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3wh9mu | why sometimes does it sound like my thoughts are yelling extremely loud. | This only really happens at night when I think. w
When It happens its kind of uncomfortable and is hard to stop. Whats going on that my thoughts become so incredibly loud? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3wh9mu/eli5_why_sometimes_does_it_sound_like_my_thoughts/ | {
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4896n4 | protein folding | I recently found out about Folding@home which seems great, but I don't really understand what folding is or how it works. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4896n4/eli5_protein_folding/ | {
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2kjbvp | this might be my imagination, but why does my car seem to run better on a full tank of gas versus a near-empty one? | I swear, when my car is low on gas (not SUPER low...one-eighth of a tank or so is as low as I'll let it get), it feels sluggish and rough. Ten minutes later, after I've filled it up, it seems to run a lot smoother.
It's possible that this is a weird placebo effect, but is it possible that the gas itself is having an ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2kjbvp/eli5_this_might_be_my_imagination_but_why_does_my/ | {
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3lte67 | what are calories? | What are they? What do they do? How do we measure them? What does it mean to burn them off? What's the difference between calories and carbs and fat?
I literally don't know any of this, sorry guys. But this is why we're here right. To learn.
Also, what happens if I do 45 min cardio every day but still eat Subway ever... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3lte67/eli5_what_are_calories/ | {
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1wm1q8 | what do amphetamines do to the brain | Also does anyone have a diagram of the process, I found a few but I'm not sure if they are good or not. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wm1q8/eli5_what_do_amphetamines_do_to_the_brain/ | {
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5c846s | is there a reason when we get sudden pain, we deeply inhale through our teeth? (ex: stubbed toe) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5c846s/eli5_is_there_a_reason_when_we_get_sudden_pain_we/ | {
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423vxk | what does "encrypted smartphones" mean & why does ny and ca want to ban the sale of them? | As the title says. Plus /u/SHOW_ME_PIZZA called it 3 hours ago.
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1o9mga | how do new languages arise and what forces cultures/societies adopt a new language? | First time posting :)
i'm not really interested in how language itself arose (although feel free to you want - the more info the better ), but how NEW languages such as Afrikaans arose from Dutch/Flemish or how English arose from the Germanic group. Why don't we just have one single language like ancient Greek or one... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1o9mga/eli5_how_do_new_languages_arise_and_what_forces/ | {
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42prhi | why doesn't japan seem interested in translating its amazing games (and game guides?) | Warning: Fan of Japan here. I can do some basic Japanese, but not much. Enough, however, to be excited by video games which often never make it out to the West.
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I am confused by why this is so. And why the Japanese are surprised when "made for Japan" sells so well (Case in point: Bravely Default). Further, these ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/42prhi/eli5_why_doesnt_japan_seem_interested_in/ | {
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5wz1zd | why do we compare defence budgets between countries? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5wz1zd/eli5_why_do_we_compare_defence_budgets_between/ | {
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51s3kt | why are people making a big deal out of apple's $160 headphones? can't you just buy some $20 bluetooth earbuds? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/51s3kt/eli5_why_are_people_making_a_big_deal_out_of/ | {
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5pjh3t | why is it children and adults pay different prices for the same things | Such as why do they pay different prices for the bus or entrance to sports games | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5pjh3t/eli5_why_is_it_children_and_adults_pay_different/ | {
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6syhoz | what would happen to a person if they stopped eating carbohydrates? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6syhoz/eli5_what_would_happen_to_a_person_if_they/ | {
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1ouw52 | why can't the xbox, ps3, and pc games share the same servers for multiplayer? | I mean, if it's possible we'll be able to multiplay between different platforms running the same game (eg. BF4 multiplayer) which would be terrific. But why aren't we making this happen? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ouw52/eli5_why_cant_the_xbox_ps3_and_pc_games_share_the/ | {
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8fqqgs | why does our feet/toes being out of the covers on a bed give people a unnerving sense of dread that no other body part does? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8fqqgs/eli5_why_does_our_feettoes_being_out_of_the/ | {
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7bdu8u | magnetic flux | Explain this as basic as possible | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7bdu8u/eli5_magnetic_flux/ | {
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1o1ltp | how do they record songs that have different beats/instruments playing in different ears? | When I'm listening to music through earphone and one falls out for whatever reason, I sometimes notice a change in the sound of the music.
