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1qm9ac | what happens inside your computer when you get a bsod | The one I get most is not_less_or_equal | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qm9ac/eli5what_happens_inside_your_computer_when_you/ | {
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4c86j4 | how fast does my body use the water that i drink? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4c86j4/eli5_how_fast_does_my_body_use_the_water_that_i/ | {
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3v1wp1 | why is incest breeding bad for animals? | Seems like every few months a zoo somewhere is euthanizing a rare animal because they don't want it mating with its siblings or something to that effect... How do scientists know this breeding is bad and what causes these flaws in the genetics when a life is formed thru incest conception? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3v1wp1/eli5_why_is_incest_breeding_bad_for_animals/ | {
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9t95bb | how is water split in photosynthesis reactions? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9t95bb/eli5_how_is_water_split_in_photosynthesis/ | {
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2uucwt | is there an exact moment at which you "fall asleep?" | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2uucwt/eli5_is_there_an_exact_moment_at_which_you_fall/ | {
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2ncli2 | why is my cable tv stable but my cable internet, which uses the same cable, less stable? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ncli2/eli5_why_is_my_cable_tv_stable_but_my_cable/ | {
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3jr38d | why can't we right click and save a video just like when saving images? | Why do we still need a software like Youtube Downlader or a browser extension to download videos? Can't we just have that "save video as" option when we right click a video? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3jr38d/eli5_why_cant_we_right_click_and_save_a_video/ | {
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5uws5z | why do you need a permanent address to apply for a job? what are homeless people supposed to do? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5uws5z/eli5_why_do_you_need_a_permanent_address_to_apply/ | {
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2febhy | why must my college books cost so much? the entire system is corrupt. there is now way a hardcover book should cost $199.98, and i've even seen more expensive than that. there has got to be a way to stop this. i want to change this.. can we find a way? | Edit: No* in place of Now. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2febhy/eli5_why_must_my_college_books_cost_so_much_the/ | {
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2ueu4w | why is 0% brightness on smartphones still so bright? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ueu4w/eli5_why_is_0_brightness_on_smartphones_still_so/ | {
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7ycoam | why do things shatter when dropped, instead of flattening or compressing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ycoam/eli5_why_do_things_shatter_when_dropped_instead/ | {
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jhpqh | how do white shirts stay white when washed with blue laundry detergent. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jhpqh/eli5_how_do_white_shirts_stay_white_when_washed/ | {
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35evo6 | why do internal hard drives cost more than external hard drives, despite same size and model inside the external hard drive? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35evo6/eli5_why_do_internal_hard_drives_cost_more_than/ | {
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3mo55e | the benefits of a zero tolerance bullying program. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mo55e/eli5_the_benefits_of_a_zero_tolerance_bullying/ | {
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8y1hy9 | what’s the difference between banking, understeer, and oversteer? | We’re doing Drivers Ed and the teachers aren’t very good at explaining these things so I wanted to learn about it for myself. If I ask them they usually go off on tangents and don’t answer the question. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8y1hy9/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_banking/ | {
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5iy0h9 | how does government funding work? | Who gets the money? Where does it come from? Who decides who gets what money?
Edit: I guess I should have specified Canada. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5iy0h9/eli5_how_does_government_funding_work/ | {
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1ns30s | you get arrested and taken to the police station. you say "i want to talk to my lawyer." how exactly does this work? | Presumably 95% of the population can't afford to have a lawyer on retainer, and most people don't have a business card in their wallet or even a particular lawyer in mind to refer to as "my lawyer."
