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by0rve | when a river flows into the sea, where does the freshwater end and where does the salt water start? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/by0rve/eli5_when_a_river_flows_into_the_sea_where_does/ | {
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6xvkl8 | why do fully charged batteries not bounce when dropped vertically but discharged ones do? | [Like this](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6xvkl8/eli5_why_do_fully_charged_batteries_not_bounce/ | {
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28fr43 | how did nice residential areas get nice? | How did places like the Hamptons or Beverly Hills get so nice? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28fr43/eli5_how_did_nice_residential_areas_get_nice/ | {
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78huh6 | why shouldn't you put hot water from a tap into your kettle to boil? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/78huh6/eli5_why_shouldnt_you_put_hot_water_from_a_tap/ | {
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2n54wd | why do some speakers faintly pick up random radio stations when i plug the auxiliary cord into my laptop? | Usually my laptop won't have any music or video playing in the background when I plug the speakers in, but when I plug them in, the speakers give me random radio playing in the background. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2n54wd/eli5_why_do_some_speakers_faintly_pick_up_random/ | {
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8a68a9 | how the sugar intake (carbs) would affect fat burning and storing ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8a68a9/eli5_how_the_sugar_intake_carbs_would_affect_fat/ | {
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3gda3k | how could a small group of protesters shut down a rally attended by thousands? | I mean, I get that anyone has the right to demonstrate, and I can even imagine them getting onstage and holding the microphone hostage, but the BLM protesters said "If you don't listen to us, we will shut the event down"- and I just can't wrap my mind around how that could be a credible threat... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3gda3k/eli5_how_could_a_small_group_of_protesters_shut/ | {
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a0hkyo | catalase and hydrogen peroxide | If an enzyme name is based off the substrate's name, why does the enzyme catalase have this name when it reacts with hydrogen peroxide? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a0hkyo/eli5_catalase_and_hydrogen_peroxide/ | {
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b9y3p0 | what's so peculiar about human papilloma virus(hpv) that it is involved in most of the cancers occurring in human body? | Why is there single virus involved in nearly most of the cancers from genitals to head and neck? Why no other virus from millions of species has this ability? What's so special about HPV? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b9y3p0/eli5_whats_so_peculiar_about_human_papilloma/ | {
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31q60z | how do subreddits like /r/rapeisfun, /r/daterape and /r/killingwomen exist withought getting taken down by mods? | It just seems like Reddit wouldn't really want to be associated with those kinds of things and would be making an effort to shut down that kind of sub. Why don't they?
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8xgfho | what is that feeling you get in your chest that we call "heartache" thats exclusive to romantic encounters? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8xgfho/eli5_what_is_that_feeling_you_get_in_your_chest/ | {
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