The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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Oak trees can live 200 or more years.
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A Swiss man replaced his car's broken heater with a fully functional wood burning stove.
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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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Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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A pipe 2 feet in diameter will allow four times more fluid to pass through it than a pipe 1 foot in diameter.
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WAL-MART generates $3,000,000.00 in revenues every 7 minutes!
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