The Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic

The Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic

Join Kelli as she goes over the history behind the Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic, an event that started with three schoolgirls in late January 1962 and spread to nearby villages. It took roughly 18-24 months for the epidemic to finally stop, and luckily, nobody died. It was determined that this was a case of mass psychogenic illness - the more modern name for "mass hysteria." But how did it start? Why schoolgirls in Tanganyika in early 1962? Let's look to the historical context to get an under...

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The Tragic Tale of Typhoid Mary

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The Belgian Congo

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The 1381 English Peasant's Rebellion

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The Guatemala Syphilis Experiments

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The Stonehenge Mystery

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The Scottish Cannibal, Sawney Bean

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Join Kelli as she goes over a tale of a Scottish incestuous cannibal family - the Beans. As legend goes, they lived in a cave in southwest Scotland, only venturing out to kill passersby and loot the...

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