The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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It has been calculated that every 2 minutes, we take more pictures than all of humanity in the 19th century.
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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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There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.
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Playing Tetris after a traumatic event can prevent the development of traumatic memories and reduce the chance of having flashbacks.
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There are 2,500,000 rivets in the Eiffel Tower.
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The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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