Compiled by the Chronicle of Philanthropy and featured in Slate magazine, the Top 60 contains a number of surprises - plus more than a few notable no-shows. picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

Here are some highlights from what appears to be a Dutch food convention. Who in their right mind would eat a "jussipussi"? Oh, umm, the line forms at the right... picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

My fave is the Toyota i-Real... just what I need to impress the widder next door when I've packed it in and shuffled off to Sun City! picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

A 400-pound man faces a drug charge after sheriff's investigators plucked a bag of crack cocaine from his belly button. picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

As Sean Lennon snacked on a greasy take-away pastry outside his studio in New York yesterday, it was clear he has made a habit of over-indulging. picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

The compact "Marlboro Intense" cigarette will be shorter than existing brands but just as smoky: it will deliver the same potency while taking less time to puff. picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

The success of Isabelle Dinoire's face transplant has scientists looking up - literally - and touting a new, rejection-free way of growing hair where once was bare. picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

No matter what Israel does, the rockets from the Gaza Strip just keep coming. Young men like 'Abdul' study by day, but each night produce up to 100 bombs for the Islamic Jihad. picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

These stunning pictures, measuring up to 10ft high and looking like pin-sharp photographs, were drawn with the humble ballpoint pen by a rising star of the art world, Juan Francisco Casas. picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

If you're going to gun down a couple of guys and then get pulled over by arresting officers, don't be wearing pajama bottoms and fuzzy lion-faced slippers. picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

Would you pay the equivalent of $28 for a 2-pack of premium tissue paper? Enough Japanese did - the limited edition sold out in days. Best of all, they're called "Ultra Nose Celebrity". picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

Jostling for space in this most unusual of all showrooms are elaborately decorated burial caskets in the shape of an airplane, lion, cucumber, tomato, lobster, shoe, snake, cigarette, a white Mercedes Benz, or Coke bottle. picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

The Toronto District School Board has approved an "operational model" for an Afrocentric school intended to help struggling black students in the city's education system. Critics say the decision smacks of segregation. picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

British Customs officers have seized hundreds of headless rats - which had been smoked to improve their flavor - being smuggled into London so African diners could crunch into their bones and flesh. picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

Have you seen this guy? Would you like to see him naked? Too late... chances are you already have! picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

BBC Radio Five presenter Shelagh Fogarty was taking part in a special programme to find out how safe Britain's streets are. Seems she got her answer. picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

The pressure is on to get more Japanese women to like snacks, so will Strawberry Cheetos do the trick? How about Chocolate Cheetos then? How about lunch - where are you running to?? picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

A herd of hippos once owned by Pablo Escobar, Colombia's famed drug lord, run free on Escobar's former estate — creating a problem for the government. picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

A North Carolina judge held attorney Todd Paris in contempt on Wednesday for reading Maxim magazine during a court session. Paris was fined $300, given a 15 day suspended jail sentence that remains in effect for a year and placed on unsupervised probation picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

Lithuania is thinking about changing its name in English to boost its image to attract more investments and tourists. I vote for "L.Diddy". picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

Juneau, Alaska Police Department officers investigating an alleged burglary and vandalism were able to track two possible suspects by following a trail in the snow right to a residence in the area. picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

An IT worker, after receiving a letter on January 3 that was sent on December 20 as priority mail, calculated that a snail would have made it even faster to his home than the letter. His boss was unavailable for comment. picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

How much greenhouse gas is released when cows belch? A Swedish university is paying scientists to find out. About 20 cows will participate in the study. picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

A popular "brewing science" course at Halifax's University of King's College will trace the history of beer and include field trips to area breweries. Mmm, breweries... picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

Mount Fuji has bewitched and beguiled onlookers for countless centuries. Here are nine illustrated, little-known facts about Mount Fuji that show the many moods of this most honorable mountain. picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago