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Weird News on Sunday, October 18, 2026
9 stories, newest first, each credited to the outlet that reported it. Everything BBN aired that day.
- BEAT THE ANCHOR
Angel Falls, the tallest uninterrupted waterfall, is in which country?
Angel Falls drops 979 meters, about 3,212 feet, which makes it the tallest of its kind; a strip-mall fountain is not a contender.
Reported by Wikipedia · with a Short - WEIRD NEWS
Massive 70lb bulldog sheds pounds and gets a new home
A bulldog named Peggy Sue reached seventy pounds before arriving at an RSPCA centre in England, and she has now slimmed down and been rehomed.
Reported by Good News Network · with a Short - FLORIDA MAN MINUTE
Species diversity of edible mushrooms III: new species of Laccaria
Researchers describe new species of Laccaria, an edible mushroom group, in the third paper of a series on edible mushroom diversity; no arrests were made.
Reported by Bioengineer.org · with a Short - WEIRD NEWS
Houston outscores a wild first half 35-32
Houston won a college football game 35-32 after a messy first half, a score with sixty-seven points on it; the defense could not be reached.
Reported by Pokes Report - WEIRD NEWS
Lichen Lost Since 1925 Rediscovered as New Species, and a Second One…
Scientists found the lichen again after nobody had recorded it since nineteen twenty-five, and now classify it as a new species with a second one; a long sabbatical.
Reported by Bioengineer.org · with a Short - THE MAILBAG
The BBN Mailbag: "Is L real at mario 64"
Viewers sent three questions through bbn.live, covering a Nintendo 64 button, breakfast and Thanksgiving dinner; the desk answers all three with unearned confidence.
Reported by BBN · with a Short - UP THERE TONIGHT
Aurora Odds: A Kp of Two Over Sunday Night's Sky
NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center puts the Kp index at two for Sunday night, and the three-day forecast peaks at five, a G1 storm; the lights are staying home.
Reported by ll.thespacedevs.com, Wikipedia · with a Short - BEAT THE ANCHOR
Which civilization built Machu Picchu?
Wikipedia says the Inca site dates to about fourteen fifty, and is believed to have been an emperor's estate, though no written records confirm it.
Reported by Wikipedia · with a Short - ASK AN EXPERT
Why do zebras have stripes?
Most evidence supports the stripes as a deterrent for biting flies, according to Wikipedia; our expert disagrees and has a goose to blame.
Reported by Wikipedia · with a Short