When one actually counts the words that men and women utter during the course of day, there isn't much difference as to who talks more - men or women. And That is what a team of scientists from University of Arizona have found, debunking the age-old myth that women are more talkative than men.

Authorities at an Oregon School were left shocked with their mouths wide open after it emerged that the water in the school's toilet bowls was far much better than the drinking water at the school's fountains. The discovery was made by a Kyleray Katherman, who infused a little science into his English assignment. Katherman, a student at the Oregon Coast Technology School, took the samples of water from the school's toilet bowls and from four drinking water fountains and took them to the campus' science lab.

Officials from Miami Beach, Florida are exploring ways to outsource new sand from foreign beaches after the usual methods of replenishing the beaches has dried up. New beaches from where sand could be exported include the shores of Dominican Republic, the Turks and Caicos Islands and Mexico, the Christian Science Monitor reported Wednesday.

Tired or don't have enough fare to go home in Manila, Philippines? No worries, as the Philippine government on Labor Day inaugurated a four-story, 700-bed "workers inn" where urban workers can stay for the night and have a bath for just $0. 52. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo launched the "Gwapotel: Tulugan sa Bayan" (sleeping quarters for the masses), a dormitory-style bed-and-bad facility. The project, jointly undertaken by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the National Power Corporation, provides transients with a room for 10 hours for $0. 52.

A new survey has uncovered women's true opinions regarding make-up and the beauty industry, and it isn't always pretty. The website news. com. au asked a total of 1,898 people about their feelings on how attractive they felt without make-up on and if they believed the extensive cosmetic advertising campaigns.