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AskReddit/euzm0cq
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chxf3w
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What is your trick for falling asleep on a restless night?
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I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned, but this always works for me. Think of some activity that you know how to do. Something that has steps to complete. Now slow it down in your head. Imagine you're explaining it in excruciating detail to someone who has no idea what you're talking about. Explain every step, in your head, in as much detail as possible. Only with with something you're very familiar with. Changing a tire is a good example: you could spend 5 minutes on lug nuts alone. I do this every night and I'm asleep in a few minutes. Cheers.
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AskReddit/cg8kuvm
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210zpn
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What is a time where you had a bad feeling about something, somewhere, or someone that ended up being justified?
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I had a really bad feeling one night. It felt like someone close to me was in danger or something. My dad tells me he's going fishing, so I go with him in fear of something bad happening to him. Turns out my ex, who lives 2 streets away from me, committed suicide.
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AskReddit/dk1qihj
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6mhpuh
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What games do you know for the evening with your friends?
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Each person starts with a piece of paper, and makes a scribble on it. Pass to the next person and they add to it. Keep passing and adding until they're "done." If you want you can keep the page you started with, now it's a drawing by you and your friends.
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AskReddit/drasx98
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7k1db8
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What country have you visited where you've felt genuinely unsafe?
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Well I live in the USA so there are parts of it I have felt genuinely unsafe. For completely different reasons I felt unsafe in Canada at one point. When I was younger I spent a week in Northern Canada and at the cabin we were at there were no indoor toilets so you had to walk out into the woods to go to the outhouse. It wasn't uncommon to encounter black bears on your way to/from said outhouse. That made me feel particularly unsafe.
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AskReddit/dyw7bw7
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8j19go
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What’s something that smells creepy?
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The abandoned activity room of a 1960s civic center that smells of stale smoke, depression and old people. With a lone bingo ball slowly rolling out of the shadows.
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AskReddit/cbw1hpn
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1l5gi0
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What are some jobs that sound awesome but suck in reality?
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Game development, every kids dream. It can probably be awesome but considering the high number of of people losing their job after a game is finished and the constant pressure I will avoid it like the plague
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explainlikeimfive/crkjfjn
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378ibf
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If ~60% of internal combustion engine is wasted heat, why isn't there a solution to harvest that energy?
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Because you can't. Entropy and stuff. There are different types of thermodynamic cycles (which turn heat into power), and they all have a theoretical limit. While more efficient cycles exist, they also require much larger and heavier engines, or higher temperatures, making dramatic efficiency improvements problematic. Theoretically, the efficiency of the ICE is limited by the Carnot cycle. A steel based engine is limited to a maximum efficiency of 37%, though 20% average is closer to reality.
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AskReddit/cf1ankt
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1weqy3
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Are raps in other languages dramatically different in content and theme since the same words that rhyme in one language don't rhyme in another?
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I don't think you're forced to deal with a specific range of topics because of the rhyming possibilities of your language. It'd be very hard for this range to lead you to a topic. I think it'd be much more plausible that the rythm changes because words are significantly longer or shorter, but that'd be more of a musical thing, rather than topic related. I'm not a big lap listener, but at least the rap that got kinda big for a few years in Mexico dealt mainly with the same kind of topics about being a thug and being the biggest, meanest dog in the hood. Some others deal with politics or inner feelings, but my knowledge of rap is pretty limited.
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AskReddit/eg8uy0u
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apjqat
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What was the most outrageous goal that you set for yourself that turned out to be a success?
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As a kid, my goal was to go to Disneyland. This has brought me to great lengths to be able to go there. I finally was able to at 17 and I eventually moved to California. Now I don’t even care about it lol but it has caused a lot of other big and small successes to happen.
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AskReddit/cs1udpr
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39b1h9
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Is it weird to ask me to chip in for a farewell party for a guy I've never met?
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Basically, they're asking you to chip in for an office party - the specific occasion is not really that important. So, asking you to chip in for an office party isn't so weird. What would be weirder is if they were asking you to chip in for a going-away present or the like. But even then, it would be more likely that they're just asking everybody to chip in, not really paying attention to the fact that you don't know who the guy is. By the way, you're free to decline, although it's a little antisocial. Just please don't be that guy who doesn't chip in but then comes and eats all the food. Nobody likes that guy.
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AskReddit/dry7ioo
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7n13si
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How did you notice you got older?
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I was stepping into my car when a young child started running towards me. His mother caught up and said to him "Come on, honey, don't bother the man." Something about being called a man by someone older than 40 really hit home that I wasn't a kid anymore.
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AskReddit/c6irkpc
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112j4l
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If you could choose one person in history to become absolute king of the world, who would it be?
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I would choose myself, then, upon my ascension to the throne, would simply state that there are no true kings in this world and kill myself. I wouldn't want to kill myself mind you, but I feel it would be the only appropriate means to convey the message and it would be selfish to nominate someone else and have them killed. No one has the right to dictate how other human beings live their lives, no matter how correct you know yourself to be or how altruistic your intentions.
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AskReddit/ehckmbp
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av4hpj
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How is everyone's day going?
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Good so far! I'm laying in bed because I have the day off from work and I'm about to go eat tacos, drink beer and play pool with my good friend at the bar.
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AskReddit/errygc3
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c3mx43
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What is the number one thing you hate about flying?
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The flights never leave on time, always delays. And I always have the worst luck when it comes to seating mates. Some old lady snored extremely loud the whole flight, one guy had really bad breath, and another guy started throwing up. Next time I’m flying with a friend
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AskReddit/c2h3um0
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k2pch
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Is there any other show as delightfully depressing as Louie?
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The original UK version of The Office, naturally. "Lucky Louie" - a more sitcom style show he did before, isn't nearly as depressing but still has good moments of realism. East Bound and Down is pretty good at a laughing/cringing combo.
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AskReddit/dyuab0e
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8isfvj
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If your country's flag was a superhero, what would its name and powers be?
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I'm American so.I guess it would have the power to induce photosensitive epilepsy. It looks like it was designed by a Korean animation team. It's really a very obnoxious flag. You can't even doodle it because you need a big canvas to make the stars fit.
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explainlikeimfive/cgar3yn
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217r40
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What are the students protesting against in Taiwan currently which resorted to them "invading" the cabinet compound of their Government?
