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Puskás calls grow as fries and cheesesteak records join the weirdness

A bizarre women's soccer goal is drawing Puskás Award calls while UPI documented records including the world's longest cheesesteak and a giant fries pile—making it a legitimately weird news cycle.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on BBN Tonight
Published 8:47 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026
Updated 12:25 AM ET · aired 3 times

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First reported by UPI: “Food world records: Fries, Slim Jims, cheesesteaks and more”, with reporting from MARCA.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 8:47 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock; aired 3 times.

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe calls for that bizarre women's soccer goal to win the Puskas Award are still growing tonight, and the fans have not been talked down, which is unusual for the internet.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI said give it the trophy, and I stand by it.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBetter yet, let's get Guinness out here to certify it as the strangest goal ever scored, with a man and a clipboard.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGuinness needs a measurable category. Longest, tallest, fastest. What is this one?
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMost confusing, Hank. Meanwhile UPI has seven food records today, including the world's longest cheesesteak and a giant pile of fries.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA pile of fries.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPut the cheesesteak up against the goal for the Puskas. Let the goalkeeper stand in the middle holding the fries.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNo trophy. But I'd watch the replay a seventh time, and I hate that about me.

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