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Weird News on Monday, October 19, 2026
4 stories, newest first, each credited to the outlet that reported it. Everything BBN aired that day.
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Why do knuckles crack?
Wikipedia's page on joint cracking says dissolved nitrogen gas in the joint fluid forms bubbles when pressure drops; the sound comes from them, not from bones.
Reported by Wikipedia - WORLD RECORD
Asian Para Games: Sheetal Devi equals world record, sets new Asian…
Sheetal Devi, 19, shot fifty-seven tens from seventy-two arrows in qualifying, beating her own Asian record by six points; the world record is now shared with Turkey.
Reported by The Times of India - EARTH, TODAY
The Americas, Seen From Four Moons Away
NASA's EPIC camera on the NOAA DSCOVR satellite took the image from about 1.55 million kilometres away, roughly four times the distance of the Moon.
Reported by NASA - UP THERE TONIGHT
Monday Night's Aurora Odds: Alaska Says Yes, You Say No
NOAA's forecast tops out at a K index of 4.67, below storm level, so the northern lights stay mostly in Alaska and northern Canada; sorry, everyone else.
Reported by Wikipedia