How Murphy's Law Works

Stuff You Should Know

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Society & Culture

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🗓️ 1 July 2008

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Murphy's law originates in 1949, and states 'anything that can go wrong, will.' Check out this HowStuffWorks to learn more about how the Air Force discovered Murphy's law.

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