What a Weird Week Fri Nov 15, 2024: Gus the Penguin's amazing adventure!

What a Weird Week

Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff in the 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 https://www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 46 first published on Friday Nov 15 2024. Here are this week's stories...

Emperor penguin rescued after 2,200-mile swim to Australia. Gus!

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/emperor-penguin-recovering-after-2200-mile-swim-to-australia/1713752

Rhode Island man sets Guinness World Record for largest collection of energy drink cans.

https://www.turnto10.com/news/local/tiverton-man-breaks-guinness-world-record-for-the-largest-collection-of-energy-drink-cans-youtube-channel-caffeine-man-november-7-2024

Be grateful, kids. It's good for your parents.

https://studyfinds.org/saying-thank-you-family-happiness/

Bug that eats plastic may save us all!

https://studyfinds.org/plastic-eating-insect-discovered-in-kenya/

National Toy Hall of Fame Inducts My Little Pony, Transformers, and Phase 10

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/12/National-Toy-Hall-Fame-Transformers-My-Little-Pony-Phase-10/4491731434350/

Famous and Very Old Piece of Cake gets Auctioned Off.

https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/royals/slice-of-old-royal-wedding-cake-sold-auction/

Taylor Swift Inspires McDonald's Canada to Introduce Friendship Bracelet Meal.

https://www.delish.com/food-news/a62919222/mcdonalds-taylor-swift-bestie-bundle/

M&M's Snack Jacket is a Thing.

https://nypost.com/2024/11/13/lifestyle/mampms-drops-puffy-red-jacket-with-pockets-for-snacks-thats-perfect-for-gluttons-this-holiday-season/

Wrong Website Printed on Doll Boxes/ they linked to a saucy website/ The saucy website is getting record traffic.

https://nypost.com/2024/11/12/lifestyle/porn-site-traffic-surges-to-12-year-high-after-mattel-mistakenly-prints-url-on-wicked-doll-boxes/

Comb jellyfish discovered to have reverse aging ability, challenging understanding of animal development.

https://nypost.com/2024/11/10/science/time-traveler-jellyfish-can-age-in-reverse-accidental-discovery/

Man benches his weight 44 times in 30 seconds. Yes, that's a record.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/13/canada-Guinness-World-Records-bench-press-body-weight-reps/4591731532068/

Artist/ Doctor creates world's largest drawing.

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2024/11/nigerian-doctor-and-artist-creates-worlds-largest-drawing-to-celebrate-countrys-culture