Condensed Soup

The Great American State Fair is underway!

(Kind of)

CONDENSED SOUP: 10 minutes of cozy curiosity

• 9 tips to keep your house cool without air conditioning (Efficiency Vermont, accessed 26 Jun 2026)
• A widespread, searing heat dome and an extreme fire threat are expected as a major US weather pattern change unfolds (Chris Dolce, CNN, 26 Jun 2026)
• Trump's Great American State Fair opens with melted ice cream, empty booths (Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 26 Jun 2026)

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Student Florence Golding decided to translate audio guide for the Roman Baths in Bath into Latin. And she got Sir Stephen Fry to narrate it.

CONDENSED SOUP: 10 minutes of cozy curiosity

• A Student-Led Latin Audio Guide (The Roman Baths, accessed 25 Jun 2026)
• The Roman Baths (accessed 25 Jun 2026)
• Pont du Gard (Wikipedia, accessed 25 Jun 2026)
• Taking the Plunge: 5 Reasons Baths Are Good for You (Cleveland Clinic, 17 April 2023)

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What do you do when chess isn't enough? Put it on the bottom of a swimming pool.

CONDENSED SOUP: 10 minutes of cozy curiosity

• Mind Sports Olympiad (Wikipedia, accessed Jun 1, 2026)
• Diving Chess (accessed 24 Jun 2026)
• My Dive into the World Diving Chess Championships (ThePawnSlayer, Chess (dot) com, 6 October 2024)

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When accused by Mr. Reese's grandson that they had changed the Reese's cups formula, Hershey insisted the recipe was unaltered. They also recently announced that they're returning the recipe back to its original formula.

We're as confused as you are.

CONDENSED SOUP: 10 minutes of cozy curiosity

• Grandson of Reese's Peanut Butter Cup inventor accuses Hershey of "quietly replacing" ingredients (CBS / AP, 19 Feb 2026)
• Hershey reverses course on Reese's ingredients following family backlash (Spotlight PA / AP, 1 Apr 2026)
• Same Craft. Same Care. Same Reese's. (Hershey, 19 Feb 2026)

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Lab-grown chocolate bars wil hit the market soon. Will we be able to tell?

CONDENSED SOUP: 10 minutes of cozy curiosity

• Mondelez-backed startup debuts 'world's first' chocolate bars made with cultured cocoa (Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, Apr 15, 2026)

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Peacocks, peacocks, everywhere! Is it a blessing, or a curse? Neighborhoods around the world are divided.

CONDENSED SOUP: 10 minutes of cozy curiosity

• Over 100 peacocks invade seaside town in northern Italy (AP, May 12, 2026)
• Gulfport's growing peacock population is colorful but controversial (Eric Glasser, WTSP, May 11, 2026)
• Peacock 'invasion' of Italian seaside town ruffles feathers (Angela Giuffrida, The Guardian, 16 May 2026)
• Why Are Peacocks Invasive to Florida? (Sawgrass Nature Center, accessed 21 Jun 2026)
• A Florida suburb is using vasectomies to solve an invasive peacock population (Caelan Dooley, KCTA Sacramento / CNN, 17 Aug 2023)

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A sweltering heat wave is sweeping Europe, and France has responded by restricting activities and

CONDENSED SOUP: 10 minutes of cozy curiosity

• France restricts public alcohol consumption and outdoor sports as heart wave bakes parts of Europe (Angela Charlton, AP, 21 Jun 2026)
• Make Music Day (accessed 20 Jun 2026)

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The World Cup has taken America by storm! Especially the fans.

CONDENSED SOUP: 10 minutes of cozy curiosity

• Scotland fans have descended on Boston for the World Cup, and bars are struggling to keep up (Kyle Hightower, AP, 19 Jun 2026)
• 'This could only exist in America': What are foreign football fans finding in the US? (Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, BBC, 19 Jun 2026)
• Chattanooga among dozens of World Cup team hubs. See full list (Daniel Dassow, 3 Jun 2026)

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The Parthenon's worth taking a new look! They've taken a big step in restoration, and for the first time in 220 years, you can see it in its symmetrical glory.

CONDENSED SOUP: 10 minutes of cozy curiosity

• Greece's Parthenon gets a facelift, revealing a look not seen for 220 years (AP, 18 Jun 2026)
• Acropolis, Athens (UNESCO, accessed 18 Jun 2026)
• Plan Your Visit (Acropolis Museum, accessed 18 Jun 2026)
• Heat (Heat (dot) com, accessed 18 Jun 2026)

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Have you ever seen a lovebug (also called honeymoon fly) swarm? They're flies that fly while mating. If you come to Florida during the summer, you could see them in season. Is that lucky? (Besides for the lovebug)

CONDENSED SOUP: 10 minutes of cozy curiosity

• Matt Devitt Weather (Facebook, 22 Apr 2026)
• Love Bug Facts & Information (Orkin, accessed 18 Jun 2026)
• No, Lovebugs Were Not Created By Scientists (Richard Levine, Entomology Today, 12 May 2014)
• The hidden trigger behind 'Love Bug' season (Pic Kearbey, WWSB ABC7, 27 April 2026)

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*This episode was recorded in my bathroom.