Weird News Update on Fri 2 October 2026: Ten Weird Things from this Week's News, including the shark swimming down the street. What a Weird Week!

It's Friday, October 2nd, 2026 and here is your weird news update featuring some of the odd, and fun things from the news. This is What a Weird Week. Show notes page is shownotes.page. Stream and Subscribe HERE.   10 Low Speed Chase results in tortoise being apprehended. 'no sense of urgency' https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/09/28/tortoise-Jefferson-County-Colorado/9431790610409/ and video https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1398997041768715 9 Dish soap as good as hospital disinfectant?! https://studyfinds.com/dish-soap-cut-bacteria-on-used-medical-gear-as-well-as-hospital-grade-disinfectant/ 8 Would you eat evil Ranch Dressing from a glow-in-the-dark bottle? Yes, of course you would. https://www.hiddenvalley.com/products/ranch-condiments/ranch-flavors/spooky-ranch/ 7 Meet the most magnificent of the Fat Bears. https://www.popsci.com/environment/backpack-fat-bear-week-winner-2026/ 6 New shape invented. I'm calling it Shark Fin Throwing Star. https://www.popsci.com/science/new-geometry-shape-polyhedron/ 5 Are blueberries moodberries? (copyright 2026, Weird Week Inc.) https://studyfinds.com/daily-blueberries-lift-mood/ 4 New Jersey road shark?! Yes. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/09/30/shark-flooded-road-Surf-City-new-jersey/2471790789410/ 3 Handstand ... while on fire. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/09/30/austria-guinness-world-records-handstand-full-body-burn/2261790782974/ 2 AI image leads to charges in Singapore. Could this happen to you? https://kuwaittimes.com/article/50632/world/singapore-charges-man-over-fake-ai-crocodile-picture/ 1 More Diamond Talk from the Diamond Park. https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/weird-news/2026/10/02/arkansas-gem-hunter-says-he-found-what-may-be-a-1-million-diamond/