Useless Knowledge!

[Malanu]

In this one town it is illegal to buy toothpaste and a toothbrush at the same time on Sunday.

Is that town also in PA and would it be near West Newton? My parents grew up there!

 

[metagrody6]

People who say that Diet Coke rots your insides are full of bullsh¡t.
It is illegal to lick toads in California.
Ditto is a failed Mew clone.
Boomerangs were used as weapons.
Yo-yo's were also used as weapons.

 

[SerenadeSP]

The average person spends about 25% of his/her life sleeping.

In New York:
-the penalty for jumping off a building is death.
-A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket.

In Florida:
-It is illegal for a doctor to ask a patient whether they own a gun.
-If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.

In Maine:
-Shotguns are required to be taken to church in the event of a Native American attack.
-You may not step out of a plane in flight.
-After January 14th you will be charged a fine for having your Christmas decorations still up.

In Iowa:
-A man with a moustache may never kiss a woman in public.

In Kentucky:
-It is illegal to fish with a bow and arrow.

 

[ScytheSwipe]

10 char limit yay

A common misconception. Goldfish have decent memories and they can be trained to do tricks, like this little fella.I lol'd

As for some of my own facts:

A cat sleeps for up to 15 hours a day.

The chow chow dog has a blue tounge.

The average 3 year old laughs around 30 times a day, adults only laugh about 15 times. (Not sure about that one.)

The swan is the only bird with a penis.That's not true I know at least ducks do as well

The tallest man in the world was 8'11"

 

[Wild Dragonite]

In Arizona, any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is automatically a felony.
In a city in Arizona, it is illegal for women to wear pants.
In Arizona, it is illegal to cut down a segaro (sp?) cactus.

I have books devoted to this subject. XD

 

[ScytheSwipe]

Another 10 char

The average person spends about 25% of his/her life sleeping.

In New York:
-the penalty for jumping off a building is death. I like this one


In Kentucky:
-It is illegal to fish with a bow and arrow. Actually this one isn't too bizarre because you actually can fish with a bow and arrow in certain streams and rivers and it's actually quite fun!

 

[Hilijix]

Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.

 

[Judas]

Afrikaans, a language spoken in South Africa is actually a European language, it is a descendant of Dutch. There is still a level of understanding between the two, as in Dutch speakers can understand Afrikaans speakers and vice versa despite the different language.

Florida accidentally made sex illegal.

Texas is not the biggest state. Alaska is.

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.

 

[Wild Dragonite]

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.

Except that isn't exactly what I would call useless, because it might come in handy in a pinch.

I've got more...

Attilla the Hun was a dwarf.
Napoleon was not a dwarf; he was measured in the 'Royal Foot', which was (or is) slightly longer than a normal foot. He was about 5'6''.

 

[Farfan]

This one is sick..

In 1938 (one year before World War 2) Adolf Hitler was the Person of the Year in the "Time" magazine.

 

[Shuam]

In Maine:
-You may not step out of a plane in flight.

http://www.centralmaineskydiving.com/
Disproved.

 

[JoshYEAH]

Did you know that if you plug your nose, you cannot hum?

This isn't true, you can still hum but only for a short amount of time.

Also, it's impossible to tickle yourself.

Also not true; ask any ticklish person and they will more than likely be able to do it.

Things I didn't know about my state laws.
In Michigan it is illegal to
1) seduce and corrupt an unmarried girl, or else he risks five years in prison.
2) A woman isn’t allowed to cut her own hair without her husband’s permission.

These are a disgrace, but also I'm not sure I believe you - do you have a link to the actual legislation?

In the US you can only drink alcohol at 21 (or something) years old, yet you can carry a gun at 12 years old. Something here is wrong...

It varies state by state but given the fact that hunting is widespread in rural America it makes a lot of sense.

People who say that Diet Coke rots your insides are full of bullsh¡t.

Put something that is degradable in a glass and fill it up with Diet Coke, or indeed any soda. Leave it alone for a few hours and then remove the cola or other soda. The end result is what it is doing to your insides - it is full of acidic substances that do mess up with your insides; any soda is the same.

Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.

Also hover.

This one is sick..

In 1938 (one year before World War 2) Adolf Hitler was the Person of the Year in the "Time" magazine.

I don't get why it's sick. Hitler was an incredible leader, he just had backwards idealogies.

 

[Pansy :]]

The word “Galaxy” comes from the Greek word for “milk”.
There is a 5-inch octopus that can kill a human!
Mark Zuckerberg has a Google Plus account!
The word 'Christian' only appears three times in the entire Bible!
Russian scientists have predicted that humanity will encounter aliens by 2031.
A legless woman has been given a mermaid tail to help her swim!
There are no natural lakes in Puerto Rico.
The Nyan Cat video was temporarily removed from YouTube due to a false copyright complaint.
Every native Japanese word ends in a vowel or the letter N!
The world’s smallest fish aquarium fits in the palm of your hand!

 

[Farfan]

I don't get why it's sick. Hitler was an incredible leader, he just had backwards idealogies.

Yeah in that year he was an incredible leader and that's why he made it there, but in WW2 he killed million people, and turned to be bad... Time magazine facepalms.

 

[JoshYEAH]

I don't think you really understand how it works, do you.

 

[Karma Police]

The contents of Malanu's brain.

 

[Pansy :]]

Yeah in that year he was an incredible leader and that's why he made it there, but in WW2 he killed million people, and turned to be bad... Time magazine facepalms.

It's based off of someone who greatly influenced the world that year, and obviously hitler did influence the world greatly.
Bin Laden was almost "Times" person of the year in 2001. They decided last minute that it was to disrespectful and chose someone else.

 

[rykerr1]

In Rhode Island...

Cap guns are illegal.
Ropes may not be strung across a highway.
No one may bite off another's leg.
Riding a horse over any public highway for the purpose of racing is illegal.
Any marriage where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void.
It is considered an offense to throw pickle juice on a trolley.

 

[Shuam]

it irritated me that obama was time's person in 2008, prior to even doing anything but running for president and winning the election. time is a magazine undeserving of the attention it receives.

 

[JoshYEAH]

it irritated me that obama was time's person in 2008, prior to even doing anything but running for president and winning the election. time is a magazine undeserving of the attention it receives.

It's based on how influential a person is, which, given how the voter turnout was for that election (one of the highest in recorded history) would suggest that Obama certainly did make people sit up and pay more attention to the politics of their country, ergo he is indeed influential. If you want to complain about any awards Obama has received, make it the Nobel Peace Prize - Time magazine's influential person award though, has been a pretty good thing throughout its time. The only one where they dropped the ball was making it "you" if you ask me, but even that one still made sense.