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Why seemingly every country is in debt? | [
"At any given time there is a lot of money not getting spent. If all of that money were sitting around under people's mattresses it would mean that a huge amount of resources aren't getting used. Debt is just the agreement that people with resources who don't currently have a better use for them to lend those resou... | [
"The United States are *not* the wealthiest or most advanced country on the planet. And what exactly do you mean by anxiety?"
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What is the difference between a muffler, a suppressor, and a silencer If there are only at all. | [
"a silencer is a made up thing movies use. a suppressor is a real thing that actually makes a gun sort of quieter but not even remotely silent or even quiet. A muffler is a car part."
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"In some cases they intentionally reduce the efficiency of the muffler. In same cases, amazingly, they even add an actual speaker that plays a recorded fake engine noise inside the car. I wish I were joking."
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Why does Paper make such loud noises when I rip it? | [
"It is made up of a lot of strands with their own tension, when you rip paper you are breaking a lot of strands at once. Its like a rapid fire popping sound of that tension being released."
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"The cap is there to keep you from writing on stuff accidentally not to keep the ink from drying"
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How long do you have to be dead before you're stopped being referred to as " the late"?. For example the late Margaret Thatcher sounds fine but the late Shakespear does not. | [
"That's an interesting observation. This seems like it's likely a vague thing with hazy boundaries that no firm definition will suffice for. With that said, though, I'd say a good general rule might be something along the lines of \"Margaret Thatcher was alive during the living memory of the vast majority of people... | [
"For actors in the US, they need to pick a name which is unique. So Christopher John Grace (That 70's Show) is Topher Grace, not Chris Grace or John Grace, since there probably was already one registered (with Equity?). Historical figures, probably more likely to be tradition, like Hillary Rodham Clinton (her prefe... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How do animals have multiple births at a time and humans(most of the time) only have one | [
"It all revolves around our brain and development. Humans have adapted to give birth to highly developed offspring with big heads to house our complex brains. Brain development, big heads, and organs capable of supporting the brain take a lot of time to develop from a single cell (9 months). There are also a lot of... | [
"They are more like fraternal twins, so they have as much in common genetically as normal siblings. Dogs release multiple eggs during ovulation, whereas humans usually release only one, which is why multiple births are the norm in dogs and not humans. It's also possible for there to be two or more fathers to a litt... | eli5_question_answer | {
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why do we need coin currency? Why not set prices to a flat dollar amount? | [
"The fractal amounts are still meaningful in many transactions. For example, if gasoline could only be sold for $4/gallon or $5/gallon would make a huge difference to the vendor and the consumer alike. Also, some industries live off those fractions. Credit cards, for example, charge the vendor a small fraction of t... | [
"Do you mean currency as in standardised coins of gold worth its weight, or paper money - ie. you can get gold if you give someone this?"
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Why can't everyone be nice to each other? | [
"I'd say for two main reasons. Humans love to break into tribes. With a clear divide between Us and Them. Typically that creates some sort of feeling of superiority or resentment. And also, treating someone like crap actually makes you feel good. It makes you feel powerful and important. It's why we like sarcasm an... | [
"Is it me, or has this never happened to anyone else?"
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How does diplomatic immunity work and why do we have it? | [
"There have been cases in which the other country will forfeit diplomatic immunity. There was a famous case in D.C. where a drunk Russian diplomat plowed down some people in Georgetown, and the Russians eventually waived his immunity and extradited him back to the U.S. (He'd long since fled home.) But they didn't *... | [
"More or less a way for corporations to literally be above the law and do whatever they want, among other things. Cross your fingers it doesn't go through."
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Do animals actually understand us when we speak or is it just anthropomorphism? | [
"They do understand body language and tone. And depending on the animal and breed, they can learn between 30-90 words (more for mimicking species like parrots). Now, thinking that an animal understands you when you say something like \"Good morning fluffy, you ready for a ride to the vet?\" In most cases the only t... | [
"Because animals don't have language. They communicate emotions with sound like angry growls, panicked screams, horny rumbles, and affectionate purrs, but they can't communicate abstract thoughts, form sentences, assign arbitrary names to objects and events, combine terms to make new concepts, etc, which is what we... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How do hotel comparision websites earn money? | [
"Yes, they earn commissions. All of these online travel sites, whether for hotels or flights or whatever, are just travel agencies with a web-based storefront. Like traditional travel agencies, they earn a commission from the airline/hotel when they make a booking."
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"A company wants to earn as much money as possible, so they change their website, selection etc. to earn as much money as possible."
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Is there s reason we refer to sales prices and wages/salaries by their untaxed amount? Wouldn't it save time, frustration, and resentful remarks about Uncle Sam if we did the calculations ahead of time and used the practical number? | [
"Not american, but IIRC Sales tax varies from state to state, So I'd guess companies just use the base price for simplicity (it makes no difference to the company how much tax is applied) As regards Wages/salaries the untaxed amount is constant, If I take a 20K job and somebody with 2 kids* takes the same job, they... | [
"If your competition doesn't show the price tax-included, it makes their products seem less expensive (even if they're the exact same price or a little higher). In addition, it allows advertising to be done for prices across boundaries where the tax rates might be different (such as across state borders - or someti... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why doesn't the US or any other country use napalm/chemical warfare in modern day wars like in Vietnam? | [
"188 countries have signed the Chemical Weapons Convention which is an arms control agreement that outlaws the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons."
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"People believe many things, only some of which are true. Since WW3 doesn't have an unambiguous definition, more possible interpretations exist, both true and false. In general, historians apply these labels after things are over. WW2 involved active combat between peer powers including the use of weapons of mass d... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Where do metals originate from? | [
"the coolest thing about all matter is that it comes from the stars - literally. Everything you see and everything you are made of is from an exploded star. Metals are fairly complex elements and so they come from only certain kinds of spent stars."