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1r1gnr | do you need a minimum of 1200 calories a day? if you eat that, what if you exercise. | I can't really find an answer I understand for this. I eat around 1200 calories a day, I'm already pretty small and I just started dieting, but i've been told I should eat less than that. Should I eat around 800 calories or stay with 1200? If I exercise and burn 400 calories, should I eat more to replace them? I know t... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1r1gnr/eli5_do_you_need_a_minimum_of_1200_calories_a_day/ | {
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apcoze | why do antiseptics kill single celled organisms like bacteria on contact but not kill our cells that contact them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/apcoze/eli5_why_do_antiseptics_kill_single_celled/ | {
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3u40tp | why does euler's number (e) have so many unique applications? | I am a CE student who is graduating soon. I use e every day for so many different applications, but they usually boil down to modeling exponential growth and decay, modeling complex sinusoids (which seem unrelated to me but somehow e applies to both through Euler's Formula), and transforms such as the Laplace. Could so... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3u40tp/eli5_why_does_eulers_number_e_have_so_many_unique/ | {
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4hk745 | how do grapes turn into raisins without the grapes spoiling? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4hk745/eli5_how_do_grapes_turn_into_raisins_without_the/ | {
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jp8zv | the "logic" behind holocaust denialism and how over the whelming evidence is dismissed by its believers. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jp8zv/eli5_the_logic_behind_holocaust_denialism_and_how/ | {
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1p4sig | why is it that the us tend to hold on to old technology and styles compared to europe. | Let me give some examples;
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94tpcq | why do some non edible products such as insecticides have expiration dates? will they be less efective after expiring? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/94tpcq/eli5_why_do_some_non_edible_products_such_as/ | {
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38svma | how did credit card machines work before electronics? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38svma/eli5_how_did_credit_card_machines_work_before/ | {
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3ln44d | why is the government allowed to tax inheritance, it's not like they didn't tax it when the original person earned it, why do they get to tax it when it simply changes owners? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ln44d/eli5why_is_the_government_allowed_to_tax/ | {
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87et8r | how do plants grow iron in them? | When they say this vegetable is high in iron. Do farmers need to add iron to soil? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/87et8r/eli5how_do_plants_grow_iron_in_them/ | {
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22fwa4 | how were computers programmed to show different colors? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22fwa4/eli5_how_were_computers_programmed_to_show/ | {
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3j52x5 | if dead bodies are not inherently dangerous, then why do they have such a uniquely repulsive smell? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3j52x5/eli5_if_dead_bodies_are_not_inherently_dangerous/ | {
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5l5eb7 | how does ad revenue work when people don't click on the ads? | As a person who typically uses adblock, even when I don't have adblock on I never click an ad so what revenue are they losing from me and others specifically like me who were never clicking an ad anyway? Do they somehow make money just for showing me the ad? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5l5eb7/eli5_how_does_ad_revenue_work_when_people_dont/ | {
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92o7oa | how come humans get grossed out by odors while animals don't? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/92o7oa/eli5_how_come_humans_get_grossed_out_by_odors/ | {
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754988 | how did the "standard tuning" of a guitar develop? | The standard tuning of a guitar is E A D G B E, but why is it not mixed or completly different? Is it in order to play chords comfortably, or the way it is built and shaped? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/754988/eli5_how_did_the_standard_tuning_of_a_guitar/ | {
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1cybsn | why does returning to a room help you remember what you were thinking when you were there earlier? | This seems to work even when there is no particular stimulus in the room related to the idea/thing you need to remember.
Is it related to the memory palace technique those memory world records use? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1cybsn/eli5_why_does_returning_to_a_room_help_you/ | {
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5u78ie | why did islam and christianity become known as completely seperate religions rather than different sects of judaism? | All three Abrahamic religions have their own sects with contrasting values and practices. Why then, is each religion regarded as a faith in its own right, rather than a sect, when there are so many similarities between all three? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5u78ie/eli5_why_did_islam_and_christianity_become_known/ | {
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32w0et | how do suicide nets actually prevent suicide? | Couldn't the person trying to commit suicide just climb off the net and jump into the water from there?
Example of a suicide net: _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/32w0et/eli5_how_do_suicide_nets_actually_prevent_suicide/ | {
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11zpqj | [el15] why are television networks never hijacked/"hacked," like websites? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/11zpqj/el15_why_are_television_networks_never/ | {
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c00twy | what is happening in hong kong right now, things look absolutely terrible! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c00twy/eli5_what_is_happening_in_hong_kong_right_now/ | {
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2z6mwj | what is google adwords? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2z6mwj/eli5_what_is_google_adwords/ | {
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80ylwu | why is it harder to wake up some days compared to others, even with the same amount of sleep? | Shouldn't it be like charging a battery? People next X hours of sleep to "recharge" | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/80ylwu/eli5_why_is_it_harder_to_wake_up_some_days/ | {
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2m5t6s | when did living things stop photosynthesizing and realize that eating eachother was more nutritional? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2m5t6s/eli5_when_did_living_things_stop/ | {
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2um8q5 | why do i have to install directx but not opengl | I always wondered this, especially since DX is mad by Microsoft.
