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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