Weird BUT true

A curious moose is no longer on the loose upstate. The 500-pound female was spotted weeks ago in Palatine Bridge, where she got stuck in a horse paddock. The wayward beast then followed the Mohawk River east until reaching Schenectady on Friday.

State officials later corralled the moose in a backyard and released her into the southern Adirondacks.

What a bummer, mate! Fish and chip shops in the UK could be forced to shut down due to shortages and rising prices of key ingredients amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The National Federation of Fish Friers fears a lack of sunflower oil, cod, haddock and potatoes could lead to one-third of the country’s 10,000 fishand-chip shops to close.

A Texas toddler served up a super-sized lunch for himself and dozens of others after getting a hold of his mother’s phone.

Kelsey Burkhalter Golden, of Kingsville, said son Barrett, 2, ordered 31 McDonald’s cheeseburgers on DoorDash. “This is nice,” Golden posted on Facebook. “I always wanted to go viral for a giant mom fail.”

Gator and eggs, anyone? The weekend breakfast of a Florida family was disrupted by a large alligator in their backyard. The 8-foot invader wandered through an open gate at the home in Davie.

Trappers responded and loaded the uninvited guest into a truck. It will be taken to an alligator farm, wildlife officials said.

Smile, the bill is here! Paying for that latte, sweater or vacation may soon be as easy as making a wry grin or waving your hand. Mastercard is diving into biometric payments at checkout points, allowing buyers to show their face or palm instead of swiping cards.

The pilot program has already launched in Brazil, with rollouts slated next in the Middle East and Asia.