July 17th is the 198th day of the year. There are 167 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is, World Emoji Day, National Caviar Day, National Tropical Fruit Day, National Peach Ice Cream Day, National Tattoo Day and National Air Conditioner Day

— On this date in 1902, The first air conditioner is created by Willis Carrier in Buffalo, New York

— On this date in 1955, Disneyland opened

— On this date in 1984, The national drinking age in the U.S. was changed from 18 to 21

— On this date in 2009, Walter Cronkite died

THINGS U NEED 2 NO:

Ohio State Fair is going viral for its food offerings. Vendors are selling lemonade infused with peanut butter and chocolate, a Sausage S’more with smoked sausage, marshmallows, and chocolate, a deep-fried taco, Hot Cheetos Cheese Fries, and Thanksgiving sundaes with  turkey, mashed potatoes, dressing, gravy and cranberry sauce.

The Takeout has ranked 12 store-bought meat sticks and, coming in first place, is Chomps.  Followed by Vermont Smoke and Cure and Nick’s Sticks.  Unfortunately Slim Jims came in dead last. 

A study found that alcohol actually helped test subjects become more creative on tests.

A new poll asked people, “Would you leave your partner for $1 million?”  And 43% of Americans said they WOULD.  But 21% would PASS on $1 million, if it meant they’d lose access to social media. 

50% of large U.S. employers plan to reduce healthcare benefits in 2026 due to rising costs from weight-loss drugs. Concern over expenses for drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic have increased. Employers are looking to increase cost-sharing for workers. 

Do you know the two most expensive pieces of movie memorabilia?  One of them just sold for $14.75 million, taking second place.  It’s one of the original wooden sleds from Orson Welle’s 1941 masterpiece, “Citizen Kane”.  There’s the iconic scene from the beginning of the movie when Charles Foster Kane says his last word, “Rosebud”. Incidentally, the most expensive piece of movie memorabilia is a pair of ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz”.  They went for $32.5 million!

Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s final show set a new record for highest-grossing charity concert of all time.  It raised over $190 million. The money goes to three charities.  Two children’s hospitals and to Cure Parkinson’s.

The action-packed trailer for “Stranger Things 5” is out and like in the past with Journey, they’ve used a rock track again.  This time, it’s Deep Purple’s classic, “Child in Time”.  Here’s part of the trailer. Volume 1 of the Final Season begins streaming on Netflix November 26th (going into Thanksgiving weekend).  Volume 2 begins on Christmas Day, and the finale on New Year’s Eve.

Tom Cruise was recently seen sailing with Ana de Armas in Spain. A source tells the website, “They looked very cozy and relaxed together.” 

Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell are set to star in the new action comedy “Tough Guys”. The film follows two henchmen as they break free from the criminal underworld.