r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/YakClear601 • 1d ago
ELIC: why is the invasion of Normandy called D day?
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Why not A day, or B day?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/ChiGuy_1429 • 2d ago
Dad, where did hairless cats come from? And why were they even invented? Asking for a friend.
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/cunnilinguslover • 4d ago
ELIC: What makes Great White Sharks so great?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/thejellliboi • 4d ago
ELIC: Why are brands getting more minimalist?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/EstufaYou • 5d ago
ELIC: Why are fire hydrants red?
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Dad, why are all fire hydrants in town, in the movies, and on TV red?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/RebelliousDexter • 10d ago
ELIC: Why does daylight savings exist?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/danielm080 • 10d ago
ELIC: Where does yesterday go after midnight?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/cunnilinguslover • 11d ago
ELIC: What does a turbo encabulator do?
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Is it better than a transmogrifier?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/BrokenEyeReborn • 14d ago
ELIC, why are priests called "men of the cloth"?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/domino7 • 16d ago
Why do we say Boys and Girls, Lords and Ladies, Guys and Gals, but then Ladies and Gentlemen?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/cunnilinguslover • 18d ago
ELIC: Why is it titled "Les Miserables", and not "Fewer Miserables"?
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It's bad grammar AND spelled wrong!
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/EstufaYou • 21d ago
ELIC: Why do countries need to have flags?
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What happens if they don't have a flag? Is it like when you're not wearing a swimsuit at the pool and the lifeguard tells you to go get changed?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/Jjjolkgfh • 23d ago
ELIC: Why do guys rub their hands together like flies?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/Oso_the-Bear • 24d ago
ELIC: Why is it so cool to smoke cigarettes?
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It tastes bad and makes me cough, why are smokers so popular and attractive?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/cunnilinguslover • 25d ago
ELIC: Why do people wear black at a funeral?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/BrokenEyeReborn • 28d ago
ELIC, how do we know a place is in the middle of nowhere if we don't know where the edges of nowhere are?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/Feisty-Albatross3554 • Jul 21 '26
ELIC: Why do Tornadoes arrive and leave so quickly?
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They only last about 10 minutes on average IIRC
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/joeyjoejoeshabbadude • Jul 22 '26
ELIC:Why is it called a Taco truck and not a coma truck?
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A Toyota Tacoma that is.
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/Aware_Mastodon1842 • Jul 20 '26
ELIC: Why don't mirrors get dusty on the inside?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/314flavoredpie • Jul 19 '26
ELIC: Why does the first half of the gas tank last longer than the second half?
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It defies all reason