Therapists say if you can’t take a compliment without mentioning a flaw, it’s probably not modesty but conditioning that goes back to your childhood

Deflecting praise can look like humility, but sometimes it’s a reflex you learned long ago to stay small and avoid attention.
New Scientist

The secret of how cats twist in mid-air to land on their feet

An exceptionally flexible region of the spine enables falling cats to twist the front and back halves of their body ...