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This Is True Really News Mailbag episode 205 with hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes. The guys dive into Blaine, Minnesota's October crime statistics (199 crashes on Highway 65!), discuss AI-generated show thumbnails, and explore the absurdity of a British parish council threatening to cancel Christmas lights over Union Jack flags. Plus, heartwarming Halloween trick-or-treaters who replenished an empty candy bowl, Bill Gates backtracking on climate predictions, and more dad jokes than you can shake a stick at.

Join Scot and Tony for their unique blend of news commentary, cultural observations, and spontaneous tangents that somehow always circle back to fungaloos. From British parliamentary drama with Keir Starmer getting thrown out of Parliament to memories of creative Halloween candy distribution, this mailbag episode covers it all with the duo's signature irreverent humor.

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Nuclear security worker loses clearance over AI-generated porn on government computer, German company turns Louvre heist into viral marketing gold, and two drunk men have bizarre encounters with venomous snakes - one bites back! Plus Apple's M6 iPad Pro gets vapor chamber cooling technology.

This Is True Really News with hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes brings you the week's most unbelievable (but totally true) stories. From DOE security breaches to furniture lift heists at the Louvre Museum in Paris, we cover the news that makes you say "wait, what?!"

Stories covered: US Department of Energy security clearance revocation, AI-generated pornography scandal, Louvre Museum heist, German company Bacher viral marketing campaign, venomous snake attacks in India and Croatia, black krait snake bite, alcohol poisoning snake, Apple M6 iPad Pro vapor chamber cooling technology.

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Bill Gates abandons climate catastrophism and embraces measured approach prioritizing human welfare over temperature targets. Albania appoints world's first AI cabinet minister who's now "pregnant" with 83 digital assistants for parliament members. European brothel manager reveals the most disturbing client behavior she's witnessed. Spanish police bust criminal organization that stole over 1100 outdoor chairs from restaurants in just two months.

Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes deliver the week's most bizarre true news stories with their signature commentary. All the news you're about to hear is true. Really. As far as you know.

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Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes tackle viewer comments on their AI-generated news songs, Papa John's pronunciation controversies, and heated debates about UK cultural tensions. The hosts respond to feedback ranging from hilarious to controversial, including discussions on Keir Starmer's Christmas cancellation video, religious criticism, and feline academics. From lighthearted banter about prostate exams to serious takes on cultural integration, this mailbag episode delivers the unfiltered commentary This Is True Really News fans expect.

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Hosts: Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes discuss viewer feedback, AI music projects, cultural commentary, and the wildest comments from their audience. No topic is off-limits as they dive into pronunciation debates (Papa-dough vs Papa-do), respond to controversial takes on UK immigration, and celebrate their growing collection of AI-generated news songs.

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A family fight over pizza at Sam's Club leads to assault charges, Victorian England's forgotten wheelbarrow racing craze gets exposed, and scientists create an odor-free composting toilet using mushroom roots. This week on This Is True Really News with hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes, we're covering the stories that are true... really, as far as you know.

Stories covered in this episode:

• Atlanta Sam's Club workers attacked by customers denied late-night pizza service
• The bizarre history of competitive wheelbarrow racing in Victorian England and how it may have inspired roller derby
• Ohio woman pleads guilty to calling 911 nearly 400 times over four years
• University of British Columbia develops waterless "mycotoilet" that turns waste into 2,000 liters of fertilizer annually

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Ever wonder what really happens when your brain wakes up? This episode dives into the fascinating science of sleep inertia and why some of us (looking at you, Tony) struggle more than others. Plus, discover how a museum curator fooled everyone with fake Picasso paintings in a women's restroom, and meet Larry Richardson - the cat who gamed Google Scholar to become the world's most cited feline researcher.

Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes also cover a Chinese man who used drone surveillance to catch his cheating wife, proving technology is either really helpful or really creepy depending on your perspective. From brain waves to art fraud to academic pranks, this episode has the weird news stories you didn't know you needed.

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AI Keir Starmer announces the end of Christmas in Britain, King Charles bestows royal honor on golden goats, and someone's toilet mustard prank goes nuclear. This Is True Really News Mailbag Episode 203 with Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes delivers the absurd, the bizarre, and the downright weird from listener submissions.

Highlights include Patrick from Liverpool's AI Keir Starmer Christmas cancellation deepfake, King Charles III naming the Royal Golden Guernsey goat breed during a Channel Islands visit, an epic men's room revenge note over mustard packet sabotage, robot taxi ticket confusion in San Francisco, the doomsday prediction scoreboard hitting 242 failed predictions with zero successes, and pale-a-gator fried chicken business ideas.

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Hosts: Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes bring you the week's weirdest real news stories with commentary that's somehow stranger than the headlines themselves.

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A Taiwanese man gets caught smuggling otters and a prairie dog in his pants at Bangkok airport, while a homeless hero tackles a shoplifter and gets rewarded. Plus: bald drug dealers expose their barbershop front, and the astronomical odds of calling the wrong number at exactly the right moment.

Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes bring you bizarre real news stories that sound too strange to be true - but really are! From wildlife smuggling fails to funeral mix-ups involving identical names and birthdays, this episode proves reality is stranger than fiction.

Featured Stories:

• Airport security discovers unusual "bulge" containing live animals
• Store employee watches homeless man become unexpected hero
• Italian police crack drug ring thanks to suspiciously bald customers
• Friend calls wrong number, reaches right person at impossible timing
• Funeral flower order creates panic over sister with identical name

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This Is True Really News Episode 1005 with hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes delivers hilarious commentary on humanity's terrible track record predicting the apocalypse. We explore the Doomsday Scoreboard showing 242 failed doomsday predictions and zero successful ones, including recent claims about the 2025 rapture and climate catastrophe forecasts for 2026.Also in this episode: Gatorland Orlando welcomes a rare leucistic white alligator with bright blue eyes (not albino!), customer service nightmares that'll make you question humanity, and scientists creating tiny VR headsets for laboratory mice to experience "freedom" they'll never have. Because nothing says cutting-edge research like mouse goggles.Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes break down the absurdity of apocalyptic predictions through history, insurance logic failures, and questionable scientific priorities. From Joshua's revised rapture dates to Guy McPherson's climate doomsday scenarios, we cover the most entertaining failed predictions.Get your own This Is True Really News coffee mug at: https://teespring.com/stores/special-ts-5/collection/mugs?page=1Contact: [email protected]#ThisIsTrueReallyNews #DoomsdayPredictions #FailedApocalypse #Comedy #NewsCommentary #ScotCombs #TonyVerkinnes #Gatorland #WhiteAlligator #ScientificResearch #VRMice #ApocalypseFails #EndOfTheWorld #Podcast #Episode1005

Police encounter stories, heartwarming random connections, and Minnesota wins America's Best Restroom award! Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes share listener tales including a coffee shop kindness that led to a speeding ticket reprieve, an accidental meeting with neuroscientist Oliver Sacks during a thunderstorm, and Travis Kelce's hilarious VIP tent mix-up at a Taylor Swift concert.

This week's mailbag covers quirky news from naked bike protests in Portland to Cyprus's cat overpopulation problem. Plus, discover which public restroom in Bearhead Lake State Park, Ely, Minnesota took home the top prize in the 2025 Cintas Best Restroom competition.

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