Is there anything Taylor Swift isn't good at? Here are some 21 incredible facts about her that will make you a fan. I'm sold. Taylor, you're the best.

1. She plays the guitar, banjo, ukelele and piano.

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2. Taylor initially wanted to be a financial adviser.

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The suit looks good on her.

3. She's credited as a writer on all the songs she's released.

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4. She wrote a novel when she was a teenager about a shark that washed up on the dock of her family's shore house.

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No, Sharknado wasn't written by Taylor Swift, though we think it was written by a 4 year old.

5. Entertainment is in her genes: her maternal grandmother Marjorie Finlay was an internationally known entertainer and opera singer.

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See these moves? It's in the genes!

6. She finished homeschooling coursework for her junior and senior years of high school in 12 months.

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Brains? She's got 'em.

7. She first learned how to play a 12-string guitar before a 6-string one.

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The harder instrument first, please.

8. When she signed with Big Machine after leaving RCA, her father made a small investment in the company owning 3% of the successful label.

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Making daddy richer. Good girl!

9. She was named after singer-songwriter James Taylor because androgynous names totally have an edge in the business world.

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Except in sports.

10. She's still close with her best friend from high school - Abigail Anderson.


11. She won the Grammy for Album of the Year at 20. The youngest winner ever.

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12. She has a framed photograph of the Kanye West incident with a caption saying "Life is full of little interruptions"

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Word.

13. Before she and Karlie Kloss started to hang out, she told Vogue that she wanted to bake cookies with her.

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BFF!

14. She is her own manager.

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No one can manage her better than herself.

15. She handles her Instagram herself. And replies fans whenever she can.

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Taylor is pure gold.

16. She's opened for country superstars like Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

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No big deal!

17. She gives young fans advice from time to time.

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18. She tried to make it on Broadway before country music.

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19. She's donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to support arts education, children's literacy, LBGT anti-discrimination efforts and charities for sick children.


20. She didn't buy a house next to the Kennedy compound to be near her ex, but rather made a short-term financial investment

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This is not about an ex.

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It's about making money!

21. She's not only beautiful and picture perfect, but incredible smart. In high school, she had a 4.0 grade point average.

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Beauty and brains. Check and check!