New York Post

Weird BUT true

- Natalie Musumeci, Wires

Revenge bites. A Florida man let go of a baby shark he caught while fishing — only to have it immediatel­y swim back and chomp on his foot.

The 52-year-old fisherman caught the three-foot shark at a beach in Ponce Inlet and tossed it back while standing in the ocean.

“[This] particular lemon shark was very unhappy about being caught,” an ocean-rescue spokeswoma­n said. The man suffered minor injuries.

A snake sparked a large“scale” disruption when it slithered into a Tennessee electrical station — and knocked out power to thousands of residents.

At least 4,200 homes were forced to go without light near Knoxville after the slippery scoundrel tripped a circuit-breaker.

It could have happened in worse places.

A firetruck burst into flames inside a small Illinois fire station — but firefighte­rs put out the blaze within minutes.

Camp Jackson firefighte­rs spotted smoke from an electrical fire near the front of the building and worked for 15 minutes to quell it.

Two prize melons sold for tens of thousands of dollars at an auction in Japan — setting a sweet new record.

Winning bidder Shinya Noda plunked down $29,400 for the pair of “luxury” fruits at the Sapporo market auction in Hokkaido.

The previous recordhold­er paid $13,798.50 for two melons in 2016.

A Colorado burglar was busted for breaking into a barber shop and giving himself a haircut while naked, police said.

Jeffrey Palmer, 30, allegedly climbed into Great Clips in Boulder through a window and peeled off his clothes.

Two cops entered with guns drawn — and found Palmer in his birthday suit.

He was arrested on charges of second-degree burglary, felony criminal mischief and second-degree criminal tampering.

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