RandO Facts for Taft O. Derby

When Everyone Lost Their Minds: History's Strangest Mass Manias


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Flower bulbs traded for houses. A man sat on a pole for weeks while crowds watched. Hundreds danced in the streets until they died. Stuffed animals became retirement plans. A prophecy sent people fleeing to mountaintops with homemade boats. This episode covers the moments when mass delusion took over—not because people were stupid, but because social pressure and fear of missing out override everything else. It all sounds ridiculous now. It felt inevitable then.

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This episode discusses mass hysteria events and economic bubbles. Treatment is historical and analytical.

Let's see what the world's been hiding.

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RandO Facts for Taft O. DerbyBy Dr. Mel Brown