February 18th is the 49th day of the year. There are 316 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is Drink Wine Day, National Crab-Stuffed Flounder Day, National Hate Florida Day, National Battery Day and Flirting Day

— On this date in 1885, Huck Finn was published

— On this date in 1930, Pluto was discovered

— On this date in 2012, “Call Me Maybe,” a pop song from Canadian Idol Carly Rae Jepsen, goes viral via YouTube

THINGS U NEED 2 NO:

Perfy’s Pepperoni Pizza Soda is now available online. It is made with tomato concentrate. The unique soda promises a taste that replicates the flavors of a classic pepperoni pizza. It has just 30 calories and three grams of sugar. A case of twelve costs $36.

Krispy Kreme and Hulu have teamed up to unveil movie snack-themed doughnuts. The doughnuts are inspired by popular snacks like Popcorn, Caramel Corn, and Sour Patch Kids. The movie snack doughnuts will be available for a limited time at Krispy Kreme participating locations. Flavors include Blue raspberry Slush, Caramel Popcorn and Cookie Dough Superstar 

Stores are selling out of the new Flamin’ Hot Dill Pickle Cheetos.  Doctors are warning people about potential health risks from regularly indulging in spicy snacks like the Hot Cheetos. They advise moderation to avoid issues like nausea, vomiting, gastritis and stomach pains

The typical person has 1,598 photos on their phone camera roll.  And Millennials have the most on average, with just over 2,500.

A Goodwill store in Maine was recently forced to evacuate after employees discovered hand grenades and mortars in their donation box. A bomb squad was called to the scene before concluding that the grenades were not active. Goodwill spokesman Morgan Sewall says, “Unfortunately, this is oddly common. Many New Englanders collect antique weapons in their homes. We ask that people do not donate weaponry. Even if they know it is antique and safe, our store employees do not, and we need to take the precautions we have.” An entire city block in Wisconsin was previously evacuated in 2023 after someone left a live “cluster bomblet” in a Goodwill donation box.