Nerdy Trivia: August 19, 2025

Orangutans share nearly 97 percent of our DNA, which you can really see when they use leaves as napkins, sticks as tools, and learn sign language when hanging out with us. The main difference (beyond the orange hair) is that they spend most of their lives up in the trees, building a fresh nest every night. Even a couch surfer settles down eventually.

Giant snakes are one of the few things that make even Indiana Jones sweat, and there's a whole world of slithering serpents vying for the title of nature's ultimate measuring tape with fangs. From ancient fossils that make today's giants look like garden hoses to living legends that can literally swallow a deer whole, the snake kingdom has produced some serious contenders. Which snake species currently holds the crown as the longest?

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58 years ago today, "All You Need Is Love" by the Beatles hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100! It was a non-album single released only a few months after "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."

Alfred Hitchcock redefined what cinema could be and became the "Master of Suspense" in the process. This absolute genius made generations fear shower curtains, revolutionized camera techniques, and became such a household name they put his silhouette on TV. For someone who transformed Hollywood forever, how many times did the Academy actually nominate Hitchcock for Best Director?

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