In this episode's core program:

Ig-nobel: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/ig-nobel-prizes-honor-do-it-yourself-colonoscopies-curious-use-postage-stamps-and-other
Scrotal temperature: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49687538
Self-colonoscopy: https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2018091400599/
Exploding trousers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_trousers