Nerdy Trivia: November 11, 2025

The US has more veterans per capita than almost any other country, which tracks when you consider we've been in conflicts somewhere on the planet for most of the last century. It honors everyone who served, and while some people get a day off work, veterans mostly just appreciate a simple thank you. Do you know what Veterans Day was originally called?

The Veterans Administration had been around since 1930, dealing with everything from hospital care to disability benefits for America's former service members. But for nearly six decades, the agency remained just an independent government outfit, not quite important enough to get a seat at the president's main table. When did the Veterans Administration officially become the cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs?

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48 years ago TODAY, Burt Reynolds put on the pads and the mustache charm when “Semi-Tough” hit theaters in 1977! Playing pro baller Billy Clyde Puckett alongside Kris Kristofferson and Jill Clayburgh, the movie sold itself as a football comedy but had that very 1977 twist of roasting self-help/cult-y movements while running a love triangle through it. It was another Reynolds-era hit built on personality, chemistry and 70s sports swagger.

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