A 25-year-old student in Ukraine has been killed by an exploding stick of ch
ewing gum, according to the Russian news agency Ria Novosti.
The student, who attended Ukraine's Kiev Polytechnic Institute and remains u
nidentified, was apparently working at his parents' house when the incident
occurred.
"A loud pop was heard from the student's room," a police officer explained,
according to USA Today. "When his relatives entered the room they saw that t
he lower part of the young man's face had been