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i really dont have a good enough handle to be doing this on ELI5, but here goes: 1) the main issue at hand which most directly sparked the sit-in protest was Service Agreement with China that Gigatergar mentioned. having promised the public last June that it would be reviewed article by article, the KMT ruling party instead rushed the Agreement using multiple covert meeting daily, and actually WHISPERED into a body mic that the Agreement had been passed. the students are mainly demanding that the Service Agreement be rejected and re-reviewed by a different committee, as well as an apology from President Ma. the other 2 more covert issues are 2) the fact that the Service Agreement is feared to mean the demise of small businesses in Taiwan, as well as being the beginning of the end of a autonomous Taiwan, knowing that China is doing this mainly for the purpose of one day unifying Taiwan. most Taiwanese neither believe in unification with China, nor complete Indepedence, but support keeping the Status Quo, and any move leaning towards one or the other would make them nervous. and 3) that President Ma has done a terrible job, with the economy not improving even after a similar controversial agreement with China (the ECFA) signed last year, resulting in a popularity poll in the single digits. discontent with the government is at an all-time high. Edit: missing a few words. Probably lots of spelling mistakes, typing from my mobile.
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askscience/d5dsjyr
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4t16u7
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Does the equipartition theorem apply to a guitar string?
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>For a harmonic oscillator, I'm making an assumption that it would mean each overtone should have an equal amount of energy associated with it. You mean guitar string, not harmonic oscillator. Each mode of the string is a harmonic oscillator. Anyways, no, equipartition does not apply here. Equipartition applies only to a very, very restricted class of systems in the thermodynamic limit.
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AskReddit/dupjn3f
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7zohb9
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What is a business that should totally exist, but doesn't yet?
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A brick and mortar childcare center that has centers in every major city and internationally and is open all day every day. Once you register you are automatically in the system at every center. Schedule a time period and select either 1 on 1 or group care(if available at the time) in advance and the center will call-in as many employees as needed. Every center is standardized and all employees have known minimum qualifications. This would simplify the process of hiring a babysitter or trying to find childcare at inconsistent or irregular hours. I totally understand why this doesn't exist, though because people get freaked out about leaving their kids at new places, but wouldn't it be great if you could bring your kid on a business trip with you or on vacation and take some time for yourself every once in a while or while you are working? It's such an ordeal to find a babysitter when you aren't in your own town or even if you are and you don't want childcare at the exact same time and days each week.
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AskReddit/e8holwm
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9rl7p6
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What’s the absolute dumbest way you’ve ever injured yourself?
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Oh boy! I’ve seen it all! operating machinery without proper gear sports without protection firing guns with improper ammo amateur lab experiences gone wrong drinking pure ethanol jumping from cars jumping from ski lifts jumping from cliffs hitting the wing of a plane after jumping to skydive I could go on. Source: doctor
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explainlikeimfive/e9be2qv
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9vdw7d
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Why do fruits contain vitamins?
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Vitamin C specifically helps stop radiation from sunlight damaging the inner workings of plant cells. Vitamins generally are specialised molecules that help certain chemical reactions happen.
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AskReddit/cd2d5i5
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1ph7g9
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What is your worst job interview experience?
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TL:DR Interviewed for four hours before I actually got to someone in the department I was interviewing for. I got an interview for a copy editor job (print and web) in the midst of the recession. I was hoping against hope that I would get the job just so I could get some kind of regular paycheck coming in. They told me to show up at 1pm and I showed at 12:45. I was determined to do this right. In the first hour I met with two women. It went well. They pulled out a sheet of paper and asked me two questions from that sheet. This was 'what is your greatest weakness' type of questions. I asked them some questions and they told me they don't work in the department anymore so they didn't know how things were now. The second hour I interviewed with another woman who read two questions from the same sheet of paper and I found out that she was transferring into the department so she did not know how things worked in the department. The third hour I interviewed with the previous manager of the department via speakerphone. He was in the building but decided that this was the way to go. He asked me the same two questions that my previous three interviewers asked me. At this point I suspected they printed the same sheet of paper from a "How to Interview People' site. He told me that someone else will come to the conference room in a moment. I waited almost 45 minutes and another woman walked in the room and started interviewing me. I was going over my resume for the fourth time that day. I (foolishly, maybe) started saying 'as I said before to X person.' which ruffled her feathers. Then she pulled out a sheet of paper and asked me the same canned interview questions that at least two of my other interviewers asked. I said my answers should be great because I have answered these questions three times today. This did not go over well with her (she huffed and wrote something down) and that just made me angry so I thanked her for her time and got up to leave. She started telling me that this was way too early to end the interview and she told me that the interview should have lasted at least 45 minutes. I asked her if she realized I have been here for four hours and I haven't spoken to anyone who currently works in the department I am interviewing for and she finally introduced herself as the hiring manager for the department. I laughed, handed her my visitors badge and walked out. I did not get that job but I did send an email to HR about my experience. EDIT: Added a space.
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AskReddit/cwchtpf
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3q5l2j
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What's something everyone used to be up in arms about that's been completely forgotten?
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The OJ trial. It was HUGE back in the day. It even incited riots. Rodney King. Again, riots. I guess these things haven't been completely forgotten. But younger people were not born yet, or were too young to remember. It's been a long time since I've heard any mention to the OJ trial except in relation to the Kardashian crowd. How far we have fallen.
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askscience/c283dzu
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j0d8b
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Does soap (and shampoo) help to get dirt out, or does it just kill bacteria?
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Soap breaks down oils. So it helps to wash away the oils that your body produces throughout the day. The very best products don't strip away all of the oils and leave the acid mantle of your skin intact. Daily washing helps your body to slough off dead skin cells which is the preferred food for bacteria. A good shampoo or soap will not only help your body to rejuvenate your skin, but will also help keep your skin healthy so that you are less likely to get skin irritations that can cause a myriad of skin problems (roscea, dermatitis, acne, etc.)
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AskHistorians/c8ezrd7
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18gvw9
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Did enlightened absolutism ever actually exist?
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This is always a subject will be a bit subjective. The concept of an "enlightened despot" is a very enlightenment age idea. I can say that there are certain figures certainly associated with it, who modeled there rule after it and took into account the ideas of enlightenment thinkers. For instance, in addition to the figures mentioned, you could say that Maria Theresa was heavily influenced by such ideas, as well as Catherine the Great. Even Napoleon tried very much to govern in this style, passing many liberal reforms, although given his level of vilification in history this is often ignored. Would I ever say there's been an enlightened despot? Well, I just don't care for the concept myself, neither for the concept of dictatorship nor for the condescending enlightenment philosophers who believed that imposing their ideas on the people using such a system would be a good and desirable thing.
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AskReddit/c5h7tui
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wx5b6
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What are some tips for haggling and bargaining with a used car salesman ?
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Avoid used car salesmen. Buy trade-ins from new car dealerships or buy from private parties - never buy from a used car dealer. As for getting the best price, shop around - you do it by knowing what the best price in the city is and taking that price, not by talking him into it.
