June 10th 2009
When an elderly woman puts her life savings of $1million American dollars and Israeli shekels inside her old mattress and it is thrown out with the trash, by a well meaning but now frantic daughter and three rubbish dumps are put off limits, mattresses become the main topic of the day.

June 19 2009
In Italy a man claimed he was using an inflatable mattress so he could get a comfortable night's sleep. Inside the mattress were several pounds of cocaine.

June 18th 2009
When a burglar entered the home of a Curry Walk resident, he discovered $3,000 cash tucked underneath the woman's mattress. The Central District police reported the thief stole other items as well.

June 18 2009
A happily reclining man on an inflatable mattress around 60 yards from the shore at Presque Isle Bay in the north-west area of the state, late at night, was picked up by the Coast Guard. Immediately the man was handcuffed and taken into custody. He had failed to complete his probationary requirements over a theft conviction and the police were looking for him.

June 2nd 2009
In Weston-super-Mare police took a man into custody who had stolen a mattress from a local outlet store, Weston Mercury. The man was taking the mattress home in full view, strapped to his car.

29th May 2009
Jessica flings herself onto a king-size mattress in her den, when she needs to relax. South African Jessica, is thought to be the only known pet hippo in the world.

May 28 2009
3 year-old Ariana Soto accidentally shot her 2 year-old brother, Ruben Soto III, in the chest with a .45-caliber Glock handgun. The children's mother was in different part of the apartment at the time of the accident. The children's father was at work.

The injured boy was taken to Kern Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.

"This gun was for self defense and ready to fire", said Sergeant Greg Terry of the Bakersfield police. The gun had been placed in a holster between the mattress and box spring.

It is a crime punishable up to three years imprisonment as a felony, or up to a year in prison as a misdemeanor, to not store a firearm in a way that the parent or guardian reasonably should know "that a child (could) gain access to the firearm".

Mattress Trivia:
A recent study by the University of California in San Diego showed that more time spent in bed may increase problem-solving ability for a vast number of people.
Of course that is provided you:
• Don't bank roll a mattress
• Don't smoke in bed
• Don't have a hippo for a pet and
• Don't keep loaded guns handy.

A Choosea Mattress salesman gives the last piece of advice: "People ought to 'get physical and have fun' when replacing an old mattress. They should throw themselves into the activity with great gusto and approaching the bed just the same as they would when they were curling up for the night at home".

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