Fancy dress costume parties are fun events that appeal to individuals of all ages. They are enormously fun because there is so much about fancy dress costumes. It is a treat to the imagination. You have to wonder what to go as. When you finally decide, there is the costume to design or hunt through the costume shops for. You also spend all the days following up to the party scanning every random thing around you to see if it would make a great prop to go with your fancy dress. And then at the party itself, there is the excitement at seeing all the other costumes, and how your friends flesh out the character they are playing for the evening event. Of course, you are playing some character yourself and it probably tickles you silly.

But fancy dress costumes are not only trotted out of the closet for costume parties. They are used in movies, and the ones used in movies are very realistic and are accompanied with a lot of makeup and body gear to make an actor look like whatever monster/ alien/ mutant it is that he is supposed to represent in the film. Getting one's hands on these costumes can garner a lot of attention and appreciation from other film aficionados. But it is not at all easy to pick up an original costume that has been used in a film that has been released to the public. Especially famous movies that have become iconic hits like Star Wars, Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, etc. Original costumes from these films become collectors' items that are auctioned off for hundreds or even thousands of dollars.

Plus of course, movies made on that scale become a syndicate of merchandising costumes, toys, mugs, etc off in lieu of marketing for their eagerly waiting consumers and movie viewers and fans.

In search of the best hangover cure and the answer to all our prayers, we have stumbled open some weird hangover cures along the way. From herbal remedies to black magic, we've seen it all. And frankly, we're desperate enough to try them.

From the country that created vending machines that sell panties, leave it to the Japanese to come up with a strange hangover cure. Meet the Umeboshi picked plum. Hungover Japanese people will suck on these sour plums until they dissolve. The idea is that the acid in the umeboshi will break down the alcohol faster. Considering that most Japanese business negotiations happen over sake and whiskey, and Japanese are strong in business, this probably works. I'm going to try it out. Tomorrow morning.

Keepin it Asian, travel back back in time with me to the reign of Genghis Khan. This dude used to eat sheep eyes with a cocktail of brine and tomato juice. Talk about dedication. I wanna roll with that guy! No wonder his crew was so diesel.