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Some personal flutes of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, who was widely known to be gay, Germany, ~1740 AD (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] preludeofme 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I thought it was hinting at him using them for.... Other reasons

[โ€“] PugJesus 3 points 7 months ago

Speaking entirely seriously, Frederick the Great was a very accomplished flutist, and wrote a number of musical pieces