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History's Worst Olympic Marathon in a Nutshell (2020x2)

Air date: Jun 25, 2020

In today's lesson, we take a stroll down the memory lane of the 1904 St. Louis Olympic Marathon. What was probably the most horrifying race in history, the entire Olympic event was essentially a sideshow that was doomed from the start. From rat poison performance enhancers to human experimentation, follow me through this intriguing story of the worst Olympic marathon event in history.