What a Weird Week Fri Jun 13 2025: Burning Chutes and the Oldest Restaurant in the World Scandal! Ten things from the news that you might have missed this week #podcast

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These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 24 first published Fri June 13, 2025  

Tom Cruise World Record for On-Fire-Parachute-Jumps 
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/tom-cruise-guinness-world-record-burning-parachute-jumps-mission-impossible-8-1236420534/ 
Workout Recovery Footwear
https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vktry-recovery-clog
Olives stuffed with Philly cream cheese  
https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/philly-tini-olives
Pasta that's shaped like a Maple Leaf from a pasta brand as old as Canada 
https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/maple-leaf-pasta
The oldest restaurant in the world scandal 
https://www.clickondetroit.com/entertainment/2025/06/11/the-worlds-oldest-restaurant-faces-a-challenge-from-another-madrid-tavern-that-says-its-even-older/
Followup: Sydney Sweeney's Bathwater Soap sells out, crashes website.
https://www.unilad.com/celebrity/news/sydney-sweeney-bathwater-bliss-387801-20250609
Avocados seem to help you sleep
https://studyfinds.org/avocado-excellent-sleep/
Man Golfs a very long time, world reacts 
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/06/11/Guinness-World-Records-golf-marathon/3431749672965/
Don't have private convos near your laptop!
https://studyfinds.org/your-laptop-microphone-might-be-spying-on-you-through-walls-even-when-its-off/ 
Cardio First? or Weights First??
https://studyfinds.org/cardio-before-or-after-weights/
buried in the snow on purpose 
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/06/09/switzerland-Guinness-World-Records-buried-in-snow/5961749489226/
Man Releases Raccoon into local business, gets arrested for it 
https://www.whas11.com/article/news/crime/murray-kentucky-man-arrested-releasing-raccoon-business-flee-police-mule/417-e86c53ee-a389-4f40-b623-d75bbbbaabe9