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Ancient monarchs often claimed to be deities (eg. Cleopatra styled herself as the Egyptian God Isis). How much did this actually advance them politically? Even if the peasants would believe these claims, would other nobles they knew personally be swayed to their cause by claims of divinity?

10 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Birds have maternal instincts (i.e. they care for their young), but many reptiles don't (for example, turtles abandon their eggs). What about their common ancestor? What about dinosaurs?

9 upvotes • r/askscience

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[WP] The moon colony is in open rebellion against the earth and has declared independence. What happens in the joint chief's meeting?

7 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Hypochondriacs are scared of germs, so what were the symptoms of hypochondria before germ theory?

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Test post please ignore

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Ancient monarchs often claimed to be deities (eg. Cleopatra styled herself as the Egyptian God Isis). How much did this actually advance them politically? Even if the peasants would believe these claims, would other nobles they knew personally be swayed to their cause by claims of divinity?	10	AskHistorians
Birds have maternal instincts (i.e. they care for their young), but many reptiles don't (for example, turtles abandon their eggs). What about their common ancestor? What about dinosaurs?	9	askscience
[WP] The moon colony is in open rebellion against the earth and has declared independence. What happens in the joint chief's meeting?	7	WritingPrompts
Hypochondriacs are scared of germs, so what were the symptoms of hypochondria before germ theory?	0	askscience
Test post please ignore	0	askscience