Nerdy Trivia: November 7, 2025

This is the second time this week we owe Teddy Roosevelt a thank you, since the teddy bear was invented in 1902 after he refused to shoot a bear on a hunting trip. Before stuffed bears became a thing people had to settle for hugging actual bears, which probably explains why the human population stayed pretty small for so long.

Rhinos are living tanks that look like they survived from the age of dinosaurs (they didn't). When several of these prehistoric-looking giants roam together across the African savanna, they need a collective noun that captures their impressive presence. What do you call a group of rhinos?

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46 years ago TODAY, Bette Midler walked on screen like she’d been doing it forever when “The Rose” opened in 1979. Loosely inspired by the Janis Joplin myth (emphasis on loosely since the family didn't approve) without saying it out loud, it let her do the full burnout-rock-star arc, sing her face off, and earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. The title song would go on to be one of her signature tracks.

In the late 1970s, nobody was burning brighter than Donna Summer. While disco was supposedly dying, the Queen of Disco proved the genre still had plenty of heat left. Between the thumping bassline and an iconic guitar riff, "Hot Stuff" turned up the temperature on the charts. When was the disco-rock anthem released?

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