July 15th is the 196th day of the year. There are 169 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, National Gummy Worm Day, Orange Chicken Day, Plastic Surgery Day, National Dork Day, National Give Something Away Day and Tapioca Pudding Day

— On this date in 1885, Niagara Falls opened

— On this date in 1948, Alcoholic Anonymous was founded in Britain

— On this date in 1983, Staying Alive the sequel to Saturday Night Fever staring John Travolta debuts in theaters.

— On this date in 1988, Die Hard was released in theaters.

— On this date in 1998, There’s Something About Mary was released in theaters.

— On this date in 2006, Twitter launched

THINGS U NEED 2 NO:

Starbucks is placing secret menu items in its mobile app. Customers can order these unique beverages by using the app’s “secret menu” feature

Cheeseburger Popsicles are trending. The popsicles contain ground beef, cheese, lettuce, pickles, ketchup, and mustard. Some are finding the Tik Tok idea hilarious while others are appalled. One user commented, “Love getting down to the bottom and just biting condiments.”

Burger King has debuted a limited edition burger in Japan called the “Baby Body Burger,” which has FIVE PATTIES.  It’s a collab with the Japan Sumo Association which is holding a tournament this month.

A massive object, possibly of alien origin, is traveling towards Earth at 135,000 miles per hour. Experts are puzzled by the object named 3I/ATLAS. Theories range from an alien spacecraft to a comet. NASA has assured that it poses no threat because it is 150 million miles away.

Single women are stealing men’s lunches to get dates. The trend started on Tik Tok and involves women swiping pickup restaurant orders, getting a man’s name, and then looking him up on LinkedIn for a chance at love. Women are offering to buy the men new lunches after taking theirs.

Disney fans will soon have their own dating app. “Single Riders”  mirrors Disney World’s single rider lines, enabling fans to make love connections and new friendships.  The app allows singles to see if other singles are in the park at the same time as they are. The app’s developers are asking singles to contribute ideas 

The Palms Casino Resort just opened the first-ever “Uno Social Club” in Las Vegas.  It sounds like it’s a temporary thing for select groups of “Uno” enthusiasts, featuring tons of “Uno” gaming, food and drinks, as well as game-inspired décor, bowling, pool, and other awesomeness. According to Mattel, which owns “Uno”, more of these temporary suites are expected to open across the U.S. later this year. It sounds like it’s mostly a stunt made for social media hype . . . so they’re not bringing full-on “Uno” gaming tables to actual casino floors . . . yet.

86-year-old Kim Knor recently completed her 865th skydiving jump in Rhode Island.  Her goal is to do 1,000 jumps.  Kim started skydiving in 1959 and then took a 37-year break to raise her family. Now, she is diving again with the ultimate goal of jumping over the pyramids in Egypt 

New research from the University of Nottingham reveals turtles have extremely low cancer rates compared to other animals.  Scientists believe turtles’ sophisticated biological defenses and slow metabolism contribute to their extraordinary resistance to cancer. The study found that turtles may help develop new ways to fight cancer in humans.