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59xx0i | how can somebody be allergic to water? | I have heard about people suffering from a water allergy & having to take special pills to be able to tolerate it. How can this even be possible considering the human body is mainly water? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/59xx0i/eli5_how_can_somebody_be_allergic_to_water/ | {
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38jxe1 | how do services like apple pay and android pay benefit apple and google? | ELI5:How do services like apple pay and android pay benefit apple and google? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38jxe1/eli5how_do_services_like_apple_pay_and_android/ | {
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8r8i0l | how does saturn maintain such uniform patterns on its disks? | I never could comprehend how the rings stay so uniform. The disk formation I get, Gravity and orbit will do that, but having the rings form completely uniform from each side like that just feels impossible.. Saturn has all the time in the world and with enough time anything is possible but there must either be a few ph... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8r8i0l/eli5_how_does_saturn_maintain_such_uniform/ | {
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1cxwnu | why does pubic hair end at a relatively convenient length, while head hair seems to have no limit? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1cxwnu/eli5_why_does_pubic_hair_end_at_a_relatively/ | {
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2q6d5g | why do stray cats bolt away like lightning when they see a human approaching from 10 feet away, yet show no fear when a 2 ton car barrels toward them? | Doesn't the noise and relative size scare them at all? Or are their sensory organs not equipped to recognize danger from a modern creation? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2q6d5g/eli5_why_do_stray_cats_bolt_away_like_lightning/ | {
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a6n8pi | why when you're deep in thought or thinking about a memory, you seem to completely zone out of your current surroundings and feel as if you're almost reliving the memory or thought? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a6n8pi/eli5_why_when_youre_deep_in_thought_or_thinking/ | {
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9v8hz9 | where do the blood vessels go after a chicken is cooked? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9v8hz9/eli5_where_do_the_blood_vessels_go_after_a/ | {
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730h8u | why are people banned from living "off the grid"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/730h8u/eli5_why_are_people_banned_from_living_off_the/ | {
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bbb7xa | why are there no smartphones with e-ink displays? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bbb7xa/eli5_why_are_there_no_smartphones_with_eink/ | {
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fxyyof | why does your scalp produce more dandruff as more flakes come off? | How do you not run out of itchy scalp flakes to have fall off | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fxyyof/eli5_why_does_your_scalp_produce_more_dandruff_as/ | {
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30x901 | what is wahhabi/salafist islam? what is the shiite equivalent? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/30x901/eli5_what_is_wahhabisalafist_islam_what_is_the/ | {
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8dlsi6 | why do certain types of noise enhance our abilities to focus and study whereas others don't? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8dlsi6/eli5_why_do_certain_types_of_noise_enhance_our/ | {
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2vlz4a | if i give someone $1 million, why do i have to pay a gift tax? | Assuming I have already paid taxes on the $1 million dollars, why does the act of giving it to someone subject me to even more taxes? What is the reasoning behind the gift tax? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2vlz4a/eli5_if_i_give_someone_1_million_why_do_i_have_to/ | {
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41sfb8 | there seem to be significantly fewer contradictions in the quran than in the bible. is this simply because of a lack of research, or is it objectively less contradictory? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/41sfb8/eli5_there_seem_to_be_significantly_fewer/ | {
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35b1im | what causes certain people to constantly tap or have their hands busy? | I've always tapped to a certain beat (or to no beat in particular), or felt the need to have my hands occupied. And I know I'm not the only one.. is it determined by a certain characteristic of the mind? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35b1im/eli5_what_causes_certain_people_to_constantly_tap/ | {
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18o8ek | why is photography equipment so expensive? | What causes cameras and lenses to be so expensive?
How are +$6,000 bodies and $2,000 lenses justified? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/18o8ek/why_is_photography_equipment_so_expensive/ | {
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1w20r5 | the rice experiment | I know this seems like it shouldn't even belong in any respectable scientific discussion, but I still have to ask. Please do not just downvote and ignore this simply because the premise is so ridiculous.
