Weird BUT true

Not a close shave. Two Idaho men reclaimed their bizarre Guinness World Record by catching 35 ping-pong balls in a mass of shaving cream on their heads in 30 seconds.

David Rush of Boise and pal Jonathan “Hollywood” Hannon had previously held the record and lost it.

It’s a dirty — and ancient — habit.

Scientists in Utah have discovered charred remains of tobacco in a hearth estimated to be more than 12,000 years old.

The discovery represents the earliest evidence of human consumption of the addictive plant.

Scarface’s favorite piece went for a hefty price.

Brooklyn-born gangster Al Capone’s “favorite gun” fetched $1 million at an auction in Sacramento, Calif.

According to Witherell’s auction house, the prized Colt .45 firearm was a family heirloom, passed down to Capone’s son Sonny and later to Capone’s granddaughters.

They are not on Cloud Nine.

Scientists say they’ve found only about a third of fresh cloud “seedlings” that originate in the ocean vanish into larger, older clouds before creating new clouds of their own.

This is a problem because it lessens the output of clouds that could potentially help protect the planet by reflecting the sun’s rays and providing rainfall, experts say.

He had too many goals. A high-school soccer player in northern Michigan caused an uproar after he broke a state record for most goals in a game, scoring 16 in a brutal 17-0 rout that was called after one half.

Kevin Hubbell of Benzie Central far surpassed the 2003 state one-game record of 10.

His team’s opponents, who are winless on the season, plan to discuss the onslaught at the next schoolboard meeting.