Lockheed Martin has developed Drone technology that has "applications from everything to homeland security to search and rescue," says this new report. Called "Predator B's," (sounds like Predator Bees to me!) the drone tests completed yesterday were controlled from the SPAWAR (Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command) complex in San Diego. Of course unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been around since WWII, when simple radio-controlled planes were used to train anti-aircraft gunners. More... READ ON

As Slate points out today, the rich are different from you and me: They die more glamorously. If you survive paycheck-to-paycheck, you can also rest easy about dying while fleeing paparazzi (Princess Diana); at the hand of a servant jealous of your other servants (Edmund Safra); at the hand of the president of your fan club (Selena); at the hand of a lunatic stalker (John Lennon); at the hand of an impatient heir (the royal family of Nepal); from a face lift (Olivia Goldsmith); in your Porsche, while drag... READ ON

Get ready because Ted (or whatever your office know-it-all is named) is going to mention that it was today in 1215 that the Magna Carta was sealed. Well, he might remember the basics about it being one of the first documents to establish that monarchs were subject to earthly law but he probably doesn't know some of these delicious facts (courtesy of our Cocktail Party Cheat Sheets book): * Most of the Magna Carta isn't really devoted to the rights of mankind but to things like whether widows should be... READ ON

While the list of suspects behind this week's power outage in Cambodia could have included anyone from savvy South Asian hackers to Mrs. O'Leary's cow's distant relatives, the wild accusations stopped flying when a tiny rodent was fingered for the crime. Reuters reports that power company officials believe an incredibly small (and no doubt crafty) mouse was responsible for the recent power outage that left 40% of Phnom Penh without electricity. The creature, who apparently... READ ON