Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a lighthearted look at the odd, interesting, and weird stories in the news. For a full transcript of the podcast episode, to subscribe, or for social media and more links, you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 2 first published on Friday Jan 10 2025...

Dave and Chris' Guinness World Record for most behind-the-back basketball passes in one minute (70 passes)

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/01/06/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-behind-the-back-passes/7991736193963/

Chinese Man Breaks Guinness World Records by throwing cards like a super villain.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/01/06/Guinness-World-Records-playing-cards-cucumbers-matches/7501736186000/

Hot Dog Banishment.

https://nypost.com/2025/01/06/world-news/kim-jong-un-cracks-down-on-sale-of-hot-dogs-in-north-korea-with-a-penalty-of-time-in-labor-camp/

A bananas mystery.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/06/mystery-of-bananas-left-on-nottinghamshire-road

Hockey Team sets Guinness Record for Teddy Bears.

https://theahl.com/news/hershey-breaks-teddy-bear-toss-record-again

Italian Mayor places ban on getting sick.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/01/07/italy-Belcastro-Calabria-mayor-proclamation-illness/6801736271304/

The best juice for weight loss #newstudy

https://studyfinds.org/how-elderberry-might-transform-metabolism-in-just-7-days/

Great News! Coffee continues to be good for you. Mostly in the morning.

https://studyfinds.org/drinking-coffee-only-in-the-morning-lowers-risk-of-death-from-any-cause/

Valentine's chocolate might get a price hike.

https://www.fooddive.com/news/cocoa-price-hike-supply-2025-candy-chocolate-weather/736372/

Is this a weird alien sculpture? idk you guys, I don't see it.

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/archaeologists-stumped-strange-alien-like-figurine-dating-7000-years-raises-questions

Study confirms your our secret: that we only stare at ourselves while in a Zoom call or Teams meeting. ... there's a boom in cosmetic procedures that might be linked to this phenomenon.

https://studyfinds.org/video-calls-cosmetic-surgery-procedures/