An Australian man whose body is covered in tattoos has said he will donate his skin to the National Gallery after he dies.

"To donate skin is not the most amazing thing in the world but the tattoos are revolutionary," Geoff Ostling, 65, told Sydney's Daily Telegraph. "It has never been done as a whole body before and not in a gallery."

A survey conducted by Cancer Research UK yielded a shocking correlation between those strapped for cash and increased use of tanning beds.

The survey found that overall, 34 percent of UK adults are less likely to go on vacation this year due to the recession. However, 29 percent of those surveyed said they would be disappointed if they did not get a tan this summer, with 46 percent believing a tan makes them look healthier and 22 percent thinking a tan will peak their level of attractiveness.

Surely tanning beds are a good way to achieve a glow, right? Wrong. According to research, periods of intense exposure to UV, as you would get from a sunbed will damage and age the skin. Cancer Research UK adds that the intensity of some UV rays from sunbeds can be up to 15 times higher than that of the midday sun. Using a sunbed once a month or more can increase your risk of skin cancer by more than half.

A man sitting down for a relaxing dinner at a TGI Fridays in Clifton Park, N.Y. instead received a startling surprise. He found a severed snake's head in his side order of vegetables, and the restaurant is now saying it was planted in his meal sometime after it was cooked.

Jack Pendleton ordered a chicken sandwich and a side of mixed vegetables on Sunday night. When he finished his sandwich, he started digging into the vegetables. He then noticed what he thought was a mushroom, but he was put off by its green color. He then noticed it had a mouth and parts of a spinal column.

The decades old tradition of Palm Beach's elite storing their furs and vintage wine at First National's cool vault during those humid summer months is over.

A letter from Yanneth Villarreal, the retail banking director at the bank, which is now part of Wachovia, broke the bad news to customers, who have until 4 p.m. Thursday to gather their furs and wines from the bank's storage, the Palm Beach Post reported.

A Palm Beach County judge has declared unconstitutional a local ordinance banning people from wearing baggy pants below their waist and exposing their skin or underwear.

Judge Laura Johnson ruled Wednesday to overturn the ordinance, which was approved by 72 percent of voters in a referendum in March last year.