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17: People Danced Until They LITERALLY Died?! - The Dancing Plague of 1518

2021/10/27
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The episode introduces the mysterious Dancing Plague of 1518 in Strasbourg, where people danced uncontrollably, leading to numerous deaths. The cause remains unknown, but historical records provide detailed accounts.

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 In 1518, the peasants of Strasbourg, France began dancing and couldn’t stop. Because of it, 15 people were dying per day. Historians don’t know what caused it, but they all agree that it absolutely happened. Today, Bailey tells the puzzling story of a mysterious Dancing Plague that gripped this town and disappeared just as quickly as it arrived!

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