This week, Stuff You Should Know dives into humanity's oldest obsessions: death, the unexplained, and mass hysteria. From philosophical reckoning with mortality and cryptid folklore to the documented chaos of Salem, the episodes explore how fear—whether existential, supernatural, or social—has shaped culture and collective memory.
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