In 1943, a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers' coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised "Irish Coffee," creating the now-famous cocktail.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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In 2012, redditor laporkenstein forged his own wedding ring out of a Gibeon meteorite.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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As of April 2010, Bill Gates had donated $36,854,000,000 in his lifetime! That's more than half of his total net worth!
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There is a “Fruit Salad Tree” which can grow up to 6 different types of fruit.
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