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"So when and where did playing cards as we know them come into being anyways?"
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Why do other countries (outside of the US) have little or no commercial breaks on TV? | [
"As an example, I believe England has their stations technically run by the government, kind of like PBS here The US on the other hand leases out different bands to companies (nbc, cbs, etc) so they have to pay for their costs"
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"I'm not sure if this exclusively a US thing. We get plenty of stories like this in the UK."
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Why are dogs not intimidated when a human snarls and shows their teeth? | [
"It is about intent. A dog knows when you mean business and when you are bluffing. They are like us in that they don't want to be hurt and if you can make them believe that you are going to do more damage to them than they can do to you, the dog will back down. Your son probably doesn't have the ability to show int... | [
"Two reasons that spring to mind from animals: * Attract attention of others. * Attempt to scare off a predator by loud noises and exposure of teeth. Like dogs barking, cats screeching etc."
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what is my body doing in the "Aaaah, AAAAAAH-" moment of a sneeze? Why does it vary in length? | [
"When you start to sneeze, it's because of some sort of irritation in your nose to release histamines. When histamines reach the nerve cells in your nose, it tells the brain to start what I'll call the Sneeze Sequence. The \"Ah\" sound you make is due to your body reflexively taking a large breath. During this time... | [
"Related question: why does it feel so GOOD to crack a joint? There's like a palpable relief sensation, what causes that?"
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When a song gets "leaked", where does it come from? | [
"When a band is recording a song or album, there are many people involved from the time they start recording until the media is sent out for sale. Any one of the people who are involved in that process can get a copy of the song or album and leak it. So, once the music is recorded and mixed, copies of that music ar... | [
"They don't make money off of the actually release of the mixtape tracks. However if the song becomes popular they will get request to perform live."
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How Come Harry Called Snape "The Bravest Man He Ever Knew"? | [
"You can still be a prick and also be brave. The two are not mutually exclusive. He had many heroic moments, not the least of which was to raise his wand against Dumbledore, his friend and confidante at his behest, to secure his place as a spy, but also to protect Draco Malfoy's soul from the agony of killing, and ... | [
"Being Black Does Actually Have (Relatively Minor) Health Consequences, It's Just That They're Obviated By Modern Life. There's An Energy Cost To Have Extra Melanin, Even A Small One, So If You Don't Need It It Won't Be Selected For. Melanin Reduces Vitamin-D Uptake From The Sun If Sunlight Is Lower Than You're Ada... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What causes small droplets of saliva to be launched out of your mouth sometimes when you open it. | [
"I think you are refering to gleeking. In general, gleeking occurs when an accumulation of saliva in the submandibular gland is propelled out in a stream when the gland is compressed by the tongue. The stream of saliva is released in the general direction of the front of the mouth. If the mouth is open the jet may ... | [
"There are a number of distinct sounds you can hear when you swallow. I would assume you aware that various moving parts such as the tongue and esophagus make some sounds as they move. Also depending on what you are swallowing you can ascertain which sounds originate from liquids etc. Therefore I assume you are tal... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do Catholics pray to Mary and the Saints? | [
"Catholics believe that the saints and Mary are very close to Jesus and God. They don't pay directly to saints and Mary, but rather they pray that they intercede for them. Meaning that the saints pray to God on their behalf, and since they are so close to God to put in a good word"
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"The was the mother of Jesus, but has no special religious significance after she died than any other person. She's a \"saint\" in the sense that she's in heaven among all of the rest if the saints there. Protestants don't pray to Saints, or hold them in any particularly high regard-- Martin Luther's idea was that... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How come Google can search the entirety of the internet instantly but when I search my C: drive through the Windows Start Menu it takes forever? | [
"It's because of indexes. When I want to find something in a textbook, I go to the index first. That helps me find the right page. If there was no index, I'd have to read every page until I found the right one. That could take a long time. Your C: drive probably doesn't have an index. It is possible to create an in... | [
"Side question: Why does my computer lie to me and tell me I have full connection yet I can't load any web sites?"
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How do fans work if all they do is warm the air? | [
"While, technically, heat is the result of molecules moving faster, in practice you need to make air move hundreds of miles per hour for it to become measurably warmer. The little 10mph breeze from a fan is basically an immeasurable increase in the energy of that air. Our bodies are hot so the air around us heats ... | [
"A fridge and AC work in the same way: they cool one side and heat another. They both move heat, but actually do not move any air. That is, air is never exchanged between the outside and inside spaces. A fridge cools its internal space and heats your home. If the radiator were not insulated from the inside of the f... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why are churches tax exempt? | [
"It has nothing to do with the separation of church and state regarding their tax status. Churches are eligible for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. They do have to abide by the restricts such as they cannot endorse a political candidate. The question to ask is why are some organizations allowed to be tax-exempt?... | [
"Why does it cost money to get divorced? Because it's worth it!"
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Why is "they are" correct grammatically, while "everyone are" is incorrect, when they are both used as singular pronouns? | [
"Think of 'everyone' as 'each and every one'. 'One is', singular. 'They' is used when there is a plurality of people *or* when there are plural options for addressing someone and you don't know which to use. 'They are', plural."
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"He - > his She - > hers They - > theirs It - > its \"Its\" is a possessive pronoun, and follows the rules of other possessive pronouns. You only use apostrophe S with nouns and proper nouns, not pronouns. With the others it's obvious because they are so different (\"his\" and \"hers\" look nothing like \"he's\" or... | eli5_question_answer | {
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the consequences of not bailing out the big banks and companies | [
"Around 1990, the economy collapsed in both Sweden and Japan taking down the banks with bad loans. They dealt with it in opposite ways. Sweden ripped the band-aid off, i.e. they fired the CEOs, made the bank stocks worthless, wrote off and auctioned the bad assets and sold the banks back to the public when they bec... | [
"They made a very risky investment, which they thought they would gain a lot of money from, and instead it lost them a lot of money. The... Senate, I believe? is now working on creating laws that say banks are not allowed to make such risky investments, because that puts the money of their customers in danger."
