Welcome to Air and Mankies, Captain of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable, and if history is an open book, all of these

amazing tales are right there on display, just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

Eugene François Vidac was a scoundrel.

Born in 1775 in Eris, France, he was never interested in following his father's footsteps

as a baker, instead he rebelled, beginning his life of crime at the tender age of 13.

While Eugene stole all of his family's silver cutlery, sold it and spent every cent

that he got that same day.

His parents were understandably shocked, and hoping to nip such delinquency in the bud,

they enrolled their teenager in a reformatory school.

Eugene came back home a few weeks later, purporting to be completely reformed, but his

good behavior only lasted about a year.

At the age of 14, he was taking a fencing lesson when he killed his instructor, which

is a big leap from stealing spoons, I know.

But seen as this happened about 250 years ago, nobody really knows the specific details.

It might have been an accident, but if so, Eugene didn't own up to his deadly mistake.

Instead he stole his parents' life savings and ran away hoping to sail to America and

start a new life.

Unfortunately for Eugene, his escape plan quickly soured.

He lost all the money.

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