Episode 33- The Dancing Plague of 1518 – When an Entire Town Couldn’t Stop Dancing

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Published on Dec 1, 2025, 11:56:42 AM
Total time: 00:05:37

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In this episode of Mind-Blowing History, Historia explores one of the strangest medical mysteries in European history: the Dancing Plague of 1518. Dozens of people in Strasbourg suddenly began dancing uncontrollably for days—some even to their deaths. Was it hysteria, poison, or something even more bizarre? Join us as we waltz into the weird.

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