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OtherELI5: Monthly Current Events Megathread (self.explainlikeimfive)

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BiologyELI5: Why does using a q-tip feel so good but it's so bad for your ears? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by sleepybaby694

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TechnologyELI5: Why did Chopsticks rise to prominence in South East Asian countries, while Europeans developed Forks, Knives and Spoons? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by gab0607

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OtherELI5: why is travelling so exhausting? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by leoprincess97

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Othereli5 why do we have to winterize our home outside faucets but companies use them year round? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Particular-Swim2461

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MathematicsELI5: Why is 0^0=1 when 0x0=0 (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by AnimatedBasketcase

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BiologyELI5: What is mirror bacteria? Why is it so scary? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by bagsfullofteeth

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OtherELI5: why the U.S. Naval Academy puts the most astronauts in space? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Jusfiq

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ChemistryELI5: Why does salt make ice melt in some cases and freeze things in others? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Engodo

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EconomicsELI5: Why does your insurance company care how many days a prescription is for? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by MandamandaOkc

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OtherELI5: English is not my first language and I dont understand the expression: "An order of magnitude higher" can someone ELI5 it? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Holmelunden

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TechnologyELI5: With the Tiktok ban possibly coming up, how will it actually be “banned?” (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Cramer12

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OtherELI5: Why do flock of birds fly around the same area all together for a long duration (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by ornitorengarenk

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PhysicsELI5: Why are metals colder to touch (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by shoko_69

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EngineeringELI5: Why do internal combustion engines generally lose torque as RPM rises above certain speed? Does that mean at that RPM the engine can't accelerate or pull as hard? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by HeaterMaster

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Planetary ScienceEli5 why the moon’s gravity can affect the ocean but not trees buildings or people? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Planet-Diver

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EconomicsELI5 : How a country decides, how much money to print? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Independent_Row_6926

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TechnologyELI5- why are some lithium batteries rechargeable while some aren’t? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by sammothxc

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TechnologyEli5: What is physically different about different sizes of memory in computers? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by ImJustThatGuy815

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PhysicsELI5: if time is relative, how do we know the age of the universe? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by user1892yo

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OtherELI5: Where did humans get their sodium before we used salt (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Odd_Wolverine_4207

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BiologyELI5: Love lichens, but what are they? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by grotekaas

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BiologyELI5: Why does our brain like it when we scratch an itch, even though we shouldn’t? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by TurfmansScotch

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BiologyELI5: Why is Diabetes a forever disease? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by pungcake

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BiologyELI5: When your toenail is damaged and about to fall off, how does the body know to begin growing a new toenail underneath? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Obvious_Egg_4866

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BiologyELI5: How do cells in your body know where to go? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by laser8k

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