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In Episode 1105 of This Is True Really News, a Kentucky police officer tries to use "qualified immunity" as a magic spell to arrest a perfectly sober crash victim for a DUI. Plus, how does 200 pounds of confiscated cocaine just mysteriously vanish from a Caribbean police station?

Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes are back to break down the most absurd, hilarious, and bizarre news stories from around the globe.

⏱️ Chapters:

• 0:00 - Intro: Welcome to This Is True Really News (Don't lick the internet!)

• 2:02 - Kentucky Cop Arrests Sober Man: Grayson Police Officer Michael Bell arrests Nathaniel Stevens—a man who blew a 0.00 and passed every field sobriety test after being backed into by a teenager.

• 8:23 - The Missing Caribbean Cocaine: St. Vincent and the Grenadines police make a massive drug bust on the yacht 'MV Essex Girl'. A week later? The suspects are free and the cocaine is gone. (Plus, a deep dive into the magic of Arrowroot).

• 16:11 - Securing "Minge Lane": UK local councils resort to heavy machinery and solid concrete to stop tourists from repeatedly stealing hilariously named street signs like Minge Lane and Butthole Lane.

• 20:19 - Plinio Trump in Brazil: Meet the Brazilian politician mirroring Donald Trump's hair and walk to sweep up protest votes in local congressional elections.

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Happy Saturday! In Episode 252 of the This is True Really News Mailbag, we kick things off with a collection of the most bizarre and hilarious signs out in the wild—from "pumpkin spice" oil changes to strict rules about cats on the golf course.

Then, we dive into historical events with completely unexpected consequences. Did you know the Titanic disaster directly caused the deadliest shipwreck on the Great Lakes? Or that a massive volcanic eruption led Mary Shelley to write Frankenstein? We break down these bizarre historical domino effects, debate the merits of daylight saving time, and wrap up by reading some of the most brutally funny comments left on other comedy podcasts (featuring strays aimed at Joe Rogan, Bill Burr, and Tim Dillon).

Drop a comment below with the weirdest sign you've ever seen, and don't forget to like and subscribe!

⏱️ Episode Chapters: 0:00 - Intro: Apple rants & the weirdest signs in the wild 4:09 - Historical events with wild, unexpected consequences 6:14 - How the Titanic sinking accidentally doomed the SS Eastland 7:28 - How Spanish silver broke the Ming Dynasty 8:41 - The real origins of the Internet & ARPANET 9:26 - WWI and our hatred for Daylight Saving Time 9:59 - The "Year Without a Summer" and the birth of Frankenstein 12:25 - Did the Black Death actually improve the economy? 14:28 - Reading hilarious comments from other comedy podcasts 18:12 - Wrapping up & the British seagull story

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From a suspicious package that brought D.C. traffic to a standstill to the wildest monastery scandals you'll ever hear, Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes are back to break down the week’s most ridiculous true headlines.

In Episode 1104, we discover the golfing origins of the "F-bomb" (aka "ground pounding"), find out why an astronomer thinks SpaceX needs a spiritual permit to crash junk into the Moon, and rage at a New Zealand parking authority that fined a woman for dying in a grocery store parking lot. Plus, an update on the not-so-celibate, meth-fueled secret lives of some Thai monks. All the news you’re about to hear is true. Really.

Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro & The Ancient Origins of the "F-Bomb" 3:21 - D.C. Traffic Shut Down by Suspicious "Adult" Device 5:27 - SpaceX Space Junk vs. Indigenous Lunar Zoning Laws 9:22 - TV Talk: Reacher, Neely, and Lanterns 12:10 - Woman Literally Dies, Still Gets an $80 Parking Ticket 14:47 - The Wild, Scandalous Secret Lives of Thai Monks 18:22 - Outro

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In episode 1103 of This is True, Really News, Scott Combs and Tony Vercanez break down some of the most bafflingly stupid criminal masterminds to ever make the headlines.

We kick things off with a Virginia fraudster dubbed "Sauce God" who ran a $2 million check fraud ring—and generously provided all the evidence to the Feds by bragging on social media. Plus, an inside job at an Arizona Shake Shack where the culprit forgot one crucial detail, Hennepin County fights off a wave of AI-generated phantom businesses, and a Florida grocery store parking lot turns into a Looney Tunes battle between a hatchet and a machete. Stick around to the end for a genuinely useful self-defense tip.

In This Episode: 0:00 - Intro: Wash your food & send us snark 1:04 - "Sauce God" posts his own receipts, earns 14 years 4:29 - Shake Shack employee robs his own store (and goes back to work) 6:47 - AI scammers flood Hennepin County's $2M relief fund 11:00 - The great Publix parking lot Hatchet vs. Machete showdown 13:25 - Self-defense tip: Surviving an edged weapon encounter

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A 72-year-old man makes medical history, Katmai National Park prepares for its chunkiest residents, and a Mississippi wildlife rescue throws graduation ceremonies for raccoons. Tony and the crew are back to unpack the most bizarre true news stories of the week, including an Indiana arson case that takes a shockingly painful turn.

In This Episode:

• 0:00 – Intro, rice pilaf debates, and podcast analytics (why poop and meat showers win the internet).

• 4:28 – The Whistling Scrotum: A medical mystery involving collapsed lungs and an unprecedented anatomical highway.

