the world's oldest marathon

Day of the Boston Marathon

In a moment of information-seeking,

on one major television network internet site,
and on one Name cable-tv internet site,

commenter / contributors are, in large part,
ranting against "the left" or "the right" (with, evidently, little-to-no idea what those mean, just parroting insults they've heard someone else say) and proposing to break one another's [computer] keyboards over one another's heads

then, checking a site called "reddit" -- found commenters offering notes such as the following:

BobsCandyCanes
Reminders from the previous thread:
-Don't use emergency sites unless you need them, you'll clog them up
-Speculation will only make the chaos worse
-The NY Post article is full of misinformation
-The Red Cross has enough blood for now
-Don't donate to unofficial sites

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Another Reddit post reads,
"In other tragedies, the Red Cross has been forced to throw away blood because they get too much.  Instead of everyone rushing in on the same day, pick some random days spread over the next year to donate."

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[Free Encyclopedia]: 

The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by several cities in Greater Boston

it is always held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April

began, 1897 -- inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics

the Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon

amateur and professional runners from all over the world compete in the Boston Marathon each year, braving the hilly New England terrain and varying weather, to take part in the race

attracts half-a-million spectators each year

the first Boston Marathon in 1897 had 18 participants

the event now attracts an average of 20,000 registered participants each year

The Centennial Boston Marathon in 1996 established a record as the world's largest marathon, with
38,708 entrants,
36,748 starters, and
35,868 finishers.

{Thanks, "Wikipedia," the Free Encyclopedia}

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