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2fn1is | what would the economic impact be, especially on inflation, if 100% of fast food workers' wages were suddenly raised to $15? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fn1is/eli5_what_would_the_economic_impact_be_especially/ | {
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72gc3f | in qft, if particles don't exist, then why do researchers speak about the size of them? | As I understand it, particles in QFT are just excitations of fields. However, I read the presentation by Nobel Prize laureate in physics Robert Hofstadter measuring the radius of a proton, nearly 100% of which I did not understand the content at all. Also on the Wikipedia page for the electron, it states the radius of ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/72gc3f/eli5_in_qft_if_particles_dont_exist_then_why_do/ | {
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2hqao9 | why am i losing weight on weeks i did no sport and eat very badly, while i do not when i do things well? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2hqao9/eli5_why_am_i_losing_weight_on_weeks_i_did_no/ | {
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7er5ki | what keeps vandals from stealing train tracks? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7er5ki/eli5what_keeps_vandals_from_stealing_train_tracks/ | {
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8pm0rx | why does working a injured muscle through the same range of motion that injured it in the first place result in faster recovery? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8pm0rx/eli5_why_does_working_a_injured_muscle_through/ | {
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8gar80 | when opening your eyes after laying outside in the sun, why does it appear as if looking through a filter? | I fell asleep outside(even just close your eyes), and when I woke up it was like I couldn’t see certain colours? Why is this and what causes it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8gar80/elif_when_opening_your_eyes_after_laying_outside/ | {
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xpmds | why do humans need toilet paper ? | I have seen many animals defecate and walk away clean. Why don't humans ?
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1y9p5j | where are all of the flies hiding in the winter? | In the dead of winter there never seem to be any flies around where I live. If you never see any flies - at all - then why, if the temp jumps from 25 one day to a random spike of say 55 the next day can you stumble across a fully grown fly? When did he hatch? Where had he been hiding? I need to know. Someone please exp... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1y9p5j/eli5_where_are_all_of_the_flies_hiding_in_the/ | {
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6okc8g | why does heat from a heater feel so much different than heat from a fire? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6okc8g/eli5_why_does_heat_from_a_heater_feel_so_much/ | {
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1dpmqs | benghazi | So, can someone explain this whole situation to me in a brief and knowledgable way? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1dpmqs/benghazi/ | {
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3z2mjz | in the united states, why are all-boys and all-girls schools legal? wasn't the "separate but equal" legal doctrine overturned by brown v. board of education? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3z2mjz/eli5_in_the_united_states_why_are_allboys_and/ | {
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egq665 | can dna site info be used to solve old crimes? | Not to go into much detail but I’m the niece of a deceased murder suspect of a cold case. I used 23 and me, could they use my DNA results to tie my uncle to the case or prove his innocence? Is that how it works? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/egq665/eli5_can_dna_site_info_be_used_to_solve_old_crimes/ | {
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vka1d | the different championship tournaments in epl and euro? | I just don't understand having championships going on mid-season based on last year's standings, etc. Basically, I'm lost. I'm an American who really wants to get more into "proper football", but I need to understand the tournaments to take that next step. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/vka1d/the_different_championship_tournaments_in_epl_and/ | {
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1nycrb | why does my cat like to chew on plastic so much? | Especially cellophane. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1nycrb/eli5_why_does_my_cat_like_to_chew_on_plastic_so/ | {
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6p8g19 | what do university tuition fees go to? | So I failed a module and was told if I didn't pass I would have to do it next year at a cost of £440. Luckily I passed so I don't have to.
However I do 8 modules per year which brings the cost to £3520. I pay around £9000 a year in tuition fees, so where does the extra £5500 go? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6p8g19/eli5_what_do_university_tuition_fees_go_to/ | {
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80yc7u | why does food have a funny taste when you go from inside to outside sometimes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/80yc7u/eli5_why_does_food_have_a_funny_taste_when_you_go/ | {
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8qu50u | why do websites (especially when viewed on a smartphone) often load in the text immediatly, and then when you start reading they proceed to remove the text again until everything else has finished loading in? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8qu50u/eli5_why_do_websites_especially_when_viewed_on_a/ | {
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5h0nkb | why is the missouri river considered separate, and not the true extension of the mississippi rive? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5h0nkb/eli5_why_is_the_missouri_river_considered/ | {
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5kb5ml | why is it that chinese food is the only food industry that has to post, 'no msg' on all food and packaging? how did this start and why if msg is so bad, why would anyone add it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5kb5ml/eli5_why_is_it_that_chinese_food_is_the_only_food/ | {
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1vwqnd | explain the u.s. education system as far as degrees, majors, phd's, and or bachelors. | I'm confused when people say they have a Bachelor of arts but they also have different majors or minors. If someone could clear this whole thing up, that would be great | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vwqnd/eli5_explain_the_us_education_system_as_far_as/ | {
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378dvq | why some people never get over breakups | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/378dvq/eli5why_some_people_never_get_over_breakups/ | {
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2jfmrs | what is the purpose of having an rpm gauge on the dashboard? | I understand having a speedometer to ascertain your speed, but why in the world would we need to know the RPM? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jfmrs/eli5_what_is_the_purpose_of_having_an_rpm_gauge/ | {
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6jfwzr | why does getting hit in the head knock you out? i understand the force causing damage but why does the system shut down for non critical damage. seems a design flaw when you're in a tight spot. do all other mammals as well? lizards? insects? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6jfwzr/eli5_why_does_getting_hit_in_the_head_knock_you/ | {
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clmh7b | why are amazon's (or other's) packages left outside or on porches by services like ups? | Can someone explain why packages are delivered like this in America?
