SPUTNIK 1

Sputnik 1

On October 4th, 1957, the world observed a momentous event: the launch of Sputnik 1. This human-made satellite became the primary unmanned spacecraft to circle the Earth. The success of the Soviet Union in sending up Sputnik marked the dawn of the Space Age, inspiring nations around the globe to strive for their own space exploration. This landmar

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A Macabre Waltz: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart of Strasbourg in a year marked by 1518, an peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was seized with an feverish urge to twirl. Days turned into weeks, and her relentless spinning became a spectacle that could not be ignored. Soon, others began to yield to this strange affliction. Men, women, children- all were consumed by

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