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explainlikeimfive/cr8rvr8
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35xhe9
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How does a valuation affect investing deals?
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Value of a company depends upon multiple factors like - health of the sector to which it belongs, if they have any product or service in pipeline that can affect their revenues in positive way, health of economy, past growth of the company, growth of the market in which the company functions, regulatory or legal concerns, its current inventory, leins (money they have to pay and money they have to receive), market share in terms of sales, etc. Each of these above factors affect the expected revenue a company or firm which is the base for valuating a company. It all depends upon the individual valuation teams what weightage is given to each of the above factors for determining the perpetual future revenue streams that eventually get discounted to arrive at the final valuation (net present value). So, the company might have its own valuation team that determine its value based upon privileged information (not available for public). To this, at times a certain percentage of premium is added. It all depends upon the board - if they really want to sell the entire or a small stake to a private investor. To summarize - value of a company is net present value of all the future revenue streams + market value of all assets the company owns + a premium.
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explainlikeimfive/dav5niw
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5guh94
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What are the white spots on your fingernails and how do they get there?
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The white spots on your nails are known as lesions. They are caused by shock or damage while the section of nail is still growing, and also by air bubbles getting trapped behind your nail. Sometimes direct pressure to the finger/toe can cause these as well. Basically, after being subject to damage the cells forming the keratin nails generate calcium-deficient, opaque tissue giving it a stark-white appearance. Under normal circumstances small dots of discoloration appear but if you develop issues with your liver or kidneys then white bands of discolored keratin will form. It's the same process that gives your teeth those nasty white spots around braces.
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AskReddit/e0yyq3b
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8sf6nk
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What is the best thing you ever built with LEGO?
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I built a chest to keep various baubles in, but it had a secret pullout compartment that I kept money in, but that was just a front for the real secret hidden behind the other secret compartment. The secret secret compartment stayed empty because I could never find something I wanted to keep secret.
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AskReddit/c9rh3kn
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1dlm5m
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For those of you in a good committed relationship, what's one thing that could end it instantly, with no excuses or questions asked?
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If he ever purposefully hit me, that would be the end of it (and I don't mean a bit of BDSM play, I mean a real blow in anger). I've been there done that, and I won't go through it again. Thankfully, he's been my best friend since we were three years old, and I know by now that is one thing he would never do.
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AskReddit/ep6j5os
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bu3no3
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What's a believable excuse to use to call out sick from work for three days?
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A good employee friendly company wouldn't need a note or an explanation. I did work somewhere where a guy called out three days with a dead dog. the first day they were looking for it, the second day they found it dead under his porch so he had to take it apart to get the dog out and then the next day put the porch back together again, they fired him.
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AskReddit/e8qwa4b
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9srius
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In Stargate, when they close the Iris to stop enemies coming through, where do the bits of enemy go that hit the Iris?
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They're broken down into individual atoms. The iris is positioned so close to the horizon of the wormhole that molecules don't have space to rematerialise before they hit it, resulting in a simple smear of atoms. Any atoms that bounce back into the wormhole are probably vapourised and dispersed when the wormhole closes.
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AskReddit/c1fcd8u
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febpf
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How can I recover from a terrible college experience?
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If you transfer your credits to another college, only the credit gets transfered, not the GPA. The catch is they classes need to be passing, C- is passing. If you can land an entry level job at your desired vocation, I believe going that route and getting 4 years exp is much better than wasting your time at a 4 year university (having done so myself). You can make up a degree on your resume, no one really checks and it doesn't really matter for entry/college level jobs. Just make sure you eventually get your degree before settling into your career. Nowadays everyone and their mother has a bachelors and a masters even but actual work experience is much more valuable than said degrees. You just need to take some chances. The degree is really just a requirement for the hiring process, not for the actual job.
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AskReddit/c84qwko
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17ehqg
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Why do you use the Internet browser you use?
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I use both Safari and Chrome. Safari because it's the internet browser that came with my computer and I've just gotten used to it. It has its issues but nothing that's terrible. Chrome because apparently using Safari is the worst thing ever so I use it when I go out in public (i.e. I need people to see my computer for help or something). Occasionally I use it at home too.
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explainlikeimfive/d5yeof6
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4vhh9c
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Why do some people in the USA think there are magic phrases that put them outside the law?
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Part of the problem is that the legal system does have some very specific "magic" phrases that can make or break a claim in very particular circumstances. That, and the fact that lawyers have built up common ways of expressing things, make some people think that the entire thing is an elaborate system that just requires knowing the right thing to say at the right time. As with most conspiracy theories, however, these people take the tiny little nugget of truth and expand it out into full-blown crazy.
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AskReddit/etg58o1
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cbkiec
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What is your cats name?
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my roommate’s cats are emma and yang! as a kid i had 2 cats. one was thomas after tom and jerry and the other one is bilca which means squirrel in ukrainian
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AskReddit/eshflh8
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c7t9kr
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What is the fine line that differentiates between "frugal" and "cheap" ?
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integrity, a cheap person will burn their friends for money and often outright refuse to pay their part and it doesn't take long for their friends to catch on to that, whereas a frugal person is focused on saving as much money as they can but they're not going to throw others under the bus for it
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AskReddit/c2wl05b
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lye0h
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What happens to your brain when you get blackout drunk, and why can't I remember anything that happens?
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. You can't remember cause you're blackout. Blood alcohol content is too high. Not enough nutrients are making it to your brain, so it shuts down parts of the body to use sparingly. Hence alcohol related deaths.
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AskReddit/e20egsh
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8x2wk7
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How different would your childhood have been if you were born ten years earlier (or later) than you were?
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Rather than experiencing the development and growth of the internet while I was old enough to understand, being born ten years later would have meant it was already prevalent and accepted. I'm still grateful I'm old enough to have known a world without the internet, but young enough to make a living out of it now!
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AskHistorians/cb079uc
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1i21c8
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What were Jefferson and/or Madison's reactions to Alexander Hamilton's death?
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On Jefferson, I'd like to provide more than this quote from "Jefferson Vs. Hamilton: Confrontations that Shaped a Nation" by Cunningham, but sadly nothing else comes to mind. -Jefferson's voluminous extant papers are virtually silent on the death of Hamilton. Although Burr had been estranged from Jefferson since the election of 1800, he was still vice president in 1804. Noting the absence of commentary on Hamilton's death in Jefferson's letters, Jefferson biographer Dumas Malone observed that, "no contrast could be greater than that between this extraordinarily dramatic and deeply tragic episode and virtual silence with which Jefferson greeted it.
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AskReddit/efs8j14
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anc35u
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How do you know you need to see therapist ?
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You actually don't need a sign. It's common for people who seem well composed and successful to talk to a therapist. Almost like you would with check up with a dentist or taking your car in for inspections and oil changes. You don't always need a life crisis.
