Brain Junk

Tues August 30th, 1904: Why NOT start an Olympic marathon in the middle of a hot summer afternoon? Because people aren’t going to finish. It was a complete disaster.Some of the marathon contestants before the 1904 race.Show Notes: Wikipedia: 1904 Summer Olympics Marathon-The FactsBuzzfeed.com: Weird Historical EventsSmithsonian.com: 1904 Olympic Marathon May Have Been The Strangest Ever (they’re not wrong. It was a disaster. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brainjunkpodcast.substack.com