Cold weather getting you down? Had enough of winter storms? Why flock to Florida when you can get away to... Germany?

That's right folks -- welcome to Germany's only beach resort you can visit in February.

Located about 37 miles of Berlin, in Krausnick, a municipality of Brandenburg, the "Tropical Islands" indoor beach resort occupies a former Soviet military airship hangar.

How The Drug Companies Make Vaccines? Why is it that junk food must list the ingredients, but vaccines do not? What do they have to hide? Lets Find Out!

Los Angeles residents are reportedly on edge today following reports that hundreds of armed and extremely dangerous Los Angeles Police Department officers are resuming regular patrolling duties after the conclusion of Tuesday's manhunt for rogue ex-cop Christopher Dorner.

"I mean, just knowing they're out there is terrifying - how can I feel safe when these maniacs are on the loose in my neighborhood?" said a visibly rattled Ashley Stillson, 38, who explained that she strictly observed the city's advisory to avoid the historically violent, unpredictable predators by going out in groups and avoiding the streets entirely after nightfall.

"These guys are volatile and, in many cases, mentally unstable. Something needs to be done about them because I fear for my family knowing these sick people are still at large."

At press time, sources reported the tense mood in L.A. had brightened considerably after news of a serial rapist diverted numerous LAPD officers to a sprawling manhunt in nearby San Bernardino.

Do people on Twitter make jokes about news events? Is the Pope Catholic?

Well, sort of. Because His Holiness is resigning. As you may have guessed. From all the jokes on Twitter.

Yes, move over, horsemeat jokes! Pope Benedict XVI wants his moment in the sun. And in The Sun, which will no doubt use a Twitter joke as its headline tomorrow.

But for now: here are some of the silly/clever/occasionally disrespectful but above all funny tweets that have made us laugh about the papal departure. Do tweet your favourites to @HuffPostUKCom - because we'll be rounding up more for Friday's funny tweets of the week. Forgive us, Father.

After seeing this on Google+, I knew I had to do a Bad Astronomer-like "want" post. This is a definite want. You can now be the first in your galaxy to have this awesome new bedding set. The duvet and pillow comes from a Dutch bedding shop named Snurk (that's Dutch for 'snoring'): "Underneath these sheets you will dream far beyond the stars...lie down, close your eyes and feel gravity decrease instantly." They are now taking pre-orders, available in March.

Plantation, Florida - An owl that was stuck in the grill of an SUV in Florida has gained lots of national attention with its gaze.

The owl got stuck inside the front grill after being accidentally run over by a woman driving along the Florida Turnpike.

The driver, Sonji Coney Williams, said she never knew the bird was stuck. She knew she had hit the owl, but assumed it had bounced into bushes. She got a huge surprise the next day, some 60 miles from where she hit the owl.

"There was a family that pulled in front of my parking space and flagged me down and said, 'Don't move, don't move, you have something in the grill of your truck. I said, 'Yes, what is it?' And they said, 'It's an owl.' And I said, 'An owl?'" Williams said.

The woman called animal control officials to help free the bird. Williams said she felt so guilty for hitting the owl that she had a hard time looking at it and even shed a few tears.

The owl was reportedly doing fine.

NBC's Saturday Night Live took on defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel's recent confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services. In the real-life hearing, Hagel faced a tough round of questions and a heavy focus on his past statements about Israel. In the spoof, he also faces questions and warnings about Israel, albeit much stranger ones.

Check out the sketch below, which didn't air in the TV broadcast of the program, but was posted online by NBC. (Warning: It contains some crude jokes.)

Washington, DC, - With over 8 million people mysteriously disappearing from the US workforce during President Barack Obama's first term, experts are working on a number of theories to explain this riddle, the most commonly mentioned reason being alien abductions occurring throughout the US on an extraordinarily massive scale.

According to a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the number of people disappearing from the US workforce rose from 80.5 million when the president took office in 2009 to the current 89 million, while unemployment has remained steady near 8-9%. In other words, 8.5 million people have simply vanished in a way that can't be explained by the usual retirement or disability trends.

Caffrey, a black Persian cat living in the U.K. has only two legs, both on the right side, and yet the brave, 14-year-old cat soldiers on, making do with his remaining appendages.

According to the Daily Mail, 10 years or so ago, Caffrey was hit by a car. He lost his left hind leg altogether and his left front leg was damaged, but eventually healed. Then, a few months ago, the cat developed a malignant growth on his left front paw.

Mandatory microchipping is a serious erosion of civil liberties, according to dogs.

Dogs believe government plans to microchip them all by 2016 are a step towards a totalitarian state.

Three-year-old Cairn terrier Rocky said: "Cameron is using the whole 'dangerous dogs' thing as a smokescreen. He just wants to know which dogs are members of subversive political groups.

"I can't believe a Western democracy is doing this, it's like North Korea or something.

"Well, if anyone comes near me with a hypodermic and a pair of tweezers, they're getting bitten. You can take my balls, but you can't take my freedom."