The Dancing Plague of 1518
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Did you know people literally danced themselves to death in 1518 and no one knows why.
In Strasbourg, France, a woman named Frau Troffea began dancing uncontrollably in
the street. Within days, hundreds joined her bizarre marathon. They couldn't stop
moving for weeks. Some collapsed from heart attacks, others from pure exhaustion.
Authorities hired musicians thinking faster music would cure them. When that failed,
they banned dancing entirely. Nothing worked. Theories range from mass hysteria to
poisoned bread, but the truth remains a mystery. The creepiest part is this wasn't isolated.
Similar dancing plagues struck across medieval Europe for centuries, always ending the
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