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The dialects of the Chinese language. | [
"They are two completely different languages, with different grammar, vocabulary, sentence structure, the lot. However, Chinese characters each denote an entire word as a whole concept and not letters or syllables, so speaking any Chinese dialect is not necessary to be able to read and understand Chinese writing. ... | [
"Which events? He describes many events in the film."
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Why does saliva sometimes spray out of your mouth like a shower when you yawn? | [
"It's caused by accidently putting pressure on the saliva gland (sublingual) under your tongue. The slang term for this is 'Gleeking' (so you can google it)."
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"It gives you the chance to hold something and breath without swallowing. Imagine if the substance was blood, poison, or saltwater: would you really want to swallow? By the same token, say your mouth is full of water and you try to breathe through your nose; do you want that water going into your lungs? It's all to... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why does cannibalism have negative side effects? | [
"Any disease that the person who died has is obviously capable of infecting other humans. And societies tend to look down on eating their own, because it would be seen as encouraging murder. But otherwise, yes, meat is meat. It is said to taste a lot like pork."
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"We dont get disgusted. We get apathetic to it. It no longer has the appeal it had before due to changed mental state after release."
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How do aquired tastes work? | [
"It doesn't smell any different to you as it does to me. You have created associations in your brain between the smell, the taste, and the effect. You enjoy the effect, so you start to enjoy the smell because you anticipate the result. It still has the same smell though chemically to your smell receptors in your n... | [
"Could you be a little more specific as to what you would like to know? How it works to facilitate the immune response? How it helps to circulate the lymph fluid? Something else?"
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why does milk taste so good after eating something with syrup or peanut butter? | [
"**Likes disolve likes. Polar substances like water disolve polar substances like sugar. Non-polars like oil, fat, and gasoline dissolve non-polars. We've all seen this, oil doesn't mix with water. Chocolate and peanut butter have fat which don't disolve well or at all in water, but do in milk because milk has fat.... | [
"Most things have a flavor. The only things that have calories are carbs, fat and protein. Those drinks don't have carbs, fat or protein and contain other substances that have flavor like xyritol or aspartame. Go ahead a find a penny and lick it. Zero calories."
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The Difference between a Mechanic, Technician, Engineer, etc. I hear the terms used (seemingly) interchangeably. | [
"Mechanic generally only means someone working on engines. Technicians are doing practical work with something at least vaguely technical. You could call a mechanic an auto-mobile technician or something if you want to. An engineer generally mean a university-trained professional that designs new systems; they ofte... | [
"Trades are typically blue-collar work. Most of them are very old professions. Carpenter. Smith. Mason. Potter. Welder. Plumber. All trades are professions. Not all professions are trades. I wouldn't consider Project Management to be a trade, for example. The line gets a bit blurry when using the phrase \"He's a __... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Can electric appliances cause WIFI disturbance? | [
"Motors with brushes have some arcing associated with them. The arcing emits a very wide range of frequencies which can interfere with any consumer radio system. _URL_0_"
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"It proves that the device has passed a certain set of tests, designed to ensure it will not affect nearby devices. All electronic devices emit radiation to some degree, and its important when designing them to ensure the radiation isn't going to affect the operation of other devices. An example is that when you sw... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do we chill when we are actually burning with fever? | [
"There's a part of your brain that controls your temperature called the hypothalamus. When you get a fever, your immune system makes your hypothalamus change your desired temperature higher. Your body basically wants to get warmer, so it makes you feel cold. When you feel cold, you try to get warmer yourself and yo... | [
"Why do the glands in my neck burn like high hell when I'm holding back tears?"
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How honey, agave syrup, etc. is "healthier" than white sugar. | [
"the short answer is that they aren't. it's all marketing. if they can slap \"natural\" or \"organic\" on something then they can sell it for more and have people breaking down the door to get it. the caveat to that is, natural agave and honey from your local area can serve to build up your immune system and help ... | [
"Cane sugar is the real stuff. Most sweetener used in the US is high fructose corn syrup which is derived from corn. Functionally, the only difference is the ratio of glucose to fructose. Cane sugar is 1:1 and HFCS is about 55:45. Your body treats them exactly the same, so there is no health benefit to eating one k... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What does "meta" actually mean? | [
"Meta means \"viewing things at the next higher conceptual level\". For example, an analysis might study the effectiveness of a particular drug. A meta-analysis studies multiple analyses. Meta can **sometimes** result in self-reference, like a TV show making a joke about being a TV show. But saying meta is the sam... | [
"What do you want to know about them exactly?"
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How were the 'adult' ages of 18/21 established in the western world for things like voting, drinking, legal liability, etc.? | [
"Arbitrarily. Almost. There had to be a line drawn somewhere, for legal purposes, that a person will not be considered a child anymore. That was picked to be 18/21 for different things. It might as well have been 17/22 or 19/20 or any nearby numbers really. The law makers, decided 18 would be appropriate enough a... | [
"18 yo is the designated age in the USA for viewing mature content, as it is the age of majority. It help keeps websites from getting in trouble if minors see the image and content, cuz there was a warning and stuff. 18 is also the age of majority, which means in the US that someone can decide what to do and what n... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Student debt is making it harder for millennials to buy houses in stead of renting. What effect will this have on the economy? | [
"Student debt is not just dragging down the housing market, it's dragging down the entire economy. Reducing the discretionary spending power of the currently largest demographic block in the US is obviously detrimental to the entire economy. Part of why the US's growth rate in the past 10 years has been less than s... | [
"Silicon Valley All the tech companies are close to, or are moving in to the city. All the bigwigs making a ton of money reside in the city to be close to their jobs. They're all rich, hence, gentrification, the arrival of wealthier people in an existing urban district, and a related increase in rents and property ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do we need car dealerships? | [
"Same reason we need any store, some people like to try things out before they buy it."
