August 12th is the 224th day of the year. There are 141 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is World Elephant Day, National Middle Child Day, National Julienne Fries Day, National Vinyl Record Day and Milkman Day

— On this date in 1851, the sewing machine was invented

— On this date in 1994, Woodstock 2 – officially “Woodstock ’94” – begins in Saugerties, New York, with Sheryl Crow, Todd Rundgren and Violent Femmes performing. The festival is a success, drawing a crowd of about 350,000.

— On this date in 2015, Billy Joel becomes a father for the second time when his fourth wife, Alexis, gives birth to a baby girl, Della Rose.

THINGS U NEED 2 NO:

It’s officially pumpkin spice season, at least according to Krispy Kreme.  They just started selling a bunch of pumpkin spice stuff and said on Instagram, “Pumpkin spice season starts when WE say it does.”

IHOP is bringing back its famous Pumpkin Spice Pancakes. Fans can enjoy the seasonal treat for a limited time. Since 2008, IHOP has sold over 1 million pumpkin pancakes annually.

Papa Johns has introduced a new pizza with a garlic-parmesan crust topped with five cheeses. The new pizza is available for a limited time for $11.99

Competitive eater Joey Chestnut recently devoured a 6-foot hot dog feast in under 29 minutes at a St. Paul Saints baseball game. The meal included a six-foot hot dog that weighed 24 pounds. It was topped with pulled pork, mac and cheese, barbecue sauce, bacon and jalapenos. Six feet of fries and jalapeno poppers accompanied the wiener as did four 20 ounce drinks 

Walmart has teamed up with the popular sneaker platform StockX to sell 50 Labubu dolls and collectibles. The Monsters series dolls sell for $200 or more. The dolls are verified by StockX and not eligible for returns but ship within one business day. 

AOL announced they’re discontinuing their dial-up service next month.  “America Online” is how a lot of people first accessed the internet in the 1990s. 

The new World’s Ugliest Dog is a hairless French bulldog mix named Petunia, and she’s actually kind of cute.  The contest takes place in Santa Rosa, California and raises awareness about the importance of adoption.

The travel site “View from the Wing” gave a half-hearted pitch for why the middle seat might be the BEST seat on airplanes.  You get both armrests . . . airlines sometimes offer rewards to middle seaters . . . you get partial benefits of the window AND aisle seats . . . and it doubles your chances of making a new friend. 

After much speculation about Taylor Swift announcing her 12th album on boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast, they released this clip just hours after a countdown clock ended on her website.  (That’s Jason Kelce asking about it.)

They blurred the album cover.  We assume you’ll be able to see it when they premiere the podcast tomorrow.