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explainlikeimfive/ekbidff
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ba6s84
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What, atomically or molecularly, determines specific heat capacity?
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So the specific heat capacity is how much energy it takes to in react the temperature of one kilogram of the material by one degree kelvin(not sure if that’s exact but roughly that). Generally speaking on a macro level I.e. a cup of water it is the intermolecular bonds are responsible as temperature is a measurement of how much something vibrates and if those bonds are stronger the molecules won’t vibrate as much. It sure about the micro scale but I’m sure it would be similar.
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explainlikeimfive/cmj1c9g
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2o2ay7
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Why isn't hair just constantly a tangled up mess?
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This is actually a neat question! Hair has one end rooted in a fixed, unmovable position on your scalp. The other end is free, right? Well, it turns out that it's actually pretty tough to tangle two things together when one end is fixed in place. It mostly has to do with the idea that all the forces from pulling go away from one spot (the root) so hair tends to pull straight rather than bunch up. But that alone isn't enough to keep hair from tangling. Hair also has natural oils and a slick, smooth surface. These combine to reduce friction which makes it harder for the hair to 'grip' to other hairs. That means when a hair gets looped around another hair, they can just slide apart and even a tight knot will usually be slick enough to allow the hairs to slide apart. Dreadlocks and tangles usually occur because the hair has been artificially left too dry (not enough oil) or worn (the surfaces become less smooth). Hair gets worn from dirt and debris rubbing on it which roughens the surface of the hair. Oil can be stripped by various shampoos or absorbed in dirt instead of on the hair. So taking care of your hair by washing and regularly cutting it prevents tangles!
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AskReddit/dl0cwaw
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6qvw0s
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What animal would be the most terrifying if it could speak?
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Crows! They hold grudges for years and personally seek out revenge for things that happened in their past. I personally think a legion of fairly intelligent, grudge holding flying monsters would be terrifying. That being said, I'd love to see a super-hero crow that defended all the humans from his kind of treacherous talking beings.
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AskReddit/dlqroaz
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6u8mfb
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What are some of the fast food secret menu items that people should know more about?
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Most Starbucks have a hidden tea menu. You can technically see the teas behind the counter but they aren't listed anywhere on the menu and I've met tons of people who never knew this. I discovered this in a random online ad. Some even say "ask your barista for a tea menu," but I've only ever seen that once.
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AskHistorians/csfm4hh
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3apf4m
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Could someone share a history of the actual use and resurgence of the "rebel" flag?
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Perhaps this has been posted elsewhere, but if you're really interested, seek out John Coski, "The Confederate Battle Flag," (Harvard University Press, 2006). As far as I'm aware it's the most cogent treatment of the issue out there. The very short version is that the flag (or rather, flags - there are several designs. The one you're probably referring to is generally known as the Confederate battle flag) was rarely seen in the immediate post-Civil War years, except perhaps at veterans reunions and the like. It reappeared gradually and was in some cases an ambiguous symbol for both whiteness and regional identity, especially in the period between the outbreak of WW2 and the Brown v Board of Education decision. It resumed its present popularity (or notoriety) in large part as a response to civil rights agitation. Most uses of it in state flags, public displays, etc., date to that period. Then again, Mississippi only officially added it to their state flag in 2001. see also: Christopher C. Nehls, "Flag-Waving Wahoos: Confederate Symbols at the University of Virginia, 1941-1951," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 110:4 (2002)
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explainlikeimfive/cxo1x8i
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3vhz5g
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Why does squeezing my head tightly relieve headaches?
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Only one person on here has actually got on the right tracks to the answer so far after sifting through this thread. So to help correct some of the awful answers on here, here is the actual one. The headaches you are experiencing are tension headaches, caused by the muscles tightening in your upper neck and the muscles temporalis and frontalis. This gives that tight band feeling all around your head (unlike other headaches which occur due to irritation of the meninges in the skull). These headaches are extremely common, and can usually be triggered due to stress/bad posture. As the muscles are tight, and will not naturally relax in this state you can do a few things to help them achieve this. This is mainly by massage, pressing these muscles can give them the sensation of over stretching which will cause them to relax to avoid causing themselves a tear (all muscles have this ability as a safety mechanism). What you are doing is essentially doing that. There's a lot more to these headaches and their treatment, but this is ELI5, and so I shall say no more. Source: Doctor, plus information I remembered from one of my books simply named headache.
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askscience/dbl3n2e
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5k1n4j
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What causes magnetism in non-magnets?
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Presumably your knives are made of steel which contains iron which is ferromagnetic. What this means is the material at the sub microscopic level contains loads of small crystals that we call domains. These domains all produce a small magnetic field but are randomly orientated so their overall field is very weak and is barely noticeable, however as you observed still detectable. You could make your knives into better permanent magnets by realigning these domains using a strong external magnetic field and apply some shock to promote the domains to all align in the same direction. Hope I answered your question ��
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AskReddit/esa6hg3
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c6o9lv
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What is the best prank you’ve ever pulled?
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I used to live in a fraternity, so I've seen heaps of pranks. One of my personal tricks was taking a long length of rope and tying every doorknob on a floor together so the guys couldn't get out. One guy would be cracking his door open to yell about killing whoever did it and someone else would hear the commotion and try to open their door, slamming the first guy's door shut in his face. This kept going until they all figured it out, so they had their doors barely open yelling down the hallway at each other. A popular one is room flipping, where you flip every single item in someone's room, including furniture, tables, beds, food in the refrigerator, etc. I like taking the stuff off their coffee table, flipping it, and putting everything back on the underside of it. Flipped, of course. The best flip I've ever seen was my closet. They took all of my drawers and my hangers out, flipped the closet upside-down, unscrewed the drawer rails, flipped them back right side up, and put everything back in while I was at work. I can probably think of more, but those are my two favorites.
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AskReddit/eiih8ea
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b10qhd
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What do you like the most about Reddit?
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What I love about Reddit is the fact that it's worldwide. You can get information here that is never reported by the media. The topics are endless, there's creativity beyond comprehension and I've learned more about the world than I ever did in school. Also, you can get helped with issues that otherwise would never be answered. Generally, people are really kind.generally. And if you want to feel like a worthless piece of trash, well, we do have r/roastme.
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AskReddit/cal46p0
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1gkm9v
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What's is the best theme of a party you attended?
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I think I mentioned this in another thread, but I went to a Harry Potter theme party that turned out to be ridiculously fun because everyone was sorted into one of the 4 houses when they arrived, then everything that was done throughout the night earned(or subtracted) points from your house towards the house cup which was awarded at the end of the night. Winning drinking games earned you points, party fouls lost them etc. Turned out to be a lot of fun because everyone bought into it.
