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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

Living Nightmare

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

History, Society & Culture

4.58.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

A dream too hard to believe, and a real-life person who was a bit of a nightmare. Both tales are on display today in the Cabinet.

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0:00.0

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

0:07.2

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

0:13.1

just waiting for us to explore.

0:16.2

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

0:27.8

Bishop Joseph Lanye was told that something terrible would happen, but he didn't find

0:32.1

out until it was too late.

0:33.9

He'd been sitting at his desk going over some letters when he spotted one standing

0:38.2

out from the rest.

0:39.6

The envelope was black around its edges, and it was sealed in black wax.

0:43.6

The arch dukes royal seal pressed into it.

0:47.5

Joseph knew who had sent it immediately.

0:49.9

He tore it open and read its contents.

0:52.2

The letter he held was a premonition from an old friend.

0:55.5

This friend was concerned that he and his wife would be killed in a political assassination

0:59.8

while traveling in Sarajevo.

1:01.8

The letter had come from Archduke Franz Ferdinand himself and was dated June 28th of 1914

1:08.0

at 3.30am.

1:11.4

Also tucked into the envelope was a photograph.

1:14.1

It depicted a crowd gathered near the Archduke and his wife Sophie, who were seated in the

1:18.3

back of their car.

1:19.6

Across from them sat a general, while their driver and another officer occupied the front seat.

1:24.9

Two men with guns had stepped forward from the crowd and fired into the car, killing

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