The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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The offspring of two sets of identical twins are legally cousins but genetically siblings.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Researchers say that lining the toilet seat with paper is pretty much pointless
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Donkey Kong was Mario's pet that he'd abused. Donkey Kong kidnapped Mario's girlfriend as revenge for the mistreatment.
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Research has shown that allowing chocolate to melt in your mouth produced brain and heart rate activity that was simliar to - and even stronger than - that produced with passionate kissing.
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