Nerdy Trivia: May 20, 2026

When "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" first aired in 1999, a million bucks was genuinely set-for-life money, but they never adjusted for inflation. Don't get me wrong, I'd still sit in the chair just so I could lock in every "final answer" with some dramatic flair, even on those $200 easy ones.

Usually, Godzilla is defined as an ancient, apex-predator dinosaur thing, with some nuclear testing thrown in to (barely) tie it to reality. In 1998, TriStar became the first American studio to make a "Godzilla" movie on its own, so of course it needed to reinvent everything we know and love about Godzilla. What kind of reptile mutates into Godzilla in the 1998 film?

43 years ago TODAY, the creepiest love song that doesn't sound creepy at all hit shelves when "Every Breath You Take" was released as a single in 1983!

Sting wrote it after a breakup, and the lyrics are straight-up about jealousy and watching someone's every move, but Andy Summers' soft guitar riff makes it sound so sweet that people have been playing it at weddings for decades without realizing what it's actually about.

Cher is the kind of performer who makes everyone around her work harder just to keep up. A variety show was the only format that let her sing, crack jokes, and stun in Bob Mackie gowns all in the same hour. Which celebrity was NOT on the pilot episode of "Cher"?

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