What a Weird Week Fri Feb 13 2026: Record-Breaking Long Snake

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 along with subscribing!These are the shownotes for Season 7, Ep 7 first published Feb 13, 2026.  10 Man Breaks Allegedly Breaks Into Pizza Place, Cooks Pizza for Customers. https://people.com/former-little-caesars-employee-arrested-allegedly-breaking-in-selling-pizzas-11900047 9 Claw Machine Kid https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/toddler-climbs-into-claw-machine-at-soccerdome-in-webster-groves/ 8 During a boxing match at Madison Square Garden, heavyweight Jarrell Miller's toupee came loose https://news.sky.com/story/boxer-loses-hairpiece-in-the-ring-and-blames-mothers-shampoo-13501837 7 A 23-foot, 8-inch reticulated python discovered in Indonesia has been confirmed by Guinness World Records as the longest wild snake ever formally measured https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/02/05/indonesia-Guinness-World-Records-longest-snake/8411770312850/ 6 A Colorado woman captured video of a rare weather phenomenon known as a "snownado" or "snow devil"https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/02/06/snow-devil-Divide-Colorado/2181770394710/ 5 Five ice skaters were rescued by Vermont State Police and the U.S. Coast Guard after the ice sheet they were on broke away from the shore of Lake Champlain https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/02/06/Lake-Champlain-drifting-ice-skaters-rescue/9801770396901/ 4 Texas man folds 250 functional paper planes, world reacts. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/02/09/Guinness-World-Records-paper-planes-one-hour/2351770657444/ 3 Twelve-year-old nabs Guinness Record for nuclear fusion. Also of note, Aiden has been working on this for four years... so like, since he was ~8 years old?! https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/young-dallas-scientist-builds-nuclear-fusion-machine-eyes-guinness-record/3981178/2 Love Stinks! ("Dollars for Dung") https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/got-an-ex-this-zoo-lets-you-name-animal-poop-after-them-for-5-on-valentines-day/articleshow/128209831.cms 1 (tie) Weird Valentine's 2026https://www.fastcasual.com/blogs/6-ways-restaurants-are-making-valentines-day-wonderfuly-weird-in-2026/