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Some personal flutes of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, who was widely known to be gay, Germany, ~1740 AD
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Ayo
Cool flutes but why did you add the info on him being gay?
I was just surprised to see it added in the description.
Pride month, just thought the detail was topical
I thought it was hinting at him using them for.... Other reasons
Speaking entirely seriously, Frederick the Great was a very accomplished flutist, and wrote a number of musical pieces
Makes sense, I hadn’t realized it’s June