Today we’re here to remind you there’s oh-so-much-more to be worried about than Covid-19. First there’s a case of mass hysteria (or maybe kids trying to get out of a history test they didn’t study for) in South Africa. Falling to the ground, screaming and shaking while claiming to have spied a nasty little critter (a goblin? or a rat?) running around the classroom resulted in local pastors showing up to chase off whatever evil had taken up residence in the students. Next, N.B. Families Upset After Report Finds Mysterious Brain Illness Doesn’t Exist. What started out as a handful of New Brunswick, Canada, residents displaying dementia-like symptoms has spread to several dozen, some of whom have passed away without anyone being closer to understanding the cause of the malady. To make matters worse, results of a formal inquiry were inconclusive, basically meaning all the deceased passed away from something that didn’t exist. Finally, we have a story from 1978: Mysterious Sickness and the Strange Mystery of the Boyer Family describes how what was likely an undetectable toxin killed two family members, and sickened two others as well as a police officer investigating the tragedy. While the sickness was originally blamed on an abundance of uncured styrofoam brought in for renovations, it was in the end declared highly unlikely to be sufficiently toxic to have harmed anyone. If any primary causes were ever identified, they have remained well kept secrets. (CM)
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