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TIL that Martin Seligman proved that people with a pessimistic explanatory style are more likely to develop depression. He also proved that, with some work, people can teach themselves a more optimistic explanatory style.

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NWAQ TIL that there was once a type of dog called the Turnspit dog which would run in a wheel to turn meat so it would cook evenly. The breed went extinct when machines were invented to turn the meat instead.
nWGno TIL that the inventor of Pringles is buried in a Pringles can. Fred Baur, who designed the iconic Pringles can, requested that some of his ashes be buried in one after he passed. His family honored this quirky wish with a Pringles can placed in his grave
Y7DRr TIL Dubai forms a rare physical link to a legacy of Christianity, which is thought to have spread across the peninsula from 50 to 350 CE following trade routes. Certainly, by the fifth century, Oman had a bishop named John.
PlpZ TIL when Rush was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, guitarist Alex Lifeson gave a two minute speech consisting of only one word.
l7l65 Today I Learned, manatees congregate in the warm springs around Florida and also near power plants.