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3kk5xw | what exactly is the difference between being angry and being frustrated? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3kk5xw/eli5_what_exactly_is_the_difference_between_being/ | {
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86w94b | if the human body rejects foreign cells, how does sperm travel without getting rejected | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/86w94b/eli5_if_the_human_body_rejects_foreign_cells_how/ | {
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2chf0s | the effect of white noise, pink noise and other ambient sounds on the brain. | YouTube is filled with videos like "10 Hour White Noise Improves Brain Function" etc. I just wanted to know what the different noises actually do and what the difference between their colors are. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2chf0s/eli5_the_effect_of_white_noise_pink_noise_and/ | {
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1basni | north korea (why are they provoking war(s), to me it seems obvious that they'd be destroyed immediately). | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1basni/eli5_north_korea_why_are_they_provoking_wars_to/ | {
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du5gzs | how do voyagers i & ii keep working? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/du5gzs/eli5_how_do_voyagers_iii_keep_working/ | {
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fc0t7a | the tea act of 1773? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fc0t7a/eli5_the_tea_act_of_1773/ | {
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1slulz | why do people take offense after being flipped off? | It's just a silly hand configuration | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1slulz/eli5why_do_people_take_offense_after_being/ | {
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1tsd17 | optogenetics | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1tsd17/eli5_optogenetics/ | {
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6ne65t | how what my mother ate while she was pregnant with me affects me? as in if she ate chicken a lot during her pregnancy. and i love chicken but she generally doesn't like chicken. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ne65t/eli5_how_what_my_mother_ate_while_she_was/ | {
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brcvs9 | why does a mirage reflect the ground and area in front of it? e.g a car traveling on the highway where you can see the reflection on the road. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/brcvs9/eli5_why_does_a_mirage_reflect_the_ground_and/ | {
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7ewu8m | maternal haplogroups mean we're all descended from the same woman? | I'm reading on 23andMe, trying to understand my results, and it says this:
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a1ml65 | why does every country have a similar variation of the word police? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a1ml65/eli5_why_does_every_country_have_a_similar/ | {
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8mso0x | why does the sun have a crisp shape in the sky? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8mso0x/eli5_why_does_the_sun_have_a_crisp_shape_in_the/ | {
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6zyeo7 | why do people say pizza is unhealthy? it has all of the food groups. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6zyeo7/eli5_why_do_people_say_pizza_is_unhealthy_it_has/ | {
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2i18ov | why do i fart more when i need to do a poo? how does the fart get around the poo? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2i18ov/eli5_why_do_i_fart_more_when_i_need_to_do_a_poo/ | {
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3uj840 | how can saudi arabia sue someone in another country for a comment they made on the internet. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3uj840/eli5_how_can_saudi_arabia_sue_someone_in_another/ | {
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3zt56x | whats the story behind those "gold coin" infomercials that claim the coin that they sell for $10 is worth thousands? | I get that this is mostly a scam, but how do they get away with this? Is their any truth behind what they say about the value of the coin? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3zt56x/eli5whats_the_story_behind_those_gold_coin/ | {
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2v7v7f | isis, how they are being fed, armed, where they get their water from, who is helping them get water/food/weapons/internet/electricity and basic supplies | I want to know how a nation that shuns education is able to work a powergrid and maintain an internet, grow crops and build water/oil wells (or build anything at all for that matter)... I can't imagine that there are actual engineers working for/with ISIS. I'm studying civil engineering and I can't conceive how these p... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2v7v7f/eli5_isis_how_they_are_being_fed_armed_where_they/ | {
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7qzw9p | how can we choose whether warm or cold air exits our mouths when breathing out? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7qzw9p/eli5_how_can_we_choose_whether_warm_or_cold_air/ | {
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5xy10s | when we hit our knee in that one spot, what causes the excruciating pain? | I'm sure we all know the one, you were getting up from your computer, and brushed against the desk. Suddenly a pain emminates from your knee and hurts badly.
