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6 - The Pokémon Shock
On December 16, 1997, an episode of Pokémon aired in Japan. The next day, reports began to spread of hundreds, even thousands, of children experiencing dizziness, blurred vision, and convulsions while watching the show....
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6 - The Pokémon Shock is an episode from Science Solved It by VICE. On December 16, 1997, an episode of Pokémon aired in Japan. The next day, reports began to spread of hundreds, even thousands, of children experiencing dizziness, blurred v...
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Published May 30, 2017, 20:20 long, audio available.
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On December 16, 1997, an episode of Pokémon aired in Japan. The next day, reports began to spread of hundreds, even thousands, of children experiencing dizziness, blurred vision, and convulsions while watching the show. Pokémon went on hiatus for four months. Can a cartoon really cause widespread seizures, or was something else going on? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Published May 30, 2017 and 20:20 long