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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.

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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mass hysteria, clowns, clown panic, monkey ma of delhi, biting nuns, weird history, history, history podcast, science, weird science, science podcast, weird psychology, psychology, psychology podcast, unsolved, unsolved mysteries

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