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"That's exactly how car insurance works. Can you clarify your question?"
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How is it possibly true that "the Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led business in the United States" - is it really led by girls? | [
"I believe that almost all the upper level management of the Girls Scouts is also female. Their CEO is currently Anna Maria Chávez, and if you look at their [list of past leaders](_URL_0_), it's pretty much entirely females. So yes, it's a very large business that's led almost entirely by women. I'd say their mater... | [
"To make money. That is generally the purpose of anything a business does."
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Where have all the college-student jobs gone? | [
"Well, for starters, in 1979 you could pay for an entire semester of college by working for two weeks at minimum wage. In 1993, you could pay for a week of school with 20 hours of minimum wage work a week. Now, you have to work 48 hours a week of minimum wage to pay for school. So, it makes more sense to take out a... | [
"In the first several years after the fall of the Soviet Union, the leading Russian export was... patents and inventions. Sorry, don't remember the source."
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Why is it always so cold in the hospital? | [
"Bacteria and viruses don't survive as long on cold surfaces. Making it a bit chilly saves lives from infection."
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"How can you look out your window and still see the interior of your house?"
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What are the pros and cons of upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10? | [
"I switched 3 devices form 7 to 10. I strongly prefer multi monitor window management in windows 10, this is something I do quite a lot of with my job so it's really important to me. All 3 upgrades were 100% hassle free. One of them had an issue, but it was my fault (I upgraded early by way of an insider build (be... | [
"1. It's only a free upgrade for the first year after launch. After that you'll have to pay up if you haven't upgraded yet. 2. Most of MS income from Windows comes from OEM licenses or system builder licenses (new systems). These are not eligible for the free offer. If you want to build a new computer and install w... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why does the hair on your head need to be cut continuously but the hair on the rest of your body knows when to stop? | [
"All hair have a certain lifespan, your eyebrow and eyelashes can only grow for a month or two before they die and fall off. Your hair on the other hand can grow for about 7 years (this is why very few people can grow their hair past their butt)."
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Why do I crave something specific when I'm hungry and some times I don't know what I want? What is happening in my body? | [
"Sometimes (pregnant women especially experience this) your body will be lacking so kind of mineral/nutrient, so it will direct you towards foods containing that nutrient. It could also just be dependent on sensory cues."
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"Basically when you eat a lot of food a lot of your blood gets drawn to your stomach. When your brain has less blood you feel tired/lose energy. At least I think that's what it is."
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Why do most rappers say "uh, yeah" before a song? | [
"It's just a way for rappers to find their rhythm and get into the song. It's the equivalent of bobbing your head to the beat or something."
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"What they mean is that they are so good at making hip hop, that they don't have to write their lyrics down, they just rap from the top of thier head. however, none if it is true"
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Why do bubbles have that strange rainbow kinda color? | [
"Very thin films take on a sharp color. This is due to light reflecting off of both surfaces of the film and interfering with itself. This happens with a bubble, but the film is not uniform in thickness. So instead of getting one very distinct color, [you get rainbow patterns](_URL_0_)."
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"It’s not the surface tension itself, more that the water bulges due to surface tension in such a way that it refracts the light round the centre of the bulge. Do you see how there are bright fringes around said ‘shadows’?"
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What are the current Problems with nuclear Fusion? | [
"You are creating something as hot as a star. No physical material we have is strong enough to withstand that kind of heat and pressure. Any metals, ceramics, even carbon nanotubes would melt and rupture instantly. So the reaction is contained by floating it inside of a magnetic field so it doesn't actually touch ... | [
"It's a big system. It also carries a bit from state to state. Are you interested in the application process? Policy? Logistics?"
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How are denial of service attacks still possible? | [
"Same reason McDonalds can't do anything about one guy coming in an ordering 30 large fries and holding up the entire store for a half hour. That's basically what a DDoS attack is. There are counter measures that these companies take, but ultimately there is little they can do that would not also negatively effect ... | [
"Because HTTPS has nothing to do with being hacked or not."
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Why are simple antibiotics not available without a prescription? | [
"Because antibiotic resistance is a huge problem. People overuse antibiotics for things that sometimes don't even need them, like the flu which is a virus and not bacterial. If the general public were able to purchase antibiotics off the bat then resistance would go up massively. Plus, there are so many different t... | [
"Because over use of antibiotics leads to antibiotic resistant bacteria like MRSA. Doctors already prescribe them too much, imagine what a layperson with no medical knowledge whatsoever would do. By the way, the flu is a virus; antibiotics have absolutely no effect on them."
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Why don't laptops have a slot to clean fan dirt? | [
"The more user-servicable you make a piece of electronics, the bulkier and less reliable it will be. People generally make their purchasing decision based on aesthetics or specs and not on the ease of maintenance. This is the same reason that iPhones don't have removable batteries."
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"Computer enthusiast here. The simple answer is the most obvious one: laptops have a fraction of the space in which to place USB ports. Most USB devices follow a standard sizing, however, if a company does not follow this industry standard then it can be problematic. Also consider that on standard sized 17\" lapt... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How does communism work? Does everyone get the same share of national revenue, regardless of profession? What about those in the sciences, politics, business, and other "highly paid" professions? | [
"There are so many forms and interpretations of communism that this is hard to answer. But, if we look at the classic \"academic communism\" based on marx then, no...if well done there should be no social class. Since all people are doing are things that benefit society, differentiating the value of one brink in th... | [
"Most elites are on the progressive side of the balance, particularly those that work in an industry focused on new stories, new visions, and new music. If you want to find conservatives, look in vested interests like banking, investing, and religion."
