› added 2 years ago

180

TIL that Logic’s song ‘1800-273-8255’ saved hundreds of lives because it is the number for the suicide prevention hotline, says study. After he performed the song in 2018 at the Grammys, suicide rates among 10-19 year olds dropped by 5.5 percent.

Read more nme.com

via reddit.com

VMZ5p TIL that British merchant seaman in WW2 received no pay from the moment their ship sank. If the seaman was fortunate to survive the sinking, the shipping company regarded it as "non-working time"
v15d8 TIL Listerine was initially used as an anti-septic and is named after Joseph Lister, the doctor who famously used the first anti-septics in the medical field. It has also been sold as floor cleaner and as a cure for Gonorrhea
Vw1k TIL Laws against child labour were introduced in Prussia to improve the health of army recruits.
j6wQp TIL that the Missouri River is the longest river in the US, beating the Mississippi by only 1 mile.
grvj9 TIL about "agrivoltaics," which is the use of land for both agriculture and solar photovoltaic energy generation.