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1iwkhx | why cthulhu is considered one of the scariest creatures in literature. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1iwkhx/eli5_why_cthulhu_is_considered_one_of_the/ | {
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aaphkg | what does to life mean in a prison sentence | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aaphkg/eli5_what_does_to_life_mean_in_a_prison_sentence/ | {
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6bhqyi | why do people maintain the same schedule of bowel movements every day? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6bhqyi/eli5_why_do_people_maintain_the_same_schedule_of/ | {
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9g560r | how do interviewers get in touch with "big" criminals for a documentary but police can't? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9g560r/eli5_how_do_interviewers_get_in_touch_with_big/ | {
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2oj3wp | why do braces take so long? | I got braces 3 days ago. The wire has since evened out and my teeth are much closer apart. They seem close to perfect. How could braces take approx 18 months | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2oj3wp/eli5_why_do_braces_take_so_long/ | {
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dn2x1v | how does hplc/uplc work and what is the difference between them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dn2x1v/eli5_how_does_hplcuplc_work_and_what_is_the/ | {
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dd97bs | how do companies forecast demand for their products (new and existing)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dd97bs/eli5_how_do_companies_forecast_demand_for_their/ | {
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30e1n1 | why build nuclear power vs renewable | I was reading the news about Jordan building (by Russia) a nuclear power plant. I understand they want to diversify their power generation and I understand why they need more capacity, but considering they are located in a dessert/close to equator, why not build solar plants? For $10 billion I can only imagine how mu... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/30e1n1/eli5why_build_nuclear_power_vs_renewable/ | {
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1kw15x | why is most of the entertainment programming on pbs of british origin? | Given that PBS is a U.S. entity, why is practically all of its entertainment programming sourced from the BBC? They have plenty of locally-produced science and news programming, but it seems like very little of the entertainment programming is produced in the United States. This strikes me as peculiar. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kw15x/eli5why_is_most_of_the_entertainment_programming/ | {
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1lw3in | why do employers include assessments with obscure questions with no right or wrong answer? what do my answers tell them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lw3in/eli5_why_do_employers_include_assessments_with/ | {
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67g39t | often in movies there are lines of dialogue (subtitles) that aren't possible to hear. | Anyone knows? The subtitles appear and it is impossible to hear the dialogue.
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42n2ns | what exactly is the difference between arab and persian? | I understand that there are many different ethnic groups in the area we call Southwest Asia, but what are he major differences between Arabs and Persians as far as culture, language, etc.
EDIT: Thanks for the replies, I discovered a large ignorant gap in my knowledge today! I'm ashamed to say that I've used these ter... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/42n2ns/eli5_what_exactly_is_the_difference_between_arab/ | {
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2q7fic | why do some dogs have eyebrows? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2q7fic/eli5_why_do_some_dogs_have_eyebrows/ | {
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31j6gf | if secular humanists have religious tax-exemption, how is any gay marriage ban not a violation of their first amendment rights? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/31j6gf/eli5_if_secular_humanists_have_religious/ | {
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7fcf0h | why do we know so little about blue whales? | Why can't we tag them or track them somehow? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7fcf0h/eli5_why_do_we_know_so_little_about_blue_whales/ | {
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1mbpgo | when i have a sinus infection - why does the side that is plugged change occasionally? | Right now my left sinus is plugged, clogged, and painful. An hour ago it was my right sinus and for about 2 minutes I had the blissful ability to breath out of both nostrils. Why does this happen? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1mbpgo/eli5_when_i_have_a_sinus_infection_why_does_the/ | {
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2e8c9u | why does home internet via satellite have such low data limits? | I understand that high speed internet has to be maintained and if everyone on the network was constantly using the high speed internet the ISP couldn't provide it...but why are data caps on home service from DISH, HughesNet and the like so punitive? 15 gigs a month MAXIMUM for home service seems psychotically low, is t... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2e8c9u/eli5_why_does_home_internet_via_satellite_have/ | {
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dktzuy | cash back for making purchases | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dktzuy/eli5_cash_back_for_making_purchases/ | {
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bg99n0 | how were the first batteries able to hold energy? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bg99n0/eli5_how_were_the_first_batteries_able_to_hold/ | {
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6c0968 | how does one recognize when conspiracies actually exist? | Given the Fake News politics of late, I've begun to doubt even my own position. The fanaticism of the other side almost makes me wonder if I really am missing something -- it's easier for me to believe that I'm being misled, than thousands of (presumably) average people.
