How many lives does it take for a kitten to survive a 1,300-mile trip stuffed in a suitcase?

At most eight, as 10-month-old tabby Gracie Mae survived the accidental journey after finding its way into its owner’s bag – which was mistakenly taken by the wrong passenger from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Dallas.

Upon arrival, the man with the wrong bag called Gracie Mae’s owner and said, “Hey, you’re not going to believe this . . . I accidentally picked up your husband’s luggage and when I opened the luggage, a cat jumped out.”

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What’s 93 pounds of women’s underwear worth? For one man, 45 days in jail.

Garth Flaherty, 24, pleaded guilty to stealing 1,613 pairs of panties, bras and other women’s undergarments from laundry rooms around Colfax, Wash.

When cops raided his apartment, they found five giant garbage bags filled with the stuff.

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Two “Star Wars”-loving brothers are planning to set up a Jedi “church” in England.

Services will include sermons on the Force, light-saber training and meditation techniques.

“My brother and I will wear Jedi robes, the dark-brown robes. The congregation would be in black – really to bring a sense of unity to the meetings,” said Barney Jones.

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A $150,000 high-tech, theft-proof police car was stolen in Germany after cops left it unlocked with the keys in the ignition.

The BMW – the pride of the Berlin police force – was stolen after two cops jumped out to chase a suspect.

Police have no leads on who stole the car.

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Two Australian thieves’ plan to make off with a lot of bread didn’t go exactly as expected.

It was only after they walked out of a restaurant with what they thought was a bagful of cash that they realized that they had grabbed a sack of bread rolls.

To make matters worse, suspect Benjamin Jorgenson, 38, accidentally shot accomplice Donna Hayes, 36, in the buttocks.

A judge described them as a “pair of fools.”