so_much_more_liberal_than/ | {
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5rfioh | what is fair tax and flat tax? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5rfioh/eli5_what_is_fair_tax_and_flat_tax/ | {
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1gejo0 | why is paper money difficult to duplicate? | What makes it hard to forge paper money? What properties of paper money make it hard to forge and pass off as real money in everyday transactions? (not buying a car in cash or anything big)
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1o0fly | how do they determine launch locations for rockets/space shuttles/etc? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1o0fly/eli5_how_do_they_determine_launch_locations_for/ | {
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1j07ti | how does losing an eye lead to lack of depth perception? and to what extent does one face it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1j07ti/eli5_how_does_losing_an_eye_lead_to_lack_of_depth/ | {
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2bjkdq | what is cloudflare's ddos protection is doing?(see picture) | _URL_0_
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3jobgj | why do smoke detectors require batteries, when they are plugged into the wall? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3jobgj/eli5_why_do_smoke_detectors_require_batteries/ | {
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139wiz | why linux is so special among unix flavors (unices?) | Unix was around long before Linus Torvalds came along, right? And there were all sorts of different competing varieties. Then Linux was introduced, and now it's taken over the roles that would have been filled, and the competition's between different kinds of Linux. So what makes Linux so special that it's considered s... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/139wiz/eli5_why_linux_is_so_special_among_unix_flavors/ | {
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41xpat | what causes old dogs to sleep and lay around all day? | My dog seems to do nothing and still manage to be tired (she's a 10 year old border collie-black lab mix). I run her every few days whenever she wants to play. But, she'a always sleeping and seems tired | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/41xpat/eli5_what_causes_old_dogs_to_sleep_and_lay_around/ | {
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266a3h | why is it so hard to permanently cure allergies such as nut and shellfish? | Unfortunately i have both, and i want to know if a cure is a realistic goal in the near future. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/266a3h/eli5_why_is_it_so_hard_to_permanently_cure/ | {
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7b6jcv | why is it so much easier to set our biological clocks one hour back than it is to set them one hour forward? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7b6jcv/eli5_why_is_it_so_much_easier_to_set_our/ | {
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6sxk73 | how does the first person receive a transmitted disease? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6sxk73/eli5_how_does_the_first_person_receive_a/ | {
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52m3rc | why are most if not all of the zippers on my clothing made by the brand ykk? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/52m3rc/eli5_why_are_most_if_not_all_of_the_zippers_on_my/ | {
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584gso | how can you see things in your mind with your eyes shut? | You go to sleep and dream. In your dream there can be newspapers, books and magazines. If you read them in your dream who wrote those words and how can you read them with your eyes close? What is happening in your brain?? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/584gso/eli5_how_can_you_see_things_in_your_mind_with/ | {
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62ispk | why some people are "nightowls" even though humans a supposed to be active in the day time | I've always been a late night person, I ussually default to going to bed at 4-5am and waking up around 2-3pm | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/62ispk/eli5_why_some_people_are_nightowls_even_though/ | {
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89iveo | why does the rotation of the earth not influence a mechanically driven gyroscope? or does it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/89iveo/eli5_why_does_the_rotation_of_the_earth_not/ | {
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3mubyb | how we have all this scientific data and information about the universe but we didn't know about flowing water on mars until yesterday. | How do we have all this information on other planets, black holes, stars, other galaxies, etc and only found flowing water on Mars recently. This seems like it would have been found sooner being Mars is our closest planet.
