What a Weird Week

What a Weird Week

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  • what a weird week fri nov 29: shoe weasels!
    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff in the news. See below for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links, you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 48 first published on Friday Nov 29 2024. Here are this week's stories...
    Weasel and the shoes
    https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/25/japan-kindergarten-shoes-theft-weasel/2961732556642/
    World's Thinnest Spaghetti is comically thin
    https://studyfinds.org/worlds-thinnest-spaghetti/
    Plastic that Completely Dissolves in Seawater
    https://studyfinds.org/
    Pizza Hut China Introduces Deep-Fried Frog Pizza
    https://10play.com.au/theproject/articles/pizza-hut-china-launches-deep-fried-frog-pizza/tpa241127zcpdw
    Beer Fireplace
    https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miller-lites
    Vest-wearing deer
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/deer-high-vis-jacket-vest-mcbride-bc-1.7392483
    Xmas movies job
    https://www.mentalfloss.com/get-paid-to-watch-christmas-movies
    lick the paper!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-IAe6RhJuo
    rascal goats!
    https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/26/loose-goats-Kent-Washington/3841732642798/
    lake-soaked frozen turkey
    https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/27/Thanksgiving-turkey-Great-Salt-Lake/9131732728004/
    hooping world record
    https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/26/australia-Guinness-World-Records-aerial-hoop/5821732644762/
    giant iced latte
    https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/27/Guinness-World-Records-largest-iced-latte/8491732741716/
    21 min
  • What a Weird Week Fri Nov 22 2024: So Many Weird Food Stories this week!!!!!

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff in the news. See below for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links, you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 47 first published on Friday Nov 22 2024. Here are this week's stories...


    Idaho couple break record for fast clothes put-away

    https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/19/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-hanging-up-clothes/7011732041128/

    White Claw Cans as Far as the Eye can See!!

    https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/20/loop-303-white-claw-arizona/9341732136190/

    Grandmother, DonnaJean does a LOT of pushups

    https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/20/Guinness-World-Records-pushups/1571732121106/

    Grandmother, DonnaJean does a LOT of pushups

    https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/20/Guinness-World-Records-pushups/1571732121106/

    pizza hut tomato wine is a thing

    https://torontosun.com/life/food/pizza-hut-introduces-limited-edition-wine-but-its-not-made-of-grapes

    A Booze Stocking you can Drink Out Of

    https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fireball-wishes-america-a-slappy-holidays-with-slap-the-bag-style-whisky-stocking-filled-with-35-shots-of-cinnamon-y-goodness-302310841.html and also https://youtu.be/4qPh2iyG8AA?feature=shared

    Jug-O-McRib Sauce

    https://www.foodandwine.com/mcdonalds-mcrib-sauce-half-gallon-jug-8747360

    Hidden Valley Ranch Holiday Cards

    https://www.hiddenvalley.com/ranch-shop-products/hidden-hidden-valley-ranch-holiday-cards/

    Kraft 'Everything Bagel' Mac-n-Cheese

    https://www.foodandwine.com/kraft-everything-bagel-mac-and-cheese-8746682

    KFC Chicken Bucket Scented Candles

    https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bucket-of-chicken-candle

    Extra Gum/ ASMR Release #hardpass

    https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chewns

    a LOT of Couples DO NOT like how their marriage proposal went

    https://studyfinds.org/messed-up-marriage-proposal/

    is the Duct Taped Banana Saga Over?

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/that-viral-banana-duct-taped-to-a-wall-it-just-sold-for-6-2-million-180985523/


    Transcript? See podcast stuff at www.shownotes.page.

    23 min
  • What a Weird Week Fri Nov 15, 2024: Gus the Penguin's amazing adventure!

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff in the news. See below for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links, you can get everything at https://www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 46 first published on Friday Nov 15 2024. Here are this week's stories...


    Emperor penguin rescued after 2,200-mile swim to Australia. Gus!

    https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/emperor-penguin-recovering-after-2200-mile-swim-to-australia/1713752


    Rhode Island man sets Guinness World Record for largest collection of energy drink cans.

    https://www.turnto10.com/news/local/tiverton-man-breaks-guinness-world-record-for-the-largest-collection-of-energy-drink-cans-youtube-channel-caffeine-man-november-7-2024


    Be grateful, kids. It's good for your parents.

    https://studyfinds.org/saying-thank-you-family-happiness/


    Bug that eats plastic may save us all!

    https://studyfinds.org/plastic-eating-insect-discovered-in-kenya/


    National Toy Hall of Fame Inducts My Little Pony, Transformers, and Phase 10

    https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/12/National-Toy-Hall-Fame-Transformers-My-Little-Pony-Phase-10/4491731434350/


