The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.
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A man earned 4 million airline miles for free without breaking any laws by using his credit card to purchase free-delivery $1 coins from the U.S. mint.
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More than 10% of the world's salt is used to de-ice American roads.
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The Bank of America was originally the Bank of Italy!
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Extremely high pressured water can easily cut through a steel beam.
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U-Haul is the world's largest advertiser in the Yellow Pages.
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The first toilet being flushed in a motion picture was in the movie Psycho.
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