Our general reaction being: _URL_0_
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7fiyd0 | how did christmas become associated with a snowy/wintery landscape and aesthetic, given christianity didn't originate from a nordic country? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7fiyd0/eli5_how_did_christmas_become_associated_with_a/ | {
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3y1eri | why do pregnant women crave to eat inedible things? my wife wants to eat bath bubbles and keeps a cup with her that has the smell of my body wash. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3y1eri/eli5_why_do_pregnant_women_crave_to_eat_inedible/ | {
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1byxeg | why do most rappers have several names they refer to themselves as? | The more I've listened to tap music, I realized there are several rappers that refer to themselves as different banes. Why is this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1byxeg/why_do_most_rappers_have_several_names_they_refer/ | {
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2ipd78 | california carbon market | Please explain, very basically, the policy for the cap-and-trade carbon market that exists in California. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ipd78/eli5_california_carbon_market/ | {
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8t1x8p | would a car in motion have more, less, or the same amount of raindrops hit it vs. a car not in motion? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8t1x8p/eli5_would_a_car_in_motion_have_more_less_or_the/ | {
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5204zf | what do different axles do? | Hey guys! Just wondering the differences in axles (specifically in off-roading.) Like- Dana 50 vs Dana 60. What exactly the difference, and why and when is it needed. Thanks in advance! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5204zf/eli5what_do_different_axles_do/ | {
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6562ll | how does more viewers or viewers in general(in tv , youtube) convert into money | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6562ll/eli5_how_does_more_viewers_or_viewers_in/ | {
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caij2e | how did an orbit form in the first place? what gave the planets enough speed so that it did'nt crash to the sun? | I know that the sun gravity gave them the acceleration, but as far as i know those planets had to have a certain trajectory away from the sun so that its gravity does'nt pull it crashing straight toward the sun. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/caij2e/eli5_how_did_an_orbit_form_in_the_first_place/ | {
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5cxkf6 | how much does the secret security do? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5cxkf6/eli5_how_much_does_the_secret_security_do/ | {
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5fk1af | how does temperature hurt our body through vibrations? | I'm asking how vibrations affect our bodies directly, not why our bodies sweat and shiver, if that makes sense. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5fk1af/eli5_how_does_temperature_hurt_our_body_through/ | {
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didxd8 | why is a magnet magnetic and what is it made out of? and how can a magnetic field transfer electricity? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/didxd8/eli5_why_is_a_magnet_magnetic_and_what_is_it_made/ | {
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wjpp0 | the dunning-kruger effect | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/wjpp0/eli5_the_dunningkruger_effect/ | {
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zbioz | the difference between ram memory and hard drive memory and what is the processor in a computer. | All I know is that the higher the number, the better it works...and that's probably not even true. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zbioz/eli5_the_difference_between_ram_memory_and_hard/ | {
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3df7j8 | how does real "zoom and enhance" work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3df7j8/eli5_how_does_real_zoom_and_enhance_work/ | {
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5srjr9 | if i send a heater into space and turn it on, where does the energy form the heater go? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5srjr9/eli5_if_i_send_a_heater_into_space_and_turn_it_on/ | {
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3s65n0 | how does movie revenue work, does the studio pay to "rent" the cinema screen, or does the cinema "rent" the movie from the studio? | How does movie revenue work, does the studio pay to "rent" the cinema screen, or does the cinema "rent" the movie from the studio?
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3596ek | why are bottled water companies allowed to lie about the source of their water? | I'm pretty sure this water is not taken from a deep-sea dive near glaciers to get the freshness straight from the source. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3596ek/eli5_why_are_bottled_water_companies_allowed_to/ | {
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2ae4l6 | how are google's self-driving cars apparently so reliable with real-time response when all computers seem to suffer slowdowns and freezes? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ae4l6/eli5_how_are_googles_selfdriving_cars_apparently/ | {
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461uiq | lots of stuff in the press today about a breakthrough in cancer treatment. eli5 please anyone? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/461uiq/eli5_lots_of_stuff_in_the_press_today_about_a/ | {
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1q3e9r | when i eat a thick steak, or leg roast or other large cut where are all the blood vessels? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1q3e9r/eli5when_i_eat_a_thick_steak_or_leg_roast_or/ | {
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1hbfik | isn't european rugby pretty much like american football without pads? how is that safe? | My little sister absolutely loves rugby players and she finally showed me a video of a rugby game.
