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"Catch-22" originates from the novel of the same name by Joseph Heller, published in 1961. The term refers to a paradoxical rule affecting soldiers in World War II, where one cannot escape dangerous situations due to contradictory regulations. Specifically, a soldier can be declared insane and unfit to fly combat missions if he willingly continues to fly them, but if he requests to be grounded for being insane, it proves he is sane enough to continue flying. This concept has since entered popular culture to describe any illogical and self-fulfilling regulation or decision.

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