1006 - Massive Widespread Panic Attack

Did the Pokémon cartoon trigger widespread epileptic seizures? Did coca-cola poison dozens of children in Belgium? Why did over a dozen teenagers spontaneously experience tourettes-like symptoms in New York? Join us as we explore incidents of “mass sociogenic illness” on another special episode of Rumor Flies!

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