The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Human Refrigerators, Poop Knives, Whacky Tongues

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet a...

A Mid-Season Update

02 Feb 2022

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet a...

Teeny Frogs With Tarantula Bodyguards, the Science of Hair Magic, an Everlasting Lightbulb

19 Jan 2022

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet a...

Snake Island, Controversial Chimps, Brussels Sprout Vindication

05 Jan 2022

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Arielle Duhaime-Ross—host of Vice's A Show About Animals and Vice News Reports—joins the show this week! The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is...

Superheated Falcon Poo, Banana Babies, Gross (But Delicious) Bug Goop

22 Dec 2021

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet a...

Judging Meat, Vampire Fish Invasion, the Rise of White Castle

08 Dec 2021

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This episode celebrates our latest digital issue going live! Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I...

Mary Roach talks Moose Crash Test Dummies, Famous Ferrets, and Deadly Planets

24 Nov 2021

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Mary Roach—author of incredible books like Gulp, Bonk, Spook, and most recently, Fuzz—joins the show this week! The Weirdest Thing I Learned This ...

Ancient Brain Surgeons, the Crows Have Eyes, Why Radiators are so Annoying

10 Nov 2021

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Actor and famous Schitt's Creek impersonator Michael Judson Berry joins the show this week! The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Pop...

Haunted Vaginas, Fairy Floss, Books Made of Human Skin

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

SEASON 5 IS HERE! The weirdest things we learned this week range from REAL ectoplasm to how many licks it (allegedly) takes to get to the center of a ...

Chimps Raised Like Humans, Blood Swapping, Polio & Candyland

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode celebrates our latest digital issue going live! The weirdest things we learned this week range from a swapping blood with the Pope to the...

Spooky Rivers, Eyes Wide Shut, Pet Crocodiles

15 Sep 2021

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Producer Jess Boddy joins Rachel for a listener voicemail Q&A episode! The weirdest things we learned this week range from a killer creek to naked mol...

Ask Us Anything: Can you cure a hangover?

08 Sep 2021

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Click here to follow our sibling podcast, Ask Us Anything!  Buy your Weirdest Thing virtual live show tickets here: https://www.caveat.nyc/event/the...

A very weird live event is in the works...

24 Aug 2021

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Buy your Weirdest Thing virtual live show tickets here: https://www.caveat.nyc/event/the-weirdest-thing-i-learned-this-week-livestream-9-21-2021 The l...

Skyscraper Death Ray, History of Hot Tubs, Our Sun's Death

14 Jul 2021

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This episode celebrates our latest digital issue going live! The weirdest things we learned this week range from a skyscraper that can fry an egg to t...

Q&A: Punkin Chunkin, Mysterious Shipwrecks, Midwestern Scorpions

07 Jul 2021

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Producer Jess Boddy joins Rachel for a listener voicemail Q&A episode! The weirdest things we learned this week range from dangerous pumpkin launching...

Olympic Weirdness: Barefoot Marathons, Medals for Artwork, Pistol Dueling

23 Jun 2021

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The weirdest things we learned this week range from gold medals for art to underwater hockey. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned ...

Parachuting Cats, Butt-Breathing, Secret Uses for Viagra

09 Jun 2021

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The weirdest things we learned this week range from flying cats to breathing through your butt. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learne...

Science Meets Magic, High-Tech Murders, Bees?!

26 May 2021

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Writer and game designer Jonathan Sims joins the show! The weirdest things we learned this week range from bees telling time to death by apple core. W...

Art Crime Doesn't Pay, Canines Cooking Meat, Eggs Gone Wrong

12 May 2021

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Comedian and writer Josh Gondelman joins the show! The weirdest things we learned this week range from dogs cooking in kitchens to chickens laying egg...

Radioactive Horses, Sipping on Pee, Sleeping With One Eye Open

28 Apr 2021

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The weirdest things we learned this week range from vertically sleeping whales to fake motion sickness cures. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest ...

