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

2014: ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

The Ice Bucket Challenge became the most popular internet trend in the summer of 2014, raising a total of $115 million for ALS awareness and research. The awareness it spread even led to the discovery of a previously unknown gene related to the disease. Small movements like this really can have an impact.

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The More You Know

  • The majority of polar bears live in Canada—not in the Arctic.
  • Dr. Seuss wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" on a bet.
  • Danny Devito used to work as a hairdresser. For corpses.
  • The longest wedding veil was longer than 63 football fields.
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