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5jm6nb | why is it that people's favorite color is typically blue? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5jm6nb/eli5why_is_it_that_peoples_favorite_color_is/ | {
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8o0cya | doxxing. do you have the absolute right to anonymity on the net? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8o0cya/eli5_doxxing_do_you_have_the_absolute_right_to/ | {
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9pa0sp | how do we know which species has self-awareness? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9pa0sp/eli5_how_do_we_know_which_species_has/ | {
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49rqpn | what does it take to participate in american politics at a high level such as the house of representatives and the senate? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/49rqpn/eli5_what_does_it_take_to_participate_in_american/ | {
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3fph5e | what is the best argument against granting washington dc statehood? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3fph5e/eli5_what_is_the_best_argument_against_granting/ | {
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cnmiu9 | loot boxes in video games, what are they and why is everyone mad about them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cnmiu9/eli5_loot_boxes_in_video_games_what_are_they_and/ | {
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63ehwu | if i only eat a 1/4 pound of food a day, but am getting 10,000 calories from it, will i still gain weight? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/63ehwu/eli5_if_i_only_eat_a_14_pound_of_food_a_day_but/ | {
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4x1xm0 | how come when you crack your fingers underwater, it makes a noise that seems loud and clear? even though it's underwater. | I don't know how else to explain this, but whenever I crack my fingers underwater, it seems like the sound travels pretty far throughout the water | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4x1xm0/eli5_how_come_when_you_crack_your_fingers/ | {
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7gldsl | how do we know when to wake up when we arrived at our stop when taking public transport? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7gldsl/eli5_how_do_we_know_when_to_wake_up_when_we/ | {
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8popav | how does this topographical sand work? | _URL_0_
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2kyeho | why when i'm shaving and accidentaly cut myself in the cheek or moustache i can feel the iron-like taste of blood in my tongue? | I can "taste" that I cut myself even before there's blood. Ehat causes this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2kyeho/eli5_why_when_im_shaving_and_accidentaly_cut/ | {
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27fygb | cost of living. will the cost of living ever stop going up? what's to stop a can of coke from eventually costing $1,000? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/27fygb/eli5_cost_of_living_will_the_cost_of_living_ever/ | {
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8lr4rb | how does the braille writing work for chinese, with thousands of symbols and differrent intonations? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8lr4rb/eli5_how_does_the_braille_writing_work_for/ | {
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7ydesm | is russian roulette with actual bullets illegal? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ydesm/eli5_is_russian_roulette_with_actual_bullets/ | {
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2nmm6m | why do local folk upset with powers beyond their neighborhood become rioters and trash their own neighborhood as a form of protest? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2nmm6m/eli5_why_do_local_folk_upset_with_powers_beyond/ | {
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6nd1ie | how is marijuana not addicting, yet some people become dependent on it to the detriment of their health, social life, and career. | I smokes weed I has friends whom smokes weed Im supports the full legalization of marijuana however Im knows dependency are an problem among so peoples why cause these dependencies are the factors in an person's life that would cause the to become dependence on weeds what are difference from dependencies and addiction... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6nd1ie/eli5_how_is_marijuana_not_addicting_yet_some/ | {
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2yifw6 | why does my phone charge slower the closer it gets to 100%, or video game loading screens, for that matter? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2yifw6/eli5_why_does_my_phone_charge_slower_the_closer/ | {
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by6i1j | how can the chinese government block 1.4 billion people talking about tianemen square on chinese social media ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/by6i1j/eli5_how_can_the_chinese_government_block_14/ | {
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8bf23v | how do some plants and animals produce chemicals that make them burst light? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8bf23v/eli5_how_do_some_plants_and_animals_produce/ | {
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3q0s9y | what is it that footballers (soccer players) wrap around their wrists all the time? why do they do this? | So many players have wrists wrapped or taped in something, why do they do this? Can they not take jewellery off? Is it somehow supportive? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3q0s9y/eli5_what_is_it_that_footballers_soccer_players/ | {
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5y95qm | why is it so bad to throw biomass into landfills? wouldn't the introduction of more biomass encourage bacteria growth and decomposition of the rest of the waste in the landfill in the long run? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5y95qm/eli5_why_is_it_so_bad_to_throw_biomass_into/ | {
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6s4e0m | how would would explain to an non-swimmer how to swim; particularly how to float? | Are there any techniques for explaining to adults that do not swim - how to float? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6s4e0m/eli5how_would_would_explain_to_an_nonswimmer_how/ | {
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dw55ti | would a bee still be able to fly if it's scaled up? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dw55ti/eli5_would_a_bee_still_be_able_to_fly_if_its/ | {
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2989az | why is skin whitening popular in asian countries, but darkening of the skin popular in typically white countries? | If you go into any beauty store in Korea/China you will see a mega-tonne of skin whitening products but typically nothing for darkening the skin. Where as in UK and America it's popular to darken the white skin whether it is through make up or tanning beds.