A Quick Weirdest Thing Update!

20 Apr 2021

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet a...

Q&A: Cubed Poops, Forked Penises, Murderous Squirrels

14 Apr 2021

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Producer Jess Boddy joins Rachel for a listener voicemail Q&A episode! The weirdest things we learned this week range from wombat poop to possum penis...

Radioactive Bananas, Self-Decapitating Sea Slugs, Maine's Jumping Frenchmen

31 Mar 2021

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Theoretical physicist Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein joins the show! The weirdest things we learned this week range from non-trinary particles to klepto...

Get a Good Brainwash, Museum Tragedies, Scary Smart Cuttlefish

17 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from literal brainwashing to the marshmallow test.  Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Le...

Ask Us Anything: Can you boost your immune system?

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Check out the first episode of Ask Us Anything, a brand new podcast from the editors of Popular Science! Claire and Jess dive into whether you can boo...

Astrology’s Hidden Sign, Ancient Brunch, The Uncanny Valley

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from eating poison oak to creepy animated babies.  Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Lea...

The Truth About Soy Boys, the Sexiest Number, the Potato King

17 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from soy boy panic to a magic number found in peregrine falcon dives and Robert Pattinson's face.  Who...

Immortal Jellyfish, Cocaine Hippos, Potato Chip Controversy

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode celebrates our latest print issue hitting newsstands! The weirdest things we learned this week range from a jellyfish that can live forev...

Moon Allergies, Singing Statues, Secrets of Famous Movie Sounds

25 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dallas Taylor, sound designer and host of Twenty Thousand Hertz, joins the weirdos as a guest host. The weirdest things we learned this week range fro...

Meat Rain, Medicinal Sword Swallowing, a Nuclear Kodak Moment

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from meat raining down from the heavens to swallowing swords to help doctors look down esophaguses.  W...

Dog Mayors, Zombie Presidents, Death By Voter Fraud

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode, the weirdest things we learned this week range from Edgar Allen Poe's peculiar death to how salamanders influenced the term G...

Toxic Animal Boyfriends, Birding for Freedom, Egg Yolks Explained

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from stage-five-clinger anglerfish to Harriet Tubman's birding expertise. Whose story will be voted "Th...

Exploding Underwater Mountains, Boar Sex and Celery, Hidden History of Vaccination

30 Sep 2020

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Contributing editor Kat Eschner joins the weirdos as a guest host. The weirdest things we learned this week range from the surprising link between pig...

Hot Dog Sports, Sexy Pseudoscience, Intestinal Power Walking

16 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from a beetle that can waltz through frog intestines unscathed, to the a man who thought he could captu...

Catch our live show TONIGHT!

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight, September 15th, we'll be doing an exclusive live-streamed show. It'll be all of the fun of a classic Weirdest Thing Live show—your favorite...

Your Car is Full of Spiders, the Cloud Whisperer, She Who Invented N95 Masks and Bugles

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 4! For this first episode, Kendra Pierre-Louis, former Popsci editor and current reporter for the Gimlet podcast How To Save a Plane...

We're Back! Season 4 & Live Show Updates

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hey weirdos! We have two very exciting pieces of news for you. First, Weirdest Thing is returning every other Wednesday starting September 2nd! Second...

Boning Baseball Bats, Rolling Cheese, Playing With Wallpaper Cleaner

20 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's the Season 3 Finale! The weirdest things we learned this week range from breaking bones chasing cheese down a cliff and rubbing baseball bats wit...

Evasive Genital Maneuvers, A Nazi Carrot Hoax, Eternal Daytime

06 May 2020

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Rose Eveleth, host of the hit podcast Flash Forward, joins the weirdos as a guest host! The weirdest things we learned this week range from a Russian ...

Sailing Boulders, Mom-Eating Worms, the Most Humongous Fungus

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Earth Day! We're celebrating with facts about worms that eat their moms' skin, the fungus bigger than a blue whale, and rocks that sail across d...

