Welcome to AirNenky's Cabinet 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.

To clearing war on the United States is no small action.

It means intending to fight the most powerful military force in the world.

In 1989, the US invaded Panama after President Bush Senior Miss took the country's declaration

as a serious threat.

The situation lasted just over a month, but by the end the invasion had killed between

300 and 1,000 Panamanians and destroyed tens of thousands of homes.

Looking back on the devastation, it's clear to see why so few have tried to go up against

America.

Well, one nation learned that lesson the hard way when it succeeded and then swiftly declared

war on an enemy it was grossly underpowered to face.

It was called the Conqueror Public and it was formed in 1982.

The small island had been known as Kaya Hueso, a US territory and boasted a population

of 24,000 people from all over the world.

Germans, Cubans and Irish travelers, among others, had settled on the island over the

years, turning it into quite the melting pot.

The United States had set up a military checkpoint on the island that year, inspecting

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