1962 Pandemics & Diseases Events — Verified Historical Highlights
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- 30 Jan Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic: A bizarre and unprecedented mass psychological event begins at a girls' mission school in Kashasha, Tanganyika (now Tanzania), where an unexplained laughter epidemic spreads, affecting over 1,000 people and becoming a fascinating case study in mass hysteria.
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