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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

🗓️ 7 February 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Sometimes the place you live is home to astounding natural features, while other times your country is responsible for something new. Let's learn about both, shall we?

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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.

0:27.7

Iceland doesn't have a whole lot in common with the United States, but it does share a few

0:33.0

similarities.

0:34.3

Like the US, it's home to some of the most impressive and beautiful phenomena nature

0:38.5

has to offer.

0:40.0

Stare into the sky during a solar flare and you might catch the swirling greens and

0:44.4

blues of the Aurora Borealis.

0:46.9

Jump on a boat and watch out for splashes from the tails of gentle humpbacks breaching the

0:51.3

water.

0:52.3

Take a dip in the 102 degree blue lagoon, a geothermal spa 40 minutes outside the capital.

1:00.0

Explorers looking for more of a thrill, however, can venture into Thingveier National Park.

1:05.2

It boasts the longest mountain range on Earth set atop a constantly shifting landscape.

1:09.9

In fact, the land actually moves 2 cm every year, which results in falling rocks and

1:16.1

landslides that can prove dangerous for careless divers.

1:20.4

Yes, I said divers.

1:22.3

As it turns out, the mountain range, known as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, rests under the

1:26.2

clear blue waters of the Silphra crack.

1:29.5

Silphra is actually a fisher caused by the separation of the North American and Eurasian

1:34.2

tectonic plates in 1789.

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