Saturday, August 23, 2008

Useless Trivia

Where did the term 'upset' originate when referring to an underdog defeating a heavily favored opponent?
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Unknown said...

It is commonly believed that the term originated in 1919 when a race horse named Upset defeated Man O' War, the only time the horse ever lost.

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