Weird News Update! Ten Weird Things from this Week's News: What a Weird Week Fri Aug 21, 2026 #WeirdTaxidermyStory #PerfumeDessert

It's Friday, Aug 21, 2026 and here is your weird news update featuring some of the weird news odd stories and fun things from the news. This is What a Weird Week.Show notes page is shownotes.page. Stream and Subscribe HERE.  10 T-shirt world record involved a cool cast of characters. Link https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/08/17/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-T-shirt-folding-relay-team-12/2181786985115/ and video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xaj25wtSP_Q&t=11s9 Blindfolded Potato Head assembly world domination. Link https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/08/13/Guinness-World-Records-Mr-Potato-Head-blindfolded/3321786638141/8 Woman has pretty bad day capped off with parking ticket. Link https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361021333/woman-dies-comes-back-life-gets-parking-ticket 7 Fancy perfume is turned into dessert, world reacts. Links: https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plum-sorbet 6 More coffee research that doesn't seem too shabby. Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260819041228.htm#google_vignette 5 Lady writes many words on small paper, world reacts. Link: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2026/8/woman-etches-her-name-into-record-books-by-squeezing-150-words-on-to-one-tiny-sticky-note 4 The googly-eyed thing turned out to be very rare. Link: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/17/thylacine-bristol-taxidermy-auction-cranfield/ 3 Jellyfish Museum. Link: https://apnews.com/article/florida-jellyfish-museum-42ce970d4d7bc9c5e2e20e061cb7829b 2 Belgium Basement Bullion. Link: https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/lifestyle/builders-find-10-million-in-gold-during-brewery-renovation/ 1 Robot Sparks! Link: https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/watch-humanoid-robot-snaps-in-half-after-full-speed-crash-at-robot-olympics-training-11938808