What a Weird Week Fri Feb 28, 2025: Ten Weird Things that made news this week including, "Spider Goat, Spider Goat, Does Whatever a Spider Goat can"

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Story Links:

Spider Goat, Spider Goat, Does Whatever a Spider Goat can

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/21/spain-window-goat-apartment-building/3901740171768/ and watch video at https://www.facebook.com/BomberosMad/videos/1021071826609510

Really REALLY tiny Lego world record

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/20/Guinness-World-Records-tiny-Lego/5391740080162/

What is Cheetozard and why are people freakin' out?

https://www.dexerto.com/pokemon/pokemon-fans-are-bidding-thousands-on-a-charizard-shaped-flamin-hot-cheeto-3140859/

Science changing it's mind about Mars?

https://www.sciencealert.com/we-may-have-been-wrong-about-why-mars-is-red

Solved! Why tomatoes aren't more deadly.

https://www.popsci.com/health/why-tomatoes-arent-poisonous/

City-destroyer keeps popping up in the news.

https://studyfinds.org/asteroid-2024-yr4-earth-collision-odds/

Does AI eventually lose its marbles?

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-tested-ai-for-cognitive-decline-the-results-were-a-shock

Enormous Fondue breaks records, and the hearts of people who don't eat dairy.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/24/france-Guinness-World-Records-largest-cheese-fondue/6981740418744/

Golden Toilet back in the headlines.

https://apnews.com/article/golden-toilet-stolen-blenheim-palace-trial-bb3cd346713923d59304880ca209dcd4

Mortuusequusphobia/ Fear of Ketchup. What's that like?

https://nypost.com/2025/02/20/lifestyle/fear-of-ketchup-or-mortuusequusphobia-is-real-sufferers-say/

Thieves can't claim lotto jackpot without outing themselves as thieves.

https://apnews.com/article/france-lottery-ticket-stolen-card-thieves-50a0fa5a3fb22baac08899e5100dc1db