Nerdy Trivia: January 14, 2026

Pastrami Sandwich on wooden board

Happy National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day!

Pastrami Sandwich on wooden board
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Every deli has their own philosophy on how much meat counts as enough, and most of them land on "structurally unsound." The best part of an overloaded pastrami sandwich on rye is that half the filling falls out the back, so by the time you're done you basically get a second sandwich for free.

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"The Bionic Woman" is a spin-off of which show?

Spin-offs usually happen because a character becomes too popular to stay on one show. "The Bionic Woman" happened because ABC introduced Jaime Sommers and killed her off in the same arc, and fans were up in arms. Six months later, the network brought her back from the dead, and "The Bionic Woman" became one of the first female-led superhero shows in prime time. Which show introduced Jaime Sommers of "The Bionic Woman" before angry letters forced her resurrection?

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Retro Rewind: On This Day

54 years ago TODAY, a South Central junkyard turned bickering into a full-time family business when "Sanford and Son" premiered on NBC in 1972!

Redd Foxx plays Fred Sanford, a sharp-tongued junk dealer who fakes β€œthe big one,” talks nonstop trash, and drags his long-suffering son Lamont into every bad scheme that rolls through the yard, from shady buyers to neighborhood hustles. With its funky Quincy Jones theme, front-porch arguments, and a steady run of quotable one-liners, it became one of the defining 70s sitcoms and a cornerstone of Black TV comedy.

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What is Cookie Monster's real name?

I think people tend to like Cookie Monster because we can all relate to him. Cookies are awesome! It totally makes sense why he goes so nuts for them.

Guess The Name

πŸŽ‚ Happy Birthday Faye Dunaway!

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

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