A Taiwanese man gets caught smuggling otters and a prairie dog in his pants at Bangkok airport, while a homeless hero tackles a shoplifter and gets rewarded. Plus: bald drug dealers expose their barbershop front, and the astronomical odds of calling the wrong number at exactly the right moment.

Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes bring you bizarre real news stories that sound too strange to be true - but really are! From wildlife smuggling fails to funeral mix-ups involving identical names and birthdays, this episode proves reality is stranger than fiction.

Featured Stories:

• Airport security discovers unusual "bulge" containing live animals
• Store employee watches homeless man become unexpected hero
• Italian police crack drug ring thanks to suspiciously bald customers
• Friend calls wrong number, reaches right person at impossible timing
• Funeral flower order creates panic over sister with identical name

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Police encounter stories, heartwarming random connections, and Minnesota wins America's Best Restroom award! Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes share listener tales including a coffee shop kindness that led to a speeding ticket reprieve, an accidental meeting with neuroscientist Oliver Sacks during a thunderstorm, and Travis Kelce's hilarious VIP tent mix-up at a Taylor Swift concert.

This week's mailbag covers quirky news from naked bike protests in Portland to Cyprus's cat overpopulation problem. Plus, discover which public restroom in Bearhead Lake State Park, Ely, Minnesota took home the top prize in the 2025 Cintas Best Restroom competition.

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Hosts: Scot Combs & Tony Verkinnes

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A 73-year-old grandmother discovers someone secretly living in her attic after noticing missing food and a hot kettle when she returns home. Plus, a stolen dinosaur mascot gets returned with an apology note, tourists capsize a gondola in Venice taking selfies, and a Florida firefighter dumps 75 fake used tampons on her ex's lawn.

Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes bring you bizarre true stories including the creepy trend of "frogging" - people secretly living in other people's homes. From celebrity homes to an elderly woman working long hours at a supermarket, these spine-tingling home invasion stories will make you check your attic tonight.

Also featuring: Sinclair gas station dinosaur theft, gondola disasters in Venice, and one of the weirdest revenge stories you'll ever hear involving a firefighter, her mom, and a craft project gone wrong.

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