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Terrible Trends 63: Talk About a Toxic Energy Drink!
Mar 1, 2024 ·
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Step back in time with us to the 1904 Olympics. Forget modern energy drinks; discover how an Olympic runner opted for a potent mix of strychnine, egg whites, and brandy...
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Step back in time with us to the 1904 Olympics. Forget modern energy drinks; discover how an Olympic runner opted for a potent mix of strychnine, egg whites, and brandy to gain a competitive edge. The coaches believed in anything but water to propel their athletes to victory. Now that's a Toxic Energy drink!
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Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Way to cure Everthing by; Lydia Kand MD and Nate Pederson
https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2016/jul/21/the-cocktail-of-poison-and-brandy-that-led-to-olympic-gold-strychnine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strychnine
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thecousinsweird@gmail.com
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Patreon.com/thecousinsweird
Sources:
Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Way to cure Everthing by; Lydia Kand MD and Nate Pederson
https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2016/jul/21/the-cocktail-of-poison-and-brandy-that-led-to-olympic-gold-strychnine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strychnine
Music from Upbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/friendly-ghost
License code: bLZ5ZUHQLWV7IN6XH
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