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f8h84o | how does a man without the bottom part of his body pee? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f8h84o/eli5how_does_a_man_without_the_bottom_part_of_his/ | {
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5awips | why do religious leaders wear funny hats? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5awips/eli5_why_do_religious_leaders_wear_funny_hats/ | {
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3f83bt | what is the difference between williams syndrome and down's syndrome? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3f83bt/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_williams/ | {
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6sdydm | why is it that your arm can lose blood, fall asleep for 20 minutes, and be fine when blood is restored, but cutting blood off to your brain for even a minute (e.g. having a stroke) can have irreversible damage? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6sdydm/eli5_why_is_it_that_your_arm_can_lose_blood_fall/ | {
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4tncx5 | blue light filter glasses and why they're good for people who stare at screens for long times | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4tncx5/eli5_blue_light_filter_glasses_and_why_theyre/ | {
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26xvle | why are most blockbuster movies/films first released outside of north america? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26xvle/eli5_why_are_most_blockbuster_moviesfilms_first/ | {
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26yerc | how many years of memories can the brain support? | Lets say you lived with a healthy brain for 1000 or 10000 years. Would you be able to remember anything from when you were 20? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26yerc/eli5how_many_years_of_memories_can_the_brain/ | {
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mw5r2 | why will wearing somebody's glasses ruin my eyes? | I tried on my dad's gasses and he got mad at me, telling me that wearing them will ruin my eyes. Why, reddit? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/mw5r2/eli5_why_will_wearing_somebodys_glasses_ruin_my/ | {
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395rxd | how do the nations that are rescuing the migrants in the mediterranean deal with the migrants after they have saved them? | Do they send them back to there home country? Or do they process them as you would if the migrants came to the country a conventional way? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/395rxd/eli5_how_do_the_nations_that_are_rescuing_the/ | {
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1qw49v | why is it that drugs like marijuana & cocaine are banned in most countries, yet alcohol isn't? | Does alcohol not have as bad (if not worse) mind altering properties? Is it not as addictive as other drugs, and costs the health industry millions every year? Is it a money thing when it comes to governments, or because it's more socially acceptable? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qw49v/eli5_why_is_it_that_drugs_like_marijuana_cocaine/ | {
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43dj2s | why don't more websites host their downloads via torrents? | I don't see a drawback to it.
You wouldn't have to pay for a server to host your file.
Higher download speeds for your clients.
More availability with 200 seeders compared to hosting it on one single server that could be down for a day.
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767ns5 | how are cell and landline calls almost instanteous when talking with someone (most the time)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/767ns5/eli5_how_are_cell_and_landline_calls_almost/ | {
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3g7w7d | how do we know voter fraud does not occur in the u.s.? is it possible that it occurs undetected? what evidence should voter fraud theoretically leave behind? | I've been wondering about this for a while and want to get a straight answer. One of the reasons people condemn voter ID laws in the U.S. is because they claim voter fraud is a non-existent problem. Apparently, we know that voter fraud does not happen, and I'm not sure how.
To me, it seems like voter fraud is the kind... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3g7w7d/eli5_how_do_we_know_voter_fraud_does_not_occur_in/ | {
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4gntmu | why do ingrown hairs end up 2-4 times the length of other hairs? | I've heard that hairs will grow to a certain point and stop, yet there was one time I pulled out an ingrown hair that was more than twice the length as the rest of the hairs within that area.
