113. Mesmerism and Polgar Sister Prodigies

Franz Anton Mesmer discovered that the antidote to all mammalian ailments is a magnetized rod. Isn’t it weird how women always seem to need healing between their thighs? Then, it’s time to FIDE for your right to play chess! Susan, Sofia, and Judit Polgar broke barriers for women in chess, while their father cracked the code on raising child prodigies. 

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