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1c235c | why do they leave the page before a story blank? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1c235c/why_do_they_leave_the_page_before_a_story_blank/ | {
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aseflp | why in movies and series they sometimes make character's voices start at the end of one scene, before the scene where they speak actually starts? | Sorry for bad English, if it doesn't make sense! I mean, you watch a series, and sometimes at the end of a scene starts the speaking of characters from next scene? For a few seconds, and then they start the scene with this characters. What exactly is it done for? How does it make a movie better? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aseflp/eli5_why_in_movies_and_series_they_sometimes_make/ | {
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32y8kf | how does a computer know how long a second is? | Edit: Wow, front page. Never knew such a simple question raised so much interest! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/32y8kf/eli5_how_does_a_computer_know_how_long_a_second_is/ | {
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1b1q6h | why do ghosts say boo? | Does anyone know the origin of this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1b1q6h/eli5_why_do_ghosts_say_boo/ | {
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340juq | how is having something sweet at the end of a meal a part of so many cultures around the world? | Yes I'm aware east Asia doesn't usually, but everywhere from Europe to south Asia seems to have dessert as a thing. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/340juq/eli5_how_is_having_something_sweet_at_the_end_of/ | {
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3stx2b | if you eat 3lb of cooked food, how come you do not gain 3lbs after? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3stx2b/eli5_if_you_eat_3lb_of_cooked_food_how_come_you/ | {
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5qxr7g | why does your bone go numb after it's broken? | I've broken wrists, ankles, and a foot. And every time, without fail, it turns numb. Why does this happen? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5qxr7g/why_does_your_bone_go_numb_after_its_broken/ | {
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1lh5ba | why are closet gay people often the most outspoken anti-gay critics? | You see this often, someone who is a closeted gay person in an organization that is anti-gay or they are very anti-gay in speech. Why is this? You would think if the were secretly gay they might try to change things from the inside or at least say something like "Oh, being gay isn't soo bad" to help themselves. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lh5ba/eli5why_are_closet_gay_people_often_the_most/ | {
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90mul2 | is milk better for you than water? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/90mul2/eli5_is_milk_better_for_you_than_water/ | {
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7xzjkc | why do jokes become less funny when you start explaining it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7xzjkc/eli5_why_do_jokes_become_less_funny_when_you/ | {
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26qdya | why can you feel the spiciness of food when it comes out after eating (for example) a bunch of hot cheetos? | ? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26qdya/eli5_why_can_you_feel_the_spiciness_of_food_when/ | {
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51r3gj | why do you wear special hospital garments/robes? | Really awkward when everything is exposed on the bottom and the back -_-. Can someone tell me why hospitals do this and you dont wear underwear? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/51r3gj/eli5why_do_you_wear_special_hospital_garmentsrobes/ | {
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a4932g | how do we "feel" when someone is physically near us? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a4932g/eli5_how_do_we_feel_when_someone_is_physically/ | {
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5z1km2 | i don't get it. how is cnn fake news? any examples of them publishing fake stories? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5z1km2/eli5i_dont_get_it_how_is_cnn_fake_news_any/ | {
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4etv0w | in the usa, how you can be charged with murder if you weren't the person who pulled the trigger? | Just went on a binge watching "First 48". Love this show.
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flvc56 | for the past 20 years every 1st day of spring has been march 20th. why was the 1st day of spring on the 19th this year? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/flvc56/eli5_for_the_past_20_years_every_1st_day_of/ | {
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3zv0j6 | how can satellites stay working for years on end, yet a lot of companies can barely go a day without a technical error? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3zv0j6/eli5_how_can_satellites_stay_working_for_years_on/ | {
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2iew3v | how is the monetary value of an industry determined? | What do people mean when they say an industry is worth a few billion dollars? How's that calculated? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2iew3v/eli5_how_is_the_monetary_value_of_an_industry/ | {
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pgc6z | what did facebook do that made it 100x more succesful than all of the other social networking sites (friendster, zuup, myspace, etc.) | I know it's a big question, and there are probably 100 reasons, but I really want to know how Facebook, what seems to be basically just another social networking platform, blew up to become this technological giant. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/pgc6z/eli5_what_did_facebook_do_that_made_it_100x_more/ | {
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6i9r3g | why are witnesses swearing an oath in court if they're gonna lie anyway? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6i9r3g/eli5_why_are_witnesses_swearing_an_oath_in_court/ | {
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1onx13 | baryogenesis, the asymmetry of baryons and antibaryons in the very early universe | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1onx13/eli5_baryogenesis_the_asymmetry_of_baryons_and/ | {
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355bzz | what's the big deal with tesla's new battery? what does it do differently from previous batteries and why is there so much hype around it? | I saw a post in r/futurology that the battery is sold out until the middle of 2016. I'm really curious about what innovations Tesla has made and why it's so awesome. I don't understand much about this kind of technology so any background information on the previous state of batteries would be awesome. Thanks! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/355bzz/eli5_whats_the_big_deal_with_teslas_new_battery/ | {
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9wknu7 | what is a moment generating function, and why do they matter in statistics? | My search found [one result](_URL_0_), but the explanation there is not understandable to someone at my level. For example, I don't know what a function transform (referenced in that explanation) is.
