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Thinking Sideways: The Dancing Plague of 1518

Shattered Souls
Shattered Souls
Episode • May 29, 2014 • 41m
In 1518 in Strasbourg, Alsace, a woman began dancing in the street. She danced for 4 to 6 days and was joined by 34 others within a week. Within a month, 400 people were dancing in the streets. Many died from heart attacks, stroke or exhaustion. Why? NO ONE KNOWS!!!

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