On this episode of Weird World Weekly, the wheel of weird lands on the “grab bag” category, and the guys talk about historical manias that gripped societies, like The Deadly Dancing Mania of the Middle Ages and Motor Hysteria.  What are they and how did they affect people?

 

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http://mentalfloss.com/article/13097/5-historical-manias-gripped-societies-then-disappeared

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