The 1924 Olympic Men’s Cross Country Race Was Literally A Hot Mess

from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson

Today in 1924, another one of these early Olympic events that went way off the rails: a very difficult and very strange mens’ cross country race. Plus: today in 1968, the Navy pays tribute to Dexter, its very last working horse. The Book of Olympic Lists by David Wallechinsky and ‎Jaime Loucky Dexter, the US Navy's last working horse, is buried in Philly (Philadelphia Inquirer) Help our show stay on course as a backer on Patreon

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