A 16-year-old girl survived being struck by lightning and won lottery the following day. BreAnna Helsel was at her family's Blanchard home was watching thunderstorms on June 6. Rain was entering through an open kitchen window and just as she was about to close the window, she got hit by lightning.

Charles "Red" Matson received fudge from his daughter to cheer him up after a recent illness. The chocolate, bought at a bake sale in West Lafayette, was sweet and luscious. It also has an unexpected bonus - a diamond ring.

A school in Devon has effectively banned elementary pupils from donning angel wings during nativity plays citing health and safety reasons. The headmistress of Sacred Heart , RC Primary in Paignton, Devon, Linda Mitchell said the order was made for fear that the angel wings could catch on fire from the children carrying candles in the play.

Councilman James S. Oddo of Staten Island, New York has proposed a plan to put pigeons on contraceptives, to counter the growing number of the pigeon population at the Island terminals. The contraceptive will be seen as a solution for the growing concern regarding pigeon droppings, and maggots falling from ceiling, after feeding on pigeon feces.

A kayaker on Monday repelled the attack of an 8-foot great white shark along the coast of one of Australia's popular beaches using her paddle and escaped to safety with only a minor bite wound in the wrist. Linda Whitehurst, 52, was paddling her kayak near the eastern coast of Byron Bay when the shark lunged at her and knocked her off her craft. The shark reportedly bit a portion of the kayak.