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.

Because it's from strangers, aren't always a good thing.

Whether it's members of the local high school football team knocking on your door in the

middle of a Sunday nap, or the strangers with candy that we warn all of our children

about, unannounced guests can often signal a frustrating or frightening situation.

Every now and then, however, expectations are broken, and those chance encounters leave

us feeling more human and connected that we ever could on our own.

Having a stranger out with a flat tire, for example, or stopping to have a conversation

and a cup of coffee with someone less fortunate.

But every now and then, those strange encounters are something more.

Sometimes there, unexplainable.

In April of 1671, a Swedish farmer named Peter Rom gave sworn testimony about just such an

encounter, one that had happened to him and his wife back in 1660.

According to the man, he and his wife lived on a farm just outside of Ragunda at the time,

where they worked hard and enjoyed the peace and solitude that came from life outside the

larger community.

One evening, though, Peter and his wife retired to the little cottage after a long day of

work on their farm and fell into conversation in front of the fire.

As those orange flames danced in front of them, and the quiet of the night surrounded them,

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