SOVIET SPUTNIK

Soviet Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world saw a momentous event: the launch of the Soviet satellite. This human-made object became the first manned spacecraft to revolve the Earth. The triumph of the Soviet Union in putting into orbit Sputnik marked the start of the Space Age, galvanizing nations around the globe to strive for their own space exploration. T

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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 struck with an insatiable urge to twirl. Days turned into months, and her relentless gyrations became a spectacle that could not be ignored. Soon, others began to succumb to this strange affliction. Men, women, children- all were consum

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