Nerdy Trivia: July 31, 2025

Avocados really are the butter of the plant world, bringing that same rich creaminess to everything they touch. They can turn a simple piece of toast into something genuinely satisfying and make even the most basic salad feel a little fancy. Too bad they operate on their own mysterious timeline and go from rock hard to perfect to completely overripe in what feels like a 20-minute window while you're not looking.

When Robert Zemeckis was casting Dr. Ernest Menville for his 1992 dark comedy "Death Becomes Her," he needed someone who could both hold his own opposite Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn, but also serve as the hapless plastic surgeon husband caught between two immortal frenemies. Zemeckis had his perfect choice locked down, ready to sign on the dotted line, but Hollywood being Hollywood, things got messy before cameras could roll. Which actor was originally cast as Dr. Ernest Menville?

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By 1980, Disco was dead, Manson was behind bars, and America was ready for a new Boogeyman. So when a Canadian woman appeared on the talk show circuit with her bestselling book about wild tales of secret Satanic cults, American audiences were ready to dive into what would come to be known as the satanic panic. What book turned teenage metalheads and daycare workers into America's Most Wanted?

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