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OtherELI5: How English stopped being a gendered language (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by SgtLt-Einstein

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BiologyELI5 : You can survive for multiple days with no food, but why is it that after 8-10 hours of foodlessness I get a headache, and it's sometimes painful to even move? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by TheVampireCreator

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BiologyELI5 How do worms dig their tunnels if their body is soft? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by ohotadima

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OtherELI5: Why Does The Human Mind Tend To Replay Traumatic Events? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by GovernorPhillip20

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OtherEli5: Why is it easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Perfect-Football2616

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Planetary ScienceELI5 what the Nazca Lines are made of and why they haven’t eroded or blown away or gotten covered over time (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Aquamarinesse

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Planetary ScienceEli5: What causes the famous San Francisco fog? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Ulysses_117

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BiologyEli5: What's the expiration date of blood once outside the body? (e.g. blood taken for tests \ donations) What about it's components? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by cwbybbp

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OtherELI5: Why does our nose get stuffy if breathing through our mouth can be more dangerous as far as letting bacteria and debris in? Isn't it counter productive to clog our natural air filter? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by sixerd

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EngineeringELI5 How do powerplants adjust to the constant change in the demand of electricity? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by theXwalker

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BiologyELI5 How do we know how many calories are burnt? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Evil_Librarian999

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OtherELI5: Why do doctors have such bad handwriting? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by LekkerBroDude

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BiologyEli5: how are organisms instinctually attracted to features that improve survival? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by they_callme_j

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EconomicsEli5 How does defaulting on debt effects a country? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Booomhaver

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BiologyELI5: Why is white skin more prone to sunburns when whiteness typically is better for reflecting light and not absorbing heat, compared to darkness? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by logan_izer10[🍰]

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BiologyEli5. How come it is bad to rub your eyes? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by bbeomgi

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BiologyELI5 Danger of Black Bears (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by BiryaniEater10

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OtherELI5: how do house hunting shows work? Do the people looking for a house on the show actually buy a house? Do they get a discount? How does it all work? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Gillsinmymouth

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OtherELI5: the difference between Metal genres (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by BourbonNCoffee

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TechnologyELI5:why phone calls/mobile internet don't work on planes? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by slowron

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PhysicsEli5: if Energy and mass are equal and transformable to one another, and if the sun is constantly projecting energy on the earth, why isn’t the earth getting heavier and constantly changing its orbit? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by TheKnightIsForPlebs

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PhysicsELI5: Is there any way to combine electromagnetic radiation from a broad spectrum into a narrow spectrum? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Radiant_Leg_4363

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OtherELI5: Why and how does beer foam up when sipping in a glass? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by jo2n64

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OtherELI5: How did ancient civilisations do tattoos? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Blund3ll0

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BiologyEli5: Why does skin peel off after a sunburn? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Jumpy-Reading-4667

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