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TIL Rodney Mullen only lost one out of 35 competitions in his career as a pro skater.

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Oowya TIL Psychologists found that interrogative self-talk, asking yourself a question about a future action increases the likelihood of it happening. For example, rather than saying "I'm going to the gym later." You would say, "Will I go to the gym later?" It triggers more goal-oriented behavior.
VxX4 TIL that when Henry Ford explained his idea of a gasoline powered car to Thomas Edison, Edison encouraged Ford that he “had it”. Ford claimed later that “No man up to then had given me any encouragement”.
LQxrp Today I learned about the Scottish Fold, a breed of cats who have a mutation that cause their ears to be folded
J1rPl TIL Greenland only has 5 municipalities
neP6G TIL that Nintendo forbids Shigeru Miyamoto from riding a bike to work because they consider him to be too valuable to the company and don't want him to get hit by a car.