July 9th is the 190th day of the year. There are 175 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is Sugar Cookie Day and National Dimples Day

— On this date in 1877, The first ever Wimbledon tennis championship begins for men’s singles only

— On this date in 1893, Daniel Hale Williams, an American heart surgeon, performs the first successful open-heart surgery in the U.S. without anesthesia

— On this date in 1981, Donkey Kong was released

— On this date in 1995, At Soldier Field in Chicago, the Grateful Dead play their last show with Jerry Garcia, who dies a month later.

— On this date in 2018, Starbucks announces that it would eliminate plastic straws from all of its locations within two years, citing the environmental threat to oceans.

THINGS U NEED 2 NO:
A bunch of sites are reporting that today is the shortest day in HISTORY . . . but it’s not.  It’s expected to be 1.3 milliseconds shorter than a normal day thanks to shifts in how fast the Earth rotates.  But the actual record was last year.  July 5th, 2024 was 1.66 milliseconds shy of a full 24 hours. 

Londoner Clara Jennings went viral at Wimbledon for breaking protocol and being improper. She caused a stir when she dipped her strawberries in Domino’s Garlic & Herb Dip instead of cream. 

Guinness announced a new record for world’s most expensive cheese.  The five-pound wheel of cheese was made from cow’s milk, was aged in a cave for 10 months and sold at auction last year for just over $42,000. 

iPhones will soon prevent you from accidentally being naked on video calls. Apple’s new anti-nude feature uses AI to detect if a user is naked and automatically blurs the video. This will help users feel more secure during virtual meetings and prevent any embarrassing moments.

A new poll found the happiest hourly job you can have is working at a WEED OR VAPE store.  92% of workers feel “good” or “amazing” about their job.  Hourly workers at pharmacies ranked last.  

A Japanese company is offering  grandmas for hire to help with various tasks like cooking and emotional support.  The service charges $23 for transportation plus $23 per hour. Clients can request grandmas for activities such as mediating family disputes and being present during breakups.  Customers have mixed reactions to the unique service, with some finding it helpful while others are unsure about its effectiveness.

Chris Pratt is set to return as the voice of Garfield. The first Garfield movie was a box office success, grossing over $260 million worldwide.