February 05, 2025

Mini Weird 7: Cockroach in the Microwave

31 minutes

Weird Wednesday Energy (WWE)! Welcome back to another Mini episode of Make It Weird! Our Headline-A-Thon features topics ranging from jellyfish butts, to chimpanzee synchronized peeing, to killer pigs. Haley then discusses an article where bloodletting is suggested as a cure for citizens with PFAS poisoning, and Harmony shares the story of a very popular plant that smells of rotten flesh. And Haley closes out with an extra crunchy CPC (Cutie Pie Corner).

Resources:

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/22/nx-s1-5262906/peeing-is-contagious-in-chimpanzees-study-suggests

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/01/someone-made-a-captcha-where-you-play-doom-on-nightmare-difficulty/

https://www.404media.co/zuckerberg-says-everything-i-say-leaks-in-leaked-meeting-audio/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/30/krispy-kreme-baby-free-donuts

https://www.wyff4.com/article/cinnabon-theft-atlanta-mall/63632121

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/florida-bioluminescence-reveals-worlds-oldest-anus?utm_source=reddit.com

https://www.salisburypost.com/2025/01/09/pizzagate-gunman-killed-by-kannapolis-police-after-he-pulls-gun-on-officer/

https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/01/07/ohio-woman-killed-partially-eaten-by-neighbors-pigs/

https://www.wowt.com/2025/01/08/woman-arrested-after-accidentally-texting-sheriffs-department-instead-drug-dealer/

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5103052-mississippi-contraception-abortion-masturbation/

https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/158941/austrian-inmate-josef-fritzl-requests-housing-cellar

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/16/bloodletting-recommended-for-jersey-residents-after-pfas-contamination

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-corpse-flower-brooklyn-f7f6efd71e8d1d07d7bb810335060996

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1174567-Megaloblatta-longipennis

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By Haley Lovato and Harmony Houston