Editing Unintended consequences (section)

===Unexpected benefits===
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The creation of "[[no-man's land]]s" during the [[Cold War]], in places such as the border between Eastern and Western Europe, and the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]], has led to large natural habitats.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/from-iron-curtain-to-green-belt-how-new-life-came-to-the-death-strip-1686294.html |title=From Iron Curtain to Green Belt: How new life came to the death strip |publisher=Independent.co.uk |date=2009-05-17 |access-date=2010-05-07 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Kate Connolly |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/jul/04/germany-green-line-iron-curtain |title=From Iron Curtain to Green Belt |newspaper=Guardian |date=2009-07-04 |access-date=2010-05-07 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://europeangreenbelt.org/001.route_ce.html |title=European Green Belt |publisher=European Green Belt |access-date=2010-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129132357/http://europeangreenbelt.org/001.route_ce.html |archive-date=2010-01-29 }}</ref>

[[File:Oriskany July 2008 -57.jpg|thumb|Sea life on the wreck of the sunken [[USS Oriskany (CV-34)|USS ''Oriskany'']]]]
The sinking of ships in shallow waters during wartime has created many [[artificial reef|artificial coral reefs]], which can be scientifically valuable and have become an attraction for recreational divers. This led to the [[deliberate sinking]] of retired ships for the purpose of replacing coral reefs lost to [[global warming]] and other factors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnr.maryland.gov/dnrnews/pressrelease2008/020708a.html |title=Maryland Artificial Reef Initiative Celebrates 1 Year Anniversary |publisher=Dnr.maryland.gov |date=2008-02-07 |access-date=2010-05-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna18853363 |title=Sinking ships will boost tourism, group says&nbsp;– News&nbsp;– NBC News |work=NBC News |date=2007-05-25 |access-date=2010-05-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090921/NATIONAL/709209873/1042/FOREIGN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509132717/http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20090921%2FNATIONAL%2F709209873%2F1042%2FFOREIGN |archive-date=2015-05-09 |title=Life after death on the ocean floor&nbsp;– The National Newspaper |publisher=Thenational.ae |date=2009-09-21 |access-date=2010-05-07 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cbs4.com/local/vandenberg.fish.key.2.1250653.html |title=Sea Life Flourishing On Vandenberg Wreck Off Keys |publisher=cbs4.com |date=2009-10-15 |access-date=2010-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227174325/http://cbs4.com/local/vandenberg.fish.key.2.1250653.html |archive-date=2009-12-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cdnn.info/news/industry/i061227.html |title=CDNN: Diver Wants to Sink Old Navy Ships off California Coast |publisher=Cdnn.info |date=2006-12-27 |access-date=2010-05-07}}</ref>

In [[medicine]], most [[Medication|drugs]] have unintended consequences ('[[side effect]]s') associated with their use. However, some are beneficial. For instance, [[aspirin]], a [[pain reliever]], is also an [[anticoagulant]] that can help prevent [[myocardial infarction|heart attacks]] and reduce the severity and damage from [[thrombotic stroke]]s.<ref name=BBC15Feb2001>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1168850.stm |title=BBC 15 February 2001, ''Aspirin heart warning'' |work=BBC News |date=2001-02-15 |access-date=2010-05-07}}</ref> Beneficial side effects have also lead to [[off-label use]] {{Ndash}}prescription or use of a drug for an unlicensed purpose. Famously, the drug [[Viagra]] was developed to lower blood pressure, with its use for treating [[erectile dysfunction]] being discovered as a side effect in clinical trials.

In [[Papal conclave|papal conclave]] journalism, Cardinal [[Fridolin Ambongo Besungu]] of [[Kinshasa]] in the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], the elected leader of all the bishops of Africa (including Madagascar), by early 2024 had come to be regarded as [[papabile]] for his adroit handling of the issue of blessing [[same sex unions]], to which he is staunchly opposed. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2024/01/on-the-cobra-effect-and-congos-ambongo-as-an-emerging-papal-candidate|title=On the 'Cobra Effect' and Congo's Ambongo as an emerging papal candidate|date=January 31, 2024|website=Crux}}</ref>