The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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The search engine Google got its name from the word 'googol', which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.
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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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Diamonds mined in Brazil are harder than those found in Africa.
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The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop!
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Standard paper cannot be folded in half more than 7 times.
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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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