Olympic doping the old-fashioned way

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Olympic doping the old-fashioned way. Ancient Greek athletes would eat raw testicles trying to get the hormone boost modern athletes get with steroids. In the 19th century athletes used cocaine and alcohol. Then early in the 20th century they started using raw eggs and strychnine. All things considered, sounds like the 19th century Olympics were the most fun, eh?

This post was last modified on January 26, 2021

J.P. Travis: Born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1976 graduate of University of Michigan, father, grandfather, husband, founder and CEO of Travelyn Publishing (http://www.travelynpublishing.com/), and passionate anti-government believer in individual liberty.

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