Weird News Update! Ten Weird Things from this Week's News. #WhataWeirdWeek very long slim jim and fat bears break the internet. Fri Sept. 25, 2026

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. Show notes page is shownotes.page. Stream and Subscribe HERE.   10 a $30 painting is expected to get a quarter million at auction!! https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/09/18/painting-estate-sale-Gertrude-Abercrombie/3931789753677/ and video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO-Eb-0_Zms 9 Enormous Slim Jim snaps world record, wins hearts* (*mine) https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/09/17/guinness-world-records-slim-jim/1191789667547/ and video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUbxwOzTehY 8 Which preschooler should you trust to not steal a cut of the profits in your money-laundering scheme? TL;DR The blinky preschooler. https://studyfinds.com/preschoolers-who-blink-more-often-show-stronger-self-control-study-finds/ 7 We're mentally tapped-out, how do we take back the night? https://talkerresearch.com/mental-load-at-max-capacity-for-over-half-of-americans/ 6 Energy drinks that look and taste like beer, but are not beer. https://www.fooddive.com/news/c4-energy-drink-beer-all-hopped-up/830891/ 5 Small child sets new record in Rubik's Cubing! Women's World Record broken by 6-year-old, solved in under 4.5 seconds! 4 Fat bears break the internet. https://www.popsci.com/environment/record-setting-fat-bear-week-turnout-overloads-voting-site/ BONUS: What is Rumble Rims and why did they settle for that name? (Because it sounds like a car accessory that my neighbors are gonna hate.) https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/infrared-eye-tracking 3 What's that sound? Treasure!? https://www.foxnews.com/travel/puzzling-sound-backyard-leads-homeowner-massive-1000-year-old-treasure 2 I can't believe it's not Butter has a mascot named Tubz who might be a self help guru. https://www.adweek.com/creativity/with-a-self-help-book-i-cant-believe-its-not-butter-aims-to-inspire-america/ 1 Robot garbage can/ trash bin?! Caution! Might be robot uprising. https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/japans-busiest-rail-station-tests-092528450.html