Stanford University scientists have been experimenting with a new fabric based on the suction cups found on the feet of a gecko that will allow humans to adhere to whatever they touch. And you thought the only thing geckos were good for was selling insurance.
A California Department of Public Health study shows that 20% of the state’s population is in need of professional mental health care. Responding to the stats, Home Depot now offers an easy-to-assemble, do-it-yourself rubber room kit.
According to statistics gathered by the CDC, the three leading causes of injury to children this time of year are falling from skateboards, bicycle mishaps and swimming pool accidents. Number four is a tie between TV remote finger fractures and Cheeto overdoses.
New York’s Empire State Building will soon have some competition from a 100-story hi-rise that is scheduled to be erected next to it. The plush condos are already 65% sold -- the Yankees purchased them to house next season’s crop of rookie Hollywood girlfriends.
Beginning next year, TSA inspectors at LaGuardia Airport and LAX will offer passengers a choice of a 10-second full body x-ray or a complete head-to-toe hand search. The agents have already nicknamed them the “Superman & Lois” and the “Al Gore.”
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