Welcome to a Wednesday edition of Cool Stuff Ride home where we bring you some of the more intriguing and downright cool stories from around the globe.

I'm Marcus Paff, joined by Reggie Rizu. On today's Weird Wednesday episode, the man who had to be rescued twice in four days on Mount Fuji.

Dirty rain hits part of the United States, and a mini-doxen returns home after 529 days of

being lost in the wild.

And on this day in history, Mr. Potato Head becomes the first toy advertised on television

and specifically targeted to children.

That's coming up on cool stuff.

We're going to start off Weird Wednesday with a with a man who within four days had to be rescued

twice from Mount Fuji. It was a 27-year-old Chinese student living in Japan. He was near the summit

of Mount Fuji when he developed altitude sickness both times, according to Japanese authorities.

The first incident occurred on April 22nd, when the climber made an emergency call from around

3,000 meters or nearly 10,000 feet on the Fujinomiah Trail, one of the routes to the summit

of Japan's highest peak. According to the Shiziochia Prefectual Police, the student was airlifted

after experiencing symptoms of altitude

sickness, and officials also noted that his climbing irons had been damaged. Despite the ordeal,

the student decided to return to the same trail on April 26. He did so to retrieve his cell phone

and other belongings that he had left behind. Police said another climber discovered him unable to move and apparently suffering from altitude

sickness again, prompting a second rescue.

While there is no charge or penalty for rescues for climbing Mount Fuji during the off-season,

the students' repeated need for emergency assistance has provoked

widespread criticism online. Many on social media expressed frustration, with some calling for the

student to be held accountable, at least for the second incident. However, official stated,

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