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4xwuvy | the difference between "shipping and handling" vs "processing and handling" and why the latter is used more frequently. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4xwuvy/eli5_the_difference_between_shipping_and_handling/ | {
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3t5juv | how are all the famous landmarks and skyscrapers lit up in different colours, showing their respects to world events, on such short notice? | It always seems that different landmarks are lit up in different colours at different times when certain events happen around the world? Are they projectors beaming on? Do they have lighting already installed? It's starting a debate around my house and we need an answer! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3t5juv/eli5how_are_all_the_famous_landmarks_and/ | {
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2k5k16 | how does siri understand what you are saying? | Between all the different voices and accents, what makes Siri work so well? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2k5k16/eli5how_does_siri_understand_what_you_are_saying/ | {
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1etaep | how can earth's gravity keep me on the ground but a small magnet can lift things off the ground without touching it? | How can a magnet overpower gravity and lift paper clips and stuff? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1etaep/eli5how_can_earths_gravity_keep_me_on_the_ground/ | {
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1ppqpv | if i switch the size of my car tires does that effect my odometer? | If the tire has a bigger circumference then the car would move further for one rotation. if i am buying a car based on the idea that it has low mileage, am getting screwed over if the previous owner had changed from the stock tires? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ppqpv/eli5_if_i_switch_the_size_of_my_car_tires_does/ | {
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2fmwo9 | what is about dawn that causes roosters the world over to collectively lose their minds and start screaming at the sky? | Always been curious why they do it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fmwo9/eli5_what_is_about_dawn_that_causes_roosters_the/ | {
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c0ll7j | does everyone in a city pay for the public schools in a city and why aren’t kids allowed to choose the public schools they want to go to? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c0ll7j/eli5_does_everyone_in_a_city_pay_for_the_public/ | {
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2xjep8 | why does the space shuttle roll after launch? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xjep8/eli5_why_does_the_space_shuttle_roll_after_launch/ | {
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3upoe1 | why do we use the 16:9 aspect ratio when 16:10 is a better approximation of the golden ratio? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3upoe1/eli5_why_do_we_use_the_169_aspect_ratio_when_1610/ | {
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2qmkbl | how does having extra generic information (down syndrome) result in a person with reduced ability? | Shouldn't having an extra chromosome give the person greater abilities because of the extra genetic info?
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3mxdrp | what an ingrown toenail is, how to avoid getting one, and what to do if you have one | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mxdrp/eli5_what_an_ingrown_toenail_is_how_to_avoid/ | {
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2f6ick | why is inflation/growth necessary for an economy? | Why do we aim for 3-5% growth in the economy? Why can't the dollar maintain the same buying power from year to year? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2f6ick/eli5_why_is_inflationgrowth_necessary_for_an/ | {
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4elzgj | why does a company like apple not cut out the middle man and establish their own cell phone network, but instead rely on verizon, at & t, etc? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4elzgj/eli5_why_does_a_company_like_apple_not_cut_out/ | {
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29839v | what's with all the shouting and general rowdiness in westminster-style parliament systems? | And why isn't the US Congress as lively as the British, Canadian, or Australian Houses of Commons? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29839v/eli5_whats_with_all_the_shouting_and_general/ | {
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7v2lc7 | why does it, when having a headache, hurt while shaking your head. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7v2lc7/eli5_why_does_it_when_having_a_headache_hurt/ | {
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59944i | why do we sometimes think someone looks like a certain name? such as "you look like a vince", etc. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/59944i/eli5_why_do_we_sometimes_think_someone_looks_like/ | {
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1jfxvv | what is going bankrupt and how can a city like detroit declare bankruptcy? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jfxvv/eli5_what_is_going_bankrupt_and_how_can_a_city/ | {
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9gu1ao | what is the big challenge with capturing pollutants from combustion? if we could do it, surely we'd be burning trash for energy, so why can't we? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9gu1ao/eli5_what_is_the_big_challenge_with_capturing/ | {
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4rozjp | why is tobacco the default smoking herb? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4rozjp/eli5_why_is_tobacco_the_default_smoking_herb/ | {
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6dtnvo | why is jupiter so ridiculously radioactive? | Can we even be on the moons? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6dtnvo/eli5_why_is_jupiter_so_ridiculously_radioactive/ | {