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explainlikeimfive/c9d1bzh
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1c4rte
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What exactly is a "resource based economy" and how would/could it work?
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A resource based economy is one that gets most of its wealth from natural resources, like oil, lumber, or mining. Let's say a small island nation with 100 people discovers a massive copper deposit. Up until that point, they had a few tourists per year, but generally had to sustain themselves. Suddenly, 90 people are working on mining the copper, which they sell to other countries, and can afford to buy food instead of farming. Every economy needs to have some money flowing in, because there is always money flowing out for things like medical supplies, clothing, taxes, and resources that can't be produced locally. Having natural resources to sell brings in the money the society needs, much like tourism or manufacturing.
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explainlikeimfive/cye2qzm
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3yk25o
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Why do politicians strive to create trade links with other countries when it's companies that would be doing the trading?
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Well, governments do a lot of the rule setting when it comes to trade. For example, the US government does not allow US oil companies to sell crude oil abroad. When politicians "strive to create trade links" what that really means is removing the legal barriers that exist which prevent companies from doing the trading. Since politicians set the rules, they're the ones who have to change them.
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explainlikeimfive/cgyvk6z
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23o15w
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Why aren't doctors getting sick with so many patients?
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It's because many patients they treat don't have infectious or transferable diseases. Sure, they may see many people with colds and flu, but your average GP is seeing just as many allergies, pregnancy checks, general vaccinations, awkward rashes, and sprained joints as they are cold and flu patients. Similarly, in hospitals, most doctors are treating transplant patients, broken bones, heart attacks, cancer patients, and the likes. While there are many illnesses a person can suffer from, very few can actually be spread by general face to face contact. Lets not forget as well that hospitals are generally some of the cleanest and most sterile places around, with doctors using more hand wash, antibacterial scrub, and cleaning products in half hour than many people do in a day.So even if a patient comes in with a nasty cold, and coughs all over the place, chances are it gets cleaned up long before the germs can spread.
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AskReddit/cvbe47k
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3m2lyf
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Who should be the one to pay for the first date?
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As a male who did date a lot. Regardless of who ask who for the, I always paid for the first date. The last thing I wanted was having something else to worry about. I was more focus on the date and having a good time rather than the economics. This is my personal opinion. And dating is expensive. Some people who are having financial problems, shouldn't be dating.
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explainlikeimfive/cf4fs25
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1wqb8n
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Why is my internet connection speed much faster on my laptop than on my iPad from the same place in my house?
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It's just because your laptop itself is faster. The internet is like you and a professional chef cooking. It takes the same amount of time to drive to the store to get the ingredients but when home putting it all together he can chop slice dice and mix faster than you.
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explainlikeimfive/c7w9h5d
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16hymh
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Why is France bombing Mali?
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Mali is a country in Africa and it is in the middle of a civil war. The government is fighting against a group of people inside the country who think it would be better if Mali had strict Islamic laws. These laws are very tough, and they control what people can wear, where they can work, what kind of TV and movies they can see, who they can marry, and even ban most music. The rebels say that the god they worship wants these to be the rules. The rebels have taken over a lot of land, cities, and people in Mali. The government wants to kick out the rebels, but is very poor, and doesn't have a big army. So they asked France, which used to be in charge of Mali a long time ago, for help. The French have a big army and were willing to send their planes to bomb places where the rebels are hiding and keeping their weapons. The French are helping for two reasons. The first is that the French don't agree with the rules that the rebels want, and think they are very cruel to the people in Mali who would have to follow them. The second reason is that Mali has a lot of valuable things underground, called natural resources, like different kinds of metal, and the French people buy them from the people in Mali. But the rebels would not sell the resources to the French people.
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AskReddit/efzt6ft
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ao6iou
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What’s the most awkward DM you’ve ever received?
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Slid into a girl’s DM “Hey” “Hey” “How are you” “I’m good thanks how are you” “Yeh not bad, what are you doing” “I’m good thanks how are you?” Thought it was a glitch at first until I realised there was no question mark the first time she said it.
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AskReddit/e9lpupv
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9wj5np
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What events and trends from 2018 should be in a TRUE Youtube Rewind that Youtube definitely will not include?
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Starting out with "This time, we decided to make the YouTube Rewind a mobile exclusive, you will be able to enjoy it on your phone or tablet. crowd boos What, you guys don't have phones?"
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AskReddit/eo9whwy
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br426k
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If Conservatives and Liberals were given their own countries to run, what would they look like?
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Conservative Land would be all white, all cis, and all straight. Intersectional discrimination would exist on an institutional level and LGBT and POC individuals would be routinely incarcerated, executed, or deported. The air would be filthy and people would be fat. It would be hard to find jobs, leading to extreme poverty, and having to pay for healthcare would only rub salt into the wound. Liberal Land would be a little more equal. Anyone would be welcomed with open arms here and there would be an emphasis on electric cars, a return to local farming, and public transportation. Healthcare would be free, and basic apartments would be offered for homeless people. People might be healthier. Both countries would try different ways to lower their national debts and would frequently go to war with each other, which, in practice, may culminate in the end of both countries. Perhaps it's a good thing we're all made to live with each other.
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AskReddit/cvm60th
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3n9bea
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What could realistically kill any one of us at any second, with no warning?
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Brain Aneurism. Or Carbon monoxide poisoning since you don't really realize it's happenig. Sometimes people complain of a headache first, but thats not really a warning. Typically you just lay down and don't wake back up
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AskReddit/es62tod
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c6454v
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How did you become successful enough to be independently wealthy, self-sufficient, and able to retire early?
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I'm not going to be able to retire early, but I'm in pretty good shape financially. The answer: No dependents. No wife, no kids who are dependent on me. My entire paycheck goes to me, only me, for whatever I want.
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AskReddit/c81jsag
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1727nk
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What movies do you want to make sure your children watch?
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"My Neighbor Totoro" is a perfect first movie; my daughter first saw it at age 2 and still loves it (she's 7). It's gentle, funny, gorgeously animated and highly imaginative. It also has a very non-Western storytelling structure as it does not emphasize a "bad guy" or convoluted central conflict that has to be "solved". Being exposed to different styles of storytelling is highly beneficial to a child's development of literacy. It's a great movie for little girls in particular because the sisters are wonderfully nuanced characters who are alternately curious, gleeful, mournful, spiteful, loving, brave, afraid, and silly. So often girls in movies are flat, unrealistic characters who have to be rescued or have to prove themselves by rescuing others. Totoro is just a whimsical story set against the very real situation of a mother being away in the hospital. The portrait of country life in Japan in the (mid?) 20th century is also very educational without being preachy. Agh, I could go on and on, it's just a delightful piece of art that is a joy to share with a little one.
