Literal Musicians
The common name for a domestic canine, preceded by a slang word for spying or investigating
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This iconic portable music player, introduced by Sony in 1979, completely revolutionized how people listened to music on the go.
What is the Walkman?
This fancy-sounding French cooking technique involves vacuum-sealing food in a plastic pouch and cooking it to an exact temperature in a precisely controlled water bath.
What is sous vide?
This Charlie's Angels star famously stood her ground during a heated on-set verbal altercation, clashing so severely with co-star Bill Murray that Murray was completely replaced by Bernie Mac for the sequel.
Who is Lucy Liu?
This common personal care item was born when an entrepreneur watched his wife struggle to apply gauze and tape to her frequent kitchen finger burns
What is a Band-Aid?
A precise monetary amount consisting of exactly five U.S. dimes
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To promote the 1996 release of Nintendo's Pokémon Red and Blue, this burger chain went into a frenzy by distributing 57 different plastic toys in their kids' meals, prompting collectors to buy meals by the dozens just to discard the food.
What is Burger King?
This comforting Vietnamese noodle soup consists of a deeply aromatic beef or chicken broth, rice noodles, and fresh herbs, traditionally simmered for hours with charred ginger, onions, and star anise.
What is pho?
This superstar actor famously turned down the role of Neo in the sci-fi phenomenon The Matrix so he could film the commercial flop Wild Wild West instead.
Who is Will Smith?
Invented in 1957 by two engineers trying to create a textured, three-dimensional plastic wallpaper—failed as home decor but succeeded as an insulated shipping wrap.
What is Bubble Wrap?
A young monarch, learning to rule over an empire, or a popular brand of penguins
Who is Prince?
Selected right behind Michael Jordan in the famous 1984 NBA Draft, this Hall of Fame forward earned the nickname "The Round Mound of Rebound."
Who is Charles Barkley?
This traditional Spanish rice dish, native to the Valencia region, gets its distinct yellow hue from saffron and is traditionally cooked over an open fire in a shallow, dual-handled iron pan.
What is paella?
This Disney animated masterpiece was famously animated by the studio's "B-team" while the top animators focused on Pocahontas, only for it to become one of the highest-grossing animated films of all time.
What is The Lion King?
This essential healthcare tool originally utilized stiff, coarse hairs taken from the necks of wild boars before synthetic bristles were invented.
What is a toothbrush?
A tart, red berry often used in jams and pies
Who is The Cranberries?
In 1999, this file-sharing service caused a massive legal war with the music industry by allowing internet users to easily swap MP3 files for free.
What is Napster?
To hook hungry travelers using sensory marketing, this bakery chain's franchise manual explicitly instructs owners to place ovens at the front of the store and use the weakest legally allowed ventilation hoods to let the sweet aroma linger in airports and malls.
What is Cinnabon?
Marvel Studios initially pushed to cast this Jackass star as Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy before director James Gunn eventually handed the role to Chris Pratt.
Who is Johnny Knoxville?
This squishy, colorful compound was originally manufactured in the 1930s as a commercial cleaning paste designed to wipe black coal soot off household wallpaper, before being rebranded in the 1950s as a hit children's toy.
What is Play-Doh?
A spicy, hot vegetable used in Mexican cooking, like a jalapeño.
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Before touchscreens took over, consumers in the early 2000s had to use this tedious text-entry system, which required pressing a single number key multiple times just to select a single letter.
What is T9 text input
This ubiquitous grocery store staple was originally created in 1894 by a doctor at a Michigan sanitarium who was looking for a bland, un-spiced vegetarian food to suppress what he believed were unhealthy carnal desires in his patients.
What are Corn Flakes (invented by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg)
In this historical movie featuring Mel Gibson, a background extra portraying a Scottish warrior is caught on camera charging into battle while accidentally tripping over his own kilt and face-planting into the mud.
What is Braveheart?
This common hook-and-loop fabric fastener was designed after a Swiss engineer examined how tiny, persistent burrs from a burdock plant continuously stuck to his dog's fur.
What is Velcro?