The
crossword puzzle appears to be a British institution, as ancient as
the monarchy and a lot more rewarding.
The surprising fact is that it was invented only in December 1913.
It was first published as a "word-cross" puzzle in New York of all
places - in a Sunday weekly called the "World".
Following a crossword craze launched by a nascent publishing company
called "Simon and Schuster" in 1924, the Sunday Express in Britain
picked up the American habit. The "New York Times" succumbed and
published the first of its renowned crossword puzzles only in 1942.
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/crossword1.html
D
Dance, St. Vitus
Dancing manias - a form of mass hysteria - were most common between
the 13th and 17th centuries in Italy, notably in Taranto.
Hence "tarantism". But occurrences were recorded in other locations
(e.g., Lizzano, southern Apulia, Sardinia) as late as 50 years ago,
during and after the second world war.
The Italian folk dance, "Tarantella" is related to tarantism. It was
played for days on end to manic patients by groups of travelling
musicians as a kind of music therapy.
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