A mom went back to a store that had asked her to stay away because of alleged theft, pepper-sprayed employees who tried to escort her out — and then handed her 7-year-old daughter the can and told her to keep spritzing, cops in Upper Darby, Pa., said.

“You know what to do, baby. Spray it!” she allegedly said.

The good little girl did NOT obey Mommy.

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Folks feared the Vatican’s communications office Web site and Twitter account had been hacked when they saw the headline: “Holy Switcheroo!’’

But it was simply running a story from the Catholic News Service titled: “Holy switcheroo! Batman has grown bitter, more vengeful with the years.’’

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If you’re single, having sex in Indonesia might land you in the slammer.

The government is proposing a new law that would penalize unmarried people caught having sex with up to five years in jail.

The proposed revisions in the criminal code would also criminalize spouses who cheat.

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After a black mamba snake escaped from a terrarium in South Africa, zookeepers decided they’d go high tech to try to capture the extremely venomous and superfast reptile.

Pretoria Zoo officials think the 6 1/2-foot-long critter is hiding in the roof of a service building, and they are searching it with special cameras that detect infrared radiation given off by bodies — even coldblooded ones.

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A truck driver lapsed into unconsciousness on a German highway — and the truck barreled six miles — before coming “by chance’’ to a stop in a dirt bank outside a service station, police said.

No one was hurt as the truck headed along the roadway near Sinsheim and several times smacked into the central barrier while cops diverted traffic, police said. The driver was hospitalized with a heart problem.

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