Weird NewsBUNKER INVENTORY
Item 1: A 1998 Beanie Baby, mint, tag protected
Hank keeps an emergency bunker under his garage, and the first inventory entry is a bear named Spangle in two sealed bags; the beans come later.
On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock, Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell on BBN TonightPublished
At a glance
- First reported by BBN.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 8:10 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock, Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell.
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What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorItem one. A Beanie Baby from nineteen ninety-eight, mint condition, tag protected. His name is Spangle, and he is a bear.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe is kept in a sealed sandwich bag, inside a second sealed sandwich bag.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank. You're really excited about a teddy bear?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSpangle has two layers of protection. I have a lawn chair. The bear is doing better than me.
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