What a Weird Week Fri Nov 14, 2025: Mysterious Blue Goo and Gotta Have More Bagpipes

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These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 47 first published Fri Nov 14, 2025.

Fisherman searching for worms finds 20,000 medieval silver coins

https://www.popsci.com/science/silver-coin-treasure-sweden/

Travelers willing to spend nearly $2K for their 'foodcation’

https://talkerresearch.com/travelers-willing-to-spend-nearly-2k-for-their-foodcation/

Mysterious Streaks on The Slopes of Mars Might Finally Be Solved

https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-streaks-on-the-slopes-of-mars-might-finally-be-solved

Scientists Discover Mysterious Signs of Life in Bizarre Blue Volcanic Goo

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-mysterious-signs-of-life-in-bizarre-blue-volcanic-goo

Minnesota man attempts ice cream cone world record in Ireland https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/11/10/ireland-Guinness-World-Records/6431762786547/5

Tiny Parade Float

https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/littlest-float

Prank Art infiltrates museum, world does not react.

https://nypost.com/2025/11/11/lifestyle/ai-generated-print-snuck-onto-museum-wall/

We eat more in winter but there are some tricks to help keep winter weight gain less likely.

https://studyfinds.org/cold-weather-food-cravings-science-backed-ways-to-fight-hunger/

Canadian Speed Movie plays out in real life (Canadian Speed is where you take over a bus, and there's no bomb on that bus, and it's driving at a reasonable velocity. Bus also pulls over at bus stops.)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/bus-theft-9.6975733

Imagine doing a wheelie on your bicycle for miles and miles! #worldrecord

https://www.wsj.com/sports/wheelie-world-record-oscar-delaite-240e2429?st=4tNg33&mod=wsjreddit

Alligator in Boston

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/11/13/baby-alligator-captured-Charles-River-Boston/3801763054403/

Maine gym teacher continues to be great at free throws.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/11/12/Guinness-World-Records-high-school-three-pointers-basketball/7251762973631/

I gotta have more bagpipes!

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/11/12/australia-Guinness-World-Records-bagpipe-ensemble-AC-DC/5851762965511/