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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These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 12 first published Fri March 21 2025.
How to win at social media through science
https://studyfinds.org/way-you-use-social-media-how-long-you-scroll/
HEINZ Launches Limited-Edition Chip Dip (spoiler alert: it's ketchup)
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250312754707/en/HEINZ-Launches-Dip-for-Potato-Chips-Same-Unmistakable-Ketchup-New-Way-to-Enjoy
Regular Blood Donation May Improve Blood Health at a Genetic Level
https://www.sciencealert.com/regularly-giving-blood-could-benefit-your-own-health-too
Massive Gold Deposit Discovered in China *citation
https://www.sciencealert.com/supergiant-gold-deposit-may-be-worth-over-us80-billion
Wine Glasses with removable stems are here
https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/03/10/i-thought-wine-glasses-were-perfect-until-this-modular-space-saving-one-proved-me-wrong/
We need First Aid Kits for Mice
https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/mice-administer-first-aid-to-friends-even-trying-to-bring-the-dead-back-to-life
Chewing Wood May Boost Brain Antioxidant Levels and Memory
https://nypost.com/2025/03/14/health/chewing-on-wood-can-boost-your-memory-how-it-works/
wiener dogs on parade #worldrecord
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/17/germany-Guinness-World-Records-dachshund-parade/4571742241820/
Cheboygan Gator!
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/17/Cheboygan-Police-Department-Michigan-motel-room-alligator/7701742220816/
Regular Seafood Consumption in Children Linked to Improved Prosocial Behavior
https://studyfinds.org/children-eating-fish-kinder-more-cooperative/
Gold toilet check in
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/18/man-found-guilty-over-48m-oxfordshire-gold-toilet-heist
Should we stop signing emails to save the world? / The Environmental and Human Cost of Email Signatures
https://studyfinds.org/email-signatures-harm-planet-environment/
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