The First Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world witnessed a momentous event: the launch of this pioneering sphere. This human-made sphere became the initial unmanned spacecraft to orbit the Earth. The success of the Soviet Union in sending up Sputnik marked the beginning of the Space Age, motivating nations around the globe to pursue their own space ventures. Thi

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A Macabre Waltz: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart within Strasbourg in a year marked by 1518, a peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was struck with an unquenchable urge to twirl. Days turned into weeks, and her relentless spinning became a phenomenon that could not be ignored. As if driven by an unseen force, others began to fall prey to this strange affliction. Men,

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