The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

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Astrology’s Hidden Sign, Ancient Brunch, The Uncanny Valley

Astrology’s Hidden Sign, Ancient Brunch, The Uncanny Valley

Mar 03, 2021

The weirdest things we learned this week range from eating poison oak to creepy animated babies.  Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This...

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The Truth About Soy Boys, the Sexiest Number, the Potato King

The Truth About Soy Boys, the Sexiest Number, the Potato King

Feb 17, 2021

The weirdest things we learned this week range from soy boy panic to a magic number found in peregrine falcon dives and Robert Pattinson's face.  Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learne...

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Immortal Jellyfish, Cocaine Hippos, Potato Chip Controversy

Immortal Jellyfish, Cocaine Hippos, Potato Chip Controversy

Dec 09, 2020

This episode celebrates our latest print issue hitting newsstands! The weirdest things we learned this week range from a jellyfish that can live forever to invasive cocaine hippos. Whose story will be...

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Moon Allergies, Singing Statues, Secrets of Famous Movie Sounds

Moon Allergies, Singing Statues, Secrets of Famous Movie Sounds

Nov 25, 2020

Dallas Taylor, sound designer and host of Twenty Thousand Hertz, joins the weirdos as a guest host. The weirdest things we learned this week range from statues that sing first thing in the morning to ...

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Meat Rain, Medicinal Sword Swallowing, a Nuclear Kodak Moment

Meat Rain, Medicinal Sword Swallowing, a Nuclear Kodak Moment

Nov 11, 2020

The weirdest things we learned this week range from meat raining down from the heavens to swallowing swords to help doctors look down esophaguses.  Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Lear...

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Dog Mayors, Zombie Presidents, Death By Voter Fraud

Dog Mayors, Zombie Presidents, Death By Voter Fraud

Oct 28, 2020

In this special episode, the weirdest things we learned this week range from Edgar Allen Poe's peculiar death to how salamanders influenced the term Gerrymander. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdes...

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Toxic Animal Boyfriends, Birding for Freedom, Egg Yolks Explained

Toxic Animal Boyfriends, Birding for Freedom, Egg Yolks Explained

Oct 14, 2020

The weirdest things we learned this week range from stage-five-clinger anglerfish to Harriet Tubman's birding expertise. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirde...

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Exploding Underwater Mountains, Boar Sex and Celery, Hidden History of Vaccination

Exploding Underwater Mountains, Boar Sex and Celery, Hidden History of Vaccination

Sep 30, 2020

Contributing editor Kat Eschner joins the weirdos as a guest host. The weirdest things we learned this week range from the surprising link between pig sex and celery to blowing up a mountain underwate...

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Hot Dog Sports, Sexy Pseudoscience, Intestinal Power Walking

Hot Dog Sports, Sexy Pseudoscience, Intestinal Power Walking

Sep 16, 2020

The weirdest things we learned this week range from a beetle that can waltz through frog intestines unscathed, to the a man who thought he could capture sexual energy in a cage. Whose story will be vo...

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Catch our live show TONIGHT!

Catch our live show TONIGHT!

Sep 15, 2020

Tonight, September 15th, we'll be doing an exclusive live-streamed show. It'll be all of the fun of a classic Weirdest Thing Live show—your favorite hosts (calling in remotely), weird facts, drinks, j...

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