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51vwux | apple's lightning cable. what are the benefits over usb as of today? (only technical benefits) | First of all; I don't wan't to hear the "it's about money" argument, not because I don't believe that, but because I already understand the business reasons behind it (as a business person I understand about the benefits of maintainig a proprietary charging technology both for controling/making money on licencing of th... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/51vwux/eli5_apples_lightning_cable_what_are_the_benefits/ | {
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25zn63 | why do catchers in baseball give the pitchers signals? | What do these hand signals mean? Shouldn't the pitcher know what pitch to choose? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25zn63/eli5why_do_catchers_in_baseball_give_the_pitchers/ | {
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ckxxb9 | how does color restoration work for black and white films? | Recently saw professionally restored ww2 footage and was wondering how they "restore" color from a camera and film that didn't have the hardware to capture color. I don't know that much about photography so I've always been baffled by this | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ckxxb9/eli5_how_does_color_restoration_work_for_black/ | {
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1wyxf9 | why is it that from the time it takes to move from the couch to my bed i no longer want to go to sleep? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wyxf9/eli5_why_is_it_that_from_the_time_it_takes_to/ | {
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49dayg | why is the solution to creating clean drinking water in africa just developing a solar powered vaporizer (boiler) and collecting the condensation? isn't that an effective method of purification? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/49dayg/eli5_why_is_the_solution_to_creating_clean/ | {
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3xahoy | what makes the earth tilt 23 degrees and then it goes back to normal in spring? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3xahoy/eli5_what_makes_the_earth_tilt_23_degrees_and/ | {
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20pr81 | if crimean citizens voted in a referendum to join russia, why is the west against it? | Is the West afraid that Russia will try to take more of Ukraine? Does leadership think the referendum is invalid? Genuinely curious. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20pr81/eli5_if_crimean_citizens_voted_in_a_referendum_to/ | {
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3oyrcb | why does it hurt to build muscles, while we don't feel anything at all when losing muscle mass | Explain-a please-a | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3oyrcb/eli5why_does_it_hurt_to_build_muscles_while_we/ | {
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9nlgqd | how binaural sound is recorded. | It feels like 3D Live music, i crossed with a youtube \[video\]([_URL_0_](_URL_0_)) at 1:00 Binaural sound starts, and its really amazing thing to listen. With eyes closed you can know where they are located playing or singing. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9nlgqd/eli5_how_binaural_sound_is_recorded/ | {
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3eezl8 | why do most signs say persons instead of people? | I always see signs like the ones saying that a pool shouldn't contain more than x persons. Why does it say persons instead of people? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3eezl8/eli5_why_do_most_signs_say_persons_instead_of/ | {
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1a5a2q | how did england transition from old english currency to new english currency? (eg tuppence and sixpence to pounds and pence) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1a5a2q/how_did_england_transition_from_old_english/ | {
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4ddqmf | why is a national debt beneficial top a capitalist nation? | Top post from a previous answer:
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4zyb9v | how are amino acids converted into glucose? | Can someone please this thoroughly.
