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Weird true BUT

- Dean Balsamini, Wires

Talk about a big letdown! A hot-air balloon caused a stir in an Illinois town when it made an emergency landing in the middle of a residentia­l neighborho­od.

The dirigible was forced to descend after an elderly female passenger fainted during the flight, according to officials. She was OK.

He really is a collector. Longtime “Yu-Gi-Oh!” fan Liam O’Donovan of Ireland bleeds the anime series and trading card game.

The resident of Cork is applying for a Guinness World Record after getting 34 different tattoos based on the artwork from the popular animated series.

Holy cow! Loose bovines blocked a Michigan highway after a livestock rig crashed near Grayling.

Authoritie­s closed all lanes for miles to rescue more than three dozen cows roaming the freeway.

This is an item Buffy would kill for!

A “vampire-slaying kit” containing a pistol and a 19th century copy of the New Testament is going under the hammer in Derbyshire, England.

The gothic-looking container, valued at nearly $4,000, also comes with pliers, rosary and a bottle of shark’s teeth.

Inside the lid is an oval enamel painting that depicts the resurrecti­on of Jesus Christ.

There’s no record of the box’s origin and the current owner wishes to remain anonymous.

A Florida man suffered multiple injuries when he crashed his bike, but the collision did not involve a pedestrian or a vehicle.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, located in the Florida Keys, posted pictures on Facebook of the culprit: an iguana.

The aftermath of the manon-reptile crash showed the limp-looking lizard lodged between the bicycle’s tire and its metal frame.

The iguana sadly succumbed to its injuries.

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