The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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There are over 16,251 full-service restaurants in the vicinity of NYC. You could visit one every day for 40 years and still not have visited them all. This excludes counter service restaurants and cafeterias.
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Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration.
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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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Most lipstick contains fish scales!
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The average cough comes out of your mouth at 60 miles per hour.
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Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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