The Dancing Plague of 1518: In 1518, people in Strasbourg, France, started dancing uncontrollably. One woman began, and soon many others joined, dancing for days. Some historians think they had mass hysteria or food poisoning from moldy rye.
Research studies have found knitting to be associated with reduced levels of stress2, subjective improvement in cognitive functioning3, and a lower risk of cognitive decline4, mild cognitive impairment5, and dementia6,7,
A cockroach can hold its breath for 40 minutes. These pests can even survive being submerged under water for half an hour. They hold their breath often to help regulate their loss of water.
