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Why did Ashley Madison hackers upload the data dump to the "dark web" instead of the regular web? | [
"So that they wouldn't get caught. They committed a long-ish list of crimes, and they're not keen on doing the prison time. Somebody like TMZ or Gawker will dig through the 10GB of rubbish and publish some \"list\". Then folks will look to see if their spouse is on the list."
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"The \"deep web\" is every place on the web that isn't indexed by search engines. For example, any site that requires a password is part of the deep web. Your webmail's inbox, your facebook feed, your reddit preferences, are all part of the deep web. People often confuse the terms \"deep web\" with \"Darknet\". Dar... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What's wrong with Obama Care? | [
"Instead of a universal plan, or a scheme where everyone pays 10% more in taxes and everyone gets all the healthcare they could use, it's a plan that involves people being forced to buy something they didn't want to buy before, at a high cost, from insurance companies they neither like nor trust, with large taxes c... | [
"Follow up: What *were* his reasons for siding with the British?"
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How does your seatbelt stop moving when you get in a car crash but when you're putting your seatbelt on it doesn't stop? | [
"It likely has a centrifugal clutch. If you pull a seatbelt fast enough, it will also lock and stop moving. Once the seatbelt is moving sufficiently fast, the clutch mechanism engages and locks the belt from moving."
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"It's like being a passenger in a car. You wear your belt in case of sudden unexpected movement. At any time you're in the air you can hit turbulence and be thrown around. I remember hitting turbulence in the air once and being lifted a meter off the ground for a brief moment when I was going to the bathroom. I hur... | eli5_question_answer | {
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When feeling anxious/having an anxiety attack, why does it feel like it's so difficult to get enough oxygen? | [
"When you are anxious, you tend to breathe *too much* (hyperventilate). This changes your body's preferred oxygen levels, which has the unfortunate effect of making you feel out of breath. You also tend to try to regulate your breathing on your own because you believe that you aren't getting enough oxygen because h... | [
"It's a good distraction, you have to think about taking those breaths for a few seconds enough to derail the train of thought that you were stuck on. Some people can also hyperventilate when they panic so some slow deep breaths can help bring them back down to earth."
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Why do we develop common fears such as, The Undead, Clowns, Dolls, etc. | [
"[This video might help](_URL_0_) EDIT: Clowns and dolls have a straight (static face) that doesnt change and doesnt show their emotion or intentions. Masks also count under this, we are scared because we are unsure if it is dangerous or not because we cannot see the face's emotion"
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"You should specify the *type* of attraction you want explained. Gravity? Weak/Strong Force? Magnetism? Surface Tension? Static Electricity? Sexual/Romantic? Incestual attraction? Homogeneous clustering of people of similar ethnic backgrounds in particular neighborhoods? Why people like Nickleback? Furry fandom?"
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What is the medical condition S.T. Depression? | [
"There are about 11 different serious medical conditions that can cause a cardiac ST depression. ***I highly suggest you or your mom call her cardiologist and tell them you don't understand his/her explanation and would like to meet to talk about it again. If they aren't willing to do that, then you need to find a... | [
"The single technical term for this would be 'Fucked Up'"
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How can submarine sink and surface? Where does the air go after you fill the ballasts? Is there a finate amount of depth changes? | [
"the air is compressed to dive. so the air is conserved and can be released to displace water and rise. the air is never purged from the sub."
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"Their internals are at the same pressure and push back Humans can withstand immense pressure too, as long as we ramp into it slowly and are breathing a pressurized gas. The pressurized gas keeps your internal pressure high enough to counter the external pressure The deepest recorded scuba dive was 1044 feet, the p... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Is there a benefit to running for president far past having any chance of winning (polling less than 1%) | [
"A few: 1. You might still be able to bring up issues and have them seriously discussed by the candidates with a chance, because the press is still paying some attention to you. 2. You might have a shot at becoming Vice President. 3. If you want to run in the future, it helps to keep your name out there. ... | [
"The main hurdle for Gary Johnson was that the Commission on Presidential Debates required 15% polling to allow third party candidates into the debates. You also have to have a mathematical chance of winning (i.e. be on the ballot in enough states to win the electoral college)"
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Droplets falling into a pool of water produce 'backjets' which rise upwards (think of the slo-mo videos of water droplets). However, when the backjet falls back again, there is no new backjet formed. Why is this? | [
"[They can create new \"backjets\" though...](_URL_0_) Eventually the drops lose energy due to the massive surface tension of water (water in a way is 'sticky' to itself), that along with gravity make it hard for water to bounce back into the air more than a few times."
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"Both! First you would get a drop like, say, a raindrop, which is traveling at terminal velocity. Raindrops falling from the sky are typically hitting the ground at terminal velocity. Then the drop in your magic infinite tube would continue going along at terminal velocity leaving a trail of water vapor behind it... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do humans not produce Vitamin C in their bodies unlike most mammals? | [
"We have what used to be the gene for producing vitamin C, but thanks to random mutations over generations, ours no longer works. Normally such a mutation would be quickly filtered out of the gene pool by being fatal to those who have it. But because we got enough vitamin C from our diet, the mutation didn't matter... | [
"One, By eating things like blood, skin, organs, bones, etc. Obviously that animal they ate *contains all vitamins and minerals required for that prey animal to live* so consuming all, or most, of a prey animal will include a wider variety of vitamins and nutrients. Humans can do this too, for example fish liver o... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How can you browse and post truly anonymously? | [
"Step 1: Use a VM Step 2: Learn how to spoof your MAC address, change it before each instance of internet use Step 3: Find public open wifi (different locations and different times for each instance of internet use) Step 4: Use TOR (optional step of using proxies in addition to TOR) Step 5: Use private / incognito ... | [
"Do not use services such as Google, Facebook, Tinder, Snapchat, Twitter etc. Make use of a VPN and use the TOR network for browsing the internet. Making sure that you have adjusted the settings so you aren't leaving breadcrumbs after you've finished."
