The Dancing Plague of 1518 — They Couldn't Stop Dancing
In Strasbourg, hundreds of people began dancing uncontrollably. They danced for days. Some danced to death. No one could stop them.
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In Strasbourg, hundreds of people began dancing uncontrollably. They danced for days. Some danced to death. No one could stop them.
A house burned on Christmas night 1945. Five children vanished. No bones were found. The parents believed they were taken.
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A family was murdered in a cabin in Keddie, California. One daughter survived. Another was found miles away. The case is still open.
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Elizabeth Short was found cut in half in a Los Angeles lot in 1947. She was 22. The murder was never solved. She became the Black Dahlia.
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