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ELI5: have “years” been constant across time? Like 3.5 billion years.

Submitted by rbv201 t3_11y7z6f on March 22, 2023 at 5:16 AM

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eli5: what are the benefits of having parks, a lot of trees, and green areas in big cities?

Submitted by blueberrysir t3_1252jyo on March 28, 2023 at 9:13 PM

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Eli5: why do wired headphones that plug into your phone never need to be charged but wireless ones do?

Submitted by exmxn t3_122nz1z on March 26, 2023 at 2:33 PM

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eli5: Who does the US owe almost 32 trillion dollars of debt too? If it’s the most powerful nation in the world, can’t it just get rid of it?

Submitted by brybry0812 t3_127agud on March 31, 2023 at 4:47 AM

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ELI5: Why is settling a case not seen as an admission of guilt?

Submitted by Significant_Neat_688 t3_125aflx on March 29, 2023 at 2:26 AM

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ELi5: What happens when you stay up for 24 hours without any sleep and would it be better to go to bed during the day or just stick it out until the following night?

Submitted by pepatheboat t3_11vk8k6 on March 19, 2023 at 12:34 PM

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ELI5: If Ozempic and similar drugs just make you feel fuller faster, how will it not force your metabolism to crash like any other highly-restrictive diet?

Submitted by RevelryByNight t3_1281oji on March 31, 2023 at 10:20 PM

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ELI5: What is the difference between colons and semicolons when joining sentences?

Submitted by Nayfonn t3_121lnxv on March 25, 2023 at 1:20 PM

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ELI5 North American USB power in Europe

Submitted by historyguy2 t3_124bysd on March 28, 2023 at 4:01 AM

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ELI5: Where did my first living cell come from?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_126zf9l on March 30, 2023 at 9:11 PM

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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

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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

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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

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ELI5 how do animals know what to do when theyre born?

Submitted by BruceToTheLee t3_1280zrc on March 31, 2023 at 9:57 PM

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eli5: Why do women only have their period/ are fertile for approximately 50 years if they’re born with millions of eggs?

Submitted by MediumYoghurt3061 t3_1276yr9 on March 31, 2023 at 2:16 AM

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Eli5 do car batteries do more than just start the car?

Submitted by brandibythebeach t3_1271lq5 on March 30, 2023 at 10:36 PM

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ELI5: why can’t someone who is light in weight punch as hard as someone who is heavier?

Submitted by Any_Branch_4379 t3_127m795 on March 31, 2023 at 1:53 PM

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ELI5 Why did the nazis lose the war?

Submitted by Avitailzzz t3_1231rsp on March 26, 2023 at 10:18 PM

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Eli5: If we had steam powered trains back in the day, why didn’t steam become a common “clean” energy source? Why did it die out?

Submitted by melatonin1212 t3_12329ys on March 26, 2023 at 10:36 PM

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ELI5: Why is "flipping burgers" the universal term for a menial job?

Submitted by Cr1stian98 t3_122yop1 on March 26, 2023 at 8:35 PM

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Eli5 Saw a post on TwoSentenceSadness “The little girl giggled as she hugged the stranger, particularly interested in that strange armband he wore: red, with a white circle and a strange black cross in the middle. He hugged her back, until he saw the yellow star on her chest” what’s it mean?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_127bgmg on March 31, 2023 at 5:39 AM

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ELI5: For those in a married relationship with strong built trust, why take more invasive methods of contraception, when less invasive methods such as condoms exist?

Submitted by Flat_Basket4965 t3_125hfav on March 29, 2023 at 8:30 AM

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ELI5 - Why are there so many ‘Question’ Scams for giftcards etc, How do these people make money? Same with quesstionare for money sites.

Submitted by IndependenceCold4261 t3_125ydpq on March 29, 2023 at 7:37 PM

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ELI5: If weed has been around forever, why are we just now using CBD clinically for depression/anxiety?

Submitted by kaisermikeb t3_123fpoo on March 27, 2023 at 7:52 AM

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ELI5 Is it really justified for people to think you’re a bad person for accidentally injuring someone with really no fault of yours other then carrying out otherwise legal actions?

Submitted by Individual_Guy599112 t3_126mu1m on March 30, 2023 at 1:23 PM

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