• 10:39 – Fat Bear Week: Chunk, Gully, and the fight for the 1,200-pound crown at Katmai National Park.

• 15:32 – Indiana Arson: A convoluted alibi, a missing "downtown," and the most bizarre self-inflicted crime scene of the year.

• 18:52 – Raccoon Boot Camp: Inside the Mississippi rescue center that trains orphaned kits to survive the wild—complete with a pomp-and-circumstance graduation ceremony.

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Robot Spies, Mushroom Loyalty Cards & The Serial Sniffer | This is True Really News Ep 1102

All the news you're about to hear is true... really, as far as you know. This week, Scot and Tony dive into the wild world of criminal masterminds and robotic revelations. We kick things off in Minnesota with a drug dealer who tried to build customer retention using "Flower Daddy" punch cards, before heading to California to discuss a serial sniffer terrorizing local department stores. Plus, a Taiwanese man uses his Roomba to catch his cheating wife—only to get sued right back—and we wrap up with a genuinely heartwarming story out of Tokyo about robot avatars changing lives.

If you like this kind of crap, hit the Like button, Subscribe, and ring the Bell icon so you get notified of what you should be ignoring on a regular basis!

In This Episode:

• 0:00 – Intro, Randy Savage, & Banter

• 1:33 – Minnesota's "Flower Daddy": A Magic Mushroom Loyalty Program goes wrong.

• 6:18 – The Serial Sniffer: A repeat offender crouches his way through California retail stores.

• 10:54 – Roomba Surveillance: A husband catches his cheating wife using a vacuum camera, but the law bites back.

• 16:04 – The Dawn Avatar Robot Cafe: How remote-controlled robots are giving housebound individuals in Japan a second chance at connection.

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A legally blind man goes on a 150-mile drunk driving joyride in the UK, and three Florida men in their underwear assault a Waffle House with beef sticks. Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes return for Episode 1101 of This is True, Really News to break down the week's most unbelievable—but entirely true—headlines. We also dive into the intense, high-stakes world of Texas high school competitive barbecue and discuss Kim Kardashian’s massive €1 legal victory stemming from her 2016 Paris robbery.

Chapters:

• 0:00 - Intro: Subscribe, Like, & Banter

• 1:13 - Texas High School Competitive BBQ Season

• 7:28 - Kim Kardashian Awarded €1 in Paris Robbery Case

• 10:21 - UK Man Drives 150 Miles Drunk (Plot Twist: He's Blind)

• 14:36 - Florida Men Attack Waffle House with Beef Sticks

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Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes open up the mailbag for a milestone Episode 250 of This is True, Really News!

In this episode, we dive into a truly bizarre batch of weird news, including an unexpected demographic revelation about our podcast audience and a painful update on Scot's 300,000-mile truck.

What's inside the mailbag today:

• Our Shocking Spotify Stats: We check our streaming numbers and discover our audience is overwhelmingly female. (Where was this animal magnetism in high school?)

• AI on Strike: Humanoid robots in Poland stage a public protest for human labor rights—but have a terrible time getting through building security.

• Nature Strikes Back: A 13-year-old boy survives a terrifying, real-life rabid beaver attack in Maryland.

• Corporate Speaks: The grim reality of 365 Saturdays and why small business owners work 80 hours a week just to avoid working 40.

• The AP Games Quiz: Tony tests Scot’s knowledge on Monopoly streets, 1980s Bingo corruption in Tennessee, Olympic tug-of-war, and the Supreme Court's official ruling on jigsaw puzzles.

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Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes return for Episode 1100 to break down the week's most absurd, hilarious, and completely true news stories. From heroic poultry to questionable scientific experiments, this episode covers it all.

In this episode:

• The Hero Goose: A Fort Bend County, Texas family credits their 4-month-old pet goose, "Goosey," with saving their barn from a fiery disaster by honking the alarm.

• Ancient Roman Restrooms: Discover why going to the bathroom in antiquity involved communal sponges on a stick, explosive methane, subterranean rats, and absolutely zero privacy.

• Mayonnaise the Raccoon: A Dallas raccoon gets its head stuck in a mayonnaise jar for days before a successful (and ridiculous) rescue by local animal services.

• Stomping Pit Vipers for Science: A breakdown of the Ig Nobel Prize-winning biology study where researchers purposely stepped on 75 highly venomous pit vipers to document exactly what triggers a strike.

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This week, Scot and Tony tackle the bizarre medical phenomenon of "scrommiting" caused by high-octane cannabis, a high-stakes Hungarian grave-digging contest, and the latest ridiculously brilliant Ig Nobel Prize winners.

Episode Highlights

• The "Scrommiting" Epidemic: Why emergency rooms are seeing a spike in patients taking scalding hot showers to stop intense screaming and vomiting, a condition known as Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS).

• The Great Skittles Debate: A sudden derailment into the candy's history, the classic lime vs. green apple controversy, and settling the score on tartness versus sourness.

• Speed Grave Digging: A Hungarian cemetery association turns grave digging into a timed, stylized sport complete with strict dimensions, sweat, and a 200,000 forint prize.

• The Ig Nobel Awards: The triumphant debut of "The Nautilus" (a perfectly splash-free urinal), plus tax-funded research on the evolutionary history of kissing and the deep science of nose-blowing.

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