Myth Stendhal Syndrome: When the holiday is so nice that it makes you sick

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There are tourists who are so overwhelmed by art treasures that they have to go to the hospital. One man reportedly even suffered a heart attack while watching The Birth of Venus. It even has a name: Stendhal Syndrome. What’s behind it?

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