The Dancing Plague of 1518 – The Craziest Epidemic in History!

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In 1518, the town of Strasbourg witnessed one of the most bizarre medical mysteries ever recorded—a dancing epidemic that spread like wildfire. What started with a single woman dancing uncontrollably soon turned into hundreds of people unable to stop, some collapsing from exhaustion, and others dancing to their deaths. Was it mass hysteria? Ergot poisoning? Or something even stranger? Watch this short video to uncover the chilling truth behind history’s most mysterious dance outbreak!

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