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RAT POISON AND BRANDY: THE 1904 ST. LOUIS OLYMPIC MARATHON.
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.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters recommend it as a funny, well-told retelling of one of the strangest sporting events ever.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Jon Bois
- Topic
- sports history
- Format
- commentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2019–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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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 …
bretthopper on Hacker News · 2019-07
In A Fan’s Notes: Unsolicited Praise for Sportswriter Jon BoisIf 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]
dustincoates on Hacker News · 2020-08
In Running a marathon was never crazier than during the 1904 St Louis OlympicsFor a more elaborate retelling of the events here, I recommend the following video by Jon Bois in his inimitable style: [VIDEO]
kibwen on Hacker News · 2024-06
In The 1904 Olympic Marathon (2012)
Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.