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Archive for August, 2004

First drive-through art gallery opens in Wales

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

A drive-through art gallery in Wales features graffiti art created by a group of teenagers. Before the gallery opened, the walls were constantly being defaced.

Radio station shut down by fleas

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

A flea infestation forced Cyprus state radio to suspend live programming Tuesday. The station played prerecorded programs while the studios were sprayed with flea killer. Numerous stray cats in the area around the station were blamed for the problem.

Russians race down rapids on inflatable sex dolls

August 23, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

126 Russian men and women raced down rapids near Saint Petersburg using inflatable sex dolls as floatation devices. The race, known as the second Bubble Baba Challengewas held on the Vuoksa river that runs in northwestern Russia a year after the first contest.

Pink dye thwarts fertilizer thieves

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

A pink dye named GloTell promises to combat thefts of fertilizer by staining anyone who come in contact with the substance. Even if math labs use the product to make drugs, it will create a bright pink stain around the point of entry in the body, usually a nostril or injection site.

Britney Spears asks Jenna Jameson for lesbian sex

August 20, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Porn star Jenna Jameson claims that Britney Spears asked her for lesbian sex. Jenna befriended Britney after a showbiz party but Britney’s publicists blocked their relationship after the singer asked for sex.

Toddler has brain surgery to cure giggling fits

August 19, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

An 8-month-old Pittsburgh-area boy is recovering from surgery to remove a brain tumor that gave the child laughter-like seizures. The boy’s parents had nicknamed the child “Captain Giggles” before discovering the true nature of his behavior. The boy is in serious condition, according to the Phoenix, Arizona, hospital where the surgery was performed.

Gasoline thief sets himself on fire

August 18, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Authorities in Hialeah, Florida say an attempt to steal gasoline resulted in a spectacular explosion at a gas station, seriously burning the suspect in the theft. The man was rushed to a hospital with serious burns in the hours after the blast.