Did the moist environment/irritated skin cause that ingrown hair to miss the memo to stop growing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4gntmu/eli5_why_do_ingrown_hairs_end_up_24_times_the/ | {
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4is49v | how did the cavemen draw on the cave wall? and how did the paintings survive for so long? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4is49v/eli5_how_did_the_cavemen_draw_on_the_cave_wall/ | {
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1tk8td | why doesn't the brain adjust to a shaky video like it adjusts when our heads are tilted/rotated/shaken? | Especially for GoPro cameras. The person wearing the helmet can see just fine and make sense of the sights but the person watching the video is objected to a whole lot of shaking. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1tk8td/eli5why_doesnt_the_brain_adjust_to_a_shaky_video/ | {
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53i7ml | how do ponzi schemes make money if they constantly owe investors? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/53i7ml/eli5_how_do_ponzi_schemes_make_money_if_they/ | {
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b9pmgn | how was audio/music in pre modern computers edited and had post sfx added? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b9pmgn/eli5_how_was_audiomusic_in_pre_modern_computers/ | {
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59kp6a | how did aleppo become a central point for war in the middle-east? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/59kp6a/eli5_how_did_aleppo_become_a_central_point_for/ | {
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asd706 | about 17%-35% of the population experience photic sneeze reflex (sneezing when exposed to bright light). what causes this? | The **photic sneeze reflex** (also [backronymed](_URL_4_) as, **Autosomal Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst** (**ACHOO**) **syndrome**[\[1\]](_URL_0_) and colloquially **sun sneezing**) is a condition that causes [sneezing](_URL_2_) in response to numerous stimuli, such as looking at bright lights or periocular (su... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/asd706/eli5_about_1735_of_the_population_experience/ | {
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cats55 | what causes someone to think something and a second later when they are about to share it, the thought is gone? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cats55/eli5_what_causes_someone_to_think_something_and_a/ | {
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3bphd2 | why is the state department releasing hillary clinton's e-mails in batches? i don't understand why it's happening or why it's okay? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3bphd2/eli5_why_is_the_state_department_releasing/ | {
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rnuv5 | woodstock | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/rnuv5/eli5_woodstock/ | {
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23qwkv | quantum memory | In [this thread from /r/technology](_URL_0_) it was mentioned that scientists have managed to "freeze" light, and to quote the article
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yfk0l | - how the eyes of a portrait can follow you around, always staring at you regardless of where you're standing | Either a photograph or a painting - you know, when the eyes are following you around. Always staring at you. I was always mesmerizer by this effect as a child. Is there an intentional method that produces this effect? How come it's only *some* portraits and not all of them? I'd also like an explanation of what exactly ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/yfk0l/eli5_how_the_eyes_of_a_portrait_can_follow_you/ | {
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95z197 | why do diving masks fog up underwater? | Why do they fog up underwater, even if you put your saliva on the mask or keep water in there? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/95z197/eli5_why_do_diving_masks_fog_up_underwater/ | {
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f9g0iz | what are those small coloured circles near the barcode on packaging for candy bars etc.? something to do with what dyes or colours are used during printing? why are they only on certain packaging and not all? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f9g0iz/eli5_what_are_those_small_coloured_circles_near/ | {
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3yequf | why do cell phone signals deteriorate in mountainous areas? | Is it just proximity to cell towers or something else? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3yequf/eli5_why_do_cell_phone_signals_deteriorate_in/ | {
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2dxnev | if continents drift a couple of inches each year, how are some ancient structures still aligned with certain stars/planets? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2dxnev/eli5if_continents_drift_a_couple_of_inches_each/ | {
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2o5gh9 | zipper merging | Talking about cars and traffic etiquette/efficiency.
When to zipper merge?
How?
Why is it better? (is it?)
