SPUTNIK 1

Sputnik 1

On October 4th, 1957, the world witnessed a momentous event: the launch of the Soviet satellite. This man-created object became the first manned spacecraft to revolve the Earth. The success of the Soviet Union in putting into orbit Sputnik marked the beginning of the Space Age, galvanizing nations around the globe to pursue their own space programs

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The Spectral Jig: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart amidst Strasbourg in the year marked by 1518, an peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was overcome with an insatiable urge to move. Days turned into weeks, and her relentless gyrations became a phenomenon that could not be ignored. Soon, others began to yield to this strange affliction. Men, women, children- all were o

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