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eli5 - Why do we get the urge to pee whenever we touch something wet? Especially in the winter/cold weather

Submitted by Hammude90 t3_10pyubd on January 31, 2023 at 1:19 PM

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ELI5 What are clouds made of?

Submitted by MrBoneStealer t3_10pp2fq on January 31, 2023 at 4:53 AM

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ELI5: How long can a wasp live in freezing temperatures?

Submitted by howmuchwinedoyouhave t3_10k0gd2 on January 24, 2023 at 7:59 AM

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ELI5: How do food manufacturers know for sure how many exact calories are in each package?

Submitted by browgash t3_10qb7xd on January 31, 2023 at 9:34 PM

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ELI5: How does ChatGPT work?

Submitted by Zurbinjo t3_10n9p0s on January 28, 2023 at 7:57 AM

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ELI5: Why are people so obsessed with uncovering whats in area 51?

Submitted by NdavG100 t3_10q9l31 on January 31, 2023 at 8:31 PM

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ELI5: how can they spend our tax dollars but yet refund those tax dollars every year?

Submitted by hktactical t3_10lebov on January 26, 2023 at 12:18 AM

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ELI5: Water as a public utility vs. a private commodity

Submitted by casualforces t3_10qb4n2 on January 31, 2023 at 9:31 PM

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eli5: How does internet work? Like how does the connection go through walls and things like that?

Submitted by weirdfinnishperson t3_10pe059 on January 30, 2023 at 9:05 PM

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ELI5: why can't we use electricity to kill microorganisms in small amount of water ?

Submitted by FreshT3ch t3_10n6wg5 on January 28, 2023 at 5:11 AM

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ELI5: when people give up red meat for lent, why do they always eat fish instead? Aren't chicken and turkey white meats too?

Submitted by Inanimatepony t3_10pmdtz on January 31, 2023 at 3:03 AM

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ELI5: Why do we never lose certain skills we have learned, even if we haven’t practiced them for a long time. like for example riding a bicycle, and we lose some, like a new language we learned 10 years ago but can’t remember anything about it now?

Submitted by enemyn1 t3_zztybo on December 31, 2022 at 1:18 PM

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ELI5 what “proof” means on alcohol containers (?)

Submitted by Successful_Impact22 t3_zzos6n on December 31, 2022 at 7:49 AM

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ELI5: why does australia include sales tax in the marked price but canada/america doesn’t?

Submitted by Smart_Bookkeeper_550 t3_zz77vl on December 30, 2022 at 6:09 PM

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ELI5: When you take a loan, the bank can "sell" your loan to an investor. What does that process look like, and why would an investor want to buy loans?

Submitted by Whatevsstlaurent t3_zz26nq on December 30, 2022 at 2:43 PM

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ELI5: Where did the ongoing ‘do a good deed and the mayor of the town congratulates you with the key to the city’ in movies & shows come from? Was that ever a real thing?

Submitted by asianstyleicecream t3_zyl9ww on December 30, 2022 at 12:15 AM

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eli5: Why does working out helps so much with mental health?

Submitted by Lavender_Philosophy t3_zygds6 on December 29, 2022 at 9:03 PM

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Eli5, Why can't suits be washed in the washing machine?

Submitted by lekas16 t3_zy7pfs on December 29, 2022 at 3:13 PM

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ELI5: why is animal protein better at building muscle than vegetables/plants?

Submitted by Slommyhouse t3_zy5hd0 on December 29, 2022 at 1:31 PM

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Eli5: How is the Chinese military such a threat to the US when the US spends roughly 3x the $ on their military budget?

Submitted by Due_University4030 t3_zy08z6 on December 29, 2022 at 8:33 AM

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Eli5: why do things like birds mammals and reptiles only have a max of 4 legs while all the little bugs and stuff have heaps wouldn’t more limbs be better for larger animals

Submitted by the_real_cheeto27895 t3_zxoouj on December 28, 2022 at 11:29 PM

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ELI5 in movies when someone get shot in the chest, but yet blood comes out of their mouth is that realistic of so how does that happen?

Submitted by Unknown135724 t3_zx5dh5 on December 28, 2022 at 9:29 AM

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eli5 - when airplane staff at the gate pre-boarding request to have “x” amount of carry on bags to be checked because the flight is so full, why does this matter? Aren’t airplanes designed to have 1x carry on & 1 personal piece of luggage for each passenger?

Submitted by Less-Natural-237 t3_zx30s2 on December 28, 2022 at 7:00 AM

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ELI5: why are most suburban houses in the US built with wood, instead of bricks and mortar?