Chainsaws for Childbirth, A Poop-Weighing Hero, Pregnancy on Command

The weirdest things we learned this week range from a man who weighed all of his poop, pee, and sweat on a homemade scale to animals that can choose when they want to get pregnant. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?

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