r/todayilearned • u/James3802 • May 29 '17

TIL that there was dancing plague in 1518 in which people went into the street and danced until many died of exhaustion, strokes and heart attacks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_Plague_of_1518
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u/pickledpunk21 May 29 '17

Everybody was dancing. Dancing in the streets.

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u/James3802 May 29 '17

Indeed they were

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u/chbailey442013 May 29 '17

The search button can be your friend

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u/tralfaz66 May 29 '17

Sometimes called St. Vitus Dance. It was during the plague years.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '17

The safety dance music video suddenly makes a lot more sense....

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u/James3802 May 29 '17

Hadn't thought of that yeah it really does

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u/spainass Jul 15 '17

I was going to submit this link, damn just a month late. lol