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    The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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    One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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    NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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    The best recorded distance for projectile vomiting is 27 feet.
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    Tsunami Stones
    Tsunami Stones
    Around 300 ft uphill from the highest water level reached by the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami sits a centuries-old stone marker that warns: “Do not build your homes below this point!”
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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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    Blue light fends off drowsiness in the middle of the night, which could be useful to people who work at night.
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    An iceberg contains more heat than a lit match.
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