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OtherELI5: Monthly Current Events Megathread (self.explainlikeimfive)

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Othereli5 in restaurants, why is it ok to pour grease down some drains, like the mop sink, but not others, like the drain on the cook line? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Particular-Swim2461

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BiologyELI5: How did humans survive without toothbrushes in prehistoric times? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by LawReasonable9767

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OtherEli5: if we’ve created biodegradable materials, why aren’t they used in more things? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by ImJustThatGuy815

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ChemistryELI5: why does Adderall decrease distraction for people with adhd, but exasperate sensory issues for people with comorbid autism? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Elliot_The_Idiot7

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EconomicsELI5: What really happens when they ”shut down the government?” (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by sompn_outta_nuthin

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EconomicsELI5: Why are pharmaceutical drug prices in the US so much higher than in other countries? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Extreme-Contract-180

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OtherELI5 what happens to the byproducts of the food you purchase (like what happens to the yolks when you buy egg whites, the milk fat when you buy skim milk, etc)? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by u-Wot-Brother

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BiologyEli5 why are nut allergies so serious? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Interesting-Spring83

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EconomicsELI5: Why is an employment rate of 100% undesirable (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by theRemRemBooBear

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EngineeringELI5 why do people say there is no theoretical limit to the height of a skyscraper? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by MyPasswordIsLondon69[🍰]

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EconomicsELI5: How did people buy homes before mortgages existed in the United States? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Vast-Structure4886

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EconomicsELI5: What was 2008 economic collapse all about? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by duploq

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TechnologyELI5: If wildlife documentaries use telephoto lenses from far away, how do they capture the sound? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Professional_Mud8663

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PhysicsELI5: Limit to size / yield of Nuclear Weapons ? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Lion_112

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BiologyELI5: Why doesn’t CoolSculpting make you lose weight? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by lilaznbb

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ChemistryELI5 Why in winter is it colder with the sun out than when it's cloudy? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by OddFirefighter3

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TechnologyELI5: how can wifi radiation pass walls but still isn't harmful to human? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by NonHealingUlcer

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PhysicsELI5: Why is heavy wind more dangerous to a moving semi than a stationary one? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by WithNoRegard

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ChemistryELI5: Is carbon monoxide heavier than Oxygen? If so why do we install CO sensors up high? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by ZeMightyMonarch

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OtherELI5: What’s a visual album and how was Frank Ocean able to use this to get out of his contract? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Richy__

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TechnologyELI5: Why do blue and green bulbs in multicolored LED Christmas lights always stop working first, well before warm-colored bulbs? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by TheLifemakers

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BiologyELI5: what is CIMBS therapy? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by suzpro08

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Planetary ScienceELI5 why or how does physics “break down” in a black hole? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Super_dupa2

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EngineeringELI5: Driving a Monorail/Subway car HAS to be Harder than it looks, Right? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Fiery_Wild_Minstrel

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BiologyELI5: Why can't we extend our lifespans radically, like near immortality? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by No_Permission_374

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