Nachos were actually invented by a guy named Nacho. Happy Nacho Day!
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In 1916, a US amendment was proposed to put all acts of war to a national vote. If you voted yes you would have to register as a volunteer for service in the United States Army.
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Between 2007 and 2012, Bill Gates gave away $28 billion; saving 6 million lives.
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In Montreal, there's a bus stop with swings that play musical notes when you swing on them.
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In 2012, redditor laporkenstein forged his own wedding ring out of a Gibeon meteorite.
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Coffee comes from an edible fruit. The coffee cherry is sweet and tastes like watermelon, rosewater, and hibiscus all at once.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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