The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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The oldest living person smoked cigarettes from the age of 21 to 117.
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Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
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The original game of "Monopoly" was circular.
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There are 2,500,000 rivets in the Eiffel Tower.
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An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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The streets of Victor, Colorado, once a gold rush town, are paved with low-grade gold.
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The revenue that is generated from gambling is more than the revenue that comes from movies, cruise ships, recorded music, theme parks, and spectator sports combined.
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