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2d992g | what are the differences in the formations in soccer? | I mean I know that a 4-3-3 has four backs 3 mids and 3 strikers but why play it as opposed to a 3-5-2? What would be the best formation out of all of them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2d992g/eli5_what_are_the_differences_in_the_formations/ | {
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fw5lkv | how do cinemas get original copies of a certain movie . do they buy it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fw5lkv/eli5_how_do_cinemas_get_original_copies_of_a/ | {
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e8v4z3 | why is the "cherry" at the end of a lit cigarette hard? | I want to know why the heat causes the soft tobacco to go into a more solid state, before turning to ash. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e8v4z3/eli5_why_is_the_cherry_at_the_end_of_a_lit/ | {
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2czqqk | why does rain hurt when it hits you during a sky diving free fall | I have talked to a sky diver and they said one of the reasons they hate jumping in the rain (something not really recommended anyway) is because the rain really hurts, but dont all things fall at the same rate? Why would the rain drops inpact you and hurt. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2czqqk/eli5why_does_rain_hurt_when_it_hits_you_during_a/ | {
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2qxbpk | why are seas different from open ocean? why do we name some swaths of water but not others? | This has been on my mind for a while, and I've never gotten a real answer. Why do we name seemingly arbitrary places in the water a sea? Are there any differences between the sea and another part of the ocean? Why are these artificial boundaries created? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2qxbpk/eli5_why_are_seas_different_from_open_ocean_why/ | {
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1vicwz | do those "4g lte coverage maps" in advertisements actually represent anything realistic? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vicwz/do_those_4g_lte_coverage_maps_in_advertisements/ | {
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do0t4x | what is determinism? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/do0t4x/eli5_what_is_determinism/ | {
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28wla0 | how do young earth creationists rationalize radiocarbon dating? | Not trying to stir the pot, just genuinely curious about how they do it. Since it is based on relatively simple math, and relatively simple science, on what basis do they reject it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28wla0/eli5how_do_young_earth_creationists_rationalize/ | {
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1mea24 | why does the death of a ceo decrease stock prices? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1mea24/eli5_why_does_the_death_of_a_ceo_decrease_stock/ | {
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4g8vac | why is there so much incest on the front pages of porn sites? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4g8vac/eli5_why_is_there_so_much_incest_on_the_front/ | {
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2b8ns1 | why can't we insist on nobody touching anything else from the malyasian ukraine flight shoot down without international press and civilian oversight? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2b8ns1/eli5_why_cant_we_insist_on_nobody_touching/ | {
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2x0m9e | how did the hippy generation afford to travel cross country and enjoy the hippy lifestyle without having careers? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2x0m9e/eli5_how_did_the_hippy_generation_afford_to/ | {
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1ssqep | reddit's link karma system | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ssqep/eli5_reddits_link_karma_system/ | {
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4ne379 | why do you have to send a zip/rar file through the internet instead of sending a folder? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ne379/eli5_why_do_you_have_to_send_a_ziprar_file/ | {
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3qpo11 | what are the societal/cultural basics of the islamic (or muslim) religion? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3qpo11/eli5_what_are_the_societalcultural_basics_of_the/ | {
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37khlq | why is it that some victims of sexual assault, whether as children or as adults, are more capable of handling the trauma/experience, mentally, than others? | Made a throwaway, because obvious. I was molested twice as a child and have known a few close friends throughout my lifetime that have had similar experiences, yet we are all completely "normal". You wouldn't know it unless we told you outright. Why is it that some victims of sexual assault become so emotionally scarre... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37khlq/eli5why_is_it_that_some_victims_of_sexual_assault/ | {
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2n2j23 | why do birth defects increase when people give birth when they're older? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2n2j23/eli5_why_do_birth_defects_increase_when_people/ | {
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1nu68k | what is touching the inside of a body piercing? | So when people get ears, eyes or bellybuttons pierced, and they heal, what is the stuff that is touching the piercing (i.e inside the body)? Is it skin that grows over like grass would, scar tissue or something else? Does it change depending where you are pierced? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1nu68k/eli5_what_is_touching_the_inside_of_a_body/ | {
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9ywr6p | why are e. coli outbreaks such a common occurance these days? | Are there root causes for all food or is it different with different types of food such as meat, poultry, or vegetables? Are there measures that can be taken to help curb these outbreaks? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ywr6p/eli5_why_are_e_coli_outbreaks_such_a_common/ | {
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wxj77 | what is a rss feed and what's the best way to use them? | I know it's some kind of automatic update when blogs + sites release new content, but I don't really know how that all comes together for the user. Is it worth using them instead of checking several websites daily? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/wxj77/eli5_what_is_a_rss_feed_and_whats_the_best_way_to/ | {
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bboodd | without getting too political, why is the president able to remove and appoint people in completely separate organizations than his own cabinet? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bboodd/eli5_without_getting_too_political_why_is_the/ | {
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43wdct | how do scammers get away with contacting amazon and telling them their item (such as an xbox one/ps4/expensive video card) never arrived, and immediately get sent a replacement, or are refunded? how do they get away without an investigation? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/43wdct/eli5_how_do_scammers_get_away_with_contacting/ | {
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6y2ovh | why can’t modern productions of ww2 footage get the speed right? | I’m new here. Sorry if this is a re-question.
