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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

History, Society & Culture

4.58.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2020

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Today's tour of the Cabinet features a man who refused to quit, and a project that did nothing but stall over and over. You'll love the journey of each, though.

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0:00.0

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

0:07.2

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

0:13.1

just waiting for us to explore.

0:16.2

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

0:27.9

Mark Twain, Orson Wells, and Will Rogers were all beloved entertainers with razor-sharp

0:33.0

minds.

0:34.0

But they were also captivating raccontours.

0:36.6

They knew how to tell a story that would hold an audience's attention so tightly that

0:40.2

nothing could break it.

0:41.7

They lived fascinating lives and channeled their experiences into books, films, songs,

0:46.8

and even the occasional dinner party conversation.

0:50.0

But one man stands above them all, in more than a few ways.

0:53.7

His accomplishments would have been enough for ten men, but there was only one Peter

0:57.9

Freiken.

0:59.5

Peter was born in Denmark in 1886.

1:02.8

His average childhood was all because his father insisted on him having a normal life.

1:08.0

Peter's father had quite the influence on him, urging him to pursue academics and get

1:12.2

a medical decree at the University of Copenhagen.

1:15.6

But Peter wanted more.

1:17.3

There was a whole world out there waiting to be discovered.

1:20.4

He craved the outdoors, not a stuffy classroom, so not long after beginning his schooling, Peter

1:25.7

dropped out.

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