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- how can you get stretch marks on your bum from sitting down too much? | [
"Your can't. You get stretch marks from rapid weight gain or growth. So if you put on a lot of weight in your hips and butt you can get stretch marks there. Something you can get from sitting down too much are pressure sores commonly called bed sores, or hemorrhoids."
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"dehydration after sleeping too long. stretch your limbs when you get up and drink some water and eat something you'll be back in shape faster."
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I am very nearsighted. Why does my vision appear to significantly sharpen when I squint? | [
"The cornea and the lens of eye work together to focus Light into the back of the eye (a bit like the projector thingies that you can hang from ceilings to display images in a white canvas a bit further away), where the images from the outside will be \"developed\" (where you have the cells that help make sense of ... | [
"In 20/20 eyesight, the lens of the human eye focuses light to fall exactly on the retina. If the lens isn't shaped right, the light will fall ahead of or behind it, and the image will be blurry when it gets to the retina. Glasses fix this by bending the light before it hits the eye to make the light fall on the re... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What's wrong with the big pharmaceutical industry? | [
"I was a clinical scientist in big pharma for years. I ran phase III human trials. It takes on average, testing of 100,000 new compounds to bring one to market. Of those 100,000, only 13 will make it to toxicology testing. 12 will fail. The expense is mind-boggling for all of this. On top of the drug development, t... | [
"Inefficiencies. Who gets the money in the long run. Are we paying extra just because private practices cost more or the stupidity that is insurance?"
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when I sleep in my bed and my hand touches the concrete wall, it feels really cold but when I touch my wood bedframe it's warm. | [
"Hotness/coldness isn't a measure of the temperature of the object. It's a measure of how fast the heat enters or leaves your hand. A metal bar feels colder than a wooden one on winter's night because metal is a better conductor of heat. It literally sucks the heat out of your hand faster than wood. Concrete isn't ... | [
"You sleep under the sheets, no? Your body warms up the inside of the sheets so its very warm come morning."
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How do Blood Thinners (Rat Poison) work? What makes the blood "thin"? | [
"Your blood contains things called platelets - these are basically a type of cell whose job it is to plug any holes that might form in your bloodstream. And normally, these holes and tiny tears happen *all the time*, but you never notice them because your platelets plug said holes and prevent any leakage. Blood thi... | [
"1. Take Tylenol for a fever 2. Take ibuprofen for aches/ pains 3. Take aspirin as a blood thinner to prevent heart attack (when recommended by your doctor) 4. Don't take too much"
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When a woman gives birth how long does it take for her stomach area to go down? | [
"It's different for each woman and it just depends on her body type, whether she delivered vaginally or by cesarean, and her activity levels before and after pregnancy. I mean, she will immediately not look pregnant anymore once the baby and placenta are out, but she won't be back to her pre-baby size for a while, ... | [
"The vagina is a muscle. Yes, it can lose elasticity through age or trauma (having a baby), but while sex may stretch it a little for a day, it'll go back. Think of a vagina like a rubber band. You can stretch it, and when you let go, it's normal again. Some women are born with wider vaginas than others, the same w... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why can't we just throw satellites or sensors into a black hole to see what happens? | [
"The nearest black hole is 1600 light years away, for a start. Even if we have a black hole at easy reach (and it somehow wasn't destroying us all) the definition of a black hole is that it is so massive that its escape velocity is faster than the speed of light. Information can't move faster than light, so if we s... | [
"Forget galaxies, we can't even get to the nearest star in our lifetimes. But that doesn't prevent us from seeing it. I think the confusion might be because you can't see far away destininations on earth. The reason you can't see far away destinations on earth is because the curve of the earth is in the way. Let's ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do roads have unnecessary bends? | [
"I think the premise is false - just because it seems unnecessary, it's highly unlikely anybody is going to build needlessly curvy roads. Obvious factors would be geography (Sometimes cheaper to simply avoid a big rock formation than to go through it), land ownership (maybe they couldn't acquire the land, or again,... | [
"They are counting cars and measuring how fast they are going for a traffic survey. If the traffic is heavy enough, they may install traffic lights or traffic calming devices like speed humps or chicanes, depending on the desired outcome."
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What makes the Mona Lisa painting special? | [
"It was stolen. That is about it. Before the theft, it was often thought of as one of his lesser works. However, once it was stolen there was a big todo over the theft. When it was recovered, everyone wanted to see the \"stolen masterpiece\". That fame has remained."
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"What's to explain? Why we have it? How it works?"