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e1my1y | does the old water i dump out my water bottle into the dirt get recycled? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e1my1y/eli5_does_the_old_water_i_dump_out_my_water/ | {
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3gkidq | when someone is experiencing an episode of sleep paralysis, how or what causes/allows them to finally "snap" out of it if they have no control up until that point? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3gkidq/eli5_when_someone_is_experiencing_an_episode_of/ | {
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6i6lf5 | how does time "fix" electronics? | Similar things have happened in the past but a week ago my son dropped a stuffed bunny he has that sings, claps its hands and waggles its ears when you press on its foot. He dropped it on the floor hard and instead of working it would just slightly vibrate until you flipped a hard off on switch. Tried resetting it a ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6i6lf5/eli5_how_does_time_fix_electronics/ | {
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elav02 | when someone is in a coma, do they continue to mentally mature? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/elav02/eli5_when_someone_is_in_a_coma_do_they_continue/ | {
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4vcx9r | the rubber pen illusion. | You know the one I'm talking about- right? From fifth grade... Where you'd hold a pen between your index finger and thumb and move the pen up and down quickly... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4vcx9r/eli5_the_rubber_pen_illusion/ | {
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1oneua | how would modernizing infrastructure help us? | I'm curious to hear from somebody who knows this kind of stuff
Im guessing it makes us safer, gives 'right now' jobs for awhile. It would save energy (the electrical grid waste something like half of all electricity produced, that's a lot of waste). | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1oneua/eli5_how_would_modernizing_infrastructure_help_us/ | {
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4xqgpw | what are the main differences between existentialism and nihilism? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4xqgpw/eli5_what_are_the_main_differences_between/ | {
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5vv5x3 | how does (1/2)! = (√π/2) | How are you able to derive PI from 1/2 factorial? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5vv5x3/eli5_how_does_12_π2/ | {
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2idjgu | how does palestine have a legitimate claim to the land, if they, arabs, took the land from hebrew jews a long time ago. | It's like the Native Americans coming back in force and saying they want their land back, yet the world supports the Anglo-American people rather than the Native Americans who were pushed off their land. How does Palestine have a legitimate claim to a land they technically stole? and why do people support Palestine des... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2idjgu/eli5_how_does_palestine_have_a_legitimate_claim/ | {
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5ubt8o | how do historians agree on a consensus that a person historically existed based on secondary and tertiary sources alone? | Hannibal, Alexander and Socrates are such persons without contemporary first hand accounts yet historians accept that they have existed by relying on sources which were written long after they died. So how do we know with a good degree of certainty that these people existed? I am asking because I have often seen argume... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ubt8o/eli5_how_do_historians_agree_on_a_consensus_that/ | {
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1yarx9 | why do manual cars often have more gears than their automatic counterparts? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1yarx9/eli5why_do_manual_cars_often_have_more_gears_than/ | {
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dwbai2 | when there were no animals or at least no big animals. how did trees survive? wasn't there way too much oxygen in the air? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dwbai2/eli5_when_there_were_no_animals_or_at_least_no/ | {
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135v97 | world war ii? | All I know is that Hitler. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/135v97/world_war_ii/ | {
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3b4hn5 | if bees are going extinct how come i can so easily go down to the store and buy honey and it's not even very expensive? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3b4hn5/eli5_if_bees_are_going_extinct_how_come_i_can_so/ | {
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4a7fzu | the transcension hypothesis | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4a7fzu/eli5_the_transcension_hypothesis/ | {
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225z06 | how 5 hour energy actually makes you stay awake | I took one one time and was surprised at how well it woked (talk about free advertisement) and I was kind of cincerned at what was in it that made me stay up. Whats in it that makes me stay up, and are there negative side affects to taking this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/225z06/eli5_how_5_hour_energy_actually_makes_you_stay/ | {
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8v1gqk | how is 'i am.' a complete sentence while 'i'm.' is not? | Or is it technically a complete sentence as well? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8v1gqk/eli5_how_is_i_am_a_complete_sentence_while_im_is/ | {
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44daa1 | why do in-ear headphones lose sound if you push them in too far? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/44daa1/eli5_why_do_inear_headphones_lose_sound_if_you/ | {
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2h3diy | why planets rotate on a flat plain? | From an outside observer why would some not rotate horizontal and others vertical? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2h3diy/eli5_why_planets_rotate_on_a_flat_plain/ | {
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66vcqs | why do we squint when it's sunny? surely our pupils just need to get smaller. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/66vcqs/eli5_why_do_we_squint_when_its_sunny_surely_our/ | {
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lgfas | what is a company valuation? | For example, I just read somewhere that DropBox is valued at $4 Billion. What exactly does that mean? I know it doesn't mean that the company has $4 Billion dollars. Can someone explain? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/lgfas/what_is_a_company_valuation/ | {
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c68hrl | how hot can you drink? | And what happens when you drink too hot? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c68hrl/eli5_how_hot_can_you_drink/ | {
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2wo1l6 | why did people become ashamed of sex after the romans? | So at school I studied ancient Rome a lot (I picked Latin and Classics) and being from a former Roman garrison town in England we had a lot of ruins to visit etc.
