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The winner of the 1904 marathon was given rat poison. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_–_men's_marathon

Entire story is wild.

For podcast people the dollop also did an episode on this olympics. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KFLjcX163WI

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I read the whole article. I wish Wikipedia articles had a comment section just or this article. What a wild ride.

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Those are…surprisingly good marathon times, considering.

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It’s a stimulant.

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What, the rat poison?

Maybe but the guy was wrecked pretty much afterward and barely even finished. Could hardly walk for part of it.

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Right? I can’t even finish one.

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Something about the professional, detached tone combined with the absolute slapstick insanity of the article’s content makes this perfect comedy

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Holy hell this is definitely worth a read 😂

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That was amazing. Thanks for sharing.

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You should give the podcast a listen, I forgot the 1904 olympics was 7 months long.

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https://youtu.be/FDXnul5foxU?si=-pHYPKsG4RWOHqza this video is also about the same race

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A related video that’s worth a watch for the sheer insanity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myM5SY1mHoA

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The dollop also did an episode on this olympics that is hilarious https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KFLjcX163WI

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