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The Ukraine are set to ban a number of cartoons on the basis that they are "a threat to children".The country"s "National Expert Commission for Protecting Public Morality" is planning to meet in an effort to discuss whether or not cartoons and films such as Spongebob Squarepants and Shrek are too immoral to broadcast. Even Disney classics such as The Lion King and JungleBook have come under scrutiny.Handbag wielding Teletubbies character Tinky Winky came under considerable fire with the watchdog accusing him of "promoting homosexuality" while at the same time encouraging children to "repeat nonsense phrases in a brazen manner, in front of adults they don’t know".

Spongebob Squarepants is a gay cartoon character who is a “real threat” to Ukrainian children, according to the country’smorality watchdog.  

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A man attending a Nevada screening of The Bourne Legacy managed to shoot himself during the film.The 56-year-old man had settled down with about 30 other people to watch the movie when the gun he was carrying accidentally discharged and fired a bullet in to his posterior. Apologizing to shocked cinema-goers, the man stood up and made a hasty retreat fromthe building.

While he did have permission to be carrying a concealed weapon he now faces charges for firing the gun in a theater."It is illegal in Nevada, a misdemeanour, to either intentionally or negligently discharge or cause the discharge of a firearm in a theatre," said Sparks City Attorney Chet Adams. A 56-year-old man who shot himself in the buttocks when his gun fell from his pocket at a UScinema could be charged by police.  

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One drunk man at a party in Australia thought it would be a good idea to experiment with fireworks.The ill-fated party trick soon backfired ( literally ) when upon sticking a firework between his buttocks and lighting it the man received serious injuries and had to be flown to a specialized burns unit for emergency treatment. On top of the indignity and injury the man is expected to be charged afine for possessing fireworks outside of an approved period."It appears a party was in full progress when a young male decided to place a firework between the cheeks of his bottom and light it," said Senior Sergeant Garry Smith.

"What must of seemed to be a great idea at the time has backfired, resulting in the male receiving quite severe and very painful burns to his cheeks, back and private bits." A Northern Territory man may be flown toAdelaide after a party trick involving setting off fire crackers between his buttocks went badly wrong.  

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Daredevil Felix Baumgartner is planning to jump from 90,000ft and land in Roswell, New Mexico.Felix will begin his journey in a capsule using a helium balloon to ascend far in to the heavens. Once he reaches 90,000ft he will jump from the capsule, hurtling downwards and accelerating to speeds of up to 509 miles per hour within 30 seconds. In August he plans to do the same again but jumping from a height of120,000ft, the fall from which will accelerate him up to 690mph and break the sound barrier in the process."The pressure is huge, and we not only have to endure but excel," he said.

"We"re excellently prepared, but it"s never going to be a fun day, I"m risking my life, after all." It seems appropriate that Roswell, ground zero for UFO hunters, is hosting the mission to the edge of space -- because the sight of daredevil Felix Baumgartner diving back toEarth from 90 thousand feet will certainly spark new UFO conspiracy theories.  

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