I've ordered from Amazon and where I'm from they deliver to your house and you need to sign the delivery. If no one answers they'll either try again or deliver it to an authorized parcel pick up center at no cost. There's also options to reschedule.
... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/clmh7b/eli5_why_are_amazons_or_others_packages_left/ | {
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23mmts | how moon pool's work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/23mmts/eli5_how_moon_pools_work/ | {
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719eln | what causes certain elements to be concentrated in ore veins? | Why do elements and minerals valuable to industry such as Iron ore, Copper ore, precious metal ores, etc tend to concentrate in certain areas where they can be more easily mined than if they were scattered evenly throughout the Earth's crust? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/719eln/eli5_what_causes_certain_elements_to_be/ | {
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faoyau | how do companies make money off monthly subscriptions? like panera bread’s new $8.99 monthly coffee subscription. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/faoyau/eli5_how_do_companies_make_money_off_monthly/ | {
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3msfbg | how does the body repair a sunburn? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3msfbg/eli5how_does_the_body_repair_a_sunburn/ | {
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1asdjm | why do people say cigarettes keep you skinny? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1asdjm/eli5_why_do_people_say_cigarettes_keep_you_skinny/ | {
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ckceyk | why do 12 hours at home fly by for me, yet 12 hours at work seems like an eternity? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ckceyk/eli5_why_do_12_hours_at_home_fly_by_for_me_yet_12/ | {
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314ei4 | if vegetables are so good for us, why does eating a lot of them cause so much tummy distress? | It seems like every time I make a soup or stew with a lot of veggies in it, all of us who ate it stink-bomb our entire workplace and destroy the restroom. If they are so good for us, why do they hurt so bad the next day? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/314ei4/eli5if_vegetables_are_so_good_for_us_why_does/ | {
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atnoho | who are the people responsible for putting full-size cars inside of malls and how do they do it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/atnoho/eli5_who_are_the_people_responsible_for_putting/ | {
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envwir | why, when we get a scrape, do we sometimes seem to take a while to start bleeding, and then it just flows like crazy. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/envwir/eli5_why_when_we_get_a_scrape_do_we_sometimes/ | {
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188yam | display resolutions | I have no idea what XXXX by XXXX means. Hoping to learn soon! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/188yam/eli5_display_resolutions/ | {
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3ratds | a 2ghz quad care processor vs and 2ghz dual core processor, which is better and why? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ratds/eli5_a_2ghz_quad_care_processor_vs_and_2ghz_dual/ | {
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1ylj7b | why is student loan debt considered "good debt." | People always say that student loan debt is considered "good debt." I don't have a finance background, but what is the difference in debt from student loans versus debt from a mortgage or credit cards, and why is the former preferable? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ylj7b/eli5_why_is_student_loan_debt_considered_good_debt/ | {
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53n2oh | why isn't the central bank of the usa or china considered to be a part of the government? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/53n2oh/eli5_why_isnt_the_central_bank_of_the_usa_or/ | {
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3vkagk | the uk parliament has voted to bomb syria, everybody in my circle is against the idea, what are the arguments for bombing syria? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3vkagk/eli5_the_uk_parliament_has_voted_to_bomb_syria/ | {
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zjb2u | if i breathe in steam in the shower, why don't i drown? | What happens to it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zjb2u/if_i_breathe_in_steam_in_the_shower_why_dont_i/ | {
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lpiin | following on from the blood type question, please eli5 whether there's any truth to the theory that different blood types should eat different foods. | Relevant website: _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/lpiin/following_on_from_the_blood_type_question_please/ | {
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7f6hs7 | what is artificial neural networking? | Trying to do a presentation for college. Can't make sense of the topic. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7f6hs7/eli5_what_is_artificial_neural_networking/ | {
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27kvbm | why aren't blimps and zeppelins more popular? | Just plated bioshock infinite, got me thinking. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/27kvbm/eli5_why_arent_blimps_and_zeppelins_more_popular/ | {
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1wknfb | why doesn't music 'sampling' count as copyright infringement? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wknfb/eli5_why_doesnt_music_sampling_count_as_copyright/ | {
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b2102q | why servicing fees for concert tickets are always incredulously big | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b2102q/eli5_why_servicing_fees_for_concert_tickets_are/ | {
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2awh47 | why are ticks the only insect bites that don't hurt or itch? | All other bites hurt, Mosquitos, spiders, bees, but you only find out you have a tick when you find it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2awh47/eli5_why_are_ticks_the_only_insect_bites_that/ | {
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45w7uy | why does smaller pieces of wood burning easier than logs when starting a fire? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/45w7uy/eli5_why_does_smaller_pieces_of_wood_burning/ | {
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655qbb | what is the straight line between the us and canada? | If you go on onto Google Maps and draw a straight line, you get [This](_URL_0_) (a **curved** line).
