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Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a look at the odd, interesting, strange, fun and weird stories that made news this week. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To Subscribe/ get in touch/ other see www.shownotes.page.
Thanks for rating and reviewing!
These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 14 first published Fri Apr 4th 2025.
Video Game Playing Linked to Increased IQ in Children
https://www.sciencealert.com/playing-video-games-has-an-unexpected-effect-on-kids-iq-study-finds
Three-Year-Old Girl Discovers 3,800-Year-Old Scarab Amulet in Israel
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/3-year-old-picks-up-beautiful-stone-discovers-3-800-year-old-scarab-amulet-in-israel
A $12 Antique Store Drawing Could Be a Renoir Masterpiece Worth $1 Million
https://nypost.com/2025/03/27/lifestyle/12-drawing-bought-at-antique-store-could-be-a-renoir-and-worth-1m/
Cold Water Immersion Improves Cellular Resilience
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250328173516.htm
Pennsylvania Storm Aftermath Yields Possible Bigfoot Sighting
https://www.themirror.com/news/weird-news/bigfoot-sasquatch-sighting-pennsylvania-mountains-1060721
Tonguejenga©
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/31/Guinness-World-Records-longest-tongue-Jenga/2651743431104/
Minnesota Cat Receives Guinness World Record for Longest Tail
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/27/Guinness-World-Records-longest-tail-domestic-cat/2161743104475/
Dreamies Cat Treat Billboard Campaign
https://www.thedrum.com/news/2025/03/28/ad-the-day-cats-climb-billboards-dreamies
Octopus hitches a ride on a shark's back in New Zealand
https://nypost.com/2025/03/22/lifestyle/octopus-hitches-ride-on-sharks-back-in-remarkable-footage/
CIA's Psychic Search for the Ark of the Covenant
https://m.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-847774
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Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a look at the odd, interesting, strange, fun and weird stories that made news this week. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To Subscribe/ get in touch/ other see www.shownotes.page.
Thanks for rating and reviewing!
These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 14 first published Fri Apr 4th 2025.
Video Game Playing Linked to Increased IQ in Children
https://www.sciencealert.com/playing-video-games-has-an-unexpected-effect-on-kids-iq-study-finds
Three-Year-Old Girl Discovers 3,800-Year-Old Scarab Amulet in Israel
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/3-year-old-picks-up-beautiful-stone-discovers-3-800-year-old-scarab-amulet-in-israel
A $12 Antique Store Drawing Could Be a Renoir Masterpiece Worth $1 Million
https://nypost.com/2025/03/27/lifestyle/12-drawing-bought-at-antique-store-could-be-a-renoir-and-worth-1m/
Cold Water Immersion Improves Cellular Resilience
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250328173516.htm
Pennsylvania Storm Aftermath Yields Possible Bigfoot Sighting
https://www.themirror.com/news/weird-news/bigfoot-sasquatch-sighting-pennsylvania-mountains-1060721
Tonguejenga©
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/31/Guinness-World-Records-longest-tongue-Jenga/2651743431104/
Minnesota Cat Receives Guinness World Record for Longest Tail
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/27/Guinness-World-Records-longest-tail-domestic-cat/2161743104475/
Dreamies Cat Treat Billboard Campaign
https://www.thedrum.com/news/2025/03/28/ad-the-day-cats-climb-billboards-dreamies
Octopus hitches a ride on a shark's back in New Zealand
https://nypost.com/2025/03/22/lifestyle/octopus-hitches-ride-on-sharks-back-in-remarkable-footage/
CIA's Psychic Search for the Ark of the Covenant
https://m.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-847774
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