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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

Homeward Bound

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

History, Society & Culture

4.58.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Today's tour of the Cabinet takes us outside the expected. One man takes far too long to make it back home, while another dreams of something so out of this world that it's difficult to believe.

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0:00.0

Welcome to Erin Mankie's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

0:08.7

and Mild.

0:13.0

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

0:16.3

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

0:22.2

just waiting for us to explore.

0:25.4

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

0:36.8

As we get older, our bodies start to change in new and interesting ways.

0:41.4

We might get taller, or our hair might go gray.

0:44.1

Our voices might deepen, and we'll probably need to wear deodorant every day.

0:47.9

Me, I've got this eyebrow hair, just one.

0:50.8

Just like ten times thicker than all the rest, and it's, you know what, never mind.

0:55.5

All you need to know is that growing up is all about change, but for one man, change

1:00.0

wasn't so normal.

1:02.6

His body morphed in a way that set him apart from everyone else.

1:06.3

No bones about it.

1:08.3

Claude Ambrose Serrat was born in Tua, France in 1797.

1:13.0

Although his exact birth date remains unknown, he was believed to have been born in early April.

1:17.8

At the time of his birth, Serrat didn't display any evidence of problems, deformities,

1:22.6

or disorders.

1:23.6

He was a happy, healthy, bouncing baby boy.

1:27.0

However, as he got older, things changed.

1:30.4

His chest started to cave in, and his heart could be seen beating within.

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