RAT POISON AND BRANDY: THE 1904 ST. LOUIS OLYMPIC MARATHON.
Jon Bois · 3 HN recommendations
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Jon Bois tells the story of the 1904 St. Louis Olympic marathon, a chaotic race involving fraud, rat poison, brandy, feral dogs and near-deaths. It is an episode of his show Pretty Good.
Why HN recommends it: HN commenters recommend it as a funny, well-told retelling of one of the strangest sporting events ever.
“He has a video on the marathon that's very worth the 21 minutes” Read on HN ↗