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BiologyELI5:So cells divide and create new ones. But eventually, after many repetitions, something in the cell division decays until we die. That's why we age and why we die. How come the same process of cell decay doesn't seem to apply when we are reproducing? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Cryogenicastronaut

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ChemistryELI5 Why does ice cause carbonated drinks to foam more than it would normally when pouring a drink? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by NamesKieran

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TechnologyELI5: How do GPS apps such as Maps or Waze know the new formation of roads after construction? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by alllllly

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RepostELI5: If the main goal of our brain is survival, why does it let get depressed and in some cases commit suicide? (self.explainlikeimfive)

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BiologyELI5: Why do your muscles randomly twitch? and why doe some only twitch once and others sometimes for minutes? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by sumrs

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TechnologyELI5: How are vector illustrations not based on pixels if our screen is made up of pixels? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by RandomRule90

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BiologyELI5: Why do soreness in the muscles increase day-by-day in the first few days after a heavy workout? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by aggressive_clown

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CultureELI5: Why are there Nazis in the USA? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Petermoffat

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OtherELI5:Why do we sometimes twitch or spaz when we get a random chill? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Socks39

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ChemistryELI5: How do each of the different types of antidepressants (SSRI, SNRI, NDRI, SARI, Tetracyclics, Tricyclics, MAOI) actually work? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by justanotherPhatChick

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PhysicsELI5: Why are objects in mirror closer than they appear? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by GoatB0Y215

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TechnologyELI5: how is hd tv easily sent over the air with no loading/buffering but streaming hd video online takes a good internet connection and high bandwidth? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Superman0604

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OtherELI5: Why does flammable and inflammable mean the same thing? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by M1N0T4UR

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OtherELI5: Why is it that in many states, an accident that occurs while turning left is automatically the fault of the driver turning left? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by fadersup

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TechnologyHow do video games play "hide and seek"? The game knows where your position is, how does it act like it doesn't know where you are? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Samuel0234

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OtherELI5: How do radio stations get celebrities and artists to be on their station to either say a line that will be aired or have them live at the studio? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by peterthefatman

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EngineeringELI5: How a CD/DVD/BD can be read even heavily scratched? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by rBeowulf

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OtherELI5: Why do we get a tingly feeling in our private areas when we drop from a high distance in a rollercoaster? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by NReyes15

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PhysicsELI5: The sun's rays and why there's not a "circular ray" (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by thejack980

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ELI5: Why people of east asian, native american, or african descent look younger than people of european or middle eastern descent. (self.explainlikeimfive)

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ELI5: What was the purpose of the mp3 before iTunes commercialized the format? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by -methane-

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PhysicsELI5: Does the Surface Tension of Water change (increase/decrease), as the surface area changes? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by m3atcurt4ins

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BiologyELI5: why are we not trying to edit chimp DNA to match our own if we share 99% of our DNA with them? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by myinnisfree

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BiologyELI5: if body fat is used as an energy source when food is scarce, how come people can starve to death with excess body fat? (self.explainlikeimfive)

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OtherELI5: How did people navigate using the stars when they didn't invent seasons to know what side of the sun the Earth was on? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by gorgonsgaze

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