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AskReddit/cit75bu
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2aas2g
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What is the most interesting legend/folklore/true story from your local area or in your family?
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There's a little section near my neighborhood that is called "Smurf Village." They are basically these itty bitty two story houses that take up barely any space at all compared to the much bigger houses that are in the surrounding area. The legend goes that the architect that was designated for that development was being divorced. One of the conditions would be that his now ex-wife will be given one of the houses he would design so she could have somewhere to live with her lover. So of course he went on to build the smallest houses he could. It's a nice, old fashioned screw-you story.
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Ask_Politics/db17dia
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5hll4a
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If a U.S. President is going to have a divided Congress, is it more advantageous to have the Senate or the House of Representatives be of the same party as them?
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It depends on what the president wants to get done. For more purposes, having a friendly senate is to the president's advantage. The constitution gives the senate the role to advise and give consent to several key executive roles, like appointing a judge (including SCOUTS), cabinet members, ambassadors, and treaties. The House of Representatives has more control over the budget as it must originate from a bill of the house. Yet in today's political détente, this may not be quite as much of an issue. To change laws, create new ones, change taxation, or declare a war, the president needs both chambers to act. So really the question is what is on the president's agenda.
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AskReddit/c7snvmc
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164ejm
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If you could experience any mental disorder of your choice for one day, which one would you choose and why?
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I have to live with major bipolar disorder (mostly heavy and prolonged depressive swings with manic days here and there) and mild schizophrenia, and it's an integral part of who I am. I would honestly say that if I were disorder free, I would want to live through a major depressive swing for a day. I don't think depression is going to be something that pops up much in this thread, most people want to be able to lick sound and many people probably think schizophrenia is more interesting, but to experience the feeling of isolation and helplessness that comes from true, clinical depression is something I think would open people's eyes to what it's like. It's not just sadness, it's a complete and utter lack of hope; nothing you do matters, there is no way for you to fix this, so you just stay inside all day and play video games to distract you from suicidal thoughts. I think that if everybody knew what it felt like to be depressed like that, if everybody had experienced it for a day, then the world would be a nicer place. Knowing that someone has been at rock bottom always allows me to empathize with them a lot more, because I know what that feels like. It's a humanizing disorder, and yeah, if I were free of my current disorders, that would be my answer. TL;DR - I have bipolar that tends toward the depressive and schizophrenia, but if I didn't, I would want to experience depression because it's humanizing to feel helpless.
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AskReddit/c10khkp
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dj1gn
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Is there a secret gay pick-up route on the subway in Mexico City?
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In Mexico City, gay people will always ride the last car. Particularly when near something called Zona Rosa. I don't really know why they do this, but they do. It's not even like there's an orgy in there or something, seems like they just want to be together, I guess. What stations were you on? If they were anything like Insurgentes, Cuauhtemoc or Sevilla in the pink line, then it kinda makes sense.
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AskReddit/echysxq
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a9baf0
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To people who have served jail time, how would you describe the experience and what was the worst thing about the process?
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It's horrible. Being processed is pretty demeaning. It's not a fun place. They bang on the doors and shine a flashlight at you every 30 minutes at night. You can't sleep. That was the worst thing. How truly exhausted it makes you.
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AskReddit/cv9ye1q
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3lwoqy
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Which 2 people should be BFF right now and how should they become friends?
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Me and Natalie Portman. We should become friends by having perfectly matched erotic fantasies posted on an erotic fiction writing message board and mutual admiration for each others bodies.
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AskReddit/ccn82nd
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1nydy6
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What movie is better than the book?
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Jaws. The book is good. the movie is great. I know it's fiction, but the book is quite a bit more believable than the movie. I mean, you watch the movie, but in the back of your mind, you think, "nah, that would never happen!" The book pushes the boundaries without going too far. Some of the death scenes in the book, as compared to the movie, are quick and anti-climatic - but I could see them happening that way.
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explainlikeimfive/cbgcc3h
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1jn74r
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What harm does having a large debt do?
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Basically, interest. That, and increasing dependence on the lending party. If you have a mortgage or other similar long-running loan, you'll notice that a very large part of the total sum you end up paying back is actually interest. What a lot of people don't realise is that interest percentages are yearly and accumulate to vast amounts when viewed over the total duration of the loan. When a country (or a person, the difference is not that important for this example) is structurally over-spending, this eventually leads to snowballing debt, because paying back interest on past loans is taking out an ever larger part of your budget. And the money you pay in interest payments is lost, you can't use it for more useful spending. Then there is the issue of becoming more dependent on one or more lending parties. For the US, this isn't really the major issue. A popular banker's saying is "If you owe €1000 to the bank, the bank controls you, if you owe €10.000.000 to the bank, you control the bank." Which is more or less the US-China situation at the moment. I don't know about the US, but there are many countries around the world with large debts, which are mostly made up of money they borrowed from their own populations via government bonds. This is arguably a more interesting proposition. Debt in and of itself is not a bad thing per se. Keeping large amounts of readily accessible cash around 'just in case' is expensive because of the low interest it gains, so the flexibility offered by loans is very convenient to keep a government (or a family, the analogy holds) running efficiently. Governments write out bonds all the time to fund large infrastructure projects and even wars. The problems start when borrowing money is a structural necessity to make ends meet. Without reduced spending or increased (recurring) income this inevitably leads to a downward spiral where more and more of the government budget is eaten up by interest payments, up until and beyond the point where the country can no longer be run effectively.
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AskReddit/cytyj14
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40gjcc
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Why are glasses cloths so good at cleaning glasses?
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Those cloths are made of microfiber, which is a synthetic fiber much thinner than normal fabrics (thinner than a human hair). The cloth is made in such a way that it actually traps and retains the dirt rather than just 'push' it around.
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AskReddit/c0lse7l
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baf61
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What is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you, Reddit?
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There was a guy who didn't like me for various reasons even though I had only ever encountered him online, who tried to smear me on a 4chan-esque Web forum, the kind of place where mobs of anonymous people will long-distance harass someone at the slightest provocation. This is, of course, not the nice part. On a thread where people were discussing a thoroughly sociopathically evil thing that someone had done, he claimed he knew who did it, and pinned it on me under my real name. And yet nothing came of it. Why? Because something like the second reply was from a girl who vaguely knew me because I had once worked on a group project in college with her (and we didn't even get along very well on that project). She called bullshit on the guy's story, and gave a good explanation of why I couldn't possibly have been involved. She also e-mailed me with a link to the forum post, and gave me the advice that I should stay quiet and let it blow over (if I tried to post a rebuttal, I'd make the thread a target for drama-seekers). I stayed quiet. It worked. tl;dr: a vague acquaintance who had no reason to particularly like me saved me from the wrath of anonymous forum users.
