New York Post

Weird BUT true

- David K. Li, Wires

Marriage is nothing but a high-wire act. So, naturally, two performers for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey tied the knot on a tightrope during a show in Houston.

The groom donned a tuxedo coat and arrived on a camel before climbing onto the tightrope. The bride rode in on a horse before kicking off her heels and adjusting her gown so she could also climb the wire.

At least they made a clean getaway.

Two men, one with a gun, tried to carjack a motorist at a self-service car wash in Shreveport, La., police said.

But the motorist used the high-powered hose to spray his attackers, who fled.

The driver, Michael Davis, said he was worried about his disabled-veteran brother inside the car.

This motorcycli­st suffers social-media motormouth.

Lake Orion, Mich., police said Michael Brown, 33, escaped cops trying to pull him over for reckless driving. But Brown then bragged about his exploits on Facebook, writing, “140 in a 35 mph #nojailthis­weekend.”

Someone shared the post with cops, and Brown ended up turning himself in.

A 15-year-old Canadian boy was traveling by himself when he was bumped from his flight — and then forced to spend nearly 24 hours at Toronto’s Pearson Internatio­nal Airport.

Air Canada wouldn’t buy him a hotel room, saying he was too young. The airline now says it will review its policy.

An American military horse who served in the Korean War was posthumous­ly honored with Great Britain’s highest award.

Sgt. Reckless bravely hauled ammunition and transporte­d wounded Marines at the Battle of Outpost Vegas in 1953. She was awarded the Dickin Medal, the animal equivalent of Britain’s Victoria Cross.

A British Army horse stood in at the ceremony for the Mongolian mare, who died in 1968 at age 20.

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