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k6o1j | - how do lightbulbs know the correct wattage to draw from the electrical current. | How does a 60 watt bulb and 20 watt bulb fit into the same socket yet know to draw more or less amps? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/k6o1j/eli5_how_do_lightbulbs_know_the_correct_wattage/ | {
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6ddvek | why are cold showers considered healthy, yet going outside under-dressed puts you at risk of illness? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ddvek/eli5_why_are_cold_showers_considered_healthy_yet/ | {
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6cvbnk | how is wood kept dry when building a building and it rains? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6cvbnk/eli5_how_is_wood_kept_dry_when_building_a/ | {
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3gei8n | how do people get "used to" the cold? | I was just recently in a snow town and when I ask locals how they can be wearing a shirt, their response is usually, I'm used to it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3gei8n/eli5_how_do_people_get_used_to_the_cold/ | {
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6egcpa | how do treasury auctions work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6egcpa/eli5_how_do_treasury_auctions_work/ | {
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8slkxm | the difference between eating 1500 calories without exercise vs eating 1800 calories and burning 300 calories with exercise for a man with a bmr of 1800? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8slkxm/eli5_the_difference_between_eating_1500_calories/ | {
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8z5jp2 | what reactions does the body have to a haircut ? | I've always found that, even during a quick trim, after about a dozen 'snips', there's a "warm buzz" sensation in me head.
I assume there's some sort of enzyme or hormonal reaction going on to this unexpected snippage ?
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3qetny | how come sometimes when you roll your ankle you can just walk it off, but other times it hurts like crazy and needs days to heal? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3qetny/eli5_how_come_sometimes_when_you_roll_your_ankle/ | {
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88g70o | how does wifi work with multiple devices? | Is the speed split evenly? is it downloading and sending a certain amount per device like 10kb for you, 10kb for you. Does my streaming a movie slow down others while it focuses on large files, or does it slow it for me as well evenly? Is there a limit to amount of devices? How does it know which device to send the nex... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/88g70o/eli5how_does_wifi_work_with_multiple_devices/ | {
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b0uwfa | how does soil liquefaction work? | Just saw a .gif showing the earth acting like jello, but Wikipedia is using big person language that's making my brain hurt. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b0uwfa/eli5_how_does_soil_liquefaction_work/ | {
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fympjo | why do you stop getting 'stitches' when running as you get older and/or have been a runner for longer? | My 19 year old daughter had started running again ('couch to 5k') after having not really done much exercise for six years (she used to be a good junior runner). She gets terrible stitches and I really feel for her.
My wife and I have run since we were young and we both remember getting a lot of stitches when we were ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fympjo/eli5_why_do_you_stop_getting_stitches_when/ | {
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2g7kwq | when dinosaurs went extinct, how can scientist say that they evolved into birds? | I'm no expert but doesn't an E.L.E. (extinction level event, thanks Deep Impact) pretty much wipes out everything that can't survive? Wouldn't it take a really really long time for a Dinosaur to evolve into a birds as we know it today? Wouldn't they have died out long before they had a chance to?
