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Weird true BUT

- Tamar Lapin, Wires

A suspected poisoning at a Germany university is now a mysterious “blue”-dunnit.

Seven students and staffers at Darmstadt Technical University got sick — with some seeing their arms or legs turn blue — after eating and drinking from the school’s kitchens, police said Monday.

Cops, who believe the poisonings were deliberate, are looking for the perpetrato­r.

He took the bear necessitie­s.

A black bear was caught on camera swiping an Amazon package — of toilet paper — from a Bristol, Conn., home.

On Facebook, homeowner Kristin Levine called the 15second clip of the loo-loo of a theft “hysterical.”

What’s the opposite of a cold call?

A cellphone caught fire on a plane after it landed at the Seattle airport, causing a hasty clear-out-by-evacuation slide.

All 129 passengers and crew on the Alaska Airlines flight from New Orleans escaped with “only minor scrapes and bruises,” the airline said.

Crew used a battery-containmen­t bag and fire extinguish­er to put out the blaze, the airline said.

A giant rubber ducky that mysterious­ly appeared in a Maine harbor vanished just as abruptly.

The 25-foot inflatable duck stamped with the word “joy” was pulled out of Belfast Harbor over the weekend due to concerns over Tropical Storm Henri.

Its sudden arrival two weeks ago delighted the seaside community, and folks were sad to see the plastic plaything go.

The world’s fastest roller coaster lived up to its name — too well.

Japan’s “Super Death Speed” ride was suspended this month after six riders broke bones, including four who broke necks or backs, since December.

The Do-Dodonpa ride in Fujiyoshid­a, Japan, was modified recently to reach a top speed of 118 mph in just 1.56 seconds.

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