Happy National Book Lovers Day! However, it’s also National Rice Pudding Day. The merging of these two holidays could prove disastrous, but we owe it to ourselves to try.

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August 9th in Nerd History

Here are 5 things that happened on August 9th at the intersection of nerd and pop culture.

I.

Birthdays of honor: Whitney Houston (1963), Bill Skarsgard (1990), Gillian Anderson (1968), Sam Elliot (1944), Melanie Griffith (1957), Dan Levy (1983), Thomas Lennon (1970), Kurtis Blow (1959).

II.

In 1985, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure was released to the joy of kids like me across the country. I don’t need to mention why this year it’s an even more meaningful anniversary.