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1lu6sb | why does cigarette smoke rise in a straight column then become wiggly? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lu6sb/eli5_why_does_cigarette_smoke_rise_in_a_straight/ | {
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dm94cf | - why do humans generally tend to prefer “complimentary” color schemes? is there a particular reason our brains almost systematically reject pairings of colors that don’t seem to “go together”, especially in living environments? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dm94cf/eli5_why_do_humans_generally_tend_to_prefer/ | {
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2rvzhy | why do most subreddits ban witch hunts? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2rvzhy/eli5_why_do_most_subreddits_ban_witch_hunts/ | {
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365e3b | who are the rohingya people? how come i almost never hear about them? even here on reddit or islamic subreddits. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/365e3b/eli5_who_are_the_rohingya_people_how_come_i/ | {
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ciuh16 | how do icbm travel such long distance in short amount of time? can they be intercepted? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ciuh16/eli5_how_do_icbm_travel_such_long_distance_in/ | {
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3s582n | why are video games usually released in the fall? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3s582n/eli5_why_are_video_games_usually_released_in_the/ | {
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8dhaah | how is it possible that the particle accelerator at cern can resist 2 billion celsius? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8dhaah/eli5_how_is_it_possible_that_the_particle/ | {
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my37f | what 'justified' the holocaust at the time? | Something I've always wondered. What inspired the hatred towards Jews (amongst many, many others) and how did this jump to "round them all up and kill them"? How aware were the German public of this happening and did any try to stop it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/my37f/elif_what_justified_the_holocaust_at_the_time/ | {
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60qamr | why is hot food more aromatic? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/60qamr/eli5_why_is_hot_food_more_aromatic/ | {
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3zjukm | paying taxes in the us | I've been puzzled by how many Americans appear to consider taxes an expense in the same sense as a mortgage or groceries. I assumed it was a cultural thing and let it go, but it recently occured to me that the entire process of paying your taxes might be very different from where I live.
Can anybody give me an ELI5 of... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3zjukm/eli5_paying_taxes_in_the_us/ | {
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7e8jwn | why do cities destroy old football stadiums and not keep them whenever there’s a new football stadium? | Case in point, the Georgia Dome. It’s being demolished today in favor of the Mercedes Benz Stadium. Why can’t Atlanta keep the Georgia Dome for other uses? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7e8jwn/eli5_why_do_cities_destroy_old_football_stadiums/ | {
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1p6vle | the tetris effect. | I can't even imagine it based only on what I read on the Internet. I may have experience it, therefore I request an explanation and hopefully this term will become clearer to me. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1p6vle/eli5_the_tetris_effect/ | {
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5uagvl | how does a "reflex lcd" work? | I have one of those boogie boards with the LCD that doesn't draw any power.
How does this work?
I can only think it works with silver halides but that's not LCD. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5uagvl/eli5_how_does_a_reflex_lcd_work/ | {
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zw5o5 | obama's spending in his first term. | My mother and I got into a political debate, and one thing she kept going back to was Obama's spending. Ive done some research, but it seems that anything I encounter is either people on the right discounting what the left said, and visa-versa (surprise surprise). Spell it out for me reddit. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zw5o5/eli5_obamas_spending_in_his_first_term/ | {
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1yg78p | the difference between crows, ravens, and blackbirds | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1yg78p/eli5_the_difference_between_crows_ravens_and/ | {
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civ66c | flat sheets on bed? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/civ66c/eli5_flat_sheets_on_bed/ | {
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q41g3 | what's the difference between "sex" and "gender"? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/q41g3/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_sex_and_gender/ | {
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afeklf | how do singers memorize all their choreography? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/afeklf/eli5how_do_singers_memorize_all_their_choreography/ | {
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26062g | if the ice/glaciers are melting so fast, why aren't global water levels rising very noticeably? | It's a very common news topic. Antarctic ice is melting twice as fast as usual. Being as the Planet is round...where is all of this melted ice going?