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43h48z | why do humans not have a biological urge to murder? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/43h48z/eli5_why_do_humans_not_have_a_biological_urge_to/ | {
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4uz8hw | does the shape of the pentagon actually help the u.s. military? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4uz8hw/eli5_does_the_shape_of_the_pentagon_actually_help/ | {
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5myz5r | why does the sky look grainy at dusk? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5myz5r/eli5_why_does_the_sky_look_grainy_at_dusk/ | {
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eqdjig | how did we survive before antibiotics? | I've been on them at least once a year for my entire life. Am I just unlucky? How were humans not wiped out by bacteria ages ago? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eqdjig/eli5_how_did_we_survive_before_antibiotics/ | {
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18qdat | the difference between the two branches of calculus | What's the difference, and how are they related? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/18qdat/eli5_the_difference_between_the_two_branches_of/ | {
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3hei8f | why is it impossible to think of nothing | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3hei8f/eli5why_is_it_impossible_to_think_of_nothing/ | {
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68phqf | how do spinning machines maintain an electronic connection? | I saw a video of a CT scanner spinning: _URL_0_
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1e7j9q | what is the difference between an homage or an allusion, and plagiarism or a rip-off? | This is for all forms of creative output mind you; from a painting to a book to a movie. It just seems like sometimes there is a fine line between something being considered a rip-off and something being considered an homage and while I can sometimes make those judgments myself, I've never been able to flesh out preci... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1e7j9q/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_an_homage_or/ | {
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flu48r | what creates the whipping sound? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/flu48r/eli5_what_creates_the_whipping_sound/ | {
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aggz7z | scratching bug bites | Why does someone scratch a bug bite? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aggz7z/eli5_scratching_bug_bites/ | {
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7m4sbe | why is it not illegal to kill smaller animals such as rabbits, squirrels etc and insects when it is illegal to kill larger animals? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7m4sbe/eli5_why_is_it_not_illegal_to_kill_smaller/ | {
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1t63r2 | when i download something, does my device become slightly heavier? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1t63r2/eli5_when_i_download_something_does_my_device/ | {
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aekkyf | what are the implications of the newly discovered deep space radio signal? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aekkyf/eli5_what_are_the_implications_of_the_newly/ | {
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24fbvu | mac "tubo boost". why can't they just keep that faster processor speed at all times? | For example, 2.4 Ghz can turbo boost up to 2.9 Ghz | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24fbvu/eli5_mac_tubo_boost_why_cant_they_just_keep_that/ | {
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4i0zcn | why do people often feel more sorry for a dog than a person if they get injured on tv?(maybe even in rl?) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4i0zcn/eli5_why_do_people_often_feel_more_sorry_for_a/ | {
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zit1a | in states without voter id laws, what
prevents you from voting for somebody else? | Maybe this question is totally foolish, but I don't remember being asked to show any ID at all when I voted last time (in MD). What would have prevented me from simply giving another name of somebody in my geographical district (one of my neighbors, for example) and voting for them? Also, what would have happened whe... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zit1a/eli5_in_states_without_voter_id_laws_what/ | {
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xrnjq | digitally remastered music | I've always wondered what happens when you digitally remaster music. As an example I've recently listened through Queens of the Stone Age (2011 remaster) as well as Nirvana's Bleach (2009 remaster) and despite being a musician myself I really can't hear any differance from the original. What's the point and what is imp... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/xrnjq/eli5_digitally_remastered_music/ | {
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221aa4 | what effect would the collapse of a dollarized country (such as ecuador or pananma) have on the usd? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/221aa4/eli5_what_effect_would_the_collapse_of_a/ | {
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cu87ji | how does neighborhood development work? | I currently live in a new neighborhood that is being developed. There is currently only one street of houses but based off of plans I have seen the neighborhood is supposed to eventually loop around the lake that is nearby. On our street, 1/2 of the houses are built by one builder/developer and the other 1/2 are built ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cu87ji/eli5_how_does_neighborhood_development_work/ | {
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bunkuv | how do piezoelectric crystals work in cb radios? | ELI5: How do the piezoelectric crystals work with copper antennas in CB radios? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bunkuv/eli5_how_do_piezoelectric_crystals_work_in_cb/ | {
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2f9cjp | was the 1980's a good time to live in? | How did people not get bored with no cellphones and no internet? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2f9cjp/eli5was_the_1980s_a_good_time_to_live_in/ | {
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5rjkt0 | why do our eyes water when we have emotions such as anger, sadness or even when we're really happy ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5rjkt0/eli5_why_do_our_eyes_water_when_we_have_emotions/ | {
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7oxnxa | if weapon companies are private why is it usually the presidents who make the deals between countries? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7oxnxa/eli5_if_weapon_companies_are_private_why_is_it/ | {
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1qx1iy | what happens to code during "performance improving" updates? | When a program is written, it's generally released so it'll work perfectly fine, especially when it's on a platform that has been around for a while and has seen a lot of software.
