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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

Imperfect Stranger

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

History, Society & Culture

4.58.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Time has a way of making us forget people. On today's tour, you'll meet two such neglected individuals. Thankfully, both of their stories are worthy of addition to the Cabinet of Curiosities.

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0:00.0

Welcome to AirNManky'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.

0:30.0

People tend to be shaped by their surroundings, their family, friends, and neighbors all contribute

0:41.8

to their upbringing.

0:42.8

The kinds of people they become depend on what they were taught and how they were treated

0:47.1

in their past.

0:48.5

But what happens when the past refuses to stay there?

0:53.3

Casper's past wasn't quite known by those who knew him in Germany, even Casper was

0:57.4

hazy on the details himself.

0:59.7

According to a letter he carried, Casper had been handed over to the letters author in

1:03.6

1812 when he was only a few months old.

1:07.2

This anonymous person had allegedly educated Casper in all subjects, including reading and

1:12.1

writing as well as the Bible.

1:14.3

All the while, Casper had never left the person's house.

1:17.5

He was their ward, as well as a prisoner of sorts.

1:21.1

Now that he had come of age though, Casper had expressed interest in becoming a cavalryman

1:25.1

like his birth father.

1:27.0

The letter had been meant for one Captain von Weissenegg of the fourth squadron of the

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