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.

When we create something, we're also creating a legacy.

We're leaving behind something for future generations to find, and if there's any justice

in the world, our name will still be attached to it when they do.

No one remembers Hans Lippersche.

Hans was a Dutchman who built the first telescope in 1608.

He even tried to patent it, but his application was denied.

Decades later, Galileo, with his eyes turned toward the stars, would use Lippersche's

design to build his own, and his name would become synonymous with the invention.

In what about Antonio Miuci?

In 1860, Antonio built the first working telephone, and just like Lippersche, he tried to secure

a patent for his invention.

He succeeded, but when it came time to renew it, he couldn't afford the $10 renewal fee

and lost his patent.

Two years later, in 1876, an up-and-comer named Alexander Graham Bell filed a patent for

his own telephone.

As you might imagine, Miuci was livid.

He contacted a lab at Western Union where he'd sent the original plans for his telephone,

which would serve as the proof he'd used to sue Bell for appropriating his work.

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