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These are the shownotes for Season 7, Ep 8 first published Feb 20, 2026.

10 Bird goes to hospital seeking treatment.

See https://youtu.be/Jp18YJ25kcA and read https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/02/18/germany-bird-fish-hook-hospital-emergency-room/3011771427779/

9 Science needs your flatulence!

see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFyYScTfNqo and read https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/02/16/University-of-Maryland-Smart-Underwear-flatulence-farts/5281771261699/

8 Giant sock monkey

read https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/25862323.glasgow-school-art-graduates-work-enters-guinness-world-records/ and listen to this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZmTYXBAE5s and see it here https://youtu.be/1ZqrRauaJds

7 Sydney Fatberg is estimated to be the size of four buses.

watch this https://youtu.be/akK815xGipg?si=nwLCJkyHY8torU_i and read this https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/02/11/australia-massive-fatberg-Malabar-wastewater-plant-poop-balls/3871770828715/

***NOTE: it's never great when a url contains the phrase 'poop-balls' so viewer discretion advised.***

6 Restaurant "smells like chicken fingers" lawsuit.

read https://www.dexerto.com/food/raising-canes-files-lawsuit-as-landlord-tries-to-evict-them-for-chicken-smell-3317611/

5 Baby pigeon mystery solved!

read https://sciencesbrief.com/why-do-we-never-see-baby-pigeons-in-cities-the-scientific-explanation/

4 Puzzles versus Exercise?!

read https://studyfinds.com/crossword-puzzles-protect-older-brains-cognitive-decline-better-than-exercise-study/

3 Flushable wipes infused with coffee?!

read https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dude-wipes-morning-grind-flushable-wipes

2 Bad Date Bears!

read https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bad-date-bears

honorable mention: giant gravity anomaly under Antarctica is getting stronger,

read https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-gravity-anomaly-under-antarctica-is-getting-stronger-scientists-reveal

honorable mention: Be careful with those positive affirmations!

read https://www.sciencealert.com/do-positive-affirmations-really-work-a-psychologist-explains-the-science

1 Do solar flares trigger earthquakes? There is some disagreement on this.

read https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/solar-flares-may-be-triggering-earthquakes-controversial-study-claims

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.
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These are the shownotes for Season 7, Ep 7 first published Feb 13, 2026.

10 Man Breaks Allegedly Breaks Into Pizza Place, Cooks Pizza for Customers.
https://people.com/former-little-caesars-employee-arrested-allegedly-breaking-in-selling-pizzas-11900047
9 Claw Machine Kid
https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/toddler-climbs-into-claw-machine-at-soccerdome-in-webster-groves/
8 During a boxing match at Madison Square Garden, heavyweight Jarrell Miller's toupee came loose
https://news.sky.com/story/boxer-loses-hairpiece-in-the-ring-and-blames-mothers-shampoo-13501837
7 A 23-foot, 8-inch reticulated python discovered in Indonesia has been confirmed by Guinness World Records as the longest wild snake ever formally measured
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/02/05/indonesia-Guinness-World-Records-longest-snake/8411770312850/
6 A Colorado woman captured video of a rare weather phenomenon known as a "snownado" or "snow devil"
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/02/06/snow-devil-Divide-Colorado/2181770394710/
5 Five ice skaters were rescued by Vermont State Police and the U.S. Coast Guard after the ice sheet they were on broke away from the shore of Lake Champlain
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/02/06/Lake-Champlain-drifting-ice-skaters-rescue/9801770396901/
4 Texas man folds 250 functional paper planes, world reacts.
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/02/09/Guinness-World-Records-paper-planes-one-hour/2351770657444/
3 Twelve-year-old nabs Guinness Record for nuclear fusion. Also of note, Aiden has been working on this for four years... so like, since he was ~8 years old?!
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/young-dallas-scientist-builds-nuclear-fusion-machine-eyes-guinness-record/3981178/
2 Love Stinks! ("Dollars for Dung")
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/got-an-ex-this-zoo-lets-you-name-animal-poop-after-them-for-5-on-valentines-day/articleshow/128209831.cms
1 (tie) Weird Valentine's 2026
https://www.fastcasual.com/blogs/6-ways-restaurants-are-making-valentines-day-wonderfuly-weird-in-2026/

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.
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These are the shownotes for Season 7, Ep 6 first published Feb 6, 2026.

10 Figure skater Minion Routine Drama!

https://ew.com/olympic-figure-skater-barred-from-using-minions-music-11897925

and the update https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9lxthsdWZhc

9 The Glass Cage Album Saga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vPyuDyw57c

8 Ol' Ladderchin is at-it-again

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/02/02/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-ladder-chin/9441770047706/

7 eleven-year-old juggler can Pindaloo like ringing a bell!

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/02/02/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-ladder-chin/9441770047706/

6 The lady trapped in the car wash. If it happened to you and they gave you some coupons, would you dare to go back to the car wash of terror?? https://6abc.com/post/woman-gets-locked-inside-pennsylvania-car-wash/18540469/

5 PG13 PG13 PG13!!! A hospital in France called in the bomb experts. It turned out OK but it sounds like things got awkward.

https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2026/02/02/frenchman-hospitalized-after-inserting-wwi-munition-up-his-rear/

4 IKEA's giant hot dog makes headlines. How big is it?!

https://www.dexerto.com/food/ikea-releases-gigantic-hot-dog-that-makes-costcos-look-small-3313058/

3 Horses smell your fear, then they get scared also.

https://studyfinds.org/horses-smell-fear-sweat/

2 Little gaffer knocks down giant beer coaster tower, but it's not what it seems like.

https://nypost.com/2026/01/30/lifestyle/young-girl-topples-tower-made-from-63000-beer-coasters-created-by-artist-in-a-bid-to-break-guinness-world-record/

1 Restaurant chain, Dave & Buster's is ramping up the romance this Valentine Season. Go win an engagement ring in their life-size human claw game!

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/valentines-day-dave-busters-puts-120000958.html