Diagrams would be super useful too. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2o5gh9/eli5_zipper_merging/ | {
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17mmhc | why is leather considered more ethical than fur? | is it just because we use the meat too? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/17mmhc/why_is_leather_considered_more_ethical_than_fur/ | {
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1slv9g | why do people 'reach for the sky' when they get knocked out? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1slv9g/eli5_why_do_people_reach_for_the_sky_when_they/ | {
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8dceax | lab grown meat, does it take as long to grow as the animal? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8dceax/eli5_lab_grown_meat_does_it_take_as_long_to_grow/ | {
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1hs0ql | why is it that humans have favorites? such as favorite colors, numbers and many other things favorited. | My girlfriend and I were discussing favorite numbers and I had the question of why is your favorite number your favorite instead of what is your favorite number, and she had no clue but just 'because'. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1hs0ql/eli5_why_is_it_that_humans_have_favorites_such_as/ | {
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6tip10 | how come an usb-c 85w apple charger can charge a phone or a tablet without blowing it up? how does the power supply know how much power to feed? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6tip10/eli5_how_come_an_usbc_85w_apple_charger_can/ | {
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1s7sl6 | what would happen if the minimum wage was $22/hr and it had to increase at the same rate as inflation? | Basically, I'm asking about the economic consequences. Would it be an overall positive/negative thing to occur, or would it be somewhere in the middle? Would it help get rid of income inequality? Share your thoughts everyone. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1s7sl6/what_would_happen_if_the_minimum_wage_was_22hr/ | {
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c005k4 | why does coke push diet coke so hard? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c005k4/eli5why_does_coke_push_diet_coke_so_hard/ | {
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ag1cjw | how much of a financial strain the u.s. prison system is on the economy (if any at all) and what could fix it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ag1cjw/eli5_how_much_of_a_financial_strain_the_us_prison/ | {
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v314u | "http," "https," "www," and what purpose they serve if i can still reach my intended online destination without typing them in. | This has confused me since the third grade or so, when I realized that my librarian was full of shit and that, no, "_URL_2_." didn't need to be typed in for me to reach my intended online site, be it _URL_1_ or, more likely (then, at least), _URL_0_.
But that's a tangent. I just want to know - like a five-year-old, be... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/v314u/eli5_http_https_www_and_what_purpose_they_serve/ | {
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1r4fxw | how do physical evolutionary changes occur? | You hear things like an animal has adapted to its environment (skin colour change etc) through evolutionary changes throughout thousands of years. But if a human was to stay in a corn field for thousands of years would their skin become the colour of the field? How does an animals skin colour change to that certain env... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1r4fxw/eli5_how_do_physical_evolutionary_changes_occur/ | {
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1xjv3j | what are the pros and cons of tar sand oil? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xjv3j/eli5what_are_the_pros_and_cons_of_tar_sand_oil/ | {
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5ike4c | why can't humans look in separate directions (like chameleons) | Is it a paired muscle/tendon type deal, like with your fingers?
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1hm6l9 | how do 'sports tricks' videos work? | I didn't really know what to call them. I'm talking about when you see footage of amazing feats by professional (or otherwise) athletes. like [this](_URL_0_) and [this](_URL_1_). It always really seems like those videos were taken in one take? Are these athletes actually that amazing. Do they take a ton of takes that a... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1hm6l9/eli5_how_do_sports_tricks_videos_work/ | {
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21343p | why do some phone cases or watches say water proof up to a certain amount of feet (like 6ft)? is it the water pressure difference? is the water pressure difference that significant? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21343p/eli5_why_do_some_phone_cases_or_watches_say_water/ | {
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6g0g9r | why many pms symptoms and early pregnancy symptoms are similar or the same | freaks me out every month for like 2 days because i'll think i'm pregnant but then i'm not | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6g0g9r/eli5_why_many_pms_symptoms_and_early_pregnancy/ | {
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3qcnub | why doesn't reddit have their own app instead of reddit is fun or baconreader? wouldn't they make more money from having a self-made universal app for ios and android? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3qcnub/eli5_why_doesnt_reddit_have_their_own_app_instead/ | {
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1vxsm1 | how does st jude hospital continue to operate while remaining free to patients and families? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vxsm1/eli5_how_does_st_jude_hospital_continue_to/ | {
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46098r | what's the point of non-alcoholic beer? | If beer is beer with alcohol, what's the point of Non-alcoholic beer? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/46098r/eli5whats_the_point_of_nonalcoholic_beer/ | {
