Every year a beauty pageant is held in the slum neighborhood of Korogocho, in the capital of Kenya, Nairobi. The purpose is to inspire young women to become more resourceful. Take a look at the post and meet Miss Korogocho, 2010. She’s a pretty young girl.

"Why" is the name of a wordless book written by Nicolai Popov for children. It is an effective commentary on the futility of war.

This book was recognized as the best children's books in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

"I drew this book because I think if the children understand the futility of war, see how easy it is to succumb to violence, maybe they will fight with it in the future" - said Popov.

This is a wordless, "silent" book which is the best messenger of peace, than all the big words.

The book can also be a wonderful gift not only for a child but for an adult in a sign of reconciliation and love.

The Chinese have learned to fake anything, even seaweed. 

You maybe surprised with what it is possible to clean toilets these days.

There are just some things that you have to stop and shake your head at, this happens to be one of them.  I wonder if the lawnmower manufacturer remembered to warn about mowing your hedge from a crane.

You’ll find here an awesome selection of gifs where people have way more luck than you have probably ever experienced.

We have not posted any wallpaper since this summer, so let’s make up for lost time with this new selection. All pics are clickable and can be used as wallpapers, so don’t feel shy and take whatever you want to add some color to your desktop.

The Netherlands is a flat country. There are no mountains or rocks suitable for climbing. They had to find a way out. Their climbing tower Excalibur is the highest climbing wall in the world - 37 meters. By the way, the photos from the air were taken by a camera suspended on a kite.

Crab fishing in the Bering Sea is supposed to be one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. If you have watched the series on the Discovery Channel you already know that. If you haven’t seen it, these photos will convince you.

This is a rather incredible pumpkin carving of something that you will like. I suppose a steady hand would also help.

These realistic 3D murals are the creation of artist Eric Grohe who is from the United States. Some are lifelike enough that you will have to look very close to determine if they are real or not.

Check out other pics with awesome 3D murals:

Awesome 3D Murals (27 pics)

We love the weird, odd, and of course the bizarre here at Izismile, from your comments and feedback we know that you do too.  We also know that everyone loves top ten lists, so here you have it lists of the wild, weird, and even sometimes the gross.

Do you have a bizarre or odd subject you’d like to see a weird list created from? GREAT! Send it to us!  We want to see it, dissect it, and create a top ten of weirdness just for you!     
If we use your idea, we will be sure to shove your name, give you credit, and acclaim your status in the creation for the world to see! 

As I was preparing to write this article today, I got a bit hungry and thought why not see what others eat.  I typed in Weird Food and here is just a sampling of some of the foods that came up.

These are the top ten on the grossness meter for us….

Mice Donuts

McDonalds’ food continues to travel around the world, and in each country the menu varies.  This super huge burger is a Japanese favorite.  It features double meat and is a best seller.

Sometimes warning signs can be very confusing and really funny.

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After the bride sign for the parcel, she’ll learn what’s inside? Have you guessed?

These are some very creative sticky notes. Their messages are very pointed and also very original. They are used for everything to telling your office partner to talk to someone else to reminding you what to buy at the store.

Sometimes gamers take their game way too seriously. They love so much their character that they even decide to look like it making sometimes such ridiculous costumes and face paintings. But hey, to each their own.

These are aerial maps of various large cities. What is interesting about them is that they are taken in accordance with the number of photos that were taken by tourists. The most black color in the photos represent where the most photos were taken.

San Francisco 

It seems kids have codes for everything these days. These are Halloween candy codes. They describe every kind of candy known to mankind and some that aren’t. There is even a code for the kinds of candy that their parents will take away from them.

Svetlana Davydova, a participant of one Russian reality show , decided to enlarge her lips. The results after the first plastic surgery you can see on the first photograph are ok compared to what happened after the next doses of silicone injections.

Canada had its biggest train wreck in June, 1864.  While Americans were fighting in the Civil War and the Underground Railroad helped thousands of slaves escape to freedom, the Canadians lost a portion of its immigrant population in the biggest train wreck of its history.

This guy found a unique way how to store his DVD, CD and Blu-ray Discs collection and save place at home. He simply created this handmade 90 terabyte storage project!

These are some of our favorite TV shows from back in the ‘90s. They're all here including Married with Children, Mr. Wizard, Saved by the Bell, and The A team to name but a few. They are all reminder of the good old days. Did anyone say nostalgia?