December 9th is the 344th day of the year. There are 22 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is National Pastry Day, Lutefisk Day, Christmas Card Day, Weary Willie Day and National Llama Day

ON THIS DAY WITH NICOLET
— On this date in 1843, the first Christmas cards were sent out ..

— On this date in 1884, roller skates were patented

— On this date in 1965,  A Charlie Brown Christmas premiered.

— On this date in 1989, Billy Joel’s ”We Didn’t Start the Fire” tops the charts

— On this date in 2006, Mariah Carey threatened legal action against porn star Mary Carey in an attempt to stop her from trademarking her similar-sounding stage name. The singer believed fans could get the two performers confused if Mary Carey’s trademark application was successful.

THINGS U NEED 2 NO
Here are this past weekend’s box office results.
1. “Moana 2,” $52 million.
2. “Wicked,” $34.9 million.
3. “Gladiator II,” $12.5 million

A McDonald’s customer, from Whitby, Canada, was recently charged $647 for a Grinch Meal. The meal combo includes socks and dill pickle-flavored fries. The pricing error was due to an issue with the McDonald’s app. McDonald’s placed the decimal point in the right place and fixed the price.

Native and Dunkin’ Donuts recently launched a donut-scented body care collection. The deodorant, soap, and lip balms smell like Dunkin’s coffee and old-fashioned donuts. Scents include Strawberry Frosted, Vanilla Sprinkle, Blueberry Cobbler, and Boston Kreme

Joey Chestnut recently won the St. Elmo’s Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship.  He devoured 21 pounds of shrimp before the Oregon-Penn State football game. 

Amazon is employing robots to pick and pack gifts for the holiday season. The advanced robots help with efficiently fulfilling orders

The swimming pool at Lake Worth High School, in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, has been shut down indefinitely due to a large number of iguanas. Infections from the reptiles led to the Department of Health closing the pool. Officials have spent $100,000 on iguana prevention including climb-resistant barriers and electric fencing.  The iguanas ignored the barriers and were seen sunbathing on bleachers and the pool deck last Friday. 

Mike Myers says that he would be “very surprised” if ‘Austin Powers 4’ doesn’t happen. “I would be surprised if it didn’t. I can’t tease anything. I can neither confirm nor deny the existence or nonexistence of any element that I should or should not say.”

“Aquaman” star Amber Heard is expecting her second child. Heard recently confirmed the news of her upcoming addition. Amber already has a daughter named Oonagh Paige.