That Time Europeans Went Nuts For Dancing
Ridiculous History
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The Dance Plague - A Real Thing
In July of 1518, residents of a city called Strasbourg were out dancing in the street like that oldy song about summers here and the time is right. By August, there was an epidemic and it wasn't just good fun in games. People died. It started to get the street names. St. Vitus's dance, they were calling it.
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