Turkish film festivals, totally awesome! Especially the violence against women part!
Irish immigrants in NY.
Remember the 1904 Olympics? No? How could you forget them? Hosted in Missouri, the decisively first place winner was Frederick Lorz, who had actually been driven for a significant portion of the race. Second place was Thomas Hicks, who had taken the poison strychnine and had to be supported by his coaches in order to cross the finish line. He wasn't the only one to use it - so did the person who came in after him. One who wasn't quite near death was the person who came in fourth, who had eaten some rotten apples along the race, felt ill, fell asleep, and still came in fourth. The marathon also featured the first two black people to enter the modern Olympics - one of whom may have done better had he not been chased a mile off course by dogs. Start at 2.50 to see Stephen Fry and the QI folks discussing the race. Also, the rest of that about cheating at Tour de France is fantastic!
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