A chain of hotels in United Kingdom on Thursday revealed a list of odd object left in their hotels last year which include among others, an urn full of human ashes, a glass eye, lucky charms, mayoral chains and even children. Travelodge reported that in the past year, they have recovered so many unusual objects left behind by their clients.

A recent poll done by ABC News disclosed some interesting wishes that adults had for Santa Claus this Christmas season. The results showed wishes that would be considered expected and usual, as well as humanitarian wishes such as love and peace. And there were some that were more than a bit unusual, such as teeth. The survey revealed that ten percent of Americans wished for a new car - a notable 6 percent decrease from the numbers gathered during the 2005 holiday season. Six percent wanted cash, reported the UPI. It ranged from "10 million dollars," "$300,000 wrapped in ribbon," to "financial security" as suggested by a Minneapolis woman who said, "I'd like to have my bills paid off. "

Employing the services of four goldsmiths who toiled for four months, a Chinese jewelry store has finally come up with a set of women's lingerie out of solid gold. But while the owner of the Shenyang Cuihua Gold store, of Shenyang City, is saying it's the first of its kind in China, he immediately doused the hopes of vanity-seeking women wanting to own them as he clarified that they are only for "demonstration, and not for sale. "

A previously unrecorded portrait miniature of Britain's Queen Elizabeth I is expected to fetch nearly $157,776 at auction. The portrait by artist Nicholas Hilliard will go under the hammer at London auction house Christie's on June 5. Hilliard is thought to have painted the image between 1595 and 1600, during the final years of Elizabeth's reign.

A 23-year-old man has probably set a record of sorts when he was arrested twice in a span of 24 hours. Edward Turner of Hermon and his roommate, Donald Searway, were arrested late Thursday after police found firearms and jewelry in their car and home. According to Maine State Police, the jewelry was reported stolen from homes in Levant earlier in the day. Turner, who was released on bail Friday morning, got arrested 15 hours later at 8:45 that night when he was spotted with a backpack.