redundancies

Here is a hilarious list of redundancies from a book I just read. Makes me feel kind of stupid, because while they are obviously ridiculous when I read them, I use some of them, as does everyone on TV and people I know.

False pretenses
Armed gunman
Convicted felon
Hired mercenary
Forcible rape (this one I thought was particularly retarded)
Terrible tragedy
General public
First discovered/first established/first created…
Personal friend
Innocent bystander
Residual trace
Small detail
Disappear from view
Fall down
Climb up
Stand up
Follow after
Weave in and out
All throughout
Close proximity
Raining outside
Immediately adjoining
Scheduled appointment
Exact same
Unsubstantiated allegation
And etc.
Contributing factor
Hot water heater
Holy Bible
Different varieties
Natural instinct
Free gift