Weird news of the week – round-up! What a Weird Week Show titled July 26, 2024 by What a Weird Week

friends, I’m Scott and that is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff in the news this week. Below you’ll discover a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe to the podcast or access social media and get more links, it’s all on the site www.shownotes.page. Here are the notes from season 5, ep. 35, first published on Friday, August 30, 2024. Here are this week’s stories…

❿ A French museum invites visitors to see an exhibition of nude naturism

• The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations in Marseille invites visitors to view the nude exhibition “Naturist Paradise” on designated dates.

• The exhibition features tons of of works of art from the naturist community, including paintings, sculptures, photographs and movies.

www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/29/france-Mucem-naturism-nude-visitors/5591724952442/

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❾ Red pepper spill on California highway results in bees being rescued

• A semi-truck overturned on Highway 101 in California, spilling a load of red peppers and damaging a signpost containing a huge bee hive.

• Robert Dias of Swarm Catchers safely collected the bees for relocation using a special vacuum cleaner.

www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/29/Highway-101-Santa-Maria-California-red-peppers-bees/4511724947303/

❽ The museum welcomes back a 4-yr-old who broke a 3,500-yr-old jar

• A 4-yr-old boy unintentionally broke a 3,500-yr-old jar while visiting the Hecht Museum in Haifa, Israel.

• The jar, which was not enclosed in glass, was intended for storing goods corresponding to olive oil and wine and dated back to the times before King Solomon and King David.

• Despite the damage, the museum concluded that the jar may very well be restored and invited the child and family on an organized trip.

www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/28/boy-jar-smash-3500-years-old/4091724862304/

❼ The oldest cognac in the world, from 1696, confirmed in the Netherlands

• A 328-yr-old bottle of cognac belonging to a collector from the Netherlands was officially recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest cognac in the world.

• Previously, the oldest known cognac was Gautier brand cognac from 1762, with only three bottles remaining, one of which was auctioned for $146,000 in 2020.

www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/27/netherlands-Guinness-World-Records-oldest-cognac/6311724773272/

❻ Rescued ‘injured’ bald eagle in Missouri was ‘too fat to fly’ after eating raccoon

• A bald eagle rescued from Missouri’s Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield turned out to be “too fat to fly” after eating a large raccoon.

• The eagle underwent rehabilitation and was released back into the park.

www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/27/bald-eagle-too-fat-to-fly/9911724772067/

❺ Riders stranded during a storm at 243 feet at the Six Flags attraction

• Passengers on the Supergirl Sky Flight at Six Flags Mexico were stuck 243 feet in the air for about 10 minutes during a storm last week.

• The railway stopped operating resulting from heavy rain and wind, but all passengers were evacuated safely and no injuries were reported.

www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/26/mexico-Six-Flags-Mexico-ride-stranded-storm/7991724705451/

❹ A person builds a 54-level house of cards in 8 hours

• Bryan Berg, a trained architect and card stacking expert, broke the Guinness World Record by creating a 54-level house of cards in only 8 hours.

• Berg, who didn’t use glue or another form of additional support, also holds the overall record for tallest playing card construction, at 25 feet, 9 inches, since 2007.

www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/23/Guinness-World-Records-card-stacking/3371724426363/

❸ Connecticut woman sets world records for many tattoos and body modifications

• Esperance Lumineska Fuerzina, 36, of Bridgeport, Conn., has 99.98% of her body covered in tattoos and 89 body modifications, earning her two Guinness Awards

(CHAR LIMIT)