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.
Medieval People Drank More Beer Than Water
Due to unsafe drinking water, beer was the preferred daily beverage—even for children. It contained low alcohol levels but was safer than contaminated water.
Surfactants in car wash soap reduce water’s surface tension, which lets the soapy water spread evenly over your car’s surface—lifting and suspending dirt, creating foam that clings and cleans.
