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The History of Fandom, 1700-1900 (Live)

You're Dead to Me

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Is Fanatic a Fanatic?

The word fan actually didn't appear until the late nineteenth century. It was in america to refer to baseball fans. But the idea of a fan had been around for a lot longer. The word is probably a shortening of fanatic, meaning someone with very intense religious fervor.

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