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ELI5: I heard that in nature, humans were getting up when the sun raises , does that mean that they were sleeping much longer on winter?

Submitted by human_nullbuilt_v5 t3_ydr7db on October 26, 2022 at 6:47 AM

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Eli5 Why are TikTok users allowed to post with Any music when on any other platform your videos will be removed for copyright

Submitted by you-know-his-name t3_ycv3zb on October 25, 2022 at 3:48 AM

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Eli5: how do the pillars of creation just stay the same shape out in space for so long and how did it all accumulate in that area?

Submitted by fuckenshreddit t3_y8vho8 on October 20, 2022 at 11:19 AM

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Eli5 Why we cannot build a sleep surplus?

Submitted by PrincessBaklava t3_y7hrc2 on October 18, 2022 at 8:23 PM

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ELI5: Why do men lose interest in sex/sexual arousal immediately after orgasm?

Submitted by mapleisthesky t3_y58c22 on October 16, 2022 at 5:12 AM

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ELI5 why are some colours commonly found as surnames (white, brown, green) but not others (red, blue, yellow)

Submitted by hampie42 t3_y52qfu on October 16, 2022 at 12:14 AM

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ELI5: Why are so many old websites hosted at universities like MIT?

Submitted by rollerska8er t3_y4q0ep on October 15, 2022 at 2:55 PM

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[eli5] My friend put the car to neutral when coming to a stop light. He says it saves gas and it stops smoother. I agree on the smoother part, but does it actually save gas? He also put it to neutral when waiting for the lights to turn green for the same reason. Is it true?

Submitted by jling321 t3_y3hfnc on October 14, 2022 at 2:25 AM

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ELI5 if our skin cells are constantly dying and being replaced by new ones, how can a bad sunburn turn into cancer YEARS down the line?

Submitted by Sechecopar t3_y20v6a on October 12, 2022 at 11:01 AM

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eli5: Why does the U.S. need to import oil when we are the largest crude oil producer in the world?

Submitted by AngoraVan t3_xzvm88 on October 9, 2022 at 8:35 PM

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ELI5 - Why does internet speed show 50 MPBS but when something is downloading of 200 MBs, it takes significantly more time as to the 5 seconds it should take?

Submitted by Kai_Hiwatri33 t3_xztc98 on October 9, 2022 at 6:59 PM

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eli5: Can someone explain the difference between an inner monologue and schizophrenia?

Submitted by CrumBum_sr t3_xzms1c on October 9, 2022 at 2:17 PM

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ELI5: When surgeons perform a "36 hour operation" what exactly are they doing?

Submitted by Ridiculizard t3_xxczfc on October 6, 2022 at 6:50 PM

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ELI5: What causes that annoying ringing sound in your ear when everything is silent?

Submitted by ReJohnJoe t3_xx3noi on October 6, 2022 at 12:09 PM

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Eli5: When we sleep, spinal fluid washes waste from our brain. What exactly is "waste" in the brain?

Submitted by Dhonnan t3_xwr5pb on October 6, 2022 at 12:29 AM

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ELI5: When somebody dies of cancer, what exactly is the actual reason the body stops working?

Submitted by aonostalgic t3_xw9m62 on October 5, 2022 at 12:41 PM

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ELI5 Why did Super Nintendo or Nintendo 64 games have almost no loading times?

Submitted by ArmySash t3_xuvx3v on October 3, 2022 at 9:23 PM

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ELI5 - why is Triple spelled with one 'P' and not spelled Tripple - like Nipple?

Submitted by MeowNugget t3_xuura9 on October 3, 2022 at 8:38 PM

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ELI5 - what is it about wood glue that makes wood glue specifically made and perfected for wood?

Submitted by pinkthermoses t3_xtb6bb on October 2, 2022 at 12:51 AM

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ELI5: When a bottle of whisky says 25 years, did they really make millions of gallons of that whisky 25 years ago?

Submitted by wagmoo t3_yhhwh9 on October 30, 2022 at 4:02 PM

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ELI5: why does squinting improve your vision?

Submitted by RepeatOsiris t3_yho3a4 on October 30, 2022 at 7:52 PM

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ELI5: Why can't we copy console games to another dvd/bluray?

Submitted by Belfast2K t3_yerzo4 on October 27, 2022 at 1:28 PM

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ELI5: how do architects calculate if a structure like a bridge is stable?

Submitted by sonyeahh t3_124lxre on March 28, 2023 at 11:33 AM

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ELI5: Why is 1920x1080 and 1280x720 used to define high definition instead of say 2000x1000 or 1300x700? Why are certain pixel counts used instead of round, whole numbers?