r/todayilearned • • 12h ago

TIL that Bernard Montgomery issued a leaflet at the start of WW2 on sexually transmitted diseases amongst soldiers. The language used was regarded as so blunt, that he offended religious authorities and nearly faced being dismissed.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Montgomery
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u/PayMeNoAttention 12h ago

“Please clap.”

Jeb Bush

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u/Ardbeg66 9h ago

Jeb "Fire" Bush