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35h158 | how do pop-up blockers work? how do sites get around them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35h158/eli5_how_do_popup_blockers_work_how_do_sites_get/ | {
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613r2l | why is security clearance not required for potus and many other "powerful" politicians? | Edit: Clarification -- I want to know why POTUS ( & others) do not need to undergo investigation for security clearance. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/613r2l/eli5why_is_security_clearance_not_required_for/ | {
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ako2qp | how is it that large buildings don't sink overtime? | I get you have to set foundations before starting to building large apartments and skyscrapers but how does the soil/earth not start sinking or compressing over time with all that weight? Is earth that tightly packed? Every time I dig it seems the soil is fairly loose. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ako2qp/eli5how_is_it_that_large_buildings_dont_sink/ | {
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e7dxcd | how do single propeller planes counter the torque from the propeller. | I was playing kerbal space program last night and my single prop planes kept flipping over. I understand that having a second propeller spinning the opposite way can counteract this, but how do single propeller planes do this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e7dxcd/eli5_how_do_single_propeller_planes_counter_the/ | {
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16obvb | do women's bodies retract dramatically after giving birth? | I know about losing pregnancy weight and what not, but women's bellies are huge at the end of pregnancy, the day after giving birth what do their mid-sections look like? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/16obvb/do_womens_bodies_retract_dramatically_after/ | {
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2gzkq6 | why do so many people who emigrate from the middle east open convenience stores? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2gzkq6/eli5_why_do_so_many_people_who_emigrate_from_the/ | {
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16alxu | why do basketball games look slower on tv then they do in person? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/16alxu/eli5_why_do_basketball_games_look_slower_on_tv/ | {
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6umuic | why is it that when you take a nap you almost always wake up super sweaty and disoriented but when you wake up from sleeping over night you feel rested and aren't sweaty? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6umuic/eli5_why_is_it_that_when_you_take_a_nap_you/ | {
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2y99uc | why can i not just walk up to a drive-thru window & order food? | It just doesn't make sense to me. I see a lot of places that have security cameras in their drive-thru lane, so if it's the threat of being robbed that's an issue, it seems like it'd be much easier to catch someone whose face isn't hidden by a darkened vehicle & who clearly isn't going to be able to be 5-10 miles awa... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2y99uc/eli5_why_can_i_not_just_walk_up_to_a_drivethru/ | {
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6hlb1d | what is that little hangy thing in the back of our mouths? what does it do? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6hlb1d/eli5_what_is_that_little_hangy_thing_in_the_back/ | {
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5rfgyq | why is local control of schools seen as superior to national government control? | We always hear about the states fighting about getting "local control" but why is the mindset that this is better? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5rfgyq/eli5_why_is_local_control_of_schools_seen_as/ | {
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ado889 | why do gaming companies forbid pirating their outdated products (90s and 00s consoles emulators and roms, for example), if it doesn't hurt them, and they can't realistically make money off of it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ado889/eli5_why_do_gaming_companies_forbid_pirating/ | {
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3klu2m | why you need to drive in a high gear on ice? | Technical details are very welcome (as long as they aren't too advanced) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3klu2m/eli5_why_you_need_to_drive_in_a_high_gear_on_ice/ | {
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e3k2np | what's the difference between energy and power? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e3k2np/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_energy_and_power/ | {
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41suf5 | how does something like an hdmi port become near universal? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/41suf5/eli5_how_does_something_like_an_hdmi_port_become/ | {
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23lp1o | explain like i'm 5 what is beyond the 3rd dimension. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/23lp1o/eli5_explain_like_im_5_what_is_beyond_the_3rd/ | {
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11gn86 | why doesn't the redbull skydiver who is jumping from the stratosphere burn up? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/11gn86/eli5_why_doesnt_the_redbull_skydiver_who_is/ | {
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2blnyi | tuna. how can one tuna fish be worth over a £million? what stops you from simply catching a tuna and becoming very rich? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2blnyi/eli5_tuna_how_can_one_tuna_fish_be_worth_over_a/ | {
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40bgs5 | phone batteries and charges vs laptop batteries and chargers | Recently I was shopping for a laptop and a phone. The phone I got has 3400 mAh of capacity and my whole phone is smaller than the battery of my laptop, which has a capacity of 4450 mAh.
