On October 28, 2013, wind power provided 100% of Denmark's power. At 2:00am, it was producing 122% of the country's energy needs.
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Between 2007 and 2012, Bill Gates gave away $28 billion; saving 6 million lives.
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Nachos were actually invented by a guy named Nacho. Happy Nacho Day!
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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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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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The Gate Tower Building skyscraper in Japan has a highway passing through its fifth, sixth and seventh floors.
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In Dubai, there’s a fridge magnet that orders a pizza delivered to your door.
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