The Winner Takes It All
On this day in 1974, Swedish supergroup ABBA (a phrase that should always be read in Casey Kasem’s voice) triumphed at Eurovision, an annual contest that has been nicknamed “the Olympics for singing.” Traditionally, Eurovision has had all of the spectacle and nationalism associated with the Olympics, but infinitely more camp. ABBA’s breakthrough track, “Waterloo,” made them Eurovision champs, but its tale of romantic warfare doesn’t quite get the history right. Napoleon didn’t actually surrender at Waterloo. He spent almost the next month trying to flee to the United States, and he finally turned himself in to the British near Rochefort, France. But good luck trying to write a catchy Europop tune named “Rochefort.”
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After three weeks, 66 games, and millions of broken brackets, March Madness will crown a men’s champion tonight. Before you tune in to the game, discover some fun facts about the college basketball tournament.
Hint: The school’s sports teams were then known as Webfoots.
What school has won the most men’s tournaments?It’s claimed 11 championships, though none since 1995.
How about for women?The women’s tournament was introduced in 1982, and this school has won it 12 times.
Has there ever been a perfect bracket?Spoiler: The odds are 1 in 92 quintillion (that’s 18 zeroes).
Has any school won the men’s and women’s tournaments in the same year?Only one school has accomplished this feat.
What coach has won the most women’s basketball championships?In 1995 this longtime UConn coach won his first of 12 titles.
And the men’s coach?This UCLA legend won 12 titles, and the award for the most outstanding college men’s player was named in his honor.
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