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Jun 2023
39m 45s

S3 Ep8: Get Down with the Sickness, It’s...

Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan
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Throughout history, flashes of group mania have taken hold of entire societies without warning. From dancing 'til you're dead, to laughing yourself into a stupor for days on end, the people struck down by these so-called plagues certainly weren’t having a good time, despite what might seem like a non-stop party attitude. One thing has perplexed researchers to this day: what is behind this mysterious phenomenon?

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