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The Sickness of Pont-Saint-Esprit

The Sickness of Pont-Saint-Esprit

Conspiracy Theories

May 23, 202242m 41s

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Show Notes

In the summer of 1951, a French town became ground zero for a mysterious illness that caused hallucinations, convulsions, and in some cases, death. For decades, the most popular explanation was ergot poisoning via contaminated bread. Another theory emerged in 2009: the CIA’s mind-control experiments had gone international. 

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