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Why Mosquitos tend to always bite your exterior limbs such as hands or feet instead of your face/torso. | [
"Mosquitos tend to go for areas where the skin is thinner and blood vessels are closer to the surface."
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"Number of sweat glands, oil glands, and general sensitivity. Skin on your face is a lot more sensitive than your arms or back for example."
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How does newly printed money get into monetary circulation in a country? Does the government have to buy something from somebody to get the new cash in circulation? | [
"You're close. Money is printed by the Federal Reserve (i.e. \"The Fed\"), which is the only bank authorized to print US currency. But interestingly, the US government does not own the Federal Reserve. So when the government wants new money in circulation, they issue government bonds (essentially, an IOU from the g... | [
"> Or because all of that money would eventually make its way back into circulation and inflate our economy anyway? The money doesn't have to be in one's own country (or in \"circulation\", as you put it) for inflation to happen. It is in circulation the moment you used it to pay off a debt."
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My boss sends me PDF through company email about a vendor he's considering. Next day, said vendor's ads are showing up in my FB newsfeed. How did they know? | [
"If you have your workplace listed in your Facebook profile they can target you with their ads. If they have a bid in with your company they could be trying to stealthily get their name in your subconscious by targeting employees of your company."
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"That's nothing OP. A guy rear ended my vehicle while I was commuting to work a few years ago. Filed a claim against his insurance. A few weeks later LinkedIn networking site suggested the guy as someone I might know and want to connect with. Companies are always selling your personal info to other companies."
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Why do fishes go "belly-up" when they die? | [
"Basically the same reason any animal floats when it dies, bacteria grows and creates air inside the corpse causing it to rise. The intestines of fish, where the bacteria starts growing after death, are located on the lower half of the fish, causing it to float belly up."
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"There are three main causes of death for beached mammals like whales and dolphins. 1. Collapsing under their own weight. This applies to very large species such as sperm whales, whose skeletons are not made to support their own weight. When floating in the water this is fine, but on land their bodies are so heavy ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do dogs love humans so much? | [
"We bread them that way. We started out with wolves, that we could barely get along with. Over the generations occasionally one of the wolf puppies was a bit more friendly to humans than its litter-mates and it got fed a few more scraps. The wolves/dogs who were the nicest to humans over all got treated the nicest ... | [
"Your body is telling you to quit smoking. Listen to it."
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how do computers generate random numbers? | [
"You have two kinds of random numbers: True random numbers and pseudo-random numbers. As far as I know, true random numbers haven't ever been produced by computers yet. Pseudo random numbers are numbers that follow the randomness of true random numbers, but are to some extent predictable. Scientists, programmers, t... | [
"you see that search reddit box over there on the right? You search keywords from your question. Such as: \"search for answers about questions\" or \"how does the economy work\""
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What does Pringles do with the left-over small ends of the potato? | [
"Pringles aren't slices of potato. The potatoes are mashed up and formed into that shape by a machine. The whole potato is used."
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"They can use all the garbage bits. Remainders and the like. All the meat that's left when you take all the good cuts out."
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Why is the smell of fish so pungent compared to other foods derived from animals? | [
"Fish contains a lot of a compound called **trimethylamine oxide**. When the fish dies, bacteria begin to break down this compound, which results in terrible odors. Fish use this compound to maintain a healthy osmotic balance in their bodies (basically to make sure their balance of water to salt is correct). Mammal... | [
"Smell is used to determine what is edible or not before you eat it. To a vulture, a rotting carcass smells good because they can associate it with a meal. For us it's bad because it's associated with food poisoning."
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Why are sunglasses so expensive? | [
"There's some kind of monopoly there. An Italian company called Luxottica has around 70% - 80% market share, they design, manufacture and sell most of the sunglasses available today, they also own major retailers like Sunglass Hut, Lenscrafters, GMO and operates Sears Optical and Target Optical. When a company has ... | [
"What's so bad about having something made in Israel?"
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Why is Pride and Prejudice so popular? | [
"Strong female main character with a flaw of \"prejudice\" (not racial, just judging too quickly). Male lead, also with a flaw of \"pride\". Love triangle that crosses class boundaries, and love conquers all despite the obstacles. It's a formula that appeals to a great many readers. Add in that it's an exceptionall... | [
"Answer me this: why is pizza so delicious?"
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What are the hard, tender bumps that form on the tragus of the ear and why do they form? | [
"From time to time I get these, which are often unpoppable or hard-to-pop pimples. Unless they are large and show the characteristics of a cyst, it's likely they're just pimples."
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"Because your nose and ears are supported by cartilage instead of bone they keep growing your whole life. That is why they tend to get large. As to why they get bumpy, that is just how their noses grow."
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With bee populations being decimated why haven't we seen major shortages of any produce? | [
"It's not the general bee population that's collapsing, it was the wild bee population that collapsed. Commercial beekeeping is what keeps them alive at this point."
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"Generally. An event that would cause a mass extinction of bees would probably also do a lot of damage to human beings in term of environmental cause. But outside of the very, very, very unlikely chance just bees went extinct, It would cause massive ecological shock, while we have other forms of pollinating insect... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What happens if Obama gets the flu? | [
"He can and would stay in bed for a week if he's sick. Why would you think otherwise? Presidents can take time off for illness or even just vacations."
