Nerdy Trivia: June 10, 2025

Some people think salt and pepper are the entire spice universe, but a good spice rack is like a tiny pharmacy filled with mysterious jars you can't identify and oregano older than some people's relationships. Spices and herbs have been saving bland chicken for so long that it's easy to see why we treated them like currency at one point.

It's easy to look at the almost $2 billion in ticket sales for "Wicked" and assume it was always destined to be a hit, but it started as a risky musical adaption of a not-so-famous novel that was a reframing of an extremely famous story. Mixed reviews of musical numbers and songs that demanded serious vocals meant there was no room for error. Where did this future Broadway cash cow first test whether audiences were ready to root for the green girl?

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The opening guitar riff is instantly recognizable. The vocals soar with raw emotion. Released in 1988, this power ballad rocketed up the charts and became one of the defining songs of the hair metal era. Which legendary rock band took "Sweet Child o' Mine" all the way to number one?

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