Odd News

Chicago -- A suburban Chicago mother is up in arms after her 12-year-old daughter received a goody bag containing condoms and a sex toy catalogue at the B96 Summerbash.

Chicago -- A black kitten has been given the unsurprising name of Lucky after a Chicago-area mechanic found it hiding beside a van's 350-degree radiator.

New York -- A very pregnant woman spent two hours in a New York elevator during a blackout because her belly was too big to fit through a trap door.

Kasama, Japan -- Japanese police hoping to find the thieves who stole a bicycle from a railroad station rack left it where it was found but it was snatched again.

Lake Forest, Ill. -- A Chicago-area judge has upheld Estelle Walgreen's right to keep three pigs on her suburban property despite a petition from 300 neighbors about the smell.

Port St. Lucie, Fla. -- Sheriff's deputies in Port St. Lucie, Fla., are trying to determine the origin of a bullet that wounded a sleeping man when it struck him in the head.

Chicago -- The U.S. emergency agency accidentally activated the Emergency Alert System in Illinois, knocking a number of radio and television stations off the air.

Phoenix -- An Arizona woman who runs an online dating service won't post would-be members' photographs that aren't attractive.

London -- A study by Children's Mutual suggests British tooth fairy payouts have increased by 500 percent over the past 25 years.

New York -- A New York shoe entrepreneur has opened a shoe shop inside a popular nightclub, saying he hopes to take the idea nationwide.

Glastonbury, England -- Revelers at Britain's Glastonbury Festival who paid more than $3,000 to stay in tepees complained heavy rains flooded their tents.

Riccione, Italy -- An Italian businessman has opened a women-only beach on the Adriatic coast to give the country's females an oasis from men and children.

Holland, Mich. -- Boxes full of educational films recently arrived at Michigan's Holland Museum, but unfortunately the packages were originally expected 34 years ago.