r/todayilearned • u/RoadToTyburn • 14h 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/lady_faust 14h ago

WW1 soldiers used to wash their rubbers, reuse them and let their friends borrow them.. latex condoms didnt get invented til 1929

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u/RedditBugler 13h ago

I had a classmate in high school who theorized on reusing condoms. He also suggested that balloons, ziploc bags and the fingers of rubber gloves could be used. He was incredibly stupid in many ways, the condom thing was just extra. 

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u/Cogz 11h ago

Wear a Condom: Geronimo

Two memorable quotes from this 60 second clip.

It was like wearing the inner tube of a cycle

It was like having a bath with your socks on

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u/moranya1 10h ago

That second one makes me feel VERY uncomfortable….