TV bosses were extremely embarrassed on Tuesday when porn was accidentally broadcast across two children’s TV channels. Parents in North Carolina were extremely confused when tuning in to find Playboy TV in place of the usual kids programming. The gaffe lasted two hours and, according to a spokesman, was the fault of a ‘technical glitch.’

A technical glitch also caused red-faces at French train operator SNCF. The company’s website reported a massive explosion on a train had killed 102 people. But no such accident occurred. A staff training exercise gone wrong had caused the mortifying web gaffe.

Now from technical gremlins to terrifying child-carers. A Chinese kindergarten teacher has admitted to stabbing 63 pupils, all aged 3-6, with an empty syringe. Sun Quqi used the deranged punishment to intimidate children, and would stab misbehaving kids on the feet, hands and buttocks. Now she’s facing criminal charges and parents are seeking damages in the region of 1.8 million yuan (5,000).

Meanwhile ‘Fight Club’ author Chuck Palahniuk has stepped in to defend a teacher accused of encouraging students to settle disagreements in classroom bare knuckle boxing bouts. Stephen Wesley has been charged with six counts of child endangerment after being recorded cheering on battling kids and telling them not to strike on the face, for fear of leaving marks. No reports on whether the kids were actually allowed to talk about Wesley’s Fight Club (we’d say probably not).

If that terrible teachers isn't enough, how about the five-week year old who spent hours in an oven. Larry C. Long has been charged with wanton endangerment after leaving his baby son in an oven overnight. Long can’t remember actually putting the baby there, but likely mistook his son for a leg of lamb.

Finally we all know junk-food is bad. But did you know a Happy Meal is packed so full of anti-nutrition, it's pretty much indestructible? Food writer Joann Bruso bought the kiddies meal one year ago, and left it on her shelf to see what happened. The answer – nothing. The burger and fries has barely decayed whatsoever. They're practically as good as new. When bacteria won’t even touch it, you know it’s a bad sign.