Post * yQg6p — Curious Curator

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TIL until 1871, officer commissions in the British Army could be bought and sold

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P1mLg TIL about King John of France who was captured by England in a war. Released to raise his ransom while his son Louis stayed as a hostage, John returned to captivity voluntarily when Louis escaped, stating, "If good faith were banned from the Earth, she ought to find asylum in the hearts of kings."

KjDG TIL That NATO must treat any attack on an ally’s soil as if it were their own, unless it’s Hawaii.

b9j07 TIL of Field Marshal Garnet Wolseley, who fought in multiple theatres of the Empire ranging from Canada to Ghana, whose efficiency in battle led to the phrase "everything's all Sir Garnet", meaning "All is in order."

4nBX TIL Mike Myers and Dana Carvey did not speak for over a decade because Myers stole the character Dr. Evil from Carvey

D1rGJ TIL about Michele Mouton, a former French rally driver. After finishing runner-up in the 1982 WRC, she started competing in the infamous and savage Group B, which was later banned after a string of deaths. Mouton retired as a result, and she remains the last woman to compete in top-level rallying.