Why is the beauty emphasis on skin color so different? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2989az/eli5why_is_skin_whitening_popular_in_asian/ | {
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f7mjt5 | why is differentiation represented by d/dx | I know how to calculate derivatives and such, but why is it like that? What does the fraction mean? Are the "d"s variables? Why, when doing integrals, do you need to write dx? Why is it written as dx? Help. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f7mjt5/eli5_why_is_differentiation_represented_by_ddx/ | {
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5vr785 | what do soldiers of peaceful countries do in their average day? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5vr785/eli5_what_do_soldiers_of_peaceful_countries_do_in/ | {
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4i1yp9 | why do we know so little about the far reaches of our own solar system but so much about objects millions of light years away? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4i1yp9/eli5_why_do_we_know_so_little_about_the_far/ | {
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204fz2 | is it possible to have heavy bones ? | im 5'8" 90 kgs as per bmi im fat but i don't look like one .in gym there are guys taller and bigger in size than me but weigh less . can this be due to heavy bones ? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/204fz2/eli5is_it_possible_to_have_heavy_bones/ | {
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33s5bc | are organisms programmed to have sex? how do they learn? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/33s5bc/eli5_are_organisms_programmed_to_have_sex_how_do/ | {
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jkt6c | please eli5: splenda; how does it work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jkt6c/please_eli5_splenda_how_does_it_work/ | {
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1015qg | why don't downloaded games, burnt to dvds work on the xbox 360 etc? | Not asking this because I actually want to pirate games, just curious as to what stops them from working and why people haven't managed to crack this yet. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1015qg/eli5_why_dont_downloaded_games_burnt_to_dvds_work/ | {
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cydk27 | how do the meteorologists know so well which direction hurricanes are headed? like they predict dorian will likely make a hard right turn and head up the coast. how? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cydk27/eli5_how_do_the_meteorologists_know_so_well_which/ | {
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2uw0h1 | does it save hot water/electricity/gas when you shower using an output of water at a lower temperature of hot water? | Being winter and all... How do water boilers and plumbing work together?
Assuming that water boilers heat water to one constant temperature, do showers regulate the temperature of the water output through internal blending of different concentrations of hot and cold water?
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1ka1e3 | how did they measure the nutritional facts in every pack of snacks | ? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ka1e3/eli5_how_did_they_measure_the_nutritional_facts/ | {
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1zvpnw | why does my phone battery continue to drain even when it's turned off? | I keep turning my phone off and turning it on to see small amounts of percentage have been lost over time. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zvpnw/eli5_why_does_my_phone_battery_continue_to_drain/ | {
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6o0tvv | what happens to the foreign objects in our eyes when we rub them until the discomfort is gone? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6o0tvv/eli5_what_happens_to_the_foreign_objects_in_our/ | {
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57xno8 | how do thiefs who steal rare and unique items actually sell them, and what do the people buying those items do with them? | That was always one of the biggest mysteries to me when I hear about theft. If someone stole the Mona Lisa, it's pretty damn easily recognizable. Where would the theft go to sell it, and who in their right minds would buy it? It seems like if you bought it and anyone ever saw you with it, you'd instantly get arreste... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/57xno8/eli5_how_do_thiefs_who_steal_rare_and_unique/ | {
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5qeo5z | how are political goals accomplished through proxy wars? | It doesn't seem very effective. Arm both sides, one side wins but becomes a terrorist organization, country destroys organization, repeat... What does it accomplish? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5qeo5z/eli5_how_are_political_goals_accomplished_through/ | {
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3oxfe0 | when a company goes public, how does the company get any money, as opposed to just the previous owner? | Lets say Leroy Jenkins owns JenkinsCorp, and then goes public and sells 25% of the stock, 25 stocks, for $100 each. I would imagine that Leroy Jenkins is now $2500 richer, end of story.
