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Did this undergo through evolution? And does every other organism do the same thing? Quite intrigued about it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1z5fcw/eli5why_do_humans_stretch_their_cheek_muscles/ | {
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1rlcbk | how a currency can just be invented? ex: bitcoin | How do you just invent a currency, and who "started" bitcoin? Who gave it value. It just seems ridiculous to me. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rlcbk/eli5_how_a_currency_can_just_be_invented_ex/ | {
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2xiwqk | how come poison oak (ivy, sumac) takes two days to show a rash after exposure when other irritants have an almost instant reaction? | Secondary question: is there a way to capitalize on this lag time if you know you have been exposed in order to mitigate the effects? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xiwqk/eli5_how_come_poison_oak_ivy_sumac_takes_two_days/ | {
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ao088u | how do scentless air freshening sprays (like ozium) work? | inb4: you press down on the top of the can and the spray comes out.
Does the spray take out the smell particles in the air or prevent your nostrils from taking in other scents or how exactly does it work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ao088u/eli5_how_do_scentless_air_freshening_sprays_like/ | {
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5k7pzv | what is actually going on in our cameras/phones when we take a picture? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5k7pzv/eli5_what_is_actually_going_on_in_our/ | {
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47ia8t | why is netflix calling better call saul a 'netflix original' in europe while it isn't made by them but rather by amc networks? | In the USA they don't call it an 'original' and is shown by AMC networks. So why do they say that in Europe but not the USA? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/47ia8t/eli5_why_is_netflix_calling_better_call_saul_a/ | {
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1yji1t | what are bed frames for? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1yji1t/what_are_bed_frames_for/ | {
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529d9o | how does the market make sure each central bank doesn't rig the system for their citizens? | Anecdotally there is a lot of m & a and asset buying from chinese firms and individuals. If Chinese currency is pegged to the dollar ( the chinese central bank? doesn't allow it to move outside a range ) and I am assuming their books are semi-closed off who regulates how much wealth they are generating for their people... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/529d9o/eli5_how_does_the_market_make_sure_each_central/ | {
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2d84os | why do we only learn out multiplications up to 12? | Surely a multiple of 5 is a better stopping point, like 15 or 20. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2d84os/eli5_why_do_we_only_learn_out_multiplications_up/ | {
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6wulzu | why does congress have the power to declare war, yet the president is the commander if the military? | Isnt it counter-intuitive?
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1pbjrg | why do we see so many female intimate parts in non pornografic films, but see little to no male nakedness? | HBO series, I'm looking at you here. And well... All the other producers | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pbjrg/why_do_we_see_so_many_female_intimate_parts_in/ | {
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30cow4 | why do cockroaches sometimes climb into people's ears? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/30cow4/eli5_why_do_cockroaches_sometimes_climb_into/ | {
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6o1una | why do we bother curing symptomless diseases? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6o1una/eli5_why_do_we_bother_curing_symptomless_diseases/ | {
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ex1nbi | how exactly do amazon s3/hadoop/etc work? | How do they work and what makes them special? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ex1nbi/eli5_how_exactly_do_amazon_s3hadoopetc_work/ | {
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6zer3a | why certain cuisines are more famous than others? | For example, Italian and French cuisines are much more famous than the German or Scandinavian cuisine. Thai food is famous but it is less famous than Spanish food....etc
what is the reason behind that? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6zer3a/eli5why_certain_cuisines_are_more_famous_than/ | {
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8ad7bg | how can a single tweet from a celebrity cause a large company's stock price to fall? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8ad7bg/eli5_how_can_a_single_tweet_from_a_celebrity/ | {
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188ht5 | when you are riding in a car, and you come next to a big truck or bus, and you are coming to a stop while the truck is moving, why does it feel like the car you're in is moving in reverse when you look at it? | Over the years, I have noticed this. I can be riding on a bus, or in a passenger seat of a car. Doesn't matter.. But when coming to a stop while looking at a large vehicle beside me, it feels like I am moving backwards. Is this just me? If not, why does this happen? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/188ht5/when_you_are_riding_in_a_car_and_you_come_next_to/ | {
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ahjbj4 | how do they generate unique mac addresses? | How do companies that make computer components generate unique MAC addresses? How do they make sure no other company is making a component with the same MAC address somewhere across the world? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ahjbj4/eli5_how_do_they_generate_unique_mac_addresses/ | {
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4cjbxd | if .9999 (cont.) is 1, then why can't an asymptote reach a point? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4cjbxd/eli5_if_9999_cont_is_1_then_why_cant_an_asymptote/ | {
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25g4w1 | if the worlds ocean's are going to rise, could we takes that extra water out, desalinate it and put the extra water in valleys and canyons throughout the world (where there's no civilisation) and create giant freshwater lakes . | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25g4w1/eli5_if_the_worlds_oceans_are_going_to_rise_could/ | {
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fq5v3g | what makes babies/young children prefer soft calm voices over deep manly voices? | I'm not talking like why do they not like screaming but I mean why do they prefer the softer type of voices? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fq5v3g/eli5_what_makes_babiesyoung_children_prefer_soft/ | {
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o9ike | a lot of people in the us want a governmental healthcare option. why can't we just make medicare an insurance option? | This might be too politically charged, but I really don't have an answer to this one.