However, looking at the map, the border is a straight line.
How come the border is shown on the map is a straight line, but in reality, it is a curved line? Is it to do with the Mercator Projection?
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21xp08 | why other mammals/animals seem to be much more suited for immediate survival while human children take years to learn how to eat/walk/communicate | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21xp08/eli5why_other_mammalsanimals_seem_to_be_much_more/ | {
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1dxu4j | if we can have 5" 1080p displays why can't we have 20" 8k displays? | This is definitely something I've wondered for a while.. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1dxu4j/eli5if_we_can_have_5_1080p_displays_why_cant_we/ | {
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cp5la7 | what does the red chalky stuff do to your pool cue? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cp5la7/eli5_what_does_the_red_chalky_stuff_do_to_your/ | {
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7cjugw | can a flu shot make you feel sick? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7cjugw/eli5_can_a_flu_shot_make_you_feel_sick/ | {
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flxgg0 | why are universities where most research is undertaken and how did this come to be commonplace for universities? | I thought there would be a greater amount of companies devoted to this in a professional context but I’m surprised how most research is actually by the students rather than in a company later on. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/flxgg0/eli5_why_are_universities_where_most_research_is/ | {
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lp6qe | when you hear a fart, what's making that noise? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/lp6qe/eli5_when_you_hear_a_fart_whats_making_that_noise/ | {
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4m3qxy | why has samurai swordfighting (kendo/kenjutsu) consistently survived while european knightly swordfighting has little practitioners? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4m3qxy/eli5why_has_samurai_swordfighting_kendokenjutsu/ | {
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2aiyrk | why do cats and dogs drink water by scooping it with their tongues, while humans drink by sucking it up? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2aiyrk/eli5_why_do_cats_and_dogs_drink_water_by_scooping/ | {
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5acrms | when a new coin is introduced how do shops re-calibrate their machines to recognise them? | There is a new 1 pound coin being introduced next year and business have been told to be prepared. Is this a massive headache to re-calibrate self serve tills, vending machines etc? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5acrms/eli5_when_a_new_coin_is_introduced_how_do_shops/ | {
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bzld6t | what does it mean to play "devils advocate"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bzld6t/eli5_what_does_it_mean_to_play_devils_advocate/ | {
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5wvbca | how are computer processors designed? do engineers actually design it diode by diode? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5wvbca/eli5_how_are_computer_processors_designed_do/ | {
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3g0zdu | why was sandra bland still in jail 3 days later? | I think I am clear on the other aspects of the situation, except for her death of course.
