Earth Oddity
A weekly odyssey into all the oddity planet earth has to offer. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, IHeartRadio, Spotify, Tunein, YouTube and all the rest. $5 Bucks! Get an extended show every week, exclusive show every month! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Earth Oddity 259: Pacific Oddity
News Links for the Week:Chat-GPT Pretended to Be Blind and Tricked a Human Into Solving a CAPTCHA: https://gizmodo.com/gpt4-open-ai-chatbot-task-rabbit-chatgpt-1850227471MAN CHARGED WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING AFTER DRUGS ARE FOUND HIDDEN IN THE ROLLS OF HIS STOMACH: https://www.wvua23.com/man-charged-with-drug-trafficking-after-drugs-are-found-hidden-in-the-rolls-of-his-stomach/Mexican president blames US fentanyl crisis on ‘lack of hugs’ among families: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/17/mexico-president-fentanyl-hugs-children-amloDaytona Beach man attacked by alligator after answering door: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/03/06/total-surprise-and-shock-daytona-beach-man-attacked-by-alligator-after-answering-door/B.C. man shocked to discover health file described him as a 'redneck hick': https://www.cbc.ca/n...
Earth Oddity 258: Self Repossessing Cars
News Links for the Week:OJ Simpson said he believed Alex Murdaugh 'more than likely' killed his wife and son: https://www.insider.com/oj-simpson-believes-alex-murdaugh-more-than-likely-killed-family-2023-3Arizona Republican Issues Statement Amid Backlash Over Drug Cartel Claims: https://www.newsweek.com/arizona-republican-issues-statement-amid-backlash-drug-cartel-claims-liz-harris-1784550Over $30 Million Worth Of Funkos Are Headed To The Landfill: https://kotaku.com/funko-pop-spider-man-harry-potter-post-malone-pokemon-1850178280Giant flying bug found at Arkansas Walmart turns out to be "super-rare" Jurassic-era insect: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lacewing-flying-bug-found-arkansas-walmart-rare-jurassic-era-insect/You Could Brick The Nintendo Wii U Just For Not Using It: https://exputer.com/news/wii-u-memory-error-long-period/FORD FILES DERANGED...
Earth Oddity 257: Steven Seagull
News Links for the Week:Mexican president posts photo of what he claims is an elf: https://apnews.com/article/andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-caribbean-mexico-city-b1dcd73e9d069a99400d05f5aff061c3Nederland man hits milestone of eating Chick-fil-A for 1,000 consecutive days, with exception of Sundays: https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/nederland-man-eating-chick-fil-a-1000-consecutive-days/502-7eefa9cb-2657-4be5-9173-286486d45655VW wouldn’t help locate car with abducted child because GPS subscription expired: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/02/vw-wouldnt-help-locate-car-with-abducted-child-because-gps-subscription-expired/Woman crashes into Popeyes on Walton Way after her order was missing biscuits: https://www.augustachronicle.com/st...
Earth Oddity 256: Playlist from Hell
News Links for the Week:Bing's AI bot tells reporter it wants to 'be alive', 'steal nuclear codes' and create 'deadly virus': https://deref-mail.com/mail/client/lmO-8fAN7Cc/dereferrer/?redirectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fmedia%2Fbings-ai-bot-tells-reporter-wants-alive-steal-nuclear-codes-create-deadly-virusPETA offers to pay for Wienermobile repair if Oscar Mayer converts it to vegan vehicle: https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/peta-offers-to-pay-for-wienermobile-repair-if-oscar-mayer-converts-it-to-vegan-vehicle/US cancer patient developed ‘uncontrollable’ Irish accent: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/16/us-cancer-patient-develops-uncontrollable-irish-accent-doctors-sayPriest who 'died' during heart attack claims he went to Hell and saw demons singing Rihanna's Umbrella and Bobby McFerrin's Don't Worr...
Earth Oddity 255: Mayosapiens and Milk Crickets
News Links for the Week:Last three UFOs shot down likely weren’t Chinese spy devices: https://nypost.com/2023/02/14/latest-three-ufos-shot-down-likely-not-chinese-spy-crafts-us/Driver accidentally shoots himself during road rage incident: https://www.nbc15.com/2023/02/10/driver-accidentally-shoots-himself-during-road-rage-incident-authorities-say/Alabama Democrats want to ban employers from forcing workers to get microchipped: https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/alabama-democrats-want-ban-employers-from-forcing-workers-to-get-microchippedConservatives Are Pissed at Chick-fil-A's 'Woke' Sandwich: https://gizmodo.com/conservative-controversy-chick-fil-a-cauliflower-sandwi-1850100961Oscar Mayer Wienermobile repaired after catalytic converter stolen in Las Vegas: https://www.fox5vegas.com/2023/02/10/oscar-mayer-wienermobile-repaired-after-catalytic-converter-stolen-las-vegas/Auburn Black Student Union produces list of racial slurs for white people: https://1819news.com/news/item/gr...