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1rmglk | why does logic work? | When we conclude something because it's logical intuitively we know that it works. Because it's only logical, right?
But what makes it such that the logical conclusion is the right one to derive?
Why is it that a particular way of reasoning is logical when another particular way of reasoning is not?
Lastly, is log... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rmglk/eli5_why_does_logic_work/ | {
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4fwdrz | why do (human) babies dance to music, but animals do not? | Sure it's adorable, but just what is going on here??
- [Babies Dancing Compilation](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4fwdrz/eli5_why_do_human_babies_dance_to_music_but/ | {
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4dp9pf | if sleep takes up (around) a third of our lives, why haven't we devoted all of science to finding out how we could eliminate or replace it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4dp9pf/eli5_if_sleep_takes_up_around_a_third_of_our/ | {
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272wuf | why do balls like a rugby ball fly further when rotation is applied when throwing. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/272wuf/eli5_why_do_balls_like_a_rugby_ball_fly_further/ | {
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9g3jjh | with the harvesting and evaporation of salt, how do oceans contain their salt levels? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9g3jjh/eli5_with_the_harvesting_and_evaporation_of_salt/ | {
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5rzeol | ok i'm confused. what does it mean when someone says they're jewish? is it a religion or a race? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5rzeol/eli5_ok_im_confused_what_does_it_mean_when/ | {
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3ckwa5 | with the nyse closed due to technical issues, how are stocks like the dow and s & p continuing to fall? | Earlier today the New York Stock Exchange (as well as other sites) suffered a technical malfunction which caused the NYSE to come to a stand still. However, I saw on a CNN ticker that the stocks continued to drop, little by little. How is this possible? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ckwa5/eli5_with_the_nyse_closed_due_to_technical_issues/ | {
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fs3q3s | what wjll happen if a hacker know my public ip address and i have an open port for a server? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fs3q3s/eli5_what_wjll_happen_if_a_hacker_know_my_public/ | {
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3xhwno | how was it legal for us politicians to vote through the recent bill? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3xhwno/eli5_how_was_it_legal_for_us_politicians_to_vote/ | {
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a3h2qv | - how do hose attachments work? why doesn’t the water pressure affect anything? | You know those attachments you can use with water hoses to change how the water is released? If water is constantly being fed into the hose, why doesn’t the water pressure build up and blow the attachment off? How does it just release water when you want it to? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a3h2qv/eli5_how_do_hose_attachments_work_why_doesnt_the/ | {
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6v1v1d | digestion takes about six to eight hours through your stomach and small intestine. food then enters your large intestine for further digestion. what happens when you eat something bad, and all this is reduced to minutes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6v1v1d/eli5_digestion_takes_about_six_to_eight_hours/ | {
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7fckc7 | what does it mean when economists speak of "stagnant wages relative to inflation"? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7fckc7/eli5_what_does_it_mean_when_economists_speak_of/ | {
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8xqc7v | why do males lose attraction and interest in there partner after ejaculation? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8xqc7v/eli5_why_do_males_lose_attraction_and_interest_in/ | {
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3st9oj | signatures, how does 1. it bind me to an agreement 2. how does one prove it's actually your signature 3. what stops someone from forging my signature by being close enough and 4. what if i start writing my signature differently? is it still valid? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3st9oj/eli5_signatures_how_does_1_it_bind_me_to_an/ | {
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3fq6c8 | why do stock market corrections (of over 10%) repeatedly occur? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3fq6c8/eli5why_do_stock_market_corrections_of_over_10/ | {
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2sd0ql | why is it that europeans explored the world more than anyone else on other continents? | Europeans pretty much colonized the Americas, and parts of Africa. Why didn't the Asians try to explore more of the world? Or they did and was killed off by the Europeans?
