Weird BUT true

Sean and Colleen Gaffney welcomed their baby son into the world at 8:49 p.m. on Sunday, while the Massachusetts couple’s beloved New England Patriots were down 18 points in the Super Bowl.

But after the Gaffneys’ bundle of joy entered the scene, the Patriots staged a historic comeback. Coincidence?

“Literally right after he was born, they came back,” Sean Gaffney said.

By the way, his newborn’s name is Brady, after Pats quarterback Tom Brady.

Turns out they didn’t need a bigger boat after all.

The crew of Outcast Sports Fishing in Hilton Head, SC, caught, tagged and released a great white shark — despite it taking a bite out of the boat.

“She bit the boat once, but came in relatively easy,” said the vessel’s captain, Chip Michalove.

These motorists were played for saps.

Drivers in Newport, Vt., found themselves in a sticky situation after a barrel of maple syrup fell off a truck and spilled all over Interstate 91, creating a traffic jam during Monday rush hour, authorities said. Wedding marsh. Two rangers patrolling Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park in Broward County, Fla., spotted wedding guests digging through a sandy marsh after the bride and groom dropped their rings in the muck.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the rangers “were able to locate one of the rings and provide a detailed description . . . that led to the finding of the other two, making for a very ‘happily ever after.’ ”

No explanation was given for why there were three rings.

The Arizona Department of Transportation likes to keep it light on life and death.

They posted this electronic message on highways: “Hello from the other side, buckle up and stay alive.”

They’ve also run, “Mash potatoes, not your head. Buckle up.”