June 18th is the 169th day of the year. There are 196 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is International Sushi Day, International Picnic Day, National Go Fishing Day, National Splurge Day, Clean Your Aquarium Day, Veterinary Appreciation Day and International Panic Day

— On this date in 1892, Macadamia nuts are planted in Hawaii for the first time

— On this date in 1928, American aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the 1st woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean (as a passenger)

— On this date in 2004, DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story and The Terminal were released in theaters

— On this date in 2023, Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, imploded while attempting to view the wreck of the Titanic. All five people on board including the co-founder and CEO of the company were killed

THINGS U NEED 2 NO:

Lay’s has announced the winner of its “Do Us a Flavor” contest . . . and “Bacon Grilled Cheese-flavored potato chips” won the $1 million prize. 

Snickers’ new pecan candy bar comes with a limited edition metallic gold flatware set. People are encouraged to eat the new Snickers bar with the gold fork and gold knife. The candy bar set sells for $1.99 

The Bathtub Tiramisu trend is going viral on Tik Tok. It involves making and eating tiramisu in unusual locations like bathtubs, cars, wheelbarrows and bathrooms. People are also posting videos of themselves eating the ladyfingers, espresso, and mascarpone cream

An experiment found that the number of people willing to eat vegetables goes way up if the vegetables are described in an interesting exciting way. 

Fireball Whiskey has produced cinnamon scented golf balls. The White Pines Golf Club, in Bensenville, Illinois, will use the balls on June 27th. Specially trained golden retrievers will be allowed on the course that day to sniff out and retrieve the cinnamon balls. The balls are selling for a dollar online.

(COFFEE OPEN) Your morning coffee, specifically black or lightly sweetened, can reduce the risk of early death by 17%. The Tufts University study tracked 50,000 American adults and found that coffee drinkers live longer, especially those who consume 2 to 3 cups a day.Sugary and creamy coffee drinkers don’t have the same longevity.

A TEQUILA-SOAKED TURKEY almost burned down an apartment building in Madison, Wisconsin on Sunday.  The person cooking it had marinated the whole turkey in tequila.  It’s a recipe you can find online with a quick google search. It had only been in the oven for eight minutes when they called 911 after the oven door BLEW OPEN. Firefighters showed up and used a thermal camera to check the oven, then opened the door and blue flames shot out. There was so much booze in the bird that the vapors accumulated in the oven.  They think they just weren’t venting enough and became EXPLOSIVE when exposed to oxygen. They ended up removing the entire oven from the person’s apartment.  Thankfully, it didn’t start a big fire, so no one was hurt. 

Liquid Death sold 10 empty cans of iced tea that were drunk by Ozzy Osbourne. The sales pitch was that they contain Ozzy’s DNA. They cost $450 each, and sold out immediately. 

Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer tells The News International that they are working on the screenplay for the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie. “We’re working on a screenplay. Hopefully we’ll get it right — and then we’ll make it. We really want to
make it, that’s for sure.”

Tom Cruise is receiving an honorary Academy Award for his work as an actor.  It will be presented at the Governor’s Awards in November. Cruise is a four-time Academy Award nominee 

Netflix may reboot the classic ’70s series “Land of the Lost”.  Here’s the theme to the cult classic TV show, “Land of the Lost“. The Sid and Marty Krofft show originally aired on Saturday mornings on NBC from 1974 to 1976.  It was made into a feature film starring Will Ferrell in 2009.

The Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup last night by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1. Florida won the series 4-2. It’s the second straight Stanley Cup win for the team