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8z80qf | why does the first amendment allow you to photograph/video record cops? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8z80qf/eli5_why_does_the_first_amendment_allow_you_to/ | {
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2bf92n | why do so many americans still constantly brag that "we are the greatest country on earth!!!!" | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bf92n/eli5_why_do_so_many_americans_still_constantly/ | {
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13eak3 | why do deficits matter? why can't a country just keep lending indefinitely? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/13eak3/why_do_deficits_matter_why_cant_a_country_just/ | {
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d7b1pk | how much do fast food & pizza delivery drivers get paid, who pays for gas, who pays repairs? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d7b1pk/eli5_how_much_do_fast_food_pizza_delivery_drivers/ | {
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3mg9kk | how do people know what things mean in binary when there's no spaces? | If 0110010 means something, and 000011101 means something else, how can both be identified as 2 individual objects when 0110010000011101 means something entirely different? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mg9kk/eli5how_do_people_know_what_things_mean_in_binary/ | {
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7tvgxd | more people learn french as a 2nd language than chinese, spanish and german combined; why is french so popular? | According to [this article](_URL_0_) (see chart #7), 82 million people learn French as a ~~2nd~~ learned (as opposed to native) language, far more than any other language, except for English. Why are so many attempting to learn French? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7tvgxd/eli5_more_people_learn_french_as_a_2nd_language/ | {
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44ed79 | how did disney become so big? | What about Disney made them so big? Did it really all start with Disneyland or did another company absorb them and too their name? Thanks! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/44ed79/eli5_how_did_disney_become_so_big/ | {
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782rgj | why so many videogames have the "glitching through surface and shaking furiously" bug and why does it happen? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/782rgj/eli5_why_so_many_videogames_have_the_glitching/ | {
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g1vchk | how do airplanes measure the speed they’re travelling at? | I would also like to know how boats do it too if anyone can answer that also?
Sorry, they’re probably very simple answers. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/g1vchk/eli5_how_do_airplanes_measure_the_speed_theyre/ | {
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7kiafq | is it still hotter under a blanket when there's no heat source? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7kiafq/eli5_is_it_still_hotter_under_a_blanket_when/ | {
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24a6r7 | why do i need to dial nine to call people outside of my company building? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24a6r7/eli5_why_do_i_need_to_dial_nine_to_call_people/ | {
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28qvxl | why can skinny people eat junk and not gain weight like i do? | I have this conception that slim people can eat as much as they like and not gain weight. Why, how come? IS this true or is it just some misconception?
Some of my friends are SKINNY and lean men in their 20s and they say that they can eat junk and not gain weight.
What happens in them that doesnt happen in me?
Thi... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28qvxl/eli5_why_can_skinny_people_eat_junk_and_not_gain/ | {
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2bdbwj | why exactly does ejaculation make you lose motivation/feel lazy afterwards? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bdbwj/eli5_why_exactly_does_ejaculation_make_you_lose/ | {
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43s9jn | what happens to o'malley's votes now he's dropped out? | Just curious since it just happened and I haven't heard a good explanation yet. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/43s9jn/eli5_what_happens_to_omalleys_votes_now_hes/ | {
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6ddrn5 | how do beer companies know the exact percentage of alcohol in their beer? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ddrn5/eli5_how_do_beer_companies_know_the_exact/ | {
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60c1ef | when something claims to be water resistant up to 50 meters, what happens after 50 meters? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/60c1ef/eli5_when_something_claims_to_be_water_resistant/ | {
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smb1h | about "order of magnitude" and what does that mean | Whenever I see "more than an order of magnitude increase" or such, I have no clue what they're talking about or how much. How do you calculate that? is it always the same? is there a conversion table or something? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/smb1h/eli5_about_order_of_magnitude_and_what_does_that/ | {
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1j4gw9 | why does congress pray before each session, and why do we swear to tell the truth with our hands on a bible in court, if there is a "separation of church and state"? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1j4gw9/eli5eli5why_does_congress_pray_before_each/ | {
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34sl1c | why muslim's hate pictures of mohammed enough to kill over it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34sl1c/eli5_why_muslims_hate_pictures_of_mohammed_enough/ | {
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25hb9f | would it be realistic and practical to feature placebos within modern day medicine? | You hear of placebos being given all the time back in the 19th and 20th century, but is it feasible to have them within our modern day medicine? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25hb9f/eli5_would_it_be_realistic_and_practical_to/ | {
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64bowk | sleep studies. how do they work? | What goes on during a sleep study? Do they induce sleep? What if you just can't fall asleep?