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5rfe80 | why is the dollar still so strong? | I mean the US dollar and recently (as in, post trump), sorry for the confusion. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5rfe80/eli5_why_is_the_dollar_still_so_strong/ | {
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2zcl52 | why the english words interspersed in rapid-fire hindi conversation? | I sometimes walk in on the Indian contractors in the break room at my office and overhear them speaking what I assume is Hindi. But they do something which I also observed in the wonderful movie "Monsoon Wedding:" their rapid-fire talk is interspersed with easily recognizable albeit heavily accented English phrases. In... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2zcl52/eli5_why_the_english_words_interspersed_in/ | {
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5br5ma | how do they film the multi-camera scenes in planet earth without disrupting or alarming the animals? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5br5ma/eli5_how_do_they_film_the_multicamera_scenes_in/ | {
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b1lfuj | how does dolby surround and pro logic work if it's just stereo audio? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b1lfuj/eli5_how_does_dolby_surround_and_pro_logic_work/ | {
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ac24os | how does nasa retrieve images from spacecrafts like new horizons that are four billion miles away? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ac24os/eli5_how_does_nasa_retrieve_images_from/ | {
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ph949 | why are things in nyc and other large cities more expensive? | This question has always bugged me. I know people make more money, so it balances out. So, hypothetically, couldn't you slash people's salaries and costs and everything would remain as is? What actually drives the cost of living up? population? But again, everyone is making more money so what the fuck. It's just a big... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ph949/eli5_why_are_things_in_nyc_and_other_large_cities/ | {
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49puxx | why does slow cooked food taste better? and are there ever times where fast cooking would taste substantially better? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/49puxx/eli5_why_does_slow_cooked_food_taste_better_and/ | {
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baff4i | why does pneumonia sometimes cause your body temperature to go down? | Typically when you have an infection, it causes a fever. Why does pneumonia sometimes cause your body temperature to go down instead?
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5cvkwf | if we cannot really touch something, why hitting the table produces sound | I was reading that we cannot really touch something because of the repulsion force of the atoms, then why sound is produced when I hit the tables, scratch stuff, etc | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5cvkwf/eli5_if_we_cannot_really_touch_something_why/ | {
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1i9u18 | why do we poop and pee? and why separate exits? how did this division evolve? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1i9u18/eli5_why_do_we_poop_and_pee_and_why_separate/ | {
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edd075 | information theory of the universe | "The idea is that the universe emanates from the information inherent within it." What does this mean? What does information mean for this theory? Does it mean the universe is binary code? What are its implications for our universe? I understand this so little I'm not sure I'm even asking the right questions. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/edd075/eli5_information_theory_of_the_universe/ | {
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1qvsu5 | if dogs and/or cats have hearing far more sensitive than a human, why doesn't it deafen them when we yell? | Some animals are said to have hearing much more powerful than our own. Why do loud noises not seem to faze them as much as you would think? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qvsu5/eli5if_dogs_andor_cats_have_hearing_far_more/ | {
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ajofuk | does airborne immunity supplement help prevent getting sick? how? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ajofuk/eli5_does_airborne_immunity_supplement_help/ | {
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310afb | what would happen if someone were to wipe or destroy all of google's data centers? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/310afb/eli5what_would_happen_if_someone_were_to_wipe_or/ | {
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21s57h | how do we define the exact height of a mountain on mars, when the planet has no seas, and thus no sea-level to go by like we do on earth? | Is there an agreed-upon method for use on planets without oceans? If so, what is it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21s57h/eli5_how_do_we_define_the_exact_height_of_a/ | {
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aeqskw | what makes certain molds toxic to ingest? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aeqskw/eli5_what_makes_certain_molds_toxic_to_ingest/ | {
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2t3bl8 | what is a modular synth and how does it work? | deadmau5 was building another "modular synth" this morning and I was curious as to what exactly a modular synth is and how it works. Can anyone enlighten me? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2t3bl8/eli5_what_is_a_modular_synth_and_how_does_it_work/ | {
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1q3lup | how and why are some people lactose intolerant if they need a pretty big amount of calcium? | What prevents them dairy?
