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[-] xarexyouxmadx@lemmy.world 56 points 9 months ago

How the hell can you be a chain smoker and run a marathon?!

[-] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 46 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The winner of the 1904 marathon was given rat poison. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_–_men%27s_marathon

Entire story is wild.

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

[-] IsoSpandy@lemm.ee 14 points 9 months ago

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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