Welcome to AirNmenky'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.

Obsession is one of the most powerful forces on the planet.

Like a drug, it affects the mind and body, providing singular focus and determination,

but removing objectivity.

Obsession is an endless, all-consuming hunger that is never satisfied.

Obsession explorer Percy Fossett had that hunger, and it led him to the ends of the Earth.

Born in Devon, England in 1867, Fossett grew up surrounded by outdoorsmen and adventurers.

His father was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, while his brother used his experiences

as a mountain climber to influence the many adventure novels he wrote.

He joined the British Army, then eventually got married and started a family.

He and his wife Nina had two sons and a daughter.

On the turn of the century, Fossett followed in his father's footsteps, becoming a member

of the Royal Geographical Society himself.

He hoped his time in the RGS would help him hone his skills in cartography by surveying land

in such regions as North Africa and, eventually, South America.

South America was entirely new to the young Fossett, who made his first trip there in 1906

when he was 39 years old.

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