A pair of paintings discovered by Britain's Queen Elizabeth while spring cleaning have been confirmed as authentic Caravaggios worth $134 million. The queen unearthed two works by the Baroque painter after deciding to dust off some old pieces of art for Buckingham Palace exhibition. Her findings were initially dismissed as imitations, but, after further investigation, the two pieces - "Boy Peeling Fruit" and "The Calling of Saint Peter and Andrew" - have been confirmed as the genuine article.

Manuel Quiroz of Mexico can take a lot of heat. Quiroz can eat a dozen of Mexico's spiciest chilies like it is nothing. Quiroz rubs the chilies on his face and squeezes their juice into his mouth without hesitation. Quiroz is a 54-year-old taxi cab driver and has stated that he has made thousands of dollars with his tolerance for heat and he hopes to become the world champion chili eater.

Dutch cabinet maker Mario Phippona's latest design of erotic furniture are on display at a top German art gallery, Amadeus Art in Berlin. The designs offer a wide range of wooden cupboards, wardrobes and tables inspired by the female anatomy. One of the items on display is a fruit bowl called "TittyFuity," which is decorated with realistically shaped, life-size wooden breasts.

Sweden's first astronaut is taking some comfort food along on his planned Dec. 7 trip into space. Swedish particle physicist Christer Fuglesang will bring along one of his nation's delicacies: moose meat. Yes, slow roasted moose meat will make its departure from Earth and orbit the globe with the team of astronauts, that is, until Fuglesang finishes it all off.