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.

There are some pretty surprising superstitions people have about their houses.

Victorian era homeowners used to cover all the mirrors after someone died to keep the

spirit from getting trapped inside.

The Irish believed that if you rocked an empty rocking chair, you were inviting something

evil to come and sit in it.

And a new home should always come stocked with a new broom, lest you want to risk accidentally

sweeping out any good luck that may have been inside.

Papillon Hall in Leicestershire came with its own superstition, one more sinister than

simply rocking an empty chair.

Whoever owned the home was not supposed to remove a pair of green shoes from the premises,

or else.

The house was designed and built by David Papillon in 1624.

David was a French architect and military engineer.

It was a strange building for its time, octagonal in shape and raised above the landscape.

Its roof formed across from overhead and there was a moat, something meant more for middle

aged castles than for 17th century manor houses.

Over the years, the house was remodeled and there isn't a single photograph of it in

its original state, but we know a lot about who owned it.

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