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Is it true that oral sex was rarely performed by prostitutes in the USA before WWII? If so, why? NSFW

686 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Is there a reason only a few European cuisines incorporated the spiciness of chili peppers after they were introduced to Europe? Are there spicy French, German, out English dishes I'm just unaware of?

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Thousands of years ago, our ancestors taught one tribe of the primitive natives of Earth to trim their own flowers in infancy so we could have a variety of petal lengths.

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Were animals trained to find alcohol by law enforcement during Prohibition in the USA?

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Do we know what the theoretical maximum speed for a land animal is?

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"Daryl" seems to be a common name for Asian-Americans, is there a historical reason for this?

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Is it true that oral sex was rarely performed by prostitutes in the USA before WWII? If so, why? NSFW	686	AskHistorians
Is there a reason only a few European cuisines incorporated the spiciness of chili peppers after they were introduced to Europe? Are there spicy French, German, out English dishes I'm just unaware of?	175	AskHistorians
Thousands of years ago, our ancestors taught one tribe of the primitive natives of Earth to trim their own flowers in infancy so we could have a variety of petal lengths.	10	TwoSentenceHorror
Were animals trained to find alcohol by law enforcement during Prohibition in the USA?	5	AskHistorians
Do we know what the theoretical maximum speed for a land animal is?	1	askscience
"Daryl" seems to be a common name for Asian-Americans, is there a historical reason for this?	0	AskHistorians