What a Weird Week gets you caught up on the odd, interesting, strange, fun, and weird news that happened this week. Ten stories in 15 minutes!
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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. Thanks for rating/ reviewing/ subscribing! These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 37 first published Fri Sept 5, 2025
Robots Can Now Play Badminton: world rejoices.
https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/scientists-taught-an-ai-powered-robot-dog-how-to-play-badminton-against-humans-and-its-actually-really-good
This week in terrible cell phone news: hemorrhoids edition.
https://studyfinds.org/smartphone-toilet-hemorrhoid-risk/
We second-guess everything? Wait... Do we??
study here https://studyfinds.org/average-american-second-guesses-nearly-half-daily-decisions/
this might help https://wamide.substack.com/p/how-to-stop-second-guessing-yourself
These guys and their cornhole world domination
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/09/03/Guinness-World-Records-longest-cornhole-shot-slingshot/2561756911188/
This genius parrot knows its way around some tiny bins.
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/09/02/Guinness-World-Records-parrot-colors/6741756835361/
Meet Doogie the Croc King of the World
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/08/29/Guinness-World-Records-Croc-King/2571756489448/
Never caught on film before: Golden Shark!
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/08/28/costarica-orange-shark-Tortuguero-National-Park-first-documented-case/2731756411287/
Famous Sports Figure's (much younger) girlfriend applies to trademark the term "Gold Digger". World reacts.
https://www.fox19.com/2025/08/28/bill-belichicks-girlfriend-jordon-hudson-24-files-trademark-application-term-gold-digger
Wait, Eating Meat Might NOT be bad for you?
https://studyfinds.org/animal-protein-linked-to-lower-cancer-death-risk/
Heroic Lady Runs Across Lego Bricks in her Bare Feet. (Very Fast.)
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/09/04/nz-Guinness-World-Records-fastest-barefoot-run-Lego/8201757000962/
Some parts of the world get a Lunar Eclipse/ Blood Moon on Sunday, Sept 7th, 2025
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/blood-moon-rise-during-total-035435373.html
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