THE FIRST SPUTNIK

The First Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world witnessed a momentous event: the launch of Sputnik 1. This man-created object became the first crewed spacecraft to circle the Earth. The triumph of the Soviet Union in sending up Sputnik marked the beginning of the Space Age, inspiring nations around the globe to endeavor their own space ventures. This landmark eve

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The Spectral Jig: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart amidst Strasbourg in a year marked by 1518, a peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was seized with an unquenchable urge to move. Days turned into stretches of time, and her relentless spinning became a spectacle that could not be ignored. As if driven by an unseen force, others began to succumb to this strange afflicti

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