What confuses me most is why she was in jail for so long following the traffic stop. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3g0zdu/eli5_why_was_sandra_bland_still_in_jail_3_days/ | {
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3v7u1c | how do we get nice quality visual pictures of planets in our solar system and their moons from our spacecrafts when there is essentially no illuminating light that far out in space? | If you saw the sun from any planet beyond Mars it looks more like a star than the sun as we know it. Where does the light come from to "see" these other bodies in our solar system? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3v7u1c/eli5_how_do_we_get_nice_quality_visual_pictures/ | {
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32syaw | what happens to all the people that live in a us public housing complex when the city shuts it down? | Seems like I'm always hearing about this or that housing project getting shut down near where I live. What happens to the hundreds of people that live in them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/32syaw/eli5_what_happens_to_all_the_people_that_live_in/ | {
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c9m1kd | how does ac reach it's destination if it is constantly flowing backwards and forwards? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c9m1kd/eli5_how_does_ac_reach_its_destination_if_it_is/ | {
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6kmo7q | how do we know that someone "died in their sleep"? can we tell they were asleep when they died? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6kmo7q/eli5_how_do_we_know_that_someone_died_in_their/ | {
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4n4e8e | what is the advantage of different wheel sizes on a car? | Is there a technical reason why you'd want bigger wheels on the back than the front of a car? Does it make any difference to the way it drives? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4n4e8e/eli5_what_is_the_advantage_of_different_wheel/ | {
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9cvqcy | why do rappers release "diss tracks" aimed at other rappers? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9cvqcy/eli5why_do_rappers_release_diss_tracks_aimed_at/ | {
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44ngvi | why is video encoding not standardized? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/44ngvi/eli5_why_is_video_encoding_not_standardized/ | {
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2gelq8 | how do people survive hunger strikes that last hundreds of days? | I assume that they're not abstaining from food and water completely, but how is that still a hunger strike? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2gelq8/eli5_how_do_people_survive_hunger_strikes_that/ | {
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3sh4b4 | why can some people smile "on command" but others, such as myself, cannot? | I've always been aware of my inability to smile unless it's reactionary. Why are some better at smiling than others? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3sh4b4/eli5_why_can_some_people_smile_on_command_but/ | {
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1ln2xc | why is there concern over the impact of pesticides on bee populations, but very little discussion on the safety of humans eating honey with pesticides? | [Pesticide Residues Found in Honey](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ln2xc/eli5_why_is_there_concern_over_the_impact_of/ | {
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64i23w | could a zombie apocalypse actually happen? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/64i23w/eli5could_a_zombie_apocalypse_actually_happen/ | {
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31nhtt | why does backing up an entire harddrive only take a few minutes, but transferring or downloading a video takes more? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/31nhtt/eli5_why_does_backing_up_an_entire_harddrive_only/ | {
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27zpyc | why is exposure to sexuality and nudity considered harmful to young children? | The human species has two genders. The genitals for every member of the gender are exactly the same. Always has been, always will be. Humans reproduce sexually. Every single human, every single time - It has been that way for hundreds of thousands of years.
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1b8dwa | why its bad to eat too much microwaved food. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1b8dwa/eli5_why_its_bad_to_eat_too_much_microwaved_food/ | {
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4ppdwi | how do torrents that are 6 or more years old still have hundreds of seeders? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ppdwi/eli5_how_do_torrents_that_are_6_or_more_years_old/ | {
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27v6zs | why are people hating on fifa about the upcoming world cup in brazil? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/27v6zs/eli5_why_are_people_hating_on_fifa_about_the/ | {
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chlcrt | how does the sun location specify where we are on earth? | I have just seen a video of someone playing geoguessr. He looked at the sun, and said: "the sun is in the south, it means we can't be in argentina." I was wondering how can someone infer something like that. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/chlcrt/eli5_how_does_the_sun_location_specify_where_we/ | {
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2l5nz2 | is there a difference between a home equity loan and a home equity line of credit in the us? | If so, any pros and cons of each? I don't think I qualify but I'm going through a really rough time right now so I wanted to check all avenues. Thanks! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2l5nz2/eli5_is_there_a_difference_between_a_home_equity/ | {
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bvcw18 | why do different elements burn different colours in flame tests? | Like potassium burning lilac etc | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bvcw18/eli5_why_do_different_elements_burn_different/ | {
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1xbcxx | how do non-profits make money if they continually mail pamphlets & newsletters to their donators? | I don't have a ton of money to spare, but have given $25 each to NPR and the ACLU. I was horrified that both continued bi-monthly mailings to my house with pamphlets and flyers; even when I asked them to stop. Basically they took my meager donation, and used it to mail me "junk mail". How do they make money to actua... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xbcxx/eli5_how_do_nonprofits_make_money_if_they/ | {
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47y3bv | the state of iraq from saddam's takeover to his capturing | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/47y3bv/eli5_the_state_of_iraq_from_saddams_takeover_to/ | {
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