Hey Sports Fans! Welcome to KEEP IT WEIRD, the podcast for all things strange & unusual, ancient & archival, regal & rickety and everything in between! TW: big bugs, mental illness, euthanasia, cancer, curses Every week we get together to chat about something WEIRD and this week is very special because we're celebrating the birthday of one of the world's finest weirdos - - your host LAUREN! We had a wild start to the episode where we were both ATTACKED by bugs (the bugs were in our room) but once we recovered from the drama we were able to dive into this week's topics. Ashley starts us off with an ANCIENT ARTIFACTS (with Addie Rife!) where she teaches us all about the Iron Pillar of Dehli-- an ancient monument that is somewhere between 1600 and 2300 years old, made of solid iron, that still has not rusted TO THIS DAY! And speaking of ancient artifacts and metal! Last month, scientists at CERN accidentally discovered the secret to the Philosopher's Stone. YOU HEARD ME! Lauren takes over for a JEEPERS CREEPERS where we dive into a very rare (and very scary) mental health disorder known as CLINICAL LYCANTHROPY aka real life werewolves. And were...frogs??? To wrap the show the girls pass some MIND BLOWING FACTS back and forth like the time that Mark Ruffalo had a psychic vision, how monkey's find medicinal marvels, the true inspiration for Bluey and more. Check the links below if you want to do some more in depth reading on today's topics. FOLLOW US on socials @keepitweirdcast JOIN OUR PATREON at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast - You'll get two extra episodes every month, discounts on merch, opportunities to sponsor an episode AND free tarot card readings! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL at www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast BUY OUR MERCH www.keepitweirdpodcast.com/merch UNRUSTABLE IRON https://www.britannica.com/topic/Iron-Pillar-of-Delhi https://www.good.is/mysterious-iron-pillar-hasnt-rusted-despite-being-out-in-the-open-for-over-1-600-years https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/things-to-do/udayagiri-caves-the-hidden-architectural-wonders-of-madhya-pradesh/articleshow/104626429.cms I LOVE GOOOOOOLD https://www.the-independent.com/news/science/large-hadron-collider-lead-gold-b2749928.html HOWLING AT THE MOON https://ijip.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/18.01.190.20241201.pdf https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/29073/8-historic-accounts-werewolves https://www.britannica.com/science/lycanthropy ReplyForward Add reaction