April 17th is the 107th day of the year. There are 258 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is High Five Day, National Cheese Ball Day, National Crawfish Day, Bat Appreciation Day, Ford Mustang Day, Kickball Day and Hug A Cactus Day

— On this date in 1964, Ford placed the Mustang on sale for $2,368

— On this date in 1970, The Apollo 13 astronauts landed safely after their near-disastrous flight

— On this date in 1971, Joy to the World from Three Dog Night hits #1

— On this date in 1973, George Lucas began writing the treatment for Star Wars

— On this date in 2011, Game of Thrones premiered on HBO

THINGS U NEED 2 NO:

Pringles and Miller Lite have teamed up for beer infused potato chips. Flavors include Pringles x Miller Lite Beer Can and Pringles x Miller Lite Grilled Beer Brat. Pringles x Miller Lite Beer Can Chips taste like chicken, garlic, onion and Original Miller Lite Beer. Pringles x Miller Lite Grilled Beer Brat Chips taste like brats, black pepper, caramelized onion and brown spice. 

Kahlúa and Tony’s Chocolonely team up to launch the world’s most indulgent espresso martini made ENTIRELY out of chocolate.

A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania restaurant and brewery recently unveiled a new pierogi-inspired beer. The beer is brewed with potato, cheese, and onions. Penn Brewery and Etna’s Cop Out Pierogies made the beer for the city’s Pierogi Fest on May 17th. One of the men involved in the brewing of the beer loves pierogies so much that he has a dangling pierogi earring hanging from his left ear 

Sam’s Club is selling Thin Mints whipped cream. Inspired by the Girl Scout cookie, the cream comes in a green can 

Coffee Mate is set to launch a new Dirty Soda creamer flavor called Orange Crème Pop. The new creamer pairs well with Orange Crush soda.

The color red is the most returned color by online shoppers. 

A Door County, Wisconsin theater is no longer selling food and candy to those under 18 because the concessions are being tossed around during screenings of “A Minecraft Movie.” Theater manager Vicki Plzak has been cleaning up her own food in addition to banana peels, butter, and Silly String.

Police in Washington state are looking for people to get HIGH on marijuana for them . . . so the cops can practice field sobriety tests.  The volunteers will need to use their own weed, but the cops will provide snacks. 

No surprise here but Billy McFarland’s dream concert, Fyre Fest 2, has been indefinitely postponed.  The first one landed him in federal prison for four years.  That, and two documentaries about the debacle, didn’t stop people from paying THOUSANDS of dollars for this one. Nate Bargatze is going to host the 77th annual Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 14th. He says, “It’s a huge honor to be asked to host such an iconic awards show, and I’m beyond excited to work with CBS to create a night that can be enjoyed by families around the world.”