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5v6apz | how do animals understand the concept of "play dead", when "shot" or otherwise? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5v6apz/eli5_how_do_animals_understand_the_concept_of/ | {
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1262i4 | why when i put things on others they can stand like that for weeks, and suddenly one day they fall ? | This just happened. There was a CD on the top of a bottle in my room, it was here for a few weeks, and it just fell down. I didn't touch it. I didn't even move. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1262i4/eli5_why_when_i_put_things_on_others_they_can/ | {
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cxk7hf | how are vitamins synthesized and added to foods? where do they come from? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cxk7hf/eli5_how_are_vitamins_synthesized_and_added_to/ | {
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409qrt | why has aircraft technology (seemingly) stagnated in the past 30 years? | I'm sure that things like radar and black boxes and other smaller things are going to always be improving slightly, but aeroplanes in general seem to have stayed the same for many years. If you look at 80s movies, the 'heroes' will be driving noticeably old cars, using phones in booths, and everyone's clothes are diffe... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/409qrt/eli5_why_has_aircraft_technology_seemingly/ | {
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607w6c | how did germany become an ally to the us so soon after wwii? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/607w6c/eli5_how_did_germany_become_an_ally_to_the_us_so/ | {
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fdmy3m | why is it bad for a company to earn the same this year as it did last year? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fdmy3m/eli5_why_is_it_bad_for_a_company_to_earn_the_same/ | {
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3sd4ic | why is facebook allowed to track your online browsing activities even when you're no longer using their services, and why are other sites adopting the same methods? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3sd4ic/eli5_why_is_facebook_allowed_to_track_your_online/ | {
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39mprk | why do people get excited when the beat drops? | I was at an EDM show for the first time, and the highlights of the performance was always when the beat drops. What makes it so exciting?
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35bra5 | what are the health differences between masturbation and having sexual intercourse | I have read in a couple places that masturbation stops prostate cancer ("stops" is probably the wrong word to use but i can not think of a better alternative ). They didnt mention anything about sex though.
Soooo is there a difference between sex and masturbation?
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5ndo2s | why do we still use latin to name new species? | Mainly just the title.
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3acb5h | why do american beer websites require you to enter your age before you gain access to the content? | I know the drinking age is 21, but this is such a weak form of control why even bother doing it, is there a legal obligation or a body governing this in the states?
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1enhzo | the story behind neon genesis evangelion and end of evangelion, not including the rebuild series. | Seriously. I watched the original anime and end of evangelion a little over a year ago and I'm STILL trying to piece it all together. Who is Lillith, what is this instrumentality project, what purpose does shinji have in it all. ITS ALL SO DAMN CONFUSING D: | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1enhzo/eli5_the_story_behind_neon_genesis_evangelion_and/ | {
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1p8itj | if our skin is "dead" then what keeps it from rotting off our bodies? | Why don't we all look like zombies? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1p8itj/eli5_if_our_skin_is_dead_then_what_keeps_it_from/ | {
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5qm8co | how does tire size affect the speedometer reading and gas mileage of a vehicle? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5qm8co/eli5_how_does_tire_size_affect_the_speedometer/ | {
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z98ez | why does the gop vehemently dislike the epa and department of energy so much? | From a superficial level, it seems like common sense to *want* to protect the environment which sustains life for us. However, I often hear rhetoric from the right stating the existence of departments such as EPA and Department of Energy are superfluous. From initial resources I've read, it seems that the right thinks ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/z98ez/eli5_why_does_the_gop_vehemently_dislike_the_epa/ | {
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22bc1y | how do pandora, spotify [radio], rdio and itunes radio determine what song to play next? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22bc1y/eli5how_do_pandora_spotify_radio_rdio_and_itunes/ | {
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3uvuc0 | tv series, how do they do to run an entire season and keep it on schedule if every episode takes about six months to produce? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3uvuc0/eli5_tv_series_how_do_they_do_to_run_an_entire/ | {
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3yve77 | what's the difference between being knighted, getting an mbe, and getting an obe? | Pretty self-explanatory. Just saw that Froomie is getting an OBE, and none of us 'Muricans over here know what those mean, exactly. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3yve77/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_being_knighted/ | {
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3hml2j | why do trailers give away the entire movie? | Is there any empirical data to show that this sells more movie tickets? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3hml2j/eli5_why_do_trailers_give_away_the_entire_movie/ | {
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29guqs | in an event of a national emergency | So, cue apocalypse, or a 'national emergency' for you realists out there. What happens..? I understand that each local government will have different guildlines in place just in case, but aren't there certain rules? I'm here in the UK, and I was wondering if there would be for eg, a massive stockpile of gas masks? Or w... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29guqs/eli5_in_an_event_of_a_national_emergency/ | {
