What The Ghost? - The Devil's Dance
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What the Ghost is your weekly insight into ghouls, ghosts and ghastly goings on. We'll be ravalling the story of a deadly plague that spread terror across Europe for centuries. And what's so intriguing about this plague is how the infected were affected. They dance themselves to death. That's right, folks. The people of Europe called it choreomania, the dancing plague. But although it may seem supernatural, I'm sure there's a rational explanation. Isn't there? On a warm July day in Strasbourg, 1518, Froutera Fier stepped out of her front door and danced to the end of her street. She was still dancing three days later
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