If you enjoy the Brain Food Show, you might also enjoy a new show called Hidden History,

hosted by Dr. Harini Bot.

Every Monday, Dr. Bot goes where history touches the unknown.

Vanished civilizations, doomsday prophecies, paranormal phenomena,

and areas where science has yet to give us definitive answers,

giving you historical context, as well as breaking down the science and it all.

We have a preview of an episode for you

to listen to right now about a deadly epidemic that made people dance to death. If you love it,

make sure to follow Hidden History with Dr. Bot on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Video episodes are also

available on YouTube at Hidden History Pod. We'll also put a link to the show in the episode

description. On July 14, 1518, the sun rose above Straussberg.

The city was a hub of economic, cultural, and religious activity whose cathedral is one of the

tallest buildings in the world.

And on that summer day, a woman named Fraud Trafea stepped out of her home onto the narrow

street and started to dance.

At first it was more like a shuffle, but as the minutes ticked by, Fraud Trafea started moving

faster and faster. Her husband tried to get her to stop, to go back inside and calm down,

but Frow Trafea just kept dancing until she was so exhausted, she collapsed.

Her husband brought her inside, made sure she got some rest, and probably figured that was the

end of it. But the next morning, she went right back at it, dancing nonstop until the sun went

down. Before long, she was surrounded by curious onlookers who wondered what on earth

was going on here. And their first theory was that this was an act of revenge. If I was there at

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