Happy National Roller Coaster Day! Kingda Ka, at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, is the tallest roller coaster in the world. It reaches heights of 456 feet (45 stories) and speeds of nearly 130 mph. I love coasters, and I will gladly go ride one today, but eff that.

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August 16 in Nerd History

Here are 5 things that happened on August 16th for those of us who flinch whenever we hear the words “Large Marge.”

I.

Birthdays of honor: Madonna (1958), James Cameron (1954), Steve Carell (1962), Angela Bassett (1958), Taika Waititi (1975), Cameron Monaghan (1993), Charles Bukowski (1920), Kathie Lee Gifford (1953).

II.

In 1977, in a refrain that has become all too common for famous musicians, died way too young — just 42 years old, from a sudden heart attack at his private refuge in Graceland.