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There are all kinds of world records, but Tokyo's Masanobu holds a record that most wouldn't want people to know about.  He holds the world record for masturbation.  Nope that's not a typo.  Turns out he is very proud of that record.

This commercial for Dole in Japan features a character called Banana Man, who has bananas for fingers, and also has his namesake fruit growing from out of his nose, ears and head.

Not getting any? Then have air sex. No joke - the fine folks in Japan have begun to organize events where people compete to see who can have the best air sex . The strange part, if you can find a specific one, is that most of the participants have never actually had sex. Check out the bizarre video after the jump.

It's not a Halloween costume or a clever internet prank.  It's just a severed hand holding your iPhone.

It seems that Sony has incurred the wrath of hackers these past few months. First it was the PlayStation Network, where PS3 owners can connect their consoles and play others in online games, as well as purchase music and games. Now, Sony's music division is under attack from hackers. The attack has exposed user data leaving Sony in another PR mess.

Happy Easter to everyone! Whether you celebrate Easter or not, you can pitch in to help Japan recover and rebuild. Eastern Eggs is a site that has collaborated with artists and the British Red Cross to seek help for Japan.

It's more bad news for Japan, as the benefit concert that was scheduled for this month at London's Wembley Arena has been cancelled due to the fact that not enough bands could participate. The concert was going to raise money for Japanese relief efforts after last month's earthquake and tsunami devastated the country.

There are several programs that have started to give aid to Japan since the major earthquake that struck a couple weeks ago. Apple has stepped up and is offering music as a relief fund.

The No Doubt rocker has really stepped up to help the earthquake and tsunami victims with this massive donation.

Slash, Staind and Linkin Park have donated unreleased songs to be available for help the Japan Earthquake Tsunami victims.  How can you help?

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A few days ago I blogged about Iron Maiden releasing another "best of" album that was to cover the past two decades. Now, the band has announced that all proceeds for select merch T-Shirts will be going to the Japanese Red Cross to help victims, restoration and clean-up from the March 11 earthquake and earthquake-induced tsunami.