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Weird BUT true

- Natalie O’Neill, Wires

Meet small town Tennessee’s secret Santa.

A mystery do-gooder spread holiday cheer by plunking down $65,000 to pay for every single layaway item at a Walmart in Bristol.

The anonymous angel came into the store to make the donation, and managers promptly notified happy shoppers they’d be getting their goods for free.

Cheese is good for your noodle!

Fromage paired with wine may help fight Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study.

Researcher­s at Iowa State University asked 1,800 adults between the ages of 46 and 77 about their diets, and tested their ability to “think on the fly” over time.

They found that participan­ts who snacked on cheese and vino were less likely to suffer from cognitive decline and dementia.

A rare red-headed invasive lizard is wreaking havoc on Florida, gobbling up butterflie­s.

The Peter’s rock agama lizards — which hail from Africa — are breeding like crazy in the Everglades, University of Florida scientists report.

The rouge reptiles, which munch on monarchs and grow a foot long, were introduced via illegal-pet traders.

What the hay!

Two crooks were busted for allegedly swiping $500,000 worth of hay from a dairy farm in New Mexico, authoritie­s said.

Leo Martinez and Robbie Profitt were supposed to transport the cattle grub to Pareo Farms in Veguita — but they allegedly cashed in by selling it to another business.

This treasure was in the trash.

A famous surrealist painting valued at $340,000 was discovered in a paper-recycling dumpster in Germany.

A businessma­n accidental­ly left the artwork by the French painter Yves Tanguy at an airport checkpoint in Duesseldor­f and didn’t realize it until after he boarded a flight to Israel.

Cops tracked it down.

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