Bonus: Sprained Teeth, Pina Coladas, Flying Snakes

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Surprise! It's Rachel and Jess, and we're popping in your feeds with a bonus episode. Join us as we listen to some voice messages submitted by you guy...

Getting Green Blood, Animal Crossing's Rarest Fish, Bird-Like Plague Masks

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we've got the first half of our remote live show! The weirdest things we learned this week range from Animal Crossing's most fascinating fi...

Join us for a special livestream on March 30

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hey weirdos! On Monday, March 30th, we'll be doing two livestreamed episodes in partnership with Caveat, our favorite New York City venue. It'll be al...

Terrifying Tumbleweeds, Coffee Poops, Three Peters Who Changed Childbirth

25 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from tumbleweeds that terrorize entire towns to a tantalizing obstetrical secret. Whose story will be v...

A Weirdest Thing Update

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hey weirdos! We just wanted to drop in and update you all on what's happening with our show during the pandemic. Since we're all working remotely to h...

Chicken Hypnotism, The One and Only Ferris Wheel, Interspecies BFFs

11 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from a coyote and badger becoming BFFs to instructions on hypnotizing sharks. Whose story will be voted...

Syphilis But Make It Fashion, Cilantro Haters, Quarantine: From Typhoid to Coronavirus

26 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from Christmas tree-flavored burritos to XXL codpieces. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I...

Serial Poopers, Elephants on LSD, Whiskey Business

12 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from an elephant on an acid trip to people who urgently need to poop upon entering bookstores. Whose st...

Fletcherize Your Life, Wawa Origins, Who's Your Zaddy?

29 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from choosing your zaddy to the origin of (arguably) the best gas station convenience store in the hist...

Chainsaws for Childbirth, A Poop-Weighing Hero, Pregnancy on Command

15 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from a man who weighed all of his poop, pee, and sweat on a homemade scale to animals that can choose w...

A Very Weird Christmas Special

25 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's special Christmas episode, the weirdest things we learned this week range from a Santa-esque giantess named Gryla and her 13 yule lads ...

The Science of ASMR (And People Who Hate It)

18 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we have a very special episode all about the science behind the autonomous sensory meridian response, a.k.a. ASMR. While people who experie...

When Death Was Sexy, The Knuckle-Cracking King, The Pouch You Never Knew You Had

11 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from a secret pouch in your body to a literally killer fashion trend. Whose story will be voted "The We...

Tying Up Penises, Dimple-Making Machines, Exotic Poop For Sale

04 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ellen Airhart, host of the podcast Plant Crimes, joins us this week as a guest host! The weirdest things we learned ranged from Williams-Sonoma sellin...

A Marathon Catastrophe, Dangerously Spooky Tunes, Confused Cannibals

27 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we've got the second half of our extra spooky Halloween live show! The weirdest things we learned ranged from eating mummy dust to a man dr...

Coffee or Death, Radioactive Slippers, Literally Blinding Beauty

20 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, No Such Thing As A Fish's James Harkin joins Rachel and Jess as a guest-host! The weirdest things we learned ranged from painting glowing, ...

Harry Styles’ Nipple Count, Frankenstein’s Mom-ster, Madame Tussaud’s Macabre Origins

13 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we've got the first half of our extra spooky Halloween live show! The weirdest things we learned ranged from a ship filled with a collectio...

A special Q&A with Rachel and Jess

06 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In lieu of a regular episode this week—which we were too swamped with live show prep to record!—enjoy this chatty Q&A with Jess and Rachel. They t...

Blood Gourds, Tiny Taffeta Frog Pants, Dying for Weather Data

30 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The New York Times' Kendra Pierre-Louis—a former PopSci Editor!—joins us this week as a guest host! The weirdest things we learned ranged from gou...

Bisexual Situations, Limey Sailors With Scurvy, Origin of Morons

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Helen Zaltzman, host of The Allusionist podcast, joins us this week as a guest host! The weirdest things we learned ranged from bisexual space station...

