In 1962, a remarkable outbreak of contagious laughter struck at a mission-run boarding school in Kashasha village, approximately 25 miles from Bukoba, near Lake Victoria. On 30 January 1962, an isolated fit of laughter started by three schoolgirls in a classroom in Kashasha village began to spread. Within a matter of weeks the symptoms of laughing, crying and agitation affected 95 of the 159 pupils, forcing the school to close on March 18. However, this did not solve the problem. The school reopened on May 21 but closed again shortly afterward as 57 further students were stricken. Individual attacks could last from a matter of minutes to a period of hours and recur as many as four times, with symptoms persisting for an average of 16 days. No fatalities or long-term after affects were reported, although the attacks were temporarily debilitating and sufferers were unable to attend classes for a number of weeks. The girls were highly agitated and often resisted any restraint. None of the teachers, two Europeans and three Africans, were affected. Ads by Google
MV LIEMBA on lake Tanganyika,built in Germany in 1913,sunk in the first world war,salvaged by the british in 1924,probably the oldest boat in service in the world
PINK DAIMOND,wedding present on behalf of the people of tanganyika,1947 to heir apparent princess Elizabeth-it is still worn by queen on celebratory occasions