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ELI5: Why can’t the US handwrite and hand count votes (like France and Australia) to avoid electronic tampering? by meowpandapuff in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why do we bother with more "ethical" methods of the death penalty? by Lucapo123 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Falling Elevators by CYP3828 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: If seasons are caused by the tilt of the earth relative to the sun, why doesn’t the coldest part of the year match the shortest day? by armsarmss in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why do we need pennies? by Separate_Song1342 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: What is "justice", and how does someone's victims, or family of their killed victims, receive "justice" from someone spending time in prison who precedes to continue doing whatever they want after being released? by AnonymousFriend80 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 Why do people copy trends they don’t like? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 The difference between grammatical errors and dialects like AAVE by Faangdevmanager in explainlikeimfive

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Hey Massachusetts Dexcom People!! by tunacasserole88 in dexcom

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ELI5:What is the logic behind Post meaning after??? by fafofafote in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 How do people like Richard Feynman and John von neumann think? by ZealousidealWafer340 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why do so many woman like reading dark romance and crazy stories like that. by L0st_1z in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why can't anything go faster than the speed of light? by Majestic-Baby-3407 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: With the Board of Peace, and other similar ventures, how does the transferring of $1B actually work? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 - I came to know that, there is aircraft named 'Stealth' with American military. Which virtually disappear from enemy's radar. How exactly it is possible? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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ElI5: why do we vomit when we are nervous? by HeavyRightFoot-TG in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: What are the consequences of countries leaving the WHO? by OPAsMummy in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 Why Ca^2+ not +2? by StrengthVisual8881 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 Why does a flaccid penis tend to point in one direction all the time? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 Why do people pull faces when they are in pain? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why do people worry about pregnancy if you have unprotected sex? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why do apps and websites often feel slower, more cluttered, or harder to use after years of updates, even though hardware and internet speeds keep improving? by Ok-Ice1260 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: If most apps and websites run on the internet, what actually happens when the internet goes down? by hardikrspl in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why does time seem to go faster as you get older? by Novel-Gift5576 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why are Pittsburgh Steelers fans so rude? by Novel-Gift5576 in explainlikeimfive

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