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z7rt8 | how does amazon prime end up being profitable for amazon? | I have been using Amazon Prime for almost 2 years now and love it. I just do not understand how they can be making money on it. I often order small things, under $20 on a Wednesday and the two day obligation falls on a Saturday. So they FedEx Saturday deliver it, or just overnight it to get there on Friday, a day ear... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/z7rt8/eli5_how_does_amazon_prime_end_up_being/ | {
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5hahv2 | regardless of their views on climate change, why are a majority of politicians against efforts to improve/protect the environment? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5hahv2/eli5_regardless_of_their_views_on_climate_change/ | {
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5amvhg | why can't we send bigger files through text message than what we could in 2000? | We have smart phones that can record video in 4k , but the largest file we can send; is a pixelated video and choppy audio. You'd think after 16 years of being a cellphone carrier they would at least make it larger than 300kb. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5amvhg/eli5_why_cant_we_send_bigger_files_through_text/ | {
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agjbcd | how you do specific heat capacity in physics | I just can't wrap my head around it and I would really appreciate some help. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/agjbcd/eli5_how_you_do_specific_heat_capacity_in_physics/ | {
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dde31m | atomic & thermonuclear bombs | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dde31m/eli5_atomic_thermonuclear_bombs/ | {
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d1q55q | - why clothes that are hang to dry and not dry within a certain number of hours stink? does it mean that the clothes were not properly washed by the machine to start? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d1q55q/eli5_why_clothes_that_are_hang_to_dry_and_not_dry/ | {
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1tr2jx | why is it easier and more natural to extend my mouth to the left side when i smile | for reference I mean a smile similar to the one on the scumbag stacy pic. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1tr2jx/eli5_why_is_it_easier_and_more_natural_to_extend/ | {
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8ol7sb | why do our brains like to synchronize certain repetitive actions? | For example, the old trick of drawing a circle clockwise with your right hand, while trying to draw a counterclockwise circle with your left leg. The hard part is trying to do this, as naturally you want to have both motions going the same rate and the same direction. What about the brain is it that makes tasks like th... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8ol7sb/eli5_why_do_our_brains_like_to_synchronize/ | {
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2yhy5o | why does taking a picture of an lcd screen result in fuzzy lines and an unclear picture? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2yhy5o/eli5_why_does_taking_a_picture_of_an_lcd_screen/ | {
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3p44j5 | why is that when most foods spoil the get soft and mushy, but breads and other starches get harder? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3p44j5/eli5_why_is_that_when_most_foods_spoil_the_get/ | {
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1y6r1c | if a current needs a circuit to flow, how does it get from the power station to my house? are the power lines above my house actually running in both directions? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1y6r1c/if_a_current_needs_a_circuit_to_flow_how_does_it/ | {
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1k1jvv | is democracy flawed? if so how? what are it's weaknesses? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1k1jvv/eli5_is_democracy_flawed_if_so_how_what_are_its/ | {
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ufqwu | why are their different levels of octane for gasoline (regular, premium, etc) and how does that effect my car (and why do some cars need regular while others need premium)? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ufqwu/why_are_their_different_levels_of_octane_for/ | {
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2m6sje | why does my vagina pulse after orgasm? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2m6sje/eli5_why_does_my_vagina_pulse_after_orgasm/ | {
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1t660q | why are people rebelling in the central african republic | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1t660q/eli5_why_are_people_rebelling_in_the_central/ | {
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1auqvk | imagine you're driving a car at the speed of light. would it be possible to move around in the car? | For example, if someone was standing at the back of the car and walked to the front... would he be traveling faster than the speed of light (since the car is already at speed c, and he's moving inside it)? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1auqvk/eli5_imagine_youre_driving_a_car_at_the_speed_of/ | {
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9872ow | why are wounds more prone to scarring as you grow older? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9872ow/eli5_why_are_wounds_more_prone_to_scarring_as_you/ | {
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72ilot | how does the 'controversial' selection on reddit work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/72ilot/eli5_how_does_the_controversial_selection_on/ | {
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bcq7zq | why are anti-biotics prescribed over 10 days? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bcq7zq/eli5_why_are_antibiotics_prescribed_over_10_days/ | {
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3yhjhp | why is al jazeera quickly becoming a trusted american news source? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3yhjhp/eli5_why_is_al_jazeera_quickly_becoming_a_trusted/ | {
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4ba7l2 | how does my throat not get confused more often and send food and liquids down my wind pipe? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ba7l2/eli5_how_does_my_throat_not_get_confused_more/ | {
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lkl3l | why are black holes not very dense? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/lkl3l/eli5_why_are_black_holes_not_very_dense/ | {
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fqrftn | how are radiological examinations like ct or mrt of moving organs (i.e. heart) carried out? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fqrftn/eli5_how_are_radiological_examinations_like_ct_or/ | {
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k7hhj | why are the paperback book versions not released at the same time as the hardcover? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/k7hhj/eli5_why_are_the_paperback_book_versions_not/ | {
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x0wiy | twitter / fb / g+ paid followers/fans? | I've seen lots of new website that basically sell traffic, traffic to your content on Facebook, Twitter, G+, YouTube, etc.
