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Archive for April, 2006

Kim Basinger may join cast of 24

April 21, 2006 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News Comments Off

Actress Kim Basinger may join Kiefer Sutherland on next season’s 24. Sutherland and Basinger recently starred together in the big screen movie The Sentinel. source

Eva Longoria leaving Desperate Housewives

April 19, 2006 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News Comments Off

Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria says she has no plans to renew her contract to stay on the series. She’s hoping to persue a lucrative movie career and doesn’t want to grow old on the show.

Tom Cruise plans to eat new baby’s placenta

April 17, 2006 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News Comments Off

Tom Cruise told GQ he will eat the placenta and umbilical cord after his fiancée Katie Holmes give birth. He stated that it would be very nutritious. source

GM spends $17 million annually on Viagra

April 16, 2006 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News Comments Off

General Motors (GM), which lost $10.6 billion last year, spends $17 million annually for erectile-dysfunctions drugs such as Viagra and Cialis. The company spends $5.6 billion annually on health care, adding $1,500 to the price of every GM vehicle. source

Weather Channel crew arrested at tornado victim’s home

April 15, 2006 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News Comments Off

Three employees of the Weather Channel were arrested at the Tennessee home of a woman killed by a tornado after crew allegedly refused requests to leave. The property is marked no-trespassing in eight locations. The brother-in law of the woman killed by the tornado said he repeatedly asked the three to leave before the sheriff became involved. source

Playing video games as good as walking and cycling

April 14, 2006 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News Comments Off

A researcher at the University of Miami has announced that video games can give boys a workout that raises their blood pressure and heart rate and burns as many calories as walking or riding a bike. She also says people shouldn’t look on computer gaming as a contributing to childhood obesity. source

Drinking beer raises lung cancer risk

April 12, 2006 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News Comments Off

A new Canadian study suggests drinking beer raises the risk of lung cancer even if the consumptions is only moderate. Drinking wine, on the other hand, may decrease the risk. source