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TIL that in 1953, a member of the Indiana Textbook Commission tried to ban mentions of Robin Hood because he promoted communism

by whatilearned July 6, 2022, 7:01 pm

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You’ve been promoted to Top Gun. What’s your call sign?

by QuestionGuy July 5, 2022, 5:35 pm

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TIL in 1976, George Washington was posthumously promoted to the rank of General of the Armies of the United States, the highest rank in the United States Army. The only other person to ever hold this rank was John J. Pershing, the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces during WW1.

by whatilearned June 22, 2022, 12:31 am

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TIL Major-General Charles George Gordon was a British Army officer who made his military reputation in China. He was placed in command of the “Ever Victorious Army” which was instrumental in putting down the Taiping Rebellion. The Emperor of China promoted Gordon to the rank of tidu.

by whatilearned June 19, 2022, 1:38 pm

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Why did the scarecrow get promoted?

by cringeyjokesman June 9, 2022, 1:05 pm

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What would you do if your boss wanted to have sex with you and in return you get promoted to a better paying job?

by QuestionGuy May 26, 2022, 4:24 am

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TIL it is widely believed the US Armed Forces never adopted the rank of Field Marshall, opting for the five-star “General of the Army” instead, because George Marshall was the first person promoted to the rank and “Marshall Marshall” sounded undignified.

by whatilearned May 8, 2022, 2:21 pm

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Today I learned about Frank Emmanuel Petersen Jr, the first black Marine Corp Aviator and General. Tomorrow is the anniversary of Peterson being promoted to brigadier general in 1979. The navy currently has a Arleigh-Burke class destroyer named after him the ship’s motto is “Into the Tiger’s Jaw!”

by whatilearned February 23, 2022, 6:59 am

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TIL George Picquart, an anti-semitic French army officer, helped to convict fellow officer Alfred Dreyfus, a Jew, of treason. Subsequently promoted to lead the secret intelligence service, he then discovered and exposed the conspiracy that had framed Dreyfus, eventually toppling the government.

by whatilearned February 21, 2022, 3:00 pm

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TIL the piano intro in Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” was composed by their roadie, Billy Powell. When he played it for them, he was promoted to band member on the spot.

by whatilearned January 20, 2022, 7:48 am

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What idea promoted by many would have bad consequences?

by QuestionGuy January 13, 2022, 5:27 am

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TIL when John Travolta called Idina Menzel “Adele Dazeem”, Menzel was not upset about it. In response, she printed up satirical playbills that promoted her name as Adele Dazeem, noting her past work in Nert (Rent), Wicked-ly (Wicked) and Farfignugen (a play on the word Fahrvergnügen/Frozen).

by whatilearned January 11, 2022, 2:42 am

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