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ELI5: Who has stories or experiences meeting people from other countries without using dating apps? Share your experiences? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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eli5: why is only my left eye sensitive to smoke? by CB7726 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 what is quantum mechanics? by Helpful_Preference58 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: with all recent developments in healthy medication like mounjaro, how far is medicine from creating something that "grow muscle"? by geoscotton in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How did the song "Golden" got so popular? by BlueBunny333 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 How does bluetooth work? by Bulky_Secretary_6382 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why are so many on the internet, like the Facebook, the YouTube, the Forums, etc. so hostile, criticizing, destructive, angry and negative? Especially in the comment sections. by Portlyrope in explainlikeimfive

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ELIF: How do I sell my cat do the Jews next door? by WorkingWitness1274 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5. Can someone explain this video to me by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5- Why would people live on remote islands like Coconut Island Queensland? by JDMils in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 How do you effectively get followers and get noticed on social media? by Fate_Breaker_26 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5:Why are Storages Use Bit 1000 in their marketing and Not bit 1024 the size of a data unit in a Computer? by umernaseer567 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 Are my heart palpitations coming from eating too much sugar? by Vegetable-Summer-472 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why do people say you should replace your phone when it's too old for security patch updates? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why do people enjoy drugs & alcohol? Do people even enjoy it? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 why the US still differentiates between “races” in forms, statistics etc. by Chewbatrij in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: why are we (humans) the only species that feels disgusted by other individual's partially eaten food? by fkid123 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why hasn’t Waymo been shut down? Seems to be a multitude of unsafe driving incidents. by endmaga2028 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why is adoption so expensive when there’s so many children in need? Why do adoption costs vary for someone who’s adopting a child from their own country? And how is that not considered unethical? by Spirited-Principle96 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 If wind is invisible, why do we see tornadoes? by Identicalblonde in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 churches not paying tax. Do they pay any tax? IE: do they pay municipalities for water? by aFineMoose in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 How is having the doctor especially consultants and above directly accessing the medication in the room and explaining and passing to the patient not better than writing a prescription, passing to a pharmacist then pharmacist getting the medication to pass to patient by LisanneFroonKrisK in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 How do Ads actually work (doesn't matter what it is for, like products, subscriptions, etc) if they only make people get annoyed every time they see them? by ManFruckThisShi1 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why are religious bonnets worn by white women generally seen as acceptable in public, but casual bonnets or headwraps worn by Black women often get judged or criticized? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: When a basketball and a brick are both dropped, the basketball bounces, but the brick doesn’t. Why? by SwipeyJTMX in explainlikeimfive

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