As published in London’s "Daily Telegraph" just last month:

Britain’s Bristol City Council warned residents in government housing in September to always leave their sheds unlocked. Otherwise, thieves would have to break the doors down to get inside, and taxpayers would be stuck with the repair bills.

They must have huge problems in tax collecting in Bristol.

Pomology is the science of growing apples.

Wonder if there’s also a science for eating ‘em?

Bamboo can actually grow as much as 47 inches per day.

Furthermore, while most of them look alike and are virtually indistinguishable from each other, there are actually more than 2,000 species of bamboo known to man.

Must be why Po became such an excellent kung fu artist. Strikes like a viper, moves like a monkey, strong as the tiger, graceful the crane, and grows like a bamboo.

Nope. What you’re seeing isn’t a figment of your imagination. The floater actually does have a PC attached to it. Invented by Barry Lai Yin Lock for the NextGen PC Design Competition, this floater comes with a GPS device, Bluetooth, and Internet access. Instead of needing a fan to keep its system cool, it uses the water it floats on to keep the processor from heating up.

Looks like what they say about hairdryers and bathtubs aren’t applicable anymore. Now, if only this thing could automatically load a webpage to give you tips on how to keep you from drowning or escaping from a shark attack, then it’s golden.

Even though bones are hard and tough on the outside, they’re actually quite light and soft inside. In fact, these are actually made of 75% water.

Now that’s what they mean by being a softie deep inside.