It just seems tragic that such a serious time in our history is portrayed with an almost comedic flair. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6y2ovh/eli5_why_cant_modern_productions_of_ww2_footage/ | {
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76zq31 | ; why is nautical speed measured in knots and not kph or mph? | Wouldn't it be simpler if everyone used either kph or mph? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/76zq31/eli5_why_is_nautical_speed_measured_in_knots_and/ | {
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9m9cf9 | why do foods so often use artificial flavoring to replicate the taste of something, rather than just using the original thing to flavor it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9m9cf9/eli5_why_do_foods_so_often_use_artificial/ | {
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24bbm4 | why does my girlfriend seem so warm while sleeping at night? | She seems to get as hot as an oven, and I've heard of people in similar situations. Why does this happen? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24bbm4/eli5_why_does_my_girlfriend_seem_so_warm_while/ | {
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22uuxk | how come reddit is so massive and influential yet all of the people i've spoken to don't know about it and i never see it used on tv like twitter or facebook is used? | Edit: So it seems that it's not as massive and influential as I thought it was. Thanks for the responses though guys :) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22uuxk/eli5_how_come_reddit_is_so_massive_and/ | {
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1rp63i | why do operating system messages give useless (to most) error codes instead of simple explanations of what went wrong? | Example: Windows Update was failing. A string of numbers was the error. Turned out to be a simple matter of the system time being off. Why can't they just SAY "Check system time"? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rp63i/eli5_why_do_operating_system_messages_give/ | {
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ab5c5b | how does white noise cause people to hear phantom sounds, such as voices or music? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ab5c5b/eli5_how_does_white_noise_cause_people_to_hear/ | {
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2b0j1s | why does the mh17 crash affects the us airline stocks? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2b0j1s/eli5why_does_the_mh17_crash_affects_the_us/ | {
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bxfn1f | how do people make up languages for films/books? do they go through a dictionary word by word and make up a translation for each one? or is it more of a pig-latin type process? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bxfn1f/eli5_how_do_people_make_up_languages_for/ | {
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29jf39 | what are music critics listening for? | For example, the album "Yeezus" was well received by music critics but many said it would take multiple listenings for it to grow on the general public. And as far as I can tell, a lot of Kanye West fans did not really like it at first. Why is this? How do music critics appreciate music right away without having to hea... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29jf39/eli5what_are_music_critics_listening_for/ | {
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1pxt6a | lift (the phenomena, not the english term for elevators) | I know how lift is produced, I just don't know how the shape of the wings of an airplane or the shape of a frisbee produces it.
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6dhn4s | what did bill clinton do/what contributed to the prosperous economic state in the 90's? | Doing a presentation on the 90's as a decade, and one of the topics is economics. This seemed like a nice and stable period time for the U.S. but why? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6dhn4s/eli5_what_did_bill_clinton_dowhat_contributed_to/ | {
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1w1hp7 | why, in most governments, does there seem to be no effort in fighting corruption in politics? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1w1hp7/eli5_why_in_most_governments_does_there_seem_to/ | {
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f3zily | how is soy sauce made? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f3zily/eli5_how_is_soy_sauce_made/ | {
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6aowmn | how can some people feel bad weather coming in previous injuries? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6aowmn/eli5_how_can_some_people_feel_bad_weather_coming/ | {
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9bukpc | why is volcanic soil so fertile? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9bukpc/eli5_why_is_volcanic_soil_so_fertile/ | {
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5gk1n6 | how do domesticated rodents know what a wheel is for? | I have a hedgehog and the day we got her we got her a wheel (like any hamster or gerbil owner would). From day one she "knew" what to do with the wheel. I understand they must have some instinctive need to run but how do they know that the wheel is for running?
