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  • Woman Gets Chemical Burns Sitting on Toilet

    01/12/2004 2:51:00 PM PST · by presidio9 · 2 replies · 200+ views
    Reuters ^ | Mon, Jan 12, 2004
    A woman will require plastic surgery for serious burns after she sat on a New Zealand public toilet smeared with an unknown chemical, media reported. The woman was one of four to suffer burns from the chemical, which had been smeared on seats and other areas in a public toilet in a park in the city of Christchurch, in the early hours of Saturday, the New Zealand Press Association reported. "It appears that a clear, gel-like substance had been smeared on the toilet seats, press-down buttons and on the building's walls," said Senior Sergeant Neru Leifi. A sample of the...
  • Man Jumps In Lions' Pit, Pretends To Bullfight

    01/12/2004 2:39:06 PM PST · by presidio9 · 6 replies · 438+ views
    Associated Press ^ | January 12, 2004
    -- A man survived after scaling a wall and jumping into the lions' pit at the Buenos Aires Zoo. But what he did next was even more strange. Lucas Tomas, 22, held his jacked as if it were a bullfighter's cape and challenged one of the two lions in the pit. The lion apparently didn't take the bait. Tomas was saved after a nearby policeman fired several shots into the air, scaring the lion away. Tomas eventually climbed out and was taken to a hospital. He suffered minor injuries to his hands, arms and face. According to hospital officials, Tomas...