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ELI5: Everyone knows that Ticketmaster is the biggest scumbucket enterprise on the planet yet no band seems able to avoid their grasp. What's to stop a really major act (e.g. Taylor Swift) from performing in venues that are not controlled by Ticketmaster, or just setting up a parallel company?

Submitted by havereddit t3_125c4d2 on March 29, 2023 at 3:44 AM

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ELI5 Why do temperatures lower than our internal body temperature feel hot?

Submitted by dismygyans t3_11elqdz on February 28, 2023 at 10:15 PM

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eli5: how long would power stay on if the power company abandoned their post?

Submitted by larsattacks94 t3_ycog36 on October 24, 2022 at 10:21 PM

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eli5 What does “indicted” mean?

Submitted by jcw10489 t3_1277dky on March 31, 2023 at 2:35 AM

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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

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Eli5 How exactly does Noise cancellation work? That too in such small airbuds

Submitted by Professional-Ad3441 t3_zznvf2 on December 31, 2022 at 6:51 AM

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ELI5: How is that Pantone colors don't have direct RGB counterparts?

Submitted by ExternalUserError t3_zwm0hr on December 27, 2022 at 6:13 PM

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eli5: Why do most airlines still use 2-pin audio jacks for the in-flight entertainment systems on their planes?

Submitted by JJGLC92 t3_10p0fpj on January 30, 2023 at 12:12 PM

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ELI5: Why does putting one foot out from under the blankets bring so much relief of heat while laying in bed?

Submitted by SirDuke6 t3_zz5hg9 on December 30, 2022 at 5:00 PM

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ELI5 Why are airport ceiling so high?

Submitted by TrShry t3_yhlzng on October 30, 2022 at 6:27 PM

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ELI5: why do our bodies randomly act like we haven’t had water in days and that we need to chug a bunch randomly?

Submitted by Serratedlily t3_10nylaz on January 29, 2023 at 4:14 AM

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ELI5: Does a volcano have a 'floor' under the lava? or does it go straight to the centre of the earth?

Submitted by _zobi1kenobi t3_11ejxer on February 28, 2023 at 9:06 PM

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ELI5. Why is honey and lemon a popular cure for cold like symptoms. What makes lemon more effective than say an orange or lime?

Submitted by alexkid_in_realworld t3_zzpwwm on December 31, 2022 at 9:04 AM

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ELI5: Morse code is made up of dots and dashes. How did telegraph operators keep from losing track of where one letter ended and another began?

Submitted by copperdomebodhi t3_ygz4vy on October 30, 2022 at 12:01 AM

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ELI5: If benzodiazepines are CNS depressants, why is it so hard to die from a overdose of them alone?

Submitted by psychrolute t3_127na9t on March 31, 2023 at 2:30 PM

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ELI5: why can't we use electricity to kill microorganisms in small amount of water ?

Submitted by FreshT3ch t3_10n6wg5 on January 28, 2023 at 5:11 AM

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ELI5: Why is it that when fertilizers make their way into waterways, all the oxygen disappears, killing the fish?

Submitted by Psychological-Dog994 t3_11dmn31 on February 27, 2023 at 8:57 PM

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Eli5: How does pinching a ribbon and sliding your finger nails along it make it curly?

Submitted by formulaswift t3_z962j8 on November 30, 2022 at 10:49 PM

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