SOVIET SPUTNIK

Soviet Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world observed a momentous event: the launch of this pioneering sphere. This human-made sphere became the primary manned spacecraft to revolve the Earth. The success of the Soviet Union in putting into orbit Sputnik marked the beginning of the Space Age, inspiring nations around the globe to strive for their own space prog

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A Macabre Waltz: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

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

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