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Eli5: why are there tigers in Siberia but not in Scandinavia?

Submitted by chosen-username t3_126q8v6 on March 30, 2023 at 3:25 PM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5 why is file/folder size is in bytes but speed counts are mostly in bits?

Submitted by ArchariosMaster t3_127czbb on March 31, 2023 at 7:02 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why does Google offer all these free services like Google Docs, Sheets, Drive, Sites, Forms, etc. without any ads on them? How does Google benefit from this and why do they invest so much in creating and maintaining them?

Submitted by Elena_Edie t3_11xetd5 on March 21, 2023 at 12:04 PM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5: Why is slouching so comfortable if it's so harmful to our backs?

Submitted by Substantial-Ad1747 t3_126ybhh on March 30, 2023 at 8:28 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why is jazz music the default music in fancy restaurants?

Submitted by Captain-Redpill t3_126ej0u on March 30, 2023 at 6:43 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: if a flame needs oxygen to burn then why it doesn't our atmosphere explode from a single flame?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_126okof on March 30, 2023 at 2:21 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How do we end up with politically biased newspapers?

Submitted by cur-o-double t3_11vp6ov on March 19, 2023 at 4:07 PM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5: How did people build bridges over deep and/or dangerous water if they didn't have the equipment to go under water?

Submitted by Internetscraperds9 t3_1252per on March 28, 2023 at 9:18 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: If Alcohol stimulate opioid receptors, how is it not classified as an opiate?

Submitted by TriCombington t3_127xmb2 on March 31, 2023 at 8:11 PM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5 why ancient historical buildings haven’t been kept up? Why are buildings like the Parthenon and the Colosseum in such disrepair? Greece and Rome/Italy have existed the entire time?

Submitted by PickledSpace56 t3_125fhes on March 29, 2023 at 6:39 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 what’s the point of safewords?

Submitted by sieis t3_126xw78 on March 30, 2023 at 8:12 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 Why is there a a crawl space under houses?

Submitted by PetertheRabbit321 t3_122woi0 on March 26, 2023 at 7:28 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5- why can’t dumb earbuds be used to announce texts and do other things that the $150+ earbuds can?

Submitted by Swearingpear t3_12188vl on March 25, 2023 at 2:52 AM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5: driving manual

Submitted by guacgawd t3_1255qem on March 28, 2023 at 11:10 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Is there a time difference everywhere?

Submitted by squidwards_noze t3_127vtaj on March 31, 2023 at 7:12 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why are the Electric field and magnetic field always perpendicular to each other?

Submitted by No_Victory_1611 t3_123z8t2 on March 27, 2023 at 8:26 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 Why are so many Indian people deformed?

Submitted by Acheron98 t3_11xt36x on March 21, 2023 at 8:19 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: What does it mean to identify as a man/woman ?

Submitted by Fakeid7 t3_12552j4 on March 28, 2023 at 10:45 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 Why are there so many videos on Facebook of obviously fake free energy devices?

Submitted by Clazzo524 t3_121fe5j on March 25, 2023 at 8:24 AM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5: how do scientists know how dinosaurs sound?

Submitted by ComputerUpbeat1714 t3_127r38a on March 31, 2023 at 4:36 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How are earthquakes able to change the earth’s orbit?

Submitted by bluegoldfish03 t3_1237sv1 on March 27, 2023 at 2:07 AM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5:How does conversion from celsius to Fahrenheit work and is there a "linear correlation"

Submitted by Moewillgo t3_126ft2b on March 30, 2023 at 7:41 AM in explainlikeimfive

  • 14 comments
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ELI5 The New Shape - The Hat

Submitted by 13artzklauser t3_127fx27 on March 31, 2023 at 9:33 AM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5: How are different accents formed out of the same language?

Submitted by chickentittyramen t3_125ejj0 on March 29, 2023 at 5:48 AM in explainlikeimfive

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[ELI5] what is water weight? Why is it the first thing you lose?

Submitted by Mashedbanananas t3_125ak2u on March 29, 2023 at 2:32 AM in explainlikeimfive

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