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Every March nearly 100 million Americans bond in misery over filling out their losing NCAA Tournament March Madness brackets. So why do we put ourselves through it when the odds of a perfect bracket are like being struck by lightning.... every second for the rest of your life?

We all know the song, but none of us know the band. The good and (very) bad sides of being a one-hit wonder.

You may not know the name Mel Blanc, but you know his voice. The “man of 1,000 voices” brought some of our animated favorites to life, including nearly all of the Looney Tunes characters. But when Mel’s own life needed saving, it was his cartoon pals who stepped in.

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Episode Sources/Go Deeper:
https://www.openculture.com/2013/05/the_strange_day_when_bugs_bunny_saved_the_life_of_mel_blanc.html
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/march-madness-perfect-bracket-odds/15ki769f8b91v19kr2kfsn9m8u
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/one-hit-wonder-lil-nas-x-charts-crazy-frog-soft-cell-a9663086.html

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