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RAT POISON AND BRANDY: THE 1904 ST. LOUIS OLYMPIC MARATHON.
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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.
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HN commenters recommend it as a funny, well-told retelling of one of the strangest sporting events ever.
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Jon Bois is a genius in my opinion as well so I'm glad someone wrote this. There aren't many links to his videos in this article, but here's one of my favourites: [VIDEO] . It's about the 1904 Olympic marathon in St. Louis. edit: He's also a great follow on Twitter at [LINK] .
Read original comment ↗If you've never watched Jon Bois or his Pretty Good series, you're in for a real treat. He has a video on the marathon that's very worth the 21 minutes: [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗For a more elaborate retelling of the events here, I recommend the following video by Jon Bois in his inimitable style: [VIDEO]
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