But I'm hearing all over the place that also the company itself, JenkinsCorp, would benefit as well, from a "huge cash infusion". Why... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3oxfe0/eli5_when_a_company_goes_public_how_does_the/ | {
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2z582e | if you were to fall into an infinite hole that goes on forever, when and how would you eventually die? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2z582e/eli5if_you_were_to_fall_into_an_infinite_hole/ | {
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1m81df | how do doctors get away with grossly overbilling insurance companies compared to cash customers? | I took my grandfather in for a treatment recently. Prior to doing so, I did some research online and found that the procedure runs around $2,000 cash total (I even think I saw that number on the site of the actual doctor that did the procedure)
Now when I got my grandpa's insurance statement, I see that the doctor has... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1m81df/eli5how_do_doctors_get_away_with_grossly/ | {
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2v8636 | i just blew my nose and my contact lens fell out. how? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2v8636/eli5_i_just_blew_my_nose_and_my_contact_lens_fell/ | {
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3w96yl | why is it ok to decry the whitewashing of fictional historically black or asian characters, but racist to want a fictional character that was historically white to stay white? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3w96yl/eli5_why_is_it_ok_to_decry_the_whitewashing_of/ | {
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5g4n6o | the difference between blended and single malt scotch whiskey. | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5g4n6o/eli5_the_difference_between_blended_and_single/ | {
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2fse3g | what actually happens to your taste buds when you eat spicy foods? outside of causing some discomfort. | Eating a Tabasco seasoned jerky stick, the level of heat really shocked me... In a good way of course. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fse3g/eli5_what_actually_happens_to_your_taste_buds/ | {
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3k532z | how in the world to scammers/spammers on sites like _url_0_ make any money? | First of all they have to pay for a subscription $60 minimum, then hire someone to populate the "About Me" field. Then they have to get a photo of some hot chick. Now I assume they have to pay these girls for their photos or they would get sued. Then after all that work someone might report the account as a scam accoun... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3k532z/eli5_how_in_the_world_to_scammersspammers_on/ | {
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4sr6tt | court stenography | I know that court stenographers use some sort of shorthand to transcribe the proceedings, but how is the shorthand comprehensive enough to capture all of the words spoken? How is the shorthand properly translated to form a complete transcription?
Also, why do we even need stenographers anymore? Aren't cases recorded ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4sr6tt/eli5_court_stenography/ | {
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4w25lr | what is the fascination with predicting the end of the world? | Is it strictly to look forward to the afterlife (if you believe that type of thing), or is there something deeper in human's psychology that makes us do this?
E.G. the Mayans, the Rapture, etc.
Thanks! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4w25lr/eli5_what_is_the_fascination_with_predicting_the/ | {
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6cxzvo | how do chords work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6cxzvo/eli5_how_do_chords_work/ | {
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3zyjkm | what is the gun-show-loophole? how does this impact firearm sales in general, and specifically what kinds of guns are covered. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3zyjkm/eli5_what_is_the_gunshowloophole_how_does_this/ | {
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4vixvl | how does dna ensure there are no errors when it replicates? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4vixvl/eli5_how_does_dna_ensure_there_are_no_errors_when/ | {
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2uhmzb | how do popular youtube channels like cinemasins show so many clips from movies but my videos get removed for even a few seconds of copyright material? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2uhmzb/eli5_how_do_popular_youtube_channels_like/ | {
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1r1ex9 | if i were to only rinse my body with water to clean myself, how clean would my body be? | Any comments using time would be appreciated. I would like to know in the long run as I know my body would need time to adjust. I would like to know how well the body does on its own.
^^^^^^^^^^^/
Edit: The general consensus is that I would be fine when using an exfoliating cloth and water. Water and a cloth for bat... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1r1ex9/eli5_if_i_were_to_only_rinse_my_body_with_water/ | {
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ai6656 | do people actually die of old age or natural causes or is that just what people say when people die of things like cancer? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ai6656/eli5_do_people_actually_die_of_old_age_or_natural/ | {
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5ulyde | why are tv shows making less episodes now per season than they did in the past? wouldn't they make more money with more episodes? | A TV show on average would produce 25+ episodes a season. Now we'd be lucky to get 12. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ulyde/eli5_why_are_tv_shows_making_less_episodes_now/ | {
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3p9f5z | why arent media outlets sued or held accountable when they show clear bias | Why dont political organizations and goverments hold responsible news organizations in court when it can be easly proven that they are lying or manipulating news for one side or another ?
