The Dancing Plague of 1518

from Ghoulish Tendencies · host Gabi Fiore & Kim Douthit

What was the cause of this strange phenomenon? And where else has it happened in history and does it still happen today?

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A mysterious affliction infected the residents of the town of Strasbourg, Alsace, causing residents to take to the streets dancing, sometimes until they dropped dead.

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