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Tag: France

2 case files, newest first.

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  Oct 19, 2026 Disputed

  The Beast of Gévaudan, 1764–1767

  For three years something killed and partly ate people, mostly women and children, across a remote corner of south-central France. The king sent his own huntsmen. The killing of two large wolves ended the attacks, but what the Beast was is still argued over.

  • cryptid
  • France
  • wolf
  • 18th century
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  Oct 19, 2026 Disputed

  Strasbourg, 1518: The Summer People Danced Until They Dropped

  In July 1518 a woman began dancing in a Strasbourg street and did not stop. Within weeks dozens, perhaps hundreds, had joined her. The city council's records survive, and historians still argue about why it happened.

  • mass hysteria
  • France
  • Strasbourg
  • Holy Roman Empire
  • 1518