If a goverment has hard proof that a news organization has misreported or lied on air, wouldnt it be accountable legaly under libel... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3p9f5z/eli5_why_arent_media_outlets_sued_or_held/ | {
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5jjhhx | the 'gamma factor' | This came up on a recent thread when discussing travel at light speed. I found it hard to understand - ELI5 would be great! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5jjhhx/eli5_the_gamma_factor/ | {
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4freu6 | why do humans get aroused watching others having sex? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4freu6/eli5_why_do_humans_get_aroused_watching_others/ | {
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j7nqo | radar/heat seeking missiles. | The guidance part. I get the gist ... but not really. With heat seeking missiles for example, once a suitable heat signature is detected how is that translated into homing/navigation directions?
- Not a terrorist. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/j7nqo/eli5_radarheat_seeking_missiles/ | {
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2ecpoh | if in the middle-ages all everybody drunk was beer, were they all always dehydrated? | We are taught at school that throughout human history even young children were drinking drinks that were alcoholic, such as beer or wine, due to the poor quality of the water. Yet alcoholic drinks dehydrate the body, so could someone eli5 how this could happen? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ecpoh/eli5_if_in_the_middleages_all_everybody_drunk_was/ | {
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2xpyfa | why do some people "rage" when they play video games, even though the outcome has no real effect on their life? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xpyfa/eli5_why_do_some_people_rage_when_they_play_video/ | {
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2xfd8a | how does an itunes mastered album differ from the regular album? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xfd8a/eli5_how_does_an_itunes_mastered_album_differ/ | {
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4gjtxo | how does an unsealed (loosely rolled) plastic bag in a cereal box keep the cereal from going stale? | Honey Nut Cheerios® in my bowl (no milk) start to taste stale in an hour! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4gjtxo/eli5_how_does_an_unsealed_loosely_rolled_plastic/ | {
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4frgdp | why are there no low cost, mass produced, factory made bikes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4frgdp/eli5_why_are_there_no_low_cost_mass_produced/ | {
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4yzrzu | do city police officers have any authority in another city? or even another country? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4yzrzu/eli5_do_city_police_officers_have_any_authority/ | {
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f71iiv | why do early 20th century structures have this emerald green paint so often? | Such as [this](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f71iiv/eli5_why_do_early_20th_century_structures_have/ | {
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936ppe | how does wealth redistribution work in regards to the law of supply and demand? | In other words, if everyone can afford even the most basic of needs, how does the market not adjust the prices to meet the new demand? Doesn't this recreate the gap that the redistribution tried to correct? This may be a rudimentary view of this, but if someone could explain I'd appreciate it. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/936ppe/eli5_how_does_wealth_redistribution_work_in/ | {
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4d87d5 | why do many dictatorships try to pretend to be democracies instead of openly opposing democracy? |
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4y5hoy | why do lab results showing an olympian tested positive for substance abuse often take years before it shows up stripping them of their medals way after the fact? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4y5hoy/eli5_why_do_lab_results_showing_an_olympian/ | {
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9g7d8w | how does filling petrol in a diesel engine (and vice versa) cause such a catastrophic damage? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9g7d8w/eli5_how_does_filling_petrol_in_a_diesel_engine/ | {
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271khp | if attraction in humans is a result of procreating with a mate that would make a healthy and strong offspring, how are gay people attracted to the same sex? | I **don't** mean to offend anyone; I'm gay myself.
