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Archive for March, 2004

Men find missing body during bass fishing tournament

March 31, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Two West Virginia men taking part in a bass fishing tournament have discovered the body of a man missing since his car crashed in December.

Ice cream route turf war turns violent

March 30, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A couple selling ice cream in Harlem was brutally beaten by rivals hoping to steal their profitable ice cream route. The attack only ended when the victims’ 15-year-old granddaughter threw herself between the attackers and her grandparents. Two suspects are in custody.

Alligator attacks woman in back of moving pickup

March 28, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A 65-year-old Florida woman said Wednesday that she had been sitting in the back of a pickup with her feet outstretched when a 10-foot alligator lunged up and bit her ankle. The woman suffered a broken fibula and a three inch gash in her ankle.

Tater tots turn 50

March 26, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Tater Tots were invented fifty years ago by two brothers from Oregon who founded Ore-Ida. They created the tots to use leftover potato pieces from their french fry business.

Trucker reaches for cellphone, drives off bridge

March 25, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A trucker reaching to answer his cell phone drove his semi off a bridge and plunged 60 feet into a river. Investigators in Pennsylvania have not decided whether the driver, who survived, will be charged.

Candidate encourages people to vandalize her campaign signs

March 24, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

An Australian city council candidate is offering a prize to the person who best defaces her campaign signs. The candidate, Su Groome, says the contest is promoting artistic talent and engaging voters.

92-year-old falls to her death feeding raccoons

March 22, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A 92-year-old Ohio woman fell to her death while feeding raccoons Saturday. Investigators believe she may have slipped while putting food out, falling to her death in a gorge.