How can they get the supplements needed? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1q3lup/eli5_how_and_why_are_some_people_lactose/ | {
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2fe3h2 | where our reasoning and restraint go when we purchase a popcorn and soda at the theater for 15 dollars when we wouldn't ever purchase it at this price anywhere else. | or as someone else mentioned, at sporting events. Basically anywhere you go where you know you are getting ripped off. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fe3h2/eli5_where_our_reasoning_and_restraint_go_when_we/ | {
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atfmrz | why do your fingers go stiff and jar straight sometimes and its phsyiscaly hard to bend your own finger | I think I explained this terribly. But sometimes when I'm scrubbing or using my fingers intensely it feels like it almost bends backwards and it's hard to bend it back the normal way | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/atfmrz/eli5_why_do_your_fingers_go_stiff_and_jar/ | {
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1nsu2h | how does a sonar generate its 'ping' sound? | I know what the ping does, just not how the ping pings. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1nsu2h/eli5_how_does_a_sonar_generate_its_ping_sound/ | {
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1b1zko | if minorities want equality and to be seen as such, why do they create groups that segregate? | Here's a list from my college alone:
* [Advancing Women in Society (AWS)](_URL_5_)
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* [African-American Student Association (Afro Am)](_URL_4_)
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25g412 | biologically speaking, what is the difference between "smart" and "dumb" people? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25g412/eli5biologically_speaking_what_is_the_difference/ | {
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faqbdo | why aren't roads and highways made of the same stuff / using the same methods as airport runways? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/faqbdo/eli5_why_arent_roads_and_highways_made_of_the/ | {
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24rx2r | why are mosquitoes so devastatingly deadly to populations in underdeveloped nations while they are merely a nuisance in the us? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24rx2r/eli5_why_are_mosquitoes_so_devastatingly_deadly/ | {
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2vq4vw | why were insane asylums constructed so beautifully? | I am speaking of the architectural elements that were put into these buildings. When I look back at old pictures of the [Nevada State Hospital](_URL_1_), or the [Columbus State Hospital](_URL_0_) (Both of which have since been torn down) Makes me wonder, why were these buildings, that were used to house people sufferin... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2vq4vw/eli5_why_were_insane_asylums_constructed_so/ | {
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2bjewz | obamacare to someone from the uk | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bjewz/eli5_obamacare_to_someone_from_the_uk/ | {
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3x94ao | what part of the body makes us take a breath? | Like when CO2 gets high and you feel the need to inhale and exhale. Some people say the ears do this and this is why people who get shot in the ear often die because they have to consciously breathe and die in their sleep, others say it's the brainstem. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3x94ao/eli5_what_part_of_the_body_makes_us_take_a_breath/ | {
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6kygr1 | if your clothes aren't dried properly, why do they go sour/smell bad? | This has happened to us all, right? And now that the weather is so humid and sticky my clothes are taking longer to dry on the clothes horse than normal. So, my question is this: Why do your clothes start to smell sour/bad when they take to long to dry or are left sitting damp for a while?
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3oplrw | what would happen if you played a frequency someone couldn't hear at a volume that would make someone go deaf? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3oplrw/eli5_what_would_happen_if_you_played_a_frequency/ | {
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20laxe | how does an automatic firearm work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20laxe/eli5how_does_an_automatic_firearm_work/ | {
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10z8t0 | the difference between a photographic memory and recalling an image of something in one's head | What is the difference between having a photographic memory and being able to recall any image in your head? For example I can pull up an image of my car in any angle and any setting in my head, but how is that different than having a photographic memory? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/10z8t0/eli5_the_difference_between_a_photographic_memory/ | {
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bhyd2p | the folding paper thing. where apparently if you fold a piece of paper 103 times it's thicker than the universe. i read this today and it doesn't make sense to me. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bhyd2p/eli5_the_folding_paper_thing_where_apparently_if/ | {
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k0kzd | np-complete, completeness, np-hard | Wikipedia just isn't cutting it for me...What exactly does it mean by nondeterministic Turing machine and NP-hard (or really what "hardness" and "easiness" really means. Thanks! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/k0kzd/npcomplete_completeness_nphard/ | {
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5x157z | what is the loss of nutrition when you burn food? | I just made some chicken in the oven, and I f**king burnt half of it (terrible oven). I was thinking about how some of it is inedible, but does nutritional value, protein, fats, etc..., decrease as you burn it?
