What a Weird Week Fri Dec 12 2025: Hungry Hippos World Record and Hippo Christmas Vengeance

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.
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These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 51 first published Dec 12, 2025.

So Many Cookies!! #WorldRecord

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/12/10/Guinness-World-Records-Christmas-cookie-exchange/8111765392724/

Side-of-the-highway Treasure Trove

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/12/09/National-Highways-abandoned-items-boat-fair-ride/9611765294186/

Big Lego Display Breaks Record, Inspires

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/12/08/switzerland-Guinness-World-Records-Lego-mural/7821765225587/

Bear Wanders Through Santa Claus Parade in Tennessee

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/12/08/bear-wanders-into-Gatlinburg-Christmas-parade/9711765219288/

Dad and Son Play Hungry Hungry Hippos, World Reacts

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/12/08/Hungry-Hungry-Hippos-Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush/2101765210656/

Flatulence Facts Raise a Stink

https://nypost.com/2025/12/04/health/yes-womens-farts-smell-worse-than-mens-heres-why/

Skydiver Hooks Self on Plane Wing!

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-skydiver-survives-parachute-plane-wing-b2882435.html

So Many Pooches! #Heartwarming

https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/golden-retrievers-dogs-photo-gallery-world-record-c10d05e0cc78a6d1cd28d3374bd742ac

Wait, Chocolate is the Fountain of Youth?

https://studyfinds.org/potential-molecular-fountain-of-youth-in-cocoa/

Pendant Recovered after 6 Days. This is the ugly side of crime.

https://apnews.com/article/faberge-pendant-octopussy-new-zealand-james-bond-8baf32dc38a3360b145f678261ffde50

Bakery Scented Perfume

https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-eau-de-croissant