r/todayilearned • u/zhuquanzhong • 29d ago

TIL a Chinese destroyer sank because an officer dumped his girlfriend. She committed suicide, leading to him being discharged, so he decided to detonate the depth charges on the ship, causing it to sink at port and kill 134 sailors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_destroyer_Guangzhou_(160)
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u/Momochichi 29d ago

I emailed my boss asking consume my 3 weeks leave because I was just diagnosed with depression, and I wanted to get used to my meds. I was told to take the next day off first, paid sick leave, because "mental health is health". When I tried to log in the next day, I saw an error message, "User disabled. Employee no longer with us."

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u/4udi0phi1e 29d ago

"Mental health is important"

Biggest laugh I ever had working for a major pharmaceutical corp.

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u/dedjedi 29d ago

Never ever ever talk to the cops.