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33ijod | what happens inside a labor camp? | Im sure there are a thousand different types of labor camps but do you usually just do mundane backbreaking tasks? Or do you do work that benefits the outside world? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/33ijod/eli5what_happens_inside_a_labor_camp/ | {
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2qninz | why is it so difficult, even with today's technology, to pinpoint the exact location where a plane crashes? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2qninz/eli5_why_is_it_so_difficult_even_with_todays/ | {
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3pwolb | why are people surprised when governments take action against whistle blowers? | Isn't leaking classified information highly illegal, even if morally permissible? I mean, of course the US would want to prosecute Snowden, he committed a HUGE crime, even if it was "the right thing to do"' | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3pwolb/eli5_why_are_people_surprised_when_governments/ | {
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1gyr6e | the difference between "civil" and "criminal" court. | Is civil court only for monetary recompense, and criminal for legal? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1gyr6e/eli5the_difference_between_civil_and_criminal/ | {
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9gppvv | what causes the weather to act as if its got a schedule? | About a week before the big storm hit the Philippines, from sunrise onward, it would be a scorching hot day. But like clockwork at 2-3pm, it would rain really hard for about 2 hours then just stop. This would happen for at least a week. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9gppvv/eli5_what_causes_the_weather_to_act_as_if_its_got/ | {
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3pmrjf | why do humans always feel the need to "debate" and end up arguing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3pmrjf/eli5_why_do_humans_always_feel_the_need_to_debate/ | {
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419q54 | republicans and unions | If I work for a company wouldn't I want to be apart of a union? Do constituents of the Republican Party really call for the banning of unions? Why do the right see union busting as a good thing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/419q54/eli5_republicans_and_unions/ | {
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16kfnu | why are hotel costs so hugely different between an american website (priceline or the hotel's own website) and an international site? | I don't understand what makes this substantial difference possible and/or how they're not called on it, it seems almost illicit how vast the difference is. I check out a hotel's site and priceline, etc. I'm looking at about $110 per night. I find the exact same hotel on an international hostels website and its $39 USD... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/16kfnu/why_are_hotel_costs_so_hugely_different_between/ | {
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151w0l | why are there a lot more anti-tobacco than anti-alcohol campaigns? | By smoking, you're mostly hurting yourself. I believe it has been proven that second hand smoke [isn't really harmful at all](_URL_0_).
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245cgt | why do bananas taint other foods? | If a bunch of bananas are around other food they seem to infect other food with their flavor. Why is this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/245cgt/eli5_why_do_bananas_taint_other_foods/ | {
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44pvhk | pricing on digital goods? | A chair has production costs, buying the wood, crafting it, etc. Something like Photoshop or a game once created can be copied many times over for no cost. With the chair, supply and demand has a definite interaction with low supply and high demand leading to high prices but with software you have unlimited supply and ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/44pvhk/eli5_pricing_on_digital_goods/ | {
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1a1r60 | besides ui, how is linux different from windows? | And what benefits/costs does this bring to the OS? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1a1r60/eli5_besides_ui_how_is_linux_different_from/ | {
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14qgh3 | what is the logic/reasoning behind suicide bombers? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/14qgh3/eli5_what_is_the_logicreasoning_behind_suicide/ | {
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4qyngk | why does getting an outside lane in track not put you at an inherent disadvantage? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4qyngk/eli5_why_does_getting_an_outside_lane_in_track/ | {
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3li3bh | what is the best way to get drunk and have a minimal hangover? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3li3bh/eli5_what_is_the_best_way_to_get_drunk_and_have_a/ | {
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n6003 | dubstep and why is it so popular? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/n6003/eli5_dubstep_and_why_is_it_so_popular/ | {
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2yq13t | why do so many people want a remaster of a game that's only about six or seven years old? | _URL_0_ If it happens, it'll probably just be the equivalent of the original Ultra quality settings at 720p@60 | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2yq13t/eli5_why_do_so_many_people_want_a_remaster_of_a/ | {
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5as6xh | why is it common practice on websites (and physical store goods) to not include the tax as part of the price until you actually buy/get to the last confirmation screen? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5as6xh/eli5_why_is_it_common_practice_on_websites_and/ | {
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966yqn | why do bacteria stink? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/966yqn/eli5_why_do_bacteria_stink/ | {
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40ir9j | why are many of the major deserts in asia and north africa considered different deserts despite the fact they all merge into one another? | Looking at a map ( [like this one](_URL_0_) ) I noticed that the Sahara, Syrian, Arabian, Karakum, Taklamaka, and Gobi deserts all appear to run into one another. A little search showed me that the Gobi might be physically separated. But why are the others not considered one desert? And why isn't that desert considered... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/40ir9j/eli5_why_are_many_of_the_major_deserts_in_asia/ | {
