Nerdy Trivia: October 15, 2025

Mushrooms are the weird cousins of the food world. They belong to their own biological kingdom separate from plants and animals, but grouped with slime mold. And those white button mushrooms at the grocery store? They're actually the same species as portobello mushrooms, just at different stages of growth, so you're basically paying extra for mushroom puberty.

"I Love Lucy" premiered in 1951 and quickly became America's favorite sitcom, but Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were a hard sell. Advertisers weren't thrilled about the interracial pairing of the redheaded American actress with her Cuban bandleader husband, and most companies passed. One major corporation finally stepped up and saved the day, but they demanded serious product placement in return. Which company was the original sponsor for "I Love Lucy"?

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74 years ago TODAY, TV’s most famous redhead took over primetime when “I Love Lucy” premiered on CBS in 1951! Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, with Vivian Vance and William Frawley, turned the three-camera, live-audience sitcom into the original must-see TV. From the chocolate-factory scramble to Vitameatavegamin, the show set the blueprint for reruns and proved filmed comedy could feel electric every week. Do you remember the name of Ricky's club?

There was a time, not all that long ago, when movie ratings simply went from G (great for anyone) to PG (hey parents, heads up but totally fine) and then straight to R (you might be killed by watching it).

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