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Eli5 Why wasn’t emperor Hirohito persecuted or killed following the end of World War 2?

Submitted by I_amm_ezra t3_ylh625 on November 3, 2022 at 10:43 PM

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ELI5 when the powerball gets so high, what stops billionaires from purchasing millions of entries? They throw money away on other investments so explain the reason they don't go for it.

Submitted by [deleted] t3_ypuuki on November 8, 2022 at 6:45 PM

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ELI5, Schizophrenic Voices. Are they "legitimate" voices in your head, or more like an extra intrusive normal voice similar to you saying to yourself in your head, "I need to buy bread today".

Submitted by LazloDaLlama t3_ysf5po on November 11, 2022 at 4:22 PM

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ELI5: Why do thermos flask bottles advertise 24hrs cold and 12hrs hot. Shouldn't it be the same amount of time for temps in both directions?

Submitted by ei2kpi t3_ytqad6 on November 13, 2022 at 3:11 AM

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ELI5:. Why is cheese not used in Chinese , Korean, Japanese food ?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_yu5yzw on November 13, 2022 at 4:10 PM

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Eli5: Why do truckers constantly pass each other on two lane highways?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_yuy0e2 on November 14, 2022 at 12:33 PM

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eli5 If a human was left completely isolated with no other humans, what language would they think in?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_yvvw8s on November 15, 2022 at 12:33 PM

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ELI5: If those articles about NYC being underwater in 50 years are true, is there anything to stop it or would the US be forced to let their largest city sink into the atlantic

Submitted by NewarkSpotting t3_yycem4 on November 18, 2022 at 5:45 AM

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ELI5: If two countries go to war, how can the opposing army know which army is theirs without accidently shooting their own teammates?

Submitted by Honest_Pen_2448 t3_yypz51 on November 18, 2022 at 5:44 PM

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ELI5: I keep hearing that Australia's population is so low due to uninhibitle land. Yet they have a very generous immigration attitude and there's no child limit that I'm aware of. How can/does geography make any difference?

Submitted by wosdam t3_yz867s on November 19, 2022 at 9:39 AM

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ELI5 if cooking food kills bacteria and other pathogens, why can’t you cook and eat meat that’s gone bad?

Submitted by zinky30 t3_yz8vx2 on November 19, 2022 at 10:28 AM

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ELI5 What is the point of typing a digital signature if anybody could type your name?

Submitted by floatable_shark t3_z17w9k on November 21, 2022 at 7:33 PM

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Eli5-If a virus isn’t technically alive, I would assume it doesn’t have instinct. Where does it get its instructions/drive to know to infect host cells and multiply?

Submitted by NQtrader4Lyfe t3_z21ezx on November 22, 2022 at 6:47 PM

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ELI5 - What is empathy and how does one feel it?

Submitted by TygerDude93 t3_z2qhnf on November 23, 2022 at 2:26 PM

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Eli5: if there are a ton of harmful bacteria in every persons mouth, why is it relatively safe to give/receive oral when genitalia is so sensitive to foreign bacteria?

Submitted by Curious-Nothing6234 t3_z3b1h2 on November 24, 2022 at 5:11 AM

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eli5 when do you use the semicolon?

Submitted by International_Farm29 t3_z3yx5g on November 25, 2022 at 12:21 AM

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ELI5: why should you not hit two hammers together?

Submitted by Sebas15091 t3_z6hodg on November 28, 2022 at 12:30 AM

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ELI5: The main difference between Christianism, Judaism, Buddhism and Muslim religions

Submitted by sp4rkk t3_zzrp9t on December 31, 2022 at 11:03 AM

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ELI5: How exactly does pirating work for video games and software? (Read desc)

Submitted by DryEstablishment2 t3_zz5esj on December 30, 2022 at 4:57 PM

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ELI5: What is causing the cascade of flight delays and cancellations across the US?

Submitted by actionguy87 t3_zxk21m on December 28, 2022 at 8:29 PM

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ELI5: How did Konami lose the source code for the original Silent Hill game? Why couldn't they just datamine the source code from the retail copies of the game?

Submitted by Icy_Kaleidoscope_687 t3_zb2au7 on December 3, 2022 at 12:04 AM

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ELI5: Why do hangovers get worse the older you get?

Submitted by Powerful-Employer-20 t3_zbgnkg on December 3, 2022 at 1:45 PM

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ELI5: How does stealth work?

Submitted by j15236 t3_ze6zb9 on December 6, 2022 at 1:35 PM

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ELI5: Why did crypto (in general) plummet in the past year?

Submitted by FxckedUpReality t3_zecnck on December 6, 2022 at 5:32 PM

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eli5 what is disassociating? Tried looking online but I don’t understand.

Submitted by Antique-Philosophy-8 t3_zlrib3 on December 14, 2022 at 1:52 PM

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