History is littered with examples of unintended consequences: outcomes of an action that are unrelated to the intent of the decision. Smokestacks helped to keep ground-level air clean, but polluted the sky and caused smog. Municipalities that mandated bicycle helmets in the interest of safety found they only deterred people from riding bicycles.
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