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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In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!
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You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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There are no rental cars in Bermuda.
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Any domino can knock over another object up to 1.5x its size. The 32nd object would be big enough to knock over the Empire State Building.
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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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