Nerdy Trivia: September 10, 2025

Swanson invented TV dinners in 1953 because they had 260 tons of leftover Thanksgiving turkey and needed a creative solution. Decades later, frozen meal technology has advanced enough to give us fancier boxes and exotic flavors, but still can't figure out how to heat food evenly without creating molten lava next to ice chunks.

Will Smith's "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" turned a Philadelphia street kid navigating Beverly Hills into one of the most beloved sitcoms of the 1990s. The Banks family household was anchored by the elegant but fierce Aunt Viv, who could deliver cutting one-liners while maintaining her upper-class dignity. But when the show returned for season four, there was something a little different about the family matriarch. Which actress originated the role of Aunt Viv on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"?

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41 years ago TODAY, everyone had to remember to answer the clue with a question because "Jeopardy" with Alex Trebek premiered in 1984! This daily syndicated version of the show is its fourth incarnation and is easily the most successful, with Trebek hosting over 8,000 episodes before passing away in 2020 and passing the torch (eventually) to "Jeopardy!" master Ken Jennings. What’s the most someone has won on Jeopardy! in a single game?

I’m not sure how exactly to impart upon kids today just how shocking it was when Nirvana — the grungy, punky, antithesis of pop, loud band from the Pacific NorthWest — reached no. 1 on the Billboard charts.

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