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Why Tanganyika laughter epidemic still gets people talking.

The Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962 was an outbreak of mass hysteria in or near the village of Kashasha on the western coast of Lake Victoria in Tanganyika, near the border with Uganda.

Jul 15, 2026
Why Tanganyika laughter epidemic still gets people talking.
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The Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962 was an outbreak of mass hysteria in or near the village of Kashasha on the western coast of Lake Victoria in Tanganyika, near the border with Uganda.

The Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962 was an outbreak of mass hysteria in or near the village of Kashasha on the western coast of Lake Victoria in Tanganyika, near the border with Uganda.

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  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanganyika_laughter_epidemic
  2. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1582992
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