Earth Oddity 254: Joe Exotic, the CIA, and Cave Bears
News Links for the Week:Rolls-Royce Nuclear Engine Could Power Quick Trips to the Moon and Mars: https://news.yahoo.com/rolls-royce-nuclear-engine-could-181500999.html?guccounter=1&guce;_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kZXJlZi1tYWlsLmNvbS8&guce;_referrer_sig=AQAAAIL89hfTForwdWWf-PBUJGP6eHGaXPpxBdXWl_Jkj3V-Z3RbaaBvA_SbjDveqTvVbOwGYKrLjTSk7Q0TEWpe-hku-nxLpgYrBFe-cls_72uq8kmp6U9yX0JJ1Edo0p8M8EO7R6ZAqTVoKYMh4uQp39ooaLnwUHYFeDbY8-a6Y3G7Food vendor apologize for serving chicken and waffles on first day of Black History Month: https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-school-food-vendor-apologize-serving-chicken-waffles-first-day-black-history-monthPennsylvania boy, nine, becomes one of the youngest ever high school graduates: https://www.theguardian.com...
Earth Oddity 253: DNA Evidence of Santa
News Links for the Week:Results released in girl’s request for DNA evidence of Santa: https://apnews.com/article/oddities-new-york-city-rhode-island-29141aa980ff0c56665ef016594cf506Ghislaine Maxwell’s Family Stages Insane Prince Andrew Bath Sex Photo: https://www.thedailybeast.com/ghislaine-maxwells-family-stages-insane-prince-andrew-bath-sex-photo?source=articles&via;=rssChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/26/tech/chatgpt-passes-exams/index.htmlThis Rare Asteroid May Be Worth 70,000 Times the Global Economy. Now NASA Is Sending a Spaceship to Explore It: https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/nasa-voyage-rare-16-psyche-asteroid-1234797211/29-year-old woman arrested after enrolling at New Jersey high scho...
Earth Oddity 252: I like my eggs smuggled please
News Links for the Week:As egg prices rise, so do seizures at US border: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64337403‘Super pigs’ from Canada could soon invade US: https://straightarrownews.com/cc/super-pigs-from-canada-could-soon-invade-us/Echidnas blow snot bubbles and do belly flops to keep cool, scientists find: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/18/echidnas-blow-snot-bubbles-and-do-belly-flops-to-keep-cool-scientists-findFlorida woman pulled from storm drain for third time in 2 years: https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/florida-woman-pulled-from-storm-drain-for-third-time-in-2-years/The lights have been on at a Massachusetts school for over a year because no one can turn them off: https://www.nbcnews.com...
Earth Oddity 251: Prince of Joy
News Links for the Week:New UFO report shows hundreds more incidents than previously thought: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/new-ufo-report-number-incidents-reported-increasing/story?id=96389000National Guard General Fired For Ordering Troops To Take His Mom Shopping: https://kfiam640.iheart.com/featured/tim-conway-jr/content/2023-01-09-national-guard-general-fired-for-ordering-troops-to-take-his-mom-shopping/YouTubers said they destroyed over 100 VHS tapes of an obscure 1987 movie to increase the value of their final copy. They sold it on eBay for $80,600: https://www.insider.com/youtubers-destroy-nukie-vhs-tape-collectable-ebay-sale-redlettermedia-2023-1In 2007, A Bosnian couple divorced after discovering both had an online affair with each other under fake names: https...
Earth Oddity 250: Poke'hontas
News Links for the Week:Prince Harry says woman with ‘powers’ relayed message from Diana: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/05/prince-harry-diana-new-book-autobiography-spareMadison Indigenous arts leader, activist revealed as white: https://madison365.com/indigenous-arts-leader-activist-revealed-as-white/Melted butter clogs historic canal and storm drains after dairy plant fire in Wisconsin: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dairy-plant-fire-melted-butter-clogs-storm-drains-portage-canal-wisconsin/Fans have 'right to tailgate,' Republicans joke after championship ban: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/01/06/college-football-championship-tailgate-ban/Six journalists arrested over footage of South Sudan president wetting himself: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/06/six-journalists-reportedly-held-over-footage-of-south-sudans-president-wetting-himself“Bags of poop” thrown at two Galway TDs afte...