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Is this common knowledge 2017-03-25 12:01:09 Post No. 35777196
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Dancing epidemic
The outbreak began in July 1518, when a woman, Mrs. Troffea, began to dance fervently in a street in Strasbourg.[1] This lasted somewhere between four and six days. Within a week, 34 others had joined, and within a month, there were around 400 dancers, predominantly female. Some of these people eventually died from heart attacks, strokes, or exhaustion.[1] One report indicates that for a period the plague killed around fifteen people per day.[2]
Historical documents, including "physician notes, cathedral sermons, local and regional chronicles, and even notes issued by the Strasbourg city council" are clear that the victims danced.[1] It is not known why these people danced, some even to their deaths.
As the dancing plague worsened, concerned nobles sought the advice of local physicians, who ruled out astrological and supernatural causes, instead announcing that the plague was a "natural disease" caused by "hot blood". However, instead of prescribing bleeding, authorities encouraged more dancing, in part by opening two guildhalls and a grain market, and even constructing a wooden stage. The authorities did this because they believed that the dancers would recover only if they danced continuously night and day. To increase the effectiveness of the cure, authorities even paid for musicians to keep the afflicted moving.[3]
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i'm goonnaa need to see a non-wikipedia citation on that
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>>35777196
>the true story behind footloose
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>be early 16th century stacey
>socially and sexually constrained as fuck
>biggest entertainment apart from watching cockfights is cheating on your husband
>be really happy today, sun is shining
>spin around and make a few dance moves while walking across town square
>wow this feels soooooo randum and free xDxDxD lmao #justgirlythings #sunshine #dontletothersjudgeyou #sorandom #crazy #comeonguysits1518
>some other stacey sluts join in giggling after they notice that she gets more attention than they do
>it becomes a literal meme, coolest new summer hype of 1518, everyone's talking about it, females join in because it's the cool new thingy to do and feels extremely surreal and free compared to the everyday prudish drag
>average 1518 stacey's stamina is worse than that of today's neckbears because yoga pants haven't been invented yet and lolfoodsafety + july heatwave + 500 people making lots of rapid movements in a constrained space = dozens die
>concerned cuckservative noblewoman Mrs. Goldstein of the local church charity asks Magus Dr. Quackus Faustus what this devil's work means
>city council pays off Doctors not to blame it on supernatural causes because that might cause a panic on the local grain stock market and scare off investors
>"hot blood lol no reason to worry, we need mo' moni fo' dem programs" t. professional 16th century doctor
>city council realizes that this meme phenomenon attracts curious tourists to the city who bring in shekels
>city council realizes being a "party city" is an even bigger cash grab for the city's tax treasure than the church's "pay to repent" meme
>"Uhhhhh they actually need to dance more in order to stop dancing! We totally need to encourage this for their health! Also beer taxes are up 15% *rubs hands*"
tl;dr: classic example of a genuine "flashmob".
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>>35778047
really jingles my marbles
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>>35777196
That's nice, sweetie. People today have too many psychological disorders and blockages to really let it all out like that.
The only thing that could top that would be a child sex epidemic.
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