Happy National Sour Candy Day. I get it, this day isn’t for everyone. And yes, it includes both your “traditional” sour candies, like Sour Patch Kids, and the fringe stuff, like Warheads. I don’t make these rules, but by creed I am bound to them.

This is The Reset Button from Classic Nerd, resetting your day.

July 18 in Nerd History

Here are 5 things that happened on July 18 at the intersection of nerd and pop culture.

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Birthdays of honor: Vin Diesel (1967), Kristen Bell (1980), John Glenn (1921), Richard Branson (1950), Hunter S. Thompson (1937), James Brolin (1940), Red Skelton (1913), Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (1929).