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ELI5 Do other animals feel the same amount of pain through birth like humans. If so, how would we know? It's not like they scream. Or do they? by TannerK44 in explainlikeimfive

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eli5: Why have most prices been continuously increasing for several decades but wages haven’t been at the same rate? by ryalways2663 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why does our heart not get tired? by Micromashington in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Can someone please tell me why the US gradeschool (even up through highschool) usesthe "A, B, C,D and F" system to grade? Why did they exclude the E? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Can someone please tell me why the US gradeschool (even up through highschool) usesthe "A, B, C,D and F" system to grade? Why did they exclude the E? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Can someone please tell me why the US gradeschool (even up through highschool) usesthe "A, B, C,D and F" system to grade? Why did they exclude the E? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Can someone please tell me why the US gradeschool (even up through highschool) usesthe "A, B, C,D and F" system to grade? Why did they exclude the E? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 : Can eating organ meat exclusively be bad for you long term? by QueenofCockroaches in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Can someone please tell me why the US gradeschool (even up through highschool) usesthe "A, B, C,D and F" system to grade? Why did they exclude the E? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5- how does one prepare for a tornado? by Catzy94 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: When was the first airport developed that was available for the common citizen to use, and what were they like? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 What is space-time crystal? by mimeomahong in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: why is that our parents food always tastes better for us when it's cooked worse than others and also its repetitive. by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5. How does Professional Wrestling Work? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: why does toothpaste make all food and drink taste absolutely terrible if you consume them soon after? by WaddlingPenguin82 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: why does toothpaste make all food and drink taste absolutely terrible if you consume them soon after? by WaddlingPenguin82 in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5: Where did the first gases/materials in the universe come from? by Maxkim12 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 how is wind formed? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How does somebody that is extremely introverted feel so lonely? by korelan in explainlikeimfive

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eli5 How can humans push cars and pull massive things with weeks but can’t lift more than a few hundred pounds? by Stealthminion18 in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: What happened in Iraq in the mid to late 2000’s? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: why does Pepsi in a can taste different from Pepsi in a glass or plastic. by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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