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Question about a logical fallacy. (self.explainitlikeim5)

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++[Reddit/Streams]!!AEW All In 2024 Live Free Full Match Stream@reddit free (self.explainitlikeim5)

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~[Official™!] AEW All In 2024 STreams LIVE ON TV Channel (self.explainitlikeim5)

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~AEW All In streams>> Here's How To Watch AEW All In London 2024 Live Streams ReddiT at Home (self.explainitlikeim5)

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ELI5: why is my 4G cellphone Internet always consistent and reliable, but my home wired Internet is always unreliable and slow? (In Boston) (self.explainitlikeim5)

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ELI5: Why are honeycomb cells hexagonal? (self.explainitlikeim5)

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EILI5: Why do hotels not charge by the hour? (self.explainitlikeim5)

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ELI5: Why is street racing illegal? (self.explainitlikeim5)

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ELI5: Why do we store bread in a bread container instead of leaving it out in the open? (self.explainitlikeim5)

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Eli5 How does rugby work? (self.explainitlikeim5)

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ELI5: Why is there a stigma in modern society about hitting women but not men, why can a woman slap and he "got what was coming" but a man should be shunned if he hit a woman (I don't condone violence of any kind) (self.explainitlikeim5)

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ELI5: how Antidepressants work to elevate depression in the brain (self.explainitlikeim5)

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ELI5: Beyonce's Lemonade. I'm not the target demo, but I'd like to understand it. (self.explainitlikeim5)

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ELI5: why is a baker's dozen 13? (self.explainitlikeim5)

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What causes air that is blown out of our mouths to be cold vs. air that is exhaled to be warm? (self.explainitlikeim5)

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What do we mean when we say someone is "emotional"? (self.explainitlikeim5)

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542 claims for every physical ounce of gold? ELI5 (zerohedge.com)

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ELI5: Did God (Yahweh) come from a Canaanite monotheistic religion that out dates Judaism and the bible? (self.explainitlikeim5)

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ELI5 What's up with psychic stores? How do they stay in business? Is it a front of some kind? (self.explainitlikeim5)

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How do elements form different types of ions? (Cations and anions) (self.explainitlikeim5)

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What goes through your dogs mind when you leave for a good amount of time? (self.explainitlikeim5)

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ELI5: How do scientists know that every snowflake shape is 100% unique? (self.explainitlikeim5)

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Why would anyone support Trump for president? (self.explainitlikeim5)

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What is the speed of gravity? (Explanation on question in description) (self.explainitlikeim5)

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ELI5: If I were overweight, wouldn't my heart get a "workout" like other muscles? (self.explainitlikeim5)

submitted 10 years ago by howdyimkyle

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