Bonus: [Photo of Juliet the Hedgehog](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5gk1n6/eli5_how_do_domesticated_rodents_know_what_a/ | {
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3i7972 | why do governments produce and sell weapons to other entities than their own law enforcement? | **EXCLUDING WEAPONS FOR ANIMAL HUNTING!**
^(but they don't need a fully automatic, do they?)
Besides making profit, you can be 100% sure that, at a certain point the producer (government) will be the cause of armed violence against it's own law enforcement.
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3a82x4 | why does it appear american conservatives have pushed so far to the right in the last 15 years? | I'm honestly not trying to offend anyone with this question. That's why I say "appear," because I want to include the possibility that the shift is merely my perception, not reality.
That being said, it appears the election of GW Bush in 2000 marked the beginning of a calculated and significant shift to the right amon... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3a82x4/eli5_why_does_it_appear_american_conservatives/ | {
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7k1l9m | what are gas giants and why can't we land in them? | **Edit** Thanks for all the answers, that clarified alot | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7k1l9m/eli5_what_are_gas_giants_and_why_cant_we_land_in/ | {
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qhwzc | how i can feel the presence of someone entering a room | Often when I'm in my room asleep/half asleep and someone comes in to grab something quietly I can 'feel' them enter and exit the room.
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5ll4g2 | why do roads have unnecessary bends? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ll4g2/eli5why_do_roads_have_unnecessary_bends/ | {
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7gw83s | what ant decides when a colony is to be moved? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7gw83s/eli5_what_ant_decides_when_a_colony_is_to_be_moved/ | {
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5otupv | why are bulletproof vests not reusable? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5otupv/eli5_why_are_bulletproof_vests_not_reusable/ | {
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oofa5 | eil5: why are sunsets more colorful in winter? | This may just be spitting in the wind, but it seems like sunsets during the winter months are more vibrant and colorful. They have deeper, richer, longer lasting colors. A lot of the time, they stretch all the way across the sky. Why is that? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/oofa5/eil5_why_are_sunsets_more_colorful_in_winter/ | {
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1qmgo7 | how can some people stand in the cold in shorts and a t-shirt and be perfectly fine, when another person of equal size and body type, might be freezing and need tons of layers to stay warm? | I'm a 20 year old male, 5'11", 145lbs, lived in Florida all my life. We recently had a cold front come through town, it was high 50s, low 60s, and in the morning I needed to get something out of my car and didn't realize how cold it was so I walked out there in shorts and tank and instantly I was freezing. Later in the... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qmgo7/eli5_how_can_some_people_stand_in_the_cold_in/ | {
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1je60s | why are acid attacks so prevalent in the middle east/asia? | What is it that makes this form of assault so prevelent in the middle east as well as in Asia?
Is it because of the lack of control over acidic chemicals? Is it because many of these chemicals are produced in these places?
