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ELI5: I have seen the hotness of peppers vary greatly between the same species in the same garden, and even on the same plant. How do restaurants and other food preparers manage to get a product with consistent hotness?

Submitted by Byzantium t3_yx59es on November 16, 2022 at 8:31 PM

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ELI5: How is silicone both a lubricant and a non-slip/sticky thing?

Submitted by bookish-hooker t3_ywwjg1 on November 16, 2022 at 3:31 PM

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ELI5: Are Forensic Pathologists able to know if a person's body was mutilated while they're still alive or if their body was mutilated after their death?

Submitted by Weird_Equivalent_827 t3_ywtnpt on November 16, 2022 at 1:41 PM

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ELI5: What type of information is being gathered on users of an app like TikTok? Why is this a national security concern?

Submitted by DachshundGang t3_ywdbhw on November 15, 2022 at 11:37 PM

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eli5: Is it actually possible that all snowflakes are unique?

Submitted by FormerIce8568 t3_ywclpr on November 15, 2022 at 11:08 PM

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ELI5: How do video games detect if they're pirated?

Submitted by MrFloopy46 t3_yw8kvh on November 15, 2022 at 8:28 PM

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ELI5 If you have 2 identical things making a noise is it twice as loud?

Submitted by Jakanda99 t3_yw1q6a on November 15, 2022 at 4:15 PM

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eli5 If a human was left completely isolated with no other humans, what language would they think in?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_yvvw8s on November 15, 2022 at 12:33 PM

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ELI5: Could real-life ninjas actually be very stealthy?

Submitted by bringthelight2 t3_yvsb9d on November 15, 2022 at 9:41 AM

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ELI5: How did ancient humans see tall growing grass (wheat), think to harvest it, mill it, mix it with water then put the mixture into fire to make ‘bread’?

Submitted by Quiet_Source_6679 t3_yvd8um on November 14, 2022 at 9:29 PM

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ELI5 If humans can go weeks without eating, why do we eat 3 times a day?

Submitted by kaylaoi t3_yvbk3q on November 14, 2022 at 8:26 PM

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Eli5: Why do truckers constantly pass each other on two lane highways?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_yuy0e2 on November 14, 2022 at 12:33 PM

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eli5: Why did we go from calling sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) to sexually transmitted infections (STIs)?

Submitted by BellyScratchFTW t3_yujhnb on November 14, 2022 at 12:15 AM

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ELI5:. Why is cheese not used in Chinese , Korean, Japanese food ?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_yu5yzw on November 13, 2022 at 4:10 PM

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ELI5: How do "Moon Pools" work? How can a ship have a big hole in it yet not sink?

Submitted by nicisdepressed t3_yu06z7 on November 13, 2022 at 12:24 PM

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ELI5: Why do thermos flask bottles advertise 24hrs cold and 12hrs hot. Shouldn't it be the same amount of time for temps in both directions?

Submitted by ei2kpi t3_ytqad6 on November 13, 2022 at 3:11 AM

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ELI5: why does vaginal discharge bleach black underwear but stains white underwear?

Submitted by Oblivion_Is_Bliss t3_yt9njg on November 12, 2022 at 3:12 PM

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ELI5: What’s the difference between stocks and shares?

Submitted by Bright-Cantaloupe-73 t3_yt71zk on November 12, 2022 at 1:27 PM

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ELI5, Schizophrenic Voices. Are they "legitimate" voices in your head, or more like an extra intrusive normal voice similar to you saying to yourself in your head, "I need to buy bread today".

Submitted by LazloDaLlama t3_ysf5po on November 11, 2022 at 4:22 PM

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ELI5: If millions of tires have been worn down on the roads then where does all that worn off rubber go?

Submitted by Brianp713 t3_ysco8d on November 11, 2022 at 2:50 PM

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ELI5: What the heck is an Adam’s apple, what purpose does it serve, and why do men only have it?

Submitted by Mr_Awes0m3 t3_ys0tt5 on November 11, 2022 at 4:13 AM

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Eli5: Why are lakes names some times “Name Lake” and other times “Lake Name”?

Submitted by jefffrater1 t3_ys0hxz on November 11, 2022 at 3:55 AM

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ELI5: Why does TSA do such a strict job at preventing you from bringing sharp metal objects past security when you can easily go to one of the sit down restaurants past security and secretly keep a steak knife

Submitted by [deleted] t3_ys0ata on November 11, 2022 at 3:44 AM

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ELI5: Mass explanation: I’ve always been told that mass was not the same as weight, and that grams are the metric unit of mass. But grams are a measurement of weight, so am I stupid, was it was explained to me wrong, or is science just not make sense?

Submitted by Free_Fox_7406 t3_yrpq5w on November 10, 2022 at 7:45 PM

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ELI5: How would you explain what borderline personality disorder is to someone who doesn’t have it?

Submitted by mrkooldude77 t3_yrg5cw on November 10, 2022 at 2:11 PM

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