May 27th is the 147th day of the year. There are 218 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is National Grape Popsicle Day, Sunscreen Day (a recent poll asked, “If a stranger at the beach asks if you can rub sunscreen on their back . . . would you do it?”  36% said sure, 64% said they’d decline), National Cellophane Day, National Gray Day and Old-Time Player Piano Day

— On this date in 1647, The first recorded American execution of a “witch” took place in Massachusetts

— On this date in 1890, Two U.S. patents (#428,750,#428,751) for the first jukebox were issued to Louis Glass and his business associate, William S. Arnold for a “coin actuated attachment for phonographs.”

— On this date in 1930, Masking Tape was patented

— On this date in 1933, Three Little Pigs premiered 

— On this date in 1937, The Golden Gate Bridge opened 

— On this date in 1949, Robert Ripley, American businessman who founded Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, died

— On this date in 1994, the Flintstones live action movie opens in theaters

— On this date in 1995, Hootie & the Blowfish debut album, Cracked Rear View becomes the #1 album in America

THINGS U NEED 2 NO:

Here are this past weekend’s box office results. (Fri-Mon)
1) Lilo & Stitch- $183 million (The film cost $100 million to produce. It earned $158.7 million overseas for a total worldwide weekend take of $341.7 million)
2) Mission: Impossible- The Final Reckoning $77 million (The film cost between $300 and $400 million to produce. It earned $127.5 million overseas for a total worldwide weekend take of $204.5 million)

AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS WERE LAST NIGHT:
FAVORITE MALE COUNTRY ARTIST: Post Malone
FAVORITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST: Beyoncé
FAVORITE COUNTRY DUO or GROUP: Dan + Shay
FAVORITE COUNTRY ALBUM: Beyoncé “COWBOY CARTER”
FAVORITE COUNTRY SONG: Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help”

Competitive eater Joey Chestnut recently broke the popcorn eating record at a Rural King in Terre Haute, Indiana. Chestnut devoured 110 pounds of popcorn in just over 11 minutes. He beat his own record of  32 24-ounce bags in eight minutes. 

A second study in less than a year found Americans are the world’s most prolific SWEARERS.  Around 1 in every 3,000 words on American websites is a swear word.  The U.K. ranks second at around 1 in every 4,200.

Olive Garden is facing server walkouts because of a controversial uniform change. Servers are switching to white shirts paired with olive green aprons and blue jeans. Employees are unhappy with the stain-prone white tops, which customers are referring to as “sauce magnets.

Some Walmarts are now using security robots to patrol their parking lots. It’s unclear what these robots can actually do beyond patrolling.  The robots have six wheels and what appears to be a camera 

A two year-old Londoner, named Joseph Harris-Birtill, has become the youngest Mensa member ever. His parents are academic professionals. Joe’s remarkable achievements include reading fluently, learning multiple languages, knowing Morse code, knowing how to play the piano, and a knack for solving math problems,

A new report claims that the “perfect vacation” lasts 11 days . . . costs about $8,800 per person . . . and is three hours from home.

Is depression . . . contagious?  According to new research, depression and anxiety can spread between married couples through shared mouth bacteria, which could be exchanged through KISSING.

Riley Green is in a love triangle with Ella Langley and Megan Moroney. Despite Langley denying the romance rumors, fans suspect drama with Moroney because they allegedly unfollowed each other on social media. Moroney’s cryptic Instagram posts and side-eye at an event are fueling speculation. Langley’s recent lip-sync video to “You Ain’t Gotta Die (To Be Dead to Me)” is seen as shade towards Green. 

Britney Spears was given a warning after smoking on a Los Angeles bound flight. The pop star was puffing on a cigarette in a bathroom. An airline employee warned her it was against the rules. Spears complied and extinguished the cigarette. Britney posted, “Some planes I’ve been on you can’t smoke mostly but this one was different because the drink holders were on outside of seat !!! I said I want a cigarette so bad !!! My friend put it in my mouth and lit it up for me so I was like OH SO THIS IS A PLANE WHERE YOU CAN SMOKE !!! I do so apologize to anyone I offended. The flight attendant called officials because I smoked a cigarette !!! And embarrass me, which jeez I thought was kinda much but she didn’t like me the moment I got on plane !!! Nobody was on the plane for first 20 minutes and she wouldn’t let me get out of my seat I wanted to stand up !!! She acted so weird about making sure I sat down and it was weird !!!’’

Reality TV star Phil Robertson, famous for his role on the hit show ‘’Duck Dynasty’’, has passed away at the age of 79.