Weird BUT true

A Florida man’s motive for stabbing a woman was really half-baked.

Kenneth Crumpton, 36, of Yulee, allegedly jabbed the woman, whose relationship with the suspect wasn’t detailed, repeatedly in the head with a fork because she served him an undercooked potato, police said.

He was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

Japan may soon start paying successful Tokyo residents — to leave.

Officials are considering a program that would offer $26,500 each to folks in the city’s 23 most populated areas — if they move away to launch a company or start a new job.

This electricity fail was totally nuts.

A power outage in Virginia that left 600 buildings in the dark — and several people stuck in elevators — was sparked by a single squirrel.

The rascally rodent shortcircuited a wire in a Roanoke substation, causing a two-hour outage at many buildings including the town courthouse, library and the offices of the Appalachian Power company.

A Florida driver was busted dodging road tolls with a high-tech remotecontrol cover that he lowered over his license plate.

Robert Craig Davis, 70, of Miami, allegedly rigged the device to his minivan so electronic toll collectors couldn’t send him a bill.

But a driver behind him noticed the scam, took a video and called cops.

He flew the sleepy skies. A commercial airline pilot passed out cold in the cockpit — and overflew his Australian island destination by nearly 30 miles.

The Vortex Air pilot was soaring with a load of cargo to Devonport, Tasmania, on autopilot when he accidentally dozed off.

Air-traffic controllers realized something was wrong when he didn’t respond to radio calls. Now he’s been grounded.