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. See below for a 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 5 first published on Friday Jan 31, 2025...

100 meter dash on Lego bricks

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/barefoot-lego-record-1.7437554

Chinese Corgi police dog gets pee-shamed on Socials

https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/chinese-police-dog-loses-year-end-bonus-for-sleeping-on-job-peeing-in-bowl-internet-reacts-7567371

High Dudes/ Hot Air Balloon/ Slack line world record

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/01/28/germany-Guinness-World-Records-highest-slackline-walk/7101738095308/

42 Museums in 24 Hours record. *not quality visits*

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/01/28/Guinness-World-Records-museums-visited-24-hours/9221738089833/

Idaho Man covers head in shaving cream, world reacts.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/01/27/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-table-tennis-balls-shaving-foam/7911737998434/

Robots vs Humans Half Marathon this Spring will no doubt start robot apocalypse *citation needed*

https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/robots-to-race-humans-at-china-half-marathon/

Wonderful Retraction Time! Sparkling Water and Weight Loss: A Critical Look at the Evidence

https://studyfinds.org/no-sparkling-water-likely-wont-help-you-lose-weight-despite-new-finding/

Electronic Tongue makes headlines, takes licks.

https://studyfinds.org/electronic-tongue-taste-spoiled-milk/

Parental Favoritism: A Complex Issue of Birth Order, Gender, and Personality

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/favourite-child-study-1.7443452

Ranking Groundhog Weather Prediction Accuracy.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/01/29/NOAA-groundhog-accuracy-study/7991738184509/

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. See link below for a 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 3 first published on Friday Jan 17 2025...

Swedish Stunt Man Fast Handlebar Wheelie Record

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/1/daring-motorbike-stunt-rider-first-to-break-200-kmh-barrier-during-handlebar-wheelie

People as Dinosaurs Gathering World Record

https://strathmorenow.com/articles/american-city-breaks-dino-world-record-despite-drumhellers-attempt-last-year

World Record for the longest underwater walk with one breath

https://www.facebook.com/GuinnessWorldRecords/videos/longest-underwater-walk-guinness-world-records/1131907685395510/

1 in 5 Online Job Postings Are Either Fake or Never Filled?!

https://gizmodo.com/1-in-5-online-job-postings-are-either-fake-or-never-filled-study-finds-2000549706

Nut Job (Nutmobile pilot needed)

https://ekkh.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2002/job/26936/?utm_medium=jobshare&utm_source=External+Job+Share

Marriage Annulled because bride thought it was a social media stunt

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/australia/court-annuls-marriage-instagram-stunt-australia-intl-scli/index.html

Beware of the Pooch Smooch!

https://studyfinds.org/dogs-drug-resistant-salmonella/

To Eat (your Christmas tree) or not?

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/sweden-says-christmas-tree-needles-173426923.html

First Time Ever?! Sound of PEI Meteorite captured!

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-charlottetown-meteorite-strike-first-audio-1.7430018

Farmers use bear costume to battle cheeky monkeys

https://nypost.com/2025/01/13/lifestyle/fed-up-farmers-in-india-have-started-wearing-bear-costumes-to-protect-crops-from-monkeys/

Large underpants study

https://studyfinds.org/average-american-has-4-good-pairs-of-underwear-in-rotation/