Welcome to Air and Mankies, Captain of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

and Mild.

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 you think of the strongest animal in the world, what comes to mind?

Maybe you imagine the blue whales, clocking in at over a hundred feet long and weighing

around 200 tons, they're the largest animals to have ever existed on Earth.

Their hearts alone can weigh up to 400 pounds, and the ventricles inside are big enough

for a human being to crawl through.

Or maybe you think of elephants, the African bush elephant is the largest land mammal on

the planet.

They can grow up to 24 feet long, 13 feet tall, and weigh up to 11 tons.

They also have a lifespan of about 70 years, which is longer than any other mammal except

humans.

Or perhaps you think of ants.

The common American field ant is pound-for-pound, stronger than any body builder out there.

They can lift up to 5,000 times their own body weight.

Just like a 200-pound man lifting a million pounds.

So when it comes to the world's most industrious animal, there's some seriously tough competition.

But the organism that tops the list might surprise you.

It was discovered in 1773 by a German naturalist named Johann August Ephraim Gose.

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