Those guys are undeniably fit but damn I feel like they need to be wearing protective pads. They're slamming full speed onto each other! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1hbfik/eli5_isnt_european_rugby_pretty_much_like/ | {
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3ltoub | why don't snack food manufacturers fortify their products with vitamins the way cereal manufacturers do. | Cheetos and Lucky Charms are both just a crunchy cooked slurry of processed corn, the only difference is that one is covered in cheese and salt while the other is covered in sugar and added vitamins and minerals. Why don't crackers, chips, and other salty snacks come fortified with the same "good" stuff that breakfast ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ltoub/eli5_why_dont_snack_food_manufacturers_fortify/ | {
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47cm3j | what happened to the soviet venus probes after they landed? | I know that some of them were able to take pictures and maps of the surface and radio them back to Earth, but what happened after that? Would they have melted due to the heat or disfigured because of the pressure? Are they still there in the form they landed as? Of course this would all be speculation, I'm just curious... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/47cm3j/eli5_what_happened_to_the_soviet_venus_probes/ | {
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1q06iq | why is it so embarrassing to admit publicly that you are wrong? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1q06iq/eli5why_is_it_so_embarrassing_to_admit_publicly/ | {
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10kion | how do football fields get painted that result with perfect logos? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/10kion/eli5_how_do_football_fields_get_painted_that/ | {
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5b0vmd | when you download a update for any application, does it make the overall application bigger in size? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5b0vmd/eli5_when_you_download_a_update_for_any/ | {
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48qa6m | where does the energy released in an atomic or a nuclear blast actually come from? or where is it 'stored' pre-blast? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/48qa6m/eli5_where_does_the_energy_released_in_an_atomic/ | {
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59lnk1 | what's your body actually doing when you get a cold chill down your spine? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/59lnk1/eli5_whats_your_body_actually_doing_when_you_get/ | {
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alpvbw | if glucose is the brains main source of energy what happens during a zero-carb diet? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/alpvbw/eli5_if_glucose_is_the_brains_main_source_of/ | {
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cgaz03 | why is a high note and a low note still considered the same note in music? | For example, why are a C6 and a C4 both considered to be the note of C? They sound different, so why the repeated naming convention? Can people (without extensive musical training) hear some similarity between the two that indicates they are the same note? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cgaz03/eli5_why_is_a_high_note_and_a_low_note_still/ | {
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k52f1 | what is 3d/holophonic sound? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/k52f1/eli5_what_is_3dholophonic_sound/ | {
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7730xy | why do very large meteors appear green when streaking across the sky and is it the same reason why the aurora borealis is green? | I've seen several videos, GIFs, and I was lucky enough to have seen it in person that when a very bright meteor flies across the sky, it is noticeably green. However, shooting stars are generally seen as white streaks (could be that they are tinted green but aren't large enough to notice).
Is it something in the atmos... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7730xy/eli5_why_do_very_large_meteors_appear_green_when/ | {
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1kaf2i | realistically, what would someone's life be like if he/she were born without sense of touch? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kaf2i/eli5_realistically_what_would_someones_life_be/ | {
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5ux7rf | beer in fridge vs beer room temperature. | If switched, does the "fridge beer" get to room temperature faster or does the "room temperature beer" get to fridge temp faster? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ux7rf/eli5beer_in_fridge_vs_beer_room_temperature/ | {
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3sv855 | why does the volume in movies vary so wildly that you have to constantly adjust it from scene to scene? | One minute you can barely hear the dialogue and the next your livingroom is getting torn apart by explosions and music. Why do the producers continually do this despite literally everyone being annoyed by it? I tend to need to constantly hold the remote and adjust the volume. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3sv855/eli5_why_does_the_volume_in_movies_vary_so_wildly/ | {
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41eott | why our knuckles or toes turn white when clenched? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/41eott/eli5_why_our_knuckles_or_toes_turn_white_when/ | {
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8hh7tf | how come we can't change the volume of the voice in our head? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8hh7tf/eli5_how_come_we_cant_change_the_volume_of_the/ | {
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2yfpnk | the fedora? why the hype on reddit? | newwish to Reddit, just curious | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2yfpnk/eli5_the_fedora_why_the_hype_on_reddit/ | {
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egajrq | pulleys. i am a physics major and i am generally familiar with how pulleys should theoretically work. but in practice if you try to attach a few pulleys in a linear fashion to the same mass, something weird happens. the pulleys closer to the pulled side rise faster, why? | There is a pretty clear demonstration on a smarter everyday video. [_URL_0_](_URL_0_) , that's the link, skip to minute 5:40. There is no explanation anywhere on the internet. I am assuming this is a result of some "real world" factor that I am ignoring. Does someone Have an explanation for this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/egajrq/eli5_pulleys_i_am_a_physics_major_and_i_am/ | {
