Welcome to This is True Really News Mailbag 218! Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes dive back into the "silky abyss" of the mailbag to discuss the weirdest news and most bizarre legal restrictions from around the globe.

In this episode:

• The UK’s "Pathways" Game: Is researching immigration statistics really a gateway to a counterterrorism referral?

• Illegal Spuds & Dancing Bans: Why you can't have 50kg of potatoes in Australia or dance after midnight in (pre-2015) Japan.

• Guitar Assault: The story of a man sentenced for hitting his friend with a guitar over a wrong chord in an Eagles song. (Pro tip: It's always the A minor).

• The LEGO Crocs Jingle: A sneak peek at the new "construction site" footwear anthem coming to New Music Monday.

• Listener Mail: We catch up with Janet the 56-year-old gamer and discuss the perils of "noodling" barehanded for catfish.

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Coast Guard opens recruiting office in landlocked Nebraska, Lego and Crocs team up for the most controversial footwear collaboration ever, a woman gets impaled by a metal rod on LA freeway, and a Louisiana man legally registers a potato as a firearm silencer with the ATF. You can't make this stuff up!

This Is True Really News brings you the oddest verified news stories with hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes. From bizarre government decisions toProduct collaborations nobody asked for, we cover the stories that make you question reality.

In this episode we discuss the US Coast Guard's expansion into America's heartland, the psychological warfare of Lego-studded Crocs, a freeway javelin incident that defies explanation, and how one man exploited an ATF loophole to turn a Russet potato into federally regulated equipment.

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Scientists discover mammals can breathe through their intestines, a Louisiana woman claims to be a mermaid while trespassing naked, and a priest allegedly fakes raffle winners. This Is True Really News hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes deliver the week's strangest verified stories with their signature humor.

In this episode: Japanese researchers confirm cloacal respiration in mammals, opening new medical possibilities for respiratory failure patients. A Pennsylvania priest faces investigation for allegedly fabricating Corvette raffle winners. A Slidell, Louisiana woman is arrested after being found naked in a private pond, claiming she was "trying to be a mermaid." Plus, a German driver gets caught doing 199 mph in a 75 mph zone on the Autobahn.

This Is True Really News brings you bizarre but verified news stories from around the world, delivered with wit and skepticism. Like, subscribe, and follow for your weekly dose of reality that's stranger than fiction.

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Robot meets train in Miami, Net Radio memories flood back, and USB cables still hate us all. Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes dive into mailbag stories including a food delivery robot's unfortunate encounter with a Brightline train, nostalgic memories from the Net Radio days of the 90s, and cosmic wisdom about USB orientation. Plus, the debut of "Body Zone" - the jingle nobody asked for but everyone gets stuck with.

In this episode of This Is True Really News Mailbag, the hosts discuss delivery robot disasters, share listener feedback about the legendary Net Radio service from the dial-up era, and ponder life's greatest mysteries like why USB cables require three attempts. Featuring commentary on sea shanty parodies, dental adventures, and the glitch in the matrix that is humanity.

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A brutal youth hockey brawl in Hershey, PA has authorities investigating 48-inch-tall "enforcers" who turned Mites on Ice into a scene from Slapshot. Plus, Chinese astronauts hear mysterious knocking in the vacuum of space, a Pennsylvania man is arrested for hoarding 100+ human remains from cemetery mausoleums, and a woman literally chews through police car padding after arrest. Norwegian ski jumpers caught cheating at Winter Olympics, and Olympic administrative drama keeps American veteran out while Canadian gets in.

Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes deliver the week's strangest true news stories with their signature wit and commentary. From grave robbers to space mysteries to pint-sized hockey violence, this episode has it all!

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Airlines are set to save nearly $600 million this year thanks to weight loss drugs making passengers lighter—but don't expect your ticket prices to drop! Meanwhile, Rhode Island debates removing Mr. Potato Head license plates after Hasbro moves headquarters, a Polish general gets fired for accidentally leaving anti-tank mines at an IKEA warehouse, and a Florida deputy handcuffs a runaway emu's legs after a dramatic chase.

Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes bring you the week's strangest verified news stories with their signature wit and commentary. From fuel cost savings through pharmaceutical side effects to military logistics disasters involving Swedish furniture stores, this episode covers the bizarre true stories making headlines.

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This Is True Really News Mailbag episode 216 with hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes! Janet (no relation to Cooper) Cupp dominates the comments section while Scot and Tony discuss delayed cargo deliveries, the Harvard morgue body parts scandal sentencing, and preview Monday's new sea shanty about 400 pairs of Victorian boots washing ashore 150 years late.

Highlights include updates on Cedric and Denise Lodge's sentencing for selling human remains from Harvard Medical School's morgue, cosmic wisdom from Dr. Cosmo Void about what the universe is trying to tell us, debates about reheating coffee, Big Bang Theory comedy moments, and extensive listener comments covering everything from Minnesota time travelers to exploding toilets.

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Riders stranded on the DC Rivals HyperCoaster were forced to evacuate on foot after a loose scarf tangled in the wheel. Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes discuss the amusement park nightmare before diving into a massive AI fail at a Florida middle school, where the "Zero Eyes" weapon detection system mistook a student’s bass clarinet for a rifle, triggering a police raid. Plus, we cover a watermelon assault in a New Hampshire supermarket and Sheriff Grady Judd’s arrest of a man wearing a red lace bra who concealed a loaded handgun inside a silicone breast prosthetic.

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