Meet the most honest man in New York state.

David Jenks, of Syracuse, was walking out of his antique shop when he spotted what he thought were bags of trash. When he tried to move them out of the way, he discovered they contained C-notes. A quarter million dollars worth.

He returned every one of the $100 bills, which authorities believe had been accidentally dropped by an armored truck.

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What took them so long?

Italian bureaucrats finally realized they had a gold mine on their hands — and opened the balcony in Verona where Juliet pined for Romeo as a wedding venue.

The 13th century mansion of the Cappello family — believed to be the Capulets of Shakespeare’s tragedy — hosted its first ceremony on Monday.

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The cocaine wasn’t in the suitcase. It was the suitcase.

Chilean cops say two suitcases carried by a woman about to fly to Spain were made of the drug — actually, a substance combining cocaine with resin and glass fiber.

They said a chemical process could have been used to sift out the drug.

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A Chinese man lost his hand when it was ripped off at the wrist in a tug-of-war contest.

The 30-year-old, who lives in the city of Shenzen, wrapped the rope around his wrist and threw the loose end over his shoulder.

The match was headed for a draw when bystanders jumped in to help both teams — without noticing the man’s hand was trapped. Doctors reattached the severed hand.

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Memo to shy penguins: Be careful where you poop — you’re being watched.

Satellite images have picked up huge stains on the ice in Antarctica — allowing scientists for the first time to locate every emperor-penguin colony on the continent.