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AskReddit/elo1nre
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bgwldy
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What is your initial judgement, if any, of a man with really long hair?
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Honestly there are so many personalities, I couldn't pin down one to pre-judge them on. I've seen rednecks with long hair, I work with a very intelligent guy with long hair, a biker at the bar I go to has long hair, I know a pot head with long hair. etc
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AskReddit/eq99tzp
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bxrxib
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How do you manage your thoughts and emotions when feeling loneliness in your life?
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I try and tell myself that loneliness is common and many people out there are feeling how I'm feeling right now. But some of those people have found people to surround themselves with to make them feel less lonely. They were lonely and then they weren't. That could be me too. Until then I try to bury myself in books and shows and movies to make me feel better. Hope that helps. You're not alone and if you need to, Pm me.
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AskReddit/e4o6tez
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99jl2k
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What's an impulse buy that unexpectedly ended up being useful to you for all these years?
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For me it was a laminating machine. I saw some random black friday deal for a laminating machine and 100 sheets of laminate for $20. I bought it purely because when I was a kid the teachers wouldn't let us touch the laminating machine. But 10 years later and I'm still laminating stuff all the time and laminating things for other people. Every paper card in my wallet is laminated and it's fantastic because of my habit of sending my wallet through my washing machine.
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AskReddit/d8c1l01
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55niio
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What are you supposed to do while people are singing happy birthday to you?
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Eyes forward/on the cake/at the camera, smile without showing teeth, sometimes glance around at people, never looking at them for more than one second at a time (look at one person for a second, then switch to another person, do this for about two to three people before looking back forward/at the cake/camera), give a light laugh/chuckle during "Happy Birthday dear (Name)" part, and just seem hella grateful. Also, happy birthday, if that's why you're asking. Edit: Clarification
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AskReddit/eq15s5w
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bwx7ny
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How do you start believing in god?
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Belief by itself is easy. You just need to know the difference between belief and knowledge. Prayer is probably a good starting point, just putting your hopes and worries to words like a mental letter to God. I say it's easy because it's a concrete action you can just do without having to actually believe anything to do it. After praying for a while, it starts feeling like you're being listened to, and that's the start to truly believing in God. If you'd like to know more, just ask and I'll do my best.
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AskReddit/ebozema
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a5p6gf
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What is a joke that took you a really long time to understand?
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"Is it okay to play Last Christmas at a nursing home?" At first I thought I'd missed an insider joke or meme about old people not liking Christmas or something and I didn't really understand until my mom explained to me that it's because it probably IS the residents last Christmas ever hahaha.
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askscience/ceulre7
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1vowv9
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Is it possible that unpredictability of the quantum world is there just because we can't figure out some underlaying laws of nature that just make it appear that way ?
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One thing that goes woefully without mention in pretty much all quantum mechanics text books is that we can actually almost explain the randomness we see when we do experiments on quantum mechanical systems. We actually have a tightly knit theory which predicts that if you have a quantum system involving several particles [1], say A, B, and C, but you only make measurements on A, then the information available to you when you make the measurement is equivalent to a classical probability distribution. In any real experiment you never have access to all of the particles involved in the system, so it's kind of no surprise that we only access probability distributions. That may sound like no improvement over the standard idea that the measurement results are just random, but it is. If you just say that wave functions collapse into a random result when you make a measurement, then you get a theory that's not self consistent. To see this, just imagine you put the entire laboratory and the experiment inside a giant box. Now I regard the contents of the box as my own experiment. If we say the guy in the box observes a random collapse of the wave function, then we're saying that for some reason the contents of my box stopped obeying the laws of quantum mechanics that are supposed to take place when I'm not looking. To be clear, nobody is really sure what's going on. [1] I use the term "particle" very loosely here.
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AskReddit/erw0ak9
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c4dk0g
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What is the right thing to do when a conversation dies down and it's a big and awkward moment of silence?
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Don’t be afraid of the silence. You don’t always need to fill in the space. Just enjoy the time you’re having and the people you’re with. If there’s nothing to say, don’t say anything. It doesn’t have to be awkward if you don’t make it so.
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AskReddit/ecx66ml
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ab39dd
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Could we ever get rid of world borders, how or why not?
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Na. Even without official national borders, cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and religious territorial borders would still exist. Just ask African tribes caught within the same European drawn national borders. Or ask the Iraqi Kurds.
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explainlikeimfive/cah5xzw
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1g5xdx
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How is the Patriot Act not a violation of the 5th and 6th Amendments?
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It's a matter of property rights. Your information online can be interpreted as owned property, much like how you would own a post card or a mailbox. Many online websites have clauses in their user agreements that state when you post your information, you are essentially signing over ownership of that "property" to them. Because the information you gave is now technically their property, the company has the right to allow third parties to access it, in this case the federal government. Although you wouldn't think of it in that way, this is how the court system deals with online information, especially since it is a relatively new subject matter. Online information is a relatively new subject matter, and a lot of this is now up to the courts as to how they want to define the terms of this field. Because there have been few landmark cases about online privacy, we are still working with traditional definitions of property and applying them to our online work. The Patriot Act gathering information this way technically would not be a violation of due process or right to trial because they are accessing property of the media company that you signed ownership to. Online information is a relatively new subject matter, and a lot of this is now up to the courts as to how they want to define the terms of this field. Because there have been few landmark cases about online privacy, we are still working with traditional definitions of property and applying them to our online work. TL;DR: When you click Agree, your online information is property of the website owner who can then give access to the government.
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AskReddit/eh0d98r
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atd6zb
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What is the worst punishment you’ve gotten from your parents (beating, scolding, grounding)?
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I know someone whose parents, when he and his brother were little, convinced them that there was a monster in their basement. When they got in trouble they would be sent to stand on the basement stairs. How far down they had to go, how long they had to stay, and whether they could turn the lights on depended on how much trouble they were in.
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askscience/cnz4g4j
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2tgixk
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How do paralyzed people's organs still function?
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The spinal cord is a pretty complex set of pathways. Muscle paralysis is due to damage to to "corticospinal" tract, which sends messages from the brain down to the muscles in order to move as we want. However, organs are part of the autonomic nervous system which has a different pathway than the muscles we consciously control (mostly vagus nerve or reflex loops as others have said). In this way, it's possible to have damage to the spinal cord that leads to a loss of motor functions but not organ function.
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AskReddit/eymss2l
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cxq5rk
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What’s THAT story from your school?
