ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast

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ELI5 Everest - how did they measure it (and other mountains) originally? Mar 20, 2020

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How did people measure the height of mountains in the past? Why are K2 and Annapurna considered more difficult to climb than Everest? Why is there debate about who was the first person to summit it? Who was the first woman to climb Everest?

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Great Trigonometrical Survey Wikipedia:

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ELI5 Gray Hair - why does stress cause grey hair? Mar 13, 2020

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Why do people talk about graying hair as Marie Antoinette syndrome? Researchers finally think they know why stress turns your hair gray - we attempt to explain like I'm five.

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Harvard study published in Nature:

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ELI5 Sneezing - why our eyes water when a sneeze gets 'stuck' Mar 06, 2020

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Whats happening when a sneeze ‘gets stuck’? And then just burns your nose and makes your eyes water. Why do we get this odd "spacey" feeling just before we are about to sneeze?

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ELI5 Disinfectant Alcohol - why is 70% alcohol better than 90% as disinfectant? Feb 28, 2020

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What makes 70% alcohol a better disinfectant than 90% alcohol? What is the pancake alcohol analogy? What is Isopropyl alcohol?

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ELI5 Credit Card Security - is a chip really safer than a magstripe? Feb 21, 2020

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Why are the new chip and pin credit cards safer than the magnetic stripe, especially when most cards still have both? How is the 3 digit security code useful? What is credit card skimming and how does it work? Why does American Express have a different security code format to Visa and MasterCard?

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ELI5 Credit Scores - why do FICO scores end at 850? Feb 07, 2020

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What was the recent algorithm change that is affecting everyone's credit scores? Why do FICO scores start at 300 and end at 850? What factors affect my credit score?

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ELI5 Face Masks - surgical masks, N95 masks what's the difference? Jan 31, 2020

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What are the different types of mask folks are buying to help prevent respiratory illnesses like the corona virus? What is NIOSH?

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ELI5 Pensions - where did the modern pension come from? Jan 24, 2020

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Why do we have pensions schemes? How did first pension fund come into existence in the 1700s? What did Bernoulli and Scottish Presbyterian priests have to do with it? How can I save $1500 this year with Empower?

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Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community as always. This podcast also referenced several blogs and articles including the Sapiens Book, Legacy Trust and Life Insurance KZ.

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ELI5 Gluten - why have folks suddenly become allergic to gluten this past decade? Jan 17, 2020

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Humanity has lived off bread for thousands of years, so why has the past decade seen such a rise in people 'allergic' to gluten? What is gluten intolerance? What is Celiac’s disease? Why did doctors once think that a banana diet was its cure? Finally, are there any negative effects from a gluten-free diet?

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NPR article referenced

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ELI5 Passwords - are password managers safe? Jan 03, 2020

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How do password managers work? Should we all be using one? Our cohost Kevin got hacked recently, so this episode is a personal one! Find out what happened.

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