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"So they can blame the president for the failure to get anything done."
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How does time lapse video with the different angle work? Does someone slowly move the camera to a different location to create that smooth movement? | [
"jop, stepper motors and stuff, actually many people build those themselves because its really not dark magic. _URL_0_"
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"A time lapse is a really long stop motion, it only takes pictures occasionally. A video is continuous. Fast forward the video and you'll get the same effect as a time lapse. But if you play them at the same frames per second the video will appear smooth while the time lapse will look choppy."
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How do items like peelers, graters, scissors etc. stay sharp but knives constantly need to be sharpened? | [
"It's not that they stay sharp, but for their purpose they don't need to be as sharp. They are also subject to lesser forces and materials than a knife, which might be used to cut a carrot one minute and a tomato the next. The knife's edge will also get rolled over and dulled by the cutting board/surface and how it... | [
"The edges of sharp knives are very thin. Any banging on other things in the dishwasher will damage them. Steel, no matter how \"stainless,\" will corrode if exposed to high heat, high humidity, and harsh chemicals, all of which exist inside your dishwasher. Better knives are made of steel which is less resistant t... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How does a show like "Undercover Bosses" manage to catch the employees if they know they're being filmed? | [
"They do it under the guise of them filming a TV show about what it's like to work, or something like that."
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"Saying you're a drug dealer is not illegal. Even if they spend an hour talking about all the crack they pushed and all the rats they killed, they can't be arrested. Not yet, at least. If Nat Geo goes do the police, what will happen is they will now treat the dealer as suspect. Maybe they start following him, maybe... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why are avocados so expensive at fast food places? | [
"Because they are expensive to grow, and all food will be more expensive at restaurants than at the grocery store. Avocados are also not a default item. They are not liked by everyone and they spoil very quickly so they charge more to cut their losses to spoilage. Those that like them are willing to pay extra for... | [
"I actually found ketchup tastes very different in different parts of the world at McDonald's."
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How does an unborn fetus/baby breathe while in the womb? | [
"They don't. They live off the oxygen they receive from their mothers through the umbilical cord. While in the womb, their lungs are full of amniotic fluid. In the period leading up to their birth, they begin to practice breathing by taking in and pushing out this fluid."
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"Most babies don't come out crying, the doctor induces it to clear the baby's lungs of the amniotic fluid it has been \"breathing\" for 9 months."
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Why do floorboards creak so much loader when you're trying to be quiet, and what causes them to make noise? | [
"When you try to be quiet, you move slower. The slower the floor boards move up and down, the more and longer they creak. Also, when you try to be sneaky, you tend to put more pressure into one point of the foot when you step."
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"Huh? I have this the other way around. When I sit it's all good, but when I stand and start to walk I have to hurry to the bathroom."
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How do bubble boy people with defective immune systems stay alive long enough to get into a bubble without getting sick? | [
"Obviously the defective immune systems vary to a degree so the \"bubble boy\" is only the most direst of cases. They may have limited access to places but the short answer is that they rely on something called \"herd immunity.\" In the worst diseases, they are either globally rare or we usually have a vaccine for ... | [
"A virus reproduces by injecting itself into a cell, forcing that cell to make a shitton of copies of the virus, and then bursting the cell to release the copies. You wouldn't last long at all without an immune system. My gut reaction is that *any* virus would be fatal in that case. There are still people who have ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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The Republicans' letter to Iran | [
"The letter stated that any deal made with the Obama administration \"may not last\" after he is out of office when his second term expires. If the republicans win the next election there is the possibility that they can revoke any deal made with Obama. (read: If we win the deal is off so don't bother making any pl... | [
"Their top execs worst secrets from being exposed."
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On what authority does Congressman John Boehner have to stop votes from coming to the floor for a vote? If a majority of congress want to vote on something, why can't they vote? | [
"Because it's the job of speaker of the house to determine which bills get voted on in which order. At any given time there are a massive number of different bills in different stages of readiness, and the speaker has to figure out which ones are ready for a vote. The house does have the right to file a discharge p... | [
"The House is in recess right now (could be wrong though) so the representatives there are basically sitting in protest and to draw attention to their cause. The House can go ahead and try to put a bill to vote or they could convene in another location if the Speak of the House decides to. That is in the procedural... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How Abdominal muscles are formed? | [
"[Having visible abs has very little to do with doing abdominal exercises, and a whole lot to do with how much body fat you have. If your abs are covered in a layer of fat, any ab exercises you do are made virtually redundant. To get abs, you need to get your body fat down with diet and exercise. And ab exercises w... | [
"A knot is formed when a group of muscle fibers and fascia become tense when they are supposed to be relaxed. There are a few causes: * Injury * Stress * Posture * Inactivity There are a few treatments to relax the muscles and fascia: * Massage * Heating/cooling * Exercise/stretching * Sleep/therapy/etc. to reduce ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why are pandas actively seeking their own extinction? | [
"They are not. What threatens pandas with extinction is humans destroying their habitat. All this nonsense you hear about pandas not mating is something that only happens in captivity. In the wild, Pandas are really good at getting laid."
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"Also, why are some people not ticklish at all?"
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What is the source of the conflict in Ireland, Northern Ireland? | [
"I think the \"background\" subsection of \"the troubles\" wikipedia entry will be a good place for you to start. _URL_0_ Basically, the entire conflict is wrapped up with religion [e.g. catholic//protestant], People X settling onto People Y's land, Home-Rule vs a United Kingdom, civil rights issues, and reactions ... | [
"It was the convention held in the United States which lead to the drafting of the Constitution. Do you have a more specific question?"
