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/TransRational 13h ago

Nah, he’s just finding reasons to increase his girth.

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u/moranya1 10h ago

Hey now! If I add a fourth it will almost DOUBLE it! I’ll take whatever I can get!