Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoRunner in China who chain-smoked throughout marathon banned for two yearswww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down13
arrow-up1104arrow-down1external-linkRunner in China who chain-smoked throughout marathon banned for two yearswww.independent.co.ukLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squarezqwzzle@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·edit-210 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-up10·10 months agoI read the whole article. I wish Wikipedia articles had a comment section just or this article. What a wild ride.
minus-squareDinosaurSr@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoHoly hell this is definitely worth a read 😂
minus-squareTheSilverShroud@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoSomething about the professional, detached tone combined with the absolute slapstick insanity of the article’s content makes this perfect comedy
minus-square18-24-61-B-17-17-4@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoThat was amazing. Thanks for sharing.
minus-squareNovaPrime@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-210 months agoA related video that’s worth a watch for the sheer insanity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myM5SY1mHoA
minus-squarezqwzzle@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoThe dollop also did an episode on this olympics that is hilarious https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KFLjcX163WI
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minus-squarePipedLinkBot@feddit.rocksBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoHere is an alternative Piped link(s): https://www.piped.video/watch?v=myM5SY1mHoA Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
minus-squareo2inhaler@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agohttps://youtu.be/FDXnul5foxU?si=-pHYPKsG4RWOHqza this video is also about the same race
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.
Holy hell this is definitely worth a read 😂
Something about the professional, detached tone combined with the absolute slapstick insanity of the article’s content makes this perfect comedy
That was amazing. Thanks for sharing.
A related video that’s worth a watch for the sheer insanity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myM5SY1mHoA
The dollop also did an episode on this olympics that is hilarious https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KFLjcX163WI
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://m.piped.video/watch?v=KFLjcX163WI
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://www.piped.video/watch?v=myM5SY1mHoA
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
https://youtu.be/FDXnul5foxU?si=-pHYPKsG4RWOHqza this video is also about the same race