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My school was in a sketchy area so there’s a lot. But one memorable one is when there was a brutal fright between girlfriends who broke up. Basically a female teacher on the larger side wearing a pencil skirt tried to stop them and got slammed into concrete. She was never the same. Also when a dude escaped prison and was on campus with a gun and we were having a basketball game that day too. It was chaotic.
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AskReddit/dknc9on
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6p75ku
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What is the worst problem the Internet has caused?
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I think the way it's changed communication, especially for young people who are growing up/grew up with the internet. Anonymity has given the worst people the courage to say and do the most awful things to each other. Add in the social media addiction and how that constant need for approval by peers is amplified by our abilities to stay connected and up to date with all the latest gossip, and look how toxic our interactions become. Look how commonplace death threats and doing have become on Twitter just for sharing differing opinions.
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explainlikeimfive/cv86l9x
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3lpjc9
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Why are the protesters of "Black Lives Matter" not being arrested for blocking traffic?
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Because the police don't want otherwise-nonviolent protests to deteriorate into open rioting. again. Yes, the police could round people up on a number of charges, but that would only aggravate the situation. And on a more practical level, the roads will clear faster if you just ignore the protesters, than if you start having them flip over cars and light things on fire.
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AskReddit/c0imm5b
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aoiq2
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What are good drinks with gin other than gin and tonic?
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GIN BUCKET! A handle of the cheapest dirtiest gin will do the trick. Mix with 2 liters of sprite, 2 liters of lemonade, sliced lemons and limes and ice in a large, clean bucket. Drink out of a turkey baster while yelling "gin buckets!"
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explainlikeimfive/dgaz0hb
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65kjht
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Why do boiled eggs seem to have multiple layers?
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The white of the eggs are composed of two separate layers, arched called albumen. Just like the yolk, they cook at distinct temperatures and harden or denature at different rates.
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explainlikeimfive/c35pen0
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n1ud1
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Why can't I fall asleep on command?
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This has much to do with evolution. Quite simply, consider how dangerous deciding to fall asleep could have been before modern society emerged a few thousand years ago. Let's say you were really tired, and you thought things were safe, and decided to sleep. You would sleep more often, thus increasing the chance for danger. So sleep was put largely outside the range of one's control to enhance survival. The absence of light outside, combined with a safe place to sleep (minimized danger of a predator attacking) were the major components of successful sleeping. Unfortunately, evolution takes time, so we do not yet have the ability to go to sleep on command, even though it would be safe for us to do so today.
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AskReddit/cdwirap
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1sdmml
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What do you think about when you're trying to fall asleep?
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I think I have one that might be unique. When I was younger, maybe 11 or so, my family moved out of the apartment that we had lived in for my entire life. This caused me to have a really hard time falling asleep almost every night for months on end in our new place. My parents tried teaching me all sorts of techniques, some worked some of the time, and others didn't work at all. This was until my mom suggested that I try to build an imaginary room. Something like my dream room. The catch though, was that I had to actually imagine building it myself, I couldn't just imagine it complete. Even though I had no idea how to build anything, I went through the motions in my head that I thought were appropriate. Whenever I can't sleep I imagine I am building that room. Interestingly, the room has never really gone away, it has only evolved. My first room was filled with toy shelves and treasure chests full of legos, at one point it was completely solid and had bouncy ball dispensers that I could throw and bounce all over. I haven't had to do this technique for a while but that last time i was there it had a floor to ceiling bookshelf, a fancy recliner and a small fireplace. tl;dr I imagine building a dream room
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AskReddit/cad2npx
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1frecn
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What talent do you wish you had?
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As a right-brain dude (creativity, musical talent, emotional to a fault), I wish I could have at least a little of the left part of my brain. I took Algebra II three times because I'm so bad at numbers. It's sad how bad I am at math.
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AskReddit/ey16prl
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cv1487
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What's the Best Baby Story You've Heard or Lived Through?
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My aunt likes to tell this funny story of me as a baby. I was naughty and once pressed the record button on a tape player (back in the days of yore) and overwrote the music. Now when you play that tape, first you hear the music and it’s suddenly interrupted with my grandma yelling “what did you do! You little rascal, what did you do! How do you set it right!” For like 5 straight minutes
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AskReddit/eedhx3v
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ahdg6a
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If a sandwich was named after you, what would be on it?
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I have a sandwich that I make for my family and they love it. Its Bread, cheese, shredded bbq chicken, onions, cheese, bread - cooked like a grilled cheese. Called them Memer Melts, bit if a place was to have a sandwich named after me I guess it'd be this.
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AskReddit/e1dopr1
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8ua218
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What do you want to experience while you're still alive?
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I want to sing to a packed stadium and feel the energy of thousands of people cheering. I don't care to be famous, I just want that one single experience. I'm a mediocre musician at best, so I'm counting on one of my kids to make it so they can bring me on stage at one of their shows =P
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explainlikeimfive/dhqrrty
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6bz6hr
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What happens if you don't shake up medicine as instructed before consuming?
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Imagine you are making kool-aid and you put in a bit more of the mix than you should have. You shake it up and it all seems to dissolve find, but after letting it sit for 10 minutes you find that some has sunk to the bottom. If you let it sit for a day, quite a lot has probably sunk to the bottom The kool-aid at the top is going to be pretty weak. The kool-aid in the middle will be less weak but not strong. The kool-aid towards the bottom will be very strong. If you mix the kool-aid, it evens it out so that it is roughly the same strength everywhere. Same with medicine. If you've ever gotten a coffee with a flavor syrup in it, you'll usually notice that if it sits long enough that it sinks to the bottom and that you have to mix it. In some medicine, it may be obvious that some ingredient has separated out. In others, you may be able to tell visually.
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explainlikeimfive/ebif2x1
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a4tw58
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Why are women usually more sensitive to cold?
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It’s been explained to me that men have more muscle fibers than women (simply a physiology) thing. Because the expanding and contracting of muscles generates heat, men just generally run warmer. Because we run warmer, it takes us longer to “get cold.”
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AskReddit/d0dbvfg
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47je9o
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What album do you HAVE to listen to in order from start to finish?
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Elvis Presley with the Philharmonic Orcheastra - If I can dream. It sounds almost like the songs were put in order for like a musical because the farther you get into the album the more grand it feels. Also if you like narrative listen to the Protomen. Their albums are kinda based of Megaman and tell a story and are also very rockish and cool.
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askscience/c5mq314
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xiu97
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Is Chlorine Good for the Skin?
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Pool chlorine is bleach, it's not good for your skin, but it's in very small amounts so not terribly bad either, unless you have repeated exposure to your eyes, the inside of your mouth, or other mucous membranes. I suspect the reason their skin looks good is because they're young and healthy, and like have controlled diets.
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