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ELI5: Why sugar in fruits is good for you but processed sugar in chocolate and desserts is not?

Submitted by Sensitive_Apple_7901 t3_127lho4 on March 31, 2023 at 1:27 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: When a third party app says they offer "end to end encryption," what does that mean?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_125wf75 on March 29, 2023 at 6:25 PM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5 What does it mean to ‘balance the books’?

Submitted by QuestionKing123 t3_127udif on March 31, 2023 at 6:24 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Only Airburst Nuclear Explosions Cause EMP?

Submitted by satans_toast t3_124aka0 on March 28, 2023 at 3:03 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How does your stomach "know" when to pass food on if more food keeps entering during initial digestion?

Submitted by Water-Cookies t3_1259n8t on March 29, 2023 at 1:53 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How does breathing into a paper bag help with hyperventilation?

Submitted by nuggetandbun t3_124ufae on March 28, 2023 at 4:31 PM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5 Why is there still a famine in Africa despite the fact that they have been receiving foreign aid for decades?

Submitted by Illustrious-Pen9569 t3_126kw67 on March 30, 2023 at 12:01 PM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5 What is Equity in a Home?

Submitted by ShadowLotus89 t3_125afuw on March 29, 2023 at 2:27 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: what and when does WI-FI 7 do and release to public? How much faster?

Submitted by 158405159 t3_1281fj8 on March 31, 2023 at 10:12 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 When companies say that their product is nontoxic, what exactly do they mean?

Submitted by shake--and--bake t3_1254hfb on March 28, 2023 at 10:23 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How come recessive genes don't die out?

Submitted by JackytheWriter t3_12239oc on March 25, 2023 at 11:30 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 What is the current problem with AIs? Why do they want to put bans on ChatGPT?

Submitted by AnotherPeaInThePod t3_127dx1d on March 31, 2023 at 7:37 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How do physicists know that their search for a Grand Unified Theory (GUT) is even achievable?

Submitted by spearblaze t3_125pasr on March 29, 2023 at 2:13 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 Why haven't scientists cloned extinct animals such as the dodo, the Caspian tiger, etc.?

Submitted by LesChatsVerts t3_126x2r0 on March 30, 2023 at 7:40 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: the differences between guilt, shame, remorse, and regret.

Submitted by ONEelectric720 t3_1214ojj on March 25, 2023 at 12:34 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How does salt seemingly hydrate you and dehydrate you at the same time. They always say you need electrolytes (salt?) for hydration, then why can’t we drink sea water?

Submitted by TriCombington t3_127xhzn on March 31, 2023 at 8:07 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 What is “mastering” in a music studio setting?

Submitted by Kshock95 t3_127imna on March 31, 2023 at 11:48 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How do the new airplane windows that turn dark using a button work?

Submitted by gazpachosoupday t3_11zwahk on March 23, 2023 at 8:28 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How do high yield savings accounts work? What is APR & APY, and how does compounding quarterly vs monthly vs yearly affect the amount earned? If you open one, how often are there payouts?

Submitted by mkhrrs89 t3_11xo4gb on March 21, 2023 at 5:36 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: why are there different grams in a pound than there are ml in a pint?

Submitted by chris_bro_pher t3_1264dqe on March 29, 2023 at 11:25 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Can someone please explain to me the difference between a primary key, foreign key, clustered index, natural key, and surrogate key?

Submitted by justin7465 t3_127z2gm on March 31, 2023 at 8:54 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: What is that awful sensation on your teeth when you are eating, and bite the fork by mistake?

Submitted by Powerful-Pumpkin-938 t3_127aboa on March 31, 2023 at 4:40 AM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5 - Why does a sun grow larger at the end of its life?

Submitted by ghost_n_the_shell t3_12360wm on March 27, 2023 at 12:59 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How are we able to direct narrow bands of magnetic fields like utility lines if Earth's magnetic field emanates outward from the core towards the atmosphere?

Submitted by femmestem t3_127fk00 on March 31, 2023 at 9:11 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: why is it ok to take paracetamol to break a fever?

Submitted by tiph12 t3_124ds3h on March 28, 2023 at 5:06 AM in explainlikeimfive

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