TIL about the dancing plague of 1518 in Strasbourg where hundreds started to dance maniacally without any known reason, some even dancing to their death.

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Wikipedia @lemmy.world dantheclamman @lemmy.world 5mo ago

Dancing plague of 1518

en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518

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Creepy Wikipedia @lemmy.world CoachDom @lemmy.blahaj.zone 1y ago

Dancing plague of 1518 - There is even controversy concerning the number of deaths

en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518

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