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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

Cave of Wonders

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

History, Society & Culture

4.58.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Some things get lost beneath the soil and rocks of our world, while others disappear beneath the sands of time. Either way, they make great additions to the Cabinet.

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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

Why is a raving like a writing desk?

0:30.6

It's a question asked by the mad hatter in Lewis Carroll's famous title Alice's

0:34.8

Adventures in Wonderland.

0:36.9

And though many have tried to answer it, the truth is the question has no answer, much

0:41.2

like another question.

0:42.9

How is Lewis Carroll linked to the night's Templar?

0:47.1

Like Carroll's original question, there's no clear answer.

0:50.5

At least not that anyone is aware of.

0:52.4

However, his story of a girl who discovers a magical world down a rabbit hole is not the

0:57.4

only one.

1:00.3

Several years ago, a farmer in Shropshire, England had walked through a wooded area on

1:04.2

his property when he noticed several large holes in the ground.

1:07.7

He assumed they were rabbit holes, leading to a massive underground warrant.

1:12.1

Upon closer inspection though, he discovered the holes led to something else.

1:16.8

Somewhere else.

1:19.2

Beneath the forest was a network of caves and man-made rooms carved entirely from sandstone.

1:25.3

Norma stone pillars held up arched ceilings, only a meter below the farmer's feet, and

1:30.4

some areas were so small their entrances so narrow they could only be accessible by crawling

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