Death By Rainbow, Face Blindness, Watermelon Snow

16 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

PopSci contributor Kat Eschner joins us this week as a guest host! The weirdest things we learned ranged from how snow banks turn millennial pink to a...

Pooping Magic Rocks, How We Ruined Bison, Common Cold Lies

09 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Arielle Duhaime-Ross, host of Reset from Vox, joins us this week as a guest host! The weirdest things we learned ranged from dunking chickens in ice b...

Debunking Hymen Myths, Moving Corpses, Birth Control to Please the Pope

02 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

OB-GYN and author Jen Gunter joins us this week as a guest host! The weirdest things we learned range from the invention of the birth control pill to ...

10k Steps is a Lie, a Secret Poop Factory, Eleanor Roosevelt's Mysterious Death

25 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from robots wiping your butt to a Cheeto-shaped bacteria killing Eleanor Roosevelt. Whose story will be...

Spiny Female Penises, Goth Girl Summer, Hardcore Flamingoes

13 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we've got another voice messages edition of Weirdest Thing! We listen and react to extra weird, listener-provided facts that range from how...

Calling All Weirdos For A Very Important Announcement

21 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're dropping in to tell you about a few special episodes coming up—and how you can participate! The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podca...

Feminist Butter Art, The First Celebrity Athletes, The Secret Lives of Algae

31 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from butter sculptures' feminist origins to the cutthroat world of competitive endurance walking. Whose...

The Hungriest Boy, Eyeglasses for Cannibal Chickens, Champion Guppy Gulpers

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the second half of our live show on June 14th, the weirdest things we learned this week range from the hungriest boy who ever lived to swallowing l...

Victorian Sex Drugs, Milk in Your Veins, Radioactive Dishes

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned range from injecting cow's milk into a person's veins (don't worry, it's fresh!), to a modern gay sex drug with Victori...

Nazis Eating $@#!, The First Pregnancy Test, Permanently Swollen Feet

10 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from a good reason to eat fresh, steamy camel poo to injecting rats with human urine and seeing what ha...

Running Naked Through 24 Time Zones, Virgin Births, Corpse Compost

03 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned range from South Pole streakers getting frostbitten nipples and weenies to pacemakers playing a role in exploding crema...

The Secret to Perfect Sleep, Naked Mole Rat Royalty, Baby Shark (do do do do do do) Puke

26 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the first half of our live show on June 14th, the weirdest things we learned range from the bloody path to becoming a naked mole rat queen to a tig...

Magical Pee, a Feline Telephone, an Infuriating Math Problem

19 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from reading pee bubbles to discern one's future, to turning a living, breathing cat into a functional ...

Labor-Inducing Salad, White Hair Overnight, Coyotes Vs. Cats

12 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from a salad that makes pregnant people have their babies to hair going white overnight. Whose story wi...

Wendy Zukerman talks werewolf tomatoes, overdosing on placebos, and snapping necks

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Wendy Zukerman from Gimlet's Science Vs. joins Weirdest Thing this week. The weirdest things we learned range from a man falling unconscious after tak...

Bill Nye talks killer clowns, mermaids, pigeon poo, and deadly bicycles

29 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Nye joins Rachel, Claire, and Eleanor on the show this week. Facts range from how pigeon poop led to the verification of the big bang to why your...

A very weird guest host is coming to Weirdest Thing!

24 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Something very weird is happening at Weirdest Thing... Some science guy is coming on to be a guest host! Check out this teaser to get the scoop. The ...

Historical Sex Toys, Killer Trains, Charles Fricken Dickens

10 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we've got the first-ever voice messages episode of Weirdest Thing! We listen and react to extra weird, listener-provided facts that range f...

Here's your chance to be on Weirdest Thing!

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Want to star in an episode of Weirdest Thing? Now’s your chance! We want to hear your weirdest science, tech, health and engineering facts so we can...

