Nerdy Trivia: March 12, 2026

The kernel is really just scaffolding. What you're actually building is a tiny edible sponge that can hold the maximum possible amount of butter and salt without falling apart. And no, I don't care that theaters use oil instead of real butter.

No, you didn't misread the question. Sandra Bullock starred in a TV series, and the universe course-corrected pretty quickly. The role wasn't meant for her, the show flopped after a few months, and she went on to win Oscars and save buses from exploding anyway. Which movie got a TV series adaptation starring Sandra Bullock?

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46 years ago TODAY, Billy Joel threw a rock through his own nice-guy image when "Glass Houses" hit stores in 1980!

Coming off the polish of "52nd Street," Joel leaned harder, louder, and a little more new-wave here, opening with literal shattered glass and daring everyone to stop calling him soft rock. He ripped through "You May Be Right," "Sometimes a Fantasy," and "It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me," spent six weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, and won a Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.

Every cartoon family is required to have a baby. It’s basically a law at this point. The Simpsons have Maggie, and the entire show of Rugrats is all about babies. If you’ll pardon the terrible joke, people are gaga over babies.

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