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Weird true BUT

- Natalie O’Neill, Wires

This name will get you booted off Facebook — no ifs, ands or butts.

Luc Anus, a 26-year-old City Council candidate from Lobbes, Belgium, insists he was banned from Facebook for campaignin­g with his real surname.

To get back on, he changed his profile handle to Luc Anu. Facebook hasn’t said why it gave him a bum rap.

A Tennessee man is in hot water for breaking into a stranger’s home and drawing a bath, according to police.

Jamal Staples was allegedly about to hop in the tub for a soak at the for-sale house in Memphis when officers burst into the bathroom.

The suds-loving scoundrel was tossed in jail for trespassin­g and theft. Mini-size them. French fries in western Europe will be about an inch shorter on average this fall due to a drought that shrunk the spuds, agricultur­e experts predicted.

A hot, dry summer in Belgium, France and England has caused farmers to yield smaller potatoes, sparking fears in Belgium, where pommes frites and mayo are the country’s signature street food.

It’s a rare breed of love — a blind pooch in the Philippine­s has his very own guide dog.

Ginger, an 11-year-old Golden Retriever, patiently leads her canine pal, Kimchi, a Spaniel mix believed to be 12 years old, on strolls around Quezon City.

Owners of the adorable duo attach a single leash to both of their collars to encourage the dog-on-dog aid. Kimchi refuses to use stairs without his furry helper.

An Australian jailbird escaped from a prison van at a convenienc­e store aptly named On the Run.

Shane Gauci, 41, asked to use the bathroom, then suddenly bolted at around 8:30 a.m. Monday, authoritie­s in Adelaide said.

Gauci, who had been participat­ing in a community program, is still on the lam.

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