14/08/2008

Dancing Plagues and Contagious Laughter

Okay, I was wasting a little time on the web, and came across this article.

Apparently, there have been a few well-documented occasions throughout history, where people have compulsively danced in the streets until they exhaust themselves! They can't control it, they can't stop!

Also detailed is an 18-month epidemic where people couldn't stop laughing.

Just... plain... weird.

(I think I've had minor cases of both of these diseases.)

2 comments:

Q&L said...

that's what Quinn and I are hoping will happen for the wedding, after months of craziness we will just compulsively dance, no training required...

Anonymous said...

I'd rather die from dancing than from hiccups - which has also been documented, or is that one of those urban legends??