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40. The Suicide Paradox

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The Hangarian Suicide Story

In the 19 thirties, two hungarians wrote a son cald gloomy sunday that was thought to precipitate a wave of suicides across europe. As many as 200 people might have killed themselves after listening to this song. For most of the last century, hungary has had the highest suicide rate in the world. So what is it about this place? Why are so many people killing themselves here?

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