REVISITING Olympic Weirdness: Barefoot Marathons, Medals for Artwork, Pistol Dueling
About this episode
The episode revisits weird facts about the Olympics, including barefoot marathons and medals for artwork.
While Rachel is on parental leave, here's a vintage episode from our vault! Rachel, Claire, and Sara discuss all things weird related to the Olympics way back in 2021 (when the games were pushed back a year from the pandemic). The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us! Click here to learn more about all of our stories! Links to Rachel's TikTok, Newsletter, Merch Store and More: https://linktr.ee/RachelFeltman Rachel now has a Patreon, too! Follow her for exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/RachelFeltman Link to Jess' Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jesscapricorn Link to all of Jess' content: https://www.jesscapricorn.com/ -- Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Produced by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy Popular…
People in this episode
Host: Rachel
Guests: Claire, Sara
Topics covered
- Olympics
- weird facts
- marathons
- artwork
- pistol dueling
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Popular Science
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