The 1904 Olympic Marathon: Wild Dogs, Cheating & Poison 🇺🇸

Описание: The 1904 Olympic Marathon: Wild Dogs, Cheating & Poison
Weirdest race in history? Imagine a marathon where the winner was fueled by rat poison, a postman was chased by wild dogs, and one runner hitchhiked in a car! 😱 This is the true story of the 1904 St. Louis Olympic Marathon—the most chaotic and dangerous sporting event in American history.
​In this video, we uncover the unbelievable facts of the 1904 Olympics, where deliberate dehydration experiments and dusty roads nearly killed half the participants. From Félix Carvajal's rotten apples to Thomas Hicks' strychnine-fueled victory, you won't believe this actually happened.
​👇 TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - The Most Insane Race in History
0:46 - St. Louis 1904: A Carnival of Errors
1:35 - The Purposeful Dehydration Experiment
2:08 - The Motley Crew: Postmen & Tribesmen
3:22 - Chaos on the Course: Dust & Collapse
4:05 - Rotten Apples & Naps: The Cuban Runner
4:38 - Chased by Wild Dogs!
5:02 - The Cheater in the Car (Fred Lorz)
5:55 - Winning on Rat Poison (Thomas Hicks)
7:05 - The Aftermath: Only 14 Finished
​🔍 IN THIS VIDEO:
​Why the 1904 St. Louis Marathon was a disaster.
​The story of Thomas Hicks and the first doping scandal (Rat Poison).
​How Fred Lorz cheated using a car.
​The first African Olympians: Len Taunyane and Jan Mashiani.
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