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ELI5: Why does milk pair so well with cake, cookies, etc?

Submitted by I_the_mighty t3_ziba2o on December 11, 2022 at 2:19 AM

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ELI5: I was told that gingerbread batter should be left in the fridge to ripen for around a month, but preferably longer. What exactly happens when it matures, and why it doesn't go bad?

Submitted by shejesa t3_zi4swz on December 10, 2022 at 9:55 PM

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ELI5: What prevents people in a coma from waking up?

Submitted by TheBigBurner76 t3_zhrc4l on December 10, 2022 at 12:26 PM

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Submitted by ELI5_Modteam t3_zh922v on December 9, 2022 at 9:19 PM

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ELI5: What do those bristles on the side of escalators do?

Submitted by GiddySwine t3_zh5w3z on December 9, 2022 at 7:13 PM

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Eli5; how we find “patient zero” when there is disease outbreak? (Like how they found who started the ebola outbreak in 2014)

Submitted by DorTheDoorMan t3_zh4u2s on December 9, 2022 at 6:31 PM

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ELI5: How is Pi calculated?

Submitted by Sci_Fi_Reality t3_zgfpzm on December 8, 2022 at 11:29 PM

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eli5 When countries swap prisoners how are they sure the other country will actually do it?

Submitted by Independent-Ad-6750 t3_zgcbmd on December 8, 2022 at 9:30 PM

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eli5 How does a coup d’etat actually work?

Submitted by TaiLandej t3_zfu86q on December 8, 2022 at 9:26 AM

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ELI5 - how does your body manage to keep in all the feces in the case of extreme constipation?

Submitted by nooneistalking t3_zfo1pc on December 8, 2022 at 3:50 AM

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Eli5 what fire actually is

Submitted by TheRealTsjoek t3_zfefkn on December 7, 2022 at 9:26 PM

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eli5: Why is someone who writes plays called a playwright instead of a playwrite?

Submitted by mrjohnnymac18 t3_zfe3me on December 7, 2022 at 9:15 PM

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ELI5: Why do lawyers represent clients that they know are guilty?

Submitted by vaviking8194 t3_zf2mj2 on December 7, 2022 at 2:35 PM

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ELI5: Why do we (Anglophones) use the native language name for some countries (Costa Rica, not Rich Coast), but not for others (Germany, not Deutschland)?

Submitted by yetanotherworkacct t3_zewqp9 on December 7, 2022 at 9:23 AM

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ELI5: Why do pidgeons appear to peck the ground even when there’s no obvious signs of food/crumbs?

Submitted by Doctor_Derpless t3_zevsis on December 7, 2022 at 8:18 AM

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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: How does stealth work?

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

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Eli5, why is the average life expectancy for men lower than women?

Submitted by ThrowAway62378549 t3_zdzz2b on December 6, 2022 at 8:02 AM

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ELI5: Why is it considered unhealthy if someone is overweight even if all their blood tests, blood pressure, etc. all come back at healthy levels?

Submitted by CazadorHolaRodilla t3_zdos0v on December 5, 2022 at 11:57 PM

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Eli5: Why does light travel so fast?

Submitted by Griffinkeeler t3_zdhmwx on December 5, 2022 at 7:57 PM

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ELI5: if procreating with close relatives causes dangerous mutations and increased risks of disease, how did isolated groups of humans deal with it?

Submitted by Inside_Letter1691 t3_zd3kdw on December 5, 2022 at 10:44 AM

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Eli5: What is the difference between soldering and welding?

Submitted by Right_Affect_2517 t3_zcyla0 on December 5, 2022 at 5:58 AM

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ELI5: If feces is the bits of food that our body couldn't digest or use, is it possible to eat a diet that our bodies can use 100% and never have to defecate? And, if so, could such a diet ever be healthy or would it always be deficient in some nutrients?

Submitted by siskulous t3_zcl7jv on December 4, 2022 at 8:50 PM

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ELI5: how did the WASD keys become the norm for movement on pc games? Couldnt it have been ESDF or some other set of keys?

Submitted by DR4LUC0N t3_zcbgwk on December 4, 2022 at 2:45 PM

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ELI5: Why does Japan drive on the left, even though they have never been a part of the British Empire?

Submitted by Redditor783 t3_zbuk1a on December 3, 2022 at 11:47 PM

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