    Famous and Very Old Piece of Cake gets Auctioned Off.

    https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/royals/slice-of-old-royal-wedding-cake-sold-auction/


    Taylor Swift Inspires McDonald's Canada to Introduce Friendship Bracelet Meal.

    https://www.delish.com/food-news/a62919222/mcdonalds-taylor-swift-bestie-bundle/


    M&M's Snack Jacket is a Thing.

    https://nypost.com/2024/11/13/lifestyle/mampms-drops-puffy-red-jacket-with-pockets-for-snacks-thats-perfect-for-gluttons-this-holiday-season/


    Wrong Website Printed on Doll Boxes/ they linked to a saucy website/ The saucy website is getting record traffic.

    https://nypost.com/2024/11/12/lifestyle/porn-site-traffic-surges-to-12-year-high-after-mattel-mistakenly-prints-url-on-wicked-doll-boxes/


    Comb jellyfish discovered to have reverse aging ability, challenging understanding of animal development.

    https://nypost.com/2024/11/10/science/time-traveler-jellyfish-can-age-in-reverse-accidental-discovery/


    Man benches his weight 44 times in 30 seconds. Yes, that's a record.

    https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/13/canada-Guinness-World-Records-bench-press-body-weight-reps/4591731532068/


    Artist/ Doctor creates world's largest drawing.

    https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2024/11/nigerian-doctor-and-artist-creates-worlds-largest-drawing-to-celebrate-countrys-culture


    17 min
  • What a Weird Week Friday November 8th 2024: give us 5 minutes and we'll give you lower blood pressure *citation needed

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about

    the weird stuff in the news. See below for a transcript of the podcast
    episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links,
    you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 45 first published on Friday Nov 8 2024. Here are this week's stories... Transit Authority of Central Kentucky (TACK) makes world's largest thumbtack
    https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/01/Guinness-World-Records-largest-pin/5291730478715/
     just 5 minutes of exercise to lower blood pressure?! Seems like a game changer you guys.https://studyfinds.org/5-minutes-exercise-blood-pressure/
    Eggs on a spoon. MANY eggs on a spoon. 
    https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/07/mexico-Guinness-World-Records-egg-spoon-race/8191731011180/
    Japanese fellow arrested for alleged quiet calls to wife 
    https://quirkl.net/lifestyle/relationships/japanese-man-arrested-after-calling-his-wife-over-100-times-a-day-in-bizarre-act-of-love/
    Russian court fines Google $2 decillion. That's more money than actually exists.https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/russian_court_fines_google/
     Jumbo Chicken turns out to be a hotel, actually. So don't panic.https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/05/philippines-Guinness-World-Records-rooster-hotel/5001730831321/
     Would a therapy llama and alpaca calm you down at the airport? (me neither. sorry llamas.) https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/03/nx-s1-5173755/therapy-animals-portland-airport-llama-alpaca
     Fart Kontrol seems like a skill we all need, but it's actually something else.
    https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/swedens-fart-kontrol-signboard-goes-viral-internet-says-too-hilarious-6950454
     Perfume for kids that is enriched with prebiotics and Vitamin B3. That's kinda weird, right? https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seven-kids
     Taylor Swift Cake Hands Damaged During Transit. #DramaAlerthttps://nypost.com/2024/11/03/lifestyle/life-sized-taylor-swift-cake-has-hands-shaken-off-in-horrifying-mishap/ 
    Merlin the 17-year-old goldfish has a new lease on life after surgery. https://nypost.com/2024/11/07/lifestyle/goldfish-17-gets-life-saving-surgery-to-remove-deadly-tumor/
     Nov 11th is Remembrance Day in Canada and Veteran's Day in the USA. Why Canadians wear a poppy at this time of year: https://www.legion.ca/remembrance/the-poppy

    Transcript available at https://www.scottyandtony.com/2024/11/what-weird-week-friday-november-8th.html

    16 min
  • What a Weird Week Nov 1st 2024: Bat Escape! and Bird Rescue!!

