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These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 11 first published Fri March 14 2025.
Capri Sun's Moon Punch: A Glow-in-the-Dark Lunar Eclipse Experience
https://news.kraftheinzcompany.com/press-releases-details/2025/Capri-Sun-Heads-for-the-Moon-Takes-a-Lunar-Leap-with-Debut-of-First-Ever-Moon-Punch/default.aspx
First Loch Ness Monster Sighting of 2025 Reported
https://nypost.com/2025/03/04/lifestyle/loch-ness-monster-sighting-reported-first-in-2025-fantastic/
Vegetable Orchestra Achieves Guinness World Record #cucumberphones
https://nypost.com/2025/03/08/lifestyle/this-orchestra-only-plays-instruments-made-out-of-vegetables/
Dolphin Crash-Lands into New Zealand Fishing Boat
https://apnews.com/article/dolphin-boat-zealand-fishing-northland-bottlenose-421fbe9a3175eea93159238dfcad61b1
Four-Year-Old Calls 911 Over Stolen Ice Cream, Turns 'states evidence' on Mom.
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/11/Mount-Pleasant-Wisconsin-911-ice-cream/7791741710288/
Flamin' Hot Cheeto Resembling Charizard Sells for $87,840 #Cheetozard
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/06/Cheetozard-Pokemon-Cheeto-Charizard-auction/5541741281385/
The Odds of Finding a Lost Bitcoin Hard Drive in a Landfill... not good.
https://studyfinds.org/lost-hard-drive-bitcoin-fortune-landfill-wales/
London Comedy Club Bans Botoxed Audience Members #facebreakercomedy
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/10/Top-Secret-Comedy-Club-Botox/4131741623420/
Canadian Headband Enthusiast Breaks Guinness World Record for Eating Carolina Reaper Peppers
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/06/canada-Guinness-World-Records-chili-peppers/7621741295300/
Red vs. White Wine: which one is worse for you?
https://studyfinds.org/red-wine-white-healthier-cancer/
Butter and Plant-Based Oils: which one is worse for you? *do not pair with wine*
https://studyfinds.org/butter-plant-oils-death-risk-harvard-study/
Woolly Mice: A Step Towards De-Extincting Mammoths
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/04/genetically-modified-woolly-mice-mammoth
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