SPUTNIK 1

Sputnik 1

On October 4th, 1957, the world witnessed a momentous event: the launch of this pioneering sphere. This artificial sphere became the first manned spacecraft to revolve the Earth. The triumph of the Soviet Union in launching Sputnik marked the start of the Space Age, motivating nations around the globe to pursue their own space exploration. This hi

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A Macabre Waltz: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart within Strasbourg in a year of 1518, a peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was seized with an insatiable urge to dance. Days turned into weeks, and her relentless spinning became a phenomenon that could not be ignored. As if driven by an unseen force, others began to succumb to this strange affliction. Men, women, chi

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