Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff from this week's news. See below for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links, you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 30 first published on Friday July 26, 2024. Here are this week's stories... ❿ Brazilian sharpnose sharks near Rio de Janeiro tested positive for high levels of cocaine...
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/first-cocaine-sharks-discovered-in-brazil/

❾ Nigerian man breaks world record for longest duration twerking... 3 hours and 30 minutes... he used this opportunity to shine a light on the importance of mental health.https://www.tiktok.com/@niva_news/video/7395555366462819615

❽ Fish cake flingers bring end to sports contest... matchhttps://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40614391/fishcake-fury-sees-norwegian-game-cancelled-var-protest

❼ Texas family saves orphaned baby bird by wrapping it in a tortilla...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/22/owl-saved-tortilla

❻ Giant Rolling Hot Dog Flips! Oscar Mayer Wienermobile involved in a crash on Chicago-area highway/ no injuries reported...
https://apnews.com/article/wienermobile-crash-suburban-chicago-oscar-mayer-b81452ebaa5ae0823871eabbf06135cd

❺ Naturally-occurring sugar compound may stimulate hair regrowthhttps://studyfinds.org/sweetest-cure-for-baldness-sugar-compound-hair-loss-treatment/?nab=1

❹ phone spinner spins like life depends on it... #worldrecord

❸ Underpants sorrow turns to elation #worldrecord #AGT

❷ How many steps does a lazy person like me need to take each day to be healthy?https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reveal-the-optimal-number-of-daily-steps-to-offset-sitting-down

🍅 Potato-based ice pop is MMMmmm... different... https://www.fooddive.com/news/kraft-heinz-ore-ida-popsicle-french-fry/721626/

❶ Boneless Wings and the Supreme Court of Ohio...https://www.npr.org/2024/07/25/nx-s1-5052004/boneless-chicken-wings-ohio-supreme-court

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What a Weird Week gets you caught up on the weird news of the week. https://www. shownotes.page or search "What a Weird Week" where you get podcasts. Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff from this week's news. See below for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links, you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. It's Friday, July 19th 2024 and these are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 29 which is a look back at one year ago. Please enjoy this enhanced re-broadcast from July of 2023! #SummerSpecial

❿ update to our pushup story... the world record has changed hands again! ❾ Birds are using those anti bird spikes to build their nests now. ❽ Scientists invent a sucker/ lollipop to help doctors diagnose stuff... ❼ When you find gold coins buried in your yard, that's a good day... ❻ Burger King Brazil launches limited time Barbie Burger... which contains a lot more pink than we are used to in a hamburger... ❺ If at first you don't succeed in getting approval to have a dog DNA database which will enable you to identify which dog pooped in front of city hall... try, try again! ❹ Headline from CTV: "Mystery object washes up on Australian beach, investigation underway" ❸ Rare fish sighting, every news org shared the photos... ❷ Dinosaur fossil is a game changer... headline from NPR was "This fossil of a mammal biting a dinosaur captures a death battle's final moments"... ❶ David Rush, the World Record Breaking Phenom does it again!

What a Weird Week gets you caught up on the weird news of the week. https://www. shownotes.page or search "What a Weird Week" where you get podcasts. Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff from this week's news. See below for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links, you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 28 first published on Friday July 12, 2024. Here are this week's stories... *full episode transcript below*
❿ Pooch Starts Fire. Tries to Blame it on Cat* (*may not have tried to blame cat, but pretty sure )https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/07/09/Colorado-Springs-dog-stove-fire/2411720537136/
❾ Record-Breaker Rush is just about there... the King of the World! (records) https://youtu.be/BRYGiVqdYJI?feature=shared ❽ Las Vegas man breaks Guinness World Records using eye socket strength https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYL2GhMIhYg ❼ Mia is the Fastest Mermaid in all the Sea https://www.ksl.com/article/51060424/provo-woman-becomes-fastest-mermaid-in-the-world-at-merlympics ❻ Driverless Taxi Pulled Over by Police in Phoenix... what happened next?https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/phoenix-police-waymo-driverless-car-b2574861.html ❺ The mysterious gnome nappers of BC have gotten away with another weird crime.https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mystery-group-prowls-community-conducting-mischievous-kindness-stealing-restoring-and-returning-garden-gnomes/ ❹ Lady Swept Out to Sea after Floatie Odysseyhttps://news.yahoo.com/news/swimmer-swept-sea-rescued-japanese-092115699.html ❸ Hobby Horsing is intense you guys... https://news.yahoo.com/news/why-finns-deadly-serious-hobby-012636960.html ❷ Hippos Can Stay Airborne for "substantial amount of time" ... that time? Up to 0.3 Seconds. https://news.sky.com/story/hippopotamuses-can-become-airborne-for-substantial-periods-of-time-researchers-discover-13173957 🍅 Nasal Spray Breakthrough shows promise in prevent Alzheimer's. #GoodNews
https://studyfinds.org/nasal-spray-alzheimers-brain-health/ ❶ Lovelorn Lions Risk Crocs for Romance Across River, Set New Record
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-lion-longest-predator-infested.html