Nerdy Trivia: September 15, 2025

Before Google existed, settling arguments required either admitting defeat or making a trip to the library like some kind of medieval scholar. Now we can instantly prove that yes, sharks are older than trees, and no, your cousin was wrong about that movie quote. It's also become a trivia lover's best friend, helping them answer questions ranging from the national bird of New Zealand to facts about "Columbo."

After two successful TV movie pilots, NBC decided to make Peter Falk's rumpled raincoat detective a part of their weekly rotation. "Columbo" began airing in September 1971, and its series premiere was in the hands of a 24-year-old director who was still trying to prove himself. Who directed the very first episode of "Columbo"?

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45 years ago TODAY, Pat Benatar told us to give it everything we've got when she released "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" in 1980! The song is certified gold, her first Billboard Hot 100 top-ten hit, and can still be heard in sporting arenas everywhere!

When you're part of a secret organization monitoring alien activity on Earth, you run into civilians who see things they absolutely shouldn't. The Men in Black can't let random people walk around New York telling everyone about the giant cockroach alien they saw crawling out of someone's skin, so they need a reliable way to make witnesses forget the whole thing ever happened. What device do Agents J and K use to wipe those inconvenient memories clean?

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