Nerdy Trivia: May 11, 2026

The first technologists weren't in Cupertino. They were in caves, figuring out which berries killed you and which ones didn't, and writing it down on the wall so the next person didn't have to find out the hard way. We're still doing the same thing, but we just call it Yelp.

Producers had a foolproof way to talk Christopher Lee into yet another Dracula sequel. Any "no" from him would cost dozens of cast and crew their paychecks. How many times did Christopher Lee (reluctantly) play Dracula?

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51 years ago TODAY, a 25-year-old with a famous last name made her own case when "Inseparable" was released in 1975!

Producers Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy gave Natalie Cole a Chicago soul sound, and both "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" and the title track hit number one on the R&B chart. She could glide through a ballad or punch a hook with church-grade power. The album went gold, "This Will Be" won the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and Cole took Best New Artist at the 1976 ceremony.

It's impossible to read "Flintstones, meet the Flintstones" without singing along. Debuting in 1960, "The Flintstones" was the first animated sitcom, and it was produced by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creative force behind "Tom & Jerry." But for Hanna, there was an even better name that lawyers had barred him from using. What was the original name for "The Flintstones"?

Admittedly, I may have gotten a little distracted yesterday singing "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals when I saw that today was Eric Burdon's birthday and mixed up my days. So if you want to see who was actually born YESTERDAY, click here: May 10 and to see who was born TODAY, click here: May 11