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18 - Dancing Plagues, Penis Panic, and Other Cases of Mass Hysteria


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What does an outbreak of fatal dancing fits among members of the same community in 16th century France have to do with men in 1967 Singapore being gripped by a sickening fear of losing their genital organs after eating pork?

Find out this and more, as this week Vin dives deep into historical and present-day cases of the strange condition that is "mass hysteria."

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Seriously Off-TopicBy Vin Munhoz & Aylea Skye