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Tanganyika laughter epidemic

1962 outbreak of mass hysteria
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Tanganyika laughter epidemic

Summary

Tanganyika laughter epidemic is an epidemic[1]. It draws 456 Wikipedia views per month (epidemic category, ranking #6 of 42).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tanganyika laughter epidemic is in the country of Tanganyika[3].
  • Tanganyika laughter epidemic's instance of is recorded as epidemic[4].
  • Tanganyika laughter epidemic's instance of is recorded as sociogenic illness[5].
  • Tanganyika laughter epidemic's start time is recorded as +1962-01-30T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Tanganyika laughter epidemic's end time is recorded as +1963-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Tanganyika laughter epidemic's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04m4fp[8].
  • Tanganyika laughter epidemic's symptoms and signs is recorded as laughter[9].

Why It Matters

Tanganyika laughter epidemic draws 456 Wikipedia views per month (epidemic category, ranking #6 of 42).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Tanganyika

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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