3 hours ago - NewsBritish rock star Ozzy Osbourne, left, performs on Jan. 17, 1985 at the Rock in Rio music festival in Brazil. Photo: AP PhotoThursday marks a rather, er — batty day in Des Moines history.Driving the news: Forty years ago, Ozzy Osbourne bit off a bat's head while he was performing his "Diary of a Madman" tour at Veterans Memorial Auditorium on Jan. 20, 1982.State of play: That fateful night, the drugged-out rockstar chomped down on a bat's head after it was thrown onto the stage as a 'gift' by a 17-year-old fan.

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