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 initial manned spacecraft to orbit the Earth. The success of the Soviet Union in putting into orbit Sputnik marked the start of the Space Age, motivating nations around the globe to endeavor their own space programs. This

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A Macabre Waltz: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

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

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