Time-travel believers might take this photo as proof that Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” dance had a run in WWII. But no. This energetic tableau comprises a group of 900 WAVEs taking training at Smith College in Northampton on June 22, 1943. This mass exercise drill was intended to keep them fit for auxiliary service with the Navy. (AP Photo)

WAVES train at Smith College to stay fit for auxiliary Naval service in WWII.{ai:summary}<p>In 1943, 900 WAVEs at Smith College trained in mass exercise drills to prepare them for serving as auxiliaries in the Navy. A photo of the energetic tableau recently resurfaced and has caused confusion among time-travel believers who might misconstrue it as a Michael Jackson "Thriller" dance routine. #history</p>

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