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- Max Jaeger, Wires

A Louisiana man got the 411 on 911 the hard way.

Christian Palacios, 24, called police in the town of Thibodaux to see if he had any active warrants for his arrest.

He didn’t. But cops charged him with unlawful use of 911 to make a nonemergen­cy call.

The Spanish navy may have to float a loan to pay for this.

After going through a redesign to improve the S-80 submarine’s buoyancy because it couldn’t float, it was rebuilt — and it turned out to be too big for its dock, authoritie­s said.

Mistakes in constructi­on have caused the sub’s cost to balloon to $1.16 billion — double original estimates.

Monkey see, monkey go on the on the lam!

A Florida woman took her pet spider monkey Spanky on the run rather than face charges for keeping wildlife without a permit, authoritie­s said.

Spanky’s owner, Tina Ballard, 56, was arrested in Linville, NC, and officials in Florida are charging her with evidence-tampering for fleeing with her beloved simian.

These goons were caught breaking and entering — on surveillan­ce cameras they had stolen.

A group of bumbling Australian thieves accidental­ly recording themselves committing a burglary — and getting high afterward, cops said.

“Surveillan­ce cameras were stolen during the incident . . . all the while livestream­ing footage to the owner’s mobile phone,” Queensland police said.

Turns out nitrates can make you irate.

Hot dogs and other processed meats may contribute to mania, according to a new study.

Nitrates found in processed meats affect gut bacteria that can have a ripple effect on brain chemistry in people diagnosed with bipolar disorder — leading to mania, scientists report.

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