Please reddit, explain this like i'm five so I may be enlightened as to why this form of assa... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1je60s/eli5_why_are_acid_attacks_so_prevalent_in_the/ | {
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jdgm3 | the difference between polar and non-polar compounds | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jdgm3/eli5_the_difference_between_polar_and_nonpolar/ | {
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27odik | why can't i upload a gif as my profile picture or banner on facebook or twitter? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/27odik/eli5_why_cant_i_upload_a_gif_as_my_profile/ | {
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65jy6i | when venus fly traps eat, how does the animal die? - also what would happen to a finger in a venus fly trap? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/65jy6i/eli5_when_venus_fly_traps_eat_how_does_the_animal/ | {
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dtzzr0 | how was such a massive structure like the hoover dam constructed so perfectly without modern technology and how were they able to hold the water back during the build? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dtzzr0/eli5_how_was_such_a_massive_structure_like_the/ | {
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cepqe3 | how does gold end up concentrated in a vein on earth, considering the contents originate from multiple separate supernovae? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cepqe3/eli5_how_does_gold_end_up_concentrated_in_a_vein/ | {
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4g6s7t | why do we sometimes get that "empty" feeling after a show, game, book, etc? | Is there a good reason for why we get "the void" after a series or show ended? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4g6s7t/eli5_why_do_we_sometimes_get_that_empty_feeling/ | {
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2zqzpm | how is it that all the hydrogen and helium (the lighter stuff) accumulated in the centre of our solar system, and all the heavier elements ended up circling around it? wouldn't the opposite make more sense? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2zqzpm/eli5_how_is_it_that_all_the_hydrogen_and_helium/ | {
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jqxjw | shouldn't eli5 be more about explaining concepts than answering questions? | Maybe it's just me, but I think there's a lot of questions here that really isn't hard to grasp, nor to explain...
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28mjrw | i remember old games in higher graphics than they actually were. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28mjrw/eli5_i_remember_old_games_in_higher_graphics_than/ | {
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9tfj39 | what is an ssh key and sftp and why are they important | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9tfj39/eli5_what_is_an_ssh_key_and_sftp_and_why_are_they/ | {
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dzxnky | what actually is a patent and why are companies allowed to sell products without them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dzxnky/eli5_what_actually_is_a_patent_and_why_are/ | {
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3rgow5 | what does a hospital do when there are too many emergency's at the same time? | You only have so many people, so what happens when there are 10 emergency's and only 8 medical people (so nurses and doctors)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3rgow5/eli5_what_does_a_hospital_do_when_there_are_too/ | {
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2i5fdl | if i smack into a hot object, will the burn be worse than if i lightly touched it? | For example, let's say that I accidentally smacked my arm into a very hot object, like the inside of a stove, hard enough to leave a bruise. Would the burn go any deeper into the skin or cover a larger area than it would if I had touched it lightly? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2i5fdl/eli5_if_i_smack_into_a_hot_object_will_the_burn/ | {
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4zg0t3 | if the earth rotates on its axis constantly, how are we able to see the same starts every night? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4zg0t3/eli5_if_the_earth_rotates_on_its_axis_constantly/ | {
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5tk3y4 | saltwater aquariums are so delicate - so how do these animals survive in the wild? | Saltwater aquariums are so beautiful - but most people can't be bothered with the maintenance on them. You have to balance your perimeters *just so,* check them daily as minor fluctuations can harm your fish... And then you could look at the damn thing too hard and everything goes to shit and your $500+ worth of fish a... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5tk3y4/eli5_saltwater_aquariums_are_so_delicate_so_how/ | {
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5nwswp | why does toast bread keep all the cheese in while normal bread lets the cheese ooze out? | I was just eating breakfest and pondering about it. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5nwswp/eli5_why_does_toast_bread_keep_all_the_cheese_in/ | {
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5xpw33 | why do some people develop tics that go away, but others' progress into tourette's syndrome? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5xpw33/eli5_why_do_some_people_develop_tics_that_go_away/ | {
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35aj9m | why is first (1st), second (2nd), third (3rd), but everything else is xth? |
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vqpfy | the recent obamacare decision ruled by the supreme court, without bias. | Mandate upheld, mandate struck down. Either way I don't know what it means for the American people. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/vqpfy/eli5_the_recent_obamacare_decision_ruled_by_the/ | {
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a62rki | why is it that sometimes a car move forward the moment you release your brakes while on "drive" but sometimes it doesn't even when it's stopped at the same place? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a62rki/eli5_why_is_it_that_sometimes_a_car_move_forward/ | {
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8eqayr | why do some youtube videos show a small image of that point in the video when you hover over the progress bar and some don't? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8eqayr/eli5_why_do_some_youtube_videos_show_a_small/ | {
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