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Welcome back to This Is True Really News! Scot and Tony are back with another wild episode covering the strangest stories from around the world.

In This Episode:🐀 MONSTER RATS TAKE OVER UK TOWN - A 22-inch supersized rat (the size of a desktop monitor!) discovered in Norman-by-Teaside has locals calling for help as these street-walking rodents get bigger and bolder

🎪 AMERICA'S WEIRDEST FESTIVALS - From the Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant, WV to underwater musicians playing French horns for manatees in the Florida Keys, we explore the most bizarre celebrations across America including:

• Basque Festival in Boise, Idaho (who knew?)
• Pierogi-throwing contests in Indiana
• Spiritualist symposiums featuring "talking mongoose mysteries"
• Hot air balloon festivals and chainsaw carving competitions

🤦‍♂️ STUPID CRIMINALS HALL OF FAME - Three incredibly dumb criminals including the genius who CALLED THE BANK ahead of time to schedule his own robbery, a cross-dressing clown car thief, and the wanted man who voluntarily handed his ID to police

Plus: Why 5% recycling rates make us feel scammed, tornado birth stories, and a surprisingly heartwarming dating app road trip tale (don't try this at home!)

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Welcome back to another hilarious Mailbag episode! In this episode, we're diving into some of the absolutely WILDEST stories. From spontaneous mountain climbing adventures in Scotland to highway racing in dad's van, these tales will leave you questioning people's decision-making skills!What's covered in this episode:Crazy stories including impromptu mountain climbing with zero experienceHighway racing adventures that somehow didn't end in disasterSneaking into Kiss concerts and other questionable life choicesHilarious business signs and typos that made us laugh out loudPersonal stories about childhood mishaps and learning experiencesThe infamous "window lock" truck repair story that proves we're all humanHighlights:Driving to Mongolia without a licenseThe limbo stick theft mysteryThird grade teacher horror storiesBusiness signs that make you question everythingWhether you're here for the laughs, the cringe-worthy stories, or just want to feel better about your own life choices, this episode has something for everyone. Don't forget to share your own crazy stories in the comments below!Subscribe for more entertaining content and hit the notification bell so you never miss an episode!Thanks for listening, and remember - we've all done stupid things, but at least we don't usually broadcast them on the internet... except when we do!#podcast #mailbag #stories #funny #entertainment #listeners #comedy #wildstories #mountainclimbing #scotland #highway #business #signs #childhood #memories #lifestories #cringe #hilarious #subscribe #youtube

Welcome back to This is True Really News with Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes! In this wild episode, we cover the strangest true stories making headlines:

🦜 TOUCAN SMUGGLING GONE WRONG - A 35-year-old man from San Ysidro, California couldn't explain how 14 keel-billed toucans ended up sedated in his Volkswagen Passat dashboard. His excuse? He just went to get McDonald's! Border patrol dogs weren't buying it.

🕷️ TARANTULA MATING SEASON ALERT - If you're camping in the Southwest this fall, get ready! Tens of thousands of tarantulas are emerging from their burrows across California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, and Texas. It's mating season, and these hairy baseball-sized males are on the prowl for love (but they might not survive the encounter).

🚂 BIRTHDAY TRAIN THEFT - A Florida man celebrated his 57th birthday by stealing a tour train in Key West, claiming he "borrowed" it for his special day. Police found him at the southernmost point with a meth pipe and some very creative excuses.

Plus, our favorite segment: Flathead Beacon Police Blotter featuring unauthorized roosters, stolen washers, fake UPS drivers with suspicious packages, and a man who reported his car stolen... while calling from the bar where he parked it!

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Welcome to another episode of This is True, Really News with Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes! All the news you're about to hear is true... really! (As far as you know.)

🍕 THIS WEEK'S WILD STORIES:

• Pizza Gone Wrong: A Wisconsin pizza restaurant accidentally got 85 customers high (ages 1-91!) after using THC-infused cooking oil by mistake
• Stubborn Moose: A 900-pound bull moose has shut down an entire hiking trail in New York's Adirondacks and refuses to leave
• Nature's Defense: How hawk moths use their genitals as ultrasonic weapons against bats
• Russian Mistake: Texas family moves to Russia for "traditional values" - husband ends up on Ukraine front lines

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🏀 What We Cover:

• Little League Drama: A 12-year-old gets EJECTED for a harmless bat flip and it goes all the way to COURT! Judge had to issue an emergency restraining order so the kid could play in the state championship
• WNBA Enforcer Talk: Sophie Cunningham's hilarious fit walk moments and why she's the league's most entertaining "enforcer"
• UK Swearing Fines: England wants to fine people $134 for cursing in public - because nothing says "free speech" like government language police
• Listener Comments: Your hilarious takes on viral videos, boys' brain theory, and grandpa tax at Halloween

This episode perfectly captures how we've become a society that takes everything to court - even 12-year-olds celebrating home runs! From New Jersey courtrooms to English councils trying to police language, we're diving into the absurdity that passes for news these days.

