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For Arbor Day, the story of the Tree of 40 Fruit, a real tree in Syracuse, New York that shows just how many different fruit you can graft onto a single tree. Plus: starting tomorrow in Hawaii, it’s the Waikiki SPAM Jam.

Sculptor Sam Van Aken’s Tree of 40 Fruit (Syracuse University)

Waikiki Spam Jam 

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On today's show we’re uncorking a new method to treat oil spills with cork and lasers, an unexpected and potentially greener combination. Plus: tomorrow is day one of the three day Vermont Maple Festival in St. Albans.

Trash to titan: Scientists create laser-treated cork that absorbs oil spills (Interesting Engineering) 

VERMONT MAPLE FESTIVAL 

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Washington State University researchers have come up with another e-tongue, and this one can quickly sense the compounds that show up when wine is spoiling. Plus: this weekend in Mansfield, Indiana, it’s the Mansfield Mushroom Festival.

E-tongue can detect white wine spoilage before humans can (Washington State University)

Mansfield Mushroom Festival 

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For International English Language Day, the story of the most unusual guide to the language ever published, the one called “English As She Is Spoke.” Plus: this weekend in Mount Olive, North Carolina, it’s the North Carolina Pickle Festival.

English As She Is Spoke (1884) (Public Domain Review)

North Carolina Pickle Festival 

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There’s a new development under the sea: a smart glove that could help scuba divers help each other steer clear of danger. Plus: the website After the Beep is an online answering machine, where you can leave your own anonymous voice message for the world to hear. 

New e-glove could allow scuba divers shout ‘shark’ attack underwater (Interesting Engineering)

After the Beep is a website where users can leave an anonymous voicemail (Boing Boing)

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Around this time in 2012, Tampa, Florida declared that “The Historic Tampa Cuban Sandwich” was the city’s signature sandwich. People in Miami weren't thrilled about this, because they insist their Cuban is the historic one. Plus: starting today in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, it’s the 2024 Artisan Guitar Show. 

Tampa vs. Miami: The Fight for the Cuban Sandwich (Delish) 

Artisan Guitar Show 

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