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why does checking your credit lower your score? | [
"It doesn't. You've been misinformed. Hard credit inquiries, like when you apply for credit, will lower your score. Soft inquiries, like when you check your own credit, do not affect the credit score at all."
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"Its a quick at a glance number to tell companies how reliable you are at paying your credit dept. If you want to take out a big loan, say for a house or a car the better your credit score the more willing the bank will be to give you a fair deal. A credit card is the tool to build your credit score, pay your bill... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why does freshly-cut grass have that particular freshly-cut grass smell? | [
"You're smelling the grass first aid system. They release something called 'green leaf volatiles', chemicals that signal bad things are going on for grass, reduce infection, and help promote healing of the cut you just gave it. It's a mix of various chemicals that do different things. We smell those as the nice \"g... | [
"Instead of the unpleasant smells, you smell the very strong smell of (whatever matches are made of) burning. The burnt smell overpowers the poop."
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How does marriage equality undermine the US constitution? | [
"The argument isn't over marriage, it's over the logic the court used to make the decision. Scalia in his dissent was the most vocal about it, and Roberts the most cordial, but essentially they argued that the Constitution says nothing about marriage and it's the job of Congress or the states to make marriage equal... | [
"Liberals support change while conservatives believe in tradition."
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Why don't wealthy countries buy and stockpile as much oil as possible during this artificial price depression? | [
"Why don't they? Well not the best question because they do: _URL_0_"
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"A bubble usually refers to *high* prices in a given market, so this is not a bubble. Prices are low now because OPEC is flooding the market with cheap oil. It's supply and demand. They are trying to shut down competition and regain lost market share. It will last until demand rises to outstrip the supply. Nobody c... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why are our brains located in our heads and not elsewhere? | [
"before evolving to stand upright, the relevant functions (sight, hearing etc) were very much best at the front of the body (like with fish or dogs etc) so we could see where we were going. jump forwards to today and the front has become the top as we now stand on two legs. This may or may not be the best place for... | [
"You have a higher concentration of nerves in your hand than you have in most other places on your body."
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Does the body produce less testosterone with one testicle instead of two? | [
"Nope, the procedure you're referring to (called an orchidectomy), usually comes without consequences when only one testicle is removed. Usually the other can make enough testosterone for the whole body. Remove both and it'll be a drastic difference."
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"Hormone levels differ from person to person and depend on a lot of things such as genetics, diet etc. some men produce more testosterone (therefore more hair growth) while others have lower testosterone levels."
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Why are there prescription strength drugs when we can just take more of the regular drug? | [
"I can think of one example.. a non prescription pain killer I use is 15mg of codeine and 500mg paracetamol.. there is a prescription version that is 30mg codeine and 500mg paracetamol.. both versions have a daily maximum of 8 tablets (I think).. from what I understand, the paracetamol is damaging to your liver at ... | [
"In the case of Alka-Seltzer, it is harmless to take two, and it increases sales. In the case of Tylenol, it is so there can be a children's dosage without having to cut the pill in half."
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If a helicopter stayed stationary in the air (zero mph/knots), will the earth eventually rotate under it? | [
"Found an explanation [here. ](_URL_0_) In short, no it would not. The helicopter is still under the same momentum generated by the rotation of the Earth, so it would move along with the Earth in rotation unless the pilot exerts a force to counteract this movement. It's the law of inertia, and the conservation of ... | [
"It doesn't matter where the wheels are, which way they are going, or how fast they are going. Wind has to be passing over the wings at a minimum speed to create flight. If you replaced a treadmill with a wind tunnel you could get a stationary flying plane. A plane on a treadmill with engines off will move backwar... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do people still have to pay child support if the kid isn't theirs? | [
"I don't get why people in the comments support this or are okay with this. If its provably not a guys kid, why the fuck should he have to pay at all? I'm all for children getting support, but it should be from the person responsible."
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"Fines. How many kids do you have? How much money do you make? Oh I see. Here's your bill. If you have your kid but don't let the government know, then they're basically cut off from benefits sort of like being in the US and not being a US citizen with your social security number and all that good stuff."
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What exactly is a win rate? | [
"I am going to assume you work on the sales side of a business? If win rate is a generic term for a statistic that used to measure the effectiveness of your sales force. One way to calculate a win rate for a sales person would work like this: Pat was assigned 31 sales opportunities last month. She ended up closing... | [
"Maybe let's start with: what is ring tone rap?"
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Aside from style, why do basketball players wear shooting sleeves? | [
"1. They compress the area which helps circulation by basically pushing the blood back towards the heart. 2. Sometimes they are padded (like around the elbow), which prevents bruising if they fall or someone hits them. 3. They help keep warm."
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"To not expose themselves while wearing skirts or dresses."
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Why was Hitler once chosen as Time's Man of the Year? | [
"Time Magazine often points out that \"Man of the Year\" is more about impact, notoriety and newsworthiness, rather than doing anything admirable. It's not a sign of good or bad, just of being noteworthy. In 1938 Hitler was chosen because of the unification of Germany and Austria in that year (or perhaps more accur... | [
"Well, if you want general history books about the US from the right and from the left, then read *A People's History of the United States* by Howard Zinn (left) And from the right, *A Patriot's History of the United States*."
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How do money laundering work? | [
"You find a business where it's hard to figure how much money you've really been making. Parking lots are a good example; if you say you had X people park when you really had 2X, I can't prove you're lying without sitting there all day counting the people. Then you say your business had more customers than it did, ... | [
"Some criminal groups do print fake money. It's called counterfeiting."
