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ELI5: Why are native Australians called Aboriginals when in English the prefix "a" usually means "not"- ex Abnormal, atypical, etc?

Submitted by Invisible_Swan t3_11cuspv on February 26, 2023 at 10:28 PM

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Eli5: Why when you yawn your hearing goes down?

Submitted by Big_carrot_69 t3_zzfv1u on December 31, 2022 at 12:07 AM

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ELI5: if protein is broken down into peptides in the stomach/digestive tract, why would consuming something like "active collagen" do anything?

Submitted by Alexander_Elysia t3_124pn6t on March 28, 2023 at 1:59 PM

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ELI5 why do people refer to it as the pacific northwest rather than simply the northwest?

Submitted by Longshot_Louie t3_zztpwv on December 31, 2022 at 1:06 PM

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Eli5 what does the expression “daisies won’t tell” mean?

Submitted by Entire-Pin264 t3_122r5jv on March 26, 2023 at 4:14 PM

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ELI5: What causes the stomach to make an audible grumble noise when it requires food?

Submitted by bdcubedon12 t3_10ozhpm on January 30, 2023 at 11:16 AM

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ELI5:Why is barbary slave trade never talked about in mainstream history?

Submitted by yolofreeway t3_10onjy7 on January 30, 2023 at 12:27 AM

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ELI5: Why aren't there more hung juries?

Submitted by appa-ate-momo t3_zz823l on December 30, 2022 at 6:44 PM

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Eli5 why alcoholics seem to stop getting hangovers?

Submitted by mercilessfatehate t3_z905y8 on November 30, 2022 at 7:10 PM

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ELI5 how pounds can be converted to kg

Submitted by cheeseunused t3_11djvlc on February 27, 2023 at 7:06 PM

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ELI5 Why are we more interested in colonizing extremely distant, completely inhospitable planets and moons than we are in making more parts of our own planet livable?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_115cpsk on February 18, 2023 at 10:48 AM

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ELI5: How do we know that light is the fastest thing in existence?

Submitted by Grump-Dog t3_10pfa2s on January 30, 2023 at 9:54 PM

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ELI5 Why is desalination so hard?

Submitted by MiloFrank76 t3_10paoln on January 30, 2023 at 6:55 PM

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ELI5: If astronomers use "light-years" for interstellar distances, why do we use AU for interplanetary distances instead of "light-minutes"?

Submitted by concorde77 t3_zxj8af on December 28, 2022 at 7:57 PM

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ELI5 what would energy from nuclear fusion mean for humanity?

Submitted by odyssey92 t3_zwkc6e on December 27, 2022 at 5:02 PM

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ELI5, when someone is intoxicated, how does adrenaline bring back motor skills and awareness? Or does it not?

Submitted by LindenSpruce t3_z425m1 on November 25, 2022 at 3:03 AM

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ELI5: Why can't you just not eat if you're overweight?

Submitted by Ok_Ad_9188 t3_z875eu on November 29, 2022 at 9:43 PM

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Eli5: What causes leaves to fall off trees?

Submitted by ShookeSpear t3_ygmsja on October 29, 2022 at 3:39 PM

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ELI5: What is a “Strawman” argument?

Submitted by dclover27 t3_ygh4qz on October 29, 2022 at 11:24 AM

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[eli5] Black plaque was not exactly cured, how did it just disappear from Europe in 1353?

Submitted by Linzold t3_11eft2j on February 28, 2023 at 6:23 PM

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ELI5 What is cognitive dissonance?

Submitted by dreamingonastar1 t3_11bo4ar on February 25, 2023 at 3:50 PM

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ELI5: Are all solids minerals? If not, why?

Submitted by CaitlinN22 t3_11960xn on February 22, 2023 at 5:44 PM

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ELI5: Is aluminum common enough that it’s not a concern, or are we just really good at recycling it?

Submitted by RestrictedCervical t3_10mw1j5 on January 27, 2023 at 9:05 PM

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ELI5 Why do men pee in solid streams and women more or less gush out their pee?

Submitted by Kaz3girl4 t3_10nrq1z on January 28, 2023 at 10:39 PM

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ELI5: Is there a time difference everywhere?

Submitted by squidwards_noze t3_127vtaj on March 31, 2023 at 7:12 PM

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