Fetish Origins, the Big Oyster, the Most Luxurious Fruit

24 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from preferring to have sex on a carnival velcro wall to eating a banana in tin foil with a knife and f...

Animal Prostitution, Pavlovian Pee Responses, Painful Ginger Genes

17 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from monkeys selling sex to a physiological explanation of peeing involving bagpipes. Whose story will ...

Man-Eating Deer, History’s Top Counterfeiters, a 12-Foot-Tall Bird

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from an absolutely enormous bird from New Zealand to deer with a taste for human flesh. Whose story wil...

Falcon Sex Hats, #HumanBones, Sleepy Muscle Twitches

03 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from a hat made for romancing falcons to a booming bone trade on Instagram. Whose story will be voted "...

Disney’s Military Tech, DIY Mummies, Forgotten Female Scientists

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from monks that who themselves into mummies to the tech transfer between the military and Disneyland. W...

Asses on Trial, The Brown Dog Riots, An Apple a Day…

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from animals being put on trial to the origins of the phrase "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Wh...

Poodle Science, The Great Pigeon Race Disaster, Artificial Hips

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from the science of the poodle haircuts to the most dangerous pigeon race in history. Whose story will ...

Astronaut Farts, Deadly Dancing Plagues, A Shocking Art Scam

06 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from NASA's fears of fart-induced explosions to groups of people who died from dancing. Whose story wil...

Naked Founding Fathers, Jalapeño Thumb, Counting Vampires

27 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from founding fathers of the USA who liked being nude to a condition called Jalapeño Thumb (aka "Hot P...

The Most Man-Eating Tiger, Historical Balloon Riots, Baseball’s Curses

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from a tiger that ate more than 600 people over seven years to not one, not two, but three historical h...

Sideshow Babies, Strange Sneezes, Rust for the Rust God

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from premature babies displayed as a sideshow exhibit to people who sneeze after eating a big meal. Who...

Biting Cow Lips, Death by Molasses, Shopping for a New Finger

06 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from a 30-foot-tall molasses wave to the man who invented "bulldogging" in rodeos. Whose story will be ...

Ladies Dueling Topless, Eating Every Animal, Birth via Pseudopenis

30 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from stripping during duels to stay alive to a man who wanted to eat every animal (for science). Whose ...

The Sweetest Butts, Flaming Birds, The U.S. vs. 40 Barrels and 20 Kegs of Coca-Cola

23 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from the sweetest smelling butts to birds that were used as candles. Whose story will be voted "The Wei...

The Deadliest Surgery Ever, Severed Foot Epidemic, Toe-Touching Athletes

16 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On season 2 premiere of Weirdest Thing, the weirdest things we learned this week range from dozens of severed feet that wash up in the Pacific Northwe...

Torturous Treadmills, Champagne and Balls, History's Calendars

25 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On the this special New Year's episode, the weirdest things we learned this week range from the origins of treadmills (your New Year's resolution) to ...

The Weirdest Things We Learned in Season 1

05 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We learned a lot of weird facts in season 1 of this show. Rachel and long-suffering producer Jason reflect on the first 25 episodes of The Weirdest Th...

Halloween Spooktacular 2018 (Season 1 Finale)

31 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On the season 1 finale of "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week," four of our original hosts jump behind the mic to share their spookiest facts, in ...

Glowing Civil War Wounds, Bubble Wrap's Origins, Historic Font Disputes

24 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from the origins of bubble wrap to Civil War soldiers whose wounds glowed in the dark. Whose story will...

Taxidermy's Dark Secret, Woman "Births" Rabbits, The Parthenon's Optical Illusion

17 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from a piece of taxidermy with a dark secret to a woman who claimed to give birth to rabbits. Whose sto...

Vanishing Twins, The Poison Squad, Levitating Frogs

10 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The weirdest things we learned this week range from levitating a frog with electromagnets to the idea that absorbing a twin in utero gives you superpo...