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Was there an awkward period of time when it become known that "hysteria" was just sexual dissatisfaction, where a bunch of women who had been treated for hysteria suddenly found out they were just masturbating? If so, how did the people involved react? NSFW
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I found some secret society papers in my great grandpa's paperwork. Can anyone tell me what The Crusaders Order of the World was?
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Two of the Sherlock Holmes stories feature “indiscreet letters” from prior relationships that threaten to ruin a marriage. Would contemporary audiences have understood these letters to be erotic, or were any kind of romantic letters presumed scandalous?
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The Tet Offensive is famously considered a complete tactical failure for the North Vietnamese, but ended up leading to US withdrawal. Did the North Vietnamese command believe that the operation would actually see success or was their only goal to dissuade the Americans from fighting further?
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In the Band of Brothers series, they come across a group of Nazi prisoners- one of whom was American. How many Americans were estimated to be in the Nazi ranks? We’re they assigned to special units? If they were captured, were they treated differently?
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I read that queen Marie Antoinette never saw the sea in her life, despite having time and money to visit any part of her kingdom when she wanted. Was it unusual for 18th century monarchs to travel or did they just preferred the comfort of their palaces and were not interested in tourism ?
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