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From a cancer-risk point of view, is 10 minutes in the sun each day for 12 days equivalent to 2 hours in the sun during one day? | [
"If you burn, it's definitely not equivalent. When you get burnt, your skin is showing signs that cells are actually dying. Your body contains mechanisms to deal with the DNA damaged caused by UV radiation, but when these mechanisms become overwhelmed, your cells need to abort and kill themselves to prevent skin ca... | [
"Yes to the first question. t’s attributed to more people spending more time inside. Scientists did a study and found that the more time you spend outside in bright light, the better your eyesight. Genetics do play a role, but scientists found that making sure you spend at least 3 hours in bright light (the equival... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How would a fourth dimentional being perceive a three dimentional being? | [
"Like being flat in that fourth dimension -- if the fourth dimension is time, then we're only able to see what's going right now, where a four-dimensional being could freely move backwards and forwards. You need to ignore the memory bit though -- pretend you're a (stupid) fish, so you have no idea of past or future... | [
"The 4D star is a star in another dimensional plain. When our stars collapse, they create a blackhole. They are saying the collapsing of 4D star may have developed our universe, instead of the Big Bang. The best way to explain 4D is through the book *Flatland*, but I will try to give a shorter explanation. We live ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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My friend's mom died this morning after a 3 year battle with cancer. ELI5 why it's so hard to cure, and why we haven't done it yet. | [
"Cells in your body duplicate to replace dead cells. They know when and how to do so based on information found on their DNA. When a cell replicates it makes a copy of the DNA for the other cell, but sometimes something goes wrong during this process and the other cell's DNA is messed up. Now most of the time this... | [
"Dramatically increased survival rates for many types of cancer. Cancer isn't one single disease. There are many different kinds, and they behave differently and have to be studied and treated differently, which is why we haven't \"cured cancer\". Many kinds of cancer are curable today, and as long as they're disco... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why has Africa generally been unable to develop like the rest of the modern world? | [
"It's not that Africa hasn't been able to develop, it's been actively undermined. Nearly all of the continent was under colonial administration until the end of World War II. It's spent hundreds of years having its resources siphoned away and having its political systems eroded. Once independence finally came, it w... | [
"First World is the USA and their allies during the Cold War. Second World is the USSR (Russia) and their allies during the Cold War. Third Word are those nations that were neutral during the Cold War. Both the US and the USSR gave a lot of money to their allies for economic and military development during the C... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What would a standard conversation between a pilot and air traffic control sound like either on take off or landing? | [
"You can listen for yourself at _URL_0_. Mostly it is just business, and that means jargon, especially at larger and busier airports. A lot of it goes something like this: * Pilot: \"Centennial Ground, Cessna 52872 at Charlie One, run-up complete, request southeast departure, information Kilo.\" * Ground: \"Cessna ... | [
"Basically a control tower judges if an airplane can take off or land. Radars allow air traffic control to understand the location of each nearby aircraft in relation to the airport, and they give the instructions to the pilots of when it is safe to take off / land. It is also possible to see the condition of the r... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How do those penny auction websites work? | [
"The price of the items is dirt cheap. But what they fail to mention is that you have to pay for bids and the auctions end times extend after every bid. So while you may have purchased that new laptop for $10, you spent $500 in bids, just like all the losers of the auction also spend hundreds in bids."
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"Ads. Notice the annoying number of ads on free porn sites? That is how they make their money. And lots of it."
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why do people's accents seem to disappear when they sing? | [
"BA in linguistics here. I believe it is for a couple reasons. Reason number one being that you simply don't hear it as much. The differentiators in accents (particularly American accents) are in things like \"r\" sounds and vowel sounds, and when you hold these sounds out in a long way like you're singing, they so... | [
"maybe because it's such a distinct sound you cant really ignore it. If someone is talking in English you can completely understand them, you'll only listen to them if they have something that catches your interest. When someone from a foreign language speaks, you do not know what they are saying and just hearing p... | eli5_question_answer | {
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why do snipers (in movies anyway) work with another guy with binoculars? Do they do this in actual combat? | [
"They're called a spotter and they identity targets for the sniper. And yes, many snipers work in pairs, with one spotting and one shooting."
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"It depends on your level of training. For a novice it can be very hard and depend almost completely on luck depending on what kind of gun you are using. To a trained army / police officer, it can still be challenging, but you shouldn't have a hard time hitting a stationary target. Moving targets can be very hard ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How do programs or files get "deleted" from a hardrive? Where do they go? | [
"Typically, the file gets a 'deleted' tag put on it (contents are not touched) showing that the sector of hard drive where the file was at is now available for use by anyone. This is why some people can recover files even with a while after it's deleted."
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"The recycling bin is basically a folder in your computer that files end up in when you do a normal delete on them. Other than that there isn't much special about it. When you \"empty\" your recycling bin you're having the computer actually delete the files, which gives you more space on your harddrive."
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What is exactly happening in a person body whey they overdose? | [
"It depends on the drug. Every substance (from water to cyanide) has what they call an \"LD50\" that is the dosage (in mg per kilo of mass of the subject) that will result in the deaths of 50% of the subjects. LD50 = Lethal Dose 50% So without asking about a specific substance, we can't really tell you what's happ... | [
"It causes the heart rate to slow down and thus relaxes you. as for the desire to not stop, i've no idea."
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I've seen HDR photography, audio playback, rendering, etc, but not HDR microphones. Why is that? | [
"HDR photography typically mixes more than one photo to get the effect. Essentially it's because technology has trouble recording images or sound to the same quality that human eyes or ears work to. There's also a brain making sense of it all and that is replaced with photo editibg techniques or sound mixing techni... | [
"this is because 3D has since been considered a gimmick and generally has not seen improvements because of that...so instead you see the rise of super resolutions like 4K and 8K"
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In apps like whatsapp and facebook where it shows when the user was "last seen", how is this determined? | [
"Bot removed my comment :( Anyways, a bit more detail. They (they apps) store a LOT of data, including what was the last time you opened the app, close the app, where did you click etc. Therefore the 'last seen' is the time you last used the app or exited the app... Hope this is enough?"
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"Possibly Facebook if you have it linked to your contacts. My iPhone will occasionally say “possibly firstname lastname” when a new contact appears as well ,may be a feature of certain phones messengers."
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The difference between a generalization and a stereotype | [
"I'd say stereotypes are generalizations, but not all generalizations are stereotypes. A generalization could be pretty neutral, just an oversimplification, like: \"Cartoon movies are all G rated\". A stereotype, generally (hah), has a negative connotation. So, \"Black people are good at basketball\" would be a ste... | [
"problem solving (which these actions mimic in a simple form) is a catalyst of evolution"
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Why do my cheeks hurt from smiling? | [
"Overuse of any muscle can lead to fatigue and pain. Running for example may lead to pain in the legs etc. Your face has muscles in it required for smiling, if they get used a lot the same principles apply with them as for any muscle."
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"EIL5: Why can't I stop sitting with my legs crossed, even though it hurts my knees, and why does it hurt my knees?"
