jamusic | Blue Earth, MN  • United States , Age 14

Random facts, laws, and fears.



May 23, 2008 - 20:16 PM PST

In New York, It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.

In New Jersey, it is illegal to wear a bullet-proof vest while committing a murder.

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

Ophthalmophobia: Fear of being stared at.

In Nevada, it’s still "legal" to hang someone for shooting your dog on your property.

40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year.

You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.

More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes.

Hobophobia- Fear of bums or beggars

ancraophobia- Fear of wind

The world is insane. The fact that somebody bothered to waste their life figuring out that rubber bands last longer when refrigerated just proves my point. Who cares? If your gonna waste your life on one thing at least have it be something useful. I don't care what brand of paper towels is stronger, I don't care that one gum lasts longer, and I dont care that you say this toothpaste tastes like strawberries because it doesn't!! Is my point so hard to understand? So many people waste so much doing absolutely nothing! Now you may have enjoyed my rantings but maybe you didn't. It doesn't really matter though because in the end I'm just another kid spilling my guts writing to people I don't even know. Peace!

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May 23, 2008 - 21:20 PM
I have to agree that some of those are pretty ridiculous. Although you might think sticking rubber bands in a freezer is a waste of time, some inventors and explorers made their discoveries by doing stupid little experiments like that. Everyone has to start somewhere I guess. What may not be useful to you, may be useful to others.

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