Haileywood - Famous Dumpster Fires in History: The 1904 Olympic Marathon

Famous Dumpster Fires in History: The 1904 Olympic Marathon

06/12/24 • 40 min

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The 1904 St. Louis Olympics featured the strangest sporting event in history. During the marathon, runners paused for naps, got chased by dogs, went apple picking, and doped with rat poison — all while being unwitting participants in a cruel scientific experiment.

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Haileywood - Famous Dumpster Fires in History: The 1904 Olympic Marathon

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Speaker 100:00:09.561

Originals.

Speaker 200:00:10.362

This is an iHeart original. It's August nineteen oh four and we're at the Summer Olympics in Saint Louis, Missouri. The stadium is full of thousands of spectators and they're bristling with excitement. The Olympics' biggest race, the marathon, is about to start.

Speaker 100:00:38.241

Runners, take your remarks.

Speaker 200:00:41