Meme Scholar with Madness (PhD)

[EndtheMadnessNow]

Operation Redwing was a United States series of 17 nuclear test detonations for second-generation thermonuclear weapons from May to July 1956.



All kabooms were named after various Native American tribes. Ah, how considerate of the mad scientists.





Don your glowing radium condoms, a healthy dose of radiation kills any VD and if it don't it's the least of your worries! What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger. More free beer, sailor?!

Apple Vision Pro in 1950s:




The first Harry Potter book was published on this day in 1997:


https://twitter.com/BBCArchive/status/87...6879357952

Actually, my son hated it, but my daughter could not get enough.


June 25, 1969 THE CHAIRMAN premiered in NYC.



Location shooting in Hong Kong was refused by the country's government on the grounds of possible breach of the peace following demonstrations and propaganda campaigns mounted by Hong Kong communists claiming the film was anti Mao and anti Chinese consequently filming was transferred to Taiwan.


June 26, 1948: Shirley Jackson's dystopian short story "The Lottery" is published in The New Yorker magazine.

The Lottery (1969, 18min Film)

Too bad we can't make this an annual tradition for politicians. Though, we'd have to make it 10 or more lucky winners every year per every country.



Elektor USA/UK magazine Summer Circuits 1979



Twin Peaks Part 8 aired 6 years ago on June 25, 2017. "Gotta light?"



Twin Peaks is so steeped in esoterica that you need years to figure it all out. For instance while in the Black Lodge Laura Palmer tells Cooper that “I’ll see you again in 25 years.” The show was canceled and the world waited. 25 years later season 3 released. They planned it!