SO why is it that I don't have to install Opengl to use it, but need to install Directx? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2um8q5/eli5why_do_i_have_to_install_directx_but_not/ | {
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1wm22i | how do i get dogecoins? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wm22i/eli5_how_do_i_get_dogecoins/ | {
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2p56dr | why do beards and pubes grow curly but the top of my head it comes out straight? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2p56dr/eli5_why_do_beards_and_pubes_grow_curly_but_the/ | {
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51tvdh | why do us navy ships care if russian planes buzz by them? | Isn't it clear they aren't actually going to do anything? Why is this even a problem? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/51tvdh/eli5_why_do_us_navy_ships_care_if_russian_planes/ | {
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a239ij | when a rocket slows down, what happens with the kinetic energy? | Getting an object to move requires energy to get it moving. But when it slows down again, where is the kinetic energy going? For a car I understand brakes turn it into heat through friction, but a rocket needs to burn its engines retrograde to slow down. Isn't that actually adding more energy into the rocket? Or if tha... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a239ij/eli5_when_a_rocket_slows_down_what_happens_with/ | {
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3mz9ti | why do people think its strange to watch people play video games when it's the same as watching sports? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mz9ti/eli5_why_do_people_think_its_strange_to_watch/ | {
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d2az0y | why is it that you can clearly see inside a window at night if there's light inside the room but can hardly do so when it's day out and the room has no light? | My girlfriend and I have been arguing because when my curtains are open in the day and we are in the room, she is convinced people outside can see her naked when she changes clothes. I've tried to explain to her that you only see clearly when it's dark out and lit up inside, not in the daytime where you'd have a hard t... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d2az0y/eli5_why_is_it_that_you_can_clearly_see_inside_a/ | {
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nse4l | building a computer (instead of buying one) | All my IT friends say not to buy a computer...build one. What do I need to buy? Do I need any tools to do it? Should I put Windows on it? If so, how? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/nse4l/eli5_building_a_computer_instead_of_buying_one/ | {
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3abrxb | do you have prince albert in a can? well you better go catch him! | What the hell does this mean? I've heard it in old cartoons as a prank call but I can no clue what this is about.
Does this have something to do with a common phrase from the 50s? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3abrxb/eli5do_you_have_prince_albert_in_a_can_well_you/ | {
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1inv8j | why is dimensional lumber not actually sold in the dimensions it is named (ie: a 2x4 is actually 1.5 x 3.5 inches)? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1inv8j/eli5_why_is_dimensional_lumber_not_actually_sold/ | {
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15ipe0 | charles darwin's theory of evolution | It's always boggled my mind and I really want to understand everything about it. Title says it all. What's the Theory of Evolution? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/15ipe0/eli5_charles_darwins_theory_of_evolution/ | {
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78iisw | why do baseballs go further in the heat than in the cold? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/78iisw/eli5_why_do_baseballs_go_further_in_the_heat_than/ | {
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7i2zh4 | in the event of an underwater earthquake, what effect does it have on marine wildlife, considering the fact that earthquakes are essentially giant soundwaves? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7i2zh4/eli5_in_the_event_of_an_underwater_earthquake/ | {
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4we1j6 | what causes air to travel faster over the top part of an airfoil? | We know what causes both the low and high pressure air flow over the top and bottom of a wing, but what exactly is causing the air up top in a low pressure situation to speed up and get to the trailing edge of that same airfoil at the same time as the air flowing through the high pressure on the bottom of the airfoil?
... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4we1j6/eli5_what_causes_air_to_travel_faster_over_the/ | {
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3fhqrm | what are the network components that exist in a home network and how do they interact with each other? | Im learning about the network components in different networks but Im having a bit of trouble understanding how they interact with each other | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3fhqrm/eli5_what_are_the_network_components_that_exist/ | {
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39xr5k | why does infrared light of remote controls look purple in digital cameras? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/39xr5k/eli5_why_does_infrared_light_of_remote_controls/ | {
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bxcv82 | what is insulin resistance? doctor says there is a chance for it to change into diabetes so how does that happen? | I have been diagnosed with PCOS and insulin resistance. I am curious about what it is and why does it makes me at a high risk for diabetes. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bxcv82/eli5_what_is_insulin_resistance_doctor_says_there/ | {
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3nb70f | why don't they put screens over airplane turbines? | If things flying into turbines can cause damage, than why don't they find a screen strong enough to not get sucked into the turbine while also not restricting air flow? Or is that too tall an order? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nb70f/eli5_why_dont_they_put_screens_over_airplane/ | {
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1jf0ri | capital gains tax | What are the arguments for why it should or shouldn't be implemented, and what exactly is it? I checked the Wikipedia page, but my understanding is still pretty fuzzy. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jf0ri/eli5_capital_gains_tax/ | {
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572u52 | if you are making and destroying brain cells all the time how do remember your memories? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/572u52/eli5_if_you_are_making_and_destroying_brain_cells/ | {
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39of8a | why are sea predators able to swallow their prey whole but land predators by comparison need to chew more? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/39of8a/eli5why_are_sea_predators_able_to_swallow_their/ | {
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8id1ev | why do musicians release singles weeks before releasing an album which contains all these singles? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8id1ev/eli5_why_do_musicians_release_singles_weeks/ | {
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2mysfi | why do americans support amnesty for illegal immigrants? | - I understand why Republican businessmen want more immigrants. The more competition there are for work, the lower wages they can pay. That is basic supply and demand.
- I can understand why the Democrats wants immigrants, because they vote for the democratic party.
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7bfwom | biologically, what makes certain animals so difficult to keep alive in captivity (specifically the giant panda)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7bfwom/eli5_biologically_what_makes_certain_animals_so/ | {
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c9bo2i | why are certain artists songs available on youtube and not on other platforms? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c9bo2i/eli5_why_are_certain_artists_songs_available_on/ | {
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46fu3b | why is it so hard to fix the va (veteran's affairs)? | Every election cycle everyone says they're gonna fix the VA, but it never happens? Why is it so difficult to fix? Can't they just infuse a bunch of cash into it or something? It seems like one of the more worthwhile uses of money. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/46fu3b/eli5_why_is_it_so_hard_to_fix_the_va_veterans/ | {
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6eypzd | what happens when we run out of license plate combinations? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6eypzd/eli5_what_happens_when_we_run_out_of_license/ | {
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6tlexr | why do electrons come from the negative side/terminal of the battery? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6tlexr/eli5_why_do_electrons_come_from_the_negative/ | {
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2k9np4 | in a world filled with online anonymity. what is stopping a valve or bethesda employee from spilling the beans on projects that everyone is waiting for? | Fallout 4? Half life 3? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2k9np4/eli5_in_a_world_filled_with_online_anonymity_what/ | {
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t8b25 | the cricket scoring system | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/t8b25/eli5_the_cricket_scoring_system/ | {
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2kymrz | why companies like google open offices in internet-unfriendly countries? | Google is getting sued in Europe all the time for what seems to me like free speech. So my question is, why do companies like Google open their offices in Europe at all? Or in any other internet-unfriendly country for that matter? It's not like they need to have physical presence there in order to serve their clients. ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2kymrz/eli5_why_companies_like_google_open_offices_in/ | {
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5dirt7 | how is it that ships are able to withstand extremely rough seas without snapping in half or receiving extreme structural damage? | [Example 1](_URL_2_)
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2yozr2 | why do governments not put extra taxes on sugar, salt and fat to make the population healthier? | See _URL_0_
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4v5a9v | why do people remove clothing labels to hide their identity? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4v5a9v/eli5why_do_people_remove_clothing_labels_to_hide/ | {
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6rl5nv | why are there no diamonds in europe and the middle east? do diamonds come from volcanoes? why are they primarily found in asia, africa, brazil, and canada? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6rl5nv/eli5_why_are_there_no_diamonds_in_europe_and_the/ | {
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1weevi | how do people who live up north get through the cold? | I'm currently living in New Orleans, LA; and the area is experiencing Winter Storm Leon. However, the lowest temperature predicted is only 27 degrees. Meanwhile, in the north of the US and Canada these are normal temperatures every day during winter, yet people that live in these areas seem to function everyday. In the... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1weevi/eli5_how_do_people_who_live_up_north_get_through/ | {
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7izped | besides humans are there any cases of two different species hunting together? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7izped/eli5_besides_humans_are_there_any_cases_of_two/ | {
