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ELI5: Death of Queen Elizabeth II Megathread

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ELI5 why are all remains of the past buried underground? Where did all the extra soil come from?

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ELI5 Why did Super Nintendo or Nintendo 64 games have almost no loading times?

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Eli5: Do leftover foods lose nutritional value the longer they sit in the fridge?

Does a 3 day casserole have the same nutritional value (vitamins/minerals) as a freshly cooked casserole? Assuming kept in a fridge (not frozen)

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ELI5: How do stealth aircraft keep tabs on each other in the air without giving away their position to enemy forces?

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