› added 7 years ago

167

TIL A 2011 survey showed that 42% of people would not want to know if a loved-one was experiencing depression, and 23% believed that depression is a ‘state of mind’, not an illness.

Read more mentalhealthy.co.uk

via ift.tt

Mn1B TIL There is a hotel in Sweden built entirely out of ice and it is rebuilt every year
yVvXl TIL of the 1840 book, "Two Years Before the Mast". Written as a memoir documenting a sailing voyage from Boston to California, it not only influenced how sailors were seen and treated, as well as being a prospector's guide to California, but also influenced Herman Melville's writings as well.
4rlN TIL Supermarket Costco cashiers make on average $20 an hour and are happier than facebook employees…
1aKR8 TIL about Ferret-legging, where contestants shove live ferrets down their pants, and the winner is whoever can stand all the biting and scratching for the longest time. The ferrets must have all their 34 teeth and all their claws. Neither ferret nor contestant can be drugged in any way.
4LON TIL that Peregrine Falcons are the fastest member of the animal kingdom. With a top recorded dive speed of 242mph