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Between 1915 and 1926, Encephalitis Lethargica, or sleeping sickness, swept the world. It left people frozen—awake but unable to move or speak. Half a million died or became trapped in their bodies. Then, just as suddenly as it appeared, it vanished without explanation.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Ah, so that was the inspiration for Sandman being captured in 1916.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Awakenings was an awesome movie about this!!! I was in high school then and I still remember it.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

I mean, it probably had a hard time spreading.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Explanation. I ate the disease. No more left for the rest of you.

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