101 DUMBEST MOMENTS IN BUSINESS

Sex, drugs and celebrities

In 2007, sex and drugs surfaced in the most unlikely places -- like children's toys, fitness centers, and of course the urn holding Keith Richards' father.

By the Editors of Fortune
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Bindeez
But officer, it was the Toy of the Year!
Australia's Toy of the Year, a bead toy called Bindeez made by Moose Enterprise, is pulled from stores after scientists discover that the beads contain a chemical that converts into the date-rape drug GHB when ingested.
Last updated December 18 2007: 10:47 AM ET

Naked Sunday
Bindeez
Cocaine energy drink
Chris Albrecht
Adam "Pacman" Jones
Isiah Thomas
Keith Richards
James Cayne
Oral B
Summit Products
Comcast
Pfizer
The European Union
Sony
Paris Hilton
Jessica Simpson
One Laptop Per Child
Singapore Airlines
Maria Bartiromo
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