Nerdy Trivia: December 7, 2025

The physics of turning a tablespoon of sugar into something the size of a small cloud, and then into a sticky finger catastrophe in the span of 90 seconds defies all logic, but I'll still happily pay $8 for the momentary fluffy goodness.

"The Dean Martin Show" was struggling by 1973, so producers decided to shake things up with an old tradition from the exclusive New York Friars Club. Starting in the fall of 1973 during his final season, Martin's show would include a celebrity roast, launching what would become one of television's favorite comedy institutions. Which celebrity sat in the hot chair for Dean Martin's inaugural roast?

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56 years ago TODAY, a magic hat brought a snowman to life when "Frosty the Snowman" first aired on CBS in 1969!

The animated special follows Frosty as he springs to life in a schoolyard and leads Karen and Hocus the rabbit on a snowy dash toward the North Pole, trying to keep him from melting while a furious magician schemes to reclaim his hat. With Jimmy Durante’s cozy narration, Jackie Vernon’s warm, slightly bewildered Frosty, and an ending that promises he’ll “be back again someday,” the Rankin/Bass classic locked in as one of CBS’s core holiday rewatch traditions for generations.

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