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4c631b | what happens to butter after it becomes gas on the frying pan? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4c631b/eli5_what_happens_to_butter_after_it_becomes_gas/ | {
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am2pst | what would happen if you threw an iron bar into the sun? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/am2pst/eli5what_would_happen_if_you_threw_an_iron_bar/ | {
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2f0nbm | why am i nostalgic about a time i didn't exist in? | Okay so I was born in '84 but any time I see a show or a movie, or read a book or even listen to music from the '60s I instantly get nostalgic. I first recognized it when I was younger while watching Back to the Future. The high school really hits close to home when that's concerned, and it feels like I once lived in t... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2f0nbm/eli5why_am_i_nostalgic_about_a_time_i_didnt_exist/ | {
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1qtdop | how has the united states been able to test so many nuclear bombs on its own soil without making large areas of the country uninhabitable? | After seeing that video that shows all the nuclear bombs that have been exploded in tests and what not (_URL_0_), the United States has had hundreds of nukes go off, especially in the south west. How is this possible to do without totally destroying that part of the country? I know it's mostly desert areas out there bu... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qtdop/eli5_how_has_the_united_states_been_able_to_test/ | {
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20bple | seti is the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, but is anyone searching for "dumb" life? | It seems to me that 99.9999999% of all species that have ever lived on this planet (including humans until about 70yrs ago) were not intelligent enough to send out radio signals to space. But the dinosaurs and the amazon pack an awful lot of life. Even a living microbe on martian soil would be ground breaking. So ar... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20bple/eli5_seti_is_the_search_for_extraterrestrial/ | {
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6w538b | why do some flights last longer when you're going than when you're coming back? | I was looking at flights to New York from Serbia and vice versa, and I noticed that the flight to New York lasted longer than the flight from New York.
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95enyy | why do some cities need a communications tower (cn tower, tokyo skytree, etc) when others just put antennas on their tallest buildings (like new york and chicago)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/95enyy/eli5_why_do_some_cities_need_a_communications/ | {
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1r7ozy | why do americans celebrate thanksgiving? | Honest question, not trying to poke at a historical sorespot, but given the conquest and well-documented genocide of the native American people, doesn't the fact that the pilgrims were fed and welcomed by native American people feel like a strange thing to celebrate?
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6s40g5 | how did people get horses to charge into lines of spears when horses are spooked so easily? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6s40g5/eli5_how_did_people_get_horses_to_charge_into/ | {
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2wdpk0 | why is it called a 'flight' of stairs? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wdpk0/eli5_why_is_it_called_a_flight_of_stairs/ | {
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zmzu7 | can someone explain cockney rhyming slang like i'm five? | I did a search and was surprised this wasn't already asked. It honestly makes no sense to me. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zmzu7/can_someone_explain_cockney_rhyming_slang_like_im/ | {
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7degvi | lambic pentameter | Sorry about the L saw it on an old worksheet of my girlfriends(couldn’t tell if it was an i or an l) she tried to explain it but I couldn’t get it. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7degvi/eli5_lambic_pentameter/ | {
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dsiuid | can wifi be used for nefarious reasons? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dsiuid/eli5_can_wifi_be_used_for_nefarious_reasons/ | {
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bnxs9g | what is the purpose of paramedics giving people blankets after an accident? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bnxs9g/eli5_what_is_the_purpose_of_paramedics_giving/ | {
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3d7n51 | how do people sleep with their eyes open and not wake up? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3d7n51/eli5_how_do_people_sleep_with_their_eyes_open_and/ | {
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2zmkib | how does the moon affect earth? are there any significant differences between full moon periods and say, crescent moon periods? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2zmkib/eli5how_does_the_moon_affect_earth_are_there_any/ | {
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1qoh84 | losing/gaining weight | Heya, i've been on a diet lately and this one day when i was really busy i managed to eat only 1000kcal during the whole day ( not exactly a small person, my daily kalorie usage should be 2500ish without any exercise, witch i did during that day too). But next morning when i went to my usual morning jogging i had gaine... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qoh84/eli5losinggaining_weight/ | {
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390ujj | how companies pay shareholders so much money and spend tons on acquisitions but can't pay workers better wages | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/390ujj/eli5_how_companies_pay_shareholders_so_much_money/ | {
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61zs6q | how do enemies not hear an apache (or similar heli)? | I've seen videos of apaches taking out targets and the targets never have a clue that the heli is there until it's too late. Even when the heli starts shooting, the targets don't seem to know where the rounds are coming from.
