Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoRunner in China who chain-smoked throughout marathon banned for two yearswww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down18
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minus-squarezqwzzle@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·edit-27 months agoThe 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
minus-squareIsoSpandy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 months agoI read the whole article. I wish Wikipedia articles had a comment section just or this article. What a wild ride.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 months agoThose are…surprisingly good marathon times, considering.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoWhat, the rat poison? Maybe but the guy was wrecked pretty much afterward and barely even finished. Could hardly walk for part of it.
minus-squarefeedum_sneedson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoI see, that’s too much then. I mean it’s primarily a poison but I think it’s from the same family as nicotine, interestingly enough.
minus-squareTheSilverShroud@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoSomething about the professional, detached tone combined with the absolute slapstick insanity of the article’s content makes this perfect comedy
minus-squareDinosaurSr@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoHoly hell this is definitely worth a read 😂
minus-square18-24-61-B-17-17-4@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoThat was amazing. Thanks for sharing.
minus-squarezqwzzle@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoYou should give the podcast a listen, I forgot the 1904 olympics was 7 months long.
minus-squareNovaPrime@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-27 months agoA related video that’s worth a watch for the sheer insanity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myM5SY1mHoA
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minus-squarezqwzzle@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoThe dollop also did an episode on this olympics that is hilarious https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KFLjcX163WI
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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
I read the whole article. I wish Wikipedia articles had a comment section just or this article. What a wild ride.
Those are…surprisingly good marathon times, considering.
It’s a stimulant.
What, the rat poison?
Maybe but the guy was wrecked pretty much afterward and barely even finished. Could hardly walk for part of it.
I see, that’s too much then. I mean it’s primarily a poison but I think it’s from the same family as nicotine, interestingly enough.
Right? I can’t even finish one.
Something about the professional, detached tone combined with the absolute slapstick insanity of the article’s content makes this perfect comedy
Holy hell this is definitely worth a read 😂
That was amazing. Thanks for sharing.
You should give the podcast a listen, I forgot the 1904 olympics was 7 months long.
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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