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Welcome to Aaron Menke's Cabinet of Curiosities, a production of IHeart 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.

The ocean was dark, foggly thickly around the ships on every side, but even in such poor visibility, the ships pressed onward.

The convoy was a substantial one, flanking the USS Abraham Lincoln, the second largest ship in America's fleet. As they sailed through the night, someone spotted something in the distance,

a far-off blinking light, bearing right towards them. Men in the Lincoln's radio room

got to work attempting to contact the oncoming vessel.

Fortunately, they were able to establish radio contact quickly and sent out the message,

Oncoming vessel, this is the USS Lincoln. Please divert your course 15 degrees north to avoid

collision. And the other vessel replied promptly, but not in the way the

Americans were expecting. The other ship requested that the convoy divert 15 degrees to the south

instead. Annoyed by the backtalk, the captain took control of the radio, issuing an order for the

other ship to turn, and again, the ship only responded with its request,

you first. The captain practically bellowed over the radio. This is the aircraft carrier USS Abraham

Lincoln, accompanied by three destroyers, three cruisers, and numerous support vessels. Get out of our

way, or we will take measures to protect our ships.

The other radio simply replied,

This is a lighthouse. It's your call.

Chastened, the aircraft carrier complied without another word of complaint.

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