20 Historic events that would make incredible movies!

Peter Cushing (1913 - 1994) dressed as Memnon on the set of the historical film
Peter Cushing (1913 - 1994) dressed as Memnon on the set of the historical film 'Alexander the Great' / Image Source: Getty

6. The Dancing Plague of 1518

Print of Dancing Mania In Europe During Plague / Image Source: Getty
Print of Dancing Mania In Europe During Plague / Image Source: Getty

In the summer of 1518 in Strasbourg (modern-day France), dozens of villagers began dancing uncontrollably in the streets without music or celebration. Some danced for days, collapsing from exhaustion, and a few tragically danced themselves to death. The cause remains a mystery—was it mass hysteria or a reaction to stress and famine?

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