So how is it that developers find things to change and suddenly the software runs better? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qx1iy/eli5_what_happens_to_code_during_performance/ | {
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34pay4 | what is the difference between high and low quality bass? | I checked for similar posts in the past, but I couldn't find the exact answer I want.
For electronic music, why do my expensive headphones sound better than my medium price speakers and subwoofer? The speakers have "more bass," but it sounds sort of messy. What makes them sound "messy?"
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azepzm | how does your computer know the difference between usb-c accessories like headphones, storage etc? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/azepzm/eli5_how_does_your_computer_know_the_difference/ | {
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1ka2du | the pirate bay's pirate browser | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ka2du/eli5_the_pirate_bays_pirate_browser/ | {
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3ootk5 | why do companies use plastic packaging from hell (you know what i'm talking about) rather than the good o'l box? | Boxes are just so much better. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ootk5/eli5_why_do_companies_use_plastic_packaging_from/ | {
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51pu6y | how do big companies prevent petty theft from employees? | Like, how does McDonalds ensure that no employees steal from the register when no one's looking, and how do they catch the people that do steal? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/51pu6y/eli5_how_do_big_companies_prevent_petty_theft/ | {
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toe95 | if the defense of marriage act was found unconstitutional, how could nc ban same sex marriages? | Is this being handled through "pop sov" like slavery was or more like referendums? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/toe95/eli5_if_the_defense_of_marriage_act_was_found/ | {
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1q1rvd | what's the different between 'enriched' or 'weapons grade' uranium? why does it come out of the reactors (and in rods)? and how easy is it to make an atomic bomb once you have it? | Any more thoughts around it would be really appreciated too :)
Edit: Clarity around what 'enrichment' actually is would be amazing too? Do they look the same? Why is it more reactive?
Edit 2: Also, how does U-238 get to be U-235 in the first place?
Edit 3: So if spent rector fuel can't be weaponized, why were peopl... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1q1rvd/eli5_whats_the_different_between_enriched_or/ | {
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uxy9p | how does a kettle know when the water has boiled? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/uxy9p/eli5_how_does_a_kettle_know_when_the_water_has/ | {
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32qnz3 | how does a successful filibuster end? | At some point does the opposition just say "we give up" and the bill dies? At what point does an end occur? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/32qnz3/eli5_how_does_a_successful_filibuster_end/ | {
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39dun8 | what does the term micro aggression mean, and why would anyone care? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/39dun8/eli5_what_does_the_term_micro_aggression_mean_and/ | {
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3drjvw | why did the us justice system make "jail" and "prison" mean two different things, and not simply synonyms? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3drjvw/eli5why_did_the_us_justice_system_make_jail_and/ | {
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7rgjin | how do young-earth creationists explain 7000-year-old mummies? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7rgjin/eli5_how_do_youngearth_creationists_explain/ | {
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5ulxhp | solar system with two stars/sun how does it work ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ulxhp/eli5_solar_system_with_two_starssun_how_does_it/ | {
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3tp0vs | why did the endless cascading of windows (such as the 'not responding' window)on older operating systems occur? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3tp0vs/eli5_why_did_the_endless_cascading_of_windows/ | {
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8jxsrq | what led to the rise and fall of ringtone rap? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8jxsrq/eli5_what_led_to_the_rise_and_fall_of_ringtone_rap/ | {
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cieshw | why are the principles behind dieting such a mystery? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cieshw/eli5_why_are_the_principles_behind_dieting_such_a/ | {
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66t3ed | why do lizards go limp after catching them? | Remember when you were a kid and you caught lizards amd they struggled for a little bit then gave up? Why dont they persist in their escape and give up almost right away? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/66t3ed/eli5_why_do_lizards_go_limp_after_catching_them/ | {
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3mjqtn | what's the difference between littering and these rolled up advertisements people throw in my yard? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mjqtn/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_littering_and/ | {
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33n1gf | how birds whistle | I was just whistling along my merry way when I remembered that birds whistle similarly. But... They have beaks! I'm so confused? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/33n1gf/eli5_how_birds_whistle/ | {
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