> There was this "pub trivia" thing that used to happen in the 80s and 90s where you would see a spirited discussion between people arguing about a small fact which neither of them immediately had at hand. We don't get that much anymore because it's so easy to answer the question -- we've just totally lost it.

A good example, but imagine the days of our ancestors:

Remember that game we used to play, where we'd find out who could see birds from the farthest distance? Yeah, glasses ruined that.