Reason #829 that I love humanity

[brynndragon]

The first "vending machine" was used to freely dispense fresh orange juice to the inventor's community (he invented both orange juice and the machine). It took over 700 years for someone to have the idea of making money off such a device, and that device dispensed holy water to pilgrims visiting a local site of worship for a fee.

I'll leave the commentary on community, capitalism, and religion as an exercise for the reader :).