Sputnik 1

On October 4th, 1957, the world observed a momentous event: the launch of this pioneering sphere. This artificial satellite became the first manned spacecraft to revolve the Earth. The achievement of the Soviet Union in sending up Sputnik marked the beginning of the Space Age, inspiring nations around the globe to pursue their own space exploration

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The Spectral Jig: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the Dancing Epidemic heart within Strasbourg in a year of 1518, something most peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was overcome with an feverish urge to dance. Days turned into weeks, and her relentless spinning became a spectacle that could not be ignored. As if driven by an unseen force, others began to yield to this strange

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