The First Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world saw a momentous event: the launch of Sputnik 1. This human-made sphere became the first unmanned spacecraft to circle the Earth. The achievement of the Soviet Union in sending up Sputnik marked the start of the Space Age, galvanizing nations around the globe to endeavor their own space exploration. This historic eve

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The Spectral Jig: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart within Strasbourg in the year of 1518, an peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was struck with an feverish urge to dance. Days turned into stretches of time, and her relentless gyrations became a phenomenon that could not be ignored. As if driven by an unseen force, others began to yield to this strange affliction. Men

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