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2ama5a | nba free agency and the salary cap | I'm a pretty big sports fan. Enough so that I have a degree in journalism and have been a sports writer for about three years but I just can't seem to wrap my head around NBA free agency. It seems much more complex than the MLB and NFL, and while I get what free agents are and what a sign-and-trade is, there are also s... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ama5a/eli5nba_free_agency_and_the_salary_cap/ | {
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7swrkb | why are sidewalks divided into squares? wouldn't it be faster to pour long blocks of concrete instead? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7swrkb/eli5_why_are_sidewalks_divided_into_squares/ | {
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bhjhe6 | so researchers have observed the radioactive decay of xenon-124 which is extremely rare due to its half-life of 18 sextillion years, so how is it they observed this if the universe isn't even 18 sextillion years old? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bhjhe6/eli5_so_researchers_have_observed_the_radioactive/ | {
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c521pc | why do people express less intense emotion as they grow older? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c521pc/eli5_why_do_people_express_less_intense_emotion/ | {
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5xp4ri | what are the little bits of debris that you see in the flames during a rocket launch? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5xp4ri/eli5_what_are_the_little_bits_of_debris_that_you/ | {
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7fsill | why do people with amnesia forget who they are/who the people around them are, but dont forget what basic things are in the world, such as cars, planes, appliances etc. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7fsill/eli5_why_do_people_with_amnesia_forget_who_they/ | {
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3m123g | how do people who get fired for doing such a bad job as ceo that their former company is suing them for millions can still get a ceo position at another company | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3m123g/eli5_how_do_people_who_get_fired_for_doing_such_a/ | {
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46oyc4 | why are there "left wing" and "right wing" economists? shouldn't economics be based on empirical facts? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/46oyc4/eli5why_are_there_left_wing_and_right_wing/ | {
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1p53wr | how do children's clothing sizes work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1p53wr/eli5_how_do_childrens_clothing_sizes_work/ | {
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1ym8r7 | how are pc's less expensive than smart phones | With all the processing power and memory ect how can a PC be made and sold for less than a phone? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ym8r7/eli5_how_are_pcs_less_expensive_than_smart_phones/ | {
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5w2ji7 | if the stars and planets are light-years away, are we seeing the planets that many years back? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5w2ji7/eli5_if_the_stars_and_planets_are_lightyears_away/ | {
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3xqbsq | how does the elevator work in the st. louis arch? | From pictures it looks like a Ferris wheel, but how does the entire contraption stay in balance not being a circle? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3xqbsq/eli5_how_does_the_elevator_work_in_the_st_louis/ | {
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73dtmw | what would someone experience while at sea right at the location where an earthquake triggers a tsunami? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/73dtmw/eli5what_would_someone_experience_while_at_sea/ | {
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4g7vpu | why do new cars have a "fake" clicking noise that comes out of the speakers when you are using a turn signal? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4g7vpu/eli5_why_do_new_cars_have_a_fake_clicking_noise/ | {
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2lb2vp | what are the relationships called between incestually related family members? if a father has a son with his daughter through incest, would that child be considered the son and brother of the daughter? would it be the grandson and son of the father? what is the single technical term for this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lb2vp/eli5_what_are_the_relationships_called_between/ | {
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k4po3 | the difference between a double entendre and a pun? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/k4po3/eli5_the_difference_between_a_double_entendre_and/ | {
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3zihwv | how did the social norm of smokers asking other smokers for cigarettes arise? (aka bumming a cig | I'm not a smoker. To me it's a crazy social norm, having it be ok for complete strangers to ask you for something and you're practically obligated to give something back. I'd feel like bums would be bumming cigarettes to save money all the time, making the people who buy cigarettes ultimately end up paying more as a wh... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3zihwv/eli5_how_did_the_social_norm_of_smokers_asking/ | {
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80h9og | how is the volume of a gas found? | So gases can be pressurized and fit into all kinds of different shapes. Since gases can fit virtually anywhere how is the volume calculated? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/80h9og/eli5_how_is_the_volume_of_a_gas_found/ | {
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2afkya | if i take a different drug every weekend to get high, will i avoid addiction and my body becoming resistant to the drugs effects? | Why doesn't this work? If addicts are always chasing the first high they got, why don't they take another drug their body isn't used to and experience that first high again? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2afkya/eli5_if_i_take_a_different_drug_every_weekend_to/ | {
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7e8f61 | why does alt ctrl del sometimes fail? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7e8f61/eli5_why_does_alt_ctrl_del_sometimes_fail/ | {
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acdymb | why do stores still sell vinyls and not cassettes? | I've only seen HMV sell vinyls, and I'm not sure whether HMV is the only mainstream store (in England) still selling vinyls, or if there are others, but I thought it was weird that only vinyls would be sold and not cassettes. I thought it would be because cassettes are no longer popular, since there are many more ways ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/acdymb/eli5_why_do_stores_still_sell_vinyls_and_not/ | {
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2mm85z | why is "thou" archaic? | Why did it become archaic? Seeing as how "you" is the formal, "thou" being the informal, wouldn't "you" be less used? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mm85z/eli5_why_is_thou_archaic/ | {
