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The Curious Case of the Dancing Plague

In 1518, in Strasbourg, a woman began dancing fervently in the streets. Within a week, dozens joined her, unable to stop. Known as the "Dancing Plague," the hysteria struck hundreds, some dancing to exhaustion or even death. The bizarre episode, still unexplained, is a reminder of history's strangest phenomena and the mysteries of mass psychological events.
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