Greetings fellow Bizarros:

Has anybody ever heard of the Tunguska Event? This is one of
the oldest mysteries in the modern world, and it just past
its one hundredth birthday.

It occurred in June 1908 over an isolated area in Siberia
known as Tunguska. The aftermath of this event was so cata-
strophic that an entire forest encompassing hundreds of
square miles, tens of thousands of trees and entire herds
of animals was instantly destroyed. Tremors were felt for
hundreds of miles and an anomalous glow in the sky was
observed as late as 10 days afterwards from as far away as
England on the other side of the continent!

But what was the event? An explosion? Certainly. Caused by
what nobody is exactly certain. But one man has a new and
controversial theory.

Dr. Yuri Labvin, president of the Tunguska Spatial Phenomenon
Foundation, insists that an alien spacecraft sacrificed
itself to prevent a gigantic meteor from slamming into the
planet above Siberia.

Most scientists think the blast was caused by a meteorite
exploding several miles above the surface. But Labvin thinks
quartz slabs with strange markings found at the site are
remnants of an alien control panel, which fell to the ground
after the UFO slammed into the giant rock.

“We don’t have any technologies that can print such kind of
drawings on crystals,” Labvin told the Macedonian Inter-
national News Agency. “We also found ferrum silicate that
can not be produced anywhere, except in space.”

On the surface it sounds bizarre, but no more off-the-wall
than some of the other theories which have been put forward
including that it was not a comet at all but an object of
an antimatter nature or even a miniature black hole which
suddenly appeared in space immediately above the earth.

That sounds plausible.

If you’re interested there are plenty of photographs of
the destruction to be found on the Internet. Just search
Tunguska Event. And with that brewing in your brains let’s
get on with some more current bizarre stories.

Bizarrely,

Lewis

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+————- Bizarre Addams Family Trivia —————+

After John Astin’s first sitcom, “I’m Dickens, He’s
Fenster,” was cancelled, he auditioned for “The Addams
Family,” and was turned down…for the part of Lurch. He
didn’t even try out for Gomez. But the producer spied John
leaving the room, grabbed him, and offered him the lead
role on the spot. The only condition: Astin had to grow
a mustache.

It took Carolyn Jones two hours every day to put on
Morticia’s makeup. The final touch: she wore a wig made
of human hair.

Jones was only the producer’s 3rd choice to play Morticia.
ABC insisted that they needed a “name” actress, and Jones
was the only well-known performer in the running, so she
got the part.

Cousin Itt’s voice was supplied by “Addams” producer Nat
Perrin, who recited gibberish into a tape recorder and
played it back at a higher speed.

Creator Charles Addams, who’d never given his characters
first names, had to come up with some for the TV show.
Within a week he’d decided on all of them – except for
Mr. Addams, who almost wound up being called “Repelli”
(for repellant) instead of Gomez.

Lurch got fan mail from teenage girls who thought he was
cuter than the Beatles.

The unique interior of the Addams house was inspired by
the real-life Manhattan apartment of Charles Addams, which
contained suits of armor, an antique cross-bow collection,
and other odds-and-ends.

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————- Pool prodigy, 2, wows crowds —————

JOHNSTOWN, N.Y. – A New York state 2-year-old is impress-
ing crowds and gathering TV invitations for his skills at
shooting billiards on an adult-sized pool table. Keith and
Courtney O’Dell of Johnstown said their young son, Keith
Jr., received a child sized pool table for Christmas but
quickly graduated to his dad’s regulation-size table, the
New York Daily News reported Tuesday. The O’Dells said
Keith Jr., who performed in April at the American Pool
Association’s championship competition in Las Vegas and is
scheduled to appear on the syndicated “Rachael Ray Show”
in July, learned the game by watching his father shoot
about 200 racks every night. The couple said playing pool
has been good for more than their son’s self-esteem. It’s
also helping him learn numbers and colors.

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—————– School doors glued shut —————–

DELTONA, Fla. – A Florida school began classes 90 minutes
late Tuesday because officials were struggling to open
doors that had been glued shut by teenagers. Nancy Wait of
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recorded three teenagers gluing the doors of Pine Ridge
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to have been a senior prank.

———- City official wants to drop ‘13′ ban ———–

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Zealand says it’s time for Palmerston North to join other
cities by allowing the number 13 for street addresses. “It
seems absurd to me in 2009 that we still should be deciding
street numbering policy or anything else on superstition,”
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residents can always apply to the council to have their
number changed. “We will definitely consider allocating
No 13 if anyone wants it, but we don’t expect great numbers
to do that,” Taiepa told the Post.

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——— Police: Seniors moved school furniture ———–

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high school as part of a senior prank. Investigators said
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> READER COMMENTS <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Wedding, funeral, either way you’re burying a stiff. john
[These days the stiffy is usually buried way before the
wedding.]

Cemetery weddings are definitely not new. Ronald Reagan and
Jane Wyman got married at LA’s Forest Lawn Cemetery in 1940.
-DK

Lewis I have always wondered if these bizarre holidays are
made up and if so who does them? I never have appreciated
them and consider them phony. Just curious. -Catz
[The Fed designates a lot of weird 'days' in order to pro-
mote one industry or another. That's where you get things
like National Chocolate Pudding Day. But the other more
bizarre ones like Cuckoo Warning Day I'm not really sure.
If somebody wants to do the research and let me know I'd
love to hear it!]

Personally, I think all citizens should be required to carry
handguns, provided they receive training, pass a firearm
proficiency test, AND most importantly, pass an I.Q. test.
Imagine the fool who walks into a bank intending to rob it,
and several guns are drawn on him! -DCRooster
[I know too many assholes to require EVERYone to carry a
handgun.]

You know you are in the deep south when groom John Lucas is
53 and father Walter is ….52. -paul
[Nope...I think that was the father and an uncle.]

Lewis, In response to your question regarding wedding venues,
many places require police officers if alcohol will be served.
In GA and SC most of the venues here require a minimum of two
officers or more depending on the size of your reception.
-Christie
[In Georgia and South Carolina I would believe it.]

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