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TIL The first man to finish the 1904 Olympic marathon rode in a car half the race. The actual winner had to be carried across the finish line after his coaches gave him a mix of brandy, eggs (...) (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL The first man to finish the 1904 Olympic marathon rode in a car half the race. The actual winner had to be carried across the finish line after his coaches gave him a mix of brandy, eggs and strychnine. 4th place stole 2 peaches from a spectator, ate rotten apples from an orchard and took a nap.

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[-] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

Strychnine had been thought to be able to improve performance by increasing the potential strength of muscle contraction.

Still poison, though. lol

[-] Case@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 10 months ago

Dosis sola facit venenum.

Only the dose makes the poison.

Warfarin is a common pest poison. It is also used in medicine. Dosage.

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