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Bill Clinton's Monica Lewinsky Scandal | [
"They DID have sexual relations, but I'm under the impression that it was just oral sex. When the story came out, Bill emphatically said, \"I did NOT have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.\" Apparently, he didn't consider oral sex as \"real\" sex. The significance of the blue dress was that it had S... | [
"Star Wars Episode VII: The Jar Jar Binks Adventures"
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How do semitruck drivers know what route to take to avoid overpasses that are too low for the truck? | [
"Interstates must have a clearance no less than 16 feet. In cities it can be 14 feet, but some route through it must still be 16. States generally also have these standards, or something very close, and the handful of exceptions to them on state routes are available online, in atlases, and on truck GPS systems. So ... | [
"They're required to be under a certain weight so they don't damage the roads, which are only rated to carry a certain amount of weight. Weight limits also apply for safety of the truck and other drivers on the road. If they're overweight, they're likely fined."
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Why do we have Daylight Saving Time, and why does Arizona ignore it? | [
"This is a good article and has some good links with studies. From the article: \"According to an Arizona Republic editorial from 1969, the reason was the state's extreme heat. If Arizona were to observe Daylight Saving Time, the sun would stay out until 9 p.m. in the summer (instead of 8 p.m., like it does curren... | [
"1. They are in different time zones. 2. Hawaii does not observe daylight savings time."
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Why isn't there a uniform shape for electrical outlets around the world? | [
"Because there wasn't one single company producing electrical components for all countries at the various times that these countries were producing their infrastructure."
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"Does it matter if there is water instead of roads between a number of small towns? We have boats and bridges."
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How and why did caskets get their hexagonal shape? | [
"**Coffins** got their hexagonal shape because tapering at the shoulders and feet reduced the cost of the coffin (less wood to produce). **Caskets** are rectangular. [Source and brief history](_URL_0_)"
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"What color is the skin of most of the people who make and utilize those drawings? Theres your answer"
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When sleeping on the side with a stuffy nose, why does the lower nostril become clear to breathe? | [
"It's called your nasal cycle. Every several minutes to every few hours your body closes one nostril and opens the other. There are several interesting reasons for this from aiding in filtering to helping your sense of smell. Here's a Wikipedia article about it: _URL_0_"
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"A deviated septum could cause this, and can cause breathing problems and make your nose run from one side especially when you aren’t sick. Even if you don’t have a deviated septum, noses aren’t perfectly symmetrical, so one nostril is going to be smaller than the other and fill up easier."
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why pressing down on your thigh helps you stand up. | [
"It's all about leverage. If you press down closer to your hips it would make it more difficult, but when you press down by your knees you bring most of your body weight forward which lifts your butt. Then your arms assist in lifting your upper body instead of falling forward."
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"the muscle responsible for stopping your pee is weak basically, your penis doesn't even lift. do you even kegel?"
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Why don't American political parties call and help their supporters move to swing States to make them red/blue? | [
"Now, I'm not a member of a political party, but I have a lot of trouble believing that just about anybody would be willing to move to another state and likely give up much of their life on behalf of a political party. Were the party to actually financially support people doing this, it would likely run afoul of ca... | [
"It's a push by a republican majority to gain more electoral votes from \"red\" parts of California. Since California as a whole tends to vote democrat"
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Why can companies and/or public places discriminate who is allowed in by Gender but not by Race | [
"under federal law, there's actually a lower standard for gender discrimination than racial discrimination. Racial discrimination gets \"strict\" scrutiny, but gender discrimination gets \"moderate scrutiny.\" And, I would add, there are places where things like women's only nights have been banned under state la... | [
"Private Businesses have the right to deny access to anyone based on their choice. If a company is explicitly against the carrying of concealed weapons then this would by logic disallow tasers."
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How an original gameboy game that was produced for a system that would display in black and white, shows as colour in a more recent Gameboy console? | [
"The Color had a few preset palettes for a few of the original game boy games. Nothing huge or major, but it was initially for those who had either the first game boy and wanted to upgrade, or for those who didn't have one (only gbc), and the games would be in color. As time went on, though, the typical palette wa... | [
"Is taking that was originally played on a platform ie PlayStation or PC and making a version that can be played on on another like Xbox or on arcades especially older games."
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the difference between active and inactive ingredients in substances? Why do inactive ingredients need to be listed? | [
"The active ingredients are the ones supposed to have an effect. The inactive ones aren't supposed to have an effect, but they still need to be listed just in case someone is allergic or something."
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"My coke says \"natural flavors\", so that's the main point. they aren't legally required to list all flavoring ingredients in detail. Also, listing ingredients doesn't list amounts or how you prepare those ingredients, and that's pretty critical for any recipe."
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What is going on in Syria, why are the worlds superpowers so involved and against each other? | [
"Syria is at the heart of middle east border by Iran, lebanon, Turkey, Israel and close to Russian soil and every one of these countries have interests in the outcome of the Syrian conflict. Russia has strong ties with Syria both economically since 10% of the their military export is to Syria and they have a naval ... | [
"There are countries that have our back (Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE). But the main reason is that it's too sticky of a situation, Obama claims that Assad was the one using the chemical weapons but there's not strong enough proof that it was actually him using it to kill civilians. So many of the western countries (t... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why is it our throat that gets ‘affected’ and signals our body when we are thirsty? | [
"Mucus created in your sinuses drips into your throat causing bacterial inflammation. Source: I imagine myself playing a doctor on TV"
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"Because you're not really feeling thirst, you're feeling that your mouth is dry. When you are dehydrated your mouth doesn't make any spit and feels dry. With hunger you feel that you stomach is empty by way of your body releasing certain chemicals. Where you feel the thirst or hunger from is where you realize that... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do closed businesses often get their windows papered over? | [
"hide construction, or to obscure that the store is completely empty, landlords cover the windows. Prevents it from looking like blight."