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about

    the weird stuff in the news. See shownotes.page for a transcript of the podcast
    episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links,
    you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 44 first published on Friday Nov 1st 2024. Here are this week's stories... Idaho man reclaims world record for sorting Peanut M&M's by color in under a minutehttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/29/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-Peanut-MMs/4591730219106/
     Firefighters rescue a parrot and a human from a tall tree in Californiahttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/25/parrot-tree-teenager-Buena-Park-California/3641729872928/
     Saskatchewan town of Kyle and the mayoral election with no candidateshttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/24/canada-Kyle-Saskatchewan-no-mayor-candidate/7321729801603/
    Bat escapes German zoo by hiding in visitor's jackethttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/24/germany-Karlsrule-Zoo-bat-escape/6841729800843/
    Bristol Zoo seeks help identifying "mysterious winged and horned creature" caught on camerahttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/24/Bristol-Zoo-mystery-creature/4421729791251/
    New Zealand airport sets a 3-minute limit for farewell hugs in the drop-off zone to ensure smooth traffic flowhttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/21/nz-Dunedin-Airport-hug-time-limit/1701729524986/ Dog walking world record https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/18/canada-Guinness-World-Records-walking-dogs/9901729277436/
    Werther's Original Launches Limited-Edition 'Werther's Original Pocket Denim' Jeans with 30 Tiny Pockets for Caramelshttps://www.foodmanufacturing.com/consumer-trends/news/22923962/werthers-original-unveils-werthers-original-pocket-denim
    British "King Conker" Cleared of Cheating Allegations at World Championshipshttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/conkers-champion-cleared_n_6716498ce4b0b4263c8afd85 
    Bangladeshi woman sets Guinness record for eating 37 grains of rice in one minute using chopstickshttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/23/bangladesh-Guinness-World-Records-rice-chopsticks/4021729697928/
    Standing Desks: Not the Health Booster We Thought? Study Reveals Risks of Prolonged Standing...https://studyfinds.org/standing-desks-bad-for-health/
    Melbourne Train Stations Flooded Due to Amorous Couple Dislodging Sprinkler https://www.huffpost.com/entry/train-station-floods-australia_n_6710e3eae4b0b6831a11cf7f

    19 min
  • What a Weird Week Halloween Special: Oct 25, 2024 Weird-O-Ween!

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about

    the weird stuff in the news. See shownotes link below for a transcript of the podcast
    episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links,
    you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 43 first published on Friday Oct 25th 2024. Here are this week's stories... 

    From study finds, Consensus Picks for the Top 5 Best Halloween Candies
    https://studyfinds.org/best-halloween-candy/
    5 Best Cat Halloween Costumes for a Spooktacular Feline Transformation
    https://studyfinds.org/best-cat-halloween-costumes/
    5 Best U.S. Cities for an Unforgettable Halloween Experience
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=57&v=NF9oZ5HHb1k&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMjg2NjY and also https://studyfinds.org/best-u-s-cities-for-halloween
    America's Fascination with Horror Movies: Childhood Scares to Adult Thrills
    https://studyfinds.org/your-halloween-personality/
    5 Best Halloween Couple Costumes for 2024: From Barbie and Ken to Mario and Princess Peach
    https://studyfinds.org/best-halloween-couple-costumes/
    5 Easy and Creative Halloween Costume Ideas for Last-Minute Partygoers
    https://studyfinds.org/best-easy-halloween-costumes/
    5 Best Dog Halloween Costumes That Pet Parents Love
    https://studyfinds.org/best-dog-halloween-costumes/
    11-Year-Old Boy's Viral Taylor Swift Halloween Costume Earns Him Eras Tour Tickets
    https://abcnews.go.com/amp/GMA/Family/boy-surprised-tickets-taylor-swift-viral-eras-tour/story?id=115001922&cid=alerts_halloween
    How to do everything episode about Peanut Butter Cups - the Halloween ones taste better according to 14 year old math-e-magician
    https://www.npr.org/2024/10/22/1256914737/pumpkins-spiders-and-henry-winkler
    Halloween: not as scary as climate change https://www.timminspress.com/opinion/halloween-is-very-scary-this-year-2
    Death Clock App: nope from me
    https://www.deathclock.co/
    What booze pairs with the Halloween treats you stole from your kids? *please enjoy responsibly
    https://www.thestar.com/life/food-and-drink/here-s-what-to-drink-with-all-the-halloween-treats-you-ll-swipe-from-your/article_23d49c3e-8f3e-11ef-b06c-a37f847f7834.html
    The Halloween Mystery of the 5 Bucks
    https://www.ladbible.com/community/mum-finds-money-letterbox-scary-reason-966832-20241018

    20 min
  • What a Weird Week Road Show: Oct 18th episode has dolphins and large food

