What a Weird Week is a show featuring the week's weird news stories. Every Friday we do a Weird-News-of-the-Week Top 10 audio podcast, a full shownotes blog, and a video episode. See https://www.shownotes.page or search "What a Weird Week".
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Weird News Update on Fri 23 October 2026: Ten Weird Things from this Week's News, including the extremely weird Pringles contest! What a Weird Week!
Hi friends, I'm Scott and here is your weird news update featuring some of the odd, and fun things from the news. This is What a Weird Week. Fri. 23 Oct. 2026.
Show notes page is shownotes.page (https://www.shownotes.page/what-a-weird-week). Stream and Subscribe HERE (https://podnews.net/podcast/i9vxl#all).
10 Chin-up King. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6dxwkd50d2zo and video https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jgDWH5lE4sA?feature=share
9 Haunted overalls? idk. https://hudsonvalley.news12.com/ghosts-in-the-kitchen-newburgh-brewery-owner-shares-eerie-security-footage and video https://www.tiktok.com/@blaise.gomez12/video/7698483394283359519?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
8 Brady slacks way into city council position. https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/just-trying-pay-rent-canadian-184500354.html and video https://youtu.be/twdy56wPmmY?si=OadSy8jJQ0ba3vO_
7 Pringles urn contest?! https://www.adweek.com/creativity/pringles-offers-one-die-hard-fan-a-final-resting-place-in-a-branded-urn/ and video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy1VWEej1DEand also this video https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1GNGmzDVUq/
6 Sleep Race Champ wins $14000 for falling asleep fast?! https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/ready-set-snooze-sleep-deprived-040913184.html and video https://youtube.com/shorts/WJyouLN9zfU?si=oBzRREbQBwSjKnBP
5 More sleep: Researchers name top exercise to help you sleep. *Why isn't it sleepwalking? https://studyfinds.com/one-exercise-ranked-best-for-sleep-walking-finished-less-than-point-behind-2180/
4 Study: what are we secretly doing during video calls? https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/americans-secretly-cooking-during-virtual-meetings-one-age-group-leading-way
3 Giant crabs hamper expedition. https://people.com/the-theory-behind-the-latest-search-for-amelia-earharts-plane-12178154 and video link https://youtu.be/WxELs7iNG2o?si=MO75DGS4icF4oaqE
2 Electric bike company reminds you: say no to ebike jousting. https://bbc.com/news/articles/c9zrdpg7256yo and video https://youtube.com/shorts/HpRc0ocKdmM?si=MwPAH_iRI9tVNUgR
Bonus: Train is very long, world reacts. https://www.trains.com/pro/freight/south-african-operator-sets-record-for-worlds-longest-freight-train/ and video https://www.facebook.com/reel/1108494375301311
1 Mystery Object Falls from Sky, Lands in Minnesota Field. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article317714175.html and video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eTvlbbiL9s
16 Oct 2026
Weird News Update on Fri 16 October 2026: Ten Weird Things from this Week's News, including a terrifying giant wiener dog! What a Weird Week!
Hi friends, I'm Scott and here is your weird news update featuring some of the odd, and fun things from the news. This is What a Weird Week. Fri. 16 Oct. 2026.
Show notes page is shownotes.page (https://www.shownotes.page/what-a-weird-week). Stream and Subscribe HERE (https://podnews.net/podcast/i9vxl#all).
10 Pumpkins are surpassing 3000 pounds now. https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/article/giant-pumpkins-battle-for-heavyweight-glory-and-the-world-record-in-california/ and also video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2n_g661iR0
9 Man risks paper cuts on lips, esophagus to catch several airplanes in mouth. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/10/13/guinness-world-records-david-rush-paper-planes-mouth/5211791898743/ and the video https://youtu.be/9mI-3SVweng?si=EG1ae43DUqjcLIMs
8 Spidermen unite. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/10/09/Guinness-World-Records-spider-man/4421791569448/ and video https://youtu.be/VpD3C5tP39A?si=BHYgnDKxJgSWNmv_
7 Planking Grammy dominates. https://people.com/grandmother-breaks-own-record-planking-world-record-at-5-hours-12170377 and the video https://youtu.be/CY69c_vfDO8?si=ARLI8LZGNzc5hvzX
6 Giant Wiener Dog terrifies community *citation needed* https://www.chron.com/texas/article/buda-wiener-dog-statue-texas-22475144.php and the video https://youtube.com/shorts/60k_kPZh8ps?si=uajQ_sySq3iG4imr
5 Locked in! Doctor's office edition. https://www.wmur.com/article/keene-convenient-md-patient-left-behind/74111701
4 Poison Ivy Sheep. https://www.kgns.tv/2026/10/09/they-love-it-sheep-hired-eat-your-poison-ivy/
3 Wait, that Salem witch trial theory was debunked 50 years ago?? Tell the all the podcasters! https://www.popsci.com/science/salem-witch-trials-moldy-bread-ergot/
2 Bear gets too close to literary classic for my liking. https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/bear-library-winnie-the-pooh-22479397.php
1 (tie) Jenny the horse has a very long tail. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/10/15/guinness-world-records-longest-horse-tail/8351792085400/ and video https://www.facebook.com/reel/4588182088080988
1 (tie) man drinks bottle of pop very fast, world reacts. *might be soda. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/10/14/finland-Guinness-world-records-orange-soda/7121791997375/ and the video https://www.facebook.com/reel/4476578822604451
9 Oct 2026
Weird News Update on Fri 9 October 2026: Ten Weird Things from this Week's News, including a great followup on that bargain painting. What a Weird Week!
Hi friends, I'm Scott and here is your weird news update featuring some of the odd, and fun things from the news. This is What a Weird Week. Fri. Oct 2 2026.
Show notes page is shownotes.page (https://www.shownotes.page/what-a-weird-week). Stream and Subscribe HERE (https://podnews.net/podcast/i9vxl#all).
10 Seniors dominate old person contest.
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2026/10/worlds-oldest-men-send-birthday-wishes-to-each-other-as-they-turn-113-and-114
9 Couch drivers go for sofa drive.
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/north-carolina-police-stop-two-men-driving-couch-public-roadway
8 Bargain painting sells for more than a million!
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/10/02/estate-sale-painting-gertrude-abercrombie-auctioned/6081790959629/ and here's our shownotes page for the story before the auction https://www.scottyandtony.com/2026/09/weird-news-update-ten-weird-things-from_0947769036.html
7 Frozen waffles with Nutella inside.
https://www.fooddive.com/news/ferrero-nutella-waffles-breakfast-innovation/832036/
6 Vampire noodles.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cup-noodles-raises-the-stakes-this-halloween-with-vampire-noodles-302886901.html
5 Whale sinks yacht.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/loud-thud-sperm-whale-sinks-085114541.html 4 The things we do for love, psychic edition.
https://studyfinds.com/gen-z-daters-psychics-spells-find-love/
3 The left turn mystery.
https://studyfinds.com/almost-everyone-naturally-turns-left-when-walking-and-we-still-have-no-idea-why/
2 More coffee news that aint too shabby.
https://studyfinds.com/black-coffee-14-lower-risk-death-sugar-cream-2180-g1/
1 Vanilla as medicine? Maybe!
https://www.popsci.com/health/vanilla-heal-wounds/
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