In 1918, as the world was nearing the end of the First World War, another disaster was already spreading across the globe. 

It was so lethal that someone could be dead within a single day after seeing the first symptoms.

It moved through army camps, cities, ships, and villages, infecting hundreds of millions and killing more people than the war itself. 

Despite the best efforts at the time, no one knew how to stop it.

Learn more about the Spanish Flu and its terrible impact on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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