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ELI5: What is the difference between an arraignment and an indictment?

Submitted by webby37 t3_127i9vb on March 31, 2023 at 11:33 AM

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ELI5: Why do the majority of fonts in Microsoft Word have Indian/Middle Eastern names but show up as Roman characters in identical basic fonts?

Submitted by black_rose_ t3_11xnhmq on March 21, 2023 at 5:15 PM

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ELI5: Why is inhaling steam through the nose safe but not water?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_124etae on March 28, 2023 at 5:49 AM

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Eli5 Why is it "A European" but not "A Item"

Submitted by Frootysmothy t3_123yzh2 on March 27, 2023 at 8:17 PM

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Eli5 if the universe is expanding, then why isn’t the earth, and everything in it (us) getting measurably bigger too?

Submitted by Far-Contribution-632 t3_127syin on March 31, 2023 at 5:38 PM

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ELI5 How do MMORPG Games have the same armour models fit all characters when the heights and models differentiates a lot ?

Submitted by ErieeKo t3_12778xb on March 31, 2023 at 2:29 AM

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ELI5 Why does a Minus Negative turn into a Plus?

Submitted by doggie_doggie t3_127fzew on March 31, 2023 at 9:37 AM

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ELI5: Why does water boil faster if it is in a covered pot?

Submitted by AerisLionheart t3_123lzw3 on March 27, 2023 at 12:48 PM

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ELI5: Why can black holes cause light to not escape, but light doesn't slow down from gravity(and only change direction)?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_126lq8j on March 30, 2023 at 12:38 PM

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ELI5: Why is whispering considered harmful for the voice?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_1267jab on March 30, 2023 at 1:38 AM

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ELI5: Doesn’t the drop in a stock price after the ex-dividend day cancel out the dividend gain for an investor?

Submitted by 4westofthemoon4 t3_127meed on March 31, 2023 at 2:00 PM

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Eli5: Why are game so much more prone to crashing on PC than on consoles?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_1265g7v on March 30, 2023 at 12:08 AM

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ELI5 : why do manual motorcycle gear goes from 1>N>2>3>4>5>6 and not N>1>2>3>4>5>6

Submitted by Some_Associate_466 t3_11g50qu on March 2, 2023 at 3:07 PM

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ELI5: why is there a minimum weight requirement in Formula 1? Wouldn’t teams be incentivized to lessen the weight of their cars for faster speeds?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_11i8uyb on March 4, 2023 at 6:15 PM

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ELI5 why did the roman empire fall when it had so much domination? they revolutionised so much

Submitted by xxinsane09 t3_11k1a0e on March 6, 2023 at 3:06 PM

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ELI5 If sound waves are just tiny air particles vibrating and bumping into each other, how come a gust of wind doesn't just immediately "blow away" the wave or disrupt it completely?

Submitted by charliebas t3_11kkqo7 on March 7, 2023 at 1:20 AM

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ELI5: Why does it hurt your ears and make that "wahwahwahwah" sound when only one window in a car is down and you're moving fast? And why does it disappear instantly when another window is rolled down?

Submitted by CathartiacArrest t3_11m5ucw on March 8, 2023 at 7:38 PM

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eli5 Why can't black boxes in Aeroplanes update data to a cloud throughout a flight or after a crash has occured? why do we need to find the physical box?

Submitted by EIRE48 t3_11ps8op on March 12, 2023 at 10:39 PM

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ELI5: When a company gets bailed out with taxpayer money, why is it not owned by the public now?

Submitted by effofexisy t3_11pwut4 on March 13, 2023 at 1:57 AM

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ELI5: How do the “fake ads” mobile games have enough money to create the fake ads?

Submitted by ImissCBB t3_11sme2k on March 16, 2023 at 6:37 AM

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ELI5: Why have nightclubs generally decreased in number and prevalence?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_11x1b8a on March 21, 2023 at 12:26 AM

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ELI5: how do astronauts deal with explosive diarrhea

Submitted by lilicucu t3_120kfje on March 24, 2023 at 1:32 PM

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ELI5: Why are houses made of wood rather than concrete in the tornado zones in the USA?

Submitted by Better-Hold t3_1228zt1 on March 26, 2023 at 2:58 AM

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ELI5: What are "deductibles" in the context of medical insurance? If you're paying insurance, why do you still get charged an often large part of your medical expenses when you have an accident?