The Olympic Marathon Won on Rat Poison and Brandy
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Discover the bizarre true story of the 1904 Olympic marathon, where a runner won after being given rat poison and brandy by his own coach. Learn how this race became one of the most chaotic events in sports history. Chapters: 00:00 Poisoned on purpose 00:12 Three questions 00:24 An Olympics inside a fair 00:36 Three in the afternoon 00:48 Cars on the course 01:00 One water stop 01:12 Nineteen miles with nothing 01:24 The dust nearly killed a man 01:36 Two men from the exhibit 01:48 Say it plainly 02:00 Chased a mile off course 02:12 The Cuban postman 02:24 Trousers cut off at the knee 02:36 He stopped for a nap 02:48 He finished fourth 03:00 He looked remarkably fresh 03:12 He rode eleven miles 03:24 He said it was a joke 03:36 He won Boston the next year 03:48 The man actually in front 04:00 Strychnine and egg white 04:12 They thought it was medicine 04:24 Held up and moved forward 04:36 The slowest winning time 04:48 He never raced again 05:00 What came home 05:12 The same afternoon 05:24 It did produce reform 05:36 The man who deserved it
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