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These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 16 first published Fri Apr 18th 2025.

It's our Easter special so we've got some weird news and other interesting Easter stuff for you this week.

If you don't celebrate the holiday, I think you'll still find this stuff to be neato but if you want to skip this ep, we'll be back with the usual format next week.

Churches in a good-natured Easter fireworks battle on island of Chios. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouketopolemos

Enormous Easter omelette tradition in France inspired by Napoleon. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/weirdest-easter-traditions-crucifixion-rabbit-hunting-running-madonna-a7682576.html

Do folks in Papua New Guinea really hide smokes at Easter?! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13256711/The-strangest-Easter-traditions-world-whipping-people-giant-omelettes-large-feed-2-000-people-hiding-cigarettes-near-churches.html

Easter Butter Lamb https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13256711/The-strangest-Easter-traditions-world-whipping-people-giant-omelettes-large-feed-2-000-people-hiding-cigarettes-near-churches.html

Norway's Easter crime drama and crime novel tradition. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13256711/The-strangest-Easter-traditions-world-whipping-people-giant-omelettes-large-feed-2-000-people-hiding-cigarettes-near-churches.html

Marshmallow decorating kits. https://people.com/jet-puffed-marshmallow-dyeing-kit-offers-cheaper-alternative-this-easter-amid-high-egg-prices-11715031

Matt Stonie once ate 255 Peeps in five minutes. *Professional eater/ Do not attempt! https://majorleagueeating.com/contests/732 and video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tbJ2ccROkY

🐰 World Records you could break this Easter Season:

- most Instagram likes of an egg (more than 60 million)

- biggest batch of scrambled eggs (more than 6,800 pounds)

- most people to pass an egg around (390+ people did this, I think with spoons but hard to find more info)

- Most eggs eaten while watching Egg Scene from Cool Hand Luke... it's 49 eggs you guys *personal fave

- Most boiled eggs peeled and eaten in one minute (6)

Here are some Amazing Peeps Facts via https://nationaltoday.com/peeps-day/

🐤 Early 1950s... the company that makes Peeps went from hand-made to marshmallow automation (manufacturing time went from close to 27 hours to six minutes!)

🐤 2017... World Peeps-eating champion... Matt Stonie of California won the second annual World Peeps Eating Championship in 2017 when he ate 255 peeps in five minutes!

🐤 Amazing Peeps Fact Quote: "In 1999, some scientists at Emory University tested the theory that Peeps are indestructible by microwave, tap water, acetone, boiling water, and sulfuric acid. The candies survived them all until they were tested with phenol, in which only the eyes remained!"

🐤 What is the best-selling Peep? Yellow chicks are the original Peeps and still the people’s favorite.

🐤 Peeps are the Best-selling non-chocolate Easter candy... around 700 million Peeps are eaten each Easter season!