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Mar 2021
10m 25s

The Iditarod

Gary Arndt | Glassbox Media
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In 1973, 34 mushers and their dog teams lined to take part in a race that recreated a 1925 event where the medicine was delivered by dog sled to the remote town of Nome, Alaska. Since then, the race has become a global phenomenon and is the best-known dog sled race in the world. Learn more about the Iditarod on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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