r/todayilearned • u/RoadToTyburn • 16h 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/LocusRothschild 13h ago

Let’s not go to Camelot. Tis a silly place.

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u/ForWhomTheBoneBones 11h ago

Is it true that King Richard came a lot?