What a Weird Week Fri Dec 5, 2025: Long Tongues and Drunk Raccoons

Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a look at the odd, interesting, strange, fun and weird stories that made news 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 and also subscribing!These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 50 first published Dec 5, 2025.Orange Juice Might Know You Better Than You Know Yourselfhttps://studyfinds.org/body-weight-dictates-what-orange-juice-does-inside-you/ Japan's Expo 2025 to Feature a Human Washing Machinehttps://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/japan-launches-human-washing-machine-for-public-use-after-expo-success-9721446Heinz Leftover Gravy: finally! https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/29411-slideshow-thanksgiving-innovations-to-be-thankful-forMeetings: They Ruin Everything. *citation needed https://studyfinds.org/meetings-and-employee-well-being/New Zealand Man Charged with Theft After Allegedly Swallowing Fabergé Pendanthttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/02/new-zealand-man-charged-allegedly-swallowing-faberge-james-bond-pendantGuinness World Record for Most T-shirts Worn During Half Marathonhttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/12/01/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-T-shirts-half-marathon/3051764607465/Drunk Raccoon Arrested After Liquor Store Rampagehttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/12/03/drunk-raccoon-liquor-store-Ashland-Virginia/5741764774319/Why do we have Two Nostrils instead one big hole? Take a deep breath and settle in for this one.https://www.popsci.com/science/why-we-have-nostrils/ Dog has long tongue, world reacts. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/12/03/Guinness-World-Records-longest-tongue-dog/7361764776749/  Daddy's Home Cologne from the maker's of Mug Root Beer.https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/daddys-home