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What a Weird Week Fri July 11, 2025: Scientific Dad Bod Breakthrough and more! #weirdnews
July 11, 2025 · 13 min

What a Weird Week gets you caught up on the odd, interesting, strange, fun, and weird news that happened this week. Ten stories in 15 minutes!See https://www.shownotes.page or "What a Weird Week" where you get podcasts.

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 and also subscribing!These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 28 first published Fri July 11, 2025 

Three Easy Brain Boosters for the mindgrapes of your brain vineyard

https://nypost.com/2025/07/04/health/3-weird-tips-for-brain-health-one-you-can-do-in-the-shower/

Even going to a VR forest promotes mental health

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250705084325.htm

Cinnamon Toast and Bacon Crunch Cereal

https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/28590-general-mills-debuts-bacon-flavored-cereal

ICYMI, they solved Hair Loss by mistake

https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-hair-loss-breakthrough-dna-sugar-gel-triggers-robust-regrowth

Whenever you drive, You Hear a Symphony

https://apnews.com/article/uae-fujairah-road-beethoven-ninth-symphony-b1991f9afacb7445f9277fe8ac659ff0

World's Most Expensive Cheese breaks record. Also, it's cave cheese.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/07/08/spain-Guinness-World-Records-Cabrales-cheese-expensive/7871751993044/

Dad Bods of the world: you ARE desirable!

(https://nypost.com/2025/07/04/lifestyle/the-perfect-male-body-type-according-to-scientists/)

French Stuntman Breaks Guinness Records while on Fire

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/07/09/france-Guinness-World-Records-motorcycle-fire/1771752080214/

"Blueberry Spill Causes Traffic Jam in British Columbia" (perfect headline via writer Hoops Hooper

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/07/09/canada-Mission-British-Columbia-RCMP-blueberries-road/2811752081702/

Bees attack the French #serious

https://apnews.com/article/france-bees-attack-8c24d5919db13eac5b817c91daf1e7ab

Large Shoes Found at Dig Site. So Very Large!

https://www.yahoo.com/news/roman-bigfoot-uk-archaeologists-probe-171502887.html