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Why is Apple allowed to bundle iTunes with iOS and restrict competing products, while Microsoft couldn't do the same with IE with Windows? | [
"Apple does not control almost all of the market, so bundling iTunes and restricting competing products will not prevent competing products from being successful."
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"The case was about the Sherman AntiTrust Act. Basically, when Microsoft bundled IE with the Microsoft OS, every single user of the PC back in the day had a copy of IE on their PC, effectively winning the browser wars and creating a monopoly."
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Why is it easier to 'pop' your knuckles the more you do it? | [
"You probably are just better at the technique after practice. There is currently no evidence that cracking your knuckles causes any physiologic change. Edit: correction, actually chronic knuckle cracking has been shown to be associated with hand swelling and decreased grip strength. The evidence also shows no asso... | [
"Those are knuckles and joints, not bones. Cracking a bone hurts just slightly more. Semantics aside, the general consensus is that its ok to crack them as long as your not extending or moving them past where you naturally would just doing everyday tasks. Hard to explain, hope that makes sense..."
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Why are people scared of the dark? | [
"It's natural. Humans rely primarily on their sense of sight. When it is dark, we can't see potential predators."
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"One of these is not like the others."
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Why do employers bargain collectively for and subsidize health insurance but not other big items like auto insurance, auto loan, and mortgage? | [
"During WW2, the American government instituted wage and price controls as a preemptive measure to keep inflation down. So businesses that wanted to hire the best people couldn't offer more money than their competitors. But they *could* pay for your healthcare, and it was a pretty sweet deal for both parties - the ... | [
"Government employees receive other benefits like insurance, disability, and retirement. Contractors on the other hand may pay less and provide fewer, cheaper,or no benefits at all."
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How is Coca-Cola's recipe still a secret? | [
"Nobody who knows it has disclosed it. And nobody who *doesn't* know it is particularly motivated to try to find out what it is. It's just fizzy sugar water, after all, not the polio vaccine."
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"Exactly what happened when someone did - nothing. Coca-Cola is not about the flavor. It would not be difficult to replicate Coca-Cola - although one known ingredient, the coca leaf extract, flavors from the plant that cocaine comes from, isn't available to anyone else because of drug laws. Coca-Cola is about the b... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do men go bald more often then women? | [
"Baldness is caused by something called DHT (dihydrotestosterone). It is a byproduct of testosterone. It causes finer hair and a receding hairline. Because men have more testosterone, they have more DHT. Some men are more susceptible to DHT which is why they get male pattern baldness."
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"Asian men are far less attractive to White women than Asian women are to White men."
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Why very cold (liquid) beer, turns to slush as soon as it's opened. | [
"If it's carbonated, then releasing the pressure causes the gas to expand - which drops the temperature suddenly, which freezes the liquid. It's also possible that the liquid may have been supercooled - that is, it's below its freezing point but unable to freeze because it can't find anywhere to get started. The su... | [
"What happens is the pressure that the CO2 builds up when the bottle is sealed prevents it from freezing (more accurately, it would need to get a lot colder before it freezes inside the container) but it is well below freezing temperature. If you time it just right when you open a supercooled soda, you can pour it ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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The camera effect where the scene freezes and the camera pans the scene. | [
"IIRC, this technique was pioneered while filming The Matrix. They set up a lot of cameras (I think it was originally stills, probably video cameras now) — in a circle or arc around the subject. Then they all take a picture at exactly the same time. Ta-da! A moment frozen from multiple angles. Of course, there's s... | [
"They don't always go blurry when paused. It depends on what that specific frame looks like. Often when movies are filmed they have blurry frames because that's what naturally happens when something on-screen is moving or when the camera is moving."
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"science is not a democracy" | [
"What it means is that just because a lot of people believe something doesn't mean it's true. Some ages back people believed space was filled with some gas, they called it aether. Didn't make it true. At one point people thought the earth was flat. Didn't make it true. In science there is no safety in numbers. And ... | [
"Scientific concept of a theory: \"Based on our testing and observations we believe this is the way things generally work.\" Layman's concept of a theory: \"All that science and you guys only have a *guess*?\""
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Why do some words in English have two or more very different meanings? | [
"Sometimes it's the same word that evolved into having two or more different (but related) meanings. For example a \"wave\" is a repeated fluctuations, just like when you wave your hand (you move it side to side) or ocean waves (the water moves back and forth). Sometimes the two meanings are far enough from each ot... | [
"Mete, meat and meet are all pronounced the same way The short answer to your question is that the English language has as many exceptions as it has rules for spelling and pronunciation."
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How are white Monster Energy drinks 0 calories when it has 2 carbs per serving? | [
"Erythritol. Sugar alcohols are carbohydrates, but erythritol has a caloric value of 0.2kcal/g which allows the Monsters to be labelled as sugar-free and 0 calorie."
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"No, but it also contains 25g of sugar per 8 oz, which is roughly the same amount of sugar that's in Coke. Take a vitamin and drink some water instead."
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what exactly are those squiggly lines floating in my eye | [
"They're called floaters. They're basically just some proteins that are in your eye. _URL_0_"
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"1: where is the visual representation? 2: Are you talking about when the water pours backwards out of the glass and dribbles down it?"
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What makes the Mona Lisa so highly regarded? | [
"It's by a famous artist/inventor and got a ton of press 100 years ago after being stolen. That made it an iconic piece of art, causing it to be studied by artists and the general public which has resulted in it's popularity perpetuating."
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"What's to explain? Why we have it? How it works?"
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When my bread goes moldy, where does the mold come from? | [
"Mold is everywhere; in the air, in the bread, on every surface, on and even inside your body."
