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• Dentist Won Money From Insurance Company Over Tusk Prank

  Jenny Albano | July 27, 2007 3:38 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  An oral surgeon who played a prank on his assistant by implanting fake boar tusks in her mouth, won $750,000 from his insurance company after the state Supreme Court sided with the dentist.Dr. Robert Woo put fake boar tusks in his assistant's mouth while she was under anesthesia for another procedure. The doctor took pictures of her with the tusks in and then removed them before the women woke...

• Lightning-Strike Injuries From iPods and Other Electronic Devices

  Jenny Albano | July 17, 2007 4:28 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  iPods and other electronic devices have caused people injury when lightning strikes nearby. A Canadian man who was jogging incurred burns on his neck and chest, ruptured his eardrums and broke his jaw when the lightning traveled through his music player. Another instance happened last summer, when a teen has similar injuries after lightning struck nearby and he was listening to his iPod.Other...