Stuff They Don't Want You To Know Strange News: Breathe Through Your Butt, Steal Chairs, Watch the Skies and Oh, Tight: a Foreign Base in the US?
Oct 27, 2025
Discover the bizarre world of butt-breathing research that could revolutionize medicine. Explore an international chair heist in Madrid, where over 1,100 chairs vanished! Tune in for tales of lottery winners consulting ChatGPT for lucky numbers. Delve into the mystery of the comet 3I/ATLAS with its strange behaviors. Finally, unpack Qatar's surprising new military training facility in Idaho, which left local officials in shock. This week is a wild ride through peculiar news and revelations!
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Butt Breathing May Become Medicine
- Researchers who won an Ig Nobel showed many mammals can breathe through their anus, and scientists now explore adapting it as a medical treatment.
- Jennifer Ouellette reported intra-anally administered oxygen could help patients with blocked airways as a less invasive alternative to tracheotomy.
The Great Spanish Chair Heist
- Spanish police arrested seven people accused of stealing over 1,100 chairs from cafes in Madrid and nearby areas between August and September.
- The stolen chairs were reportedly sold across Spain, Morocco, and Romania, suggesting an organized ring.
ChatGPT As A Lottery Superstition
- People increasingly feed lottery prompts to ChatGPT, and some winners later credit the model despite randomness.
- Hosts note misuse risks and environmental costs from frivolous AI queries that consume energy and resources.
