<p>Why <em>would </em>someone associate a flea with sex? Well, both fleas, and fleas on people, were a fairly common part of Victorian life. This is a short footnotes episode to give some context.</p>

Why would someone associate a flea with sex? Well, both fleas, and fleas on people, were a fairly common part of Victorian life. This is a short footnotes episode to give some context.

Footnotes: Flea Fetish

"It's BRIDGERTON meets THIS AMERICAN LIFE"
Fetch your smelling salts! The Victorians were right naughty! Lady LeTITcia and other members of the social register clink cups and read scintillating erotica from...Victorian-era England. 
NSFW. 18+.
Cover art: Taylor Hopkins.
All music under a Creative Commons License.
Opening and closing clips: Mendelssohn's String Quintet No.2, Op.87, Musicians from the Ravinia Festival's Stean Institute

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"It's BRIDGERTON meets THIS AMERICAN LIFE" Fetch your smelling salts! The Victorians were right naughty! Lady LeTITcia and other members of the social register clink cups and read scintillating erotica from...Victorian-era England. NSFW. 18+. Cover art: Taylor Hopkins. All music under a Creative Commons License. Opening and closing clips: Mendelssohn's String Quintet No.2, Op.87, Musicians from the Ravinia Festival's Stean Institute

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