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The Marathon Myth
In 490 BC, Greek messenger Pheidippides ran from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens, gasped "We have won!" (Νενικήκαμεν!) — and promptly died. Runners looked at that and thought, “Let’s do it.”
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Why I Won’t Wear a Kilt: A Modern Take on Scottish Tradition
So how far does this tartan-wrapped “tradition” really go back? After all, St Andrew wasn’t the kilted disciple. I doubt if anyone in Edinburgh or Dundee wore one until long after Walter Scott…
