June 12th is the 163rd day of the year. There are 202 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is National Red Rose Day, National Jerky Day, National Peanut Butter Cookie Day, National Automotive Service Professionals’ Day, National Great Dane Day (toploss.com) and National Cougar Day

— On this date in 1839, the baseball was invented

— On this date in 1942, Anne Frank receives her diary as a birthday present for her 13th birthday

— On this date in 1972, Fast food restaurant chain Popeyes was founded in Arabi, Louisiana.

— On this date in 1987, Ronald Reagan publicly challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.

— On this date in 1989, Graceland opened the Elvis Automobile Museum

— On this date in 1994, the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found 

THINGS U NEED 2 NO:

Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82. His legacy includes more than 30 Top 40 singles and the iconic album “Pet Sounds.” 

Starbucks is testing a new protein cold foam topping. The foam is banana-flavored and contains 15 grams of protein. Starbucks is also experimenting with in-store baking

Papa Johns has introduced its first-ever Croissant Pizza. It is available exclusively in the United Arab Emirates. The crust is flaky like a real croissant. Papa John’s plans to launch the Croissant Pizza in nine markets 

Baskin-Robbins is launching a new promotion where they are offering parents $1.99 scoops to help them survive the start of Summer. The promotion will run from June 16th to June 27th at participating locations

Coffee is officially the most important drink in America.  A poll found it’s the #1 beverage Americans “can’t live without.”  But if we’re just talking about taste, it’s NOT actually our favorite.  53% say soda is their favorite drink.

New Yorker Kelechi Ezihie set a new Guinness World Record by playing golf for a mind-boggling 36 consecutive hours. Ezihie walked the entire time, only taking a five-minute break each hour as required. Ezihie’s attempt is now under review by Guinness

Hotel front desks may become a thing of the past.  70% of American travelers are more likely to check themselves into a hotel using an app or a self-service kiosk, instead of walking up to a traditional front desk.

Bartenders are supposedly annoyed because young Gen Z’ers don’t leave their bar tabs open, like older people do.  A new study by the University of Leicester reveals that beards harbor more bacteria than toilets.