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about

    the weird stuff in the news. See below for a transcript of the podcast
    episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links,
    you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 42 first published on Friday Oct 18th 2024. Here are this week's stories... BIG
    pumpkin is named Rudy. Is that a good
    name?  https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.upi.com/amp/Odd_News/2024/10/16/Safeway-World-Championship-Pumpkin-Weigh-Off/8211729109668/Very Large Jeans may not be wearable https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/16/Guinness-World-Records-largest-jeans/5731729100424/ Conktroversy! ... Don't  know Conkers? Well trust me, conktroversy is a great pun.https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/15/World-Conker-Championships-steel-chestnut-cheating/2541729011522/
    Man climbs Everest for charity.  Except it's his stairs at home... https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/10/Guinness-World-Records-stairs-everest/6281728591635/
    Giant kebab! https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/17/cyprus-Guinness-World-Records-sheftalia-kebab/8871729181601/Weird lights under plane...https://www.unilad.com/news/travel/atlantic-ocean-strange-lights-clouds-theory-913590-20241017
    Royalty in a UFO?https://metro.co.uk/2024/10/11/king-charles-flew-a-prototype-ufo-canada-1975-21777839/
    Professor UFO newshttps://www.themirror.com/news/weird-news/huge-alien-announcement-imminent-professor-741499
    Dolphin Breath has microplastics...
    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241017113845.htm

    17 min
  • What a Weird Week Fri Oct 11 2024: Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend Weirdness!

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about

    the weird stuff in the news. See below for a transcript of the podcast
    episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links,
    you can get everything at www.shownotes.page.
    These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 41 which is an encore
    performance from a year ago. Happy Thanksgiving! Here are the stories...  If that chair could talk! someone started a Facebook group based around chair appreciation... https://www.facebook.com/groups/1434160430714378/ and see https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/10/09/Chair-Watch-Dennis-Township-New-Jersey/2661696871859/

    Teenager makes news, success is built on a house of cards... https://youtu.be/zg4OkrefKDs?feature=shared  and https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/10/teen-stacks-143-000-playing-cards-to-create-worlds-largest-card-structure-759373

    Mushy Chestnuts linked to scandal in world championship Conkers... https://vigourtimes.com/controversy-erupts-at-world-conkers-championships-due-to-waterlogged-chestnuts/ and https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-67046823 and also https://www.worldconkerchampionships.com/

    I'm

    just gonna muscle through this one like it's a news story and nothing
    else... Harry Dick Road is not a road you want to go down... it made
    news because the town in charge of Harry Dick Road (Bonnechere Valley
    near Eganville, Ontario) is tired of replacing the street sign... it's
    gotten annoying and expensive...
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/harry-dick-road-name-sign-change-bonnechere-1.6981502

    a great day for salted meats and cheese! #WorldRecord ...
    https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/boarderie-shatters-guinness-world-records-title-for-the-largest-charcuterie-board-weighing-769-lbs-301948299.html

    Grade 4 kids shown "Winnie the Pooh, Blood and Honey" movie by mistake. School offers counseling.
    *viewer discretion advised https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/winnie-the-pooh-horror-movie-shown-to-children-in-florida-school-18006345

    *Warning: PG 13. Earmuffs for the kids! OK, here's the story ... Crocodiles doin' it has made headlines... -

    This is such a wild story... they think that helicopters flying low to
    try to get photos of crocodiles may have accidentally set-off a
    crocodile lovefest...https://www.iflscience.com/crocodile-sex-bonanza-triggered-by-low-flying-chinook-in-australia-70971

    Guy who worked at museum decides to act out some kind of heist movie plot, buy Rolls Royce... 
    https://edition.cnn.com/style/german-munich-museum-stolen-paintings-sold/index.html
     Chucky

    Doll placed in handcuffs, arrested for... robbery?- If you go by those
    terrifying movies, Chucky is evil and can't be trusted. https://bnn.network/breaking-news/crime/chucky-doll-handcuffed-and-arrested-in-mexico-after-series-of-robberies-a-bizarre-tale-of-crime/ 

    HONORABLE MENTION... Congratulations

    to Steve from Missouri who broke the Guinness World Record for longest
    journey by pumpkin boat! It took almost 11 hours to paddle his 1200
    pound pumpkin 38 miles on the shark-infested* Missouri River. (*citation
    needed. River may not be shark-infested. Sounded good though.)
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/09/man-with-pumpkin-vessel-breaks-guinness-world-record/71125133007/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

    Big Pumpkin Makes News Ahead of Halloween... how big is the biggest pumpkin in the world?
    - 2749 pounds! see https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/anoka-mans-world-record-pumpkin/89-b829f565-3933-4942-b7ae-04016a456822 and also https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/10/10/Guinness-World-Records-largest-pumpkin-Half-Moon-Bay/8671696948687/

