On January 30, 1962, an epidemic of laughter lasted between 6-18 months at a mission-run boarding school for girls in Kashasha, Tanganyika (now Tanzania). The epidemic started with three girls and spread throughout the school, affecting 95 of the 159 pupils, aged 12 to 18. The laughter epidemic, which spread to other villages, was widelyContinueContinue reading “History: The laughing pandemic of 1962……”
