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All those glossy magazine ads showing men and women with bulging muscles may be having a big impact on America’s youth. Most teens report they're exercising to become more buff, and a small number of boys and girls are turning to steroids to achieve that toned look.

Humans have long been advised to "know thyself," but new research suggests we may not know ourselves as well as we think we do. While individuals may be more accurate at assessing their own neurotic traits, such as anxiety, it seems friends, and even strangers, are often better barometers of traits such as intelligence, creativity and extroversion.