The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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The best time for a person to buy shoes is in the afternoon. This is because the foot tends to swell a bit around this time.
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At the time of your birth, you were, for a few seconds, the youngest person on the planet.
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Standard paper cannot be folded in half more than 7 times.
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The 1 yen coin can be used as a weight, because it weighs exactly one gram. Also, it can float on water.
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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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The largest hotel suite in the world is located 22 stories under the surface in the Grand Canyon Caverns. One night for two people in this 65 million year old cave is $700.
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22% leave the glob of toothpaste in the sink.
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