Photos: Top 10 craziest things made of gold

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Estee Lauder has teamed with shoe designer Manolo Blahnik to create a 24K carat gold nail lacquer in honor of the 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards, according to spokesman Aerin Lauder on January 10, 2001. The nail lacquer, in a bottle designed to look like an inverted stiletto heel.

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Chef Angelito Araneta Jr prepares to mix a South Sea pearl and a one-carat African diamond to his Acqua Diamanti Necro Boteglia vodka edition in Manila February 10, 2011. The vodka, which contains 24-carat edible gold leaves, two South Sea pearls and a one-carat diamond, will be on sale on the upcoming Valentines Day for 489,000 pesos ($ 11,000) per bottle, according to Araneta. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

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The Frrrozen Haute Chocolate is unveiled at the Serendipity-3 restaurant in New York November 7, 2007 after Guinness World Records researchers determined the $25,000 frozen hot chocolate was the most expensive dessert in the world. REUTERS/Chip East

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A toy Barbie Doll clothed in a genuine gold dress valued at 30,000 marks is the most expensive item at an fashion exhibition using Barbie Dolls as models in Frankfurt on December 7. The dress was created by Bernhard Meister, chief designer for German jeweller Christ, and includes 35 diamonds and white gold.

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A tiny 18-karat gold Hello Kitty doll is displayed at Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewellery KK in Tokyo's posh Ginza shopping district June 16, 2003. The three-centimetre-tall (1.2-inch), 70-gram kitty character, is studded with a diamond and crystal decoration, is priced at 400,000 yen (about $3,400), and 50 limited edition dolls are available by mail order.