Is a different technology used for these batteries?
Also, I can charge my phone in 1:30 minutes from 0-100 and my phone's charger is ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/40bgs5/eli5phone_batteries_and_charges_vs_laptop/ | {
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abiblg | how does the human body which had a cold stop sneezing when asleep, but keep sneezing when awake ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/abiblg/eli5_how_does_the_human_body_which_had_a_cold/ | {
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1u4t7x | why is it that reddit only displays some of my subreddits in the drop down at one time? | When I click the 'My Subreddits' drop down in the top left, it varies between which of my subreddits are actually showing on any given visit to the site. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1u4t7x/eli5_why_is_it_that_reddit_only_displays_some_of/ | {
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8z87k2 | why do homonyms and homophones exist? | I mean, there are so many different possible combinations of letters that haven't been used, yet we have so many words that sound the same/are spelled the same but have different meanings. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8z87k2/eli5_why_do_homonyms_and_homophones_exist/ | {
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7b7s32 | how is it possible for us to know if a sound comes from the top or the bottom given that we only have two ears aligned horizontally? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7b7s32/eli5_how_is_it_possible_for_us_to_know_if_a_sound/ | {
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4wob3k | why do our minds switch around beginning and ends of words when speaking? example, the jox fumped over the log. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4wob3k/eli5_why_do_our_minds_switch_around_beginning_and/ | {
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l1dsk | why does a sound sound different after you've heard it more than once in a row? | Pretty much just curious why I perceive a sound differently hearing it just once, compared to what the same exact sound sounds like played over and over in repetition. I also find the sound never to sound the same again even if I do something else for a while, forget about it, then play the sound just once again.
(sor... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/l1dsk/eli5_why_does_a_sound_sound_different_after_youve/ | {
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7ugi2d | can biological cells only divide or can they also be create/assembled? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ugi2d/eli5_can_biological_cells_only_divide_or_can_they/ | {
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e9v7zi | how do mri and fmri work, are they used simultaneously? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e9v7zi/eli5_how_do_mri_and_fmri_work_are_they_used/ | {
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257sjl | why do company's sponsor the pga when it seems like pro golf doesn't make much money? | And how can golfers make so much money from just one tournament? It seems like they don't get high ratings on TV, or many fans that go to the tournaments. So where is the revenue generated? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/257sjl/eli5_why_do_companys_sponsor_the_pga_when_it/ | {
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2tbbxr | as far as the oscars are concerned, what is the difference between cinematography and film editing in a film? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2tbbxr/eli5_as_far_as_the_oscars_are_concerned_what_is/ | {
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4q6co2 | how do interpreters hear the next line while interpreting what was just said? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4q6co2/eli5_how_do_interpreters_hear_the_next_line_while/ | {
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999mbu | why news organizations don’t sue for libel when a truthful article is called ‘fake news’? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/999mbu/eli5_why_news_organizations_dont_sue_for_libel/ | {
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35mv7h | why do we find "sweet" things so pleasurable? even other animals really seem to enjoy sweet things. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35mv7h/eli5_why_do_we_find_sweet_things_so_pleasurable/ | {
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1ogxd4 | how did the military phonetic alphabet get its letter/word combinations? and why is "f" fox-trot and not just "fox"? and why is 9 "nin-er"? | How did we get the letter and word combinations of the phoenetic alphabet, and more importantly, why did they not choose easier to understand and remember words for the letters? For example:
Just FOX for F and not trot on the end, it sounds like two words and could confuse people.
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8mofbr | why is it so difficult to stop crying once you start? any sad thought and the tears will burst again | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8mofbr/eli5_why_is_it_so_difficult_to_stop_crying_once/ | {
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