She just let them grow, says the 45-year-old singer and mother from Las Vegas who made it into the 2012 edition of the Guinness World Records thanks to her fingernails, the longest this side of paradise. Full story

The glaring beauty of the new Miss Universe caused some inquiries whether her appearance had been in any way augmented by surgery. But before expanding on particulars it is worth mentioning that the freshly crowned Leila Lopes, former Miss Angola, took Sao Paolo, Brazil, by storm with her radiant loveliness, showing to the world a beauty queen in the most resplendent meaning of the world. Full story

It turns out that the invigorating effect of coffee is an illusion. The scientists from the University of East London have conducted an experiment. They gathered a group of 88 volunteers aged 18 to 47 who had been drinking coffee for years. The volunteers were promised coffee containing caffeine. In fact, there was no caffeine in it. As a result, the participants still had an improved mood and increased activity. Full story

A resident of the UK, who is in need of a kidney transplant, placed an ad on the Web looking for a donor and received a reply from an unknown woman from the United States. She seemed absolutely disinterested and agreed to donate her kidney. Full story

A toddler dressed up in a grown-up costume can be really funny – but what if it is a prostitute’s costume? Here opinions vary to a great extent, as can be seen from a recent Toddlers and Tiaras show. Full story

Australian authorities are planning to pass a law that would ban to indicate the name of the manufacturer on cigarette packs. The packages will no longer represent logos, and the packs themselves will be olive green. Also, they will display the photographs demonstrating the consequences of smoking. Full story