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.

All of history's biggest events have hidden dimensions, from achievements in art and

literature, to great scientific discoveries, to the founding and fall of nations.

There are stories behind the stories we tell.

I love digging deeper into historical events and finding tales that go beyond the headlines.

That's the kind of story I want to share with you today.

It starts on a chilly afternoon in Massachusetts in the mid-1960s.

A 30-something woman named Margaret knew she was going to have to stay late at work.

Her husband was busy taking law classes at Harvard, so Margaret had no choice but to bring

their young daughter Lauren up to the office with her.

While Margaret worked, Lauren played astronaut.

She tuddled around Margaret's office pretending to be wearing a spacesuit.

Lauren took huge, bounding steps like she was walking in zero gravity.

Then she ran over to Margaret's computer and did what kids do.

She started pressing random buttons.

Suddenly, Margaret's computer shorts circuited.

The simulation she'd been running crashed, but she wasn't upset with her daughter.

She was actually grateful, because Lauren had just helped her identify a flaw in her

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