Definition of Murphy's Law
: an observation: anything that can go wrong will go wrong
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“Murphy's Law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Murphy%27s%20Law. Accessed 19 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of Murphy's Law was in 1951
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