Kaydra dives deeper into the psychological phenomenon that is mass hysteria. Kaydra shares 3 stories throughout history: the meowing and biting nuns of Europe, the Monkey Man of Delhi, and the Great Clown Panic of 2016.

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SOURCES:

1) Article from HowStuffWorks by Melanie Radzicki McManus

2) 2015 article from Esoterx.com: https://esoterx.com/2015/08/05/bad-habits-the-15th-century-nun-biting-mania/

3) A 2022 History.com article by Jessica Pearce Rotondi: https://www.history.com/news/mysterious-illnesses-mass-hysteria

4) A 2021 article from Skeptical Inquirer by Benjamin Radford: https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/the-monkey-man-panic-20-years-later/

5) A 2016 Time.com article by Melissa Chan

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