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Dying of Excited Delirium

Welcome to the show that separates fact from fiction, science from pseudoscience, real history from fake history,

and helps us all make better life decisions by knowing what's real and what's not.

Excited delirium is a cause of death that you may not have heard before.

It sounds pretty far out, being so delirious with excitement that, presumably,

your heart just straight up fails.

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