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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 March 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Some of the most bizarre additions to the Cabinet are relics from a taboo source: the human body. Thankfully, their stories are a lot less contentious.

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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.

0:27.8

Some legends are just too mysterious to die off completely.

0:32.0

Books are still written about the Lindbergh baby, the zodiac killer, an infamous thief

0:36.9

and airplane hijacker, DB Cooper.

0:40.8

Details are scarce, or in some cases, disregarded in favor of alternative theories that present

0:46.4

claims of supernatural involvement, secret societies, or other bizarre solutions to unanswered

0:52.4

questions.

0:55.2

In such case has bewildered the world for decades, that has all the components for an enduring

1:00.3

legend, a renowned newsmaker, a grand test of endurance, and a suspicious disappearance.

1:08.4

In September of 1943, British Colonial Service Officer Gerald Gallagher moved to a patch

1:14.2

of land in the Pacific called Gardener Island.

1:17.4

He'd been put in charge of establishing a new settlement on behalf of the British Empire.

1:22.5

In his stay, Gallagher's men uncovered a strange collection of bones, as well as a human

1:27.7

skull, a shoe, an empty bottle, and a box.

1:33.0

Gallagher sent a telegram to a fellow officer explaining the discovery, as he believed he'd

1:37.9

stumbled onto something, or someone, actually, that was important.

1:43.7

He was told to keep his findings to himself though, until no one else but to send the

1:47.9

bones to British officials for analysis.

1:51.2

It was a Dr. Lindsay Isaac who conducted the examination, and determined the remains

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