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TIL that telling other people about your goals can impede you accomplishing them, because it makes you feel like you’re already closer to your goal.

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8aLkX TIL the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia is the only sovereign state in the world to be named for a woman
eOv6 TIL: Even with the bare minimum of driver training on its use, the British roundabout has been proven to be at least 20% more efficient at moving traffic through an intersection than any other design
4mGN TIL that in 2005, security guards at Australia’s Parliament House were banned from calling people ‘mate’. The ban lasted one day.
b9N4a TIL that Bob Clark directed Black Christmas (1974), one of the most terrifying holiday films of all time; just under a decade later, he directed A Christmas Story (1983), one of the most beloved holiday films of all time.
5YAWn TIL Not only does the Pillsbury Doughboy have a wife, son, daughter, and grandparents, but he also has a dog named Flapjack and a cat named Biscuit.