Nerdy Trivia: October 29, 2025

The internet started as a government project to connect a few computers and now we use it to argue with strangers about whether a hot dog counts as a sandwich (it doesn't). At least we all stopped printing MapQuest directions and yelling at family members to get off the phone. Do you remember when the first website launched?

Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" introduced the world to Jack Skellington, the lanky Pumpkin King of Halloween Town who gets tired of the same spooky routine every year. Jack became an instant icon, but creating such a memorable character required more than just incredible stop-motion animation and Burton's twisted imagination. The voice behind Jack needed to capture both his melancholy existential crisis and his twisted excitement about Christmas. Who provided the speaking voice for Jack Skellington in "The Nightmare Before Christmas"?

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22 years ago TODAY, war got cinematic when Call of Duty was released on PC in 2003! Infinity Ward’s WWII shooter dropped you into American, British, and Soviet campaigns with squad shouts, iron sights, and set pieces that felt ripped from newsreels. From the Stalingrad push to the Pegasus Bridge drop, it nailed the chaos and pace that would define the series. It racked up Game of the Year honors and kicked off a franchise that's sold over 500 million copies worldwide!

Every human being can play the riff from “Smoke on the Water” on guitar. I don’t care if actually know how to play the guitar, have ever even seen a guitar or if you’re a baby — yes, you can go it. If I just type it out you’ll know exactly what it is: duh-duh-duuuh, duh-duh-duh-duhhh, duh-duh-duhh, duhh-duhh.

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