Weird News Update on Fri 9 October 2026: Ten Weird Things from this Week's News, including a great followup on that bargain painting. What a Weird Week!

Hi friends, I'm Scott and here is your weird news update featuring some of the odd, and fun things from the news. This is What a Weird Week. Fri. Oct 2 2026. Show notes page is shownotes.page. Stream and Subscribe HERE.   10 Seniors dominate old person contest.  https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2026/10/worlds-oldest-men-send-birthday-wishes-to-each-other-as-they-turn-113-and-114 9 Couch drivers go for sofa drive.  https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/north-carolina-police-stop-two-men-driving-couch-public-roadway 8 Bargain painting sells for more than a million! https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/10/02/estate-sale-painting-gertrude-abercrombie-auctioned/6081790959629/ and here's our shownotes page for the story before the auction https://www.scottyandtony.com/2026/09/weird-news-update-ten-weird-things-from_0947769036.html 7 Frozen waffles with Nutella inside. https://www.fooddive.com/news/ferrero-nutella-waffles-breakfast-innovation/832036/ 6 Vampire noodles. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cup-noodles-raises-the-stakes-this-halloween-with-vampire-noodles-302886901.html 5 Whale sinks yacht.  https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/loud-thud-sperm-whale-sinks-085114541.html 4 The things we do for love, psychic edition.  https://studyfinds.com/gen-z-daters-psychics-spells-find-love/  3 The left turn mystery.  https://studyfinds.com/almost-everyone-naturally-turns-left-when-walking-and-we-still-have-no-idea-why/ 2 More coffee news that aint too shabby.  https://studyfinds.com/black-coffee-14-lower-risk-death-sugar-cream-2180-g1/ 1 Vanilla as medicine? Maybe!  https://www.popsci.com/health/vanilla-heal-wounds/