THE FIRST SPUTNIK

The First Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world saw a momentous event: the launch of this pioneering sphere. This artificial satellite became the primary unmanned spacecraft to revolve the Earth. The achievement of the Soviet Union in launching Sputnik marked the beginning of the Space Age, motivating nations around the globe to strive for their own space programs

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The Spectral Jig: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart within Strasbourg in a year that 1518, a peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was seized with an insatiable urge to move. Days turned into months, and her relentless frolicking became a phenomenon that could not be ignored. As if driven by an unseen force, others began to fall prey to this strange affliction. Men, wome

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