<p>What a Weird Week gets you caught up on the odd, interesting, strange, fun, and weird news that happened this week. Ten stories in 15 minutes!<br>See <a href="https://www.shownotes.page/podcast" target="_blank">https://www.shownotes.page</a> or &quot;<a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=What+a+Weird+Week#ip=1" target="_blank">What a Weird Week</a>&quot; where you get podcasts.</p><p><br>These are the shownotes for Season 7, Ep 2 first published Jan 9, 2026.</p><p>10 Big Tuna! </p><p>https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2026/01/06/bluefin-tuna-sells-record-32-million-year-opening-auction-tokyo-fish-market/</p><p><br></p><p>9 World&#39;s Oldest Twinkie Celebrates Birthday, Inspires World. </p><p>https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/01/05/hancock/hancock-education/worlds-oldest-known-twinkie-turns-50-maine-high-school-joam40zk0w/ </p><p>Also see https://youtu.be/_yqOstfugjI?si=_kBi3v5aJQbRY0e7</p><p><br></p><p>8 AI tool used by Utah police department generated a false report claiming an officer had been turned into a frog. </p><p>https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/01/05/Heber-City-Police-Department-AI-program-officer-frog/9641767634540/</p><p><br></p><p>7 Robocop Rabbits to take care of a Fla. python problem.</p><p>https://scienceclock.com/robotic-rabbits-invasive-burmese-pythons-florida/</p><p><br></p><p>6 Happy New Year? False.</p><p>According to new data, many workers face a &quot;time-off tax,&quot; spending an average of 17 extra hours catching up after a week&#39;s vacation, which can make the first week back a struggle</p><p>https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/new-data-suggests-time-off-tax-may-shape-first-week-back-to-work/</p><p><br></p><p>5 Again this year there were no fireworks, and again this year people were tricked into showing up.</p><p>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/01/birmingham-new-year-fireworks-display-centenary-square-police</p><p><br></p><p>4 Sober Second Thoughts.</p><p>A thief returned two valuable mandolins to a New Jersey music store along with a handwritten apology note that read, &quot;SORRY, I BEEN DRUNK, MERRY CHRISTMAS&quot; </p><p>https://abcnews.go.com/US/drunk-thief-returns-stolen-mandolins-new-jersey-guitar/story?id=128748055</p><p><br></p><p>3 Scientists believe they may have extracted Leonardo da Vinci&#39;s DNA from a Renaissance-era drawing</p><p>https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/leonardo-da-vincis-dna-may-be-embedded-in-his-art-and-scientists-think-theyve-managed-to-extract-some</p><p><br></p><p>2 Scientists using a remotely operated vehicle have spotted a rare giant phantom jellyfish </p><p>https://www.popsci.com/environment/giant-phantom-jellyfish-spotted-deep-in-pacific/</p><p><br></p><p>1 New research suggests that moderate screen time for &quot;Me Time&quot;—like watching TV or playing video games—can help people recover from daily stress </p><p>https://www.popsci.com/health/tv-good-for-brain/ </p>