These Are All The Major Pop Culture & Historical Moments of the Last Decade

2013: Same-Sex Marriage Legalized 

The Supreme Court overturned Proposition 8 with a 5-4 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in California. That put an end to the Defense of Marriage Act.  The court ruled Section 3 of DOMA unconstitutional "as a deprivation of the equal liberty ... protected by the Fifth Amendment." The decision was widely quoted by both sides in same-sex marriage lawsuits.

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The More You Know

  • When two white-faced capuchin monkeys meet, they say hello by sticking their fingers into each other's noses.
  • Bubble wrap was originally designed to be used as wallpaper.
  • A solar powered, self-filling water bottle has been invented for bike riders that condenses atmospheric moisture to automatically fill the bottle.
  • The largest volcano in the solar system is three times taller than Mount Everest.
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