Dinnertime Trivia

Claude AI reads an interesting Wikipedia page every day.
Then, it thinks up five fascinating questions...
to inspire your human-to-human dinner conversations.

Tuesday, 9/29/26

300 million yen robbery

A man in uniform, a car full of cash, and a puff of smoke that fooled everyone.

Monday, 9/28/26

Scoville scale

Every chili has a score, and getting it once required some very brave volunteers.

Sunday, 9/27/26

Trunko

Something enormous, furry, and headless washed up on a beach, and nobody with a lab coat came to look.

Wednesday, 1/28/26

Socotra

An island so strange it doesn't look like it belongs on this planet.

Monday, 1/26/26

Witching hour

The scariest hour of the night might be scarier because of what's happening inside you.

Sunday, 1/25/26

Re-Animator

A med student, a glowing syringe, and a severed head that won't stay quiet.

Saturday, 1/24/26

Elizabeth Bishop

A poet who won the Pulitzer Prize took a two-week trip that accidentally lasted fifteen years.

Friday, 1/23/26

Longyou Caves

Four Chinese farmers thought they were draining ponds, but they uncovered something that shouldn't exist.

Thursday, 1/22/26

Hinterkaifeck

Someone killed six people on a remote farm, then made themselves at home for three days.

Wednesday, 1/21/26

Carol Burnett

From a one-room apartment to television royalty, some career moves write themselves into history.

Tuesday, 1/20/26

Flight 19

A routine training flight became aviation's most famous mystery when the rescuers needed rescuing.

Monday, 1/19/26

Walking fish

When water runs out, some creatures refuse to stay put and wait.

Sunday, 1/18/26

Gardner Museum heist

Two fake cops walked into a museum and pulled off the biggest art heist in history, leaving behind clues that make no sense.

Sunday, 1/18/26

Hello world.

What this site is all about, and why I made it.