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"Churches become abandoned when the flock leaves. Maybe they found a new church to go to and no one wanted to buy the old one, so the owner (usually the ministry at large) just locks it up and leaves it. Hospitals become abandoned for largely the same reason, they find a new hospital and just lock up the old one. O... | eli5_question_answer | {
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how do I wrap a present well? | [
"If it's a gift, there's a gift bag for it. Put the gift in the bag and pad liberally with festive tissue paper. Then tag the handle. 10/10 would recommend to a friend."
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"And more importantly how do I get one for myself?"
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How can the CEO be married to the CFO/Head of HR and not have a conflict of interest? | [
"As s it legal? Yes, I'm pretty sure that it is. Is it smart? No, its a horrible business decision. In all honesty, and I know this is easier said than done, but I would get the hell out of that company so fast. I can't imagine that there aren't other issues in that workplace. Assuming you are in the US, how many ... | [
"These people are seen as the best qualified to give advice and direction to the CEO, which is one of the most important jobs of a board of directors."
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How is it that babies have more bones then adults? | [
"As we grow our bones fuse together. All of the ones from when you were a baby can probably still be identified with a Keen eye in your adult skeleton. It's also why babies don't have kneecaps until a few months."
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"I didn’t know this was a thing. I believe people like babies in general. Even adult animals will sometimes protect human babies."
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Recent theories suggest that life is only a simulation. What are they basing this on? | [
"There's no actual *evidence* for this, if that's what you're asking. So it's not even a *theory*, it's a *hypothesis*, a thought experiment."
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"There is the hypothesis of Silicon life being possible. But there is no proof of such a thing actually existing"
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Why states so tightly control the hours and number of liquor stores? | [
"It is an attempt to limit drunk driving combined with hold overs from the prohibition era and attempting to legislate morality. There are still dry counties in the US where purchasing alcohol is still illegal."
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"For better or worse (and there are arguments for both sides), there is no one government authority that handles this stuff. So the state departments of licensing may have no idea whether someone is legally or illegally in the country."
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Why does a marshmallow, when burned completely, leave hard black charred material behind? Is that made up of carbon? | [
"Marshmellows are essentially pure sugar. Sugar is made of of three elements: Carbom Hydrogen Oxygen The products of said reaction, given perfect quantities of all elements, are CO2 and H2O. That said, the reactions are not perfect, and there is more carbon left over at the end. It remains in an elemental state, be... | [
"Heat chemically changes the food, hence you putting this in chemistry. In general, it's caramelizing sugars. In the toast example, the sugars are caramelized when you have browned toast. If it's burnt, the organic material in the bread has been turned to carbon. Normal organic material, caramelized material, and c... | eli5_question_answer | {
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why do magazine and news websites use the click through, slide show format for images? I can't be the only person who hates them. Are there any benefits to presenting articles this way? | [
"Every time you click next it refreshes the page thus the ads causing more revenue."
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How does tsa precheck actually make sure people aren't smuggling bad things through security? | [
"They still check you out, in most airports I see its a quicker check and only uses a metal detector instead of a back-scatter scanner. These are also normally people that fly often and are considered low risk."
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"Because TSA is security theater. Most of what they do has basically zero impact on security and they know it. Their primary purpose is to hassle travelers to make them *feel* secure and deter the dumbest criminals and terrorists. So if it's busy and they need to get more people through all that \"Take off your sho... | eli5_question_answer | {
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when people do coke in movies, what are they actually sniffing? | [
"Lots of different recipes. For snorting they use powdered lactose, or a vitamin b power if there are lactose intolerance issues. Also, if the actor is using a straw or something to snort it, they will coat the inside with Vaseline so very little will actually go in the nose. Snorting anything will cause congesti... | [
"They're actually smoking crystal meth. It's all a part of the hierarchy of doing drugs on tv. nicotine > weed > crystal meth > Sugar candy > back to nicotine. It's union rules. Of course I'm messing with you. They're probably just using regular tobacco or some other substitute."
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Why can't we just design a process that takes carbon out of the atmosphere? | [
"Entropy. Everything wants to go to the most disorganized state possible and doesnt want to go back to being organized. But we can force it to go back if we add energy. For Carbon, CO2 is the vastly more entropic state than say wood or petroleum, so to make a process that removes CO2 we'd need more energy, which in... | [
"Obviously we wouldn't have to be digging up resources and polluting the earth. On the other hand, all of that extra heat wouldn't be good for the environment."
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Why other mammals go crazy when they get rabies and humans just die. | [
"Actually, humans go crazy with rabies too. Symptoms include disorientation, frustration, paranoia, and violent outbursts. Fantastic story recently aired on Radio Lab on NPR regarding first known woman to be cured once infected by rabies."
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"Because it could startle them and they might attack you. It is a myth that it will give them a heart attack or put them into a coma. \"They\" say the best thing you can do is gently lead them back to bed."
