The Deadliest Surgery Ever, Severed Foot Epidemic, Toe-Touching Athletes

<p>On season 2 premiere of Weirdest Thing, the weirdest things we learned this week range from dozens of severed feet that wash up in the Pacific Northwest to an operation on one person that killed three people. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?</p> <p><br></p> <p>The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on social media:</p> <p><a href="www.facebook.com/groups/theweirdestthing">www.facebook.com/groups/theweirdestthing</a></p> <p><a href="www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing">www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23weirdestthingpod&src=typd">#weirdestthingpod</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Learn more about all of our stories:</p> <p><a href="https://www.popsci.com/weird">https://www.popsci.com/weird</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Follow our team on Twitter</p> <p>Rachel Feltman: <a href="www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman">www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman</a></p> <p>Claire Maldarelli: <a href="www.twitter.com/camaldarelli">www.twitter.com/camaldarelli</a></p> <p>Eleanor Cummins: <a href="www.twitter.com/elliepses">www.twitter.com/elliepses</a></p> <p>Popular Science: <a href="www.twitter.com/PopSci">www.twitter.com/PopSci</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Theme Music by</p> <p>Billy Cadden: <a href="www.twitter.com/billycadden">www.twitter.com/billycadden</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Edited by</p> <p>Jason Lederman: <a href="www.twitter.com/Lederman">www.twitter.com/Lederman</a></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support</a>

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week