Nerdy Trivia: August 27, 2025

Every lottery ticket comes with a free side of fantasy about telling your boss exactly what you think of them. The math says your chances are essentially nonexistent, but the human brain loves to ignore statistics when it comes to imagining a life without student loans or a mortgage. At least the few dollars buys you several days of very entertaining daydreaming about your future yacht.

Doc Brown's DeLorean from "Back to the Future" is one of the most iconic cars in cinema history, with its time travel modifications, plutonium power source, and flashy digital readouts. But even with all of that, the car needs to hit a specific speed before any of Doc's time travel science kicks in. How fast does the DeLorean need to travel to punch through the space-time continuum?

Take a swing at some random trivia. When you get the answer, just hit "Random Question" to keep going!

37 years ago today, Whitney Houston released "One Moment in Time" as a promotional song for the 1988 Olympics. It peaked at number five on the U.S. charts, but hit the top in several countries.

I guess I just assume every actor or actress cast in any movie ever was the perfect fit for that role from the get-go. But turns out a lot of classic movies could have been way different had those originally offered the roles actually taken them.

Check out more celeb birthdays in today's birthday post!