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Welcome back to This Is True Really News with Scot and Tony! In this episode, we dive into some absolutely bizarre real news stories that sound too strange to be true... but they are!

Story Highlights:🐱 The Great Cat Hoax Crisis - A Canadian couple gets bombarded with calls about their "missing" cat Torbo... except their cat isn't missing, isn't white, and isn't even named Torbo! Turns out their phone number ended up on a novelty t-shirt featuring a fake missing cat poster. From ransom demands to death threats over an imaginary kitten!

📊 America's Job Evolution: 1998 vs 2024 - Fascinating data breakdown showing how the most common jobs in each state have changed over 26 years. From retail salespersons dominating in '98 to fast food workers and home health aides taking over in 2024. We break down the surprising shifts state by state!

🦕 Museum's Lucky Strike - The Denver Museum of Nature and Science was drilling for geothermal energy in their parking lot when they made an incredible discovery - a dinosaur fossil! The odds? Like hitting a hole-in-one from the moon, according to their curator.

🎨 Art World Fooled Again - We explore some of the most successful art forgeries in history, including medieval frescoes featuring Marlene Dietrich and a turkey, and how even Steve Martin got duped for $860,000!

Join us for our signature dry humor and deadpan delivery as we explore the weird, wonderful, and absolutely true stories that make you question reality.

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Join Scot and Tony for another wild ride through bizarre but true news stories! In this episode, we dive into:

🌙 The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 - How the New York Sun convinced readers that life existed on the moon, complete with bat-winged humanoids and miniature zebras! This infamous six-part series fooled thousands and became one of journalism's most notorious fake news scandals.

🪲 Ancient Books Under Attack - A thousand-year-old Hungarian monastery faces a crisis as drugstore beetles threaten to destroy 100,000 rare medieval manuscripts. Learn about the desperate race to save centuries of irreplaceable history.

🦥 Breaking: Sloths DO Fart! - Scientists capture the first-ever footage of a sloth passing gas, debunking years of research that claimed they were the only mammals that didn't fart. Plus, why their gassiness makes them float!

🐿️ Squirrel Invasion in North Dakota - The city of Minot is under siege by Richardson's ground squirrels who are tunneling everywhere and may actually outnumber the human population!

Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes bring you the weird, wonderful, and sometimes sad stories that make you go "Really?!" Perfect for your commute, workout, or whenever you need a break from regular news.

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🚨 EPIC FAIL ALERT! 🚨 You won't believe what happened when a 61-year-old man walked into an MRI room wearing a MASSIVE chain! Plus we dive into the bizarre world of tennis star food preferences, international strawberry diplomacy, and the ongoing chaos in Britain.

🔥 HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE:

• INSANE MRI accident involving a giant magnet and heavy chain
• Tennis champion's controversial meal choice sparks international debate
• Polish vs English strawberries: The diplomatic incident nobody asked for
• British comedy venues getting canceled at the last minute
• Racial profiling at banks and the lawsuit that followed
• Bizarre human skin phone cases (yes, really!)
• Why England's only good for rain and sweaters (sorry, not sorry!)

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🐧 From Scotland's NHS telling people to "walk like penguins" on icy streets to epic fails involving coins, trees, and Lamborghinis - this episode of This Is True Really News is packed with jaw-dropping stories that'll make you laugh and learn!

In this episode:

• Scotland's bizarre winter safety advice that sounds like a joke but isn't
• A guy who nearly died shooting coins out of his mouth (yes, really!)
• The "fun uncle" who proved climbing trees at 36 while drunk is a terrible idea
• A Texas man's $500K+ car theft operation that GPS tracking exposed
• Hairspray can explosions and snow tube physics lessons gone wrong

Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes break down these unbelievable true stories with their signature humor, proving that sometimes the best lessons come from other people's spectacular mistakes.

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Welcome back to This is Truly News with Scot and Tony! In this episode, we dive into some absolutely wild stories that'll make you question reality.

🏦 BANKING WHILE BLACK SCANDAL: A Michigan Air Force veteran tries to deposit checks from his racial discrimination lawsuit settlement... only to have the SAME BANK racially profile him and call the cops! The irony is thick with this one, folks.

📱 HUMAN SKIN PHONE CASES: Researcher creates phone cases that look, feel, and BURN like real human skin to remind you to wear sunscreen. Because apparently we need our phones to suffer for us to care about UV protection? This guy also made phones you can stroke for comfort. We have questions.

💼 BRUTAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS: We share some of the most savage (but hilarious) employee evaluations ever written, including "depriving a village somewhere of an idiot."

Plus: Shakespearean autocorrect, cellular nostalgia, and why Scott thinks carrots improve eyesight!

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