Odd Tonic

Meowing nuns, deadly dancing, and a fever for flowers! Get swept away with Jennifer and Max as they explore maniacal moments from history, when entire populaces were abruptly compelled into incredibly strange behaviors!    Delusions, Madness, and Mania   Show Notes: Tanzania Laughing Epidemic Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanganyika_laughter_epidemic https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-22/edition-7/dancing-plagues-and-mass-hysteria http://listverse.com/2009/03/16/top-10-bizarre-cases-of-mass-hysteria/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-1962-laughter-epidemic-of-tanganyika-was-no-joke https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/09/29/tanganyika-laughter-epidemic-1962-around-1000-people-hysterically-laughing-one-year/ http://rltz.blogspot.com/2007/05/from-central-african-medical-journal.html https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2013/02/tanganyika-laughter-epidemic-of-1962.html https://www.amazon.com/Humor-Code-Global-Search-Things/dp/1451665415/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=mcGraw+code+of+humor&