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ELI5: Why can't you just cut off cancer cells?

I know there's a reason, but I don't know what it is.

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ELI5: What is dandruff and why does it only appear on my head?

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ELI5 How did intelligent life got so advanced on land (humans) than in the oceans considering how the ocean is the greater part of the world and has much more diversity in it?

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ELI5: what is the difference between blackheads and pimples?

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Eli5: How is it possible that deserts are super hot at day time and below freezing point at night time?

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