I'm very interested in knowing everything about it.
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koy8c | why isn't a vacuum created in my body when i fart? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/koy8c/eli5_why_isnt_a_vacuum_created_in_my_body_when_i/ | {
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1s7908 | what are evolutionary algorithms and could they ever be used to make programmer's obsolete | Basically a friend and I were having a discussion about whether we would ever have self-writing software. He argued that through evolutionary algorithms the role of a programmer would change from writing entire software to writing just a fitness function which would then have the algorithm create the entire piece of so... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1s7908/eli5_what_are_evolutionary_algorithms_and_could/ | {
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3q8ahi | why does the usa sell plastic bottles of coke and pepsi. but my local mexican market sells it in glass? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3q8ahi/eli5_why_does_the_usa_sell_plastic_bottles_of/ | {
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cq0c5h | what is planck era? | the world alone blows my mind. just today i was reading a book and came across this word tho the book didnt explain much, merely mentioned this word. thanks in advance bros, keep rocking!
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1yg29s | c++ non-stl linked lists | I really want to understand Linked Lists better. I feel like I get the idea behind them but not the logic any advice/explanations out there? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1yg29s/eli5c_nonstl_linked_lists/ | {
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2lsdw6 | why don't cell phones have dial tones like wired phones do? what is the dial tone for? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lsdw6/eli5_why_dont_cell_phones_have_dial_tones_like/ | {
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d5pi74 | why is whole wheat bread better than white bread if it still has sugar and preservatives? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d5pi74/eli5_why_is_whole_wheat_bread_better_than_white/ | {
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23ops6 | how do people in space get back to earth? | Ok, this just randomly crossed my mind in school. When they're in space how do they get back to earth? Once they enter earth's atmosphere to go back to earth, they're going really fast. I'm curious on how they get back.
So a couple questions. How do they get back? How do they know where to land? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/23ops6/eli5_how_do_people_in_space_get_back_to_earth/ | {
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3kv5bc | why space launches always start from a stand still position? | Wouldn't it be easier to launch it in the same way jets or other aircraft take off? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3kv5bc/eli5_why_space_launches_always_start_from_a_stand/ | {
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3m9ppp | what would actually happen if you were unprotected, naked, in the vaccum of space? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3m9ppp/eli5_what_would_actually_happen_if_you_were/ | {
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1z0804 | can someone ease breakdown reddit's calculations for karma? | So I admit that I'm a bit novice at reddit but I have submitted some posts and I don't understand the Karma I receive. Just yesterday I uploaded a picture that received 7 up votes. However, my link karma only went up 3 points. Also, a few days ago someone commented on a post and my comment karma didn't go up. I don't u... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1z0804/eli5_can_someone_ease_breakdown_reddits/ | {
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bwdk1l | is it more efficient to walk in a staircase-like pattern, or “down and across”? | I live in a city and, like most cities, it’s pretty much a grid. My daily destination is the exact opposite location of where I live. I was interested in knowing which method of walking will save me the most time, or if it matters at all? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bwdk1l/eli5_is_it_more_efficient_to_walk_in_a/ | {
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9mqnim | what exactly do electrons do around the nucleus? | I keep seeing different veiws on this online.
