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In a game as ancient as chess, why is the queen the most powerful piece, considering the fact that women were not allowed to fight in any capacity?

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I often hear that Nazi Germany based their discriminatory policies on the US. What specific aspects of the regime were modeled after the US? What documents support this?

14 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I am an Ancient Greek philosopher/mathematician. Will I gain more more admiration from my peers by formulating amazing philosophical thoughts, or by making amazing mathematical discoveries?

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Where is the second focus in a planet's elliptical orbit?

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My grandfather and both his sisters were born with no adult teeth. I was born with 2 missing adult teeth, and no wisdom teeth. Is this?

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What is the etymology of the “sine” function? What is the history of its name?

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Do particles in a superposition state require a conscious observer to collapse, or can they still do this without one?

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In order for particles in a superposition state to collapse into one state, does the observer have to be conscious/alive?

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In a game as ancient as chess, why is the queen the most powerful piece, considering the fact that women were not allowed to fight in any capacity?	6805	AskHistorians
I often hear that Nazi Germany based their discriminatory policies on the US. What specific aspects of the regime were modeled after the US? What documents support this?	14	AskHistorians
I am an Ancient Greek philosopher/mathematician. Will I gain more more admiration from my peers by formulating amazing philosophical thoughts, or by making amazing mathematical discoveries?	2	AskHistorians
Where is the second focus in a planet's elliptical orbit?	1	askscience
My grandfather and both his sisters were born with no adult teeth. I was born with 2 missing adult teeth, and no wisdom teeth. Is this?	1	askscience
What is the etymology of the “sine” function? What is the history of its name?	1	askscience
Do particles in a superposition state require a conscious observer to collapse, or can they still do this without one?	1	askscience
In order for particles in a superposition state to collapse into one state, does the observer have to be conscious/alive?	1	askscience