Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff from this week's news. See below for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links, you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. It's Friday, August 22nd 2025 and I am on a special assignment at a huge concert festival in the town where I live. So this week is a rebroadcast of our show from a year ago. How many of these do you remember? The incredible tattoo story? The bison mystery that finally got solved? What about this first one involving museum nudity?
Here comes the shownotes from Season 5, Ep 35  first published on Friday Aug 30, 2024. 

❿ French museum invites visitors to view its naturism exhibit in the nude

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/29/france-Mucem-naturism-nude-visitors/5591724952442/

and also https://billetterie.mucem.org/fr-FR/produits?famille=1703237789240300000

❾ Red pepper spill on California highway leads to bee rescue

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/29/Highway-101-Santa-Maria-California-red-peppers-bees/4511724947303/

❽ Museum invites back 4-year-old who broke 3,500-year-old jar

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/28/boy-jar-smash-3500-years-old/4091724862304/

❼ World's oldest cognac from 1696 confirmed in Netherlands

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/27/netherlands-Guinness-World-Records-oldest-cognac/6311724773272/

❻ Rescued "Injured" Bald Eagle in Missouri Was "Too Fat to Fly" After Enormous Feast

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/27/bald-eagle-too-fat-to-fly/9911724772067/

❺ Riders stranded 243 feet up on Six Flags attraction during storm

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/26/mexico-Six-Flags-Mexico-ride-stranded-storm/7991724705451/

❹ Man builds 54-level house of cards in 8 hours

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/23/Guinness-World-Records-card-stacking/3371724426363/

❸ Connecticut woman sets world records for most tattoos and body modifications. 99.98% coverage.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/22/Guinness-World-Records-tattoos-body- modifications/7431724340679/

❷ Three escaped bison return to Connecticut farm, bringing a newborn baby

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/22/bison-return-North-Branford-Guilford-Connecticut/2551724339497/

🍅 North Carolina eateries engage in a light-hearted "sign war" that involves dozens of businesses

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/22/sign-war-Morehead-City-North-Carolina/5881724345792/

❶ Moving Box Table: A Unique Solution for Moving Day Pizza

https://www.foodandwine.com/pizza-hut-moving-box-table-8701153