The First Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world saw a momentous event: the launch of Sputnik 1. This man-created satellite became the initial manned spacecraft to revolve the Earth. The success of the Soviet Union in launching Sputnik marked the dawn of the Space Age, inspiring nations around the globe to endeavor their own space exploration. This significant eve

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A Macabre Waltz: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart within Strasbourg in the year that 1518, an peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was seized with an feverish urge to dance. Days turned into months, and her relentless gyrations became a spectacle that could not be ignored. As if driven by an unseen force, others began to fall prey to this strange affliction. Men, wome

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