Tl;dr- If I eat charred chicken does it still give me dat protein? Please ELI5 | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5x157z/eli5_what_is_the_loss_of_nutrition_when_you_burn/ | {
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859yzq | as we get more and more tired why does caffeine stop working? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/859yzq/eli5_as_we_get_more_and_more_tired_why_does/ | {
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1auqln | why marijuana triggers panic attacks for certain people? | Thanks for all the responses, guys!
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2d1e9g | why are route numbers for buses and trams all over the place? | In every city I have been to, there never seems to any discernible pattern as to why a certain bus route gets a certain bus number. For example, where I live there's a #7 bus and #57 bus but there's no #8 to to #56. There's also handful in the 100 range and then BAM!, all of sudden we're in the 500s without ever seeing... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2d1e9g/eli5_why_are_route_numbers_for_buses_and_trams/ | {
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4nv6m8 | why has fear of crime gone up despite crime falling for the past decade? | (this statistic was from the UK)
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8e8l7l | melanin and aging | Mostly in India and near neighboring countries, kids are born with lighter tone or colour and with aging they turn dark or brown and become more closer to their parents skin tone. What changes in the body causes this to happen? Normal parent talk is this happens because teens run around in the hot sun, i suspect that's... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8e8l7l/eli5_melanin_and_aging/ | {
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as1m4t | why is it easier to see through fog when you’re in a forest/surrounded by trees? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/as1m4t/eli5_why_is_it_easier_to_see_through_fog_when/ | {
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4vwam3 | how do sinkholes happen | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4vwam3/eli5_how_do_sinkholes_happen/ | {
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5bq869 | why are the frets on a bass guitar wider than a regular six-string? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5bq869/eli5_why_are_the_frets_on_a_bass_guitar_wider/ | {
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cvi7v8 | why does eating human meat make people go insane? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cvi7v8/eli5_why_does_eating_human_meat_make_people_go/ | {
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1yqblx | what is stopping china from being a superpower? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1yqblx/eli5_what_is_stopping_china_from_being_a/ | {
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6ks3sn | why does music played in movies always sound much more lively and "better" than the original version? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ks3sn/eli5_why_does_music_played_in_movies_always_sound/ | {
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djdfq7 | explain why some blood groups cannot donate to other blood groups, and some can | I don't understand why O- is a universal **donor**, but can only **receive** from O- groups. And AB+ is a universal **receiver**, but can only **donate** to AB+.
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60zqo3 | why is it that everyone always tells you to avoid looking directly into light, yet when you go for an eye test, they do nothing but shine light into your eyes for the whole half hour? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/60zqo3/eli5_why_is_it_that_everyone_always_tells_you_to/ | {
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aysxex | why does the square root of i = (1/square root of 2)(1+i)? | So, I was using a graphing calculator and I suddenly wondered what the square root of i is. I inputted it, and got 0.707106781 + 0.707106781i as my output.
