What a Weird Week

Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about weird news and interesting stuff that happened this week. We've got ten stories in 15 minutes. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To Subscribe/ get in touch/ other/ see www.shownotes.page. Thanks for rating and reviewing along with subscribing!These are the shownotes for Season 7, Ep 15 first published April 10, 2026. 10 This handbag is made from lab-grown collagen based on reconstructed T-Rex DNA. starting bid is $500,000. (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/02/tyrannosaurus-rex-handbag-auction-synthetic-skin/89421475007/).  9 The world's first human trials have begun in Japan for an experimental drug that could allow adults to regrow teeth. (https://techfixated.com/human-trials-begin-for-drug-that-could-let-adults-regrow-teeth-for-the-first-time/) 8 Hershey announced it will revert to the classic recipes for all Reese's products starting next year. (https://www.aol.com/articles/hershey-switching-back-classic-reese-162530548.html)and (https://www.npr.org/2026/04/03/nx-s1-5773425/reeses-peanut-butter-candy-chocolate-egg-easter-hershey-brad)  7 Fellow who made headlines for claims of Waffle House teleportation has those claims investigated. It's good, ol' fashioned Waffle House teleportation journalism. (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/us/fema-gregg-phillips-waffle-house-teleportation.html)  6 Domino, a baby warty frogfish in Chicago, is believed to be the first of its kind born in captivity. (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-domino-a-tiny-bumpy-fish-making-a-splash-in-chicago-180988482/) 5 Authorities in BC investigating 'car on side of a cliff' prank. (https://apnews.com/article/beetle-british-columbia-stawamus-chief-prank-university-ba1a96169c7898aa90bc7cee794917c5) 4 Sugar the dove is 44-years old. That's a world record. (https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/04/03/Guinness-World-Records-oldest-dove/7601775225889/) 3 Cat attempts to avoid vet visit by hiding in recliner, becomes stuck. #photo! (https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/04/06/cat-mechanical-recliner-Overland-Park-Kansas/1141775481405/) 2 I have had it with these #$%^&*^%$@# bees on a plane. (https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/04/06/bees-turbine-Charlotte-Douglas-Airport-North-Carolina/2591775483206/) Extra: Shark Rescue! (https://www.foxnews.com/us/heart-pounding-video-shows-fisherman-leaping-ocean-save-great-white-shark)  1 Annual Marshmallow Drop?!(https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/weird-news/2026/04/03/children-race-to-gather-marshmallows-dropped-from-a-helicopter-at-pair-of-michigan-parks/)

Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about weird news and interesting stuff that happened this week. We've got ten stories in 15 minutes. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To Subscribe/ get in touch/ other/ see www.shownotes.page. Thanks for rating and reviewing along with subscribing!These are the shownotes for Season 7, Ep 14 first published April 3, 2026. It's our Easter Special!Churches in a good-natured Easter fireworks battle on island of Chios. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouketopolemos Enormous Easter omelette tradition in France inspired by Napoleon. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/weirdest-easter-traditions-crucifixion-rabbit-hunting-running-madonna-a7682576.html Do folks in Papua New Guinea really hide smokes at Easter?! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13256711/The-strangest-Easter-traditions-world-whipping-people-giant-omelettes-large-feed-2-000-people-hiding-cigarettes-near-churches.html Easter Butter Lamb https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13256711/The-strangest-Easter-traditions-world-whipping-people-giant-omelettes-large-feed-2-000-people-hiding-cigarettes-near-churches.htmlNorway's Easter crime drama and crime novel tradition. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13256711/The-strangest-Easter-traditions-world-whipping-people-giant-omelettes-large-feed-2-000-people-hiding-cigarettes-near-churches.htmlMarshmallow decorating kits. https://people.com/jet-puffed-marshmallow-dyeing-kit-offers-cheaper-alternative-this-easter-amid-high-egg-prices-11715031Matt Stonie once ate 255 Peeps in five minutes. *Professional eater/ Do not attempt! https://majorleagueeating.com/contests/732 and video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tbJ2ccROkY 🐰 World Records you could break this Easter Season:- most Instagram likes of an egg (many. it's very. many.)- Largest Decorated Easter Egg: The world's largest decorated Easter egg was unveiled in Pomerode, Brazil, in February 2023. It stands at an impressive 16.72 meters (54 ft 10.3 in) tall (https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-decorated-easter-egg). pin: https://pin.it/5djydXj1y- Largest Chocolate Rabbit: A team in Brazil created the largest chocolate rabbit in 2017. It weighed 4,245.5 kg (9,359.7 lbs) and stood 4.52 meters (almost 15 feet) high! (https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-rabbit-made-of-chocolate). pin: (https://pin.it/45Ot2SCuJ)- Largest Easter Egg Hunt: The record for the largest Easter egg hunt was set in Winter Haven, Florida, in 2007. A total of 9,753 people participated in the search for 501,000 eggs (https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-easter-egg-hunt). video: (https://youtube.com/shorts/uFkJEmjja2w?si=95d9Nk_N1dbpjegP)- Largest Real Rabbit: While not an Easter bunny, the world's largest rabbit is a Continental Giant named Darius, who weighs 52 pounds and is over 4 feet long (https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/210091-longest-rabbit). video: (https://youtu.be/bWRQkrgNxlg?si=YbLChplIV0msTAAd&t=25).- Most People Dyeing Eggs Simultaneously: The record for the most people dyeing Easter eggs at once is 582. This was achieved in Redmond, Washington, in April 2014 (https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-people-dyeing-eggs). pin: (https://pin.it/3JYZFCKFF).🐰 Easter Trivia:- Easter Trivia... the Easter Bilby from Australia... In 1991, Rabbit-Free Australia launched a campaign to replace the Easter bunny with the Easter bilby, or rabbit-eared bandicoot. Why the switch? In Australia, rabbits are widely considered pests for destroying crops and land. Companies now make chocolate bilbies for Easter, pic.twitter.com/oVBXmhpY7NI hit my character limit! For complete shownotes see www.shownotes.pageregular format and more weird news next Friday!!

Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about weird news and interesting stuff that happened this week. We've got ten stories in 15 minutes. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To Subscribe/ get in touch/ other/ see www.shownotes.page. Thanks for rating and reviewing along with subscribing!These are the shownotes for Season 7, Ep 13 first published March 27th, 2026.10) Cocaine Sharks Research Continues: (https://www.vice.com/en/article/sharks-in-the-bahamas-are-full-of-cocaine-caffeine-and-painkillers/) 9) ***PG13*** The government of Bern, Switzerland, has rejected a proposal to alter its coat of arms, ruling that the iconic bear will continue to be depicted with a prominent ding dong. (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/the-bernese-bear-will-continue-to-display-its-red-limb-on-the-coat-of-arms/91049271) 8) Firefighters in Vermont came to the rescue of a raccoon that got its head stuck in a peanut butter jar and then climbed 25 feet up a tree. (https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/03/20/Shelburne-Fire-Department-raccoon-peanut-butter-jar/7831774027521/). 7) The ongoing plight of Texas town of Bug Tussle. (https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/03/23/Bug-Tussle-Texas-sign-thefts/6351774286086/) 6) A new study seems to indicate that sleep-tracking apps and those things we wear to measure our sleep quality, can actually make sleep worse for some people (https://studyfinds.com/sleep-tracker-may-make-sleep-worse/). 5) A dancing humanoid robot at a California restaurant had to be removed after it malfunctioned and began smashing plates and knocking over tableware. There's video. I take back what I said before, THIS is how the robot uprising begins. The dancing robots are how it all starts. (https://nypost.com/2026/03/18/tech/dancing-robot-bounced-from-restaurant-after-scaring-patrons/). 4) Article this week from the Mirror gets into how China's first astronaut, Yang Liwei, reported hearing a mysterious knocking sound outside his spacecraft during his 2003 mission. #mystery(https://www.themirror.com/news/weird-news/chinese-astronaut-heard-mysterious-knocking-1757326). 3) I thought this had to be fake, but there's been a follow-up and I guess a guy really did have a modified bicycle that ran on dog power. (https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/online-backlash-grows-over-chinese-dog-powered-electric-bike-11265575). 2) A snake in the bedroom! (https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/03/25/Del-Rio-Texas-bedroom-rattlesnake/4281774448255/). Bonus) A multi-year study on sitting seems to point towards a better way to sit. (https://studyfinds.com/not-all-sitting-is-equal-for-the-brain/) Bonus) Sailors have reported this weird behavior for years, but it's never been captured on film until now... Sperm whales headbutting each other. 1) A vaping squirrel made headlines this week.(https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/03/25/vaping-squirrel-London-RSPCA/9501774459163/).

Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a look at the odd, interesting, strange, fun and weird stories that made news this week. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To Subscribe/ get in touch/ other/ see www.shownotes.page. Thanks for rating and reviewing along with subscribing! These are the shownotes for Season 7, Ep 12 first published March 20th, 2026!10 Scientists at the University of Edinburgh make bacteria that converts plastic waste into medicine used for treating Parkinson's (https://www.heise.de/en/news/Genetically-modified-bacteria-convert-plastic-waste-into-Parkinson-s-drug-11213301.html)9 Churning Butter While Running is a thing. (https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a70683169/how-to-make-butter-while-running/) (https://parade.com/food/viral-running-butter). 8 Woman hospitalized after startling encounter with robot!(https://hongkongfp.com/2026/03/18/macau-woman-hospitalised-after-being-startled-by-humanoid-robot/). 7 How long until we have Goldfish Limo Drivers?! #fishmobile (https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/03/13/netherlands-Guinness-World-Records-driving-goldfish/5971773414979/).  6 It's official! Last year's Cheetozard set a world record. (https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/03/16/Guinness-World-Records-Cheetozard-auction-Pokemon-Flamin-Hot-Cheetos/6521773670790/).  5 Dublin, Ohio did a Guinness World Record attempt by gathering over 1050 people to form the shape of a giant shamrock. (https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/03/18/Guinness-World-Records-human-shamrock/4521773847853/). 4 Twizzlers is releasing a new, limited-edition flavor of its edible straws inspired by dirty sodas (https://people.com/twizzlers-launches-dirty-soda-inspired-twizzlers-straws-11922507).   3 German researchers have successfully revived brain activity in flash-frozen mice brains. I'm not a scientist or a licensed mouseologist, so click the link for the whole scoop.(https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/lifestyle/scientists-revive-frozen-brain-activity-in-cryosleep-leap/).#futureisnow2 A 43-year study of over 131,000 people found more good coffee news (and tea) (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260318033138.htm). Bonus: A live Australian brushtail possum was discovered hiding among stuffed animals on a gift shop shelf at the Hobart Airport in Tasmania. Almost got away with it, but you can't hide those possum eyes. (https://apnews.com/article/australia-airport-possum-toys-hobart-shop-c75cdac08eded76b93b4a33191fca56b).1 Athlete Muhammad Arshad has set a new Guinness World Record by performing 66 thumb pushups in one minute with one leg raised (https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/03/19/pakistan-Guinness-World-Records-thumb-pushups/4621773931031/).

Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a look at the odd, interesting, strange, fun and weird stories that made news this week. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To Subscribe/ get in touch/ other/ see www.shownotes.page.Thanks for rating and reviewing along with subscribing!These are the shownotes for Season 7, Ep 11 first published March 14th, 2025!! ***Yes, it is a repeat because I am on vacation.***  Foe this vacation episode I am linking to the shownotes blog insteadbof posting full shownotes on the rss feed. so see this link https://www.scottyandtony.com/2026/03/what-weird-week-fri-mar-13-2026-how.html