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.

Most people are good at one thing.

Maybe two.

Someone might be a talented pianist and also have a green thumb.

They understand their skills and their limitations.

Then there are folks like Richard.

Richard was born in England around 1800, but his family moved to the United States when

he was 12, choosing Virginia as their new home.

He worked different jobs as he got older, opting for occupations where he could put in

a hard day's work.

Richard eventually got a job painting houses, which may have contributed to his later problems.

Remember, paints in those days were packed with hazardous chemicals, and in Richard's

case, they apparently went straight to his head.

His mental health got worse as he grew older.

He once told his family that he was going back to England, disappearing for a while and

then came back and said that he had changed his mind.

A short while later, he planned another trip to England and instead decided to stay in

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