Chalk it up to the syndicated overflow of shows like The Big Bang Theory or the around-the-clock entertainment info streaming into everyone’s iPhone, but the days of shaming the bar stool-perched know ...

Los Angeles is probably the best place in the world to have a brainpan crammed with trivial knowledge. I know this first-hand, having turned a Cliff Claven-esque penchant for useless information (Did ...