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* any tips on finding people who can generate the traffic (not the reselling websites)?
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553lm2 | does earth look as it does in pictures (blue and all), when seen from the lunar surface? | Does Earth also light up the night sky on moon? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/553lm2/eli5_does_earth_look_as_it_does_in_pictures_blue/ | {
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3snzk9 | how do you find a lawyer if you are in jail? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3snzk9/eli5_how_do_you_find_a_lawyer_if_you_are_in_jail/ | {
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43zkb0 | is there anyway for a human body eating the right foods and doing right exercise to be 100% efficient leaving no waste products | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/43zkb0/eli5_is_there_anyway_for_a_human_body_eating_the/ | {
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3ukb51 | what is going on with russia and turkey? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ukb51/eli5_what_is_going_on_with_russia_and_turkey/ | {
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caojmr | is there a limit to how fast a mobile phone can move before it can’t keep a signal? | I’m not 100% sure how phones work but I’m curious if there is a limit to how fast a phone could travel before it was unable to keep a signal / 4G? For example if you put a phone in a cat. How fast would it have to travel before it stopped getting a signal? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/caojmr/eli5_is_there_a_limit_to_how_fast_a_mobile_phone/ | {
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5lj296 | bicameral legislatures - how do they work and why do they exist? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5lj296/eli5_bicameral_legislatures_how_do_they_work_and/ | {
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j3xcd | how does counting cards work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/j3xcd/eli5_how_does_counting_cards_work/ | {
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3awkny | why does my doctor prescribe me 800mg ibuprofen when he could just tell me to take 4 200mg pills? is there something better about 1 800mg pill over 4 200mg pills? | Wouldn't it be easier for him to tell me to take 800mg at a time. I can but 200mg pills at the store without a prescription. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3awkny/eli5_why_does_my_doctor_prescribe_me_800mg/ | {
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3j0qln | how do high liquors makers (like scotch) forecast demand 6/8/12 years in the future? is scotch really aged for that long or is it some magic marketing math? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3j0qln/eli5_how_do_high_liquors_makers_like_scotch/ | {
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4zew8z | why is there activism for women to have equal representation in office jobs and politics but not in other male-dominated fields like mining, construction and related fields where they are equally or less represented in? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4zew8z/eli5_why_is_there_activism_for_women_to_have/ | {
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42odlt | by what logic do "sovereign citizens" feel that the laws don't apply to them, when they quote the same established law as as their justification or protection? | In short, how do they ever think [THIS](_URL_0_) won't happen? What is their logic? I can not figure it it. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/42odlt/eli5_by_what_logic_do_sovereign_citizens_feel/ | {
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31ev2b | how did china end up with 90%+ han chinese? equaling more than a billion people? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/31ev2b/eli5_how_did_china_end_up_with_90_han_chinese/ | {
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83sxup | why is the mouth so much more high maintenance compared to the rest of the body? | Why is it that the our teeth, gums need to be maintained and looked after multiple times a day and are generally more demanding to keep in good shape compared to the rest of the body? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/83sxup/eli5_why_is_the_mouth_so_much_more_high/ | {
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7qe4ez | how do underwater matches maintain their burn? | How do matches like this keep burning underwater?
