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TIL unskilled individuals tend to grossly overestimate their abilities while high-skilled individuals tend to believes that tasks they perform well at are easy for everybody, thus underestimating their abilities

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m18Do TIL the Fiat Panda is not named after the panda bear, but after Empanda, the Roman goddess and patroness of travelers.
kJPNd TIL that not all dietary fiber we can eat comes from plants. Chitin, found in edible insects and seafood products such as shrimp tails is a form of dietary fiber, like plant cellulose.
9w8VG TIL about the US Army's APS contingency program. Seven gigantic stockpiles of supplies, weapons and vehicles have been stashed away by the US military on all continents, enabling their forces to quickly stage large-scale military operations anywhere on earth.
ADmvl TIL camels first evolved in North America and camel fossile remains have been found in the arctic.
kOE4B TIL that Robert Frost’s poem The Road Not Taken isn’t a celebration of choice and individuality - It’s actually the opposite. He wrote it sarcastically to make fun of an indecisive friend, and the poem actually asserts that the choice between the “two paths” doesn’t really make a difference at all.