    17 min
  • What a Weird Week Fri Oct 4th 2024: Spiders, Love, Happiness

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about

    the weird stuff in the news. See below for a transcript of the podcast
    episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links,
    you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 40 first published on Friday Oct 4th 2024. Here are this week's stories... Egg-Drop Smashes World Record, Egg is not smashed thoughhttps://patch.com/pennsylvania/te/tredyffrin-easttown-students-break-egg-drop-guinness-world-record
    Man Drinks Pouch of Juice, World Reacts! #MikeJackRecord #CapriSunhttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/02/canada-Guinness-World-Records-Capri-Sun/4611727885489/
    Italian lady breaks World Record for tongue circumference (tonguecumference)https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2024/10/italian-womans-unique-tongue-has-bigger-circumference-than-a-ping-pong-ball
    David "Record-Breaker" Rush may not know how to stop breaking world records. #LawnmowerChinbreaks world record by walking over 1,100 feet with a running lawn mower on his chinhttps://youtu.be/_6wZ6HIJPoU?feature=shared
    Tarantula Mating Season Draws Hundreds to Colorado Town
    https://apnews.com/article/tarantula-mating-colorado-spider-festival-da14f6d08bd4b325ce34970ec7864c73
    Changing how we use defibrillators makes them more lifesaving - study
    https://studyfinds.org/new-way-of-using-defibrillators/
    Swallowing is key to eating disorders... but wait, there's more! #HappinessResearch
    https://studyfinds.org/swallowing-makes-people-happy/
    Get started on one of these hilarious Halloween costumes! #Shrimp-on-the-Barbie
    https://studyfinds.org/best-funny-halloween-costumes/
    Mindfulness meditation is more effective than placebo in reducing pain, study finds
    https://studyfinds.org/meditation-placebo-effect-pain/
    NASA is developing a new time zone specifically for the Moon #CoordinatedLunarTime
    https://studyfinds.org/nasa-moon-time-zone/
    Wait, can AI REALLY pass a law exam? #nope
    https://studyfinds.org/can-ai-pass-a-college-law-exam/
    I Don't Like Mondays Sundays - Survey
    https://studyfinds.org/spend-sundays-terrified/
    Man discovers $6.6 million Picasso painting hidden in his home for decades
    https://nypost.com/2024/10/01/lifestyle/painting-hated-by-owners-wife-turns-out-to-be-6m-picasso/

    21 min
  • What a Weird Week Sep 27 2024: Toad Salad and Cocaine Bananas

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about

    the weird stuff in the news. See below for a transcript of the podcast
    episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links,
    you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 39 first published on Friday Sept 27, 2024. Here are this week's stories...  Toad Found in Bagged Salad Purchased from Grocery Store
    https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/09/25/bagged-salad-waitrose-bracknell-england/5281727275603/
    The
    Kraft-Heinz plant in Lowville, New York, successfully reclaimed the
    Guinness World Record for the world's largest cheesecake at the annual
    Cream Cheese Festival, with a massive dessert weighing in at 15,008
    pounds
    https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/09/24/Guinness-World-Records-largest-cheesecake/2271727195952/
    David Rush reclaims chopstick throwing world record with 28 hits in one minute
    https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/09/23/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-chopsticks/3931727105593/
    Chinese zoo sparks controversy with dogs disguised as pandas
    https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/09/20/Shanwei-Zoo-pandas-dogs/7791726861083/
    National Toy Hall of Fame Announces 2024 Finalists
    https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/09/19/National-Toy-Hall-of-Fame-finalists/8891726764795/

    German supermarket finds €7 million worth of cocaine in banana crates
    https://www.dw.com/en/german-supermarket-finds-7m-of-cocaine-in-crates-of-bananas/a-70303810
    Ancient Cheese Discovery Rewrites History of Kefir Origins
    https://studyfinds.org/oldest-cheese-smeared-mummies/
    AI's Impact on Jobs: Study Reveals Vulnerable Occupations and Highlights Potential for Labor Shortage Solutions
    https://studyfinds.org/which-jobs-will-ai-replace/
    Moderate Coffee Consumption Linked to Lower Risk of Multiple Cardiometabolic Diseases
    https://studyfinds.org/3-cups-of-coffee-diseases/
    Close Encounter with the World's Most Dangerous Bird: A Cassowary's Visit to an Australian Beach
    https://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/police/woman-encounters-worlds-most-dangerous-bird-457604-20240923
    Man claims to have encountered the Loch Ness monster while swimming in the Scottish lake
    https://metro.co.uk/2024/09/17/loch-ness-monster-brushes-man-swims-21622610/
    Trending this Halloween: Sexy Ozempic Halloween Costume
    https://nypost.com/2024/09/24/lifestyle/now-you-can-dress-up-as-a-sexy-ozempic-shot-for-halloween-is-anyone-surprised/

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