ELI5 Chess - why is the queen the most powerful piece?

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ELI5 Artificial Sweeteners - good for weight loss or bad for you?

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ELI5 Money Laundering - what, why and how?

What is money laundering? Why can’t a criminal just spend good old fashioned cash? What are some of the ways used by criminals to launder money? Besides casinos, why are laundromats often mentioned? Why are countries like Panama and Cyprus ideal for laundering money? ... we expla ...  Show more

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