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3odlmj | why is it that we can understand words in context, but when asked the strict definition of even a simple word we are often hard pressed to provide it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3odlmj/eli5_why_is_it_that_we_can_understand_words_in/ | {
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3tr1i3 | rogue waves. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3tr1i3/eli5_rogue_waves/ | {
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90medx | why does looking at the road keep you from getting carsick? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/90medx/eli5_why_does_looking_at_the_road_keep_you_from/ | {
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3ubjc9 | how can a fighter jet be reached when they invade a nation's airspace? | I know that they've got radios in the planes, but how do they know what frequency to use? Is there a common frequency that has to be monitored at all times? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ubjc9/eli5_how_can_a_fighter_jet_be_reached_when_they/ | {
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4dpbwj | why people are arguing that gun manufacturers be held liable for shootings, when we don't have this standard for anything else. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4dpbwj/eli5_why_people_are_arguing_that_gun/ | {
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d8y9r0 | why does it take so long to know while eating when you’re full? why does it seem like it takes a while for your brain to catch up on how full you really are? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d8y9r0/eli5_why_does_it_take_so_long_to_know_while/ | {
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2ovbl7 | if diamonds have such a low resell value, why don't 2nd hand diamonds massively undercut the price of new diamonds? and in turn driven up the price of second hand diamond or destroyed the price of diamonds? | I just watched this collage humour video: _URL_0_ and its left me thinking, why hasn't capitalism sorted itself out? Surely the market must be full of cheaper, second hand diamonds, that are identical in quality to those dug out the ground. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ovbl7/eli5_if_diamonds_have_such_a_low_resell_value_why/ | {
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3vk39z | why are all(?) online translation services so flawed? what makes certain languages so illogical when translated? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3vk39z/eli5_why_are_all_online_translation_services_so/ | {
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21lnll | what is medicaid and hmos and how do they relate? i'm completely clueless. | Unfortunately, I never had the incentive to read upon any news/information on healthcare. As a student, I just knew it was included in my tuition, mandated because I was a full time student with no insurance otherwise. So as a recent graduate [23F], I feel ashamed that I haven't informed myself about health insurance, ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21lnll/eli5_what_is_medicaid_and_hmos_and_how_do_they/ | {
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2x2yix | if sleep grants such grand benefit in regeneration and healing why don't people who are injured or sick just constantly take naps? | Also why dont people in comas heal faster? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2x2yix/eli5_if_sleep_grants_such_grand_benefit_in/ | {
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6ef1jc | what would be a logical argument against the paris climate agreement, and why would one want to withdraw from it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ef1jc/eli5what_would_be_a_logical_argument_against_the/ | {
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kux7e | how college courses and majors work? | Hey guys, I'm just confused about the whole thing. Do you apply and declare your major, or do they put all freshmen in a standard set of classes and let you choose later? How do you get classes if they aren't directed to you major? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/kux7e/eli5_how_college_courses_and_majors_work/ | {
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nvjrc | why the usps is in such dire straits. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/nvjrc/eli5_why_the_usps_is_in_such_dire_straits/ | {
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296a44 | how did the hollywood silencer come about? | Especially considering since they were first invented they did absolutely NOTHING like the movies portrayed them. So who thought of the idea saying "Hey! Let's attach this suppressor! Makes every bullet quiet!" | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/296a44/eli5how_did_the_hollywood_silencer_come_about/ | {
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15aqzo | snri vs. ssri | Can someone explain the difference between how selective seratonin reputake inhibitors (SSRI) and seratonin norepinephrin reputake inhibitors (SNRI) work? These are both antidepressant drugs, the one I'm prescribed is an SNRI because I had a bad reaction to an SSRI in the past.
I've taken a year of college inorganic ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/15aqzo/eli5_snri_vs_ssri/ | {
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26sw8i | why do humans and other animals get annoyed? | What evolutionary benefit does getting annoyed or frustrated provide? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26sw8i/eli5_why_do_humans_and_other_animals_get_annoyed/ | {
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uz3wa | the difference between decibels and hertz. | I understand that one is referring to a matter of magnitude, but I think this subject could benefit from being explained in an easier to digest manner.
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2i70h2 | how does the wifi in the new chevy cars work? i mean they have to be using a wireless network right? | Who pays for the data? Is it built into the price of the car or does the dealership or manufacturer have a deal with the carriers? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2i70h2/eli5_how_does_the_wifi_in_the_new_chevy_cars_work/ | {
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1rgvf0 | why do so many people lose their eyesight relatively early in life and need to wear glasses or contacts? | The human body for the most part is fine tuned by evolutionary pressures over eons to be optimized for survival. Wouldn't genes for bad eyesight be some of the first to be weeded out? Is there something in our modern environment that causes people to lose their eyesight? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rgvf0/eli5_why_do_so_many_people_lose_their_eyesight/ | {
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