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7x1hm1 | what's an afterburner? how does it work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7x1hm1/eli5whats_an_afterburner_how_does_it_work/ | {
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17ec4j | if you can't drive drunk, why is being public intoxication a charge? | Example: Drunk at a bar but can't get a ride home, so you walk home but a cop arrests you for public intoxication. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/17ec4j/if_you_cant_drive_drunk_why_is_being_public/ | {
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3gyfix | why aren't news networks questioning the honesty of the extremely low official death toll of the chinese explosion? | Just looking at pictures and videos it seems obvious that far more than 75 died | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3gyfix/eli5_why_arent_news_networks_questioning_the/ | {
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5wkl82 | why has there always been a rebellion between the older generation and the younger generation when it comes to music and lifestyle? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5wkl82/eli5_why_has_there_always_been_a_rebellion/ | {
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5njtox | why did antisemitism continue in the usa post wwii even though the horrors of the holocaust were known? | I don't understand why Jewish people were stigmatised so much even though the USA fought against the Nazis. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5njtox/eli5_why_did_antisemitism_continue_in_the_usa/ | {
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54qe9j | when astronauts reach the point we percive as "0 gravity"? is gravity really 0 in there? how far is it from earth? is it a smooth transition from "1g" or more like a sudden drop (i mean the gravity rules, not what astronauts feel because of the speed)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/54qe9j/eli5_when_astronauts_reach_the_point_we_percive/ | {
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zqutv | elim: why are some people adventurous eaters and others very picky? | I'm curious as to whether there is a scientific reason, one that goes beyond some peoples' unwillingness to try new things. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zqutv/elim_why_are_some_people_adventurous_eaters_and/ | {
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bbw6t7 | why has the us monetary base more than tripled in the past 10 years while growing modestly in the decades before? | _URL_0_
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1twnjn | morse code. is it, it's own language or is it in english? how did it become universal? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1twnjn/eli5_morse_code_is_it_its_own_language_or_is_it/ | {
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ba3rm5 | why humans hate to eat the same meal repetitively, but a pet can go its whole life eating the same meal and still be excited when you put the bowl down | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ba3rm5/eli5_why_humans_hate_to_eat_the_same_meal/ | {
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4odz0t | why do cats do that thing where they cry to leave or come into the house, but once you open the door they change their mind? | Is there any scientific explanation that suggests why they may do that or are they just assholes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4odz0t/eli5_why_do_cats_do_that_thing_where_they_cry_to/ | {
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1qh4cu | why is shockwave flash so slow, why is adobe unable to optimize it, and why do websites continue to use it instead of moving to an alternative? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qh4cu/eli5_why_is_shockwave_flash_so_slow_why_is_adobe/ | {
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5m9xa9 | how do airplanes avoid issues with snow/ice on the runway when taking off or landing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5m9xa9/eli5_how_do_airplanes_avoid_issues_with_snowice/ | {
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3kcy7h | how in the hell did arnold schwarzenegger become the governor of california? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3kcy7h/eli5_how_in_the_hell_did_arnold_schwarzenegger/ | {
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3rc6l6 | why are you supposed to rinse vegetables before boiling them? doesn't the boiling water get rid of any germs/pesticides? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3rc6l6/eli5_why_are_you_supposed_to_rinse_vegetables/ | {
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18t78d | ; why/how did some countries end up rich and prosperous while others became poverty stricken? | So what I mean is, why is it that America, England, Australia etc became 'first world countries' and places like India, Vietnam, Sudan etc are poor and decades behind in technologies? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/18t78d/eli5_whyhow_did_some_countries_end_up_rich_and/ | {
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shqtb | after we see a bright light, why do we still see a spot when we blink, even though when our eyes are open that spot has already faded away? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/shqtb/eli5_after_we_see_a_bright_light_why_do_we_still/ | {
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xzjdf | i hope this isn't too obnoxious... eli5 the 2012 us presidential candidates | To be honest, I haven't ever paid attention to politics. I *want* to, but I really don't know where to start. I'm only 16 (which is no excuse, I understand) and I find it hard to comprehend news pertaining to the upcoming election. I can't just go on CNN and click on Politics because I have no sense of background behin... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/xzjdf/i_hope_this_isnt_too_obnoxious_eli5_the_2012_us/ | {
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9im4is | what's the difference between objective and subjective reality? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9im4is/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_objective_and/ | {
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3km4nb | why did human toddlers evolve the need to put everything they can in their mouths? wouldn't this risky and deadly trait be weeded out through evolution? | I have to stop my 11 month old boy from choking to death on something about once a day. Babies are quick to shove anything they can in their mouths. This seems like it would easily kill our ancestors. How did the ones who did it not die out? How / why was it passed down? What benefit is it to us? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3km4nb/eli5why_did_human_toddlers_evolve_the_need_to_put/ | {
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3bn20v | how do you die from alzhiemers? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3bn20v/eli5_how_do_you_die_from_alzhiemers/ | {
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3j1lvr | what is pachinko? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3j1lvr/eli5_what_is_pachinko/ | {
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5tizyu | how are constantly innovating with graphics cards and processors? will we ever reach a limit to how much we can improve on them? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5tizyu/eli5_how_are_constantly_innovating_with_graphics/ | {
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3p0p7l | what prevents a person from lying about a degree they have and how is the validity checked? | For example, if I go in an interview to be a chemist, and I don't have my degree in chemistry but I lie and say I do from blah blah University(and a fake diploma to "prove it", how can I be stopped? And how do you check to.see if someone really has a degree?
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5puxud | why does a real person who is speaking right next to me sound so different from a person on tv, apparently speaking right in front of me? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5puxud/eli5_why_does_a_real_person_who_is_speaking_right/ | {
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