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7uarlb | why are wet shirts so much harder to put on/take off? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7uarlb/eli5why_are_wet_shirts_so_much_harder_to_put/ | {
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7c4h09 | how does certain medication/supplements that you take 'under your tongue' work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7c4h09/eli5_how_does_certain_medicationsupplements_that/ | {
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4rlvth | how by just adding air to an engine with a turbocharger create 5 -10 times more hp than stock engines without adding more internal parts? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4rlvth/eli5_how_by_just_adding_air_to_an_engine_with_a/ | {
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6dzmno | how much latitude do you have in the (us) military to disobey a direct order? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6dzmno/eli5how_much_latitude_do_you_have_in_the_us/ | {
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13xozr | why can carrion birds, like vultures, live off of the leftovers and not feel sick? | It surpasses me how vultures can live off of rotten flesh. How? Did evolution give them different stomachs or something? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/13xozr/why_can_carrion_birds_like_vultures_live_off_of/ | {
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249uhp | do the 'extra blades' on razors actually do anything, or is it just more marketing wank? | Surely dragging one super-sharp blade across my skin as closely as possible would do the same thing as dragging seventeen. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/249uhp/eli5_do_the_extra_blades_on_razors_actually_do/ | {
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6r16cl | how do corporate subsidies work and why should i be pissed about it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6r16cl/eli5_how_do_corporate_subsidies_work_and_why/ | {
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36ydxz | why are young kids so flexible? when do we loose these skills, and why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/36ydxz/eli5_why_are_young_kids_so_flexible_when_do_we/ | {
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q5v7d | why we cringe when we see recorded footage of ourselves? | Not sure how to word this but why is there that immediate revulsion one gets when seeing pictures and/or video footage of them ourselves? Maybe more accurately, why is this image different than what one sees when they look in the mirror or how one imagines themselves to look? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/q5v7d/eli5_why_we_cringe_when_we_see_recorded_footage/ | {
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44lero | if north korea actually launches a nuclear capable missle, and it gets shot down over the pacific, what impact will the nuclear waste have on the sea life, and could the tides spread radiation to populated shorelines? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/44lero/eli5_if_north_korea_actually_launches_a_nuclear/ | {
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5yevry | why is there no 100th percentile? | I hear about people scoring in the 99th or 99.99999th percetile, but why's nobody getting the 100th percentile. Shouldn't the highest scorer be in the 100th percentile? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5yevry/eli5why_is_there_no_100th_percentile/ | {
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yylng | what is haarp and what are some of its benefits and drawbacks in terms of the environment? | Recently learned of HAARP and was curious what sort of grounds conspiracy theorists have for slamming it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/yylng/eli5_what_is_haarp_and_what_are_some_of_its/ | {
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dckatm | what does "i am become death, destroyer of worlds" mean? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dckatm/eli5_what_does_i_am_become_death_destroyer_of/ | {
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4qd5t4 | why is the skill gap between men in women in certain sports so large? | The easiest example I could give is in surfing, a relatively new progressing sport. Before the 1980s, almost nobody could perform an 'aerial' and it was considered a legendary maneuver. Today, the aerial is considered an almost basic trick (for men), that even some little kids can do. Though only the highest ranked wom... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4qd5t4/eli5_why_is_the_skill_gap_between_men_in_women_in/ | {
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1zb4cy | why are women's jeans not measured in length like mens? | At the vast majority of clothing stores, women's jeans are measured and labelled solely as the waist measurement (such as a size 0, 12, 16 etc) where as a typical men's pant is measured and labelled like (28 x 30) indicating a 28 inch waist and 30 inches in length. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zb4cy/eli5why_are_womens_jeans_not_measured_in_length/ | {
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7jgwe9 | why doesn’t the human race lose traits like baldness or color blindness if they’re unnecessary? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7jgwe9/eli5_why_doesnt_the_human_race_lose_traits_like/ | {
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tmb2y | jpmorgan's 2 billion dollar loss | Where did that money go? Why am I not hearing of somewhere else making a 2 billion dollar profit? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/tmb2y/eli5_jpmorgans_2_billion_dollar_loss/ | {
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10hiqa | help me rename a link...i, for the life of me, can't figure it out. | I've googled and googled and can't figure out how to do it. Maybe I'm not understanding something. Anywho, help me out, please! ;) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/10hiqa/eli5_help_me_rename_a_linki_for_the_life_of_me/ | {
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8d03r7 | why can't we command our eyes not to see when they're open | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8d03r7/eli5_why_cant_we_command_our_eyes_not_to_see_when/ | {
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5wnzy7 | what is the difference between the usb a/b/c & standard/mini/micro other than size? why do some have more pins than others? | [Also, what is this double port on my phone?] (_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5wnzy7/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_the_usb_abc/ | {
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3xjun7 | what keeps my internal organs from bumping into each other the wrong way? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3xjun7/eli5_what_keeps_my_internal_organs_from_bumping/ | {
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exboq2 | why did the half full water bottle left in the car overnight did not freeze when temperature was around -5 degrees celsius. but froze instantly upon shaking upside down a few times. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/exboq2/eli5_why_did_the_half_full_water_bottle_left_in/ | {
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