Girls in Bikinis: The Miss World pageant was originally the Festival Bikini Contest. But the bikinis turned out to be a problem when a Miss America, Yolande Betbeze, refused to pose in one. The pageant's swimwear sponsor, Catalina, responded by creating the Miss USA and Miss Universe contests. Crowned in 1952, in the first Miss Universe was Armi Kuusela from Finland.

Canadian Football: Okay, most of our readers are Americans who probably don't care about Canadian football, but ...

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