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3remam | how good artists copy, but great artists steal? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3remam/eli5_how_good_artists_copy_but_great_artists_steal/ | {
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3ogsoa | why do cars still use the old cigarette power outlet as opposed to a 2 prong power outlet | I understand that some cars do come with the 2 prong outline but why isn't the entire industry | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ogsoa/eli5_why_do_cars_still_use_the_old_cigarette/ | {
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f874ax | what is the relevance of back emf of a motor and the function of a motor in relation to lenz's law and the law of conservation of energy? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f874ax/eli5_what_is_the_relevance_of_back_emf_of_a_motor/ | {
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9n4d3h | how can we tell the direction audio is coming from? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9n4d3h/eli5_how_can_we_tell_the_direction_audio_is/ | {
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t9ue5 | what is the big deal with red velvet anything? | I've noticed recently everywhere is advertising red velvet cupcakes, cakes, crepes, etc. and it just seems like a a huge marketing scam. Anyone care to clarify the "specialness" of red velvet? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/t9ue5/eli5_what_is_the_big_deal_with_red_velvet_anything/ | {
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azmwrl | if a person's lung size cannot increase, how does exercise serve to improve lung function? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/azmwrl/eli5_if_a_persons_lung_size_cannot_increase_how/ | {
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7gjw7d | why do babies survive injury so well? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7gjw7d/eli5_why_do_babies_survive_injury_so_well/ | {
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5fk4tv | dream length | Why can you sleep for ten hours, but have a dream feel like it lasted ten minutes. Shouldn't your dreams feel longer if you sleep longer, and why do most dreams feel so short? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5fk4tv/eli5_dream_length/ | {
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n7bmi | how our planet would react if the object next to mercury is an indeed alien spacecraft? | Will we panic and become extremely defensive? Or will we try to communicate with the alien species? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/n7bmi/eli5_how_our_planet_would_react_if_the_object/ | {
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39nsxd | why is rachel dolezal identifying as black considered a negative thing? is her racial identity that much different from a transgendered person identifying as a different gender? | Genuinely curious, sorry if this is an ignorant question. Thank you! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/39nsxd/eli5_why_is_rachel_dolezal_identifying_as_black/ | {
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2bnkzp | why is that words like modernize, minimize, maximize, etc, americans spell with a z and europeans spell with an s, but words like advertise or exercise we still spell with an s? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bnkzp/eli5_why_is_that_words_like_modernize_minimize/ | {
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2nxs7p | when you are applying thermal paste onto your processor, why isn't the more the merrier? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2nxs7p/eli5_when_you_are_applying_thermal_paste_onto/ | {
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3ndchr | why democrats and republicans are so called, when both parties are in favor of democracy and republic? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ndchr/eli5why_democrats_and_republicans_are_so_called/ | {
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5q7ued | why is it easier to see physical differences in your own race vs other races? | Of course not all look the same of a different race, but it's easier to see many more variants of facial features of your own race. It my experience, the more people of that race that I'm around the more variants of facial features I can see. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5q7ued/eli5_why_is_it_easier_to_see_physical_differences/ | {
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2sqa2c | with the current feasibility of space travel and habitable planets increasing, when a planet is "colonized" how are the land rights allocated? | First come first served? Or allocated per population size. And once that has been decided, what are the reasonable chances of enforcing them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2sqa2c/eli5_with_the_current_feasibility_of_space_travel/ | {
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2bj2t0 | why does youtube stop the view count at ~300 views on popular videos and then updates it later? | ...yet the like count keeps going? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bj2t0/eli5_why_does_youtube_stop_the_view_count_at_300/ | {
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108wby | kant's categrocial imperative. | What's it all about? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/108wby/eli5_kants_categrocial_imperative/ | {
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66p558 | what impact has/will the detonation of the 1000+ nuclear bombs detonated during the cold war, and all those since, have/had on the environment. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/66p558/eli5_what_impact_haswill_the_detonation_of_the/ | {
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31i6rm | why do so many people in the usa get arrested for resisting arrest? surely you need to be arrested for something else first in order to resist. | I know that in the UK the standard "Arrested for being a dick" is "Breach of the peace" - is it the same thing?
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1myayk | how much does it usually take for muscles to increase in mass after workout? and what's the process of muscle growth? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1myayk/eli5how_much_does_it_usually_take_for_muscles_to/ | {
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1eldn3 | why do computer programs often update new versions along the lines of "1.01" "1.25" etc rather than just v1, v2, v3 etc? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1eldn3/eli5_why_do_computer_programs_often_update_new/ | {
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4in9wi | zero-knowledge proof | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4in9wi/eli5_zeroknowledge_proof/ | {
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6xripn | how does the mega downloading system work? | How does Mega (a file-sharing website, which fun fact was created by the same guy who created Megaupload) download the file? What is it doing when it's downloading on the website itself (and how fast it takes to download to the computer)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6xripn/eli5_how_does_the_mega_downloading_system_work/ | {
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9djtpr | why does your body/bones ache when it’s cold or rainy outside? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9djtpr/eli5_why_does_your_bodybones_ache_when_its_cold/ | {
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81ylhk | ; why does the usa need to import 90 percent of the aluminum it consumes when there is so much aluminum recycling going on? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/81ylhk/eli5_why_does_the_usa_need_to_import_90_percent/ | {
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zntur | explain like i'm five: declination | I just read the wiki on it, it seems a little above my comprehension. Anyone care to help? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zntur/explain_like_im_five_declination/ | {
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"When you give your position on the surface of the earth you use *latitude* and *longitude*.\n\nWhen you give the position of something in the sky you use *declination* and *right ascension*.\n\n**Declination** is the equivalent of **latitude**. ... | [] | [] | [
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