http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged NJ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 03:45:32 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/mans-genitals-removed-after-bid-to-enlarge-his-penis-by-injecting-it-with-olive-oil-goes-wrong/ Health officials in Thailand have rushed to reassure men that size isn't everything after a 50-year-old man was forced to have his penis removed following a botched enlargement attempt using olive oil. The man had used an unproven method of injecting oil into his penis, having been told by friends that it would make it bigger. The practice, which can also involve bees wax, silicone or even paraffin, is common in Thailand and one Bangkok hospital reports that 40 pa... ]]> Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:57:54 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/mans-genitals-removed-after-bid-to-enlarge-his-penis-by-injecting-it-with-olive-oil-goes-wrong/ http://www.wtfnews.org/sports/pee-wee-football-coach-suspended-for-paying-11-year-old-players-to-purposefully-injure-opponents/ The head coach of a California children's football team has been suspended amidst allegations he paid players to target and hurt opponents so badly they'd be unable to compete. Officials suspended coach Darren Crawford of the Tustin Pee Wee Red Cobras along with the association's President Pat Galentine until the program can investigate and rule on the allegations. Crawford allegedly offered players up to $50 for whoever made the 'hit of the game,' according... ]]> Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:04:40 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/sports/pee-wee-football-coach-suspended-for-paying-11-year-old-players-to-purposefully-injure-opponents/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/woman-charged-with-killing-man-by-injecting-his-penis-with-silicone-at-pumping-party-pleads-not-guilty-to-reckless-manslaughter/ A woman who posed as a cosmetic surgery professional has plead not guilty today to charges of reckless manslaughter after one of her penile enhancement 'patients' died from the silicone injection. Kasia Rivera was arrested in December last year following the death of Justin Street, a 22-year-old man who attended a 'pumping party' at her East Orange home in May. Street suffered a clot to the lungs owing to a a silicone embolism and authorities believe Rivera, 3... ]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:25:42 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/woman-charged-with-killing-man-by-injecting-his-penis-with-silicone-at-pumping-party-pleads-not-guilty-to-reckless-manslaughter/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/medical-miracle-father-wakes-up-from-seven-year-coma-after-he-is-given-a-sleeping-pill/ A South African man who had been in a coma for seven years was 'woken up' after being given a sleeping pill. Ayanda Nqinana, from Johannseburg, was left with severe brain injuries after his car crashed along an Eastern Cape road in 2005. His doctors said the father-of-one would most likely never recover. But his wife Nomfundo recently read a newspaper article about other long-term coma patients who had woken up after being fed sleeping pill Stilnox. ... ]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:14:56 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/medical-miracle-father-wakes-up-from-seven-year-coma-after-he-is-given-a-sleeping-pill/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/the-shires-vernesa-injured-in-a-suspected-knife-attack-at-a-sydney-shopping-centre/ WELCOME to reality TV - the dramatic moment two personalities from the show The Shire were caught up in a violent fight involving knives at a Sydney cafe. Vernesa Toroman and Sophie Kalantzis, the Botox-loving friends from the Channel 10 show, were said to have been caught in a "personal vendetta" before they became involved in a slapping, hair-pulling tussle outside a cafe in Rhodes, western Sydney yesterday. Toroman, a former retail manager, suffered a bla... ]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:20:55 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/the-shires-vernesa-injured-in-a-suspected-knife-attack-at-a-sydney-shopping-centre/ http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/whale-injured-in-sydney-harbour-collision/ A Humpback whale calf has been injured in a collision with what may have been a ferry in Sydney Harbour this morning. The calf, which had entered the harbour with its mother, was seen with a large gash on its right hand flank, consistent with a boat strike. Sydney Ferries say that at about 8:40am the Manly ferry Collaroy struck an unknown object, causing damage to a propeller blade. ]]> Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:43:05 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/whale-injured-in-sydney-harbour-collision/ http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/lightning-strike-kills-1-injures-9-at-pocono-nascar-race/ A lightning strike in the parking lot at Pocono Raceway after a rain-shortened NASCAR race Sunday killed one person and injured nine others, racetrack officials said. It wasn't immediately clear if all 10 people were actually struck by lightning in the parking lot behind the grandstand, nor was it known whether one or multiple strikes occurred during the thunderstorm. Two people were taken to hospitals in critical condition after the strike, racetrack officials said... ]]> Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:32:26 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/lightning-strike-kills-1-injures-9-at-pocono-nascar-race/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/man-who-lost-his-legs-as-a-child-scales-mount-kilimanjaro-using-his-hands/ It's a feat most able-bodied people would struggle to achieve - scaling one of the highest peaks on the planet. Spencer West managed it using just his hands. The 31-year-old, from Toronto, Canada - who lost his legs when he was just five years old - reached the summit of the 19,341ft high Mt. Kilimanjaro on Monday after a slow, gruelling and awe-inspiring trek. ]]> Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:49:28 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/man-who-lost-his-legs-as-a-child-scales-mount-kilimanjaro-using-his-hands/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/hackensack-man-stabs-self-accused-of-throwing-intestines-at-police/ HACKENSACK — A man who stabbed himself repeatedly in front of police — and then threw his skin and intestines at them — remains in critical condition Tuesday morning, police said. Police said they got a call at 10 p.m. Sunday from someone saying Wayne Carter, 43, had a knife and was threatening to hurt himself. When police officers arrived at the Clay Street home, they kicked in a door to his room, which had been blocked with furniture, s... ]]> Tue, 29 May 2012 16:29:43 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/hackensack-man-stabs-self-accused-of-throwing-intestines-at-police/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/36-dead-pets-found-in-home-covered-in-excrement-and-showing-signs-of-cannibalism/ A retired New Jersey teacher is facing multiple counts of animal cruelty charges after authorities recovered 36 dead cats from her home. Lorraine R. Smith, 65, will be fined a maximum of $1,000 for each of the 36 counts after the dead animals were discovered lying in one-feet of their own faeces at her Bradley Beach property. Responding to a 2 a.m fire alarm call at the La Reine Avenue home, emergency services and Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Crue... ]]> Mon, 28 May 2012 12:02:45 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/36-dead-pets-found-in-home-covered-in-excrement-and-showing-signs-of-cannibalism/