/r/explainlikeimfive - top ten submissions for each month of 2018
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2018, December
26794 ELI5: When toddlers talk ‘gibberish’ are th...
22338 ELI5: What is 'gaslighting' and some examples?
15920 ELI5: Why did Russia decide in the late 1500's ...
15610 ELI5: How do we know what names mean? E.g. Herc...
15376 ELI5: Why does it seem like I look better in th...
14635 ELI5: if we have tons of face muscles that we u...
13579 ELI5: Why is space black? Aren't the stars emit...
13424 ELI5: Why do drug stores have tons of reading g...
13209 ELI5: why are so many German roofs built very s...
13159 ELI5: What causes that 'gut feeling' that somet...
2018, November
17800 ELI5: How do animals with white fur manage to k...
16950 ELI5: Why does the world seem so quiet when itâ...
15071 ELI5: Why is The Beatles’ Sergeant Peppers co...
13835 ELI5: Scientists have recently changed "the val...
13331 ELI5: Why are some spicy foods felt in the mout...
12385 ELI5: What is "intersectionality"?
11515 ELI5: How does gravity "bend" time?
11033 ELI5: When driving, is there a speed that is th...
10969 ELI5: Why are the physical symptoms of shell sh...
10815 ELI5: California specifically seems to always b...
2018, October
18938 ELI5: Why do climate scientists predict a chang...
14188 ELI5: Why is the skin on bald men's heads shiny...
13855 ELI5: Why is lower stomach fat and lower back f...
13540 ELI5: Why does your neck get tense when you’r...
13453 ELI5: How come we can see highly detailed image...
12164 ELI5: Why is acne so hard to get rid of?
9262 ELI5: Why are sun-dried foods, such as tomatoes...
9243 ELI5: Why can some meats be consumed while not ...
9205 ELI5: Why is copper deadly to certain organisms...
8820 ELI5: How does the seatbelt know that it's bein...
2018, September
25978 Eli5: Caffeine has almost no calories, but seem...
14206 ELI5: Why does the back usually hurt after stan...
12353 ELI5: Why is the Queen in chess the most effect...
12151 ELI5: I've been told that lobsters can't die of...
11959 ELI5: Why do hurricanes hit the U.S. East Coast...
11417 ELI5: How do certain websites prevent you from ...
9153 ELI5: What exactly is "hacking" and is it like ...
9125 ELI5: Why do large, orbital structures such as ...
9014 ELI5: why is it that when I'm boiling pasta wit...
8741 ELI5: what is 'the golden ratio' and what is it...
2018, August
26402 ELI5: Why do some letters have a completely dif...
14459 ELI5: How do medical professionals seem to accu...
12373 ELI5: People say that the housing market has co...
12218 ELI5: Why does California burst into flames eve...
9319 ELI5: How do people who crack games get said ga...
8861 ELI5: How come American football kickers can 70...
8115 ELI5: Why do phone touchscreens react to skin a...
8073 ELI5: Why do people get a knot in their stomach...
7915 ELI5: Why does the air above gasoline look wavy...
7583 ELI5: how do boat anchors work at sea?
2018, July
20863 ELI5: If games can render near photo-realistic ...
13807 ELI5, why did some animals in the same family b...
12105 ELI5: If the blue pigment is so uncommon in nat...
10429 ELI5: why don’t we make coffee like we do tea...
10357 ELI5: How is it possible that my car keys unloc...
9653 ELI5: Why when large company's earnings decreas...
8438 ELIF: Water is transparent but a stream of wate...
8034 ELI5: Why do US cities expand outward and not u...
7710 ELI5: How do long term space projects (i.e. Jam...
7428 ELI5: Why do a lot of basement storage rooms/la...
2018, June
21418 ELI5: How is it possible for a nap as short as ...
18085 ELI5: how can a tv remote sit around all day no...
17082 ELIF: Why is restaurant food vastly more calori...
16966 ELI5: Why do plastic milk jugs always have gros...
15315 ELI5: Why does the sun cause long term skin dam...
15124 ELI5: When glancing at a clock, why does the fi...
15106 ELI5: In a cup of coffee, why does the top of t...
14027 ELI5: How do adhesive factories (super glue, ca...
12648 ELI5 What's the reason behind of 666 being the ...
12142 ELI5: If visceral fat is so dangerous, why do s...
2018, May
15860 ELI5: Why are arrest records and mugshots made ...
15037 ELI5:Why do people think Yellowstone will explo...
13560 ELI5: Why is - 1 X - 1 = 1 ?
12939 ELI5: Why do video games rely on mega high reso...
12562 ELI5: Why do whales die on land? They breathe a...
11267 ELI5:How does an ant not die when flicked full ...
11122 ELI5: Why does salt preserve foods like meat? C...
9435 ELI5:Why is Pi so special and how was it discov...
9403 ELI5: Why is it that no matter how hard you try...
9246 ELI5: How does the google's "I am not a robot" ...
2018, April
21639 ELI5 : Why does travelling make you feel so tir...
16895 ELI5: waking up it’s hard to tense your hand ...
15798 ELI5: Why do nostril pimples hurt so much more ...
14754 ELI5: Why do cars travel in packs on the highwa...
12859 ELI5: How does money laundering work?
11596 ELI5: Why does hearing your own voice through a...
11478 ELI5: Why does CO2 make a drink like Coke feel ...
11273 ELI5: How come it’s nearly impossible to get ...
10541 ELI5: How do countries get rid of nuclear warhe...
10434 ELI5: How do nurses, drug users, etc inject a d...
2018, March
28351 ELI5: if fruit is sweet to encourage animals to...
20632 ELI5: Why is, no matter the colour of the shamp...
19606 ELI5: How was a new organ JUST discovered?
17947 ELI5:Why can't our teeth heal like our skin and...
17238 ELI5: What exactly is a Tesseract?
16545 ELI5: Why do symptoms of a cold sometimes go aw...
16492 ELI5: When extremely sleepy (like in lectures),...
15944 ELI5: Why do science labs always so often use c...
15135 ELI5: In a court of law, why are diaries of the...
14928 ELI5: Why are almost all flavored liquors unifo...
2018, February
20659 ELI5: How do movies get that distinctly "movie"...
15813 ELI5: Why are we told to breathe in through our...
15319 ELI5: Why is rice so readily available and cheap?
14309 ELI5: how do cuts on the inside of your mouth, ...
13051 ELI5: Why does FM radio sound better than AM?
12752 ELI5: Why do pictures of a computer screen look...
12141 ELI5: How can a cup of water not spill in an ai...
11013 ELI5: How does sleep debt/build up work?
9449 ELI5: How does anti-venom work, and why does it...
8516 ELI5: Why are some illnesses such as the common...
2018, January
30681 ELI5:Do donated organs age according to the don...
23423 ELI5: Why does a candle not create smoke when b...
19398 ELI5: What does iOS do differently to Android f...
17977 ELI5: If you try and speak in really strong win...
17165 ELI5: What are people in the stock exchange bui...
14341 ELI5: Why when you rub your eyes for long enoug...
13632 ELI5: How were wooden ships made waterproof in ...
10642 ELI5: Why when we are horny we are willing to d...
10102 ELI5: If light moves at a constant speed, does ...
9971 ELI5: Why do LED lights look jittery or like th...