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3bsiat | why are african americans one of the most religious groups considering christianity was essentially forced on their ancestors and used as a justification for slavery? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3bsiat/eli5_why_are_african_americans_one_of_the_most/ | {
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ab3gny | how do people get penny size, or bigger, black heads in their skin? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ab3gny/eli5_how_do_people_get_penny_size_or_bigger_black/ | {
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43c4oa | how do police investigate a suicide? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/43c4oa/eli5_how_do_police_investigate_a_suicide/ | {
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ez9vgl | heats of solution | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ez9vgl/eli5_heats_of_solution/ | {
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2mt7v9 | what causes the picture to roll over on old tv sets? | As I was binge watching Mad Men on Netflix, I noticed that the pictures on the old TV sets would constantly roll over, usually vertically. What caused this? And how did improvements to modern TV sets ultimately render this a non-issue. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mt7v9/eli5_what_causes_the_picture_to_roll_over_on_old/ | {
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24cri1 | why some people suffer from fear of flying when it is the most safest way to travel long distance? ? | Many many people suffer from fear of flying, however it is one of the most safest ways to travel compared to other modern methods? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24cri1/eli5_why_some_people_suffer_from_fear_of_flying/ | {
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44r3lr | how can emotional distress cause someone to faint? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/44r3lr/eli5_how_can_emotional_distress_cause_someone_to/ | {
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8fjv50 | why can't we have the characters '\', '/', ':', '*', '?', ' < ', ' > ', '|' in a file's name in windows? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8fjv50/eli5_why_cant_we_have_the_characters_in_a_files/ | {
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19owt3 | opening up at bank account for the first time. what terms/phrases should i'm be familiar with? what do i bring? what should i look out for and ask about? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/19owt3/eli5_opening_up_at_bank_account_for_the_first/ | {
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5d78j7 | why is there serotonin syndrome, but not dopamine syndrome caused by elevated levels of the respective neurotransmitters in the blood? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5d78j7/eli5_why_is_there_serotonin_syndrome_but_not/ | {
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3ktdr7 | what is the point of the assessments on job applications? what makes employers think applicants are not going to choose the answers that make them sound like the best candidate for the job? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ktdr7/eli5_what_is_the_point_of_the_assessments_on_job/ | {
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3rmfae | why does the cable company care how much you use your internet (data cap) but not how much tv you watch? | Doesn't HD on a cable box use pretty much the same bandwidth as HD on YouTube? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3rmfae/eli5_why_does_the_cable_company_care_how_much_you/ | {
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1huasw | doubling down in blackjack | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1huasw/eli5_doubling_down_in_blackjack/ | {
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ba96h1 | what is the mechanism behind how we gargle water and why does it help a sore throat? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ba96h1/eli5_what_is_the_mechanism_behind_how_we_gargle/ | {
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9gxayz | why do some older racing cars have taped x's over their headlights? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9gxayz/eli5_why_do_some_older_racing_cars_have_taped_xs/ | {
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3s48zx | how did florida become the go-to state for retirement? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3s48zx/eli5_how_did_florida_become_the_goto_state_for/ | {
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43ot8h | what is going to happen since i neglected to sign up for health insurance by january 31, 2016? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/43ot8h/eli5_what_is_going_to_happen_since_i_neglected_to/ | {
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5sh3oz | why are there basically no red or blue stars in the nightsky? | The Doppler effect says that things that move to us appear more blue and things that move away more red. But when I look at the nightsky, I only see the standard light. Why? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5sh3oz/eli5_why_are_there_basically_no_red_or_blue_stars/ | {
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2tmhqn | how can the iranian nuclear program be "limited" in such a way that reactor grade uranium can be produced but weapons grade cannot? | The current strategy for dealing with Iran is finding a compromise that lets them continue their research programs but limiting it to nuclear energy production(not weapons). If nuclear enrichment is just increasing the concentration of fissile U235, then I would expect the way they do it is by running a centrifuge to s... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2tmhqn/eli5how_can_the_iranian_nuclear_program_be/ | {
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8nmfc1 | if too much sun is bad for our eyes and we should wear sunglasses, how did humans not get bad eye sight thousands of years ago? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8nmfc1/eli5_if_too_much_sun_is_bad_for_our_eyes_and_we/ | {
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