The Dancing Plague of 1518

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In July 1518, residents of the city of Strasbourg were struck by a sudden and seemingly uncontrollable urge to dance. The hysteria kicked off when a woman known as Frau Troffea stepped into the street and began to silently twist, twirl and shake. By August, the dancing epidemic had claimed as many as 400 victims. In a surprise twist, the town government thought it was a good idea to fight the disease by building a stage and bringing in professional dancers. With many of the afflicted passing out and even dying, the big mystery is what the fvck caused it. The leading guess at the time was "hot blood" and today we really don't have much else to go off of. Tune in and find out if We Were Had!

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