The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.
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In Monopoly, the character locked behind the bars is called Jake the Jailbird. Officer Edgar Mallory sent him to jail.
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The average IQ is 100, while 140 is the beginning of genius IQ.
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Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
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More than 6,000 people with pillow-related injuries check into U.S. emergency rooms every year!
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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
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