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90ut2u | genocide removed, what were the principles of nazism especially during the hitler area | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/90ut2u/eli5_genocide_removed_what_were_the_principles_of/ | {
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1mc273 | why do large companies advertise when they have nothing that can be purchased by normal consumers? (i.e. boeing) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1mc273/eli5why_do_large_companies_advertise_when_they/ | {
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7att7m | missile interception systems. how exactly can you stop a giant missile coming your way? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7att7m/eli5_missile_interception_systems_how_exactly_can/ | {
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beum66 | why are the paris catacombs so hard to map. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/beum66/eli5_why_are_the_paris_catacombs_so_hard_to_map/ | {
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ue7ky | why is it good policy to increase spending under a recession? | I hear a lot of people that I generally agree with say that in a recession, you need to spend to get out of it. But I don't know why. Is the idea that if you put money into the economy, people will spend more and the government will make more from taxes, etc? Is that why it's good in general to have a "lively" economy?... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ue7ky/eli5_why_is_it_good_policy_to_increase_spending/ | {
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4cq1bk | if denying your child food and water is child abuse, why is allowing them to become obese and unhealthy not? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4cq1bk/eli5_if_denying_your_child_food_and_water_is/ | {
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cymzzy | what would happen if a chunk of the earth's crust 1 mile in diameter vanished, exposing the mantle? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cymzzy/eli5_what_would_happen_if_a_chunk_of_the_earths/ | {
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3k1t0n | what could the cern particle accelerator do and what are the dangers of it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3k1t0n/eli5_what_could_the_cern_particle_accelerator_do/ | {
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5d7djt | how hard would it be to bite through your own finger? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5d7djt/eli5how_hard_would_it_be_to_bite_through_your_own/ | {
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4zhegl | how can animals without heart survive? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4zhegl/eli5_how_can_animals_without_heart_survive/ | {
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5ll7i3 | why are floppy discs called "floppy" if they're not floppy? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ll7i3/eli5_why_are_floppy_discs_called_floppy_if_theyre/ | {
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2qfy1i | how can i get arrested for downloading or streaming a movie illegally off the internet? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2qfy1i/eli5_how_can_i_get_arrested_for_downloading_or/ | {
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8m6j7r | if the romans called it 'germania', then what was the origin of the term 'deutsche'? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8m6j7r/eli5_if_the_romans_called_it_germania_then_what/ | {
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545f22 | why do we rock our head to music that we like ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/545f22/eli5_why_do_we_rock_our_head_to_music_that_we_like/ | {
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2vzu1w | do dogs mature mentally as they get older? | I know they can learn things like tricks, not pooping on the carpet and stuff after training but do they mentally become different than puppies? Would it be like a 50 year old hanging out with toddlers or would they be relatively on the same mental wavelength? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2vzu1w/eli5_do_dogs_mature_mentally_as_they_get_older/ | {
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4ol1lq | why is the kennedy assassination considered the day america lost its innocence? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ol1lq/eli5_why_is_the_kennedy_assassination_considered/ | {
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tl27z | nobility. | As an American, I know virtually nothing about nobility. Do they still have any real power? For those of you in the Old World, do they have much/any affect on your daily lives? Are any redditors noblepeople? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/tl27z/eli5_nobility/ | {
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avrdt1 | why do different gasoline types work on different types of cars? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/avrdt1/eli5_why_do_different_gasoline_types_work_on/ | {
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3fetlu | google photo app gives you unlimited storage space. let's say milion people, each few thousands of pics and videos. where do they put that much data? | Magic or wat | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3fetlu/eli5_google_photo_app_gives_you_unlimited_storage/ | {
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3x9laa | does the size of a dog affect its brain size/intelligence? i.e is a chihuahua as intelligent as a dobberman? | Why are dogs like Border Collies so intelligent? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3x9laa/eli5_does_the_size_of_a_dog_affect_its_brain/ | {
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7c32kh | different interpretations of probability ? | What are frequency interpretation and degree of belief interpretation in probability ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7c32kh/eli5_different_interpretations_of_probability/ | {
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6p405w | how come homeopathy isn't illegal when there is clear evidence that the treatments don't work, leading to more deaths or propagation of serious illnesses? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6p405w/eli5_how_come_homeopathy_isnt_illegal_when_there/ | {
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2llf3v | how do low interests rates help create jobs? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2llf3v/eli5_how_do_low_interests_rates_help_create_jobs/ | {
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9e3v83 | why isn't a 1 minute video (60fps, 1080p) as heavy as 3600 images (1080p) ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9e3v83/eli5_why_isnt_a_1_minute_video_60fps_1080p_as/ | {
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2nmwx7 | why does food stick to plates if you let it sit there? shouldn't it fall off after the moisture evaporates? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2nmwx7/eli5_why_does_food_stick_to_plates_if_you_let_it/ | {
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10lx4p | what is the smell on my hand after i have been jangling the coins in my pocket? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/10lx4p/what_is_the_smell_on_my_hand_after_i_have_been/ | {
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624dfr | if muscles take a day or two to fully repair, why do people work out every day? | Confused!?!?! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/624dfr/eli5_if_muscles_take_a_day_or_two_to_fully_repair/ | {
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9nbtin | why does big ants, even flying ants, appear after rain? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9nbtin/eli5_why_does_big_ants_even_flying_ants_appear/ | {
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