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"Food going bad is mostly the work of bacteria and fungus. They settle in and multiply rapidly. On bacteria makes 2 makes 4, 8, 16, 32 and so on. As bacteria and fungus (mold is fungus) grow they eat the fruit for energy and the fruit shrinks, shrivels, and get mushy as it's slowly eaten. The reason we put things i... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do people put their hands on their head when something bad happens? | [
"Just a theory, but it's likely derived from an instinct to protect our head/face when in danger. Another theory, it may be a learned form of non-verbal communication. (I know I do this, and can picture adults doing it, but I don't know if it's common among children.) It could be a way of signalling to others that ... | [
"EIL5: Why can't I stop sitting with my legs crossed, even though it hurts my knees, and why does it hurt my knees?"
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What happens with the relationship between large predators and their handlers? Why do those animals (mostly) cease seeing their human handler as food? | [
"Predators don't necessarily just see 'all other things' as prey. In the case of large predators and handlers they're also tamed. They've been socialized to the presence of humans. They're certainly still dangerous animals, but they are accustomed to the fact that people are around, and potentially also have been t... | [
"Wolves are relatively easy to domesticate because they live in packs. A wolf can relatively easily accept a human being as the pack leader - after all, a human is larger and stronger than most wolves. Bears are much larger and dangerous than wolves. They also live in small units. Usually, a male bear will be a lon... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why does is it impossible to find news that is accurate and can be trusted? | [
"If you like podcasts, try listening to On The Media. They examine and explain news coverage of all kinds. The hosts don't report the news per se, but rather help listeners to understand the often confusing and contradictory relationship the press has with the truth. Their website even has a \"Breaking News Consume... | [
"When you see a quote, or anything, on the internet believe it is false until proven true."
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why does it seem so many gas and convenience stores (US) are owned by foreigners? | [
"They probably mostly are. It's not something someone born here would strive for necessarily, whereas for foreigners it's an opportunity to make a pretty decent amount of money for themselves, while not really stepping on too many toes along the way."
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"* 30 cents on a 12 gallon fill up is only $3.60 * people are creatures of habit, and ten to go to the same gas stations * people will pay more to go to a bigger gas station with more pumps and easier access * people often stop to get soda, coffee, or cigarettes, and might prefer their convenience store * Shell and... | eli5_question_answer | {
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If a women receives donor blood from a man, isn't she technically 'on steroids' ? | [
"Testosterone has a really short half life (4 hours or something), so generally in the time it takes to collect and process the blood, testosterone has most likely been used up. Generally when collecting blood, we screen it for disease and abnormalities (such as dengue, malaria, hiv, ect) and then store it either a... | [
"It's not worse for women directly (at least not as far as I'm aware of), but women of childbearing age are cautioned to watch their intake because it can be harmful to a developing fetus."
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Why we can “feel” it when someone/something comes within millimeters of touching us, but doesn’t actually touch us | [
"In general you simply cannot feel those things. If that thing is a different temperature it is possible you could feel the warmth or chill imparted to the air. Or you might actually have thin hairs from your skin touch the object which you could then feel. But most likely what you are describing is an imagined abi... | [
"Because you can see it coming. The sensation of being tickled is something that your brain does in reaction to an unforeseen contact on your skin. The feeling is intensified in squishy regions such as belly fat, your armpits etc. If you know that you are gonna touch yourself in a specific spot, you are not going t... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What make a person gorgeous and why? Also, what makes a person ugly and why? | [
"There are multiple articles and studies done on this, but basically it goes back to our survival instincts/days of early man. It wasn't about beauty, but a healthy partner who could reproduce the best possible child. So not too skinny or fat meant they were eating right, symmetry is a big thing- subconsciously, if... | [
"Jealousy. Sadly that's the simple answer. Any time an ugly person is with a hot person there's jealousy and confusion, because they assume the only thing that makes a person is how they look. Their inner qualities, not being visible, must not have any impact on their mutual attraction. So if an ugly American dates... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What bodily mechanism stops us from shitting or pissing ourselves? | [
"Sphincters. Rings of muscle which close off orifices and passages."
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"The pressure is uncomfortable so you're relieving that. It's also peace of mind since you're no longer worried about pissing or shitting yourself."
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How would unbundling Google Search from the rest of the Google services prevent Google from monopolying? | [
"It doesn't necessarily affect Google's near-monopoly in search, but it limits how much that position can allow them to monopolise other markets. Go to Google in IE and you get a box suggesting that you install Chrome. That gives Chrome a big advantage over Firefox or Opera and probably goes a long way towards expl... | [
"Theoretically to fight monopoly. Because we are now at the point where Google can easily root out any emerging competition, and has a very strong influence over most of small/medium companies. If they remove your company website from their search results you might have a very hard time. And since they are involved... | eli5_question_answer | {
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If the economist predicts a growth of 3% but it comes to be 4% in reality, was the economist off by 25% or 33%? | [
"The prediction was off by 25% (it was 25% short). Growth came in at 33% over prediction. So it depends on how you phrase it."
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"Per capita GDP growth is lower than real GDP because of population growth. If GDP per capita is $100 and the population is 100 then GDP is $10,000. If GDP per capita grows to $110, that's a 10% increase per capita. And if population grows to 102, then real GDP would have grown by 11.2%"
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What on earth is WWE wrestling about | [
"Hey... uh... you know all those movies and TV shows you watch? They're not real either. You still watch those despite knowing it's acting, don't you?"
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"Can someone explain to me what the fuck I am reading"
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Why does water and soap cause my shower to become a nasty, vile, putrid, black-mold infested cesspool of filth? | [
"Because it's actually water, soap, dead skin cells, whatever you scraped off yourself, soap particles in hot soapy water flung everywhere which create scum, and bacteria. There's all sorts of nooks and crannies in a shower where the gunk accumulates and breeds. Clean often and in-depth!"
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"Because it's a stagnant body of water. What's floating and landing in said stagnant body of water? Skin cells, animal dander, pollen, other gross shit. It's like a petri dish for household shit to collect in and form more gross shit."
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