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ELI5 Why aren't we curing more degenerative diseases with stem cell research?

Submitted by KaishiXYZ t3_zzlxv8 on December 31, 2022 at 5:01 AM

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ELI5 How can cells (Neuron) have another cell (Schwann's cells) inside them

Submitted by Original-Cookie4385 t3_zz9cc6 on December 30, 2022 at 7:36 PM

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Eli5: what stops separatists from just declaring there independence?

Submitted by BeautifulAd2418 t3_zzpkfr on December 31, 2022 at 8:40 AM

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ELI5: Why do we say that all life known is carbon based ?

Submitted by Responsible-Big-2644 t3_zziy3m on December 31, 2022 at 2:29 AM

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Eli5 why do we as humans, globally, accept to pay a different price for the exact same product just somewhere else on the globe?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_1001ien on December 31, 2022 at 7:21 PM

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eli5: What cause a pee stream to sometimes split into multiple different streams?

Submitted by PhonedVenus21345678 t3_zzb45j on December 30, 2022 at 8:49 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: Cars move without pressing the gas pedal. When you put it into drive why does the car automatically start rolling if your not pressing the gas?

Submitted by xd_Hashtags53 t3_zvv94s on December 26, 2022 at 7:52 PM

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eli5 why workers who make tips, have to pay back some of their tips a the end of the night?

Submitted by 420goattaog t3_zwznyn on December 28, 2022 at 4:00 AM

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Eli5: When listening to music with headphones, how are some sounds only on the left or the right earphone?

Submitted by JustTransportation51 t3_zvoe54 on December 26, 2022 at 2:36 PM

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ELI5: Why do electric vehicles need a MPG measurement? I

Submitted by WannaBelTGuy t3_zz8gia on December 30, 2022 at 7:00 PM

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eli5 Circadian Rhythym. how do people that don't know what time it is when they fall asleep still wake up at the same time every day?

Submitted by Master_Vannaka t3_zzrtoj on December 31, 2022 at 11:10 AM

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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 - What is that shock we feel in our jaws while eating sweets?

Submitted by garota_enxaqueca t3_zzawp7 on December 30, 2022 at 8:40 PM

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ELI5. Why are humans depicted as having a curved back in the future due to smartphones?

Submitted by Baguette_weeb t3_1000nrl on December 31, 2022 at 6:40 PM

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ELI5: If money today is all digital, why can't all the countries governments just go on the computer and add like five more zero's to their account and fix everything? Same principal is 100 years ago too I guess, why not just print more cash?

Submitted by ss89898 t3_zzwrc4 on December 31, 2022 at 3:41 PM

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eli5 if igloos keep you warm how do they not melt

Submitted by EXTRAVAGANT_COMMENT t3_zy696k on December 29, 2022 at 2:07 PM

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Eli5 what “I could get used to this” means?

Submitted by Missveexox13 t3_zv1zt0 on December 25, 2022 at 5:08 PM

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ELI5: If I "break my back" due to over-flexion (as opposed to sheer impact), what's actually happening? Given the vertebrae are connected by soft tissue, shouldn't that tear before any bones do?

Submitted by Potatopolis t3_zy20ev on December 29, 2022 at 10:20 AM

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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: How does a product know it's paid for?

Submitted by Pleasant_Broccoli451 t3_zyxipg on December 30, 2022 at 10:41 AM

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ELI5: What is yellow cake uranium?

Submitted by Any_Potato8193 t3_zxyeit on December 29, 2022 at 6:46 AM

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ELI5 Why do asian people smoke so much?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zy4t7a on December 29, 2022 at 12:58 PM

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ELI5 what the source of champagne bubbles are?

Submitted by FavelTramous t3_zv77mh on December 25, 2022 at 9:32 PM

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eli5: back then, before astronouts goes to space, how do we know about thing like nonexistent of oxygen & zero gravity?

Submitted by zetasstra t3_zzrw3w on December 31, 2022 at 11:14 AM

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