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TIL that students with the highest GPAs score lowest on measures of creativity and independence, and highest on measures of punctuality, delay of gratification, predictability and dependability.

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a8AvA TIL The origin of 10,000 steps a day started as a marketing slogan by a Japanese company when they made the world's first pedometer in the 1960s named Manpo-kei, or “10,000 steps meter." The science behind 10,000 steps a day is based on this catchy ad.
J1MgV TIL Babies have about 30,000 taste buds, while adults have only about 10,000
OoGmL TIL that the scientific name for llamas is lama glama
pxK4 TIL Microwaving food does not diminish the nutrients. When done right, it’s actually one of the most nutritionally sound methods in food preparation.
KOeN9 TIL that the corkscrew is modeled after the "gun worm," which was used to remove bullets and wadding from muskets.