Happy National Sea Serpent Day! In August of 1848, the crew of the HMS Daedalus of the Royal Navy had an encounter with what they saw as a sea serpent. Some say it was probably a whale, or a squid, or hell, a pod of dolphins (those sneaky jerks). It’s hard to trust the word of a sailor in the mid-1800s, but today is still a good day to look out over the nearest body of water and wonder what might be lurking beneath.

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August 7th in Nerd History

Here are 5 things that happened on August 7th at the intersection of nerd and pop culture.

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Birthdays of honor: David Duchovny (1960), Wayne Knight (1955), Bruce Dickinson (1958), Charlize Theron (1975).

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In 1981, the adult animation classic was released. This movie seemed pretty scary to me as a kid just based on the cover art … and it kind of freaked me out when I actually watched it, too … and kind of freaking me out just thinking about it, to be honest.