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Archive for April, 2003

French restaurant celebrates millionth strangled duck

April 30, 2003 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A top Paris restaurant recently celebrated its one millionth duck to be snatched from grassy marshland, carefully strangled and ritually cooked with its own blood. The tradition dates back to 1890.

Full story from New Zealand News

Man suing McDonalds after finding already-chewed gum in salad

April 30, 2003 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A Detroit man is suing McDonalds after biting into a salad and finding a piece of already-chewed gum. The man now fears he may contract AIDS or hepatitis from the used gum.

Full story from WCCO

Sex toy thief sentenced to three years behind bars

April 29, 2003 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A burglar who stole sex toys from a woman’s home has been sentenced to three years in jail. The man took a pink dildo and an egg-shaped vibrator from a woman’s bedroom in Hove, England in January.

Full story from This is Brighton and Hove

Guilty plea in killing of cat rapist

April 29, 2003 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A Dunbar, West Virginia, man was sentenced to at least 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing his housemate for having sex with his cat. Two other men who were allegedly involved in the killing are scheduled to be tried later this year.

Full story from the Charleston Daily Mail

Man arrested after saving four children from fire

April 28, 2003 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A man who rescued four children from a burning apartment building in Abilene, Texas, over the weekend was jailed Monday for violating probation after authorities saw his heroics on TV.

Full story from the Pensacola News Journal

Man commits suicide with drill

April 28, 2003 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A man in Devon, Scotland, died in the hospital after drilling a hole in his head with a power tool, according to police. The 42-year-old was found unconscious in a locked room by police who were called by his wife on Sunday to their home.

Full story from scotsman.com

Man fined for urinating on police car

April 27, 2003 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A 33-year-old man was fined for urinating on a police car, the Belga news agency reported. Belgian men take a relaxed approach to urinating outdoor, but the Belgian port of Ostende has recently been cracking down on urinating in public.

Full story from news24.com