Nerdy Trivia: April 21, 2026

A single can of chickpeas is doing more work than it gets credit for. Drain them, they're hummus in ten minutes. Roast them, they're a snack. Toss them in a salad, that's dinner. Save the liquid, that's aquafaba for a cocktail. A $1.29 can of Goya chickpeas has more range than most of your pantry combined.

Chuck Norris facts took over the internet in the mid-2000s with claims that he could count to infinity twice and delete files off a hard drive by staring at them. The memes were technically about the actor, but the mythology was really about the Texas Ranger he played for nine seasons on CBS. The last name stuck in the culture, but the first name slipped. What was Walker's first name on "Walker, Texas Ranger"?

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37 years ago TODAY, a truck on Route 15 kicked off the scariest stretch of Stephen King's filmography when "Pet Sematary" hit theaters in 1989!

Stephen King adapted his own novel for director Mary Lambert, turning a rural Maine burial ground into the worst possible gift for a grieving father. Dale Midkiff and Denise Crosby played the Creeds while Miko Hughes became every parent's nightmare as Gage, backed by a Ramones theme song that still haunts the end credits.

Tony Danza strutted into living rooms across America in 1984 as Tony Micelli, a Brooklyn tough guy turned Connecticut housekeeper. The premise was that this ex-jock could cook, clean, and raise kids better than most moms. What sport did Tony play before he became the housekeeper on "Who's the Boss?"

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