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The 1904 Olympics Were BANANAS

The 1904 Olympics Were BANANAS

Someone get Gwen Stefani over here to spell it out.

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Jul 26, 2024
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Howdy! It’s Joey, back with more Fun Fact Friyay. The Olympics have officially arrived—let’s look back 120 years to celebrate.

Little did these runners know what they were getting themselves into. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Thomas Hicks won the first U.S. Olympics marathon despite drinking rat poison, hallucinating, and being carried across the …

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