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TIL that Sherpa is not an occupation or job title but rather the name of a Tibetan ethnic group

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6JQJ TIL Pythagoras invented a practical joke cup that would spill wine all over a person if they filled their cup too much.
rRm94 TIL that there are no female leprechauns in Irish folklore.
VBMMk TIL that the Stanford Prison Experiment was ended because the principle researcher's girlfriend, a psychologist in her own right, observed the experiment and told him it was wrong and that she didn't like him because of it--not because he determined of his own accord that it was unethical
8Z7K TIL that President Roosevelt kept a pet badger in the White House
Z6JR TIL One of the most, if not the most, prolific serial killers in American history, continued getting work as a nurse from 1988 - 2003 due to a national nurse shortage even with extensive history of attempted suicide, documented mental instability and accused patient misconduct