How is this possible? What height do they "hover" at?
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1k1etn | how do hedge fund managers actually bet against a market or company? | I know what hedge fund managers attempt to do when "hedging their bets," but what is the actual process for hedging the fund? Where to they put the money when betting against something, like sub-prime mortgages? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1k1etn/eli5how_do_hedge_fund_managers_actually_bet/ | {
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4hy73o | is microwaving food for 2 minutes the same as microwaving food for 1 second, 120 times? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4hy73o/eli5is_microwaving_food_for_2_minutes_the_same_as/ | {
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ctz7cj | why does the popcorn at the movies has less kernel to get stuck in your gums than the one you make at home? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ctz7cj/eli5_why_does_the_popcorn_at_the_movies_has_less/ | {
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66uhyt | how come we wake up skinnier than when we fall asleep? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/66uhyt/eli5_how_come_we_wake_up_skinnier_than_when_we/ | {
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cls052 | how does electrical current know where to flow, ie: how does a lightning bolt know where the other charge is? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cls052/eli5_how_does_electrical_current_know_where_to/ | {
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4oviv4 | how would a ban on muslim immigration be practically feasible? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4oviv4/eli5_how_would_a_ban_on_muslim_immigration_be/ | {
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doo3p5 | how can fruits and vegetables withstand several days or even weeks during transportation from different continents, but as soon as they in our homes they only last 2-3 days? | Edit: Jeez I didn’t expect this question to blow up as much as it did! Thank you all for your answers! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/doo3p5/eli5_how_can_fruits_and_vegetables_withstand/ | {
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39eziu | could a mosquito actually pierce the skin of a dinosaur? | I know absolutely bugger all about dinosaurs, but in the Jurassic Park trilogy it is said that they re-created dinosaurs from the blood found in preserved mosquitos. It is to my understanding, however, that dinosaurs had thick bumpy skin, so how could the proboscis of such a small insect break through that skin to obta... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/39eziu/eli5could_a_mosquito_actually_pierce_the_skin_of/ | {
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2ag5q2 | where do they get the lookalikes for criminal line-ups? | Where do the police get the lookalikes for criminal line-ups that look like the alleged victim? And, is the fact that they lookalike based on science? As far as crazy people/murders, isn't it unsafe to put all these people in a confined room? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ag5q2/eli5where_do_they_get_the_lookalikes_for_criminal/ | {
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20mqj3 | why does some youtube clips look stunning at 360p while others at higher resolutions look worse? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20mqj3/eli5why_does_some_youtube_clips_look_stunning_at/ | {
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3arrao | how is it that we can tell when we lock eyes with people even at a far distance? | Or is it just mental to encourage a reaction?
I'd also like to know why it's not always the case with animals? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3arrao/eli5_how_is_it_that_we_can_tell_when_we_lock_eyes/ | {
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1fenb1 | why do deep sections of water pull things downward? | I've noticed that when there is a narrow but very deep section of water, it tends to have a current which slowly pulls things downward. Why does this happen? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1fenb1/eli5_why_do_deep_sections_of_water_pull_things/ | {
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1rj8bw | the difference between liver and kidneys and what they do | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rj8bw/eli5_the_difference_between_liver_and_kidneys_and/ | {
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znlux | us teacher's unions and the issues surrounding them. | I've been reading up on the Chicago teacher's union strike and have seen elsewhere that the unions are controversial, but it's hard to find unbiased info. Can anyone explain this for me? Thanks! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/znlux/eli5_us_teachers_unions_and_the_issues/ | {
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7nx4hl | would celestial objects between galaxies (far from nearby stars) be visible from passing spacecraft? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7nx4hl/eli5_would_celestial_objects_between_galaxies_far/ | {
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7vcqe1 | how are chip-readers more secure than magnetic strips? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7vcqe1/eli5_how_are_chipreaders_more_secure_than/ | {
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