Potato salad Kickstarter ends with more than $55,000 raised

A Kickstarter project to create a batch of potato salad closed this morning. The campaign was successfully funded at $55,492, or $55,482 more than its original goal of $10.

Creator Zack Danger Brown of Columbus, Ohio, has promised to fulfill all stretch goals, including making 10 times the original planned amount and hosting a free PotatoStock 2014 in Columbus. He also is contributing money to charity to help Columbus-area nonprofits end hunger and homelessness, according to Polygon.

"These types of funds gain interest every year and grow over time," Brown wrote on Tuesday, "so, while our little Internet joke will one day be forgotten, the impact will be felt forever."

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