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Eli5: Why can paracetamol reduce empathy?

Submitted by Big_carrot_69 t3_10oekrm on January 29, 2023 at 6:26 PM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5 Am I cousins with someone?

Submitted by Mobile-Winner6911 t3_10moc0m on January 27, 2023 at 3:59 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: If the universe is flat, and therefore infinite in size, how could it have been condensed to a single point in the past?

Submitted by joeyo1423 t3_10pwhfc on January 31, 2023 at 11:16 AM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5 - “Good morning America. It’s 8 a.m. “

Submitted by tuff_gong t3_10p3ffh on January 30, 2023 at 2:10 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why does whispering cause trouble swallowing?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_10osi82 on January 30, 2023 at 4:20 AM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5: Why do our body’s adapt easy to water temperature but not to air temperature

Submitted by [deleted] t3_10pjx6s on January 31, 2023 at 1:08 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 How Uber/Doordash show tips on the Deliverer's app - and can they redesign the app to "hide" the tips?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_10pjyud on January 31, 2023 at 1:10 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5:How can a common cold viral illness turn out bacterial and require antibiotics to cure?

Submitted by anonFan21 t3_10li51j on January 26, 2023 at 3:21 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why are double-layer windows (not sure what it is called) not a common thing?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_10qde4k on January 31, 2023 at 11:02 PM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5 why do we use a 12 month calendar?

Submitted by brybob19 t3_10puibu on January 31, 2023 at 9:27 AM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5: home heating/cooling types

Submitted by [deleted] t3_10obag5 on January 29, 2023 at 4:12 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 Why hasn’t science been able produce a baby formula with the same nutritional value as breast milk?

Submitted by zebye t3_10pkda4 on January 31, 2023 at 1:29 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How exactly does a computer understand and translates a series of 0s and 1s into whatever output we get?

Submitted by worldisashitplace t3_10p84q8 on January 30, 2023 at 5:13 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why do we turn into our parents?

Submitted by sonofakush t3_10pw8lm on January 31, 2023 at 11:01 AM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5 Why can’t the US do the equivalent of electricity rolling blackouts with water?

Submitted by Danijoy1143 t3_10knet4 on January 25, 2023 at 2:17 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: do grapes burn? If so, how?

Submitted by ChaoticGamer200 t3_10osgt8 on January 30, 2023 at 4:18 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: What is under a (sand) desert?

Submitted by Fehnboi t3_1008551 on January 1, 2023 at 12:54 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 Why is the human body is symmetrical in exterior, but inside the stomach and heart is on left side? what advantages does it give to us?

Submitted by peinkiller t3_1023ee1 on January 3, 2023 at 9:19 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How do odors/smells have physical mass?

Submitted by TidderOnDaShitter t3_103dci6 on January 4, 2023 at 8:00 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why can’t we clone Humans?

Submitted by Mike112907 t3_105afiw on January 7, 2023 at 12:22 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why prices are increasing but never decreasing? for example: food prices, living expenses etc.

Submitted by Ok-Theme429 t3_105ny3r on January 7, 2023 at 12:29 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: why do home printers fail to work as intended so often?

Submitted by ImprovisedExistence t3_1082ejr on January 10, 2023 at 6:10 AM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5: Why was it world-changing that Caesar crossed the Rubicon?

Submitted by -fireproof- t3_108ajzt on January 10, 2023 at 2:01 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: why can we touch both sides of AA/AAA batteries?

Submitted by brianbell_ t3_10bm8bs on January 14, 2023 at 11:21 AM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5 If only 250k is insured while saved in the banks, where do rich people save their money?

Submitted by Barnabas_Collins t3_10e41sz on January 17, 2023 at 5:31 AM in explainlikeimfive

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