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Category: History

  • The Dancing Plague of 1518

    1518, Strasbourg, France. Starting in July of that year and ending at an unknown date, between 50 to 400 people started dancing until they couldn’t stop. Some passed out on the city streets, and when they woke up, they continued to dance. Some people were pleading to their families, their friends, priests, and God begging…

  • How Jackie Kennedy Saved C-Sections

    Jackie Kennedy was pregnant five times in her life. One ended in miscarriages, one was still-born, one died within a few days of birth, and two made it. Her two surviving children, Caroline and John JR, were both born via Caesarean section, also known as c-section. This is a surgery in which the baby or…

  • Marilyn Monroe’s Post-Mortem Abuse

    Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson) is one of if not the most famous actresses in Hollywood history. From singing “Happy Birthday Mr. President” to her skirt blowing up in the wind, she is a pop culture staple. However, her life was sadly cut short on August 4th, 1962 when she died of a drug…

  • Pop Cultures Weirdest Butterfly Effect

    How 9/11 led to the downfall of Ellen DeGeneres: Now I understand your confusion in reading this title. How did the worst terror attack on American soil lead to a beloved comedian’s show ending? Your confusion and disbelief is warranted dear reader, but let me explain. September 11th, 2001: A young man by the name…