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

submitted by Jusfiq

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BiologyELI5: why do some food allergies develop after you were fine with the food for years? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by DrawerOk2888

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

submitted by bagsfullofteeth

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

submitted by Odd_Wolverine_4207

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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: 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: How does type 1 diabetes still exist if it was a death sentence until 1921? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by dustierpuddle

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BiologyELI5: When we're thirsty and have a drink, how do our bodies immediately know when we've consumed enough? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Lonely0Tears

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OtherELI5: Why are there semi trucks on the shoulder of the highway? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Miserable_Smoke_6719

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EconomicsELI5: What do you actually get for buying shares in a company? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Helpful_Badger3106

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EngineeringELI5: What does Torque mean in terms of a vehicle? I understand what horsepower is but I really don't understand what torque has to do with a vehicle (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Browne592

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OtherELI5: Why is Death Valley one of the hottest places on earth despite being far from the equator? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by ElegantPoet3386

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BiologyELI5: why does chewing gum or yawning help your ears pop when altitude changes? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Sweet-Lady-H

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EngineeringELI5: In previews of microchip manufacturing, chips are commonly shown as a big circular piece then cut into squares, but why is this so? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by DevKevStev

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BiologyELI5: How and why do power naps work? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by aresef

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MathematicsELI5: What’s the difference between minutes and clicks in reference to shooting a target? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Vast-Structure4886

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OtherELI5: Why are there so many one-way streets in downtown? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by jshoemate

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BiologyELI5: What happens when singers warm up their voices? How long does it last? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Different-Matter

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MathematicsELI5: What do Mathematicians do? What is their job role and what do they get to work in? Are all higher level mathematics just abstract problems or are there real-world applications? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by AloneFoundation9901

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BiologyELI5: How did our sense of temperature evolve? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by drunkanidaho

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PhysicsELI5: Why hasn't everything on Earth mixed up to achieve the same temperature? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by LawReasonable9767

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