Dancing Plague of 1518, in Wikipedia (via timoni)
“If somehow French electronic duo Daft Punk traveled back in time, they could be a possible explanation for the plague. 16th century Frenchmen would probably be unprepared to deal with the propulsive rhythm or catchy basslines of french house and faced with a DJ set of such would almost undoubtedly be so driven to dance that they wouldn’t be able to stop until their bodies collapsed from exhaustion.
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Admittedly, there would be no available electrical outlets for Daft Punk to plug their equipment into, but they perhaps could have brought a large generator with them.
Dancing Plague of 1518, in Wikipedia (via timoni)