The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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Marlboro cigarettes sold in New York contain more tar and nicotine than those sold in all other states!
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Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world.
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The search engine Google got its name from the word 'googol', which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.
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At 90 degrees below zero, your breath will freeze in mid-air and fall to the ground.
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The Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.
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Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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