THE FIRST SPUTNIK

The First Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world witnessed a momentous event: the launch of Sputnik 1. This artificial object became the initial manned spacecraft to circle the Earth. The success of the Soviet Union in launching Sputnik marked the beginning of the Space Age, motivating nations around the globe to endeavor their own space ventures. This historic ev

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The Spectral Jig: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart within Strasbourg in a year marked by 1518, something most peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was struck with an insatiable urge to twirl. Days turned into stretches of time, and her relentless spinning became a phenomenon that could not be ignored. As if driven by an unseen force, others began to yield to this stran

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