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Would cleaning my teeth for an hour effectively whiten my teeth? | [
"From my understanding, no it will not. Toothpaste is abrasive and brushing your teeth for hours at a time will eventually wear down your enamel. In fact, it will make your teeth yellow because of the enamel deterioration. Your teeth a porous to an extent, and are stained because they slowly take in the colors of f... | [
"Dentists have shown that long time use of the AC tooth whitening actually harms teeth. It’s too abrasive and ruins the underlying enamel. Using it a couple times for a quick boost in whitening won’t be detrimental but I wouldn’t replace my traditional toothpaste with it"
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What does 99.99% actually mean? How much of the bad stuff is left? | [
"If 99.99% is removed/destroyed, then 0.01% is left. That means 1 item of every 10,000 original items is still there. Or if you like, 100 items remain from every million."
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"They probably cannot guarantee 100% of the bacteria to be gone. Most likely for legal reasons."
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Why does beer make me piss so much? | [
"Alcohol is a diuretic (which basically means \"something that makes you pee\"). It does this by affecting a hormone called [vasopressin](_URL_0_) (simple wikipedia). Regular function is something like this: concentrated blood (too little water) -- > hypothalamus -- > vasopressin -- > kidney -- > reabsorbs water, ... | [
"Follow up question, why does apple juice make me fart like no other substance in existence?"
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Why do sturdy crackers (like Triscuits) come in a bag in a box, but more fragile chips (Doritos, Potato) come in a bag with no protective box? | [
"Most the crackers that aren't stacked are heavier, more mass, would jostle and break each other up, whereas chips are so light they, for the most part, don't collide with each other as 'violently'. Same principle that applies to loose pills, like aspirin, in a bottle, hence the cotton ball to keep them from loosel... | [
"It has to do with how much moisture is in the food compared to how much moisture is in the air. Oreo? Drier than air, they gain moisture and turn soft. Loaf of bread? More moist than air, it loses moisture and dries up. Kitchen hack: put a slice of bread in with cookies to keep the cookies fresher a little longer.... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Can someone explain Sharia Law LI5 | [
"Sharia is simply the idea of basing laws on how Muslims believe the Quran should be interpreted. They believe their god's laws are supreme over laws of men and should be followed by all citizens in the given country. This naturally evokes a negative reaction from other religious groups. Ironically, these groups ma... | [
"I would like someone to ELI25 that to me"
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Why isn't wasting tax payer's money considered to be embezzlement? | [
"Embezzlement means that you're taking money for your personal gain. Most tax dollar waste cases are just spending money on things that they were supposed to spend money on anyway, but too much of it in a stupid way. Like chartering a flight instead of taking a commercial flight. He got where he was supposed to, ju... | [
"Different countries have different laws; many countries have none. The only anticompetitive laws most of the Western world has are anti monopolistic: you can't eliminate other competition. Theres technically nothing stopping you from opening a diamond mine and selling your own diamonds cheaper. Also: I was being ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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5’6” at 16. Can I grow taller? | [
"Sorry, but probably not. My whole family is pushing 6 feet tall. I am 5'6\". I was that height at 13 years old. I'm 49 now....it's not that big of a deal. God gave you what he gave you. Size is not an impediment to happiness. If I have learned one thing in life, it's this, you can't control what you are born with... | [
"Wow, you only take 10 minutes to fall asleep? Lucky."
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How do shops during the week still attract so many customers. | [
"There will always be: - people with weekdays off that work a weekend day - part time workers - retirees - people who work flexible hours - housewives/husbands - people using their breaks - people on annual leave/holiday Naturally they generally add up to less than the usual weekend numbers, but it is evidently eno... | [
"Because their stores still function with what limited resources they use. Contrary to popular belief, they don't care about being the best. They care about making the most money."
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What is going on in this gif? | [
"This is probably in a curve of the river. The water flows faster on one side (the \"large\" side of the curve) than the other, so the disk they cut out will start to spin. The push is stronger on the side that flows fastest, so that side will move with the flow and the other against the flow."
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"What do you want to know about them exactly?"
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"Hypothetically" what could happen in a legal sense to a Judge of the Supreme Court who is put into office by a President who is convicted of treason? | [
"Not much. Individuals are weighed on their own merits. After all, congress is also involved in the appointment of Supreme Court justices."
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"He can't, necessarily. What remains to be seen are the outcome and repercussions of his resistance. He has been removed from office before due to defying higher authorities."
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Whats worse for you, a Coke or a beer? | [
"Beer has a lot more variability than coke so this question is hard to answer. But I'm going to say a beer is better. With coke you're ingesting sugar, with beer the sugar has been converted to co2 and alcohol. But again, beer is a very wide open area. For example, an unfiltered ale is better for you than a filter... | [
"What in the world makes you think that 0 calories of (Diet) Coke is worse than 300 calories from a milkshake?"
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Why can you sometimes still feel the surge of the tides when you close your eyes after a day of swimming at the beach? | [
"During the day as you were swimming, your brain was slowly learning to acclimate itself to the swells and began to anticipate the repetitive forces. So your brain starts to make pre-adjustments for those expected forces, with regard to your balance, muscles, etc... Once you get out of the water for the day, you ar... | [
"You can see it at any height. If you stand on the shore and watch a ship sink below the horizon, you are witnessing the curvature of the Earth."
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How did Beethoven compose music when he was deaf? | [
"There's more ways to \"hear\" music than to perceive the sound through your ear. Some musicians can sight read, which means they can look at a chord or series of notes and \"hear\" it in their head. You don't need an external photograph to know what your mom looks like, you can \"see\" her in your head. Similarly ... | [
"So when and where did playing cards as we know them come into being anyways?"
