What a Weird Week Feb 7, 2025: Big Laser News and terrific thrift store finds!

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 bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe, get in touch, and more links, seewww.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 6 first published on Friday Feb 7, 2025. 

The lovely nachos* plate that turned out to be antique. (*citation: my stomach is growling)
https://nypost.com/2025/02/03/lifestyle/thrifter-bought-a-pristine-plate-for-just-5-he-found-out-it-was-worth-a-whole-lot-more/
  
Is China building a giant laser facility and is it to become a Nuclear Fusion Superpower?
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/climate/china-nuclear-fusion/index.html 

Man Sets New World Record for Farthest Axe Throw. (about as far as Cinderella's Castle is tall.) https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/01/30/turkey-Guinness-World-Records-farthest-ax-throw/6151738271697/

Painting found at garage sale is a Van Gogh - experts.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/style/garage-sale-van-gogh-elimar-scli-intl/index.html 

Possible New Life Form found in the Human Gut.  https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-discovered-virus-viroid-like-obelisks-human-mouth-gut-bacteria/

🎵 Men are Secretly the Biggest Romance Novel Fans - study.https://studyfinds.org/men-confess-were-secretly-obsessed-with-romance-novels/ 

Australian Bodybuilder Defends Risky Airplane Engine Push-up Stunt
https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/tiktok/preslie-ginoski-plane-engine-sydney-airport-response-646490-20250203

Toco, a Japanese man who spent over £11,000 on a realistic collie dog costume, has opened Tocotoco Zoo, a unique establishment where people can pay to wear animal costumes and interact as their chosen animal.https://www.ladbible.com/community/weird/man-spent-11000-become-dog-opens-zoo-japan-424784-20250202

Blind Box Toothpaste: A Novel Approach to Oral Care
https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blind-box-toothpaste 

Scotland Denies Plans to Ban Cats https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/05/scotland-John-Swinney-cat-ban-denial/1591738778051/ 

Giant Snow Butt Constructed outside Museum https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2025-01-14/a-giant-butt-appeared-on-the-nelson-atkins-snowy-lawn-this-cheeky-artist-is-behind-it

Boy arrested at hospital for 'impersonating a doctor'  https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/boy-13-arrested-hospital-impersonating-30935258