The world's strongest beer has been developed by a German brewer. It is so strong, that the brewer suggests consumption by a shot glass rather than a cold mug. The potent drink has an alcohol content of a staggering 25. 4 percent. Bavarian brewer Harald Schneider, who lives in southern Germany where beer is a strong tradition, says his beer fermented for 12 weeks for an alcohol content twice that of the country's strongest known beers.

Sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarch, King Mswati III of Swaziland, presided over ceremonies this week where more than 50,000 bare-breasted virgins vied to become his 13th wife. Wielding machetes and singing tributes to the king and queen mother, also known as the Great She-Elephant, the girls danced around the royal stadium in the hope of catching the eye of the 37-year-old monarch, Reuters reports.

A 7-year-old second grader is doing what any kid could do to aid in a major disaster such as Hurricane Katrina. Dan Noonan-Day has set a lemonade stand near his home to raise money for the victims of Mississippi, Alabama, and New Orleans. One of his customers, Carole Wilkinson, paid a dollar for her drink, saying every penny makes a difference.

Hilary Duff pledges to contribute $250,000 to help Hurricane Katrina victims on the Gulf Coast. A statement issued by publicist Cece Yorke says the 17-year-old singer-actress will donate $200,000 to the American Red Cross and $50,000 to USA Harvest, which is providing food to shelters.

Some good is left behind in Katrina's wake, as one Louisiana evacuee, Ashley Schexnayder, welcomes a miracle addition to her family in the midst of death and destruction. After a 23-hour journey, Ashley Schexnayder reached Bayshore Medical Center in Pasadena, Texas to give birth to her newborn son, who she thankfully named Jeremiah Bayshore Schexnayder in honor of the doctors, nurses, and staff who came to her aid.