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OtherELI5: Monthly Current Events Megathread (self.explainlikeimfive)

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OtherEli5 how or why are humans so good at knowing how much energy and what angle is needed to throw a thing a distance? (self.explainlikeimfive)

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BiologyELI5 Is morning erection solely attributable to elevated testosterone levels, or are there additional physiological mechanisms at play? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Junior-Ferret4860

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BiologyELI5: Why does it sting when we clean a fresh wound with antiseptic liquids or medical alcohol? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Jaimesrighthand94

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TechnologyELI5 Why do ad blockers work on YouTube but not streaming services (self.explainlikeimfive)

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EconomicsELI5: Why is it difficult to trace bank fraud to the end account? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by PatrickGoesEast

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OtherELI5 : Infield Fly Rule in baseball (self.explainlikeimfive)

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EngineeringELI5 Master Keys (self.explainlikeimfive)

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BiologyELI5 : Why do we have wisdom teeth if we don’t need them? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Practical_Candle6534

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OtherELI5: Why does muscle improve insulin sensitivity? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by DeepOrganization8245

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TechnologyELI5: What is model collapse and why does it occur? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Innovator-X

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BiologyELI5: What decides where the food goes to on the body when you gain weight? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Peterjns22

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PhysicsELI5: How do we know so much about what happened fractions of seconds after the Big Bang? And why not at T=0? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by ResponsibleSea6521

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ChemistryELI5: Why can't we simulate the creation of oil/fossil fuels with animals that have died today? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Slice5755

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EngineeringELI5 How do nuclear codes function, and what necessitates their implementation? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Junior-Ferret4860

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ChemistryELI5: Why do things expand when heated? (self.explainlikeimfive)

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OtherELI5 How important were opposable thumbs TRULY in allowing us to get where we are? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by worxcd

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BiologyELI5: why does breath smell bad when exhaling from my mouth but not from my nose? (self.explainlikeimfive)

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MathematicsELI5 Exponents with negative base (self.explainlikeimfive)

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EconomicsELI5 2008's Global economic crash (self.explainlikeimfive)

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BiologyEli5 why do full blooded siblings share 50% dna with each other. If they’re both getting dna from the same people? (self.explainlikeimfive)

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BiologyELI5: Why do we get used to a smell and can’t smell it any more? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Jason-Red

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OtherELI5 : Why do we sometimes forget a word… and then remember it hours later randomly? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by Practical_Candle6534

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PhysicsEli5 how does time dilation due to a supermassive object affect your view on the universe compared to if you're on earth? (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by worxcd

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TechnologyELI5: Passkeys v Auth / Password (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted by SurgicalMarshmallow

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