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2uao3r | What is the simplest way you can explain left vs right when it comes to politics? | I am a middle of the road kind of person and i think the money involved in politics is mind blowing.
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62thrz | How has the US managed to mono crop for so long? | I vaguely remember learning in school that it was important for farmers to switch crops to not deplete soil nutrients. | explainlikeimfive | {
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3szbn4 | Why are people so politically charged? | What is the psychology behind people going on political rants, specifically on the internet? Why do they feel such a connection to one side of the political spectrum?
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2022om | The Nordic Model in prostitution criminalization. | Helping out an organization that strongly believes in this model and I'm kind of the fence about it, but not averse to changing my mind. Maybe understanding it better would help me to come to an informed decision about whether I should change my mind. | explainlikeimfive | {
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1wyiri | Why do certain vehicles like a Toyota Tacoma have unreal resell value, while others such as a Ranger are deemed useless at a comparable age? | explainlikeimfive | {
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3e77g0 | Why did Forbes estimate 50 Cent's worth to be $155 million when his lawyer says that he is worth no more then $4.4 million? | [source](_URL_0_)
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1hdtxn | Whenever there is a race, why do the cars sitting all the way in the back still have to finish first? | I've seen it in multiple races, the cars are lined up down the road from the starting line. Why do the cars all the way in the back have to still finish fist? Aren't they at a disadvantage? | explainlikeimfive | {
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1qih4h | Why don't they give brain scans to detect mental illnesses? | Since brains with certain afflictions look differently on brain scans, why don't they use those to more accurately diagnose patients? | explainlikeimfive | {
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1p0oiu | How did Western European countries end up colonizing the world, instead of some other civilization? | China, India, the Ottoman Empire and parts of West Africa were very rich and powerful before Europeans came along and took over. What gave them the edge over these other civilizations? | explainlikeimfive | {
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3lu16d | What do internet service providers actually have to pay for when supplying you internet? | Besides operating costs like the technical support personnel and one time costs such as laying the infrastructure, do they actually have to pay for anything? | explainlikeimfive | {
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6clazt | Without meaning to be disrespectful. What stops someone with social interaction conditions (such as Asperger's and other such ASD'S) from emulating what is considered normal human interaction, even though it may be foreign or unnatural to them? (Or alternatively is it possible, just unusual). | explainlikeimfive | {
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5iaacy | can you be tracked online if using prepaid cell phone sim cards? How? Is this a truly secure anonymous internet? | Prepaid sims are not registered. Buy one, load credits. Surf. Can you be tracked thru ip address? Or gps? Cellphone number? Cellphone? | explainlikeimfive | {
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1jw3gy | How Google can make so much money of ads and how they have more money than the brands they advertise combined | I get how they make money and how ads 'follow' you by tracking what you see, but why do companies pump so much money into Google that it is now worth more than some of the leading brands combined? | explainlikeimfive | {
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