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At the 1904 Olympics marathon, there was only one water source on the 24-mile track in 90 degree heat, one runner was fed rat poison, another was chased off-course by dogs, and only 14 of the 32 competitors finished at all, among several other incidents. Simply put, what happened?

by /u/LorenzoApophis in /r/AskHistorians

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