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Why are school buses out and about at the most random times of the day? | [
"They can also be chartered by other organizations, and when they are done dropping off kids (at school, at a field trip etc...) they need to be parked somewhere - the drivers don't take their schoolbus home with them ;)"
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"That means teachers would go home at 7 or 8pm, school buses would have to contend with commuter traffic, and students would be walking home in the dark most of the time."
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Why do sweet drinks not taste sweet after a sweet thing was eaten? | [
"Because the taste buds that taste sweet have already adapted to a high concentration of glucose, so the input threshold needed to generate new signals to your brain is heightened. It's the same thing with eyes adapting to the dark or why you don't notice your clothing much a few minutes after putting it on. Most ... | [
"Ice cream is very sweet, and in turn makes you thirsty. Imagine the most sugary thing you've ever eaten. Sugar makes you thirsty. There is nothing better than water to quench your thirst."
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Why is the vatican and the pope in italy? Wouldn't it be more logical for the head of the church to be in the country jesus was active in? | [
"It's because that's where Simon Peter (\"Saint Peter\") founded the Christian Church. Peter is seen by Christians as Jesus' primary disciple. When Jesus met Simon, he said [\"Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that y... | [
"Ok, here's a rough and over-simplified version. Christianity was born in Jerusalem but didn't really take off until it became the official religion of the Roman Empire. The Romans then helped spread it around Europe. After the romans dissolved, the middle east was taken by the muslims. Christians tried to take it ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why are freckles or 'beauty marks' next to eye and on upper lip so common compared to others? | [
"If you were to sample all people you would probably find that moles occur in equal amounts all over the body. Ones around the eyes and mouth are considered pretty, so people with them are overrepresented in art and media"
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"It's not staining, it's pigmentation. It isn't always brown either. It's the same sort of thing that causes the skin around nipples to be a different color than the rest of the skin."
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If destroying and defacing United States currency is illegal, why do many parks and attractions have machines that transform copper pennies into souvenirs? | [
"It is only illegal if done with fraudulent intent. souvenir coins or coin rings or art, origami, or whatever else you might do with currency is fine as long as theres no fraudulent intent."
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"You mean the Mint? The US Mint has several locations around the country that print and stamp bills and coins which are then shipped and exchanged with banks when the banks send the old worn out bills to be shredded."
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How does bail and bond work? | [
"BAIL is money deposited with the court as a guarantee that you will appear. You (or the person who posts your bail) get it back when you show up. BOND is a smaller amount of money paid to a 3rd party - a bail bondsman - who then posts the full amount*. You don't get it back; it's pretty much interest on a short te... | [
"That's exactly how car insurance works. Can you clarify your question?"
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How do counterfeit NFL,NBA, and Jordan shoes from overseas get the production so close to the authentic? | [
"Well Jordans are made in china so.... its already in china. Its not rocket science for the factory next door to get a pair and reproduce it."
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"The good fakes don't have \"Made in China\" labels. It is likely that the fakes that do have \"Made in China\" labels are not full attempts at creating an exact copy. Rather they were made to mass produce and export. As a result, many legal good that are imported / exported are required to sport a label of origin.... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How does Usain Bolt eat 100 Chicken McNuggets a day for 10 days before the Beijing Olympics and eventually win 3 gold medals? | [
"Well, you're asking two different questions: > Title He's a sprinter, not a distance runner. Those assholes do that kind of stuff just to prove they can. > Is he some kind of sorcerer? Given the difference between his 100 M and mine, he is clearly every kind of sorcerer."
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"I'm no expert, but look how much athletes have improved in the past 40-50 years alone."
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When someone is considered to be a "slow" person. | [
"I do this thing where i say \"what\" as if i can't hear what someone had said but then a few seconds after i realise what they've said and laugh. One day someone asked me why i always did that and i explained truthfully. The person then responded saying \"ohhhh you're just slow\" i guess you can be physically slo... | [
"It may be that you are viewed as the \"Alpha\" in the household."
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Why do we sometimes, out of the blue, have the urge to breath deeply? | [
"When at long periods of rest your body can start to breath less and less l. After a time your brain goes fuck I need air and tells your lungs to reset themselve l. This can also be the cause of yawning sometimes (not the only cause thow)"
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"I do it both compulsively and therapeutically. I'll do it when I'm nervous but often I simply have sore hands and it helps. The real question is, do I do it because my hands hurt or does my brain make me think my hands hurt?"
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what pets and animals think when we're on computers/cell phones/reading and other idle activities | [
"nothing, they have no concept of things we do for our entertainment. Any attempt to say that they do is anthropomorphising them too much"
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"A lot of factors affect human sleeping patterns, of which animals don't experience. * stress * smart phone / computer screen affecting the brain * caffein consumption near sleep time things like that, you can even include existential crisis episodes while in bed, and the embarrassing shit your brain won't let you ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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how is a turbocharger different from a supercharger? | [
"A turbo charger is connected to the exhaust. The exhaust spins a set of turbines extremely similar to a jet engine. The air gets compressed in the turbines and is then forced out with greater force and is then rammed into the engine. The higher compression in the cylinders makes more power. A supercharger is conne... | [
"it allows the engine to burn more fuel, because it provides a shitload of oxygen to your engine. there's only so much oxygen in the air, and your engine can only intake so much air too. also no2 is a better delivery mechanism than pure o2 for a bunch of reasons It puts serious strain on your car's engine and exha... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How can an elevated shower head drip? | [
"Often times the knobs and connections to shut off the shower aren't working great so a small bit of water gets through which will drip out."
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"There is more likely to be debris, nastiness, and funk in the water coming from the water heater. A tankless water heater would be fine."
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