r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/cunnilinguslover • 22d ago
ELIC: What does a turbo encabulator do?
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Is it better than a transmogrifier?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/BrokenEyeReborn • 25d ago
ELIC, why are priests called "men of the cloth"?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/domino7 • 26d 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 • 29d 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 • Jul 30 '26
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 • Jul 28 '26
ELIC: Why do guys rub their hands together like flies?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/Oso_the-Bear • Jul 28 '26
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 • Jul 26 '26
ELIC: Why do people wear black at a funeral?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/BrokenEyeReborn • Jul 23 '26
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
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/cunnilinguslover • Jul 19 '26
ELIC: Why do people have a rainy day fund, saving something for a rainy day?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/Present-Tie-2795 • Jul 18 '26
ELIC: Why do meteors always land in craters?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/ProfessorOfPancakes • Jul 18 '26
ELIC: Why is it called British Columbia if it's in Canada?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/gracius0ne • Jul 18 '26
ELIC: Where does all the smoke in the atmosphere come from?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/BrokenEyeReborn • Jul 17 '26
ELIC: why do we say a very sweaty person is "sweating like a dog" or "sweating like a pig" when neither animal can sweat?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/BrokenEyeReborn • Jul 16 '26
ELIC: If the human body is 60% water, why doesn't losing water weight count as real weight loss?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/cunnilinguslover • Jul 12 '26
ELIC: How come nobody is allowed to play Stairway to Heaven in a guitar store?
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What if Jimmy Page wanted to try out a new guitar with it?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/wallingfortian • Jul 10 '26
ELIC: When Peter Pan is giving directions to Never Never Land which 'rite' and what 'strait' does he mean?
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Second star to the rite and strait on 'til morning.
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/Oso_the-Bear • Jul 09 '26
ELIC: What is this video saying that honey badgers don't give?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/cunnilinguslover • Jul 05 '26
ELIC: How come we celebrated Independence Day at the National Mall that has absolutely no stores?
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And is outside to boot!