The First Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world saw a momentous event: the launch of this pioneering sphere. This man-created object became the primary crewed spacecraft to revolve the Earth. The success of the Soviet Union in launching Sputnik marked the start of the Space Age, motivating nations around the globe to strive for their own space exploration. This h

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A Dance to Death: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart of Strasbourg in a year that 1518, an peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was seized with an insatiable urge to dance. Days turned into stretches of time, and her relentless frolicking became a spectacle that could not be ignored. Soon, others began to fall prey to this strange affliction. Men, women, children- all we

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