/r/explainlikeimfive - top ten submissions for each month of 2026

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2026, April

ELI5 why do penises shrink and hide when it's c...

4498 ELI5 why do penises shrink and hide when it's c...

ELI5: How do we actually "find" a broken cable ...

4344 ELI5: How do we actually "find" a broken cable ...

ELI5: Why is it that when you stay up long enou...

3801 ELI5: Why is it that when you stay up long enou...

ELI5: Why can’t we just scoop up the capsule?

3635 ELI5: Why can’t we just scoop up the capsule?

ELI5 How come when somebody gets in a terrible ...

3397 ELI5 How come when somebody gets in a terrible ...

ELI5: Why does "sleeping away" some problems se...

3227 ELI5: Why does "sleeping away" some problems se...

ELI5:Why do we have 2 nostrils instead of one big

3091 ELI5:Why do we have 2 nostrils instead of one big

ELI5: Why are male and female orgasms different...

2965 ELI5: Why are male and female orgasms different...

ELI5: Why is it when you drink alcohol and then...

2864 ELI5: Why is it when you drink alcohol and then...

ELI5: Why is meth bad for you but prescribed am...

2830 ELI5: Why is meth bad for you but prescribed am...

2026, March

ELI5: how is Hiroshima still habitable despite ...

4882 ELI5: how is Hiroshima still habitable despite ...

ELI5 : What happens if someone needs an emergen...

4112 ELI5 : What happens if someone needs an emergen...

ELI5: How do our organs sit inside our body if ...

3668 ELI5: How do our organs sit inside our body if ...

ELI5: What exactly is "time blindness" and how ...

3158 ELI5: What exactly is "time blindness" and how ...

ELI5: In the US, how was it so easy to add inte...

2618 ELI5: In the US, how was it so easy to add inte...

ELI5: Why are airplane bathroom trash receptacl...

2448 ELI5: Why are airplane bathroom trash receptacl...

ELI5 Why don’t our internal organs itch like th...

2343 ELI5 Why don’t our internal organs itch like th...

ELI5: Why are blackberries so expensive when th...

2271 ELI5: Why are blackberries so expensive when th...

ELI5: Why do we call it human trafficing instea...

2060 ELI5: Why do we call it human trafficing instea...

ELI5: Why are She/her pronouns used when talkin...

1898 ELI5: Why are She/her pronouns used when talkin...

2026, February

ELI5: If water makes you urinate more, which ca...

5731 ELI5: If water makes you urinate more, which ca...

ELI5: Why can't we drop a wire with a camera an...

4767 ELI5: Why can't we drop a wire with a camera an...

ELI5: Why do Stars take so long to burn all the...

3691 ELI5: Why do Stars take so long to burn all the...

ELI5: Why can’t you buy a car directly from the...

3390 ELI5: Why can’t you buy a car directly from the...

ELI5: Who’s making money on these onions?

3107 ELI5: Who’s making money on these onions?

ELI5: Why didn't viruses like norovirus die off...

3003 ELI5: Why didn't viruses like norovirus die off...

ELI5 Why do garage door springs need to store i...

2868 ELI5 Why do garage door springs need to store i...

ElI5 how does the existence of lead directly di...

2720 ElI5 how does the existence of lead directly di...

ELI5: Why do we even need a "c" when we have a ...

2704 ELI5: Why do we even need a "c" when we have a ...

ELI5: What does a water tower in rural America do?

2575 ELI5: What does a water tower in rural America do?

2026, January

ELI5: What happens to insects that accidentally...

9260 ELI5: What happens to insects that accidentally...

ELI5: Why is squatting (in someone's house) a t...

7116 ELI5: Why is squatting (in someone's house) a t...

ELI5: When we get sick and get congested, where...

6978 ELI5: When we get sick and get congested, where...

ELI5: Why do car dealers say buying the car whe...

5665 ELI5: Why do car dealers say buying the car whe...

ELI5: If unboiled water going into your nose is...

5260 ELI5: If unboiled water going into your nose is...

ELI5: How do babies breathe inside the womb whe...

4742 ELI5: How do babies breathe inside the womb whe...

ELI5: What is deli turkey?

4746 ELI5: What is deli turkey?

ELI5: How was Vietnam able to defeat the US in ...

4380 ELI5: How was Vietnam able to defeat the US in ...

Eli5, file compression, how can 5gb file can be...

4164 Eli5, file compression, how can 5gb file can be...

ELI5: Why are the seatbelts in airplane like th...

3930 ELI5: Why are the seatbelts in airplane like th...