Her bingo “urnings’’ are about to drop.

Diane Bozzi, of Rochester, NH, would always carry her mom’s ashes to bingo games for good luck.

But her luck ran out this week when a thief broke into her car and stole a bag containing the urn.

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Michigan and Wisconsin have taken the gloves off.

Rival boosters of the two states are fighting a border war over which looks more like a mitten.

“Only one state has the mitten mojo,’’ said Alex Beaton, of Grand Rapids, Mich., who inspired a group of her friends to tweet the same message.

Tom Lyons, of Neenah, Wis., tried to make peace: “Wisconsin is the left mitten, Michigan is the right mitten,’’ he said.

“One mitten doesn’t cut it when it comes to Midwest winters.’’

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Next time you want to insult someone, don’t call him a rat.

Rats show compassion for fellow rodents, a University of Chicago study has found.

Researchers put two rats in shared compartments, where one could roam free and the other was trapped in a tiny cage.

The free rat soon learned how to open the cage and spring his companion.

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The sandwich was invented in London — and they still take it very seriously in the UK.

Scottish cops distributed a 45-page document spelling out the precise requirements for sandwiches they buy for officers working soccer games.

They have to be on “11-inch baguettes’’ and “the standard size and weight stipulated by the British Sandwich Association.’’

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Red Cross officials with too little to do have responded to rumors that the Geneva Convention applies to video games.

They issued a statement assuring gamers that “serious violations of the laws of war can only be committed in real-life situations.’’

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