What a Weird Week Show: ten weird things from the news, including world record tattoos and the bison

What a Weird Week

friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff from this week's news. See below for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links, you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 35 first published on Friday Aug 30, 2024. Here are this week's stories... ❿ French museum invites visitors to view its naturism exhibit in the nude • Marseille's Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations is inviting visitors to view its Naturist Paradises exhibit in the nude on designated dates. • The exhibit features hundreds of pieces of art from naturist communities, including paintings, sculptures, photographs and films. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/29/france-Mucem-naturism-nude-visitors/5591724952442/ and also https://billetterie.mucem.org/fr-FR/produits?famille=1703237789240300000 ❾ Red pepper spill on California highway leads to bee rescue • A semi truck overturned on Highway 101 in California, spilling its load of red peppers and damaging a signpost that contained a massive bee hive. • Robert Dias from Swarm Catchers safely gathered the bees for relocation using a special vacuum. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/29/Highway-101-Santa-Maria-California-red-peppers-bees/4511724947303/ ❽ Museum invites back 4-year-old who broke 3,500-year-old jar • A 4-year-old boy accidentally broke a 3,500-year-old jar while visiting the Hecht Museum in Haifa, Israel. • The jar, which was not encased in glass, was designed to carry goods like olive oil and wine and predated King Solomon and King David. • Despite the damage, the museum said the jar could be restored and invited the child and family back for an organized tour. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/28/boy-jar-smash-3500-years-old/4091724862304/ ❼ World's oldest cognac from 1696 confirmed in Netherlands • A 328-year-old bottle of cognac belonging to a collector in the Netherlands has been officially recognized as the world's oldest cognac by Guinness World Records. • Previously, the oldest known cognac was a 1762 Cognac from Gautier, with only three remaining bottles, one of which was sold at auction for $146,000 in 2020. https://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 Wilson's Creek National Battlefield in Missouri was found to be "too fat to fly" after consuming a large raccoon. • The eagle underwent rehabilitation and was released back into the park. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/27/bald-eagle-too-fat-to-fly/9911724772067/ ❺ Riders stranded 243 feet up on Six Flags attraction during storm • Riders on the Supergirl Sky Flight ride at Six Flags Mexico were stranded 243 feet in the air for about 10 minutes during a storm last week. • The ride ceased operation due to heavy rain and winds, but all passengers were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/26/mexico-Six-Flags-Mexico-ride-stranded-storm/7991724705451/ ❹ Man builds 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 just 8 hours. • Berg, who did not use glue or any other form of extra support, also holds the overall record for the tallest playing card structure at 25 feet and 9 inches since 2007. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/23/Guinness-World-Records-card-stacking/3371724426363/ ❸ Connecticut woman sets world records for most tattoos and body modifications • Esperance Lumineska Fuerzina, 36, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, has 99.98% of her body covered in tattoos and 89 body modifications, earning her two Guinness (CHARACTER LIMIT)