It's Friday, July 10th, 2026 and here are ten weird things from this week's news. Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird news and interesting stuff that happened this week. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To Subscribe/ get in touch/ other/ see www.shownotes.page. Thanks for rating and reviewing along with subscribing! These are the shownotes for Season 7, Ep 28.
10 Giant Hot Dog Buns Flavored like chips/ crisps. You have my interest.
BTW, Hot Dog Day is the 3rd Wednesday of July each year, so July 15th this year.
https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pringles-pop-dog-buns
9 Finally a lifehack I can really use: how to eat an entire pie in under a minute. No hands!
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/florida-man-reveals-bizarre-trick-won-key-lime-pie-eating-championship-without-using-his-hands
8 Mystery solved after beach closed because of space balls.
BTW, "A pressure vessel is a robust, sealed container designed to hold gases or liquids at pressures significantly different from the ambient environment. Because they store massive amounts of potential energy, they are strictly regulated and built using highly durable materials like steel or aluminum." via https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/pressure-vessel
News story link https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/australia-mysterious-space-balls/
7 They may have discovered a new kind of fish/ ghost shark. I hope it has a nice personality.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/species-ghost-shark-may-found-013542188.html
6 Lady rows from California to Hawaii. That's really far. She set a speed record.
https://apnews.com/article/kelsey-pfendler-solo-row-california-hawaii-record-82d4db8a951cee5538ccec269283cda7
5 Enormous paper airplane breaks record. How big? It's a monster!!
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/07/07/italy-Guinness-World-Records-largest-paper-plane/1591783437860/
4 Sorry, vampires, a freakishly large garlic bulb has been unearthed.
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/07/06/Guinness-World-Records-heaviest-elephant-garlic/8271783353553/
3 I am sorry, Karen. The survey has spoken.
https://studyfinds.com/karen-chad-most-judged-first-names-in-america/
Bonus: Did you know about divorce rings?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3wy56v4ge6o
2 Veteran waterskier attains world domination of sorts https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/07/08/nz-Guinness-World-Records-oldest-water-skier/5831783519571/
1 Bugs, Heart Monitors, Protein Bars!
https://studyfinds.com/surprise-not-disgust-barrier-to-eating-insects-study-shows/